NSG6020- Gastrointestinal exam questions with answers
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A 9 month old who has been a healthy, thriving infant presents with
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a poor appetite, two episodes of vomiting, three bloody stools with
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mucus and knees drawn to the abdomen with screaming. These are
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clinical manifestations of: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Intussusception
Abdominal percussion is performed to assess: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Density of tissues and organs |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When performing a digital rectal exam, a soft, pedunculate lesion is
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palpated. This finding is most likely: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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rectal polyp |\
Which type of hepatitis is most commonly transmitted from infected
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mothers to infants at the time of birth? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Hepatitis B |\
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stool over the past
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week. This symptom could be consistent with: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Cancer of the sigmoid colon |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, An infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. According to the principles of
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normal growth and development, how much should he weigh at 12
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month of age? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔24 pounds
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When examining the buttocks and rectum, a small tuft of hair
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surrounded by a halo of erythema was observed at the sacral area.
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This finding is most likely: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A pilonidal
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cyst
An enlarged liver with a firm, non-tender edge may be suggestive of
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cirrhosis
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A 30 year old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With
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flex ion of the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is
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noted. This finding elicited a positive - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Psoas sign |\
Of the fiver percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like
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sound heard over air filled structures during the abdominal
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examination? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tympanic |\ |\ |\ |\
A patient was instructed to point to the location of his pain. he
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pointed to just below the sternoclavicular notch which likely
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indicates: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Esophageal dysphasia
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A 9 month old who has been a healthy, thriving infant presents with
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a poor appetite, two episodes of vomiting, three bloody stools with
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mucus and knees drawn to the abdomen with screaming. These are
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clinical manifestations of: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Intussusception
Abdominal percussion is performed to assess: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Density of tissues and organs |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When performing a digital rectal exam, a soft, pedunculate lesion is
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palpated. This finding is most likely: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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rectal polyp |\
Which type of hepatitis is most commonly transmitted from infected
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mothers to infants at the time of birth? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Hepatitis B |\
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stool over the past
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week. This symptom could be consistent with: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Cancer of the sigmoid colon |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, An infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. According to the principles of
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normal growth and development, how much should he weigh at 12
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month of age? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔24 pounds
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When examining the buttocks and rectum, a small tuft of hair
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surrounded by a halo of erythema was observed at the sacral area.
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This finding is most likely: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A pilonidal
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cyst
An enlarged liver with a firm, non-tender edge may be suggestive of
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cirrhosis
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A 30 year old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With
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flex ion of the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is
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noted. This finding elicited a positive - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Psoas sign |\
Of the fiver percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like
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sound heard over air filled structures during the abdominal
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examination? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tympanic |\ |\ |\ |\
A patient was instructed to point to the location of his pain. he
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pointed to just below the sternoclavicular notch which likely
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indicates: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Esophageal dysphasia
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