NSG6020: GASTROINTESTINAL: TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1) If a patient describes his stool as thin and "pencil-like", this could be associated
with: -- Answer ✔✔ A lesion in the sigmoid colon
2) A patient presents with complaints of bloating tarry stools for the last week. This
symptom is seen in conditions related to the -- Answer ✔✔ Ascending colon
3) Percussion of the abdomen should be avoided when: -- Answer ✔✔ An
abdominal aneurysm is suspected
4) When assessing a preschooler's mouth, the number of deciduous teeth seen
should be: -- Answer ✔✔ 16-20
5) When performing a rectal exam, a tender, purple to, reddened mass was noted at
the anal opening. This finding is most consistent with a: -- Answer ✔✔ Anal
abscess
, 6) When percussing the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, a dull medium-
pitched sound is heard. The area being percussed is probably the: -- Answer ✔✔
Liver
7) Helminths can be transmitted by: -- Answer ✔✔ The bite of a blood-sucking
insect
8) Lower abdominal pain accompanied by fever or shock in older adults could be
consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ Ischemic colitis
9) Palpation of the liver reveals an enlargement that is firm with an irregular edge.
This finding may be suggestive of: -- Answer ✔✔ Hepatocellular
10) When performing a rectal exam, a firm mass with an irregular border is palpated
approximately two inches inside the rectum. This finding could be indicative of: --
Answer ✔✔ Rectal carcinoma
11) A patient visits the nurse practitioner for complaints of passing bloody stools
over the past few weeks. He denies abdominal pain or fever. Further questioning
reveals that when he passes stool, he notices blood dripping in the toilet. These
symptoms could be consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ Hemorrhoids
12) A patient is experiencing a dull achy pain in the epigastric area with eating. This
type pain is consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ A gastric ulcer
13) Stool that appears bloody, mucosa, or with pus, may indicate: -- Answer ✔✔
Crohn's disease
14) A patient presents with chest pain and moves his hand from the neck to the
epigastric. This gesture could be suggestive of: -- Answer ✔✔ GERD
CORRECT ANSWERS
1) If a patient describes his stool as thin and "pencil-like", this could be associated
with: -- Answer ✔✔ A lesion in the sigmoid colon
2) A patient presents with complaints of bloating tarry stools for the last week. This
symptom is seen in conditions related to the -- Answer ✔✔ Ascending colon
3) Percussion of the abdomen should be avoided when: -- Answer ✔✔ An
abdominal aneurysm is suspected
4) When assessing a preschooler's mouth, the number of deciduous teeth seen
should be: -- Answer ✔✔ 16-20
5) When performing a rectal exam, a tender, purple to, reddened mass was noted at
the anal opening. This finding is most consistent with a: -- Answer ✔✔ Anal
abscess
, 6) When percussing the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, a dull medium-
pitched sound is heard. The area being percussed is probably the: -- Answer ✔✔
Liver
7) Helminths can be transmitted by: -- Answer ✔✔ The bite of a blood-sucking
insect
8) Lower abdominal pain accompanied by fever or shock in older adults could be
consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ Ischemic colitis
9) Palpation of the liver reveals an enlargement that is firm with an irregular edge.
This finding may be suggestive of: -- Answer ✔✔ Hepatocellular
10) When performing a rectal exam, a firm mass with an irregular border is palpated
approximately two inches inside the rectum. This finding could be indicative of: --
Answer ✔✔ Rectal carcinoma
11) A patient visits the nurse practitioner for complaints of passing bloody stools
over the past few weeks. He denies abdominal pain or fever. Further questioning
reveals that when he passes stool, he notices blood dripping in the toilet. These
symptoms could be consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ Hemorrhoids
12) A patient is experiencing a dull achy pain in the epigastric area with eating. This
type pain is consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ A gastric ulcer
13) Stool that appears bloody, mucosa, or with pus, may indicate: -- Answer ✔✔
Crohn's disease
14) A patient presents with chest pain and moves his hand from the neck to the
epigastric. This gesture could be suggestive of: -- Answer ✔✔ GERD
