GCU Pathophysiology final exam- Cumulative Exam || 2026 (Actual Exam)
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS @ 2026
Pancreatitis treatment - (answer)-No oral intake: IV fluids
-opioid analgesics: morphine sulfate
-cholecystectomy
Myocardial Infarction- STEMI - (answer)-ST elevation in EKG
-MI has traveled through all three layers of heart wall
Myocardial Infarction- Non STEMI - (answer)Depressed ST
Costochrondritis - (answer)-inflammation of rib cartilage
- lasts only a short while after exercise
Peritonitis - (answer)Inflammation of serous membrane
Cause: infection by perforation (bowel, appendix, etc)
S/S: Widespread abdominal pain, rebound tenderness, rigid abdomen, dehydration
"Left shift" and high WBC - (answer)Peritonitis
Appendicitis - (answer)Pain, tenderness upon pressure of lower left quadrant, fever
S/S: Epigastric Pain, Jaundice, Gall stones
Fair, Fat, Female, Fertile and over Forty - (answer)Cholelithiasis
Cholecystits - (answer)gallstone stuck in the cystic duct
, GCU Pathophysiology final exam- Cumulative Exam || 2026 (Actual Exam)
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS @ 2026
RUQ pain, + Murphy's sign, Radiating pain to the right lower shoulder, Test for pancreatic enzymes in
order to rule out pancreatitis - (answer)Cholecystits
Pancreatitis - (answer)bile duct obstruction, digestive enzymes eating at pancreas
Angina Pectoris - (answer)Chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia
Stable angina - (answer)Coronary artery luminal narrowing, symptom occurrence during exertion, ST
segment depression on ECG?
Unstable Angina - (answer)chest pain at rest or chest pain of increasing frequency
variant angina - (answer)vasospasm occurs at rest
Angina Pectoris treatment - (answer)Nitrates, calcium channel blockers and beta blockers, anti-platelet
medications like aspirin 81 mg and/or clopidrogrel 75 mg. Possible percutaneous interventions.
Myocardial infarction treatment - (answer)During: Nitroglycerine, aspirin, angioplasty
After: ACE inhibitors, -benzapril
Beta blockers, - propanolol
Cholecystis treatment - (answer)intravenous hydration, correction of electrolyte abnormalities,
analgesia, and intravenous antibiotics.
Cholelithiasis treatment - (answer)-if asymptomatic, treatment is non-surgical
Questions with verified Answers | FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS @ 2026
Pancreatitis treatment - (answer)-No oral intake: IV fluids
-opioid analgesics: morphine sulfate
-cholecystectomy
Myocardial Infarction- STEMI - (answer)-ST elevation in EKG
-MI has traveled through all three layers of heart wall
Myocardial Infarction- Non STEMI - (answer)Depressed ST
Costochrondritis - (answer)-inflammation of rib cartilage
- lasts only a short while after exercise
Peritonitis - (answer)Inflammation of serous membrane
Cause: infection by perforation (bowel, appendix, etc)
S/S: Widespread abdominal pain, rebound tenderness, rigid abdomen, dehydration
"Left shift" and high WBC - (answer)Peritonitis
Appendicitis - (answer)Pain, tenderness upon pressure of lower left quadrant, fever
S/S: Epigastric Pain, Jaundice, Gall stones
Fair, Fat, Female, Fertile and over Forty - (answer)Cholelithiasis
Cholecystits - (answer)gallstone stuck in the cystic duct
, GCU Pathophysiology final exam- Cumulative Exam || 2026 (Actual Exam)
Questions with verified Answers | FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS @ 2026
RUQ pain, + Murphy's sign, Radiating pain to the right lower shoulder, Test for pancreatic enzymes in
order to rule out pancreatitis - (answer)Cholecystits
Pancreatitis - (answer)bile duct obstruction, digestive enzymes eating at pancreas
Angina Pectoris - (answer)Chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia
Stable angina - (answer)Coronary artery luminal narrowing, symptom occurrence during exertion, ST
segment depression on ECG?
Unstable Angina - (answer)chest pain at rest or chest pain of increasing frequency
variant angina - (answer)vasospasm occurs at rest
Angina Pectoris treatment - (answer)Nitrates, calcium channel blockers and beta blockers, anti-platelet
medications like aspirin 81 mg and/or clopidrogrel 75 mg. Possible percutaneous interventions.
Myocardial infarction treatment - (answer)During: Nitroglycerine, aspirin, angioplasty
After: ACE inhibitors, -benzapril
Beta blockers, - propanolol
Cholecystis treatment - (answer)intravenous hydration, correction of electrolyte abnormalities,
analgesia, and intravenous antibiotics.
Cholelithiasis treatment - (answer)-if asymptomatic, treatment is non-surgical
