NSG 6001 Final Exam Review
1. What differential diagnosis should be considered for a patient with diarrhea
or vomiting?: Gastroenteritis
2. What symptoms indicate that a patient with GERD may wake at night?: A bad
taste in their mouth and coughing.
3. What is the most common cause of food poisoning?: Staphylococcus bacteria.
4. What must be present before a patient is given food by mouth?: Bowel sounds.
5. What does the presence of HBsAg in blood indicate?: Hepatitis B infection.
6. What type of pain is caused by a gastric ulcer, and when does it occur?: Burning
pain that radiates into the chest, waking the person at night.
7. What is Meckel's diverticulum?: A true congenital bulge in the lower part of the small intestines,
leftover from the umbilical cord.
8. What does Antihepatitis D cause?: Liver inflammation.
9. What lab finding is present in acute cholelithiasis?: Elevated alkaline phosphatase.
10. What is Ranson's criteria used for?: Assessing prognosis in acute pancreatitis.
11. What dietary recommendation is given to someone with chronic pancreati-
tis?: A low-fat diet.
12. What is the purpose of a barium enema?: To evaluate a cecal volvulus bowel obstruction.
13. What type of diet should a person with IBS follow?: A high-fiber diet.
14. What is a trademark of primary sclerosing cholangitis?: Inflammatory bowel disease.
15. What is Wilson's disease?: A genetic disorder causing excess copper build-up; patients should avoid
seafood.
16. What urinary issue can a person with MS experience?: Urge incontinence.
17. What should be considered if a patient has painful urination with WBC and
nitrates?: A lower urinary-tract infection.
18. What symptoms are associated with pyelonephritis?: CVA tenderness, high fever, chills,
and difficulty in urination.
19. What type of medication is Bactrim DS?: A sulfa drug.
20. What is the prescribed dose of Macrobid for a lower UTI?: 100mg BID for 5 days.
21. Why should Detrol LA be avoided in patients with glaucoma?: It can exacerbate
the condition.
22. What effect does caffeine have on an overactive bladder?: It has a negative effect.
23. What does the viral load in a patient with HIV indicate?: The severity of the infection.
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1. What differential diagnosis should be considered for a patient with diarrhea
or vomiting?: Gastroenteritis
2. What symptoms indicate that a patient with GERD may wake at night?: A bad
taste in their mouth and coughing.
3. What is the most common cause of food poisoning?: Staphylococcus bacteria.
4. What must be present before a patient is given food by mouth?: Bowel sounds.
5. What does the presence of HBsAg in blood indicate?: Hepatitis B infection.
6. What type of pain is caused by a gastric ulcer, and when does it occur?: Burning
pain that radiates into the chest, waking the person at night.
7. What is Meckel's diverticulum?: A true congenital bulge in the lower part of the small intestines,
leftover from the umbilical cord.
8. What does Antihepatitis D cause?: Liver inflammation.
9. What lab finding is present in acute cholelithiasis?: Elevated alkaline phosphatase.
10. What is Ranson's criteria used for?: Assessing prognosis in acute pancreatitis.
11. What dietary recommendation is given to someone with chronic pancreati-
tis?: A low-fat diet.
12. What is the purpose of a barium enema?: To evaluate a cecal volvulus bowel obstruction.
13. What type of diet should a person with IBS follow?: A high-fiber diet.
14. What is a trademark of primary sclerosing cholangitis?: Inflammatory bowel disease.
15. What is Wilson's disease?: A genetic disorder causing excess copper build-up; patients should avoid
seafood.
16. What urinary issue can a person with MS experience?: Urge incontinence.
17. What should be considered if a patient has painful urination with WBC and
nitrates?: A lower urinary-tract infection.
18. What symptoms are associated with pyelonephritis?: CVA tenderness, high fever, chills,
and difficulty in urination.
19. What type of medication is Bactrim DS?: A sulfa drug.
20. What is the prescribed dose of Macrobid for a lower UTI?: 100mg BID for 5 days.
21. Why should Detrol LA be avoided in patients with glaucoma?: It can exacerbate
the condition.
22. What effect does caffeine have on an overactive bladder?: It has a negative effect.
23. What does the viral load in a patient with HIV indicate?: The severity of the infection.
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