NURS-6501 WEEK 8 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? Selected Answer: Ye s Correct Answer: Ye s The most common disorder associated with upper GI bleeding is: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Esophageal varices c. Esophageal varices A 55-year-old male died in a motor vehicle accident. Autopsy revealed an enlarged liver caused by fatty infiltration, testicular atrophy, and mild jaundice secondary to cirrhosis. The most likely cause of his condition is: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Alcoholism c. Alcoholism The most common clinical manifestation of portal hypertension is bleeding. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Esophageal c. Esophageal Prolonged diarrhea is more serious in children than adults because: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: b. Fluid reserves are lower in children. b. Fluid reserves are lower in children. Which of the following characteristics is associated with an acute occlusion of mesenteric blood flow to the small intestine? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: a. Often precipitated by an embolism a. Often precipitated by an embolism Manifestations associated with hepatic encephalopathy from chronic liver disease are the result of: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Impaired ammonia metabolism c. Impaired ammonia metabolism Acute pancreatitis often manifests with pain to which of the following regions? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Epigastric c. Epigastric Outbreaks of hepatitis often occur in young children attending day care centers and can be attributed to poor hand washing. Selected a. Answer: A Correct a. Answer: A The nurse assessing the patient with biliary atresia would expect to find which primary clinical manifestation? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: d. Ascites b. Jaundice Reflux esophagitis is defined as a(n): Selected Answer: Correct Answer: b. Inflammatory response to gastroesophageal reflux b. Inflammatory response to gastroesophageal reflux A 22-year-old male underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor. Following surgery, he experienced a peptic ulcer. His ulcer is referred to as a(n) ulcer. Selected Answer: b. Cushing Correct b. Answer: Cushing A 3-month-old female develops colicky pain, abdominal distention, and diarrhea after drinking cow’s milk. The best explanation for her symptoms is: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: d. Excess of undigested lactose in her digestive tract, resulting in increased fluid movement into the digestive lumen and increased bowel motility d. Excess of undigested lactose in her digestive tract, resulting in increased fluid movement into the digestive lumen and increased bowel motility Chronic gastritis is classified according to the: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: b. Location of lesions b. Location of lesions A 10-month-old is brought to the pediatrician by the mother who states the baby has been experiencing colicky pain followed by vomiting, sweating, nausea, and irritability. Testing reveals a condition in which one part of the intestine telescopes into another. From which type of intestinal obstruction is he suffering? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: d. Intussuscep tion d. Intussuscep tion Where does the nurse expect the obstruction to be in a patient with extrahepatic portal hypertension? Selected Answer: