NURS 6501 WEEK 8QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS100%

• Question 1 WEEK 8 Quiz 0 out of 0 points 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 • Question 2 1 out of 1 points An 8-week-old female is diagnosed with a congenital heart disease and Down syndrome. Her parents report that she has difficulty defecating. X-ray reveals anorectal malformation that causes complete obstruction often referred to as: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: b. Imperforate anus b. Imperforate anus • Question 3 1 out of 1 points A 13-year-old female confides to her mother that she binge eats and induces vomiting to prevent weight gain. This disease is referred to as: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: b. Bulimia nervosa b. Bulimia nervosa • Question 4 1 out of 1 points In alcoholic cirrhosis, hepatocellular damage is caused by: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: a. Acetaldehyde accumulation a. Acetaldehyde accumulation • Question 5 1 out of 1 points 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 • Question 6 1 out of 1 points A 45-year-old male complains of heartburn after eating and difficulty swallowing. He probably has: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: d. Hiatal hernia d. Hiatal hernia • Question 7 1 out of 1 points 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 • Question 8 1 out of 1 points A 27-year-old male presents with fever, GI bleeding, hepatomegaly, and transient joint pain. He reports that as a child he received blood transfusions following a motor vehicle accident. He also indicates he was vaccinated against hepatitis B. Which of the following types of hepatitis does the clinician think he most likely has? Selected c. Answer: C Correct c. Answer: C • Question 9 1 out of 1 points A 6-month-old male infant is brought to the ER after the sudden development of abdominal pain, irritability, and vomiting followed by passing of “currant jelly” stool. Ultrasound reveals intestinal obstruction in which the ileum collapsed through the ileocecal valve and invaginated into the large intestine. This type of obstruction is referred to as: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Intussusception c. Intussusception • Question 10 1 out of 1 points A 1-week-old female is brought to her pediatrician for abdominal distention and unstable temperature. Physical examination reveals bradycardia and apnea. Tests reveal hypoxic injury to the bowel resulting in bacterial invasion and perforation. This condition is referred to as: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: b. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) b. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) • Question 11 1 out of 1 points An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following digestive alterations would be expected? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: d. Malabsorption d. Malabsorption • Question 12 1 out of 1 points A 40-year-old male develops an intestinal obstruction related to protrusion of the intestine through the inguinal ring. This condition is referred to as: Selected c. Answer: A hernia Correct Answer: c. A hernia • Question 13 1 out of 1 points The most common clinical manifestation of portal hypertension is bleeding. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Esophageal c. Esophageal • Question 14 The exocrine portion of the pancreas contains: 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Ducts c. Ducts • Question 15 1 out of 1 points 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 • Question 16 The cardinal sign of pyloric stenosis caused by ulceration or tumors is: 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Vomiting c. Vomiting • Question 17 1 out of 1 points A 2-month-old female with Down syndrome is diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease following family complaints of chronic constipation. The most likely cause of these symptoms is: Selected Answer: Correct Answer: a. Absence of ganglia along the length of the colon a. Absence of ganglia along the length of the colon • Question 18 1 out of 1 points Acute pancreatitis often manifests with pain to which of the following regions? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c. Epigastric c. Epigastric • Question 19 1 out of 1 points 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