NURS 6501 WEEK 8 QUIZ
• Question 1
A 55-year-old female has general symptoms of gallstones but is also jaundiced. IV cholangiography would
most likely reveal that the gallstones are obstructing the:
Selected Answer: c. Cystic duct
Correct Answer: c. Cystic duct
• Question 2
A 16-year-old female presents with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. Physical examination
reveals rebound tenderness and a low-grade fever. A possible diagnosis would be:
Selected Answer: c. Appendicitis
Correct Answer: c. Appendicitis
• Question 3
The cardinal sign of pyloric stenosis caused by ulceration or tumors is:
Selected Answer: c. Vomiting
Correct Answer: c. Vomiting
• Question 4
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 Answer: c. A hernia
Correct Answer: c. A hernia
• Question 5
Marasmus is most common in children of which age group?
Selected Answer: a. Younger than one
Correct Answer: a. Younger than one
• Question 6
A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. Which of the following factors most likely
contributed to his disease?
Selected Answer: a. Reflux esophagitis
Correct Answer: a. Reflux esophagitis
• Question 7
, Outbreaks of hepatitis often occur in young children attending daycare centers and can be
attributed to poor hand washing.
Selected Answer: a. A
Correct Answer: a. A
• Question 8
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 Answer: c. C
Correct Answer: c. C
• Question 9
An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following digestive
alterations would be expected?
Selected Answer: d. Malabsorption
Correct Answer: d. Malabsorption
• Question 10
Which of the following symptoms would help a health care provider distinguish between ulcerative
colitis and Crohn disease?
Selected Answer: d. Malabsorption
Correct Answer: d. Malabsorption
• Question 11
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: d. Excess of undigested lactose in her digestive tract, resulting in increased fluid
movement into the digestive lumen and increased bowel motility
Correct Answer: d. Excess of undigested lactose in her digestive tract, resulting in increased fluid
movement into the digestive lumen and increased bowel motility
• Question 12
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: c. Alcoholism
• Question 1
A 55-year-old female has general symptoms of gallstones but is also jaundiced. IV cholangiography would
most likely reveal that the gallstones are obstructing the:
Selected Answer: c. Cystic duct
Correct Answer: c. Cystic duct
• Question 2
A 16-year-old female presents with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. Physical examination
reveals rebound tenderness and a low-grade fever. A possible diagnosis would be:
Selected Answer: c. Appendicitis
Correct Answer: c. Appendicitis
• Question 3
The cardinal sign of pyloric stenosis caused by ulceration or tumors is:
Selected Answer: c. Vomiting
Correct Answer: c. Vomiting
• Question 4
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 Answer: c. A hernia
Correct Answer: c. A hernia
• Question 5
Marasmus is most common in children of which age group?
Selected Answer: a. Younger than one
Correct Answer: a. Younger than one
• Question 6
A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. Which of the following factors most likely
contributed to his disease?
Selected Answer: a. Reflux esophagitis
Correct Answer: a. Reflux esophagitis
• Question 7
, Outbreaks of hepatitis often occur in young children attending daycare centers and can be
attributed to poor hand washing.
Selected Answer: a. A
Correct Answer: a. A
• Question 8
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 Answer: c. C
Correct Answer: c. C
• Question 9
An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following digestive
alterations would be expected?
Selected Answer: d. Malabsorption
Correct Answer: d. Malabsorption
• Question 10
Which of the following symptoms would help a health care provider distinguish between ulcerative
colitis and Crohn disease?
Selected Answer: d. Malabsorption
Correct Answer: d. Malabsorption
• Question 11
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: d. Excess of undigested lactose in her digestive tract, resulting in increased fluid
movement into the digestive lumen and increased bowel motility
Correct Answer: d. Excess of undigested lactose in her digestive tract, resulting in increased fluid
movement into the digestive lumen and increased bowel motility
• Question 12
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: c. Alcoholism
