, D. a congenital anatomy of the esophagus
5. Which of the following nutritional disorders is characterized by consumption of large
amounts of food (binging) followed by self-induced vomiting and/or the use of laxatives
(purging)?
A. Anorexia nervosa
B. Bulimia Nervosa
C. Obesity
D. Kwashiorkor
6. The most common cause of elevated liver function test is?
A. Chronic alcohol abuse
B. Hepatitis
C. A drug induced injury
D. Biliary tract obstruction
7. The chief pathologic feature of degenerative join disease is
A. stress fractures of the epiphysis
B. thinning of the join capsule
C. degeneration of articular cartilage
D. loss of synovial fluid
8. Gastric ulcers are characterized by
A. Increased acid secretion
B. Pain with eating
C. Bloody diarrhea
, D. Regurgitation of bile
9. An individual is to begin a series of hepatitis B vaccines. You perform a test for a
serogical marker, and the results show hepatitis B surface antibodies (HBsAb). You tell
the individual that:
A. this is evidence of acute hepatitis B infection
B. Permanent immunity to hepatitis B has been achieved
C. The individual should be tested again because one reading is not indicative of
immunity.
D. The hepatitis B series needs to be started as soon as possible
10. Pain and inflammation associated with gout are caused by crystallization of ____in the
tissue.
A. uric acid
B. ketones
C. amino acid
D. hyaluronic acid
11. When evaluating the kidney function of a client with diabetes insipidus (DI) the nurse
would observe?
A. hematuria
B. high urine osmolality
C. high volume urinary output
D. proteinuria