CMN 568 Unit 4 exam 2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ( CORRECT
DETAILED & ELABORATED) ALREADY GRADED A+ /2025
BRAND NEW!!
what characteristics are associated with acute
inflammatory diarrhea? -
ANSWER-blood or pus
and fever
what routine diagnostic evaluations are recommended in all
patients presenting with acute inflammatory diarrhea? -
ANSWER-stool bacterial cx (including e. coli) in all and testing
as clinically indicated for c.diff, and ova and parasites
When should stool samples be sent for fecal leukocyte or
lactoferrin
determination, ovum and parasite evaluation, and bacterial
culture? – ANSWER-If diarrhea worsens or persists for more
than 7 days
Antidiarrheal agents should not be used in who? -
ANSWER-patients with
,bloody diarrhea, high fever, or
systemic toxicity
What agent reduces symptoms in travelers diarrhea and also
reduced vomiting
associated with viral enteritis? - ANSWER-pepto-bismol
(bismuth subsalicylate)
What agents are contraindicated in acute diarrhea bc of the rare
precipitation of
toxic megacolon? - ANSWER-
anticholinergic agents
What is the oral drug of choice in patients with acute
diarrhea? - ANSWER-
fluoroquinolones for 5-
7 days
What alternative abx can be used for acute diarrhea besides
fluoroquinolones in
adults? - ANSWER-Bactrim and
doxycycline
What med is used for empiric tx. of noninflammatory
traveler's diarrhea? -
,ANSWER-
Rifazimin
How long should diarrhea persist to be considered as
chronic diarrhea? -
ANSWER-longer than 4
weeks
What is the onset of action of stimulant laxatives? - ANSWER-
orally 6-12 hours;
rectally 15-60
min.
What medication is approved for the treatment of opioid induced
constipation? -
ANSWER-
methylnaltrexone
Diarrhea of less than 2 weeks duration is most commonly
caused by what? -
ANSWER-invasive or noninvasive pathogens and their
enterotoxins
What characteristics are associated with acute
noninflammatory diarrhea? -
, ANSWER-watery,
nonbloody stools
Diagnostic evaluation is limited to patients with acute
noninflammatory diarrhea
that what? - ANSWER-is severe or persists
beyond 7 days
What is the main symptom of GERD, and what exacerbates
it? - ANSWER-
heartburn; meals, bending, or recumbency 30-60
minutes after meals
Patients with typical symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation
should be tx with
what? - ANSWER-PPI for 4-8
weeks
What condition occurs in which the squamous epithelium of
the esophagus is
replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelium containing
goblet cells and
columnar cells? - ANSWER-Barrett
esophagus
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ( CORRECT
DETAILED & ELABORATED) ALREADY GRADED A+ /2025
BRAND NEW!!
what characteristics are associated with acute
inflammatory diarrhea? -
ANSWER-blood or pus
and fever
what routine diagnostic evaluations are recommended in all
patients presenting with acute inflammatory diarrhea? -
ANSWER-stool bacterial cx (including e. coli) in all and testing
as clinically indicated for c.diff, and ova and parasites
When should stool samples be sent for fecal leukocyte or
lactoferrin
determination, ovum and parasite evaluation, and bacterial
culture? – ANSWER-If diarrhea worsens or persists for more
than 7 days
Antidiarrheal agents should not be used in who? -
ANSWER-patients with
,bloody diarrhea, high fever, or
systemic toxicity
What agent reduces symptoms in travelers diarrhea and also
reduced vomiting
associated with viral enteritis? - ANSWER-pepto-bismol
(bismuth subsalicylate)
What agents are contraindicated in acute diarrhea bc of the rare
precipitation of
toxic megacolon? - ANSWER-
anticholinergic agents
What is the oral drug of choice in patients with acute
diarrhea? - ANSWER-
fluoroquinolones for 5-
7 days
What alternative abx can be used for acute diarrhea besides
fluoroquinolones in
adults? - ANSWER-Bactrim and
doxycycline
What med is used for empiric tx. of noninflammatory
traveler's diarrhea? -
,ANSWER-
Rifazimin
How long should diarrhea persist to be considered as
chronic diarrhea? -
ANSWER-longer than 4
weeks
What is the onset of action of stimulant laxatives? - ANSWER-
orally 6-12 hours;
rectally 15-60
min.
What medication is approved for the treatment of opioid induced
constipation? -
ANSWER-
methylnaltrexone
Diarrhea of less than 2 weeks duration is most commonly
caused by what? -
ANSWER-invasive or noninvasive pathogens and their
enterotoxins
What characteristics are associated with acute
noninflammatory diarrhea? -
, ANSWER-watery,
nonbloody stools
Diagnostic evaluation is limited to patients with acute
noninflammatory diarrhea
that what? - ANSWER-is severe or persists
beyond 7 days
What is the main symptom of GERD, and what exacerbates
it? - ANSWER-
heartburn; meals, bending, or recumbency 30-60
minutes after meals
Patients with typical symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation
should be tx with
what? - ANSWER-PPI for 4-8
weeks
What condition occurs in which the squamous epithelium of
the esophagus is
replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelium containing
goblet cells and
columnar cells? - ANSWER-Barrett
esophagus
