ATI Med Surg - Gastrointestinal
Actual Exam (2025) comprehensive questions and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated)
2025-2026 TEST
What should be eliminated from the diet for a patient with celiac disease?
gluten
What does a nurse do if their patient with a NG tube develops nausea?
irrigate the tube to determine if it is patent.
If a NG tube is not patent during feeding, what will occur?
gastric pressure will not decrease and increased pressure will cause nausea to occur
What is diverticulitis?
inflammation of the pouches that can form on intestines
What dietary changes does someone with diverticulitis need to make?
low fiber
What bowel sounds would be expected in a patient with an obstruction?
Hyperactive above the obstruction and no bowel sounds below the obstruction
When would a patient have absent bowel sounds in all four quadrants?
paralytic ileus
When would a patient experience diarrhea while having a bowel obstruction?
in a partial obstruction
What disease will cause a prolonged prothrombin time, increased lactate
dehydrogenase levels, decreased albumin levels, and decreased ammonia
levels?
End stage liver failure
What is primary prevention?
An action that prevents the disease
What is secondary prevention?
an action the promotes the early detection of a disease
In a patient that is receiving TPN, what do the symptoms of diaphoresis,
weakness, anxiety, confusion and hunger indicate?
Hypoglycemia due to the possibility of total withdrawal of the TPN solution
What positions should a patient stay in following a meal following a gastric
bypass surgery in an attempt to prevent dumping syndrome?
supine
Actual Exam (2025) comprehensive questions and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated)
2025-2026 TEST
What should be eliminated from the diet for a patient with celiac disease?
gluten
What does a nurse do if their patient with a NG tube develops nausea?
irrigate the tube to determine if it is patent.
If a NG tube is not patent during feeding, what will occur?
gastric pressure will not decrease and increased pressure will cause nausea to occur
What is diverticulitis?
inflammation of the pouches that can form on intestines
What dietary changes does someone with diverticulitis need to make?
low fiber
What bowel sounds would be expected in a patient with an obstruction?
Hyperactive above the obstruction and no bowel sounds below the obstruction
When would a patient have absent bowel sounds in all four quadrants?
paralytic ileus
When would a patient experience diarrhea while having a bowel obstruction?
in a partial obstruction
What disease will cause a prolonged prothrombin time, increased lactate
dehydrogenase levels, decreased albumin levels, and decreased ammonia
levels?
End stage liver failure
What is primary prevention?
An action that prevents the disease
What is secondary prevention?
an action the promotes the early detection of a disease
In a patient that is receiving TPN, what do the symptoms of diaphoresis,
weakness, anxiety, confusion and hunger indicate?
Hypoglycemia due to the possibility of total withdrawal of the TPN solution
What positions should a patient stay in following a meal following a gastric
bypass surgery in an attempt to prevent dumping syndrome?
supine
