Maryville 612 Exam 3 LATEST
VERSION COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Acute glomerulonephritis - Answer- inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal
glomeruli
Ascites - Answer- accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Cholecystitis - Answer- inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to
obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic
Cholelithiasis - Answer- stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain
substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
Cirrhosis - Answer- diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and alteration of
normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules
Duodenal ulcer - Answer- chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that
scars with healing
Irritable bowel syndrome - Answer- disorder of intestinal mobility
Lipase - Answer- enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
Peristalsis - Answer- muscular contractions that move products of digestion through the
alimentary canal
Peritoneum - Answer- serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
Primary hepatocellular carcinoma - Answer- frequently arises in the setting of cirrhosis,
approximately 20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
Pylonephritis - Answer- infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
Pyloric stenosis - Answer- hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus leads to
obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
Pylorus - Answer- distal section of the stomach
, Reflux - Answer- backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower esophagus
Renal abscess - Answer- localized infection within the medulla or cortex of the kidney
Renal calculi - Answer- stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a physiochemical
process associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance - Answer- sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely
Tympany - Answer- low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing the
surface of a large, air-containing space
Volvulus - Answer- twisting of the intestine resulting in an obstruction
Right upper quadrant - Answer- Issues with liver, gall bladder, tip of right kidney,
diaphragm
Epigastric region - Answer- Stomach and pancreas
Left upper quadrant - Answer- Spleen, pancreas, tip of left kidney
Umbilical region - Answer- Uterus, bowel, aorta
Right lower quadrant - Answer- Appendix, right ovary, bowel
Suprapubic region - Answer- Bladder, uterus
Left lower quadrant - Answer- Left ovary, bowel
Abdominal bruits - Answer- Swishing sound over aortic, renal, iliac, or femoral arteries.
Could be narrowing or aneurysm
Abdominal rushes - Answer- High pitched sounds. Coincides with cramping, could be
obstruction.
Borborygmi - Answer- Increased, prolonged gurgles due to gastroenteritis, hunger, or
early obstruction
Audible abdominal rubs - Answer- Grating sounds could indicate inflammation due to
tumor, infection, or splenic infarct
Venous hum - Answer- Often heard in cirrhosis
Absent bowel sounds - Answer- Could be peritonitis or paralytic ileus
VERSION COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Acute glomerulonephritis - Answer- inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal
glomeruli
Ascites - Answer- accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Cholecystitis - Answer- inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to
obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic
Cholelithiasis - Answer- stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain
substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
Cirrhosis - Answer- diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and alteration of
normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules
Duodenal ulcer - Answer- chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that
scars with healing
Irritable bowel syndrome - Answer- disorder of intestinal mobility
Lipase - Answer- enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
Peristalsis - Answer- muscular contractions that move products of digestion through the
alimentary canal
Peritoneum - Answer- serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
Primary hepatocellular carcinoma - Answer- frequently arises in the setting of cirrhosis,
approximately 20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
Pylonephritis - Answer- infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
Pyloric stenosis - Answer- hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus leads to
obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
Pylorus - Answer- distal section of the stomach
, Reflux - Answer- backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower esophagus
Renal abscess - Answer- localized infection within the medulla or cortex of the kidney
Renal calculi - Answer- stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a physiochemical
process associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance - Answer- sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely
Tympany - Answer- low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing the
surface of a large, air-containing space
Volvulus - Answer- twisting of the intestine resulting in an obstruction
Right upper quadrant - Answer- Issues with liver, gall bladder, tip of right kidney,
diaphragm
Epigastric region - Answer- Stomach and pancreas
Left upper quadrant - Answer- Spleen, pancreas, tip of left kidney
Umbilical region - Answer- Uterus, bowel, aorta
Right lower quadrant - Answer- Appendix, right ovary, bowel
Suprapubic region - Answer- Bladder, uterus
Left lower quadrant - Answer- Left ovary, bowel
Abdominal bruits - Answer- Swishing sound over aortic, renal, iliac, or femoral arteries.
Could be narrowing or aneurysm
Abdominal rushes - Answer- High pitched sounds. Coincides with cramping, could be
obstruction.
Borborygmi - Answer- Increased, prolonged gurgles due to gastroenteritis, hunger, or
early obstruction
Audible abdominal rubs - Answer- Grating sounds could indicate inflammation due to
tumor, infection, or splenic infarct
Venous hum - Answer- Often heard in cirrhosis
Absent bowel sounds - Answer- Could be peritonitis or paralytic ileus
