CFRN PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED)
Which of the following is the MOST commonly injured organ in the abdominal cavity?
A. Pancreas
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Kidneys - ANS -B. Spleen
Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant along with right shoulder pain as blood
accumulates around the diaphragm. The pain in the right shoulder is called:
A. Gourd's sign
B. Kehr's sign
C. Vagal's sign
D. Hobb's sign - ANS -B. Kehr's sign
The phrenic nerve that arises from cervical vertebrae 3, 4, and 5 controls the _______.
,A. Liver
B. Diaphragm
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas - ANS -B. Diaphragm
The _______ is the largest solid organ in the human body.
A. Brain
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Liver - ANS -D. Liver
A root cause of esophageal varices is/are:
A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
B. Reactive gastritis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Peptic ulcers - ANS -C. Cirrhosis
The most common cause of lower GI bleeding is:
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Diverticulosis
,C. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
D. Angiodysplasia - ANS -B. Diverticulosis
The appearance of dark, tarry blood in the stool is known as:
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Hematochezia
D. Crohn's disease - ANS -B. Melena
The most common cause of pancreatitis is:
A. Gallstones
B. Alcohol abuse
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Tumors - ANS -A. Gallstones
Development of peripheral edema, ascites, and pulmonary edema in the patient with liver
failure is a result of a decreased production of:
A. Bilirubin
B. Aspartate amniotransferase
C. Albumin
, D. Creatinine - ANS -C. Albumin
Fulminant hepatic failure is most commonly caused by:
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Idiosyncratic drug reactions
C. Hepatitis
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - ANS -D. Acetaminophen toxicity
In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid - ANS -B. Cricoid ring
In a child, it may be normal for the liver and spleen to:
A. Be enlarged
B. Bleed easily
C. Be palpated below the costal margin
D. Push up against the diaphragm, causing decreased vital capacity - ANS -C. Be palpated below
the costal margin
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED)
Which of the following is the MOST commonly injured organ in the abdominal cavity?
A. Pancreas
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Kidneys - ANS -B. Spleen
Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant along with right shoulder pain as blood
accumulates around the diaphragm. The pain in the right shoulder is called:
A. Gourd's sign
B. Kehr's sign
C. Vagal's sign
D. Hobb's sign - ANS -B. Kehr's sign
The phrenic nerve that arises from cervical vertebrae 3, 4, and 5 controls the _______.
,A. Liver
B. Diaphragm
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas - ANS -B. Diaphragm
The _______ is the largest solid organ in the human body.
A. Brain
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Liver - ANS -D. Liver
A root cause of esophageal varices is/are:
A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
B. Reactive gastritis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Peptic ulcers - ANS -C. Cirrhosis
The most common cause of lower GI bleeding is:
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Diverticulosis
,C. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
D. Angiodysplasia - ANS -B. Diverticulosis
The appearance of dark, tarry blood in the stool is known as:
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Hematochezia
D. Crohn's disease - ANS -B. Melena
The most common cause of pancreatitis is:
A. Gallstones
B. Alcohol abuse
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Tumors - ANS -A. Gallstones
Development of peripheral edema, ascites, and pulmonary edema in the patient with liver
failure is a result of a decreased production of:
A. Bilirubin
B. Aspartate amniotransferase
C. Albumin
, D. Creatinine - ANS -C. Albumin
Fulminant hepatic failure is most commonly caused by:
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Idiosyncratic drug reactions
C. Hepatitis
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - ANS -D. Acetaminophen toxicity
In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid - ANS -B. Cricoid ring
In a child, it may be normal for the liver and spleen to:
A. Be enlarged
B. Bleed easily
C. Be palpated below the costal margin
D. Push up against the diaphragm, causing decreased vital capacity - ANS -C. Be palpated below
the costal margin
