NR 283 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A coronary artery disease that occurs when the blood flow to
the myocardial cells is interrupted for an extended period of
time, followed by necrosis, is referred to as:
A) Angina pectoris
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Athersclerosis
D) Dysrhythmias - correct answer- B) Myocardial
infarction
A nurse is assessing a patient with appendicitis for rebound
tenderness in which location?
A) Left-Lower Quadrant
B) Right-Lower Quadrant
C) Right-Upper Quadrant
D) Left-Upper Quadrant - correct answer- B) Right-Lower
Quadrant
A partial obstruction in a coronary artery will likely cause:
A) pulmonary embolus
,B) myocardial infarction
C) angina attacks
D) hypertension - correct answer- C) angina attacks
A patient has fatigue, weight loss, Right-Upper Quadrant pain,
anemia, and diarrhea. What disease process is this likely?
A) Hepatitis
B) Cirrhosis
C) Gastritis
D) Liver cancer - correct answer- B) Cirrhosis
A patient has pain in the Right-Lower Quadrant, vomiting, and a
low grade fever. What condition is suspected?
A) Appendicitis
B) Ulcerative colitis
C) Irritable bowel syndrome
D) Anorexia nervosa - correct answer- A) Appendicitis
A patient presents with abdominal pain, skip lesions, and
diarrhea. What does the patient have?
A) Bowel obstruction
, B) Crohn's disease
C) Appendicitis
D) Gastroenteritis - correct answer- B) Crohn's disease
If left untreated, what can Crohn's disease cause?
A) Colorectal cancer
B) Ulcerative colitis
C) Diabetes
D) Esophageal varices - correct answer- A) Colorectal
cancer
In severe acute episodes of ulcerative colitis, what serious
complication develops?
A) Severe vomiting
B) Appendicitis
C) Dumping Syndrome
D) Toxic megacolon - correct answer- D) Toxic
Megacolon
Iron deficiency anemia frequently results from any of the follow
EXCEPT:
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A coronary artery disease that occurs when the blood flow to
the myocardial cells is interrupted for an extended period of
time, followed by necrosis, is referred to as:
A) Angina pectoris
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Athersclerosis
D) Dysrhythmias - correct answer- B) Myocardial
infarction
A nurse is assessing a patient with appendicitis for rebound
tenderness in which location?
A) Left-Lower Quadrant
B) Right-Lower Quadrant
C) Right-Upper Quadrant
D) Left-Upper Quadrant - correct answer- B) Right-Lower
Quadrant
A partial obstruction in a coronary artery will likely cause:
A) pulmonary embolus
,B) myocardial infarction
C) angina attacks
D) hypertension - correct answer- C) angina attacks
A patient has fatigue, weight loss, Right-Upper Quadrant pain,
anemia, and diarrhea. What disease process is this likely?
A) Hepatitis
B) Cirrhosis
C) Gastritis
D) Liver cancer - correct answer- B) Cirrhosis
A patient has pain in the Right-Lower Quadrant, vomiting, and a
low grade fever. What condition is suspected?
A) Appendicitis
B) Ulcerative colitis
C) Irritable bowel syndrome
D) Anorexia nervosa - correct answer- A) Appendicitis
A patient presents with abdominal pain, skip lesions, and
diarrhea. What does the patient have?
A) Bowel obstruction
, B) Crohn's disease
C) Appendicitis
D) Gastroenteritis - correct answer- B) Crohn's disease
If left untreated, what can Crohn's disease cause?
A) Colorectal cancer
B) Ulcerative colitis
C) Diabetes
D) Esophageal varices - correct answer- A) Colorectal
cancer
In severe acute episodes of ulcerative colitis, what serious
complication develops?
A) Severe vomiting
B) Appendicitis
C) Dumping Syndrome
D) Toxic megacolon - correct answer- D) Toxic
Megacolon
Iron deficiency anemia frequently results from any of the follow
EXCEPT:
