NURS 6531N Week 6 Quiz 3 - Question and Answers

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1. A 25-year-old female presents to urgent care complaining of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for 24 hours. Important physical exam components for this patient include 2. Which of the following dis... orders is associated with obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia? 3. Which of the following disorders can be associated with anal fissures? 4. A 33-year-old female is admitted with acute pancreatitis. The nurse practitioner knows that the most common cause of pancreatitis is: 5. An AST that is more than twice the level of ALT is suggestive of: 6. A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care with new-onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily, simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this time is: 7. Which of the following is considered a functional gastrointestinal disorder? 8. An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes loose stools 3–4 times a day for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that the patient has: 9. Potential causes of diarrhea include which of the following: 10. An 80-year-old male admits to difficulty swallowing during the review of systems. The nurse practitioner recognizes the differential diagnosis for this patient’s dysphagia is: [Show More]

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