check your understanding week 6 for week 7 Flashcards
A patient receiving chemotherapy may be at greater risk for development of
stomatitis.
What finding should prompt further diagnostic testing in a child presenting with diarrhea?
Blood and mucus in the stools
Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally made NPO and may require continuous gastric suctioning in order to
remove the usual stimuli for pancreatic secretion.
A patient admitted with bleeding related to esophageal varices could be expected to receive a continuous intravenous infusion of
octreotide acetate.
Jaundice is a common manifestation of
liver disease.
It is true that gallstones are
more common in women.
The definitive treatment for cholecystitis is
cholecystectomy.
An increased urine bilirubin is associated with
hepatitis.
A silent abdomen 3 hours after bowel surgery most likely indicates
functional bowel obstruction.
Liver transaminase elevations in which aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is markedly greater than alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is characteristic of
alcohol-induced injury.
A patient with pancreatitis may experience muscle cramps secondary to
hypocalcemia.
Most gallstones are composed of
cholesterol.
Esophageal varices represent a complication of ________ hypertension.
portal
A biliary cause of acute pancreatitis is suggested by an elevation in which serum laboratory results?
Alkaline phosphatase
The most common cause of mechanical bowel obstruction is
adhesions.
Constipation in an elderly patient can be best treated by
increasing fiber in the diet.
Hepatic encephalopathy is associated with
increased blood ammonia levels.
More than half of the initial cases of pancreatitis are associated with
alcoholism.
Premature infants are at greater risk for developing
necrotizing enterocolitis.
Acute right lower quadrant pain associated with rebound tenderness and systemic signs of inflammation are indicative of
appendicitis.
The breakdown of stored glycogen in the liver and muscles is called
glycogenolysis.
The formation of active vitamin D
is impaired in renal failure.
A patient presenting with muscle cramps, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and prolonged Q-T intervals on EKG may be showing symptoms of
hypoparathyroidism.
The underlying pathogenic mechanism for type 1 diabetes is
pancreatic β-cell destruction.
The underlying pathogenic mechanism for type 2 diabetes is
insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction.
Myxedema coma is a severe condition associated with
hypothyroidism.
Insulin binding to its receptor on target cells results in
increased facilitated cellular diffusion of glucose.
In the United States, nearly ________ people have diabetes mellitus.
29.1 million
In type I diabetes, respiratory compensation may occur through a process of
respiratory alkalosis.
Diabetes insipidus is a condition that
results from inadequate ADH secretion.
Proton pump inhibitors may be used in the management of peptic ulcer disease to
decrease hydrochloric acid (HCl) secretion.
Calcitonin is produced by thyroid parafollicular cells and increases bone formation by
osteoblasts.
Diabetic neuropathy is thought to result from
decreased myoinositol transport.
An infusion of mannitol would be prescribed to treat
cerebral edema.
A tumor which results in excessive production and release of catecholamines is
pheochromocytoma.
Radioactive iodine treatment is the therapy of choice in patients with Graves disease. The patient should be expected to
need lifelong thyroid replacement therapy.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) increases
water reabsorption in the collecting tubule of the kidney.
A type of insulin that would be most appropriate for acute management of hyperglycemia is
regular.
Diabetes mellitus is the ________ leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the United States.
seventh
What clinical finding would suggest an esophageal cause of a client’s report of dysphagia?
Chest pain during meals
What finding would rule out a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome in a patient with chronic diarrhea?
Bloody stools
A patient being treated for hepatic encephalopathy could be expected to receive a(n) ________ diet.
low-protein and high-fiber
It is true that gallstones are
more common in women.
An increased urine bilirubin is associated with
hepatitis.
A patient with a history of alcoholism presents with hematemesis and profound anemia. The expected diagnosis is
gastroesophageal varices.
Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally made NPO and may require continuous gastric suctioning in order to
remove the usual stimuli for pancreatic secretion.
