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Question 1

an infant has symptoms of severe projectile vomiting, weight loss, and excessive hunger. the family thinks it is their fault. what will the nurse say?

Answer 1

it is an opening between the small intestine and the duodenum and it thickens.

Question 2

how do we treat pyloric stenosis?

Answer 2

surgery

Question 3

What medications place pt’s at a higher risk for PUD?

Answer 3

Asprin and NSAIDS

Question 4

what are the complications and treatment for PUD?

Answer 4

hemorrhage/ perforation. TX- PPIs

Question 5

PUD= H. Pylori. How is this contracted and treated?

Answer 5

unknown; antibiotics and PPIs

Question 6

When assessing for understanding the new graduate should state that Crohn’s disease is defined as ____ and the characteristic features include ____.

Answer 6

granulomatous inflammatory response; lesions by mucosal tissue

Question 7

Is there a cure for crohn’s?

Answer 7

no

Question 8

how would a nurse describe ulcerative colitis to a group of nursing students?

Answer 8

pinpoint hemorrhages that lead to abcesses that become necrotic and ulcerate

Question 9

common symptoms of ulcerative colitis

Answer 9

bloody stool, periods of diarrhea, anorexia, and fatigue

Question 10

what are symptoms and causes of malabsorption?

Answer 10

infection, meds, celiac disease, diarrhea, gas, ascites

Question 11

diarrhea with small amounts of blood, and mucus present. with cramps and incontinence of stool. this disease is suspected

Answer 11

ulcerative colitis