Study Questions Flashcards
What diet should a patient be on prior to a barium enema?
Clear liquids the day before 
A blood test called carcinoembryonic antigen indicates what?
 Indicates if cancer is present 
The nurse cares for a client after a Gastroscoopy for which the client received sedation. What findings should be reported to the physician 
Difficulty swallowing 
What is the sign of oral cancer when inspecting the tongue? 
Red plaque on under surface of tongue 
When should a colonoscopy be contraindicated when given lavage solution

Inflammatory bowel disease 
An enzyme that begins the digestion of starch is called what
Ptyalin
After an endoscopic examination were instructions to get to the client
Client may resume regular diet 
Prior to a hydrogen breath test what must the client understand?
The client must avoid antibiotics for one month before the test
After a radial neck dissection what findings should be reported to the physician 
High epigastric pain and discomfort
Which is signs of an impending rupture
Dobbhoff is a tube for what?
Nasoenteric feeding tube 
What are three nasogastric tubeS?
Leven, a gastric sump, and sengstaken-blakemore tube
Semi-Fowler position is maintained for at least how long after an intermittent to feeding 
 One hour
What muscle is most commonly used for a radial neck dissection?
Pectoralis major 
What type of feeding should be given to a client who is at risk for diarrhea due to hypertonic feeding solutions ?
 Continuous feedings 
A client with a peptic ulcer should avoid what 
Decaffeinated coffee 
The nurse includes at the most common cause of peptic ulcers is what
H pylori
What ulcer is associated with extensive burn injury?
Curling ulcer 
What is the most common cause of small bowel obstructions?
Adhesions, which is a scar tissue that forms as a result of inflammation  and infection
What is a typical sign of appendicitis 
 Nausea
Which symptom characterizes regional enteritis, which is also called Crohn’s
Transmural thickening 
With the sigmoid colostomy what form of feces expels through the colostomy
Solid 
With a descending colostomy, the feces are what 
Semi mushy
With a transverse colostomy, the feces are
 Mushy
With an ascending colostomy, the feces are
Fluid
Changes in mental orientation due to hepatic cirrhosis includes what
Agitation, alterations, and mood, insomnia 
Which liver function study is used to show the size of the liver and hepatic blood flow
Radioisotope liver scan
Which position should be used for a client undergoing a paracentesis
Supine
Which medication is a treatment of choice for pregnant women diagnosed with hyperthyroidism
PTU Propylthiouracil
Trousseau sign is elicited by?
Occluding the blood flow to the arm for three minutes with the use of a blood pressure cuff.
A positive Chvostek sign
Is demonstrated it when I sharp tapping over the facial nerve just in the front of the parotid gland and anterior to the ear causes the mouth nose or eye to spasm or twitch
The diagnostic test is done to determine a pituitary tumor
CT or computed tomography
Dilutional hyponatremia occurs in which
SIADH
What hormones are part of the anterior pituitary
FSH
LH
TSH
ACTH
What hormones are in the posterior pituitary?
Oxytocin
ADH
Type of hormone that promotes glycogenolysis
Glucagon
Type of hormone that stimulates the reabsorption of sodium and the elimination of potassium
Aldosterone
Hormone that controls excretion of water by the kidneys
Vasopressin
Hormone that regulates serum calcium
Parathormone
