A 55-year-old female has general symptoms of gallstones but is also jaundiced. IVcholangiography would most likely reveal that the gallstones are
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A 16-year-old female presents with abdominal pain in the right lowerquadrant. Physical examination reveals rebound tenderness and a low-grade fever. A possible diagnosis would be:
The cardinal sign of pyloric stenosis caused by ulceration or tumors is:
A 40-year-old male develops an intestinal obstruction related to protrusionof the intestine through the inguinal ring. This condition is referred to as:
Marasmus is most common in children of which age group?
A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. Which ofthe following factors most likely contributed to his disease?
Outbreaks of hepatitis _____ often occur in young children attending daycare centers and can be attributed to poor hand washing.
A 27-year-old male presents with fever, GI bleeding, hepatomegaly, andtransient joint pain. He reports that as a child he received bloodtransfusions following a motor vehicle accident. He also indicates he wasvaccinated against hepatitis B. Which of the following types of hepatitisdoes the clinician think he most likely has?
An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which ofthe following digestive alterations would be expected?
Which of the following symptoms would help a health care providerdistinguish between ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease?
A 3-month-old female develops colicky pain, abdominal distention, anddiarrhea after drinking cow’s milk. The best explanation for hersymptoms is:
A 55-year-old male died in a motor vehicle accident. Autopsy revealed anenlarged liver caused by fatty infiltration, testicular atrophy, and mildjaundice secondary to cirrhosis. The most likely cause of his condition is:
A 3-month-old female presents with intention tremors, dystonia,greenish-yellow rings in the cornea, and hepatomegaly. Tests reveal adefect on chromosome 13. Which of the following is the most likelydiagnosis?
The nurse assessing the patient with biliary atresia would expect to findwhich primary clinical manifestation?
Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder wall usually caused by:
Prolonged diarrhea is more serious in children than adults because:
A 2-month-old Female with Down syndrome is diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease following family complaints of chronic constipation. The most likely cause of these symptoms is:
Manifestations associated with hepatic encephalopathy from chronic liver disease are the result of: Selected Answer: c. Impaired ammonia metabolism
A 45-year-old male complains of heartburn after eating and difficulty swallowing. He probably has:
A 54-year-old male is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. This condition is most likely caused by:
A 20-year-old male was recently diagnosed with lactose intolerance. He eats an ice cream cone and develops diarrhea. His diarrhea can be classified as _____ diarrhea.
In alcoholic cirrhosis, hepatocellular damage is caused by:
Acute pancreatitis often manifests with pain to which of the following regions?
For the patient experiencing esophageal reflux, the nurse would expect which sphincter to be malfunctioning?
A 13-year-old female confides to her mother that she binge eats and induces vomiting to prevent weight gain. This disease is referred to as:
Chronic gastritis is classified according to the:
Where does the nurse expect the obstruction to be in a patient withextrahepatic portal hypertension?
Which of the following characteristics is associated with an acuteocclusion of mesenteric blood flow to the small intestine?
Kwashiorkor is a severe dietary deficiency of:
A 40-year-old female presents complaining of pain near the midline in theepigastrium. Assuming the pain is caused by a stimulus acting on anabdominal organ, the pain felt is classified as:
The exocrine portion of the pancreas contains:
When an infant has increased bilirubin production and impaired hepaticexcretion of bilirubin, what does the nurse suspect is occurring in thepatient?
A 22-year-old male underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor. Followingsurgery, he experienced a peptic ulcer. His ulcer is referred to as a(n)_____ ulcer.
Early identification and treatment for metabolic disorders is importantbecause:
The most common disorder associated with upper GI bleeding is: [Show Less]