NUFT 351 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Sharp pain in RUQ radiating to right shoulder + epicartic tenderness is a sign of - Answer-Cholecystitis
RUQ steady, dull pain occuring hours after large fatty meals is indicative of - Answer-Cholelithi...
NUFT 351 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Sharp pain in RUQ radiating to right shoulder + epicartic tenderness is a sign of -
Answer-Cholecystitis
RUQ steady, dull pain occuring hours after large fatty meals is indicative of - Answer-
Cholelithiasis
Physical assessment findings in cholecyctitis - Answer-Jaundice, icterus
Pruritus
Clay-colored stools, streatorrhea
Dark urine
Symptoms of cholelithiasis occur when - Answer-Stones obstruct duct
If inside gall bladder - asymptomatic
Diagnostic procedures for cholelithiasis - Answer-ECRP - endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (endoscope via esophagus --> duodenum --> common bile
duct)
PTC - percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
HIDA - hepatobilliary scan
Therapeutic procedures for cholelithiasis - Answer-Extracorporeal shock wave
lithotripsy
ECRP
Cholecystectomy (laparoscopic/open - JP or T tube for bile drainage)
Diet high in fiber and calcium and low in fat is prescribed for - Answer-
Cholelithiasis/cholecyctitis
Diet high in calories and protein and low in fiber is prescribed for - Answer-IBD
Grey Turner's sign (flank ecchymoses) and Cullen's sign (periumbilical duscoloration)
are the hallmark signs of - Answer-Pancreatitis
Lab results descreased in pancreatitis - Answer-Ca, Mg
Platelets
Pathophysiology of pancretitis - Answer-Gallstones or alcohol abuse --> blocked ducts -
-> pancreatic juices back up --> premature activation of enzymes --> autodigestion of
pancreas
LUQ/midepigastric pain radiating to back, worsening when lying down, is a sign of -
Answer-Acute pancreatitis
Trousseau and Chvostek's signs observed in - Answer-Hypocalcemia (due to
pancreatitis)
Complications of acute pancreatitis - Answer-Hypovolemia (due to extensive
hemorrhage)
DIC
ARDS (inflammation spreads to lungs)
Pleural effusion and atelectasis (due to ascites and splinting of chest)
Infectious: pseudocyst (outside pancreas) and abscess (inside pancreas)
Positioning for pancreatitis - Answer-Fowler
Fetal
Side-lying
Sitting up/leaning forward
Chronic vs acute pancreatitis causes - Answer-Acute caused by autodigestion of the
pancreas
Chronic caused by structural changes in pancreas (due to repeated bouts of acute
episodes)
Most definitive diagnostic study for cirrhosis - Answer-Liver biopsy
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