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NCLEX Practice Questions - GI System Questions with complete Answers| STUDY set19 The client with a duodenal ulcer may exhibit which of the following findings on assessment? a. Melena b. Malnourishment c. Pain with eating d. Hematemesis a. Melena The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client following gastrectomy. Which measure will the nurse instruct the client to follow to assist in preventing dumping syndrome? a. Ambulate following a meal b. Eat high-carbohydrate foods ...

CFRN PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE. VERIFIED. Which of the following is the MOST commonly injured organ in the abdominal cavity? A. Pancreas B. Spleen C. Liver D. Kidneys - -B. Spleen Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant along with right shoulder pain as blood accumulates around the diaphragm. The pain in the right shoulder is called: A. Gourd's sign B. Kehr's sign C. Vagal's sign D. Hobb's sign - -B. Kehr's sign The phrenic ner...

NCLEX-PN Review QuestionsThe nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - correct answer 3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, decrease i...

NCLEX RN ACTUAL >> QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 LATEST The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - .1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) Forced Vital Capacit...

Differential Diagnosis Final Exam Guide (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A What could rebound tenderness indicate?1. acute abdomen 2. appendicitis What is the main physical exam finding of an acute abdomen?diffuse peritoneal irritation with rebound tenderness What are the physical exam findings of appendicitis?1. localized tenderness with RLQ guarding 2. positive psoas/obturator sign 3. mcburney point tenderness 4. positive rosving sign Wha...

NUR242/ NUR 242 Exam 3: (2024/ 2025 Update) Med-Surg | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Galen Q: NI and Pt teaching for Hiatal Hernia lifestyle modifications much like with GERD; monitor lung sounds and respiratory symptoms, post-op care and teaching Q: Labs/Diagnostics for Hiatal Hernia Answer: Barium Swallow Q: S/S of Gastritis Answer: Acute: epigastric pain and dyspepsia hematemesis and melena and/or vomiting; Chronic: may be asym...

NCLEX 75 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS LATEST REVIEW The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - ANSWER - - 1. Increase in Forced Vital Cap...

Which condition in a child should alert a nurse for increased fluid requirements? a. Fever b. Mechanical ventilation c. Congestive heart failure d. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) - correct answer ANS: A Fever leads to great insensible fluid loss in young children because of increased body surface area relative to fluid volume. Respiratory rate influences insensible fluid loss and should be monitored in the mechanically ventilated child. Congestive heart failure is a case of fluid o...

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - 3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, decrease in oxygen levels. The nurse is taking the...

Melena : Blood in stool Steatorrhea : Fatty stool Can be cause by DTI Clay-like, light colored, floats Light colored stool : Cholecystitis Green stool 2 | P a g e : Bile in stool GERD : Gastric secretions flow upward into esophagus Most common cause of GERD : incompetent sphincter Diagnostic tests for GERD : upper endoscopy ambulatory acid probe test esophageal manometry x-ray What is esophageal manometry? : measures rhythmic muscle contractions (peristalsis) of esophagus 3...