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Question 21

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Your patient is a 12-year-old male who is conscious and alert and complaining of diffuse abdominal pain. He states that the pain began about 3 hours after eating supper. He has had severe diarrhea and some vomiting. Any of the following could be therapeutic EXCEPT:

A) diazepam.
B) Compazine.
C) IV of NaCl or lactated Ringer's solution.
D) Zofran.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Your 43-year-old male patient is alert and oriented and complaining of abdominal pain. He states that he is experiencing nausea and has vomited twice. Which of the following is the most appropriate follow-up question?

A) "What were you doing when the vomiting started?"
B) "Do you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day?"
C) "Did you become dizzy or faint while you were vomiting?"
D) "What did the material you vomited look like?"

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements about hepatitis is TRUE?

While palpating the lower abdomen of a 63-year-old male complaining of back pain, you note a pulsating mass. You should:

A Mallory-Weiss tear is a disorder of the:

Persistent abdominal pain is considered a surgical emergency when lasting longer than:

The main purpose of the GI tract is:

Which of the following best explains the underlying problem in diverticulitis?

Which of the following properly accounts for the differences between visceral and somatic pain?

Abdominal pain that is originating in a region other than where it is felt is known as:

A 56-year-old female is conscious and alert and complaining of diarrhea and nausea. The patient describes a two-day history of her symptoms and states that the pain is "all over her abdomen." All four quadrants are tender to palpation. She also describes hematochezia. PMH includes CAD, and she recently began taking 325 mg of ASA once a day. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of her clinical condition?

Your patient is a 22-year-old female in mild distress that is complaining of left lower quadrant abdominal pain and nausea. Which of the following questions would be least helpful when determining the etiology of her abdominal pain?

You are examining a patient who is exhibiting signs of hypovolemia. Upon inspection of the patient's flank, you notice ecchymosis. This is known as:

Your patient is a 46-year-old male truck driver who is sitting on a toilet complaining of bleeding with defecation. He states that he had to strain significantly to produce a bowel movement, then noted blood on his stool afterward. He claims no significant medical history, has had no recent illness, and takes no medications. You note the presence of bright red blood on the surface of his stool. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of his clinical condition?

Gastrointestinal emergencies account for ________ percent of emergency room visits annually.

McBurney's point, a common site of pain secondary to appendicitis, is located:

The mortality rate of ruptured esophageal varices is ________ percent.

The cause of esophageal varices can be attributed to:

You respond to a patent who complains of having dark, tarry stools. Upon arrival, you notice that the patient is pale, cool, and clammy. After initiation of two large-bore IVs, your initial fluid bolus should be:

Increased hepatic resistance to blood flow, as happens in cirrhosis, results in: