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AU - module 5 GI & GU

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus and intestines called? These help food to move/be pushed along?

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

2.

Accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal or abdominal cavity related to cirrhosis.

a)

Hepatic

Encephalopathy

b)

Varices

c)

Ascites

d)

Hepatitis

3.

absence of urine

a)

albuminuria

b)

anuria

c)

hematumia

d)

pyuria

4.

difficult or painful urination

a)

anuria

b)

dysuria

c)

nocturia

d)

oliguria

5.

blood in the urine

a)

hematuria

b)

albuminuria

c)

glycosuria

d)

nocturia

6.

The term for painful, burning urination is:

a)

diuresis

b)

dysuria

c)

nephrolithiasis

d)

voiding

7.

What is one way to prevent UTIs from occurring?

a)

Drink more coffee

b)

Wipe from back to front

c)

Wipe from front to back

d)

Wear rayon undergarments

8.

UTIs are most common in

a)

men

b)

women

9.

How is the female urethra different from the male urethra?

a)

It is longer

b)

It is wider

c)

It is shorter

d)

It is more narrow

10.

The nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal examination. For which reason will the nurse perform auscultation before palpation and percussion?

a)

Palpation will alter or stimulate bowel sounds.

b)

Percussion is painful and makes auscultation difficult.

c)

Auscultation is expected and will relax the patient.

d)

Inspection is normally followed by auscultation.

11.
A nursing student has auscultated a patient’s abdomen and noted one or two bowel sounds in a 2-minute period of time. How would you tell the student to document the patient’s bowel sounds?
a)
Normal
b)
Hypoactive
c)
Hyperactive
d)
Paralytic ileus
12.
A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment of an older adult patient. When collecting and analyzing data, the nurse should be cognizant of what age-related change in gastrointestinal structure and function?
a)
Increased gastric motility
b)
Decreased gastric pH
c)
Increased gag reflex
d)
Decreased gastric motility
13.

-Hepat/o- refers to which organ

a)

kidney

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

-spleen

14.

distention of the abdomen is gauged by:

a)

visualization

b)

ausculation

c)

palpation

d)

the patient's complaint of pain around the umbilicus

15.

when the abdominal muscles become rigid in an effort to protect the abdomen from further irritation, this is referred to as:

a)

guarding

b)

tenderness

c)

rebound tenderness

d)

referred pain

16.

Which of the following prefixes refers to bile?

a)

chole-

b)

cleido-

c)

chromo-

d)

circum-

17.

Expansion of abdominal girth is referred to as

a)

Convex

b)

Scaphoid

c)

Distention

d)

Dilatation

18.

Heartburn and the contents of the stomach being pushed into the throat are common symptoms of

which of the following conditions?

a)

Constipation

b)

Diarrhea

c)

GERD

d)

Hepatitis

19.

Cirrhosis affects which of the following organs?

a)

Liver

b)

Gallbladder

c)

Kidney

d)

Stomach

20.

Difficulty urinating is a symptom of which of the following conditions?

a)

Chronic renal failure

b)

Cystitis

c)

Urethritis

d)

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

21.

Which of the following conditions of the urinary system is described as a loss of control of urination?

a)

Urinary tract infection

b)

Urinary incontinence

c)

Kidney stones

d)

Prostate cancer

22.

When palpating the abdomen, it is best to start palpation where the patient reports the most pain as this is a priority area.

a)

False

b)

True

23.

Oliguria

a)

blood in urine

b)

scanty or small amount of urination

c)

urethra

24.

UA

a)

bladder

b)

Urine Analysis

c)

renal pelvis

25.

PSA

a)

Prostate Specific Antigen

b)

Renal Pelvis

c)

Blood in the urine

26.
A urine output of less than 400ml/day is called:
a)
Oliguria
b)
Protienuria
c)
Tachyuria
d)
Bradyuria
27.

Cholecyst/o

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Kidney

c)

Lungs

d)

heart

28.

jaund/o

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

white

d)

yellow

29.

cirrh/o

a)

hurt

b)

orange- yellow

c)

blue

d)

pain

30.
The protrusion of an anatomical structure through the wall that normally contains it.
a)
hernia
b)
appendicitis
c)
hepatitis
d)
belly button