NSG6430 Apea GI Questions Answers

NSG6430 Apea GI Questions Answers

APEA_ GI_NSG6430
1. A patient with diarrhea is tested for C. difficile. How soon should the 
enzyme immunoassay (EIA) yield results? About 24 hours
2. Older adults frequently complain of constipation. Which medication 
listed below does NOT increase the likelihood of constipation in an 
older adult? Metformin
3. A 79­year­old with an appendicitis is unlikely to exhibit: initial WBC 
elevation.
4. A 10­year­old female presents with a 3­month history of abdominal 
pain. She has been diagnosed with recurrent abdominal pain. During 
the interview the nurse practitioner is likely to elicit a finding of: school
absenteeism.
5. A patient with gall bladder disease has classic symptoms. Which 
symptom below is NOT classic of gallbladder disease? Pain that occurs
when the stomach empties
6. A 24­year­old male has recently returned from a weekend camping trip 
with friends. He has ulcerative colitis and history of migraine 
headaches. He reports a 2­day history of headache, nausea, and 
vomiting with weakness. Which of the following is not part of the 
differential diagnosis? Exacerbation of ulcerative colitis
7. A 45­year­old patient has the following laboratory values. HBsAg 
positive; anti­HBc positive; anti­HBs negative. How should they be 
interpreted? The patient has hepatitis.  
This patient has a positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Therefore,
he has hepatitis B. A positive anti­HBc is found in patients who either 
have hepatitis now or who have had it. The surface antibody (anti­HBs) 
would be expected to be negative in a patient with positive surface antigen
(HBsAg) because these two markers will not be positive at the same time.