- Gregory has gastrointestinal bleeding and is experiencing hematochezia.
You recognize this as:
(a) vomiting of bright red or maroon blood.
(b) passage of black, tarry stool.
(c) passage of red or maroon-colored stool.
(d) coffee ground emesis. - Sue is diagnosed with congestive heart failure. What medication would you
expect to administer to strengthen myocardial contractility?
(a) Nitroprusside.
(b) Digoxin.
(c) Nitroglycerine ointment.
(d) Furosemide. - Tom reports abdominal pain that started over the periumbilical area and
moved to the right lower quadrant area. Tom probably has:
(a) Crohn’s disease.
(b) cholecystitis.
(c) appendicitis.
(d) diverticulitis. - Joan is diagnosed with a ruptured aneurysm. She wonders why this wasn’t
picked up in her annual physicial. You respond by saying:
(a) The physician must have misread the x-ray.
(b) The aneurysm must have developed since the physical.
(c) Aneurysms are often asymptomatic.
(d) Don’t be too concerned because this happens all the time. - Build-up of bile salts may cause the systemic symptom of:
(a) hypotension.
(b) pruritis (itching).
(c) ecchymosis (bruising).
(d) urticaria (hives). - Mary, who is diagnosed with osteomyelitis, may not heal properly unless
she has:
(a) debridement and drainage of the area.
(b) immobilization of the area.
(c) ice packs alternating with moist heat, applied externally.
(d) internal fixation device inserted.
(^570) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified