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A patient receiving chemotherapy may be at greater risk for development of
stomatitis.
What finding should prompt further diagnostic testing in a child presenting with diarrhea?
Blood and mucus in the stools
Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally made NPO and may require continuous gastric suctioning in order to
remove the usual stimuli for pancreatic secretion.
A patient admitted with bleeding related to esophageal varices could be expected to receive a continuous intravenous infusion of
octreotide acetate.
Jaundice is a common manifestation of
liver disease.
It is true that gallstones are
more common in women.
The definitive treatment for cholecystitis is
cholecystectomy.
An increased urine bilirubin is associated with
hepatitis.
A silent abdomen 3 hours after bowel surgery most likely indicates
functional bowel obstruction.
Liver transaminase elevations in which aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is markedly greater than alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is characteristic of
alcohol-induced injury.
A patient with pancreatitis may experience muscle cramps secondary to
hypocalcemia.
Most gallstones are composed of
cholesterol.
Esophageal varices represent a complication of ________ hypertension.
portal
A biliary cause of acute pancreatitis is suggested by an elevation in which serum laboratory results?
Alkaline phosphatase
The most common cause of mechanical bowel obstruction is
adhesions.
Constipation in an elderly patient can be best treated by
increasing fiber in the diet.
Hepatic encephalopathy is associated with
increased blood ammonia levels.
More than half of the initial cases of pancreatitis are associated with
alcoholism.
Premature infants are at greater risk for developing
necrotizing enterocolitis.
Acute right lower quadrant pain associated with rebound tenderness and systemic signs of inflammation are indicative of
appendicitis.
The breakdown of stored glycogen in the liver and muscles is called
glycogenolysis.
The formation of active vitamin D
is impaired in renal failure.
A patient presenting with muscle cramps, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and prolonged Q-T intervals on EKG may be showing symptoms of
hypoparathyroidism.
The underlying pathogenic mechanism for type 1 diabetes is
pancreatic β-cell destruction.