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Gastrointestinal Diseases NCLEX Review Questions Part 2 Answers and Rationale
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1. Answer D. Intestinal bacteria synthesize such nutritional substances as vitamin K, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B12, folic acid, biotin, and nicotinic acid. Therefore, antibiotic therapy may interfere with synthesis of these substances, including vitamin K. Intestinal bacteria don’t synthesize vitamins A, D, or E. ... Continue Reading
Gastrointestinal Diseases NCLEX Review Questions Part 2
1. During preparation for bowel surgery, a male client receives an antibiotic to reduce intestinal bacteria. Antibiotic therapy may interfere with synthesis of which vitamin and may lead to hypoprothrombinemia?
a. vitamin A
b. vitamin D
c. vitamin E
d. vitamin K
2. When evaluating a male client for complications of acute pancreatitis, the... Continue Reading
Gastrointestinal Diseases NCLEX Review Questions Part 1 Answers and Rationale
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1. Answer C. The normal serum amylase level is 25 to 151 units/L. With chronic cases of pancreatitis, the rise in serum amylase levels usually does not exceed three times the normal value. In acute pancreatitis, the value may exceed five times the normal value. Options A and B are within normal limits. Option D is an extremely elevated level... Continue Reading
Gastrointestinal Diseases NCLEX Review Questions Part 1
1. Nurse Berlinda is assigned to a 41-year-old client who has a diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. The nurse reviews the laboratory result, anticipating a laboratory report that indicates a serum amylase level of:
a. 45 units/L
b. 100 units/L
c. 300 units/L
d. 500 units/L
2. A male client who is recovering from surgery has been advanced from... Continue Reading
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