ch. 46- mgmt of gastric and duodenal ulcers
Vomiting is uncommon in clients with duodenal ulcers.
Which statement correctly identifies a difference between duodenal and gastric ulcers?
Duodenum
Which term refers to the first portion of the small intestine?
Curling Ulcer
Which ulcer is associated with extensive burn injury?
NGT insertion
A nurse in the ED admits a client with suspected gastric outlet obstruction. The clients symptoms include n/v. The nurse anticipates that the physician will issue which order?
O
PUD occurs more frequently in people with which blood type?
hematochezia
The nurse in the ED is admitting a client with bloody stools. The nurse documents this finding as
Bloating after meals
The nurse is assessing a client with advanced gastric cancer. the nurse anticipates that the assessment will reveal which finding?
Hematemesis
The nurse is assessing a client with an ulcer for s/sx of hemorrhage. The nurse interprets which condition as a sign and symptom of possible hemorrhage?
Agitation
The nurse is assessing an 80 y/o client for s/sx of gastric cancer. The nurse differentiates which as a sign/symptom of gastric cancer in a geriatric client, but not in a client under the age of 75?
gram negative bacteria
The nurse is conducting a community education program on PUD prevention. The nurse includes that the most common cause of peptic ulcers is
Peptic ulcers
The nurse is conducting education on gastritis. The nurse indicates that chronic gastritis caused by H. Pylori is implicated in which condtion?
Decaffeinated coffee
The nurse is creating a discharge plan of care for a client with a peptic ulcer. The nurse tells the client to avoid
Awakening in pain
The nurse is evaluating a client's ulcer symptoms to differentiate ulcer as duodenal or gastric. Which symptoms should the nurse attribute to a duodenal ulcer?
pain 2-3 hours after a meal
The nurse recognizes that the client diagnoses with a duodenal ulcer will likely experience
Most clients are asymptomatic during the early stage of the disease.
Which is a true statement regarding gastric cancer?
Ompeprazole
Which medication classification represents a proton (gastric acid) pump inhibitor?
It leaves a metallic taste in the mouth.
Which is a true statement regarding the nursing considerations in administration of metronidazole?
The incidence of stomach cancer continues to decrease in the US
Which is an accurate statement regarding gastric cancer?
Famotidine
Which medication is classified as a histamine-2 receptor antagonist?
