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NSG 310 Exam Questions and Answers(Latest Update 2025)
What is the esophagus? - Correct Answer ✅A tube-like
structure from mouth to stomach
What are the two esophageal sphincters? - Correct Answer
✅Upper esophageal sphincter (UES) and lower esophageal
sphincter (LES)
What are the three parts of the stomach? - Correct Answer
✅Fundus, body, and pylorus
What are the two sphincters of the stomach? - Correct
Answer ✅Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and pyloric
sphincter
What are the three parts of the small intestine? - Correct
Answer ✅Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What is the small intestine lined with? - Correct Answer
✅Villi
What is the main function of the small intestine? - Correct
Answer ✅Absorption of nutrients
What hormones does the small intestine release? Why? -
Correct Answer ✅Cholecystokinin and secretin to aid in
digestion
,NSG 310 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
Ducts from the _____ and the ____ enter the duodenum -
Correct Answer ✅Liver; pancreas
What is enterohepatic circulation? - Correct Answer
✅Circulation of bile acids from liver to the ileum and back to
the liver; aids in digestion
What is the most accurate test for diagnosing upper GI
disorders? - Correct Answer ✅An upper endoscopy
How are GI disorders diganosed? - Correct Answer ✅Upper
endoscopy, video capsule endoscopy, barium x-rays, H. pylori
testing, and presence of esophageal or GI pain
What is esophagitis? - Correct Answer ✅Inflammation of
the esophagus
What bacteria causes esophagitis? - Correct Answer
✅Candida albicans
What medications cause esophagitis? - Correct Answer
✅NSAIDs and anticholinergics
,NSG 310 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
A patient complaining of a "burning sensation" in their
esophagus likely has which GI disorder? - Correct Answer
✅Esophagitis
How is esophagitis diagnosed? - Correct Answer
✅Endoscopy
What are esophageal varices? - Correct Answer ✅Engorged
veins at the distal end of the esophagus
What often causes esophageal varcies? - Correct Answer
✅Portal vein hypertension
What signs will a patient with esophageal varices present
with? - Correct Answer ✅They will present with signs of
liver dysfunction such as jaundice and nausea
How are esophageal varices diagnosed? - Correct Answer
✅Ultrasound, MRI, and CT scan
How are esophageal varices treated? - Correct Answer
✅Prevent rupture, immediate surgery for ruptured varices,
and esophageal tamponade
Why can esophageal varices be dangerous? - Correct
Answer ✅They can rupture, causing massive hemorrhaging
, NSG 310 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
What causes esophagitis? - Correct Answer ✅Irritation of
mucus due to stomach acid, chemicals, vomiting, and
irritating medications
What is Mallory-Weiss syndrome? - Correct Answer ✅A tear
in the lower esophagus, often due to severe vomiting or
coughing
Esophageal varices are often associated with ____ failure -
Correct Answer ✅Liver
True or false? If false, why?
Esophageal varices are often caused by portal vein
hypotension, when the portal vein backs up into the
esophageal veins - Correct Answer ✅False! Portal vein
hypertension causes it
What is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? - Correct
Answer ✅Regurgitation of stomach acid into the esophagus
due to a problem with the lower esophageal sphincter
What is gastroparesis? - Correct Answer ✅Delayed
stomach emptying
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