Rasmussen College, Ocala

NUR 2063

Pathophysiology - Exam 2 Study Guide

Module 4

1)Clinical manifestations – appendicitis

2. Cause of pseudomembranous colitis and nonpharmacologic treatments-
3. Clinical manifestations – cholecystitis-
4. Cause of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-
5. Clinical manifestations – gastric carcinoma
6. Causes of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella
7. Complication of perforated gallbladder-
8. Cause of jaundice and disease associated with jaundice-
9. Define the following terms: dysphagia; occult blood-
10. What should patients with newly diagnosed pancreatitis avoid?
11. What causes greenish-yellow emesis?
12. Most frequent location of peptic ulcers-
13. What types of hepatitis increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma?