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CE TEST QUESTIONS
GENERAL PURPOSE: To provide information about the assessment of a patient with acute or chronic abdominal pain.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES: After completing this continuing education activity, you should be able to:
1. Identify the causes, characteristics, and types of abdominal pain.
2. Recall features of the assessment and diagnosis of a patient with abdominal pain.
1. A common cause of upper abdominal pain is
a. diverticulitis.
b. endometriosis.
c. hepatitis.
2. As noted in the article, a common cause of chronic abdominal pain is
a. abdominal abscess.
b. testicular torsion.
c. domestic violence.
3. Which statement is accurate regarding appendicitis?
a. The onset is sudden.
b. In the early stage, the location is periumbilical.
c. The pain radiates to the right upper quadrant.
4. Common findings with pain from diverticulitis include
a. left lower quadrant location.
b. constricting quality.
c. diffuse distribution.
5. Patients with a small bowel obstruction will typically describe their pain as
a. sharp.
b. cramping.
c. tearing.
6. The Rome IV Criteria for the diagnosis of centrally mediated abdominal pain syndrome includes
a. the possibility of malingering.
b. the pain is continuous or almost continuous.
c. no loss of daily functioning.
7. Subacute abdominal pain lasts
a. less than a few days.
b. a few days to less than 6 months.
c. more than 6 months.
8. Which of the following is a feature of somatoparietal pain?
a. It is generally more intense than visceral pain.
b. It is dull, poorly localized, mid-abdominal pain.
c. It is sensed in an area remote from the affected organ.
9. Chronic pain with no identifiable structural disease may be deemed
a. functional.
b. myofascial.
c. organic.
10. The COLDSPA mnemonic for obtaining the history of a patient with abdominal pain includes
a. Defect.
b. Pattern.
c. Age.
11. As noted in the article, clinical features that point to an organic etiology for abdominal pain include
a. significant life stresses.
b. nocturnal awakening with pain.
c. social activity limitations.
12. The second step in the physical assessment of the abdomen is
a. palpation.
b. percussion.
c. auscultation.
13. Palpation is contraindicated in a patient with a pulsating midline mass because this sign may indicate a
a. pancreatic carcinoma.
b. dissecting aneurysm.
c. perforated peptic ulcer.
14. Which of the following diagnostic serum tests is recommended initially for most patients with a suspected organic cause for their chronic abdominal pain?
a. lipase and amylase levels
b. prothrombin and international normalized ratio
c. lactate level
15. What imaging study do the authors note is recommended for a patient with right- or left-sided lower abdominal pain?
a. computed tomography
b. magnetic resonance imaging
c. ultrasonography
16. As noted in the article, what condition may mimic diseases of the abdomen and should be included in the differential diagnoses?
a. asthma exacerbation
b. thyroid storm
c. myocardial infarction
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