Author Question: What are the risk factors associated with peptic ulcer disease?(Select all that apply.) 1. ... (Read 92 times)

TVarnum · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

What are the risk factors associated with peptic ulcer disease?(Select all that apply.)

1. Drinking caffeine
2. Family history
3. Blood type A
4. Smoking tobacco
5. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake for pain

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a client about the structures of the GI tract. Which structures should the nurse include in the teaching session?(Select all that apply.)

1. Stomach
2. Liver
3. Large intestine
4. Pancreas
5. Gallbladder

Jordin Calloway · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1, 4

Rationale 1: Risk factors include drinking caffeine.
Rationale 2:Family history is not a risk factor.
Rationale 3: Blood type A is not a risk factor.
Rationale 4:Smoking tobacco is a risk factor.
Rationale 5:Acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake for pain is incorrect because use of this medication is not associated with peptic ulcer disease.

Global Rationale: Risk factors include cigarette smoking; consumption of alcoholic beverages or beverages and foods containing caffeine; use of drugs, including aspirin, NSAIDs, and glucocorticoids; and excessive psychological stress and/or infection with Helicobacter pylori.

Answer to Question 2

1, 3

Rationale 1: The stomach is part of the GI tract.
Rationale 2:Liver is incorrect because it is one of the accessory organs of digestion, which include the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
Rationale 3: The GI tract includes the large and small intestines.
Rationale 4:Pancreas is incorrect because it is one of the accessory organs of digestion, which include the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
Rationale 5:Gallbladder is incorrect because it is one of the accessory organs of digestion, which include the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Global Rationale: The GI tract includes the stomach and large and small intestines. The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas are all accessory organs of digestion.