32: Gastroenterology

Question 0

Inflammation of the peritoneum, which lines the abdominal cavity.

Answer 0

Peritonitis

Question 1

Dull,poorly localized pain that originates in the walls of hollow organs.

Answer 1

Visceral Pain

Question 2

Sharp, localized pain that originates in walls of the body such as skeletal muscle.

Answer 2

Somatic Pain

Question 3

Pain that originates in a region other than where it is felt.

Answer 3

Referred Pain

Question 4

Ecchymosis in the periumbilical area.

Answer 4

Cullen’s Sign

Question 5

Ecchymosis in the flanks.

Answer 5

Gray Turner’s Sign

Question 6

Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract proximal to the ligament of Treitz.

Answer 6

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Question 7

Bloody vomitus

Answer 7

Hematemesis

Question 8

Dark, tarry, foul smelling stool indicating the presence of partially digested blood.

Answer 8

Melena

Question 9

Swollen vein of the esophagus.

Answer 9

Esophageal Varix

Question 10

Pertaining to the flow of blood into the liver.

Answer 10

Portal (portal vein)

Question 11

Degenerative disease of the liver.

Answer 11

Cirrhosis

Question 12

Sudden onset of inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

Answer 12

Acute Gastroenteritis

Question 13

Bright red blood in the stool.

Answer 13

Hematochezia

Question 14

Non-acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa.

Answer 14

Chronic Gastroenteritis

Question 15

Erosion caused by gastric acid.

Answer 15

Peptic Ulcer

Question 16

Condition that causes the stomach to secrete excessive amounts of hydrochloric acid and pepsin.

Answer 16

Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Question 17

Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract distal to the ligament of Treitz.

Answer 17

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Question 18

Ulcerative colitis spread throughout the entire colon.

Answer 18

Pancolitis

Question 19

Acute pain associated with cramping or spasm in the abdominal organs.

Answer 19

Colic

Question 20

Idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorder associated with the small intestine.

Answer 20

Crohn’s Disease

Question 21

inflammation of diverticula

Answer 21

Diverticulitis

Question 22

Presence of diverticula, with or without associated bleeding.

Answer 22

Diverticulosis

Question 23

Small outpouchings in the mucosal lining of the intestinal tract.

Answer 23

Diverticula

Question 24

Small mass of swollen veins in the anus or rectum.

Answer 24

Hemarrhoid

Question 25

Blockage of the hollow space within the hollow space within the intestines.

Answer 25

Bowel obstruction

Question 26

Protrusion of an organ through its protective sheath.

Answer 26

Hernia

Question 27

Condition that occurs when part of an intestine slips into the part just distal to itself.

Answer 27

Intussusception

Question 28

Union of normally separate tissue surfaces by a fibrous band of new tissue.

Answer 28

Adhesion

Question 29

Twisting of the intestine on itself.

Answer 29

Volvulus

Question 30

Area of dead tissue caused by lack of blood.

Answer 30

Infarction

Question 31

Inflammation of the vermiform appendix at the junction of the large and small intestines.

Answer 31

Appendicitis

Question 32

Common site of pain from appendicitis, 1-2 inches above the anterior iliac crest in a direct line with the umbilicus.

Answer 32

McBurney’s Point

Question 33

Pain caused when an inflamed gallbladder is palpated by pressing under the right costal margin.

Answer 33

Murphy’s Sign