Abdominal/Gastro-Intestinal

Question 1

Appendicitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the appendix

Question 2

Cholecystitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the gall bladder

Question 3

Colic

Answer 3

Acute abdominal pain

Question 4

Colostomy

Answer 4

A surgical opening through wich faecal matter drains or ato allow decompression of the intestines

Question 5

Diabetes

Answer 5

A metabolic disorder in which insufficient insulin is prduced by the pancreas

Question 6

Diarrhoea

Answer 6

Loose bowel action

Question 7

Gastroenteritis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the gastric-intestinal area

Question 8

haematuria

Answer 8

Blood in the urine

Question 9

Haematemesis

Answer 9

Vomiting Blood

Question 10

Hepatitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of the liver

Question 11

Hernia

Answer 11

The protrusion of part of an organ through an opening

Question 12

hyperglycaemia

Answer 12

High blood sugar level: >10mmol/L (millimoles per litre)

Question 13

Hypoglycaemia

Answer 13

Low blood sugar level: <mmol/L (millimoles per litre)

Question 14

Incontinence

Answer 14

Loss of bladder or bowel control

Question 15

Jaundice

Answer 15

A yellow discolouration of the skin usually due to liver dysfunction

Question 16

Ketoacidosis

Answer 16

Elevated number of ketones which may rise due to diabetes or persistent vomiting

Question 17

Malaena

Answer 17

Blood and faeces discharged from the bowel

Question 18

Nausea

Answer 18

Feeling the need to vomit

Question 19

Pancreatitis

Answer 19

Inflammation of the membrane lining the abdominal cavity (peritoneum)

Question 20

Dialysis

Answer 20

A procedure where waste products are removed from the kidneys

Question 21

Renal

Answer 21

Relating to the kidneys