Abdominal pathologies questions

Question 1

Free air or gas in the peritoneal cavity
A. Pneumoperitoneum
B. Intussusception
C. Ulcerative colitis

Answer 1

A. Pneumoperitoneum

Question 2

Inflammatory condition of the colon
A. Adynamic ileus
B. Ascites
C. Ulcerative colitis

Answer 2

D. Ulcerative colitis

Question 3

Telescoping of a section of bowel into another loop of bowel
A. Pneumoperitoneum
B. Intussusception
C. Ulcerative colitis

Answer 3

B. Intussusception

Question 4

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
A. Adynamic ileus
B. Volvulus
C. Ascites

Answer 4

C. Ascites

Question 5

Bowel obstruction caused by a lack of intestinal peristalsis
A. Adynamic ileus
B. Volvulus
C. Ascites

Answer 5

A. Adynamic ileus

Question 6

A twisting of a loop of bowel creating an obstruction
A. Intussusception
B. Crohn’s disease
C. Volvulus

Answer 6

C. Volvulus

Question 7

Chronic inflammation of the intestinal wall that may result in bowel obstruction
A. Volvulus
B. Ulcerative colitis
C. Crohn’s disease

Answer 7

C. Crohn’s disease

Question 8

Distended loops of air-filled intestine
A. Ascites
B. Volvulus
C. Crohn’s disease

Answer 8

C. Crohn’s disease

Question 9

Air filled “coil spring” appearance
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Intussusception
C. Crohn’s disease

Answer 9

B. Intussusception

Question 10

General abdominal haziness
A. Ascites
B. Volvulus
C. Pneumoperitoneum

Answer 10

A. Ascites

Question 11

Thin crest-shaped radiolucency underneath diaphragm
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Intussusception
C. Pneumoperitoneum

Answer 11

C. Pneumoperitoneum

Question 12

Deep air-filled mucosal protrusions of colon wall
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Intussusception
C. Crohn’s disease

Answer 12

A. Ulcerative colitis

Question 13

Large amount of air trapped in sigmoid colon with a tapered narrowing at the site of obstruction
A. Ascites
B. Volvulus
C. Crohn’s disease

Answer 13

B. Volvulus

Question 14

Inward growth extending from the lumen of the intestinal wall
A. Polyp
B. Colitis
C. Volvulus

Answer 14

A. Polyp

Question 15

Telescoping of one part of the intestine into another
A. Diverticulum
B. Intussusception
C. Volvulus

Answer 15

B. Intussusception

Question 16

Severe form of colitis
A. Diverticulum
B. Ulcerative colitis
C. Polyp

Answer 16

B. Ulcerative colitis

Question 17

Inflammatory condition of the large intestine
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Volvulus
Colitis

Answer 17

C. Colitis

Question 18

Outpouching of the mucosal wall
A. Diverticulum
B. Intussusception
C. Ulcerative Colitis

Answer 18

A. Diverticulum

Question 19

A twisting of a portion of the intestine on its own mesentery
A. Intussusception
B. Polyp
C. Volvulus

Answer 19

C. Volvulus

Question 20

True/False: Intestinal polyps and diverticula are very similar in structure

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True/ False: Volvulus occurs more frequently in males than females

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True/False: The barium enema is commonly recommended procedure for diagnosing possible acute appendicitis

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Which one of the allowing pathologic indications may produce a "tapered or corkscrew" radiographic sign during a barium enema
A. Diverticulosis
B. Ulcerative colitis
C. Volvulus
D. Diverticulitis

Answer 23

C. Volvulus

Question 24

Which one of the following conditions may produce the cobblestone radiographic sign during a barium enema
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Appendicitis
C. Diverticulosis
D. Adenocarcinoma

Answer 24

A. Ulcerative colitis