App. 1 Digestive System

Question 1

Cholelithiasis

Answer 1

Abnormal condition of gallstones

Question 2

Cirrhosis

Answer 2

Chronic disease of the liver with degeneration of liver cells

Question 3

Colonic polyposis

Answer 3

Condition in which polyps protrude from the mucous membrane lining the colon

Question 4

Diverticulosis

Answer 4

Abnormal condition of small pouches or sacs in the wall of the intestine

Question 5

Diverticulitis

Answer 5

Inflammation and infection within diverticula

Question 6

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Answer 6

A condition in which contents of the stomach flow back into the esophagus

Question 7

Hepatitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the liver

Question 8

Inflammatory bowel disease

Answer 8

Inflammation of the terminal portion of the ileum or infection of the colon

Question 9

Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer 9

Signs and symptoms are cramping, bloating, constipation and diarrhea

Idiopathic

Question 10

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Answer 10

Cancer of the liver

Question 11

Jaundice

Answer 11

Yellow coloration of the skin from high levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream

Question 12

Barium test

Answer 12

X-ray examinations using a liquid barium mixture to locate disorders

Question 13

Hemoccult test

Answer 13

Feces are placed on paper containing the chemical guiac which reacts with hidden blood

Screening for colon cancer

Question 14

Liver function tests

Answer 14

Measurements of liver enzymes in blood

Question 15

Stool culture

Answer 15

Feces are placed in a growth medium to test for microorganisms

Question 16

Anastomosis

Answer 16

Surgical creation of an opening between two gastrointestinal organs

Question 17

ALT

AST

Answer 17

Alanine transaminase and aspartame transaminase

Question 18

BE

Answer 18

Barium enema

Question 19

ERCP

Answer 19

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiolancreatography

Question 20

GB

Answer 20

Gallbladder

Question 21

GERD

Answer 21

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 22

GI

Answer 22

Gastrointestinal

Question 23

IBD

Answer 23

Inflammatory bowel disease

Question 24

IBS

Answer 24

Irritable bowel syndrome

Question 25

LFTs

Answer 25

Liver function tests

Question 26

NPO

Answer 26

Nothing by mouth

Question 27

TPN

Answer 27

Total parenteral nutrition