Chap 3 - Gastrointestinal Diseases 2

Question 0

Occurs after the intestines are manipulated during abdominal surgery and peristalsis is slow to return to normal.

Answer 0

Postoperative ileus

Question 1

Abnormal absence of peristalsis in the small and large intestines.

Answer 1

ileus

Question 2

Telescoping of one segment of intestine into the lumen of an adjacent segment.

Intestinal wall folds back on itself the same way a telescope slides into itself.

Answer 2

Intussusception

Question 3

Twisting of a loop of intestine around itself or around another segment of intestine because of a structural abnormality of the mesentery.

Answer 3

Volvulus

Question 4

Common disorder in babies: crampy abdominal pain after eating.

Answer 4

Colic

Question 5

Cancerous tumor of the colon. Caused by colonic polyps or ulcerative colitis that becomes cancerous. Or high-fat diet.

Answer 5

Colon cancer

Question 6

Colon cancer

Answer 6

Colorectal adenocarcinoma

Question 7

Area where the mucosa has been forced out through small defects in the wall of the colon. From low-fiber diet or compacted stools.

Answer 7

Diverticulum

Question 8

Condition of having multiple diverticula

Answer 8

Diverticulosis or Diverticular Disease

Inflammation : diverticulitis

Question 9

Bacterial infection caused by an unusual strain of E. coli

Answer 9

Dysentery

Question 10

A food allergy to gluten, damaging tissues of small intestine.

Answer 10

Gluten enteropathy

Question 11

Gluten enteropathy (allergy)

Answer 11

Celiac disease

Question 12

Chronic inflammation of various parts of the small and large intestine. Diarrhea, bloody stools, abdominal cramps, and fever.

Answer 12

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Question 13

Inflammatory bowel disease

Answer 13

Crohn’s disease / Regional enteritis

Question 14

Inflammatory bowel disease of colon and rectum

Answer 14

Ulcerative colitis

Question 15

Disorder of the function of the colon: spasms of cramps, diarrhea, and bloating alternating with constipation.

Answer 15

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Question 16

Small, fleshy, benign or precancerous growths that arise from colon mucosa.

Answer 16

Polyps

Question 17

Polyp with thin stalk supporting a ball-shaped, irregular top.

Answer 17

Pedunculated polyp

Question 18

Polyp shaped like a mound with a broad, rounded base.

Answer 18

Sessile polyp

Question 19

Inherited condition in which many family members have multiple Conor polyps. They can become cancerous.

Answer 19

Benign familial polyps

Question 20

Swollen, protruding veins in rectum (internal) or on perianal skin (external). Caused from increased pressure to defecate stools.

Answer 20

Hemorrhoids

Question 21

Protruding wall of rectum pushes on the adjacent wall of vagina, causing it to collapse or partially block vaginal canal.

Answer 21

Rectocele

Question 22

Congenital condition which baby rectum is closed.

Answer 22

Imperforate anus