Chapter 5 Digestive System - Signs and Symptoms Pathology

Question 1

Lack of Appetite.

Answer 1

Anorexia

Question 2

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen.

Answer 2

Ascites

Question 3

Rumbling or gurgling noises produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract.

Answer 3

Borborygmi

Question 4

Difficulty in passing stools.

Answer 4

Constipation

Question 5

Frequent passage of loose, watery stools.

Answer 5

Diarrhea

Question 6

Difficulty in swallowing.

Answer 6

Dysphagia

Question 7

Gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth.

Answer 7

Eructation

Question 8

Gas expelled through the anus.

Answer 8

Flatus

Question 9

Passage of bright red blood from the rectum.

Answer 9

Hematochezia

Question 10

Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia).

Answer 10

Jaundice (Icterus)

Question 11

Black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood.

Answer 11

Melena

Question 12

Unpleasant sensation in the stomach with a tendency to vomit.

Answer 12

Nausea

Question 13

Fat in the feces.

Answer 13

Steatorrhea