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Chapter 5: Pathology Flashcards

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anorexia

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lack of appetite

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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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borborygmus

borborygmi

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rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid or both in gastrointestinal tract

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constipation

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difficulty in passing stools

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diarrhea

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frequent passage of loose, watery stools

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dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

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eructation (belching)

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gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth

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flatus (flatulence)

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gas expelled through the anus

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jaundice (icterus)

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yellow-orange colouration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood

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melena

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black tarry stools; feces containing digested blood

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nausea

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unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit

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steatorrhea

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fat in the feces; foul-smelling fecal matter

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aphthous stomatitis (canker sores)

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inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers

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dental caries (dental plaque)

A

tooth decay

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herpetic stomatitis (fever blisters or cold sores)

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inflammation of the mouth caused by infection with the herpesvirus

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oral leukoplakia

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white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth

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periodontal disease (gingivitis)

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inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth and surrounding bone

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achalasia

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failure of the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax

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esophageal cancer

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malignant tumour of the esophagus

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esophageal varices

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swollen, varicose veins at teh lower end of the esophagus

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gastric cancer

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malignant tumour of the stomach

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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

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gastroesophageal reflux disease (heartburn)

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solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

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hernia

A

protrusion of an organ or part through the tissues and muscles normally containing it

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hiatal hernia

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upper body of the stomach protrudes upward through the diaphragm

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inguinal hernia

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small loop of bowel protrudes through a weak lower abdominal wall tissue surrounding muscles

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peptic ulcer

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open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum

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anal fistula

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abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus

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colonic polyps

A

polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon

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colorectal cancer

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adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum, or both

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Crohn disease (“Crohn’s”)

A

chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

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IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

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diverticulosis

A

abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of the colon

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dysentery

A

painful, inflamed intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection

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hemorrhoids

A

swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region

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ileus

A

loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestines

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paralytic ileus

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acute, transient loss of peristalsis

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inflammatory bowel disease

A

inflammation of the colon and small intestine

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intussusception

A

telescoping of the intestines

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irritable bowel syndrome

irritable colon or spastic colon

A

group of GI symptoms, but without abnormalities in the intestines

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ulcerative colitis

A

chronic inflammation of the colon with presence of ulcers

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volvulus

A

twisting of the intestine on itself

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IBS

A

irritable bowel syndrome

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cholelithiasis

A

gallstones in the gallbladder

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cirrhosis

A

chronic degenerative disease of the liver

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pancreatic cancer

A

malignant tumour of the pancreas

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pancreatitis

A

inflammation of the pancreas

48
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viral hepatitis

A

inflammation of the liver caused by a virus

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