Conditions

Question 1

• Which form of IBD always causes bloody diarrhea?
• Which form of IBD may cause bloody or non-bloody diarrhea?

Answer 1

• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn disease

Question 2

Chronic bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain and extraintestinal symptoms (e.g. uveitis, arthritis) is suggestive of

Answer 2

Ulcerative colitis (UC)

Question 3

Which form of IBD is associated with perianal disease, phlegmon / abscess formation, and strictures?

Answer 3

Crohn disease

Question 4

______ is characterized by continuous colonic lesions that always involve the rectum

Answer 4

Ulcerative colitis

Question 5

What is the treatment of Salmonella gastroenteritis in low-risk patients?

Answer 5

Supportive care

Question 6

What is the likely diagnosis in a female with frequent, watery, nocturnal diarrhea and melanosis coli on colonoscopy?

Answer 6

Factitious diarrhea (laxative abuse)

Question 7

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient status-post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery who presents with abdominal bloating, diarrhea, and macrocytic anemia?

Answer 7

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Question 8

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) may be diagnosed via:

Answer 8

Carbohydrate (lactulose) breath testing or jejunal aspirate / culture

Question 9

Which form of E. coli presents with a watery, “traveler’s diarrhea”?

Answer 9

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)