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GI Disorders Flashcards

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What is a failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax, regurgitation?

A

Achalasia

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What is protrusion of the stomach into the thorax?

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Hiatal hernia

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What is acid regurgitation causing inflammation of the lower esophagus?

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GERD

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4
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What is metaplasia of esophageal cells into stomach cells caused by GERD?

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Barrett’s esophagus

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5
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What is the most common type of esophageal cancer?

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squamous cell carcinoma

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What disease involves malabsorption due to gluten insensitivity?

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Celiac’s disease

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What is the number one cause of gallstones and is felt in the right upper quadrant in a fair, fat, female, in her 40s?

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Cholecystitis

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What is the formation of gallstones known as?

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Cholelithiasis

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What disease has a cobblestone ileum, diarrhea (not bloody), skip lesions, and non-caseous granuloma?

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Chron’s disease

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What is an outpouching of the intestine usually in the left lower quadrant?

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Diverticula

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What is difficulty swallowing known as?

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Dysphagia

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What is the most common cause of death in children worldwide due to dehydration from diarrhea?

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Enteritis

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What is the most common cause of bright red blood in stool?

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Hemorrhoids

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What disease has a loss of ganglia in the distal colon in a child with constipation in which may have an absence of the myenteric plexus?

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Hirschsprung’s disease

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What is telescoping of proximal bowel into a distal segment?

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Intussesception

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16
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What is recurrent abdominal pain relieved by defecation?

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IBS

17
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What syndrome has a linear tear in the esophagus after dry heaves that cause hematemesis (vomiting blood) due to alcoholism?

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome

18
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What is outpouching of the distal ileum also known as a remnant of the vitaline duct found in 2% of the population (Rule of 2s)?

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Mickel’s diverticulum

19
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What is characterized by polyps in the entire GI tract?

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Peutz-Jegher syndrome

20
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What is known as fat in the stool?

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Steatosis

21
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What is known as bloody diarrhea and left-sided abdominal pain in a young female?

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Ulcerative colitis

22
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What is known as outpouching of the pharynx?

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Zenker’s diverticulum

23
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What is malnutrition caused by a severely inadequate amount of protein in the diet?

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Kwashiorkor

24
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What is severe undernourishment of calories causing an infant’s or child’s weight to be significantly low for their age?

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Marasmus

25
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What is too much copper to accumulate in the organs called?

A

Wilson’s disease

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