GI System

Question 1

These characteristics of abdominal pain are usually caused by:

Knife-like:
Burning:
Cramping:
Dull:

Answer 1

Knife-like: pancreatitis
Burning: PUD
Cramping: PUD
Dull: cholecystitis

Question 2

These concurrent symptoms are caused by what?

Vomiting
Diarrhea
Rectal bleeding
Jaundice

Answer 2

Vomiting - pancreatitis
Diarrhea - IBD
Rectal bleeding - IBD
Jaundice - hepatitis

Question 3

Aggravating factors lead to:

Worse soon after eating
Worse hours after eating
Worse lying down

Answer 3

Worse soon after eating - gastric ulcer, pancreatitis
Worse hours after eating - duodenal ulcer, cholecystitis
Worse lying down - GERD, pancreatitis

Question 4

If you have burning epigastric pain, what do you likely have? What are some causes?

Answer 4

PUD

Causes: Helicobacter pylori, NSAIDs, critical illness

Question 5

What are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis?

Answer 5

Crohn’s disease - chronic inflammation involving any portion of the GI tract
- UPPER

Ulcerative colitis - chronic inflammatory process involving the large bowel (only effects mucosa)
- LOWER

Question 6

Hepatitis A causes chronic disease T or F

Answer 6

False

Question 7

How is hepatitis B spread? Is it DNA or RNA virus?

Answer 7

Through bodily fluids

DNA virus

Question 8

Is there a vaccine for hepatitis C?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

Pancreatitis is associated with which type of pain?

Answer 9

Severe, stabbing midepigastric pain

Question 10

Difference in pain characteristics between chronic and acute pancreatitis?

Answer 10

Chronic - dull pain

Acute - severe

Question 11

Cholecystitis is associated with which type of pain?

Answer 11

Severe, right upper quadrant pain