Pathologic Conditions

Question 1

dental caries

Answer 1

tooth decay

Question 2

periodontal disease

Answer 2

inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone

Question 3

esophageal cancer

Answer 3

malignant tumor of esophagus

Question 4

esophageal varices

Answer 4

swollen varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus

Question 5

gastric cancer

Answer 5

malignant tumor of the stomach

Question 6

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Answer 6

solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

Question 7

hernia

Answer 7

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

Question 8

colonic polyps

Answer 8

polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon

Question 9

colorectal cancer

Answer 9

adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum, or both

Question 10

Crohn disease

Answer 10

chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

Question 11

diverticulosis

Answer 11

abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of the colon

Question 12

hemorrhoids

Answer 12

swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region

Question 13

inflammatory bowel disease

Answer 13

inflammation of the colon and small intestine

Question 14

intussusception

Answer 14

telescoping of the intestines

Question 15

irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Answer 15

group f GI symptoms but without defined abnormalities in the intestines

Question 16

ulcerative colitis

Answer 16

chronic inflammation of the colon with presence of ulcers

Question 17

volvulus

Answer 17

twisting of the intestine on itself

Question 18

cholelithiasis

Answer 18

gallstones in the gallbladder

Question 19

corrhosis

Answer 19

chronic degenerative disease of the liver

Question 20

hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Answer 20

liver cancer

Question 21

pancreatic cancer

Answer 21

malignant tumor of the pancreas

Question 22

pancreatitis

Answer 22

inflammation of the pancreas

Question 23

viral hepatitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the liver caused by a virus