Pathological Conditions

Question 1

Cholelithiasis

Answer 1

Abnormal condition of gallstones

Question 2

Cirrhosis

Answer 2

Chronic disease of the liver with degeneration of liver cells

Question 3

Colorectal cancer

Answer 3

Cancer of the large intestine

Question 4

Crohn’s disease

Answer 4

Chronic inflammation of the digestive tract causing fever, cramping diarrhea, weight loss and anorexia

Question 5

Diverticulitis

Answer 5

An abnormal condition of small pouches or sacs in the wall of the intestine

Question 6

Hemorrhoid

Answer 6

Permanently distended veins in the rectum or anus

Question 7

Hepatitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the liver

Question 8

Hernia

Answer 8

A protrusion of tissue or am organ through the muscular wall of a body cavity. Inguinal, hiatal, femoral, umbilical

Question 9

Ileus

Answer 9

An intestinal obstruction

Question 10

IBD - irritable bowel disease

Answer 10

Inflammation of the terminal portion of the ileum (Crohn’s) or inflammation of the colon (ulcerative colitis)

Question 11

IBS - irritable bowel syndrome

Answer 11

Cramping, bloating, constipation and diarrhea. Does not permanently hard the intestine.

Question 12

Jaundice

Answer 12

Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and other tissues, from high levels of bilirubin in the blood stream

Question 13

Pancreatitis

Answer 13

Inflammation of the pancreas

Question 14

Peptic ulcers

Answer 14

A break in the stomach mucosa

Question 15

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 15

Confined to the colon and causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding

Question 16

Celiac disease

Answer 16

A small bowel disease caused by a gluten sensitive person eating gluten containing food such as wheat and oats