Pathoma 10.6 Appendix and IBD

Question 1

Dx: Recurrent bouts of bloody diarrhea; Abdominal pain

Answer 1

Chronic IBD Dx of exclusion

Question 2

Dx: Starts in rectum and extends to colon; Mucosal and submucosal ulcers; LLQ pain w/ bloody diarrhea; Loss of haustra (lead pipe sign on imaging); Crypt abscess w/ neutrophils

Answer 2

Ulcerative Colitis

Question 3

Toxic megacolon is a complication of:

Answer 3

C. Diff, ulcerative colitis

Question 4

Associate p-ANCA with

Answer 4

Ulcerative colitis; Churg-Strauss; Microscopic polyangiitis

Question 5

T/F: Smoking protects against ulcerative colitis.

Answer 5

True Smoking increases the risk for Crohn disease

Question 6

Where is the most common site for Crohn disease?

Answer 6

Terminal ileum

Question 7

Full-thickness inflammation of the bowel wall is seen in:

Answer 7

Crohn’s disease

Question 8

Associate what diseases with Ulcerative colitis?

Answer 8

Primary sclerosing cholangitis; p-ANCA positivity

Question 9

Associate what diseases with Crohn disease?

Answer 9

Ankylosing spondylitis; Sacrolitis; Migratory polyarthritis; Erythema nodosum; Uveitis