Pathophysiology Case-Based Review

Question 1

Patients with GERD should eat _______________.

Answer 1

well before bedtime (hours)

Question 2

The best way to diagnose neurologic dysphagia (such as from Parkinson’s) is _____________.

Answer 2

history and physical

Question 3

Those with choledocholithiasis will likely need ______________.

Answer 3

both an ERCP and laparoscopic cholectomy

Question 4

Bile reflux into the pancreas can result from ______________.

Answer 4

acute pancreatitis –gallstone

Question 5

Acinar atrophy can occur in ______________.

Answer 5

chronic pancreatitis

Question 6

H. pylori has both VacA and CagA. Which is an endotoxin and which is an exotoxin?

Answer 6

VacA: exotoxin
CagA: endotoxin

Question 7

NSAID ulcers are typically _______________.

Answer 7

small, linear lesions

Question 8

Hypergastrinemia is a characteristic of ______________.

Answer 8

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Question 9

Surgical removal of the ileocecal valve can cause _____________.

Answer 9

small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Question 10

True or false: those with acute pancreatitis should be put on TPN.

Answer 10

False. NPO then slow advancement of feeds.