Quiz 2

Question 1

What is the surgical management for peritonitis?

Answer 1

Exploratory Laparotomy

Question 2

What do you call the arthritis of the spine?

Answer 2

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Question 3

What do you call a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristics ulcers, or open sores?

Answer 3

Ulcerative Colitis

Question 4

Is ulcerative colitis treatable?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Ulcerative colitis is caused by emotional distress or sensitivity to certain foods or food products. True or false?

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What are the 3 S of the fulminant?

Answer 6

Severe, Short in duration, Sudden ALPHABETICAL

Question 7

What is the classical symptom of appendicitis? Note: Pain at ___

Answer 7

The right lower quadrant

Question 8

One of the major signs of appendicitis where pressure over the descending colon causes pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.

Answer 8

Rovsing’s sign

Question 9

A clinical scoring system used in the diagnosis of appendicitis.

Answer 9

Alvarado score

Question 10

What is the Alvarado score if the patient has loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, rebound pain and elevated temperature?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

What is the Alvarado score if the patient has loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, rebound pain and elevated temperature? Does this need hospitalization?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

What is the other term used for diffuse abdominal rigidity?

Answer 12

Washboard Abdomen

Question 13

Enumerate the 3 main manifestation of peritonism. Note: Alphabetically

Answer 13

Abdominal guarding, Abdominal tenderness, Acute abdominal pain

Question 14

Give at least one example of a broad-spectrum antibiotics used in treating peritonitis.

Answer 14

Augmentin

Question 15

What is the surgical management for peritonitis?

Answer 15

Exploratory Laparotomy

Question 16

What is the classical sign of Chron’s disease?

Answer 16

Serpiginous Ulcer

Question 17

Is there a cure for Chron’s disease?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Give one alternative name of gastroenteritis.

Answer 18

Gastric Flu / Stomach Flu

Question 19

Give one antibiotics often used in gastroenteritis.

Answer 19

Fluoroquinolone

Question 20

What is the usual diet that we institute for patient with gastroenteritis to promote optimal nutrition? Note: Abbreviations only

Answer 20

BRAT

Question 21

What do you call t he hard stone mass of feces in the intestinal tract that often cause obstruction in the appendix?

Answer 21

Fecalith