The Digestive System Diseases/Conditions

Question 1

Lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat

Answer 1

Anorexia

Question 2

Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by obstruction or infection

Answer 2

Appendicitis

Question 3

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, usually as a result of chronic liver disease, a neoplasm, or an inflammatory disorder in the abdomen.

Answer 3

Ascites

Question 4

Rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of gas through the liquid content of the intestine

Answer 4

Borborygmus

Question 5

Physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass and is commonly associated with AIDS and cancer.

Answer 5

Cachexia

Question 6

Presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder

Answer 6

Cholelithiasis

Question 7

Scarring and dysfunction of the liver caused by chronic liver disease

Answer 7

Cirrhosis

Question 8

Form of inflammatory bowel syndrome, usually of the ileum but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract

Answer 8

Crohn Disease

Question 9

Inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, that may be caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasites and results in bloody diarrhea

Answer 9

Dysentery

Question 10

Gas in the GI tract, expelling of air from a body orifice, especially the anus

Answer 10

Flatus

Question 11

Backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus as a result of a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus

Answer 11

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Question 12

Foul-smelling breath

Answer 12

Halitosis

Question 13

Vomiting of blood from bleeding in the stomach or esophagus

Answer 13

Hematemesis

Question 14

Swollen varicose veins in the anorectal region categorized as external or internal

Answer 14

Hemorrhoids

Question 15

Mechanical or functional blockage of the intestines that occurs when the contents of the intestine cannot move forward through the intestinal tract because of a partial or complete blockage of the bowel

Answer 15

Intestinal Obstruction

Question 16

Symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function (typically constipation, diarrhea, or alternating constipation and diarrhea) for which no organic cause can be determined

Answer 16

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Question 17

Symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients, minerals, or fluids through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph

Answer 17

Malabsorption Syndrome

Question 18

Dark, tarlike feces that contain digested blood from bleeding in the esophagus or stomach

Answer 18

Melena

Question 19

Excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body’s skeletal and physical standards, usually an increase of 20% or more above ideal body weight

Answer 19

Obesity

Question 20

Obesity in which BMI is greater than 40, and generally 100lb or more over ideal body weight

Answer 20

Morbid obesity

Question 21

Severe constipation, which may be caused by an intestinal obstruction

Answer 21

Obstipation

Question 22

Formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, or cheek caused primarily by irritation

Answer 22

Oral leukoplakia

Question 23

Inflammation of the pancreas

Answer 23

Pancreatitis

Question 24

Stricture or narrowing of the pyloric sphincter at the outlet of the stomach, causing an obstruction that blocks the flow of food into the small intestine

Answer 24

Pyloric Stenosis

Question 25

A backward flow, as in the return of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach

Answer 25

Regurgitation

Question 26

Chronic inflammatory disease of the colon, commonly beginning in the rectum or sigmoid colon and extending upward into the entire colon

Answer 26

Ulcerative Colitis