Pathology exam 3: Gastrointestinal tract

Which of the following bacterias are the most common causes of peptic ulcers and gastric cancer?

ANS: Helicobacter pylori

Which of the following matches the description:

• A localized defect extending at least into the submucosa as a result of acid and/or pepsin attacks

• Described as a necrosis of the mucosa

• Most commonly occurring in the duodenum

• Most commonly caused by H.Pylori

A) Diverticulitis

B) Peptic Ulcer

C) Colon Cancer

D) Ulcerative Colitis

ANS: Peptic Ulcer

Which of the following is a common digestive disease which involves formation of pouches called diverticuli becoming inflamed within the bowl wall.

• Associated with left lower quadrent pain and tenderness, fever, increased WBC count.

• Most common cause of abdominal pain.

A) Diverticulitis

B) Peptic Ulcer

C) Colon Cancer

D) Ulcerative Colitis

ANS: Diverticulitis

Which of the following is an acute peptic ulcer of the duodenum resulting as a complication of burns and can lead to ischemia and cell necrosis of the gastric mucosa?

A) Diverticulitis

B) Peptic Ulcer

C) Colon Cancer

D) Curling Ulcer

ANS:Curling Ulcer

Which of the following is a type of autoimmune inflammatory bowl disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus?

• Chronic inflammation of the terminal ilium and proximal colon

• Causes granulomas to form

• Autoimmune results form this disease.

• Causes: Increased stomach acid, inadequate TCell response, Colon cancer.

A) Crohns Disease

B) Peptic Ulcer

C) Colon Cancer

D) Curling Ulcer

ANS: Crohns Disease

Which of the following is an inflammatory disorder of the small intestine caused by an immune reaction to gluten?

• Characteristic findings are increased number of TCells

• Villus atrophy

• Hyperplasia of crypts

• Increased number of plasma cells,mast cells, eosinophils in the lamina proptria

A) Crohns Disease

B) Peptic Ulcer

C) Celiac Disease

D) Curling Ulcer

ANS: Celiac Disease

Which of the following is a rare systemic infectious disease caused by Tropheryma whipplei and is primarly a disease of malabsorption?

• Symptoms: Weight loss, Diarrhea, joint pain, arthritis.

A) Crohns Disease

B) Whipple’s Disease

C) Celiac Disease

D) Curling Ulcer

ANS: Whipples Disease

Which of the following is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder only effecting the colon and rectum

A) Crohns Disease

B) Ulcerative colitis

C) Celiac Disease

D) Curling Ulcer

ANS: Ulcerative Colitis

Which of the following is the endoscopic examination of the large bowl and the distal part of the small bowl with a CCD Camera on a flexible tube passing through the anus.

A) colonoscopy

B) occult blood

C) blood tests

D) endoscopy

ANS: Colonoscopy

________________ refers to the blood in the feces that is not visibly apparent and checks for hidden blood in the stool.

A) colonoscopy

B) occult blood

C) blood tests

D) endoscopy

ANS: Occult blood

Which of the following is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ?

• Jaundice, poor appetite malaise, mucus membranes.

• sexually transmitted is the most common

hepatitis

Which type of hepatits is food borne, contaminated food or water?

ANS: A

Which type of hepatitis is transmitted thru a blood born pathogen, and is sexually transmitted

ANS: B

Which type of hepatitis is a blood born pathogen where immunity does not follow infection.

ANS: C

Which of the following dieases refers to cholestatic extrahepatic disease processes of the biliary tree that affect the liver indirectly

ANS: Obstructive hepatitis (also known as choledocholithiasis)

Which of the following is a disease of the bile ducts that causes inflammation and subsequent obstruction of bile ducts both inside and outside the liver?

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis