GI disorders- Exam 3

Question 1

What is a swallowing disorder due to ?

Answer 1

-Damage to the 5th 9th or 10 cerebral nerve
-Poliomyelitis
-Encephalitis
-Myasthenia gravis
-Botulism
-Patients under deep anesthesia

Question 2

What is achalasia?

Answer 2

Lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax during swallowing.

Damage in the neural network of the myenteric plexus in the lower 2/3 of the esophagus

Question 3

At patient with achalasia, what happens to the esophagus overtime?

Answer 3

esophagus will enlarge

Question 4

What is gastritis? What is it caused by ?

Answer 4

inflammation of the gastric mucosa

chronic bacterial infection of the gastric mucosa

Question 5

_____ and ____ are very irritating to the gastric lining and can cause peptic ulcers

Answer 5

Alcohol and aspirin

Question 6

Peptic ulcer disease can be caused by ____ and _____

Answer 6

H pylori and overuse of NSAIDs

Question 7

What can happen if the pancreatic duct becomes blocked?

Answer 7

gallstones

Question 8

What is another term that is used for malabsorption?

Answer 8

sprue

Question 9

What is gluten enteropathy?

Answer 9

gluten causes the body to mount a immune response to the microvilli in the small intestine, results in very poor digestion

Question 10

Is sprue a problem of absorption or digestion? What is a common symptom?

Answer 10

absorption problem NOT digestive

high fat in stool

Question 11

What is the main problem with sprue?

Answer 11

demineralization of bones due to fat soluble vitamins not being absorbed due to not being able to absorb the fat

Question 12

What is enteritis?

Answer 12

inflammation of the intestine tract, mucosa becomes irritated

Question 13

Cholera is caused by ____. What is a common symptom?

Answer 13

bacteria (Vibrio cholerae)

severe diarrhea leading to dehydration

Question 14

What is ulcerative colitis?

Answer 14

Areas of the walls of the large intestine become inflamed and ulcerated

cause unknown