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Question 1

Bowel “telescopes” within itself

Answer 1

Intussuception

Question 2

invagination of one portion of the intestine into
another

Answer 2

intussuception

Question 3

obstruction is invariably below the ampulla of Vater, the point in the intestine where bile empties into the duodenum

Answer 3

peristaltic wave

Question 4

water-soluble solution instilled into the bowel

Answer 4

hydrostatic reduction

Question 5

Instillation of air

Answer 5

pneumatic insufflation

Question 6

straighten the invagination portion)

Answer 6

surgery

Question 7

A twisting of the bowel that leads to a bowel obstruction and
compromise the blood supply to the loop of intestine involved

Answer 7

volvulus

Question 8

he bowel develops necrotic patches, interfering
with digestion and possibly leading to a paralytic
ileus. Perforation and peritonitis may follow. Result
from ischemia or poor perfusion of blood vessels in
sections of the bowel

Answer 8

necrotizing enterocolitis

Question 9

Remove fecal secretions from abdomen due to perforation

Answer 9

surgery

Question 10

Inflammation of the lumen of the appendix which
becomes quickly obstructed causing edema,
necrosis and pain

Answer 10

appendicitis

Question 11

Pain one third of the way between the anterior superior
iliac crest and the umbilicus (

Answer 11

Mcburney’s point

Question 12

What is the most common
symptom indicating that the
appendix may have ruptured?

Answer 12

sudden relief of pain

Question 13

A small pouch of this duct remains, located off the
ileum, approximately 18 inches from the ileum–
colon junction.

Answer 13

meckel’s diverticulum

Question 14

sensitivity or abnormal immunologic response to protein,
particularly the gluten factor of protein found in grains

Answer 14

celiac disease

Question 15

celiac disease or

Answer 15

malabsorption syndrome: gluten induced enteropathy

Question 16

child wth celiac disease demonstrate

Answer 16

1. failure to grow and wasting extremities
2. abdomen is large due to distension and malnutrition

Question 17

patient with celiac diasease should have

Answer 17

gluten free diet with no wheat, rye, barley, oats

Question 18

Less than 3 bowel movements per week

Answer 18

consipation

Question 19

what stool softener is used when having constipation?

Answer 19

docusate sodium

Question 20

Is a protrusion of a section of the bowel into
the inguinal ring

Answer 20

inguinal hernia

Question 21

Appears as a lump in the left or right inguinal region

Answer 21

inguinal hernia

Question 22

Appears as a lump in the left or right inguinal region

Answer 22

herniorrhaphy

Question 23

he distal portion of the bowel lacks nerve
innervations because there is no peristalsis in
this narrowed segment; the bowel proximal to
it distends markedly.

Answer 23

Hirschsprung’s Disease
Aganglionic Megacolon

Question 24

the bowel proximal to
it distends markedly.

Answer 24

megacolon

Question 25

It is the result of an absence of ganglion cells in the rectum and, to varying degrees, upward in the colon

Answer 25

Aganglionic Megacolon

Question 26

absence of ganglionic cells in bowel mucosa

Answer 26

rectal biopsy

Question 27

diagnosis of aganglionic megacolon

Answer 27

barium enema rectal biopsy

Question 28

It is the inflammation that involves the rectum and usually extends in the lower part of the colon

Answer 28

Ulcerative Colitis

Question 29

The wall of the colon becomes thickened and the surface is inflamed, leading to cobblestone appearance of mucosa

Answer 29

Crohn’s Disease

Question 30

Involves intermittent episodes of loose and normal stools to recurrent abdominal pain

Answer 30

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Chronic Nonspecific Diarrhea)

Question 32

It is a disease caused by protein deficiency

Answer 32

Kwashiorkor

Question 33

There is a severe wasting of the muscles, but this is marked by edema

Answer 33

kwashiorkor

Question 34

Caused by a deficiency of all food groups, basically a form of starvation

Answer 34

nutritional marasmus

Question 36

dry and lustreless conjunctiva)

Answer 36

xeropthalmia

Question 37

necrosis of the cornea with perforation, loss of ocular fluid and blindness)

Answer 37

keratomalacia

Question 38

Caused by eating polished rice as dietary staple

Answer 38

vit b1 deficiency

Question 39

(tingling and numbness of extremities, heart palpitations, exhaustion

Answer 39

beri-beri

Question 40

Those who eat corn as a dietary staple

Answer 40

niacin deficiency

Question 41

(dermatitis which resembles sunburn)

Answer 41

pellagra

Question 42

Lack of fresh fruit in the diet

Answer 42

vit c deficiency

Question 43

muscle tenderness and petechiae)

Answer 43

scurvy

Question 44

Lack of sunlight

Answer 44

vit d deficiency

Question 45

(poor bone formation)

Answer 45

rickets

Question 46

softening of the skul)

Answer 46

craniotabes

Question 47

Lead to either hypothyroidism, or overgrowth of the thyroid gland (goiter) as the gland struggles to produce thyroxine

Answer 47

iodine deficiency