Week 8: Lower GI

Question 1

Medical term for stomach flu

Answer 1

gastroenteritis

Question 2

What two disorders does inflammatory bowel disease encompass?

Answer 2

ulcerative colitis and crohns disease

Question 3

Which disease begins in the rectum and spreads proximally along the colon in a continuous fashion?

Answer 3

ulcerative colitis

Question 4

Abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea may indicate?

Answer 4

ulcerative colitis

Question 5

toxic megacolon is a major concern of?

Answer 5

ulcerative colitis

Question 6

what is the principle drug used with ulcerative colitis?

Answer 6

sulphasalazine

Question 7

What kind of diet is recommended for those with ulcerative colitis?

Answer 7

high-calorie, high-protein, low-residue diet with vitamin and iron supplements

Question 8

what things should a person with ulcerative colitis avoid?

Answer 8

cold foods, high-residue foods and smoking because they increase HI motility

Question 9

What are examples of high residue foods? (ulcerative colitis patients cannot have these)

Answer 9

whole wheat bread, cereal with bran, nuts and raw fruit.

Question 10

what is a priority in the acute phase of ulcerative colitis?

Answer 10

hemodynamic stability, pain control, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and nutritional supports

Question 11

a disease of unknown origin that can affect any part of the GI tract from the mouth to the anus

Answer 11

crohns disease

Question 12

discontinuous skip lesions are associated with?

Answer 12

crohns disease

Question 13

characterized by inflammation of the GI tract, most often in the terminal ileum and colon

Answer 13

crohns disease

Question 14

strictures and obstructions are common with?

Answer 14

crohns disease, because scar tissue and ulceration can narrow the lumen of the intestine

Question 15

what is a cardinal feature of crohns disease?

Answer 15

fistulas

Question 16

what may have to be excluded from the diet of a patient with crohns disease?

Answer 16

milk and milk products