ALH 1140 TEST 3 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS &
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
Crohn disease most often affects the - correct answer ✔✔ileum
what is acute viral hepatitis - correct answer ✔✔the infection and inflammation of the liver
what is the most effective treatment for celiac disease - correct answer ✔✔a lifelong and strict
adherence to a diet that is gluten free
a leading cause of cancer deaths, which produces symptoms of abdominal pain, anorexia, jaundice, and
weight loss, usually in people 60 to 70 years of age is - correct answer ✔✔pancreatic cancer
how are peptic ulcers treated - correct answer ✔✔with antibiotics and medication to reduce acid
secretions
what is the definitive method of diagnosing Crohn disease - correct answer ✔✔biopsy of the affected
site
tenderness or pressure at McBurney's point is a diagnostic indicator of what illness - correct answer
✔✔acute appendicitis
gastritis is confirmed by - correct answer ✔✔Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy
T/F pancreatitis can occur in both acute and chronic forms - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F pancreatitis is often associated with the presence of gallstones - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F pancreatitis is a condition in which pancreatic enzymes begin digesting the pancreatic tissue - correct
answer ✔✔true
acute inflammation of small, pouchlike herniations in the intestinal wall is a condition known as - correct
answer ✔✔diverticulitis
what causes celiac disease - correct answer ✔✔probably the immunologic reaction to the gliadin
fraction
T/F dehydration is a possible complication of diarrhea - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F electrolyte imbalances are a possible complication of diarrhea - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F excessive drinking is the only cause of cirrhosis - correct answer ✔✔false
T/F hepatitis B is transmitted by blood or serum - correct answer ✔✔true
, T/F the pancreas is both an exocrine and an endocrine organ - correct answer ✔✔true
acute _____ is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach - correct answer ✔✔gastritis
bleeding from an ulcer may appear as _____ or bloody vomitus - correct answer ✔✔hematemesis
_____ are little pouches or sacs formed when the mucosal lining pushes through the underlying muscle
layer of the intestinal wall - correct answer ✔✔diverticulitis
accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity - correct answer ✔✔ascites
abnormal tubelike passage - correct answer ✔✔fistula
vomiting blood - correct answer ✔✔hematemesis
bright red, bloody stools - correct answer ✔✔hematochezia
minute qualities of blood in feces that are detectable by chemical testing - correct answer ✔✔occult
blood
describe the function of the pancreas - correct answer ✔✔produces insulin and glucagon, which
regulate the level of glucose in the blood
describe how esophageal varices develop - correct answer ✔✔normal blood flow to the liver is blocked
by a clot or scar tissue in the liver
T/F cirrhosis may be idiopathic in origin - correct answer ✔✔true
what is end stage renal disease - correct answer ✔✔the gradual, progressive deterioration of kidney
funciton
during a physical exam and diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease, the physician may find - correct
answer ✔✔hypertension
T/F glycosuria is a symptom of pyelonephritis - correct answer ✔✔false
T/F acute pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F acute pyelonephritis is due to infection, most commonly the Escherichia coli bacteria - correct
answer ✔✔true
T/F acute pyelonephritis is determined partly by culture and sensitivity tests on a clean-catch urine
specimen - correct answer ✔✔true
_____ eventually becomes the chief sign of renal cell carcinoma - correct answer ✔✔painless hematuria
what infection is often related to glomerulonephritis - correct answer ✔✔streptococcal infection of the
respiratory tract
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
Crohn disease most often affects the - correct answer ✔✔ileum
what is acute viral hepatitis - correct answer ✔✔the infection and inflammation of the liver
what is the most effective treatment for celiac disease - correct answer ✔✔a lifelong and strict
adherence to a diet that is gluten free
a leading cause of cancer deaths, which produces symptoms of abdominal pain, anorexia, jaundice, and
weight loss, usually in people 60 to 70 years of age is - correct answer ✔✔pancreatic cancer
how are peptic ulcers treated - correct answer ✔✔with antibiotics and medication to reduce acid
secretions
what is the definitive method of diagnosing Crohn disease - correct answer ✔✔biopsy of the affected
site
tenderness or pressure at McBurney's point is a diagnostic indicator of what illness - correct answer
✔✔acute appendicitis
gastritis is confirmed by - correct answer ✔✔Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy
T/F pancreatitis can occur in both acute and chronic forms - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F pancreatitis is often associated with the presence of gallstones - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F pancreatitis is a condition in which pancreatic enzymes begin digesting the pancreatic tissue - correct
answer ✔✔true
acute inflammation of small, pouchlike herniations in the intestinal wall is a condition known as - correct
answer ✔✔diverticulitis
what causes celiac disease - correct answer ✔✔probably the immunologic reaction to the gliadin
fraction
T/F dehydration is a possible complication of diarrhea - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F electrolyte imbalances are a possible complication of diarrhea - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F excessive drinking is the only cause of cirrhosis - correct answer ✔✔false
T/F hepatitis B is transmitted by blood or serum - correct answer ✔✔true
, T/F the pancreas is both an exocrine and an endocrine organ - correct answer ✔✔true
acute _____ is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach - correct answer ✔✔gastritis
bleeding from an ulcer may appear as _____ or bloody vomitus - correct answer ✔✔hematemesis
_____ are little pouches or sacs formed when the mucosal lining pushes through the underlying muscle
layer of the intestinal wall - correct answer ✔✔diverticulitis
accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity - correct answer ✔✔ascites
abnormal tubelike passage - correct answer ✔✔fistula
vomiting blood - correct answer ✔✔hematemesis
bright red, bloody stools - correct answer ✔✔hematochezia
minute qualities of blood in feces that are detectable by chemical testing - correct answer ✔✔occult
blood
describe the function of the pancreas - correct answer ✔✔produces insulin and glucagon, which
regulate the level of glucose in the blood
describe how esophageal varices develop - correct answer ✔✔normal blood flow to the liver is blocked
by a clot or scar tissue in the liver
T/F cirrhosis may be idiopathic in origin - correct answer ✔✔true
what is end stage renal disease - correct answer ✔✔the gradual, progressive deterioration of kidney
funciton
during a physical exam and diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease, the physician may find - correct
answer ✔✔hypertension
T/F glycosuria is a symptom of pyelonephritis - correct answer ✔✔false
T/F acute pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F acute pyelonephritis is due to infection, most commonly the Escherichia coli bacteria - correct
answer ✔✔true
T/F acute pyelonephritis is determined partly by culture and sensitivity tests on a clean-catch urine
specimen - correct answer ✔✔true
_____ eventually becomes the chief sign of renal cell carcinoma - correct answer ✔✔painless hematuria
what infection is often related to glomerulonephritis - correct answer ✔✔streptococcal infection of the
respiratory tract
