WGU D115 patho Unit 6 gastrointestinal system
questions with verified answers
Achalasia Ans✓✓✓ Denervation of smooth muscle in esophagus and failure of
the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax
Acute pancreatitis Ans✓✓✓ inflammation of the pancreas secondary to the
leakage of pancreatic enzymes from the acinar cells into the parenchyma of the
organ causing enzymatic autodigestion
Amylase Ans✓✓✓ Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
anorexia Ans✓✓✓ loss of appetite despite physiologic stimuli that would
normally produce hunger
Bile salt deficiency Ans✓✓✓ Deficiency that occurs often in liver diseases or
blockage of bile pathways. Fats are not emulsified and steatorrhea results,
decreased fat soluble vitamin absorption
biliary atresia Ans✓✓✓ Congenital absence or obstruction of the extrahepatic
bile duct, resulting in neonatal cholestasis
celiac disease Ans✓✓✓ Autoimmune disorder of the small intestine; villi are
damaged as a result of eating gluten, a protein found in cereal grains
cleft lip Ans✓✓✓ a birth defect in which there is a deep groove of the lip running
upward to the nose as a result of the failure of this portion of the lip to close
during prenatal development
, cleft palate Ans✓✓✓ congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the
midline
Complications of intestinal obstruction Ans✓✓✓ Distention, vomiting,
electrolyte, dehydration, pain, Strangulation, ischemia, perforation, shock,
peritonitis
constipation Ans✓✓✓ Hard, slow stools that are difficult to eliminate; often a
result of too little fiber in the diet
Cronh's disease Ans✓✓✓ Idiopathic inflammatory disorder that affects any part
of digestive tract, mouth to anus, causing non caseating granulomas, fistulas and
deep penetrating ulcers
*neutrophil infiltration of crypts which cause destructive abscess formation
Cystic fibrosis classic triad Ans✓✓✓ 1-deficiency of pancreatic enzyme
2-overproduction of mucus in respiratory tract
3-abnormality elevated sodium and chloride concentrations
Diagnosis of duodenal and gastric ulcers Ans✓✓✓ Endoscopy, radioimmune
assays of gastrin levels for ulcers associated with gastric carcinomas, urea breath
test and antibodies for H. Pylori, gastric biopsy, CBC or iron count
diarrhea Ans✓✓✓ frequent passage of loose, watery stools more then 3 x per
day
questions with verified answers
Achalasia Ans✓✓✓ Denervation of smooth muscle in esophagus and failure of
the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax
Acute pancreatitis Ans✓✓✓ inflammation of the pancreas secondary to the
leakage of pancreatic enzymes from the acinar cells into the parenchyma of the
organ causing enzymatic autodigestion
Amylase Ans✓✓✓ Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
anorexia Ans✓✓✓ loss of appetite despite physiologic stimuli that would
normally produce hunger
Bile salt deficiency Ans✓✓✓ Deficiency that occurs often in liver diseases or
blockage of bile pathways. Fats are not emulsified and steatorrhea results,
decreased fat soluble vitamin absorption
biliary atresia Ans✓✓✓ Congenital absence or obstruction of the extrahepatic
bile duct, resulting in neonatal cholestasis
celiac disease Ans✓✓✓ Autoimmune disorder of the small intestine; villi are
damaged as a result of eating gluten, a protein found in cereal grains
cleft lip Ans✓✓✓ a birth defect in which there is a deep groove of the lip running
upward to the nose as a result of the failure of this portion of the lip to close
during prenatal development
, cleft palate Ans✓✓✓ congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the
midline
Complications of intestinal obstruction Ans✓✓✓ Distention, vomiting,
electrolyte, dehydration, pain, Strangulation, ischemia, perforation, shock,
peritonitis
constipation Ans✓✓✓ Hard, slow stools that are difficult to eliminate; often a
result of too little fiber in the diet
Cronh's disease Ans✓✓✓ Idiopathic inflammatory disorder that affects any part
of digestive tract, mouth to anus, causing non caseating granulomas, fistulas and
deep penetrating ulcers
*neutrophil infiltration of crypts which cause destructive abscess formation
Cystic fibrosis classic triad Ans✓✓✓ 1-deficiency of pancreatic enzyme
2-overproduction of mucus in respiratory tract
3-abnormality elevated sodium and chloride concentrations
Diagnosis of duodenal and gastric ulcers Ans✓✓✓ Endoscopy, radioimmune
assays of gastrin levels for ulcers associated with gastric carcinomas, urea breath
test and antibodies for H. Pylori, gastric biopsy, CBC or iron count
diarrhea Ans✓✓✓ frequent passage of loose, watery stools more then 3 x per
day
