SCI 225
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Week 9: Gastrointestinal
Disorders
CONTENT REVIEW EXAM
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,1. Which of the following is the most common cause of chronic
gastritis?
- A) Excessive alcohol consumption
- B) Helicobacter pylori infection
- C) Autoimmune disorders
- D) Chronic use of NSAIDs
- Correct Answer: B. Helicobacter pylori infection.
Rationale: H. pylori is the primary infectious agent associated
with chronic gastritis.
2. A patient with cirrhosis is at an increased risk for which
complication?
- A) Peptic ulcer disease
- B) Hepatic encephalopathy
- C) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- D) Cholecystitis
- Correct Answer: B. Hepatic encephalopathy.
Rationale: Cirrhosis can lead to increased ammonia levels,
resulting in hepatic encephalopathy.
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, 3. What is the primary physiological disturbance seen in a patient
with acute pancreatitis?
- A) Decreased bile production
- B) Impaired insulin secretion
- C) Autodigestion of pancreatic tissue
- D) Increased absorption of nutrients
- Correct Answer: C. Autodigestion of pancreatic tissue.
Rationale: Enzymes become activated prematurely, leading to
autodigestion.
4. Which type of hepatitis is transmitted primarily through
contaminated water or food?
- A) Hepatitis A
- B) Hepatitis B
- C) Hepatitis C
- D) Hepatitis D
- Correct Answer: A. Hepatitis A.
Rationale: Hepatitis A is an enterically transmitted viral
infection.
5. In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a common
extraintestinal manifestation is:
©Nightingale 2024/2025
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Week 9: Gastrointestinal
Disorders
CONTENT REVIEW EXAM
©Nightingale 2024/2025
,1. Which of the following is the most common cause of chronic
gastritis?
- A) Excessive alcohol consumption
- B) Helicobacter pylori infection
- C) Autoimmune disorders
- D) Chronic use of NSAIDs
- Correct Answer: B. Helicobacter pylori infection.
Rationale: H. pylori is the primary infectious agent associated
with chronic gastritis.
2. A patient with cirrhosis is at an increased risk for which
complication?
- A) Peptic ulcer disease
- B) Hepatic encephalopathy
- C) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- D) Cholecystitis
- Correct Answer: B. Hepatic encephalopathy.
Rationale: Cirrhosis can lead to increased ammonia levels,
resulting in hepatic encephalopathy.
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, 3. What is the primary physiological disturbance seen in a patient
with acute pancreatitis?
- A) Decreased bile production
- B) Impaired insulin secretion
- C) Autodigestion of pancreatic tissue
- D) Increased absorption of nutrients
- Correct Answer: C. Autodigestion of pancreatic tissue.
Rationale: Enzymes become activated prematurely, leading to
autodigestion.
4. Which type of hepatitis is transmitted primarily through
contaminated water or food?
- A) Hepatitis A
- B) Hepatitis B
- C) Hepatitis C
- D) Hepatitis D
- Correct Answer: A. Hepatitis A.
Rationale: Hepatitis A is an enterically transmitted viral
infection.
5. In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a common
extraintestinal manifestation is:
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