Chamberlain NR 511 Midterm Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
WhatAareAcommonAcausesAofAN/VAassociatedAwithAgastritis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Alcohol,ANSAIDs,AASA,AABX,AandAillicitAsubstances
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAnauseaAandAvomiting?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AcuteAGastroenteritisA(AGE)
WhatAareAsomeAmanifestationsAofAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Nausea,Avomiting,AandAdiarrhea,Afever,AabdominalApain.AMayAalsoAincludeAfatigue,Amalais
e,Aanorexia,AtenesmusAandAborborygmus.
HowAisAtheAseverityAofAAGEAgauged?A-AcorrectAanswers-
DehydrationAsecondaryAtoAprofuseAwateryAdiarrhea,AfeverAgreaterAthanA101ºFA(38.3ºC),Av
omiting,AorAdysentery.
WhatAareAimportantApartsAofAaApatient'sAhistoryAwhenAAGEAisAsuspected?A-
AcorrectAanswers-Travel,AdiningAlocations,AABXAhistory..
WhatAhappensAtoAtheApHAofAtheAstomachAwhenAantacidsAareAtakenAandAhowAdoesAthisAaff
ectAbacteria?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HighApHAcanAmakeAitAeasierAforAbacteriaAtoAsurviveAandAcauseAandAinfection.
HowAdoesAmotilityAofAtheAGIAtractAaffectAbacteriaAcolonization?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SmallAbowelAstasisAasAaAresultAofAobstruction,Adiverticulitis,AorAblindAloopAsyndromeAfreque
ntlyAdevelopAanAovergrowthAofAbacteriaAwithinAtheAstagnantAsegment.
WhichAimmunoglobulinAmayAprotectAtheAGIAtractAagainstAinvadingAorganisms?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
IgA...mayAalsoAhelpAprotectAagainstAaAfutureAattackAbyAtheAsameApathogen.
OnsetAofAN/VAbeginAwithinA6AhoursAafterAexposure.AIsAthisAbacterialAorAviral?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
Bacterial:AtimeAframeAsuggestsAfoodApoisoningAresultingAfromAtheAingestionAofAaApreforme
dAtoxinAsuchAasAthatAofABacillusAcereus.
WhatAtwoAindicationsAareAhighlyAsuggestiveAofAviralAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IncubationAperiodsAgreaterAthanA14AhoursAandAtheAinitialAsymptomAofAvomiting.
IfAaApatientApresentsAwithAAGEAandAreportsAbloodyAstools,AwhatAcanAbeAunderstoodAaboutA
theAreasonAforAbloodAinAtheAstool/A-AcorrectAanswers-
MucosalAdamageAandAinflammatoryAprocessAsecondaryAtoAinvasiveApathogens.
WhatAdoAfrothyAstoolsAandAflatusAsuggest?A-AcorrectAanswers-MalabsorptionAproblem.
PatientsAwithAprolongedAAGEAillnessAwhoAareAmalnourishedAmayApresentAwithAedema.AW
hatAisAtheAreason?A-AcorrectAanswers-Hypoalbuminemia
TAorAF:AChronicAdiarrheaAusuallyAhasAaAnoninfectiousAetiology.A-AcorrectAanswers-True
TAorAF:AAcuteAdiarrheaAusuallyAisAcausedAbyAinfectiousAagentsAorAtoxinsA-
AcorrectAanswers-True
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAviralApathogenAcausingAAGEAinAadults?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Norovirus
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAviralApathogenAcausingAAGEAinApediatrics?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Rotavirus.AThisAhasAbeenAgreatlyAreducedAsinceAtheAintroductionAofAtheArotavirusAvaccine.
,TAorAF:AStoolAstudiesAareAindicatedAinAtheAabsenceAofAbloodyAdiarrheaAorAsystemicAdiseas
eA-AcorrectAanswers-False
TAorAF:AAACBCAwillAhelpAdistinguishAbetweenAviralAandAbacterialAAGEA-AcorrectAanswers-
False
WhenAareAstoolAstudiesAwarranted?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SevereAorAprolongedAdiarrhea,AaAfeverA>A38.5ºC,AbloodyAstoolsAorAstoolsAthatAtestApositive
AforAleukocytesAorAoccultAblood.
WhatAareAcommonApathogensAinvolvedAinATraveler'sADiarrhea?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Shigella,ACampylobacter,AandAE.Acoli.
WhatAshouldAtheAclinicianAdoAifAtheApatientAdevelopsAdiarrheaAafterAinitiationAofAcompletion
AofAantibioticAtherapy?A-AcorrectAanswers-TestAforAC.Adiff.
WhatAareAsomeADDxAofAAGE,AparticularlyAinApatientsAwithApersistentAorAchronicAdiarrheaAa
ndAsevereAabdominalApain?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IBS,AIBD,AischemicAbowelAdisease,ApartialAbowelAobstruction,AsmallAbowelAdiverticulosis.
WhatAareAsomeAredAflagAsymptomsAthatAmayAindicateAtheAneedAforAhospitalization?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
Hypovolemia,Adehydration,AabnormalAelectrolytes,AdecreasedArenalAfunction,AbloodyAstoo
l/rectalAbleeding,AweightAloss,AsevereAabdominalApain,AprolongedAsymptomsAgreaterAthanA
1Aweek,Apregnancy,AadvancedAage,AhistoryAofAhospitalizationAorAantibioticAuseAinAtheAlastA
3-6Amonths.
WhatAisAtheAusualAcourseAofAtreatmentAforAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-
OnlyAsupportiveAtreatmentAisAinitiatedAsinceAAGEAisAusuallyAself-
limitingAandAresolvesAwithinA1AweekAafterAonsetAofAsymptoms.
HowAsuchApatientsAwithAevidenceAofAdehydrationAbeAtreatedAinitially?A-AcorrectAanswers-
FluidArepletionAandAnutrition.ASportsAdrinksAaren'tAasAeffectiveAasAspecificAelectrolyteAreple
nishingAdrinks.
AtAwhatApointAshouldAaApatientAbeAreferredAtoAtheAhospitalAforAdehydration?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
SignsAofAhypovolemiaAsuchAasAhypotension,Atachycardia,Apallor,AandApoorAskinAturgor.
TAofAF:AEmpiricAantimicrobialAtherapyAisArecommendedAforApatientsAwithAsevereAdiarrheaAs
uspectedAformAtraveling.A-AcorrectAanswers-
True.ABactrim,ACiprofloxacin,ANorfloxacin,AFloxacin.
TAorAF:AAntibioticAprophylaxisAforApatientsAtravelingAtoAhigh-riskAareasAisAappropriate.A-
AcorrectAanswers-True
HowAeffectiveAisAantibioticAprophylaxisAforApatientsAtravelingAtoAhigh-riskAareas?A-
AcorrectAanswers-90%Aeffective
WhatAdoesAantibioticAprophylaxisAtreatmentAconsistAof?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Bactrim,ACiprofloxacin,ANorfloxacin,AorAFloxacinAgivenAonceAdailyAuntilA2AdaysAafterAreturni
ngAhome.
WhatAisAanAappropriateAsymptomaticAtreatmentAforApatientsA<A65AyearsAorAageAwithAmoder
ateAtoAsevereAdiarrhea?A-AcorrectAanswers-Two-dayAcourseAofALoperamideA(Imodium)
WhatAisAanAappropriateAsymptomaticAtreatmentAforApatientsA<A65AyearsAorAageAwithAsignifi
cantAvomiting?A-AcorrectAanswers-Two-dayAcourseAofAZofranAorAPhenergan.
WhatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoApreventAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-HandAwashing.
TAorAF:AKidsAcanAattendAdaycareAwithAinfectiousAdiarrheaAasAlongAasAthey'reAseparatedAfro
mAotherAchildren.A-AcorrectAanswers-False!ANotAuntilAtheAdiarrheaAhasAstopped.
, IfApainAisApresentAinAtheArightAlowerAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowelA
disorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-IBD,AIBS,AInfectiousAColitis,AandAConstipation
IfApainAisApresentAinAtheAleftAlowerAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowelAd
isorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-Diverticulitis,AIBS,AIBD,AConstipation,AandAInfectiousAColitis.
IfApainAisApresentAinAtheAleftAupperAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowelA
disorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-StomachAulcers,Apancreatitis,AandAgastritis.
IfApainAisApresentAinAtheArightAupperAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowel
Adisorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-GallAbladder,Ahepatitis,AandApancreatitis.
TAorAF:AIBSAisAaAdisorderAofAbowelAfunctionAinAtheAabsenceAofAanAatomicAabnormality.A-
AcorrectAanswers-True
WhatAareAcommonAsymptomsAofAIBS?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ChangesAinAbowelAhabitsAsuchAasAdiarrheaA(IBS-D),AconstipationA(IBS-
C),AabdominalApain,Abloating,ArectalAurgencyAwithAdiarrhea.
WhatAareAsomeAextra-intestinalA(outsideAtheAintestines)AsymptomsAofAIBS?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
SexualAdysfunction,AlossAofAlibido,Adyspareunia,AmuscleAachesAandApains,Afatigue,Afibrom
yalgia,Aheadaches,AbackApain,AurinaryAurgency,AurinaryAhesitation,AorAbladderAspasms.
TAorAF:AIBSAresultsAinAseriousAmedicalAconsequencesA-AcorrectAanswers-
False,AprognosisAforAIBSAisAexcellent.
TAorAF:AIBSAisAaAriskAfactorAforAIBDA(Crohn'sAandAUC)AandAcolonAcancer.A-
AcorrectAanswers-False
WhatAareAtheAtwoAmostAcommonAtypesAofAbowelAdisordersAunderAtheAInflammatoryABowel
ADiseaseA(IBD)Aumbrella?A-AcorrectAanswers-UlcerativeAColitisA(UC)AandACrohn'sADisease
InAwhichApartAofAtheAbowelAisAUCAmostAcommonlyAmanifested?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Rectosigmoid
TAorAF:AUCAextendsAintoAtheAsmallAintestine.A-AcorrectAanswers-
False,AUCAisAnotApresentAoutsideAofAtheAcolon.
TAorAF:ACrohn'sADiseaseAcanAbeApresentAanywhereAfromAmouthAtoAanus.A-
AcorrectAanswers-True
InACrohn'sADiseaseAthereAisAaAcharacteristicAsegmentalApresentationAofAtheAdiseasedAbow
el,AseparatedAbyAnormalAareasAofAmucosa.AWhatAareAtheseAareasAreferredAtoAas?A-
AcorrectAanswers-SkippedAlesions
WhatAisAoneAcharacteristicAofACrohn'sAthatAdifferentiatesAitAfromAUCArelatedAtoAtheAbowelAti
ssuesAthemselves?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Crohn'sAaffectsAtheAtissueAtoAaAdeeperAlevelAandAcanAaffectAanyAorAallAlayersAofAtheAbowel.
WhatAisAtheAtheoryAbehindAtheAetiologyAofAIBD?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAinitiatingAfactorAsuchAasAaAvirus,Aallergic,AorAbacterialAprocessAoccursAandAinflamesAthe
Aintestine.ASubsequently,AthoseAwithAaAcertainAgeneticApredispositionAmayAproduceAantibo
diesAthatAchronicallyAattackAtheAintestineA(autoimmune).ASometimesAotherArelativesAareAfo
undAtoAalsoAhaveAIBDAdemonstratingAaAgeneticAcomponent.
DescribeAIBSAasAitApertainsAtoAitsAeffectAonAtheAbowels...A-AcorrectAanswers-
DisorderedAsensationAorAabnormalAfunctionAofAtheAsmallAorAlargeAintestine.
WhatAisAtheAmostAconsistentAcharacteristicsAofAIBS?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AlterationAinAbowelAhabitsAalternating.AAbdominalApainAisAalsoAcommon.APainlessAdiarrhe
aAmayAoccur.
Answers 2025-2026
WhatAareAcommonAcausesAofAN/VAassociatedAwithAgastritis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Alcohol,ANSAIDs,AASA,AABX,AandAillicitAsubstances
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAnauseaAandAvomiting?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AcuteAGastroenteritisA(AGE)
WhatAareAsomeAmanifestationsAofAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Nausea,Avomiting,AandAdiarrhea,Afever,AabdominalApain.AMayAalsoAincludeAfatigue,Amalais
e,Aanorexia,AtenesmusAandAborborygmus.
HowAisAtheAseverityAofAAGEAgauged?A-AcorrectAanswers-
DehydrationAsecondaryAtoAprofuseAwateryAdiarrhea,AfeverAgreaterAthanA101ºFA(38.3ºC),Av
omiting,AorAdysentery.
WhatAareAimportantApartsAofAaApatient'sAhistoryAwhenAAGEAisAsuspected?A-
AcorrectAanswers-Travel,AdiningAlocations,AABXAhistory..
WhatAhappensAtoAtheApHAofAtheAstomachAwhenAantacidsAareAtakenAandAhowAdoesAthisAaff
ectAbacteria?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HighApHAcanAmakeAitAeasierAforAbacteriaAtoAsurviveAandAcauseAandAinfection.
HowAdoesAmotilityAofAtheAGIAtractAaffectAbacteriaAcolonization?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SmallAbowelAstasisAasAaAresultAofAobstruction,Adiverticulitis,AorAblindAloopAsyndromeAfreque
ntlyAdevelopAanAovergrowthAofAbacteriaAwithinAtheAstagnantAsegment.
WhichAimmunoglobulinAmayAprotectAtheAGIAtractAagainstAinvadingAorganisms?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
IgA...mayAalsoAhelpAprotectAagainstAaAfutureAattackAbyAtheAsameApathogen.
OnsetAofAN/VAbeginAwithinA6AhoursAafterAexposure.AIsAthisAbacterialAorAviral?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
Bacterial:AtimeAframeAsuggestsAfoodApoisoningAresultingAfromAtheAingestionAofAaApreforme
dAtoxinAsuchAasAthatAofABacillusAcereus.
WhatAtwoAindicationsAareAhighlyAsuggestiveAofAviralAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IncubationAperiodsAgreaterAthanA14AhoursAandAtheAinitialAsymptomAofAvomiting.
IfAaApatientApresentsAwithAAGEAandAreportsAbloodyAstools,AwhatAcanAbeAunderstoodAaboutA
theAreasonAforAbloodAinAtheAstool/A-AcorrectAanswers-
MucosalAdamageAandAinflammatoryAprocessAsecondaryAtoAinvasiveApathogens.
WhatAdoAfrothyAstoolsAandAflatusAsuggest?A-AcorrectAanswers-MalabsorptionAproblem.
PatientsAwithAprolongedAAGEAillnessAwhoAareAmalnourishedAmayApresentAwithAedema.AW
hatAisAtheAreason?A-AcorrectAanswers-Hypoalbuminemia
TAorAF:AChronicAdiarrheaAusuallyAhasAaAnoninfectiousAetiology.A-AcorrectAanswers-True
TAorAF:AAcuteAdiarrheaAusuallyAisAcausedAbyAinfectiousAagentsAorAtoxinsA-
AcorrectAanswers-True
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAviralApathogenAcausingAAGEAinAadults?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Norovirus
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAviralApathogenAcausingAAGEAinApediatrics?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Rotavirus.AThisAhasAbeenAgreatlyAreducedAsinceAtheAintroductionAofAtheArotavirusAvaccine.
,TAorAF:AStoolAstudiesAareAindicatedAinAtheAabsenceAofAbloodyAdiarrheaAorAsystemicAdiseas
eA-AcorrectAanswers-False
TAorAF:AAACBCAwillAhelpAdistinguishAbetweenAviralAandAbacterialAAGEA-AcorrectAanswers-
False
WhenAareAstoolAstudiesAwarranted?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SevereAorAprolongedAdiarrhea,AaAfeverA>A38.5ºC,AbloodyAstoolsAorAstoolsAthatAtestApositive
AforAleukocytesAorAoccultAblood.
WhatAareAcommonApathogensAinvolvedAinATraveler'sADiarrhea?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Shigella,ACampylobacter,AandAE.Acoli.
WhatAshouldAtheAclinicianAdoAifAtheApatientAdevelopsAdiarrheaAafterAinitiationAofAcompletion
AofAantibioticAtherapy?A-AcorrectAanswers-TestAforAC.Adiff.
WhatAareAsomeADDxAofAAGE,AparticularlyAinApatientsAwithApersistentAorAchronicAdiarrheaAa
ndAsevereAabdominalApain?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IBS,AIBD,AischemicAbowelAdisease,ApartialAbowelAobstruction,AsmallAbowelAdiverticulosis.
WhatAareAsomeAredAflagAsymptomsAthatAmayAindicateAtheAneedAforAhospitalization?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
Hypovolemia,Adehydration,AabnormalAelectrolytes,AdecreasedArenalAfunction,AbloodyAstoo
l/rectalAbleeding,AweightAloss,AsevereAabdominalApain,AprolongedAsymptomsAgreaterAthanA
1Aweek,Apregnancy,AadvancedAage,AhistoryAofAhospitalizationAorAantibioticAuseAinAtheAlastA
3-6Amonths.
WhatAisAtheAusualAcourseAofAtreatmentAforAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-
OnlyAsupportiveAtreatmentAisAinitiatedAsinceAAGEAisAusuallyAself-
limitingAandAresolvesAwithinA1AweekAafterAonsetAofAsymptoms.
HowAsuchApatientsAwithAevidenceAofAdehydrationAbeAtreatedAinitially?A-AcorrectAanswers-
FluidArepletionAandAnutrition.ASportsAdrinksAaren'tAasAeffectiveAasAspecificAelectrolyteAreple
nishingAdrinks.
AtAwhatApointAshouldAaApatientAbeAreferredAtoAtheAhospitalAforAdehydration?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
SignsAofAhypovolemiaAsuchAasAhypotension,Atachycardia,Apallor,AandApoorAskinAturgor.
TAofAF:AEmpiricAantimicrobialAtherapyAisArecommendedAforApatientsAwithAsevereAdiarrheaAs
uspectedAformAtraveling.A-AcorrectAanswers-
True.ABactrim,ACiprofloxacin,ANorfloxacin,AFloxacin.
TAorAF:AAntibioticAprophylaxisAforApatientsAtravelingAtoAhigh-riskAareasAisAappropriate.A-
AcorrectAanswers-True
HowAeffectiveAisAantibioticAprophylaxisAforApatientsAtravelingAtoAhigh-riskAareas?A-
AcorrectAanswers-90%Aeffective
WhatAdoesAantibioticAprophylaxisAtreatmentAconsistAof?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Bactrim,ACiprofloxacin,ANorfloxacin,AorAFloxacinAgivenAonceAdailyAuntilA2AdaysAafterAreturni
ngAhome.
WhatAisAanAappropriateAsymptomaticAtreatmentAforApatientsA<A65AyearsAorAageAwithAmoder
ateAtoAsevereAdiarrhea?A-AcorrectAanswers-Two-dayAcourseAofALoperamideA(Imodium)
WhatAisAanAappropriateAsymptomaticAtreatmentAforApatientsA<A65AyearsAorAageAwithAsignifi
cantAvomiting?A-AcorrectAanswers-Two-dayAcourseAofAZofranAorAPhenergan.
WhatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoApreventAAGE?A-AcorrectAanswers-HandAwashing.
TAorAF:AKidsAcanAattendAdaycareAwithAinfectiousAdiarrheaAasAlongAasAthey'reAseparatedAfro
mAotherAchildren.A-AcorrectAanswers-False!ANotAuntilAtheAdiarrheaAhasAstopped.
, IfApainAisApresentAinAtheArightAlowerAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowelA
disorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-IBD,AIBS,AInfectiousAColitis,AandAConstipation
IfApainAisApresentAinAtheAleftAlowerAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowelAd
isorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-Diverticulitis,AIBS,AIBD,AConstipation,AandAInfectiousAColitis.
IfApainAisApresentAinAtheAleftAupperAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowelA
disorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-StomachAulcers,Apancreatitis,AandAgastritis.
IfApainAisApresentAinAtheArightAupperAquadrant,AwhatAmightAbeAtheAetiologyArelatedAtoAbowel
Adisorders?A-AcorrectAanswers-GallAbladder,Ahepatitis,AandApancreatitis.
TAorAF:AIBSAisAaAdisorderAofAbowelAfunctionAinAtheAabsenceAofAanAatomicAabnormality.A-
AcorrectAanswers-True
WhatAareAcommonAsymptomsAofAIBS?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ChangesAinAbowelAhabitsAsuchAasAdiarrheaA(IBS-D),AconstipationA(IBS-
C),AabdominalApain,Abloating,ArectalAurgencyAwithAdiarrhea.
WhatAareAsomeAextra-intestinalA(outsideAtheAintestines)AsymptomsAofAIBS?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
SexualAdysfunction,AlossAofAlibido,Adyspareunia,AmuscleAachesAandApains,Afatigue,Afibrom
yalgia,Aheadaches,AbackApain,AurinaryAurgency,AurinaryAhesitation,AorAbladderAspasms.
TAorAF:AIBSAresultsAinAseriousAmedicalAconsequencesA-AcorrectAanswers-
False,AprognosisAforAIBSAisAexcellent.
TAorAF:AIBSAisAaAriskAfactorAforAIBDA(Crohn'sAandAUC)AandAcolonAcancer.A-
AcorrectAanswers-False
WhatAareAtheAtwoAmostAcommonAtypesAofAbowelAdisordersAunderAtheAInflammatoryABowel
ADiseaseA(IBD)Aumbrella?A-AcorrectAanswers-UlcerativeAColitisA(UC)AandACrohn'sADisease
InAwhichApartAofAtheAbowelAisAUCAmostAcommonlyAmanifested?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Rectosigmoid
TAorAF:AUCAextendsAintoAtheAsmallAintestine.A-AcorrectAanswers-
False,AUCAisAnotApresentAoutsideAofAtheAcolon.
TAorAF:ACrohn'sADiseaseAcanAbeApresentAanywhereAfromAmouthAtoAanus.A-
AcorrectAanswers-True
InACrohn'sADiseaseAthereAisAaAcharacteristicAsegmentalApresentationAofAtheAdiseasedAbow
el,AseparatedAbyAnormalAareasAofAmucosa.AWhatAareAtheseAareasAreferredAtoAas?A-
AcorrectAanswers-SkippedAlesions
WhatAisAoneAcharacteristicAofACrohn'sAthatAdifferentiatesAitAfromAUCArelatedAtoAtheAbowelAti
ssuesAthemselves?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Crohn'sAaffectsAtheAtissueAtoAaAdeeperAlevelAandAcanAaffectAanyAorAallAlayersAofAtheAbowel.
WhatAisAtheAtheoryAbehindAtheAetiologyAofAIBD?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAinitiatingAfactorAsuchAasAaAvirus,Aallergic,AorAbacterialAprocessAoccursAandAinflamesAthe
Aintestine.ASubsequently,AthoseAwithAaAcertainAgeneticApredispositionAmayAproduceAantibo
diesAthatAchronicallyAattackAtheAintestineA(autoimmune).ASometimesAotherArelativesAareAfo
undAtoAalsoAhaveAIBDAdemonstratingAaAgeneticAcomponent.
DescribeAIBSAasAitApertainsAtoAitsAeffectAonAtheAbowels...A-AcorrectAanswers-
DisorderedAsensationAorAabnormalAfunctionAofAtheAsmallAorAlargeAintestine.
WhatAisAtheAmostAconsistentAcharacteristicsAofAIBS?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AlterationAinAbowelAhabitsAalternating.AAbdominalApainAisAalsoAcommon.APainlessAdiarrhe
aAmayAoccur.
