IBD
What are the two most common forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease? - answer
Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's Disease
Which two areas are the most common sites of Crohn's Disease involvement? - answer
Distal ileum and colon
What is intermediate colitis? - answer It is a condition where people exhibit signs of both
Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis
Universal UC involves: - answer The rectum and the entire colon
Proctitis UC involves: - answer Only the rectum
UC always involves: - answerThe rectum
What are the factors that play into a person developing IBD - answerGenetic
predisposition
Abnormal mucosal immune system (over-active pro-inflammatory; under active anti-
inflammatory agents )
Triggering event takes place that irritates the GI tract setting the condition in motion
What symptoms are specific to Crohn's? - answerIntra-abdominal abscess, peri-anal
abscess, fistula (bowel-skin; bowel-viscus)
What are the GI symptoms associated with IBD - answerDiarrhea, abdominal pain,
mucus/pus/blood in stool, tenesmus (feeling like you always have to go the bathroom),
urgency, incontinence, rectal pain, fever, weight loss, fatigue
How do the colonoscopy morphologies of Crohn's and UC compare? - answerUC:
rectum involved, ileum not involved, diffuse, granular and friable mucosa, superficial
ulcers, pseudopolyps common
CD: rectum is usually spared, ileum is usually involved, segmental disease, deep linear
ulcers, cobblestoning, strictures and fistulas, perianal disease
T or F: UC increases your risk for colon cancer - answerTrue
What is Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - answerStrictures of the bile ducts that can lead
to cirrhosis and an increased risk for cholangiocarcinoma. These people need a liver
transplant. PSC is more common in patients with UC
What are the two most common forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease? - answer
Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's Disease
Which two areas are the most common sites of Crohn's Disease involvement? - answer
Distal ileum and colon
What is intermediate colitis? - answer It is a condition where people exhibit signs of both
Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis
Universal UC involves: - answer The rectum and the entire colon
Proctitis UC involves: - answer Only the rectum
UC always involves: - answerThe rectum
What are the factors that play into a person developing IBD - answerGenetic
predisposition
Abnormal mucosal immune system (over-active pro-inflammatory; under active anti-
inflammatory agents )
Triggering event takes place that irritates the GI tract setting the condition in motion
What symptoms are specific to Crohn's? - answerIntra-abdominal abscess, peri-anal
abscess, fistula (bowel-skin; bowel-viscus)
What are the GI symptoms associated with IBD - answerDiarrhea, abdominal pain,
mucus/pus/blood in stool, tenesmus (feeling like you always have to go the bathroom),
urgency, incontinence, rectal pain, fever, weight loss, fatigue
How do the colonoscopy morphologies of Crohn's and UC compare? - answerUC:
rectum involved, ileum not involved, diffuse, granular and friable mucosa, superficial
ulcers, pseudopolyps common
CD: rectum is usually spared, ileum is usually involved, segmental disease, deep linear
ulcers, cobblestoning, strictures and fistulas, perianal disease
T or F: UC increases your risk for colon cancer - answerTrue
What is Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - answerStrictures of the bile ducts that can lead
to cirrhosis and an increased risk for cholangiocarcinoma. These people need a liver
transplant. PSC is more common in patients with UC
