INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
TEST

GI disturbance with no observable structural or biochemical abnormalities. -
answerIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

GI disturbance WITH observable structural and biochemical abnormalities. -
answerInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Encompasses two diseases: Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis - answerIBD

Granulomatous inflammation - answerCrohn's disease

Ulcerative and exudative inflammation - answerulcerative colitis

Primarily submucosal
Skip lesions
Primarily ileum, secondarily colon - answercrohn disease

Primarily mucosal
Continuous
Primarily rectum and left colon - answerulcerative colitis

Fistulas, strictures
Perianal abscesses - answercrohn disease

Rectal bleeding
Leads to cancer - answerulcerative colitis

Avoid colonoscopy in patients with severe disease - answerulcerative colitis

prefered diet for which type of inflammatory bowel condition Low-fat, high-protein, high-
vitamin diet - answercrohn disease

Avoid caffeine, lactose, spicy foods, and gas-forming foods; surgical removal of
diseased colon - answerulcerative colitis

•Characteristic "cobblestone" appearance resulting from fissures and crevices that
develop - answercrohn disease

•Mucosal layer often develops tongue-like projections that resemble polyps called
pseudopolyps - answerulcerative colitis