PATH 1000: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

PATH 1000: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Crohn's disease Inflammatory bowel disease causing destruction and inflammation Ulcerative colitis Inflammatory bowel disease causing destruction and inflammation auto digestion a process whereby pancreatic enzymes destroy its own tissue leading to inflammation Acute pancreatitis Inflammation of the pancreas resulting in auto digestion Intussusception (aka. Telescoping) of one segment of the intestine into another. i.e., can keep folding in itself during peristalsis (when food ball/bolus slides down) due to a blockage pro-inflammatory state promoting inflammation Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Causes asthma attack by causing a pro-inflammatory state and restricting airway colicky localized pain in the abdomen or urinary tract that comes and goes Small bowel obstruction Causes colicky pain Icteric phase of hepatitis Phase of hepatitis characterized by: jaundice, coffee-coloured urine, & grey stool due to lack of bile in stool intrinsic factor helps vitamin B12 to absorb Malnutrition Major concern in Crohn's disease due to lack of intrinsic factors (lack of B12