What Do You Know About Digestive System? Pathophysiology Trivia Quiz

Systemic effects of viral infection

Obstruction of bile ducts and malabsorption

Necrosis of liver cells

Ammonia toxicity

Full recovery to normal tissue after the toxic material is removed

Acute onset of vomiting, steatorrhea, and jaundice

Continued mild inflammation of the liver without permanent damage

Gradual irreversible damage to the liver and cirrhosis

Below normal blood levels of AST and ALT

ULQ tenderness and dull pain

A small, firm, nodular liver and portal hypertension

Accumulation of fat in the hepatocytes and hepatomegaly

Serum urea

Conjugated bilirubin

Serum ammonia

Serum pH

Ingesting excessive lipids

Bleeding occurs in the digestive tract

An increase in unconguated bilirubin occurs in the serum

Less bile is produced

Portal hypertension

Alcohol irritating the mucosa

Failure to inactivate estrogen

Poor nutritional status

Anemia and leukopenia

Jaundice and pruritus

Recurrent infections

Deficit of vitamin K and prothrombin

Increased aldosterone and deficit of albumin

Severe anemia and increase serum bilirubin

Hypoalemia and increased serum ammonia

Hyperproteinemia and persistent hypotension

Metastic tumors

Acute hepatitis

Long term exposure to certain chemicals

Chronic cholelithiasis

Formation of multiple thrombi and ischemia

Infection by intestinal

Immune complex reaction

Activation and spread of proteolytic enzymes

Inflammation and increased vascular permeability of the peritoneum affect fluid balance

Erosions in the intestinal wall causes release of bacteria

Fat necrosis and hypocalcemia develop

Secretions from the pancreas and intestine become more acidic

Damage to the intestinal villi

Obstruction in the pancreatic ducts

Acidosis preventing activation of digestive enzymes

Insufficient bile for absorption

A light gray colored stool

A tarry black stool

Bulky, fatty, foul-smelling stools

Watery stools with mucus and blood

Low sodium, high fat

High carbohydrate, low protein

High calorie with vitamin supplements

Gluten-free

Degeneration and flattening of the villi in the small intestine

Multiple herniations of the mucosa through weak areas of the muscularis

A continuous area of mucosal inflammation and ulceration in the rectum and colon

Inflamed areas of the wall of the ileum alternating with thick fibrotic or normal areas

Diverticulitis

Ulcerative colitis

Chron's disease

Celiac disease

Lack of peristalsis leading to dilated areas of intestine

Fibrosis and thickening of the wall causing obstruction

Erosion of the mucosa causing bleeding

Recurrent inflammation, necrosis, and fibrosis forming a connection between intestinal loops

Loss of surface area for absorption in the ileum

Bone marrow depression by toxic wastes

Chronic blood loss in stools

Insufficient hydrochloric acid for iron absorption

Physical and emotional stress

An autoimmune reaction

A combination of recessive genes

Idiopathic

Lower left quadrant

Lower right quadrant

Sharp, colicky, periumbilical

Lower abdominal pain, radiating into the groin

Infection in the appendix

An episode of severe diarrhea

Obstruction of the lumen in the appendix

Eating a low-fiber diet

Increased peristalsis in the adjacent colon

Inflammation and stretching of the appendiceal wall

Increased gas and fluid inside the appendix

Local inflammation of the parietal peritoneum

The (m)omentum walls off the inflamed area.

Intestinal bacteria escape through the necrotic appendiceal wall

The obstructing object inside the appendix perforates the wall

Bacteria escape into the circulating blood

Change in shape of the stool

Bleeding with defecation

Mild but persisitant pain in the lower left quadrant

Occult blood in the stool

Lungs

Stomach

Liver

Spleen