final quiz GI diseases 2.txt

All of the following statements regarding colorectal cancer are correct except

Causes of organic or mechanical intestinal obstruction include all of the following except

Heard at onset of mechanical intestinal obstruction

Paralytic intestinal obstruction

Complications of intestinal obstruction include all of the following except

Spastic colon (irritable bowel syndrome), unlike other gastrointestinal diseases, shows no evidence of the following except

IBS trigger: certain foods or beverages

IBS trigger : depression

IBS trigger : laxative abuse

IBS trigger : loss of appetite

All of the following statements regarding dysentery are correct except

All of the following are normal functions of the liver except

Causes of hepatitis include all of the following except

Which statement best describes the progression of liver dysfunction

This form of hepatitis is an uncommon, unique infection requiring the assistance of another hepatitis virus to replicate and infect other hepatocytes; higher incidence of infection is evident in intravenous drug users and people from the Mediterranean basin

This form of hepatitis was once known as infectious hepatitis; symptoms develop 2-6 weeks after exposure; water or food may be sources of infection

This form of hepatitis is very rare in the US, but is the leading cause of infectious hepatitis epidemics worldwide in Africa, Asia or Mexico and was not recognized by WHO as a distinct human disease until 1980

Most people infected with this form of hepatitis have no symptoms and may not learn of infection until liver damage is found, decades later, during routine medical exams

This form of hepatitis was once known as serum hepatitis; symptoms develop 2-6 months after exposure; a fulminating form has a sudden onset, progresses rapidly and is fatal

Causes of cirrhosis of the liver include all of the following except

Stages of liver damage in cirrhosis of the liver include all of the following except

This pancreatic disease can be found in the head, body or tail of the pancreas; greatest incidence of occurrence is in the head of the pancreas

This pancreatic disease forms a cavity of pus within the pancreas that becomes infected

This pancreatic disease produces inflammation and scarring of tissue in the pancreas affecting production of both lipases and insulin

This pancreatic disease causes pancreatic enzymes (proteases and lipases) to become activated and attack the pancreas (autodigestion)