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Rad Pathology Ch 5
Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is a congenital condition in which the esophagus ends in a blind pouch: | Esophageal Atresia |
| This is failure of a satisfactory esophageal lumen to develop separate from the trachea: | Tracheoesophageal Fistula |
| What is a serious complication of TE Fistulas (Tracheoesophageal): | Aspiration Pneumonia |
| What is the most common cause of acute esophagitis? | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| What happens during GERD? | The acid and stomach contents back up into the esophagus. |
| This could increase the likelihood of reflux esophagitis: | Hiatal Hernia |
| When a part of the stomach sticks up into the chest through an opening in the diaphragm: | Hiatal Hernia |
| _________ ____________ is associated with severe reflux esophagitis. | Barrett's Esophagus |
| What organisms are most often responsible for infectious esophagitis? | Candida Fungus and Herpes Virus |
| What is traction diverticula? | An outpouching of all of the walls of the esophagus. |
| This is an outpouching that will arise in the posterior wall of the cervical esophagus: | Zenker's Diverticula |
| These are dilated veins in the walls of the esophagus: | Esophageal Varices |
| What is the most common cause of acute gastrointestinal bleeding? | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
| ____________ ________ is the most common manifestation of peptic ulcer disease. | Duodenal Ulcer |
| This pathology is most commonly found in the lesser curvature of the stomach: | Gastric Ulcers |
| This is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown cause that affects what part of the small intestines? | Crohn's Disease; Terminal Ileum |
| What is the most common cause of a mechanical small bowel obstruction? | Fibrous Adhesions |
| ____________ _____________ is a common disorder of the intestinal motor activity in which fluid and gas do not progress normally through an unobstructed bowel. | Adynamic Ileus |
| The telescoping of one part of the intestinal tract into another is called: | Intussusception |
| What is a major cause of bowel obstruction in children? | Intussusception |
| Appendicitis is more common in what demographic? | Children and Adolescents |
| This is a condition of acquired herniations of which layers through the muscular layers at points of weakness in the bowel wall. | Diverticulosis; Submucosa and Mucosa layers |
| This produces shortening and rigidity of the colon and absent haustral patterns radiographically. | Chronic Ulcerative Colitis |
| The folds in the colon are referred to as ___________ patterns or markings. | Haustral |
| A colon that is absent of Haustral markings is sometimes referred to as ______ ______ colon. | Lead Pipe |
| What is the most typical form of primary colon cancer? | Annular Carcinoma |
| What is one of the most common cause of large bowel obstruction? | Primary Colon Cancer (Annular Carcinoma) |
| Where in the colon will primary cancers of the colon arise? | Preexisting Polyps |
| This is a twisting of the bowel on itself which usually leads to obstruction: | Volvulus |
| The medical term for gallstones: | Cholelithiasis |
| What is the most prevalent form of gallstones in the US? | Cholesterol Stones |
| What is the primary cause of acute cholecystitis? | Impacted Gallstones |
| Chronic cholecystisis which causes the gallbladder to become fibrotic and calcified: | Porcelain Gallbladder |
| Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to what? | Acute Pancreatitis |
| Acute Pancreatitis is most commonly cause by what? | Excessive alcohol consumption |
| A sign of a perforation in the GI tract: | Pneumoperitoneum |
| Air in the peritoneal cavity: | Pneumoperitoneum |
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