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Pathology Chpt5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is a congential condition in which the esophagus ends in a blind pouch | esophageal atresia |
| What is the failure of a satisfying lumen to delevope seperate from the trachea called | tracheoesophageal fistula |
| What is a serious complication of the TE fistulas called | Aspiration Pneumonia |
| What is the most common cause of an acute esophagitis called | Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| This increases the likelihood of reflux esophagitis | Hiatal Hernias |
| This is associated with severe reflux esophagitis | Barrett's esophagitis |
| The organisms most often responsible for infectious esophagitis are | Candida fungus and herpsevirus |
| What contains all layers of the walls of the esophagus | Traction diverticula |
| This arises from the posterior wall of the cervical esophagus | Zenker's diverticula |
| These are dilated veins in the walls of the esophagus | Esophageal varices |
| This is the most common cause of acute gastrointestinal bleeding | Peptic ulcer disease |
| This is the most common manifestation of peptic ulcer disease | Duodenal ulcer |
| These are commonly found in the lesser curvature of the stomach | gastric ulcers |
| This is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown cause that often affects the terminal ileum | Crohn's Disease |
| This is the most common cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction | Fibrous adhesions |
| This is the most common disorder of intestinal motor activitiy in which fluid and gas do not progress normally through an unobstructed bowel | Adynamic ileus |
| This is the telescoping of one part of the intestinal tract into another | Intussusception |
| This is a major cause of bowel obstructions in children | Intussusception |
| This is more common in children and adolescents | appendicitis |
| This is a condtion of aquired herniations of mucosa and submucosa through muscular layers at points of weakness of the bowel wall | Diverticulosis |
| This produces shortening and rigidity of the colon and absent haustral patterns radiographically | `Chronic ulcerative colitis |
| This is the most typical form of primary colon cancer | annular carcinoma |
| What type of cancer is tthe most common cause of a large bowel obstruction | Primary colon cancer |
| Most primary cancers of the colon arise in | preexisting polyps |
| This is twisting of the bowel on itself and leads to obstruction | Volvulus |
| This types of stones are the most prevalent in The United States | Cholestrol stones |
| What is the primary cause of acute cholecystitis | Impacted gallstones in the cystic ducts |
| This results from chronic cholecystitis which cause the GB to become fibrotic and calcified | Porcelion gallbladder |
| this is cause by excessive alcohol comsumption | acute pancreatitis |
| This is a sign of perforation of the GI tract | Pneumoperitoneum |