Gastroenterology

Quiz

1. __________ means swallow. (a) phago; (b) jejuno; (c) oro; (d) esophago
2. The combining form ____ means common bile duct. (a) entero; (b) steato; (c) ileo; (d) choledocho
3. Which of the following is the term for stomach? (a) gastro; (b) laparo; (c) duodeno; (d) stomato
4. The combing form _______ means small intestine. (a) duodeno; (b) ejuno; (c) entero; (d) sigmoido
5. The suffix emesis means ____________.
6. The _____ is a muscular tube that moves food. (a) cardiac sphincter; (b) pharynx; (c) esophagus; (d) larynx
7. The palate forms the ________ of the mouth.
8. The _________ is the first portion of the small intestine.
9. The ileum is the third portion of the ______ intestine.
10. The _______ layer covers each organ in the abdomen.
11. Bile is stored in the ___________.
12. Which region of the abdomen is located below the navel? (a) umbilical; (b) inguinal; (c) hypogastric; (d) hypochondriac
13. The _______ region of the abdomen is located below the sternum.
14. The term _________ means vomiting blood.
15. The term __________ means enlargement of the liver.
16. _____ is the yellow discoloration of the skin caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood.
17. Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and ___________.
18. A(n) __________ is a swollen, twisted vein in the anal region.
19. Cholecystectomy is excision of the ___________.
20. _____________ is described as presence of abnormal side pockets in the GI tract and is caused by lack of dietary fiber.

Proofreading Exercise

You should 10 errors in this report.

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:

This patient is seen in followup. She has had a change in her status to a certain degree now learning much more toward diarrhea than constipation. Typically it happens post prandially. She has usually no more than two to three bowel movements a day which may be quiet lose and occasionally bloody. She has also had the same pain in her left lower quadrant. She thinks that wheat and wheat products potentiate the problem. She currently is taking Citrucel. She stopped taking the DSS and lactulose. She is missing about one day of work per week because of her GI complaints. She is also taking Paxil 20 mg q. day, which I started in an attempt to control her symptoms.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:

Notable for moderate left lower quadrant and right lower quadrant tenderness; elsewhere nontender.

IMPRESSION AND PLAN:

1. Irritable bowel syndrome is still most likely. Since she has this change toward diarrhea, however, and her symptoms are so severe, I fell like we need too more fully evaluate her with upper endoscopy and a small bowl biopsy. She will also increase her Paxil to 30 mg q.d.

Natural gas

ACROSS
3 Relating to the colon
5 The part of the trunk lying between the thorax and the pelvis
7 Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the rectum
13 Relating to both abdomen and perineum
14 Inflammation of the ileum

DOWN
1 Coprolith
2 ___'s diverticulum
4 Inflammation of both stomach and intestines
6 Removal of the right or left side of the colon
8 Relating to both the colon and the rectum
9 Repeated defecation into inappropriate places, considered a mental disorder
10 ___ anus
11 Establishment of a fistula through which the ileum discharges to the outside of the body
12 Excessive gas in the stomach and intestine

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