Exam 11: Gastrointestinal Pathologies

Sensitivity to gluten resulting in diarrhea, fatigue, flatulence, bloating, and dermatitis describes which condition?

Massage considerations for a client who has a surgical mesh to repair or prevent a hernia include:

Massage considerations for a client with jaundice include:

Abdominal massage should be applied in which method?

For gastrointestinal conditions in general, which action is not a common consideration during massage?

Which condition is inflammation of the vermiform appendix?

Massage considerations for a client with Crohn disease include:

Which structures are protrusions of tissues or organs through a weakness in a membranous or cavity wall?

Which condition is a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects any part of the gastrointestinal tract and can extend through all of its layers?

Which condition is inflammation of the tonsils?

Massage considerations for a client with nausea from a noncontraindicated cause include:

Dilated or inflamed veins in the anal or rectal regions are called:

Which condition is an inflammation of the large intestine that usually begins in the rectum and then spreads proximally?

Which cause results in food poisoning?

A femoral hernia is described as:

Which condition is most likely to result in abdominal adhesions?

Which condition is inflammation of the gallbladder?

Which condition is characterized by abnormal muscular contraction of the colon and excessive mucus in the stool?

Which statement is not true for a client diagnosed with hepatitis?

Which condition is infection or inflammation of diverticula?