Exam 32: Assisting in Gastroenterology

To which specialist would a patient most likely be referred if a routine physical examination revealed an abnormality in the lower portion of the descending colon?

Advanced cirrhosis of the liver can lead to portal hypertension.

You have learned a great deal about infectious viral hepatitis in this chapter. Explain the mode of transmission and typical signs and symptoms of the following types of viral hepatitis: a. HAV b. HBV c. HCV d. HDV

Congenital __________, which typically is seen in first-born male infants, causes a problem with narrowing at the distal end of the stomach.

Cirrhosis of the liver may be caused by excessive fat deposits in liver tissue.

Constipation can be treated with

Colon cancer can be visualized during a(n)

The hepatitis B vaccine is given in four doses 6 months apart.

Which of the following is not a part of the colon?

Ulcerative colitis differs from Crohn's disease in what way?

Sclerotherapy is the treatment of choice for which of the following disorders?

Any disorder or enlargement of the lymph nodes is called __________.

Which anatomic structure is at the distal end of the gastric mucosa?

Ascites is associated with patients who have chronic kidney disease.

A patient whose stool tests positive for occult blood will also complain of hematemesis.

IBS is most frequently diagnosed in young women.

Individuals who work in day care settings are at greater risk of becoming infected with hepatitis A because of its route of transmission.

The absorption of nutrients is the primary role of the

__________ is the wavelike, muscular movement of substances through the GI tract.

Blood vessels that surround the villi of the small intestine carry absorbed materials through the portal circulation to which organ?