Card 13 / 34: For questions #2 and #3, match the most likely cause of diarrhea from the list below.A 35 year-old Irish woman with bloating, diarrhea typically after eating, and weight loss comes in. She has an unusual blistering skin rash. Blood tests show that she has an iron-deficiency anemia.
01.)
Laxative abuse
02.)
Chronic pancreatitis
03.)
Crohn’s disease
04.)
Bile acid malabsorption
05.)
Celiac sprue
06.)
Ischemic colitis
07.)
Carcinoid syndrome
08.)
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
09.)
Hyperthyroidism
10.)
Irritable bowel syndrome
11.)
Ulcerative colitis
12.)
Amebiasis
Answer:
05.) Celiac sprue
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Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology Self-Assessment
Author:
Dr.Laurence BailenProfessor
Tufts University School of Medicine
USA
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