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Inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by all of the following, except: a.)

ID: 3523538 • Letter: I

Question

Inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by all of the following, except:

a.)Bleeding, edema, and ulceration anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract

b.)Diarrhea and excessively loose and watery stools

c.)Perforations in the mucosa and intestinal wall leading to infection by bacteria which are normally present and benign

d.)Can cause inflammation and thickening of the bowel wall to the point of preventing the usual passage of feces

e.)Pain in the lower right abdomen frequently mistaken for appendicitis

Explanation / Answer

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine.

option D is the wrong answer