Disease Miscellaneous [ 1 ] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tennis Elbow

It is one of several activity related joint disorders. It occurs when the forearm extensor tendon fibers become inflamed at their common attachment to the humeral epicondyle. It may produce acute or subacute pain. It probably starts as a partial tear and is common among tennis players or persons whose activities require a forceful grasp, wrist extension against resistance or frequent forearm rotation.

Answer: Inflammatory bowel disease

Crohn's disease is most prevalent in adults 20 to 40. It is two or three times more common in Jewish people and least common in blacks. The disease is not considered a predisposing factor for colon or rectal cancer.

Answer: Carditis

The incidence of kidney cancer is rising, possibly from exposure to environmental carcinogens and increased longevity. Kidney cancer accounts for only about 2% of all adult cancers. Twice as common in men as in women, kidney cancer typically strikes after age 40 with peak incidence between ages 50 and 60. Renal pelvic tumors and Wilm's tumor occur most commonly in children.

Answer: Any of the listed options

Intestinal obstruction can lead to perforation, peritonitis, hypovolemic or septic shock and if untreated---death.

Answer: Congenital large intestine disorder

Hirschsprung's Disease (congenital megacolon) is characterized by the absence or reduction of parasympathetic ganglion cells in the colorectal wall. This disease impairs intestinal motility and causes severe constipation.

Answer: The inner ear

The inner ear controls both hearing and balance. Labyrinthitis typically produces severe vertigo with head movement hearing loss. It results from the same organisms that cause acute febrile diseases, such as pneumonia and influenza.

Answer: Histoplasmosis

Histoplasmosis is found commonly in soil contaminated by birds or bats. It is a fungal infection and the incubation period ranges from 5 to 18 days, although chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis may progress slowly for many years. The primary acute form is benign but the progressive form is fatal in about 90% of patients.

The symptoms include mild respiratory illness, malaise, headache, myalgia, anorexia, cough or chest pain along with others.

Answer: A tick bite

Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete "Borrelia burgdorferi". It is carried by a tick in the Ixodidae family. A person may have had a recent exposure to ticks....out in the woods, etc. The disease occurs when a tick injects spirochete laden saliva into the bloodstream or deposits fecal matter on the skin. Symptoms include fatigue, malaise and arthralgias. Nearly 10% of patients report cardiac symptoms such as palpitations and mild dyspnea especially in the early stage.

Answer: None of these

Hypochondriasis is the unrealistic belief of the severity and significance of physical signs or sensations as abnormal. This leads to a preoccupation with fear of having a serious disease and it causes severe social and occupational problems. It is not due to other mental disorders such as schizophrenia or mood disorder. One theory is that it allows the person to assume a dependent sick role to ensure that his needs are met.

Answer: Roundworm infection

Ascariasis is an infection by the roundworm and it is the most common helminthic infection. It occurs worldwide but is most common in the tropics and in the Orient where farmers use human feces as fertilizer. Ascaris lumbridoides resembles the large earthworm. Eating poorly washed vegetables grown in contaminated soil is one way of becoming a host to the helminth. Most people are asymptomatic but many may experience a mild stomach discomfort.

The first clue may be vomiting a worm or passing a worm in the stool.

They can be passed rectally or by mouth.