A patient undergoes a colonoscopy due to chronic constipation and discovers multiple small, outpouchings of the colonic mucosa, most commonly in the sigmoid colon. Which condition is being described?

The correct answer to the question "A patient undergoes a colonoscopy due to chronic constipation and discovers multiple small, outpouchings of the colonic mucosa, most commonly in the sigmoid colon. Which condition is being described?" is Option C: Diverticulosis.

The other options — A) Crohn's disease, B) Ulcerative colitis, D) Familial adenomatous polyposis — are incorrect for this USMLE Exam Prep question. As explained above: Diverticulosis is the condition of having multiple diverticula, which are small, outward pouches of the colon wall. They commonly occur in the sigmoid colon due to increased intraluminal pressure and…