2ww Flashcards
1
Q
Lower GI referral
A
Definite
- positive FIT
- 40+ weight loss & abdo pain
- 50+ rectal bleeding
- 60+ IDA OR change in bowel habit
Consider
- rectal / abdo mass
- anal mass / ulceration
- under 50 with rectal bleeding AND
- –> abdo pain
- –> change in bowel habit
- –> weight loss
- –> IDA
2
Q
UGI referral
A
Urgent OGD
- dysphagia (edinburgh dysphagia scale ≥3.5 is high risk)
- age 55+ AND weight loss AND
- –> upper abdo pain
- –> reflux
- –> dyspepsia
Non-urgent OGD
- haematemesis
- age 55+ AND
- –> treatment resistant dyspepsia
- –> upper abdo pain + anaemia
- –> raised PLT AND
- –>—> nausea
- –>—> vomiting
- –>—> dyspepsia
- –>—> reflux
- –>—> weight loss
- –>—> upper abdo pain
- –> nausea / vomiting AND
- –>—> dyspepsia
- –>—> reflux
- –>—> upper abdo pain
- –>—> weight loss
3
Q
Pancreatic cancer
A
Refer
- age 40+ w/ jaundice
Urgent CT/US
- age 60+ AND weight loss AND
- –> diarrhoea
- –> back pain
- –> abdominal pain
- –> nausea
- –> vomiting
- –> constipation
- –> new-onset diabetes
