Gastro 4 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Most common complication after cholecystectomy
Diarrhoea
Epigastric pain relieved by food
Duodenal ulcer
4 times more common than gastric ulcer
Crohn disease with fistulas treatment
Infliximab
Dumping syndrome after gastric bypass
Inv
Barium fluoroscopy
Hydrogen breath test after glucose
Dumping syndrome after gastric bypass
Inv
Barium fluoroscopy or endoscopy
Hydrogen breath test after glucose ingestion
Thrombocytopenia in IBD
Stop sulfasalazine
and check platelets daily
Pseudocyst management > 5 cm
Endoscopic drainage
Lump in left inguinal region
No cough impulse
Inv
Hernia
X-ray first
CEA marker is used for
Monitoring for recurrence of colon cancer
Hernia that follows the path of spermatic court within the cremaster muscle
Indirect inguinal
Raising arms eases swallowing
Achalasia
Paralytic ileus due to hydrochlorothiazide and carvedilol
Hypokalemia
Haemorrhoids investigation
Proctoscopy
Xantheplasma
Itching
Primary biliary Cholangitis
Inv: anti mitochondrial antibodies
Radiotherapy for prostate cancer and lead to
Chronic radiation proctitis - fibrosis
Clinical predictors of acute pancreatitis associated with the worst prognosis
Elevated blood urea nitrogen
= BUN
Ursodeoxycholic acid most likely to relieve symptoms of
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Small bowel lymphoma is often associated with
Coeliac disease
Suspected pelvic appendicitis investigation
Ultrasound
Blood on stool
After constipation
Internal haemorrhoid
External haemorrhoid wouldn’t bleed but would be painful
Triple therapy
PPI
Amoxicillin
Clarithromycin
