GI Flashcards
(23 cards)
Which antibiotic may be useful in perianal Crohn’s disease?
Metronidazole
Sorafenib can be used for what type of cancer?
Metastatic hepatocellular
TIPSS procedure connects which 2 vessels?
Hepatic vein and portal vein
Which DMARD can cause acute pancreatitis?
Sulphasalazine
Primary biliary cirrhosis leads to increased risk of what type of cancer?
Hepatocellular
What is the most common cause of large bowel obstruction?
Colon cancer
What type of referral should be made for a femoral hernia?
Urgent
Femoral hernias are in what position relative to the pubic tubercle?
Inferior and lateral
Where does Virchow’s node present?
Left supraclavicular
Acute cholecystitis should be treated surgically within how long of diagnosis?
1 week
What is the main feature that distinguishes incarcerated vs strangulated hernias?
Pain - incarcerated hernias are non painful, strangulated are painful
Which surgical procedure for Crohn’s disease increases risk of gallstone formation?
Ileal resection
Due to decreased absorption of bile salts
Caecal volvulus presents with with AXR finding?
Embryo sign
Sigmoid volvulus presents with what AXR sign?
Coffee bean sign
Sigmoid volvulus should initially be treated with what procedure?
Flexible sigmoidoscopy decompression
Anastomotic leak should be investigated with which scan?
CT abdo pelvis
Anastomotic leak can present first off with which cardiac feature?
New atrial fibrillation
Which scoring system is used to assess severity of acute pancreatitis?
Glasgow score
An ileostomy which is flat to the skin indicates which complication has occurred?
Stoma retraction
Distal involvement of colorectal carcinoma indicates which Duke’s stage?
Duke’s stage D
How should ascending cholangitis be treated definitively?
ERCP
What is the first line surgical treatment for achalasia?
Endoscopic balloon dilatation
What is the surgical procedure used for management of Zenker’s diverticulum?
Dohlman’s procedure
