GI2

Question 1

IgM elevation, Middle aged females, anti-mitochondrial antibodies

Answer 1

Primary Biliary cholangitis

Question 2

male, jaundice, itching and excoriation marks. deranged lfts

Answer 2

primary sclerosing cholangitis

Question 3

associated with ulcerative colitis

Answer 3

primary sclerosis cholangitis

Question 4

Small bowel overgrowth syndrome

Answer 4

High risk diabetes patients. Caused by an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine.

Question 5

Diagnostic test for small bowel overgrowth syndrome

Answer 5

Hydrogen breathe test

Question 6

Diagnosis of coeliac disease

Answer 6

TTG antibodies , Endomyseal antibodies (IgA) if deficient can give false negative, look for IgG instead

Question 7

Eosinophilic esophagitis

Answer 7

Associated with asthma, eczema and food allergy.

Question 8

area of the colon most susceptible to ischaemic colitis

Answer 8

Splenic flexure

Question 9

Organism most commonly associated with Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Answer 9

E. coli

Question 10

Screening for haemochromatosis

Answer 10

General population - transferrin > ferritin
Family members - HFE gene

Question 11

Carcinoid tumours are found majorly in the

Answer 11

Small intestine (ileum)

Question 12

Gastronomes are found majorly in the

Answer 12

First part of the duodenum