Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders — Flashcards

Chicago type _____ (Classic achalasia): It is characterised by hypomotile esophageal body.

_____ is the gold-standard diagnostic test for Diffuse esophageal spasm.

Gastric pH below _____ and a serum gastrin concentration above 1000 pg/mL confirms the diagnosis of ZES

Type _____ antibodies in pernicious anemia recognize the alpha and beta subunits of the gastric proton pump

ROME IV Diagnostic criteria for IBS:Recurrent abdominal pain for at least _____ day per week in the last _____ months + 2 or more of following:Pain related to defecationChange in stool frequencyChange in stool form

A - _____ - Continuous involvement B - _____ - Cobblestone appearance

Toxic megacolon is defined as the dilatation of the transverse colon to a diameter of more than _____ cm

In high resolution esophageal manometry, pressure sensors are no more than _____ cm apart and are upto 36 in number

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is characterized by acid hypersecretion, causing recurrent _____ in the duodenum and jejunum

Physiological test for pancreatic _____ocrine insufficiency is done using a test meal, called as Lundh test

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