Gastroenterology — Flashcards

_____ is diagnosed by paracentesis with ascitic fluid absolute neutrophil count > 250 cells/mm3

Risk for colorectal cancer development from IBD is based on extent of _____ involvement and duration of disease

Portal hypertension may be caused by vascular obstruction, such as portal vein _____ and Budd-Chiari syndrome

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is commonly caused by aerobic, gram negative organisms, especially _____ and Klebsiella

A perimenopausal female presenting with fatigue, pruritus, elevated _____ & ALP, and antimitochondrial antibody positivity points to a diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

Neuropsychiatric symptoms of cirrhosis include hepatic _____ and asterixis ("flapping tremor")

-blockers are useful in the prophylactic management of variceal bleeding by decreasing the hepatic _____ gradient and portal hypertension

Patients can improve symptoms of dumping syndrome by avoiding _____ meals and have low dietary intake of simple sugars

Trans_____ or transduodenal fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or Trucut biopsy performed under endoscopic ultrasound guidance is the best way to obtain tissue for diagnosis in pancreatic carcinoma

_____ (IBD) is Th2 mediated