Gastroenterology — Flashcards

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

_____ syndrome is caused by a gastrinoma of the pancreas (non-beta islet cells) or duodenum.

In developed countries, hepatic abscesses have a _____ incidence and are caused by bacterial infection in 80% of cases

Portal _____ may lead to portosystemic shunts, which can result in esophageal varices, gastric varices, anorectal varices, and caput medusae

Conditions that can lead to achlorhydria include chronic _____ or H2 blocker use, Ménétrier disease, Sjögren syndrome, atrophic gastritis, and VIPomas (WDHA syndrome)

_____ classification is used for the assessment of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.

The chronic symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome may be _____-predominant, constipation-predominant, or mixed

_____ presents with esophageal rings and linear furrows, often seen on endoscopy

_____ syndrome is diagnosed with a positive secretin stimulation test

Complications of diverticulosis include _____ rectal bleeding (hematochezia)

Hint: painful/painless