Gastroenterology — Flashcards

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

Complications of diverticulosis include _____ rectal bleeding (hematochezia)

Hint: painful/painless

Percutaneous _____ and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), in combination with thrombolytic therapy, are the preferred strategies to restore the outflow of blood from the liver, in Budd Chiari 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

_____ syndrome is diagnosed with a positive secretin stimulation test

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

Diffuse esophageal spasms are treated with _____ and/or calcium channel blockers.

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

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