Gastroenterology & Hepatology UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Gastroenterology & Hepatology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 121: What can develop in around 10% of primary sclerosing cholangitis patients?
Answer:
• Cholangiocarcinoma
Flashcard 122: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient presenting with yellow discoloration (jaundice) and dark rings around the iris of both eyes?
Answer: Wilson's disease (diagnostic feature: Kayser-Fleischer rings)
Extra: Kayser-Fleischer (KF) rings are dark, brownish/copper-colored rings seen in the Descemet membrane of the cornea. Yellow discoloration (jaundice) + KF rings in a young patient strongly suggest Wilson's disease.
Flashcard 123: Membranous nephropathy is associated with _____
Answer: hepatitis B
Flashcard 124: What is a complication of rotavirus diarrhoea?
_____
Answer: Dehydration
Flashcard 125: Norovirus is a clinical diagnosis but can be investigated with _____
Answer: stool PCR
Flashcard 126: Norovirus high ↑ virulence is associated with _____
Answer: rapid outbreaks (nursing homes, hospital wards, cruise ships, daycare)
Flashcard 127: _____ presents with bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain, RUQ pain & fever
Answer: Amoebic liver abscess
Flashcard 128: Norovirus & rotavirus typically occur in the _____ season
Answer: winter
Flashcard 129: The _____ vaccine is associated with intussusception
Answer: rotavirus
Flashcard 130: Patients with norovirus should exclude themself from social contact for _____
Answer: 48hrs until after resolution
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