Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Consider the suspected cancer pathway referral for people with an _____ consistent with stomach cancer

Inspection of a peritonitic abdomen may reveal _____ with the patient motionless & knees flexed

Gastric cancer can rarely present with hyperpigmented, velvety plaques of the neck & axilla known as _____

Palpation of a peritonitic abdomen may reveal _____, guarding and rebound tenderness

Peritonitis presents with _____, diffuse abdominal pain with a(n) fever

Hint: severity?

The most common fungal organism implicated in peritonitis is _____ in tertiary / immunocomprimised patients

Hint: organism

What is the investigation for a peritonitic abdomen? _____ CT Peritoneal fluid analysis

Hint: bloods

Gastric cancer can present in _____ stages with epigastric pain, unintentional weight loss, IDA, dysphagia, N&V, hematemesis, melena

Suspected GI perforation with localised _____ pain is suggestive of contained perforated appendicitis

Hint: Location

Peptic ulcers on the _____ duodenal wall are more likely to perforate