Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Flashcard 271: Paralytic ileus presents with _____ & reduced/absent gas

Answer: constipation

Flashcard 272: Peptic ulcer disease incidence is _____ in the West because of improved sanitisation

Answer: decreasing

Flashcard 273: Before a urea breath test, stool antigen test, CLO test for H. pylori, do NOT take PPIs in the last 2 weeks and antibiotics in the last _____

Answer: 4 weeks

Flashcard 274: What is the main finding on LFTs for acute liver failure? _____

Answer: Markedly ↑↑ transaminases

Flashcard 275: _____ is a rapidly progressive & severe acute hepatocellular injury associated with encephalopathy & coagulopathy

Answer: Acute liver failure

Flashcard 276: What is the management for biliary colic? _____

Answer: Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Extra: Biliary colic is caused by temporary cystic duct obstruction by a gallstone. Unlike acute cholecystitis (which requires early/urgent surgery), biliary colic is managed with elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy to prevent recurrence and complications (e.g., cholecystitis, pancreatitis).

Flashcard 277: Hepatitis _____ is the most common viral hepatic cause of cirrhosis

Answer: C

Flashcard 278: The common causes of cirrhosis in the UK are _____, viral hepatitis, & non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Answer: alcoholic cirrhosis

Flashcard 279: Vitamin B12-IF complex from the duodenum is absorbed in the _____

Answer: terminal ileum

Flashcard 280: Cirrhosis typically progresses over _____+ years

Answer: 10