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 391: Abdominal distension from ascites presents with _____, weight gain, dyspnoea, & discomfort
Answer: early satiety
Flashcard 392: Initial management of acute cholangitis involves fluid resuscitation and _____.
Answer: empiric IV antibiotics (e.g., Piperacillin/Tazobactam)
Extra: Definitive management of acute cholangitis requires biliary decompression, typically via ERCP. Fluids and IV antibiotics are the immediate initial steps for stabilization.
Flashcard 393: Acute cholangitis is also known as _____
Answer: ascending cholangitis
Flashcard 394: What is the management for mesenteric adenitis?
_____
Answer: No treatment, just analgesia if needed
Flashcard 395: _____ is the excessive accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity
Answer: Ascites
Flashcard 396: The _____ is a small, 5-10cm, narrow tube that comes off the caecum
Answer: appendix
Flashcard 397: Cholesterol gallstones = radio_____
Pigmented gallstones = radiopaque
Answer: lucent
Flashcard 398: The most common pathogenesis of appendicitis in adults is _____
Answer: faecoliths
Flashcard 399: Acute cholecystitis is most commonly _____ in ~90% of patients
Answer: calculous
Flashcard 400: Ascitic fluid analysis uses the _____ to help determine the cause
Answer: serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
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