Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

_____ is the excessive accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity

Patients often report pain is worse when _____ for appendicitis

Acute cholecystitis is most commonly _____ in ~90% of patients

Hint: type

Appendicitis is typically a clinical diagnosis with _____ on blood test and negative urinalysis

Hint: finding

In acute cholecystitis there is _____ AST & ALT, normal bilirubin, normal ALP, normal γ-GT

Hint: ↓/↑

_____ is intestinal hypomotility WITHOUT bowel obstruction, subsequently leading to "functional" bowel obstruction

Paralytic ileus most commonly occurs _____

Gallstones are typically made of _____

Ascitic fluid analysis with neutrophils > 250 cells/ul indicates _____

On examination, _____ has a +ve Murphy's sign which is when the examiner instructs the patient to breathe out, then palpates gallbladder (RUQ), instructs the patient to breathe in, which causes inspiratory arrest because of gallbladder pain as the diaphragm pushes gallbladder down into palpated hand