Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

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

What is the management for mesenteric adenitis? _____

The _____ is a small, 5-10cm, narrow tube that comes off the caecum

The causes of biliary obstruction in acute cholangitis are typically _____, biliary strictures, & malignant obstruction

Hint: most common

Cholesterol gallstones = radio_____ Pigmented gallstones = radiopaque

The most common pathogenesis of appendicitis in adults is _____

Iatrogenic cause of ascending cholangitis is _____

Ascitic fluid analysis uses the _____ to help determine the cause

Acute cholangitis will have _____ CRP, ↑ WCC & may have +ve blood cultures

Hint: ↓/↑

Mesenteric adenitis typically improves and almost always clears up within _____

Hint: time