Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) ≥ _____g/L it indicates a portal hypertensive cause

Acute cholangitis is caused by _____ which results in biliary stasis → bacterial translocation into bile ducts → bacterial infection ascends the biliary tract

On examination pain on appendicitis localises to _____ (tenderness at the junction of the lateral third & medial two-thirds of a line drawn from the R anterior supeiror iliac spine to the umbilicus)

Acute cholecystitis characteristically presents with _____ & fever

Ascites presents with _____ over days or months

Acute cholangitis is also known as _____

_____ is also recommended in ascites if sodium is < 125 mmol/L

Spot diagnosis = _____

_____ acute cholecystitis typically occurs in critically ill patients

Hint: type

Mesenteric adenitis is most commonly caused by _____