Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

If nausea & vomiting is chemically mediated then the management should involve _____

If nausea & vomiting has a visceral/serosal cause then the first line management is _____ and levomepromazine

If nausea & vomiting is caused by reduced gastric motility then _____ should be used

Hint: Type of anti-emetic

Nausea and vomiting in palliative patients mediated by _____ may be caused by opioids, hypercalcaemia or chemotherapy

Hint: Mechanism

Nausea and vomiting in palliative patients mediated by _____ may be caused by opioids or disregulation of serotonin & dopamine receptors in the bowel

Hint: Mechanism

Nausea and vomiting in palliative patients mediated by _____ may be caused by constipation or oral candidiasis

Hint: Mechanism

_____ is inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus; it is primarily transmitted through exposure to infected blood

Autoimmune hepatitis can present with _____ in ~40% of patients and ~30% have cirrhosis at the time of presentation

Type _____ autoimmune hepatitis typically affects younger patients but can affect all ages

_____ is a rare cause of chronic hepatitis suspected to be caused by molecular mimicry