Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

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

Hint: Mechanism

If the cause of nausea & vomiting is unknown, a _____ is usually first line

Hint: Medication type

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

Hint: Type of anti-emetic

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

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

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

Hint: Mechanism

Type _____ autoimmune hepatitis antibodies are anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) ± anti-smooth muscle antibodies (SMA)

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

Chronic hepatitis C can be complicated with _____ which can lead to hepatocellular carcinoma

Patients with autoimmune hepatitis should be vaccinated against _____ & B