Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Flashcard 691: ~_____% of patients with Crohn's will eventually have surgery

Answer: 70

Flashcard 692: What is the surgical management of ulcerative colitis? _____

Answer: Total proctocolectomy

Flashcard 693: _____ may cause watery diarrhoea and weight loss

Answer: Crohn's disease

Flashcard 694: What is the primary management of haemorrhoids? _____

Answer: Soften stools → ↑ dietary fibre + ↑ fluid intake Simple analgesia/topical anaesthetics Lifestyle advice = minimise straining + good hygiene

Flashcard 695: Which form of inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by pseudopolyps? _____

Answer: Ulcerative colitis

Flashcard 696: Symptoms of ulcerative colitis include: _____ urgency, episodic/chronic diarrhoea (+ blood and mucus); and crampy discomfort (not pain).

Answer: bowel

Flashcard 697: What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction? 1st _____ 2nd Hernias

Answer: Adhesions → previous abdominal surgery

Flashcard 698: Small bowel obstruction presents with _____ abdominal pain

Answer: diffuse, central

Flashcard 699: _____ is an extraintestinal manifestation seen in both UC and Crohn's, but extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) are generally more common in Crohn's disease

Answer: Uveitis

Extra: Most extraintestinal manifestations (Uveitis, Erythema Nodosum, Peripheral Arthritis) are more common in Crohn's Disease than in Ulcerative Colitis. The notable exception is **Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)**, which has a very strong association with **Ulcerative Colitis** (about 70-80% of PSC patients have UC).

Flashcard 700: Perianal abscesses are more common in _____

Answer: men