Gastroenterology & Hepatology UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Gastroenterology & Hepatology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 851: Intussusception results in compromised blood supply, which causes intermittent abdominal pain with "_____" stool
Answer: red-currant jelly
Flashcard 852: Where in the GI tract does intussusception most commonly occur?
_____
Answer: Ileocecal junction
Flashcard 853: What is the investigation of choice for intussusception?
_____
Answer: Ultrasound
Flashcard 854: Investigations for alcoholic hepatitis:
• _____
• LFTs
Answer: Gamma-GT (GGT)
Flashcard 855: Thiamine deficiency is most commonly seen in _____
Answer: alcoholics
Flashcard 856: On physical examination of biliary atresia, _____ can be palpated.
Answer: hepatosplenomegaly
Extra: Other clinical features of Biliary Atresia:
- Persistent jaundice (conjugated hyperbilirubinemia) beyond 2 weeks of age.
- Acholic (clay-colored) stools.
- Dark urine.
- Failure to thrive.
Flashcard 857: _____ should be excluded in any neonate with jaundice associated with pale stools
Answer: Biliary atresia
Flashcard 858:
What is the cause of biliary atresia?
_____
Answer: Idiopathic → it is theorised it involves an immune response triggered by infections or other factors
Flashcard 859:
Patients with biliary atresia have high ↑ _____ bilirubin
Answer: conjugated
Flashcard 860: _____ is intestine necrosis that can often lead to perforation in newborn babies
Answer: Necrotising enterocolitis
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