Gastroenterology & Hepatology UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 851: What investigation is done if coeliac serology testing suggest a possible diagnosis?
_____
Answer: Endoscopic intestinal (duodenal) biopsy
Flashcard 852: Coeliac disease can present with anaemia
Hb: _____
Vit B12: ↓
Ferritin: ↓
Answer: ↓
Extra: In Coeliac disease, malabsorption occurs primarily in the proximal small intestine (duodenum and proximal jejunum), which is the main site for iron absorption (leading to ↓ Ferritin). Extensive disease can involve the ileum, leading to Vitamin B12 deficiency. Anaemia is often multifactorial (iron, B12, or folate deficiency).
Flashcard 853: The non-invasive diagnostic test of choice for staging/evaluating fibrosis in suspected alcoholic liver cirrhosis is _____.
Answer: transient elastography (FibroScan)
Extra: Transient elastography (FibroScan) measures liver stiffness. It is a non-invasive alternative to liver biopsy for staging fibrosis and diagnosing cirrhosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Ultrasound is usually the first-line imaging.
Flashcard 854: An alcoholic with acute onset of abdominal pain, nausea, jaundice is most likely suffering from what condition?\n_____
Answer: Alcoholic hepatitis
Flashcard 855: _____ is used to determine if patients with alcoholic hepatitis would benefit from steroid (glucocorticoid) administration
Answer: Maddrey's Discriminant Function (DF)
Flashcard 856: Managment of acute alcoholic hepatitis:
_____
Answer: Glucocorticoids (e.g. prednisolone)
Flashcard 857: Where in the GI tract does intussusception most commonly occur?
_____
Answer: Ileocecal junction
Flashcard 858: In children, the most common cause of intussusception is _____ (e.g. due to rotavirus or adenovirus)
Answer: lymphoid hyperplasia
Flashcard 859: What is a late sign of intussusception?
_____
Answer: Red-currant jelly stool
Flashcard 860: _____ is when one segment of the bowel invaginates into another segment distal to it, most commonly around the ileo-caecal region
Answer: Intussusception
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