Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Identify the nutritional deficiency associated with each scenario (and its relevance to B12 deficiency): - Ongoing treatment for latent TB. - Strict vegan diet for the last 6 years. - Total gastrectomy 8 months ago. - Use of an anti-epileptic drug for the past 6 months. - Working indoors most of the time.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia may present with impaired _____ emptying

What vitamin deficiency has similar neurologic presentation to B12 deficiency but lacks megaloblastic anemia? _____

Vitamin E deficiency may cause muscle _____

Benign prostatic hyperplasia may present with problems starting and stopping _____

What syndrome is caused by a faulty urothelium, resulting in dysuria, urinary urgency, and urinary frequency?_____

_____ incontinence is characterized by leakage with overfilling of the bladder

_____ is a spasm of the musculature of the cardia or epicardia that may produce partial or complete obstruction to the passage of food into the stomach.

What is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world? _____

What is the treatment for sideroblastic anemia?_____