Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1021: What is the most common cause of vitamin B12 deficiency?_____

Answer: Pernicious anemia

Flashcard 1022: What change in bowel movement is associated with pellagra (B3 deficiency)? _____

Answer: Diarrhea

Flashcard 1023: Which animal is the most common carrier of rabies virus (rhabdovirus) in developing countries?_____

Answer: Dogs

Flashcard 1024: Angiodysplasia classically presents as _____ in an older adult

Answer: hematochezia

Flashcard 1025: What gender is more commonly affected by autoimmune disease? _____

Answer: Females

Flashcard 1026: Which cause of genital ulceration presents with painless red genital ulcer that bleeds on contact?_____

Answer: Granuloma inguinale/donovanosis (Klebsiella granulomatis)

Flashcard 1027: Does eosinophilic esophagitis respond to GERD therapy (e.g. PPIs)?

Answer: Yes

Extra: Current guidelines (ACG/AGA) recognize PPIs as a **first-line treatment option** for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), alongside topical steroids (budesonide/fluticasone) and dietary elimination. Previously, a response to PPIs was used to distinguish "PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia" from "true" EoE, but these are now considered part of the same EoE disease spectrum.

Flashcard 1028: Sjogren syndrome classically presents with _____, known as xerostomia

Answer: dry mouth

Flashcard 1029: _____ effects of blastomycosis typically occur when patients are in an immunocompromised state

Answer: Systemic

Flashcard 1030: The main symptomatic difference between cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and henoch-schonlein purpura is a lack of _____ symptoms

Answer: gastrointestinal