Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1041: _____ presents with chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain associated with "tender points"

Answer: Fibromyalgia

Flashcard 1042: What antibiotic class is generally considered the preferred first-line treatment for acute bacterial prostatitis?

Answer: Fluoroquinolones (e.g., Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin)

Extra: Fluoroquinolones are generally preferred over TMP-SMX for acute prostatitis because of their superior penetration into the prostatic tissue. Treatment duration is typically 4 to 6 weeks to prevent the development of chronic prostatitis or prostatic abscess.

Flashcard 1043: Growth hormone excess is most often due to a _____

Answer: growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma

Flashcard 1044: Which immunodeficiency is characterized by absent B cells in peripheral blood? _____

Answer: X-linked (Bruton) agammaglobulinemia

Flashcard 1045: The first line treatment for Irritable bowel syndrome is lifestyle modification and increased dietary _____

Answer: fiber

Flashcard 1046: Sjogren syndrome may present with recurrent _____

Answer: dental caries

Flashcard 1047: The main symptomatic difference between cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and henoch-schonlein purpura is a lack of _____ symptoms

Answer: gastrointestinal

Flashcard 1048: Inflammation of the lips with scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth is known as _____

Answer: cheilosis

Flashcard 1049: What is the the treatment for a glucagonoma?_____

Answer: Octreotide (somatostatin analog) or surgery

Flashcard 1050: What is the presentation of intestinal Taenia solium and saginata infection?_____

Answer: Generally asymptomatic