Gastroenterology — Flashcards

_____ can result when a bug like E. coli enters the blood stream from a rupture in the intestinal wall

Risk factors for psoas abscess include HIV infection, IVDU, and diabetes _____

Which microcytic anemias (2) present with increased free erythrocyte protoporphyrin? _____

What is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis in developed countries?_____

Sialolithiasis is typically treated conservatively with NSAIDs, gland massage, warm compresses, and _____

What is the first line treatment for a patient with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome?_____

SMA syndrome is characterized by intermittent obstruction symptoms; primarily _____ pain

What demographic is classically affected by primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)? _____

What lymph nodes are commonly affected in Whipple disease? _____

Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis with edrophonium has been replaced by _____ tests