Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Patients who are smokers have higher levels of what serum tumor marker?_____

Which cutaneous manifestation is seen in tertiary syphilis?_____

_____ % of colorectal cancers arise in patients with a positive family history

Mallory-Weiss syndrome presents with _____ that can be painful

Patients with acromegaly have an increased risk of _____ formation and cancer.

_____ is a complication of EBV infection that presents with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pharyngitis and lymphadenopathy.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is commonly known as _____ disease

_____ is a cause of pneumonia that most commonly affects the elderly, alcoholics, and diabetics (due to aspiration)

While diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is primarily a disease of older adults (median age 60), it accounts for approximately _____% of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

Isolated gastric fundal varices are seen in _____ thrombosis