Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1441: Signs and symptoms of a psoas abscess include fever, back / flank pain, inguinal mass, and difficulty _____

Answer: walking

Flashcard 1442: Megaloblastic anemia is associated with _____ (tongue)

Answer: glossitis

Flashcard 1443: What type of diarrhea is caused by Clostridium difficile?_____

Answer: Watery

Flashcard 1444: Is the hematemesis seen with Mallory-Weiss syndrome typically painful or painless? _____

Answer: Painless

Extra: Mallory-Weiss syndrome is characterized by **painless hematemesis** occurring after forceful retching or vomiting. It involves longitudinal mucosal lacerations at the gastroesophageal junction. Contrast this with **Boerhaave syndrome**, which involves a transmural rupture of the esophagus and presents with severe retrosternal/chest pain.

Flashcard 1445: In addition to Ceftriaxone for Gonorrhea, what other possible co-infection should you treat?_____

Answer: Chlamydia

Flashcard 1446: Chronic mesenteric ischemia presents with epigastric pain that occurs _____ eating (before or after)

Answer: after

Flashcard 1447: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome may present with _____ pain, due to peptic ulcer disease and distal ulcers

Answer: abdominal

Flashcard 1448: MEN _____ is associated with parathyroid adenomas

Answer: 1

Flashcard 1449: _____ cell immunodeficiencies generally predispose to GI giardiasis (B, T, or Granulocyte?)

Answer: B cell

Flashcard 1450: Hematological complications of hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus) include iron deficiency anemia and _____

Answer: eosinophilia