Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: Which type of gastric carcinoma (intestinal or diffuse) is associated with H. pylori infection? _____

Answer: Intestinal

Flashcard 32: Cystic fibrosis may present with _____natremia

Answer: hypo

Flashcard 33: Chronic diabetics are prone to recurrent _____ due to poor wound healing, urinary retention, neutrophil dysfunction, and hyperglycemia

Answer: infection

Flashcard 34: Oral _____ is a white deposit on the tongue that cannot be easily scraped away

Answer: leukoplakia

Flashcard 35: Is cholecystitis typically calculous or acalculous? _____

Answer: Calculous

Extra: Calculous cholecystitis is caused by an obstructing gallstone; acalculous cholecystitis typically occurs in critically ill patients and has no stone.

Flashcard 36: What GI pathology is associated with calcium oxalate kidney stones? _____

Answer: Crohn's disease

Flashcard 37: What is the most commonly reported bacterial STI in the United States? _____

Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis Types D-K

Flashcard 38: Sjögren's syndrome may present with recurrent _____

Answer: dental caries

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 39: Trousseau Syndrome is a(n) migratory superficial _____

Answer: thrombophlebitis

Extra: - In this syndrome, procoagulant factors (ex. mucin) secreted by the tumors (ex. pancreatic adenocarcinoma) cause clotting in the superficial veins

Flashcard 40: What is the most common cause of hematochezia in adults? _____

Answer: Diverticulosis

Extra: Typically painless but may be associated with lightheadedness and hemodynamic instability with large-volume bleeds; usually resolves spontaneously