Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 431: Glucocorticoid use may cause candidiasis and reactivation of latent infections, such as _____

Answer: tuberculosis

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Thyroid, Pituitary, & Adrenal

Flashcard 432: The main symptomatic difference between cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and henoch-schonlein purpura is a lack of _____ symptoms

Answer: gastrointestinal

Flashcard 433: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may damage the _____ of teeth

Answer: enamel

Extra: * Choking throat full of acid = enamel breakdown from GERD

Flashcard 434: _____ conjunctivitis is characterized by bilateral itchy eyes

Answer: Allergic

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 435: Diverticulosis is associated with low _____ diets

Answer: fiber

Extra: * straining generates high pressure within colon

Flashcard 436: Anemia is classified as _____ when the MCV is between 80 to 100 μm3

Answer: normocytic

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 437: _____ is a Rickettsial disease that presents with a rash that starts centrally and then spreads out, but spares the palms and soles

Answer: Typhus

Flashcard 438: What demographic is most commonly associated with irritable bowel syndrome? _____

Answer: Middle-aged women

Extra: * Red-headed female behind bush relieving bowels= IBS common in middle-aged females

Flashcard 439: Complications of diverticulosis include painless rectal _____

Answer: bleeding (hematochezia)

Flashcard 440: Megaloblastic anemia is associated with _____

Answer: glossitis

Extra: Atlas: Other: