Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 441: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is usually seen in individuals with _____ or cystic fibrosis

Answer: asthma

Extra: may manifest as symptoms of uncontrolled asthma and can lead to recurrent pulmonary infiltrates and bronchiectasis; treatment involves long-term oral corticosteroids and itraconazole

Flashcard 442: Megaloblastic anemia is associated with _____

Answer: glossitis

Extra: Atlas: Other:

Flashcard 443: Do patients with **eosinophilic esophagitis** respond to **PPI therapy**? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 444: What endocrine disorder may be associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? _____

Answer: MEN 1

Flashcard 445: What connective tissue disease is associated with esophageal dysmotility? _____

Answer: Scleroderma

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 446: Which thyroid imbalance presents with constipation? _____

Answer: Hypothyroidism

Extra: * Plunger

Flashcard 447: Which protozoal complication can present with encephalitis and ring enhancing lesions on CT scan? _____

Answer: Toxoplasmosis

Flashcard 448: The most common kidney stone presentation is a(n) calcium oxalate stone in a patient with _____-calciuria and _____-calcemia

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 449: _____ due to Legionella pneumophila is characterized by a(n) lobar* pneumonia

Answer: Legionnaires' disease

Flashcard 450: Bile acid resins increase the cholesterol saturation of bile and thus may cause _____

Answer: cholesterol gallstones

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Blood & Inflammation (Dyslipidemia drugs) Watch Cholestyramine, ezetimibe