Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Patients with suspected aspiration pneumonia should be treated with antibiotics that include _____ coverage

What is the initial management for a patient with suspected GERD who has a bitter taste, substernal chest pain, dysphagia and weight loss? _____

What is the most common cause of vitamin B12 deficiency? _____

How are lymph nodes characterized in the setting of a Haemophilus ducreyi genital infection? _____

Before starting PPIs, what treatment is offered for people with GERD? _____

CVID = ↑ risk of _____

Hint: cancer

How do the following laboratory values change in primary hyperparathyroidism? PTH: Increased Ca2+: _____ Phosphorus: _____

BPH predisposes to recurrent _____ due to an elevated PVR

Chronic hemolysis w/o adequate _____ increases the risk for _____

_____ is an STD that presents with urethritis, cervicitis, prostatitis and a(n) creamy purulent discharge