Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 531: What is a worrisome sequelae of pseudotumor cerebri if left untreated? _____

Answer: Blindness

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Flashcard 532: _____ deficiency is a trace mineral deficiency that results in skin depigmentation, anemia, osteoporosis, and neurologic dysfunction

Answer: Copper

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Flashcard 533: Why is the risk of UTIs increased with BPH? _____

Answer: Periurethral prostatic enlargement impinges the urethra and prevents complete evacuation of the bladder

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Flashcard 534: What is the likely cause of hypocalcemia in a patient who has steatorrhea? _____

Answer: Vitamin D deficiency

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Flashcard 535: HIV patients with Viral esophagitis more commonly present with _____

Answer: odynophagia

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Flashcard 536: Streptococcus bovis and Clostridia septicum are associated with _____

Answer: colon cancer

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Flashcard 537: Myasthenia gravis classically manifests as fatigable _____ and bulbar (e.g. dysarthria) muscle weakness

Answer: ocular (e.g. ptosis, diplopia)

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Flashcard 538: What is the screening interval for **colonoscopy** in average-risk patients? Every _____

Answer: 10 years

Extra: Screening starts at age **45** (recently lowered from 50) and continues until age 75. **Standard Options for Average-Risk Patients:** - **Colonoscopy** every 10 years (Gold standard) - **FIT** (Fecal Immunochemical Test) or **gFOBT** annually - **FIT-DNA** (Cologuard) every 1 or 3 years - **CT colonography** every 5 years - **Flexible sigmoidoscopy** every 5 years (or every 10 years if combined with annual FIT)

Flashcard 539: Kidney stone < 5 mm is managed with _____ Kidney stone 6-10 mm is managed with _____ Kidney stone > 10 mm is managed with _____

Answer: conservative (oral fluids/analgesia)

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Flashcard 540: What type of anemia is characterized by the following laboratory values? MCV: normal Serum iron: low Ferritin: high TIBC: low _____

Answer: Anemia of chronic disease