Gastroenterology — Flashcards

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with abdominal pain and hematemesis following recent use of alcohol, aspirin, and cocaine? _____

After you diagnose an adrenal tumor via CT/MRI, what would you want to do next to confirm which adrenal gland responsible? _____

Flat lesion < 1 cm with defined borders = _____

Hint: lesion type

_____ mutation = MEN 1

Hint: gene

Irritable bowel syndrome (Rome IV criteria) involves recurrent abdominal pain (on average ≥ 1 day/week for the last 3 months) associated with ≥ 2 of: _____

_____ pain = The pain is constant, localizes to a specific part of the abdomen, and is worse with movement

Hint: Visceral/Somatic

HIV patient with CD4 < 50, systemic symptoms, splenomegaly and elevated alkaline phosphatase level is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Recently hospitalized patients who develop voluminous watery diarrhea, low-grade fever, and leukocytosis is highly suggestive of _____

Migratory thrombophlebitis (Trousseau syndrome) is seen in _____

Hint: condition

Fecal impaction can cause fecal _____ due to obstruction of fecal flow in the rectum