Gastroenterology — Flashcards

History of CLL, acute left-sided abdominal pain and shock/anemia is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis?

What is the best test for Clostridium difficile diarrhea?\n_____

Hint: not toxin assay or colonoscopy

Acute gout may occur with _____, alcohol, or seafood consumption, which are rich in purines

Hint: food

What is treatment for Legionnaires' disease? _____

How is megaloblastic anemia due to B12 vs. folate deficiency differentiated (symptom and molecule)? _____

What is the management for viral pharyngitis? _____

Bladder outlet obstruction (e.g. BPH) → _____

Hint: post-void residual volume

HIV with CD4 < 100 and multiple ring-enhancing brain lesions = _____

Hint: infection

C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) cannot have traces of occult blood _____

Hint: T/F

What can be done for screening of anal cancer in high risk pt's? _____