Gastroenterology — Flashcards

TPN = _____ risk of gallstones

Hint: ↑↓↔

What is the likely diagnosis in a 30-year-old woman that presents with recurrent episodes of pneumonia and diarrhea over the past 3 years? History and physical exam are otherwise unremarkable. _____

What is the ddx for malignant biliary obstruction? (4) _____

Large, singular ulcer = _____

Hint: cause

What is the next best step in working up iron deficiency anemia in a male or post-menopausal female? _____

HIV with CD4 < 50, high fever and watery diarrhea is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

How do the following laboratory values typically change in patients with osteomalacia? Calcium: _____ Phosphate: _____ Alkaline phosphatase: _____

- GERD first step in management = _____ - GERD and alarm symptoms (weight loss, GI bleed) = _____ - GERD and complications (stricture, Barrett's, refractory) = surgery (Nissen fundoplication)

Most common complication of peptic ulcer disease = _____

Hint: complication

_____-cell deficiencies = recurrent bacterial infections _____-cell deficiencies produce fungal and viral infections