Gastroenterology — Flashcards

What are the B/T cell counts in CGD? _____

What is the most severe complication of pseudomembranous colitis? _____

Eosinophilic esophagitis may present with an inability to tolerate _____

In an elderly patient without overt signs of bleeding, _____ is the most likely cause of iron deficiency anemia and a diagnostic colonoscopy should be performed

How is nephrolithiasis managed? Stone < 5 mm: _____ and pain control

What test/imaging study is used for diagnosis of acute diverticulitis? _____

IVDU with symmetric, descending neurologic deficits, respiratory compromise, autonomic dysfunction +/- fever/leukocytosis is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Stones ≥ _____ mm are unlikely to pass and may warrant lithotripsy

The most deadly cancers are: _____ _____ _____

Hint: cancer

Giardia disrupts microvilli on enterocytes, leading to significant malabsorption (e.g. _____ intolerance and fatty acid malabsorption)