Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 831: RDW is low in iron deficiency anemia _____

Answer: F

Flashcard 832: What level of random blood glucose is diagnostic of T2DM? _____

Answer: ≥ 200 mg/dL

Flashcard 833: White plaques (that can be scraped off), dysphagia and HIV positive is managed with _____

Answer: oral fluconazole

Extra: The presence of dysphagia in an HIV-positive patient with scrapable white plaques (thrush) suggests esophageal candidiasis, which requires systemic treatment with oral fluconazole rather than topical agents.

Flashcard 834: HIV with CD4 < 50 and bloody diarrhea = _____

Answer: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Flashcard 835: Painless genital ulcers and tender inguinal lymphadenopathy is seen in _____

Answer: lymphogranuloma venereum

Flashcard 836: _____ pneumonia is characterized by foul-smelling sputum

Answer: Aspiration

Flashcard 837: All patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis should be screened for _____

Answer: occult malignancy

Flashcard 838: What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly man with dysphagia, regurgitation, halitosis, and aspiration? _____

Answer: Zenker's diverticulum

Flashcard 839: Which pathogen responsible for acute diarrhea presents with myalgias, malaise, and nausea/vomiting? _____

Answer: Viral gastroenteritis

Extra: Viral gastroenteritis is the most common cause of acute diarrhea and is distinguished from bacterial causes by the prominence of vomiting and systemic symptoms like myalgias and malaise.

Flashcard 840: What is the likely diagnosis in a homeless patient that presents with confusion, epigastric pain, and blurred vision? Laboratory studies reveal anion gap metabolic acidosis. _____

Answer: Methanol poisoning