Gastroenterology — Flashcards

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

How does SBO initially present? _____

All patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis should be screened for _____

_____ = atypical lymphocytes and positive monospot test

Hint: CMV/EBV

UTI with sterile pyuria suggests _____ due to Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae

_____ is a biliary disease that involves the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct

Purpuric rash on legs, abdominal pain and arthralgia following URI = _____

Hint: vasculitis

Acute diverticulitis is managed with _____

Hint: treatment

What head and neck infection is characterized by trismus, muffled voice, and deviation of the uvula on physical exam? _____

The primary inciting event of acute cholecystitis is typically a gallstone obstructing the _____, with subsequent inflammation and infection