Gastroenterology — Flashcards

A patient with a history of recent ciprofloxacin treatment and watery diarrhea, should raise suspicion of _____

AIDS is diagnosed through a CD4 count < _____ or AIDS-defining infection

Hint: cells per μl

Intermittent solid food dysphagia and history of atopy is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Uric acid kidney stones are often seen in diseases with increased _____ (e.g. leukemia, myeloproliferative disorders)

What is the recommended treatment for lice or scabies? (2) _____

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

What acid-base disturbance is classically found in patients with laxative abuse? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly patient with chronic constipation, LLQ abdominal pain, fever, and leukocytosis? _____

What is the next best step in evaluating hypovolemic hypotonic hyponatremia? _____

Which genital infection is characterized by small, painless ulcers that can progress to painful inguinal lymphadenopathy (buboes)? _____