Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 931: Sciatica is most commonly caused by a(n) _____

Answer: herniated disc

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Flashcard 932: Why can people with chronic diarrhea develop uric acid stones? _____

Answer: ↓ pH and ↓ urine volume aka Acidic and concentrated urine

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Flashcard 933: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to fibrotic stricture typically presents with _____

Answer: bilious vomiting

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Flashcard 934: A painful, dermatomal rash that begins with small papules, evolves into vesicles or bullae, and crusts over in 7-10 days is characteristic of _____.

Answer: shingles (herpes zoster)

Extra: Shingles (herpes zoster) results from reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus within sensory ganglia. It is characterized by a prodrome of pain followed by a vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution.

Flashcard 935: Colorectal cancer screenings start at what age: _____

Answer: 45-years-old

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gastroenterology/colon-cancer/acquire?ref=anki USPSTF Recommendations : -  Grade A: For adults aged 50 to 75 years. -  Grade B: For adults aged 45 to 49 years.

Flashcard 936: What is the most common cause of sore throat? _____

Answer: Viral pathogens

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Flashcard 937: Sickle cell hemolysis = _____ deficiency = macrocytic anemia

Answer: folate

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Flashcard 938: Chlamydia trachomatis (D-K) is usually: _____ in men _____ in women

Answer: symptomatic

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Flashcard 939: What is the most likely diagnosis in an elderly patient who presents with fatigue/conjunctival pallor and use of aspirin/NSAIDs? _____

Answer: Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss

Flashcard 940: Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults aged _____-75: - gFOBT or FIT: qannually - Sigmoidoscopy: q5 years - Colonoscopy: q10 years

Answer: 45

Extra: The USPSTF 2021 guidelines updated the starting age for average-risk colorectal cancer screening to **45 years**. **Screening Modalities:** * **Colonoscopy**: every 10 years * **Annual FIT** or **gFOBT** * **Flexible sigmoidoscopy**: every 5 years (or every 10 years if combined with annual FIT) * **CT colonography**: every 5 years * **Stool DNA-FIT (Cologuard)**: every 1 or 3 years https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gastroenterology/colon-cancer/acquire?ref=anki