Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Adynamic ileus occurs when small bowel motility is disrupted and only develops after exposure to an insult that "stuns" the bowel, such as _____ or _____

Acute leukemia may present acutely with nonspecific symptoms (e.g. bone pain) and _____, thrombocytopenia, and/or neutropenia

A transplant patient with bloody diarrhea and multiple, large shallow ulcers on colonoscopy; this is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is bird's beak deformity indicative of on barium swallow? _____

Patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome should be screened for what inherited disorder? _____

Most common cause of 1° hyperparathyroidism is _____

Hint: condition

Esophageal dysphagia to both solids and liquids indicates a(n) _____

Which form of dysphagia, is characterized by coughing, choking, or nasal regurgitation on swallowing? _____

Hint: Oropharyngeal or esophageal

Post-URI, acute-onset, constant vertigo, N/V, (-) hearing loss = _____ Post-URI, acute-onset, constant vertigo, N/V, (+) hearing loss = _____

Hint: labyrinthitis/vestibular neuritis

What is the underlying cause of fat malabsorption in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? _____