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 _____

Most common cause of 1° hyperparathyroidism is _____

Hint: condition

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

Back pain and relieved by passing stool = _____

Hint: cause

GERD first step in management is managed with _____ GERD confirmatory diagnosis is managed with _____ GERD alarm symptoms is managed with endoscopy (for biopsy) GERD and complications (stricture, Barrett's, refractory) is managed with surgery (fundoplication)

Hint: PPI/24 hour pH monitoring

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

Transplant patient has bloody diarrhea and multiple, large shallow ulcers on colonoscopy is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

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

Iron deficiency anemia in the elderly is assumed to be from _____ until proven otherwise

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