Gastroenterology — Flashcards

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

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

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

Back pain and relieved by passing stool = _____

Hint: cause

Most common cause of 1° hyperparathyroidism is _____

Hint: condition

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

Hint: Oropharyngeal or esophageal

A painful, acute genital lesion presenting with vesicles is most characteristic of _____.

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

Lymphoma = _____ lymphadenopathy