Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 971: Esophageal dysphagia to both solids and liquids indicates a(n) _____

Answer: motility disorder

Extra: Intermittent = esophageal spasm Progressive = achalasia

Flashcard 972: Which form of dysphagia, is characterized by coughing, choking, or nasal regurgitation on swallowing? _____

Answer: Oropharyngeal

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Flashcard 973: What is the underlying cause of fat malabsorption in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? _____

Answer: pancreatic enzyme inactivation

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Flashcard 974: _____ is caused by occlusion of folliculopilosebaceous units

Answer: Hidradenitis suppurativa

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Flashcard 975: A painful, acute genital lesion presenting with vesicles is most characteristic of _____.

Answer: Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)

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Flashcard 976: Post-URI, acute-onset, constant vertigo, N/V, (-) hearing loss = _____ Post-URI, acute-onset, constant vertigo, N/V, (+) hearing loss = _____

Answer: vestibular neuritis

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Flashcard 977: What is the normal range of Ferritin, serum (Female)?

Answer: From 12 to 150 ng/mL

Flashcard 978: What is the normal range of Hematologic: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Male)?

Answer: From 0 to 15 mm/hr

Flashcard 979: What is the normal range for Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)?

Answer: 32–36 g/dL (or 32–36%)

Flashcard 980: What is the normal range of Proteins, serum: Total (recumbent)?

Answer: From 6.0 to 7.8 g/dL