5 GI Most Commons Flashcards
most common cause of acute nausea and vomiting
viral gastroenteritis
most particular symptomatology associated with obstructive process
pain preceding nausea and vomiting
most useful predictor of significant dehydration
capillary refill, skin turgor, tears, and respiratory pattern
most important pathologic feature of crohn’s disease
involvement of all layers of the bowel and extention into mesenteric lymph nodes
most common reason for emergent surgery in Crohn’s
obstruction, most commonly in distal small bowel
most common extra-intestinal complicaton of Crohn’s
arthritis,
erythema nodosum
pyoderma gangrenosum
most common compliation of ulcerative colitis
blood loss from sustained hemorrhage
most common site of Dieulafoy lesion
lesser curvature of the stomach
most important laboratory test on UGIB
blood type and crossmatch
most common source of blood detected in the lower GI system
upper GI bleed
most common cause of lower GI bleed
diverticular disease
most common site of meckel’s diverticulum
terminal ileum
most classic symptom of PUD
burning epigastric pain
most common cause of GI related hospital admission
UGIB
most sensitive and specific serum marker of choledocholithiasis
G-glutamyltranspeptidase
most common mode of transmission of hepatitis A
asymptomatic children to adults
most sinister side effect of direct acting antivirals
reactivation of dormant heptatis B
most lethal mushroom poisoning
Amanita phylloides
most common life-threatening complication of ascites
SBP
most common isolate of SBP
E coli,
K pneumoniae
S pneumoniae
most ominous complication of liver failure
cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension
1st and 2nd m/c causes of SBO
1st: adhesion
2nd: incarceration of hernia
most common composition of Bezoar
vegetable matter and pulp from persimon
most common causes of large bowel obstruction
1st neoplasm
2nd diverticulitis
3rd sigmoid volvolus
most common site of malignant melanoma
skin and eye
2nd most common anorectal condition
pruritus ani
