dumes gastro

Question 1

what is achalasia

Answer 1

degenerative loss of ganglia from auerbachs plexus

Question 2

most common cause of appendicitis

Answer 2

obstruction of the appendix with dried compacted faeces termed faceolith

Question 3

Uncontrollable oesophageal variceal bleeding in a patient with known liver cirrhosis

Answer 3

transjugilar intrahepatic portosystemic shunt TIPS

Question 4

H pylori eradication

Answer 4

omeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin / metronidazole

Question 5

colorectal cancer tumour marker

Answer 5

CEA

Question 6

A 47-year-old woman presents with right upper quadrant pain. She appears confused and systemically unwell with high fever and hypotension. She is jaundiced and has a past medical history of gallstones

Answer 6

Ascending cholangitis

Question 7

charcots triad

Answer 7

ascending cholangitis - RUQ, jaundice and fever

Question 8

tumour marker associated woth hepatocellular carcinomma

Answer 8

a fetoprotein