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1
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What disease has an apple core xray?

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Cancer

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What disease has a stacked coin xray?

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Intussusception

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What disease has a thumbprint xray?

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Toxic mega colon

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What disease has a corckscrew xray?

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Esophageal spasm

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What disease has a abrupt cutoff xray?

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Volvulus

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What disease has a barium clumping x-ray?

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Celiac Sprue

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What disease has a bird’s beak x-ray?

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Achalasia

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What disease has a string sign x-ray?

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Pyloric Stenosis

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9
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What disease have solid dysphagia?

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Schatzki rings, stricture, cancer

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10
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What diseases have solid and water dysphagia?

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Esophageal spasm, scleroderma, achalasia

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What is Barret’s Esophagus?

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Metaplasia, ^ Adeno CA risk

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What are Esophageal Varices?

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Vomit blood everywhere, portal HTN

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13
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what is Mallory Weiss?

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Tear LES mucosa, chronic vomiters

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What is Boerhaave´s?

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Tear all layers of esophagus, left sided pneumo/pain/effusion

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what is Achalasia?

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lost LES auerbach´s. bird beaks, Chaga´s, choke on solids

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What is Hirchsprung´s?

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Lost rectum Auerbach´s, no meconium passage

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17
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What is a Zenker´s diverticulum?

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Cough undigested food from above UES, halitosis

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18
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What is a tractiom diverticulum?

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Eat big bolus => gets stuck above LES

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What is Plummer-Vinson Syndrome?

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esophageal webs, spoon nails, Fe deficiency anemia

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What are Schatzki rings?

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Esophageal webs in lower esophagus

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21
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What is a TE fistula?

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Choke with each feeding

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22
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What is Esophageal atresia w/ TE fistula?

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Vomit w/1st feed, doublé bubble, Downs

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What is Pyloric Stenosis?

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Projectile vomiting (3-4 wk old), RUQ olive mass

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How does Choanal atresia presents?

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turn blue with feeding

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25
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How is Tetrology of Fallot presentation different?

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turn blue with crying

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26
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What makes Scleroderma unique?

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low LES pressure

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27
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What makes Esophageal spasms unique?

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high peristalsis

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28
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What makes Achalasia unique?

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low peristalsis and high LES pressure

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29
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What disease has a RUQ olive mass?

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Pyloric stenosis

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30
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What disease has a RLQ sausage mass?

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Intussusception

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31
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What is a Bezoar?

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Mass of hair or vegetables => antrum obstruction

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32
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What is Gastritis type A?

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Upper GI bleed, anti parietal cell Ab

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33
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What is Gastritis type B?

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Upper GI bleed, spicy foods, H. pylori

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34
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What is a duodenal ulcer?

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Too much acid: pain after meal/ at night, type O blood, H. pylori, pain relieved by eating

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35
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what is a gastric ulcer?

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Broken mucus layer: pain during meal, NSAIDs, type A blood

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36
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What is a sliding hiatal hernia?

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Fundus slides from esophageal hiatus to thorax => sucks acid into thorax

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37
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What is Rolling hiatal hernia?

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Fundus sticks trough hole in diaphragm, strangulates bowel “rolls through a hole”

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38
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What is Menetrier’s disease?

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Protein losing, thick stomach rugal folds

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39
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What defines Constipation?

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< 3 BM per week

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40
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What defines diarrhea?

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> 200g per day

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41
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What is Osmotic diarrhea?

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watery

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42
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what is secretory diarrhea?

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laxative use

43
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What is inflammatory diarrhea?

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Blood, pus

44
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what is Celiac sprue?

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Jejunum, wheat allergy, villous atrophy, anti-gliadal Ab

45
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What is tropical sprue?

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Ileum celiac sprue

46
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What is Mesenteric Ischemia?

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Pain out of proportion to exam

47
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What bugs cause bloody diarrhea?

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“CASES”

Campylobacter
Amoeba (E. histolytica)
Shiguella
E. coli
Salmonella
48
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What is the difference b/w 1 Cirrhosis and 1 Sclerosing Cholangitis?

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1 Biliary Cirrhosis: anti mitochondrial Ab, bile ductules destroyed, xanthelasma

1Sclerosing Cholangitis: p-ANCA Ab, bile duct inflammation, beading, onion skinning, associated with UC

49
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What is Ascending cholangitis?

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common duct stone gets ingected

50
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what are the signs of alcoholic cirrhosis?

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spider angioma, palmar erythema, Dupuytren’s contractions, gynecomastia

51
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What is Hepatorenal Syndrome?

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Pts w/lver disease build up liver toxins that cause renal failure

52
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What is Cholangitis?

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Inflammation of bile duct => charcots triad, Reynolds pentad

53
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What is Cholecystitis?

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Inflammation of gall bladder => Murphy’s sign

54
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What is Cholelithiasis?

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Formation of gallstones => RUQ colic

55
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What is Choledocholithasis?

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Gallstones obstructs bile duct

56
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What is Cholestasis?

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Obstruction of bile duct => pruritis, ^ alkaline phosphatase, jaundice

57
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What is Conjugated bilirubin?

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Water soluble “direct”

58
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What is unconjugated bilirubin?

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Fat soluble “indirect”

59
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What is the most common type of gallstone?

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Cholesterol (can’t see on x-ray)

60
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What type of gallstones can be seen on x-ray?

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Ca-bilirubinate

61
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What is Xanthoma?

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Cholesterol buildup (elbow or Achilles)

62
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What is Xanthelesma?

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Triglyceride build up (under eye)

63
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What does high cholesterol cause?

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Atherosclerosis

64
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What does high triglycerides cause?

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Pancreatitis

65
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What is type 1 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad Liver LL (CM)

66
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What is type 2a Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad LDL or B-100 receptors: trapped in ER (LDL only)

67
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What is type 2b Hyperlipidemia?

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Less LD/VLDL receptors (LDL/VLDL)

68
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What is type 3 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad Apo E (IDL/VLDL)

69
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What is type 4 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad Adipose LL (VLDL only)

70
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What is type 5 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad C2 (VLDL/CM) b/c C2 stimulates LL

71
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What is Crigler-Najjar?

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Unconjugated bilirubin, usually in infants

72
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What is Gilbert syndrome?

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Glucuronyl transferase is saturated => stress unconjugated bilirubin

73
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What is Rotor’s?

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Bad bilirubin storage=> conjugated bilirubin

74
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What is Dubin-Johnson?

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Bad bilirubin excretion => black liver

75
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What is Cullen’s sign?

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Bleed around umbilicus => hemorrhagic pancreatitis

76
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What is turner’s sign?

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Bleed into flank => hemorrhagic pancreatitis

77
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What test is used for following pancreatitis?

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Amylase- sensitive, breaks down carbs

Lipase- specific, breaks down TGs

78
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What does Ranson’s criteria tell you?

A

Poor prognosis for pancreatitis patients

79
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What is Ranson’s criteria at presentation?

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“WAGLA”

WBC: >16k/ul (infection)
Age: >55 (usually multiple illness)
Glucose: >200 mg/dL (islet cells are fried)
LDH: >350 IU/L (cell death)
AST: >250 IU/L (cell death)
80
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What is Ranson’s criteria at 48 hr?

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“BuCH was a SOB”

BUN: ^ >5 mg /dL (v renal blood flow)
Ca: 10% (bleed into pancreas)
Sequester >6 L fluid => 3rd spacing
pO2:  ARDS)
Base deficit >4 mEq/L (diarrhea => pancreatic enzymes are dead)
81
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What is Carcinoid syndrome?

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Diarrhea, flushing, wheezing

82
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What produces Currant Jelly sputum?

A

Klebsiella

83
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What produces Currant Jelly stool?

A

Intussusception

84
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What is Gardener’s syndrome?

A

Familial polyposis w/bone tumors

85
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What is Turcots syndrome?

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Familial polyposis w/brain tumors

86
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What is familial polyposis?

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100% risk of colon cancer, APC defect=> annual colonoscopy at 5y/o

87
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What is Peutz-Jegher syndrome?

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Hyperpigmented mucosa => dark gums/vagina

88
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What is Chron’s disease?

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IBD w/ cobblestones, melena, creeping fat, fistulas

89
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What is ulcerative colitis?

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IBD w/pseudopolyps, hematochezia, lead pipe colon, toxic megacolon

90
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What is Intussusception?

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Currant jelly stool, stacked coin enema, sx come and go

91
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How does Diverticulosis present?

92
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How does Diverticulitis presents?

93
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How does spatic colon presents?

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Intermittent severe cramps

94
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How does IBS presents?

A

Alternating diarrhea /constipation

95
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How does external hemorrhoids present?

96
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How does Internal Hemorrhoids present?

97
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What is pseudo membranous colitis?

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Overgrowth of C. Difficile due to normal flora being killed off, usually by Clindamycin use

98
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What is whipple’s disease?

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T. Whippleii destroy GI tract, then spread causing malabsorption, arthralgia

99
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What color is an upper GI bleed?

100
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What color is a lower GI bleed?

101
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What adds color to stool?

102
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What is the default color of stool?

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Clay-colored

103
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What is the default color of urine?

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Tea-colored

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