Gastro case rounds Flashcards
1
Q
What would you see on FBC that shows you someone drinks alcohol?
A
Macrocytic anaemia
2
Q
Chronic stable liver disease - symptoms
A
Gynaecomastia
Palmer erythema
Dupytren’s
Spider naevi
3
Q
How serious is a GIST tumour?
A
Benign - don’t bleed
4
Q
MW tear amount of blood compared to varices
A
MW < varices
5
Q
What do they actually vomit up on a mallory weiss tear?
A
Food, but it’s mixed with a little blood
6
Q
Main three blood tests
A
LFT
BM
Coagulation studies
7
Q
Why do you get ascites?
A
Low albumin -> body tries to retain oncotic pressure by taking in sodium, leading to fluid retention -> ascites
8
Q
Management of variceal bleeding
A
Terli
Banding
Beta blockers
9
Q
Pancreatic cancer marker
A
CA19-9
