Gastroenterology Flashcards
1
Q
What tests are there for H.Pylori?
A
Invasive: CLO, Histology, Culture
Non-Invasive: 13C breath Test, stool antigen, serology
2
Q
What Differential diagnoses are there for dyspepsia?
A
Non-ulcer dyspepsia
Duodenal/Gastric Ulcer
Duodenitis
Oesophagitis/GORD
Gastric malignancy
Gastritis
3
Q
What criteria is used to assess the severity of Ulcerative Colitis?
A
The Truelove and Witts criteria.
- Motions/day (>6 is severe)
- rectal bleeding (large is severe)
- Temperature at 6am (>37.8 degrees is severe)
- HR (>90bpm is severe)
- Haemoglobin (<105g/L is severe)
- ESR (>30mm/hour is severe)
4
Q
What drugs are associated with GORD?
A
Anticholinergics Calcium Channel Blockers Nitrates Sildenafil Bisphosphonates
5
Q
Where is Vitamin B12 absorbed?
A
In the terminal ileum after binding to intrinsic factor (produced by the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa)
6
Q
What blood group is a risk factor for the development of gastric carcinoma?
A
Blood Group A
