Gastroenterology Buzzwords Flashcards

1
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Autoimmune hepatitis

A

Anti-smooth muscle antibody presence

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2
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Rice Water like stools

A

Vibrio cholera

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2
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Crypt abscess/cryptitis

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IBS - Chron’s

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2
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Onion skinning fibrosis and beading of bile ducts

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Primary schlerosing cholangitis

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4
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Bird-beak appearance in lower GI tract is a sign of…

A

Bowel obstruction

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5
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Vesicular rash + weightloss

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Coeliac disease

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5
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Cobblestone mucosa

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Deep fissuring ulceration of mucosa found in Chron’s disease

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5
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mallory’s hyaline bodies

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Alcoholic liver disease (acute hepatitis) Chronic active hepatitis

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6
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“Signet ring” on biopsy

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Linitis plastica - diffuse stomach cancer

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7
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pale stool, abdo pain, jaundice

A

biliary obstruction

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7
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severe abdo pain and diarrhoea after drinking raw milk

A

Campylobacter infection

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8
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Abdo distension, caput medusae and shifting dullness

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portal hypertension and ascites.

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10
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Grey Turners and Cullen’s signs positive

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Acute pancreatitis

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11
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Carbon-13 breath test is for…

A

bacterial overgrowth

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12
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Corkscrew oesophagus on barium swallow

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Diffuse oesophageal spasm

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13
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Causes of acute pancreatitis

A

GET SMASHED

Gallstones

Ethanol

Trauma

Steroids

Mumps

Autoimmune

Scorpion bites/stings

Hyperlipidaemia/hyperthermia/hypercalcaemia

ERCP

Drugs

13
Q

Causes for abdo mass

A

A CHEMICAL mneumonic AAA Chron’s Hernia Enlarged Organs Malignancy Intersusception Cyst/abscess Appendicitis Lymphadenopathy

15
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Bird-beak appearance (and distended oesophagus)

16
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Pyoderma gangerenosum (pustules forming ulcers in the legs) and erythema nodosum

A

Chrohn’s/UC

17
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left supraclavicular (Virchow’s) node enlargement

A

Gastric cancer

18
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Tinkling bowel sounds

A

Bowel obstruction

19
Q

Thumb-printing sign on AXR, commonly at the splenic flexure

A

Ischaemic colitis

20
Q

Grey Turner’s sign is…

A

Lumbar redness

22
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urea breath test is for…

24
primary biliary cirrhosis
Anti-mitochondrial antibodies
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Cullen's sign is...
Umbillical redness
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Charcots triad is...
Fever, jaundice and abdominal pain, seconday to cholelithiasis (gallstones)
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Russel's Sign (Calluses on the back of the hands or knuckles)
self induced vomiting
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Murphy's sign positive
Cholecystitis
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Alpha feto protein assay
Hepatocellular carcinoma or teratoma
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Diuretic for ascites due to cirrhosis
Spironolactone
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Gingival hypertrophy/biting own gums
Side effect of CCBs or phenytoin
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Causes of bowel obstruction
BATH VIPS **B**olus **A**dhesions **T**umour **H**ernia **V**olvulus **I**ntersussception **P**seudo-obstruction **S**tricture