Gastroenterology System Review Flashcards
what does pyrosis mean?
heart burn
what is a positive murphy’s sign?
Palpate the RUQ of the abdomen and if the patient has inspiratory arrest (stops breathing) due to pain then the test is positive.
what is the gold standard diagnostic test for ruling out acute cholecystitis?
US of the abdomen
is left or right sided colon cancer more common?
left-sided colon cancer is more likely
fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) are done how frequently ?
annually or yearly
need 3 specimens
FIT (stool) tests are done how frequently?
yearly or annually
FIT DNA (Cologuard) tests are recommended how frequently?
every 1-3 years
Colonoscopy is recommended how often?
every 10 years
Flexible sigmoidoscopy is recommended how often?
every 5 years
what tests measure the integrity of the liver?
ALT/AST
AST is twice the amount of ALP in what ?
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
ALT is much higher than the AST in what?
Viral hepatitis
IgM means what?
acute onset, antibodies to be produced the MINUTE there is an acute infection
IgG means what?
means gone, produced when immune, and infection is GONE
a positive anti-HAV IgM means what?
you are IMMUNE
a positive anti-HAV IgM means what?
you have an acute infection
what is this marker and what does it mean: HBsAg
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, it means infected currently or in the past
what is this marker and what does it mean: anti-HBs
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, it means you are immune (either from the vaccine or recovery from the disease)