Gastroentology Flashcards
Grey turners sign?
Bruising in flank areas
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Esophageal laceration secondary to vomiting
Sharp pain that travels along neural routes
Somatic Pain
Painless bleeding with signs of shock indicates?
Esphageal Varicies
A tilt test is considered positive if?
There is a change in BP of 10mmHg when sitting or standing
Melena is?
Black stool
A positive tilt test indicates?
Volume depletion
Hematemesis is?
Bloody vomit
Melena is indicative of bleeding occurring where?
Bleed in upper GI tract
Esophageal varices are usually seen in what type of patient?
Chronic alcohol abuse and liver cirrhosis
Gastric acid erosion of mucosa.
Peptic ulcers
Inflammatory Bowel Disorder
Crohns disease
Hematochezia is?
Blood in stool
H. Pylori is associated with?
Peptic ulcers
Inflammation of the gallbladder is known as?
Cholecystitis
Patients fat, fertile, 40, and female?
Cholecystitis
Pain in RUQ after greasy meal?
Cholecystitis
Murphys sign?
RUQ pain associated with Cholecystitis