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Gastrointestinal Examination Flashcards

1
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What features might you find on general inspection in a gastro exam

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Generally unwell/distressed/in pain
Oxygen, catheters, drips, medication
Nutritional status/cachexia

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What would cachexia be indicative of in a gastro exam

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Malabsorption

Synthetic liver failure

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What features may you find on the hands in a gastro exam

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Tendon xanthemata
Dupuytrens Contracture
Palmar erythema

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4
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What is Dupuytrens Contracture indicative of

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Chronic liver disease
Diabetes
Trauma

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What is palmar erythema indicative of

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Pregnancy
Chronic liver disease
Hyperthyroidism

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What features may you find on the nails in a gastro exam

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Clubbing
Leuconychia
Koilonychia

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7
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Gastric causes of clubbing

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Hepatic cirrhosis
Coeliac disease
Ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s disease
GI lymphoma
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What is leuconychia indicative of

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Hypoalbuminaemia

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What features may you find on the wrists in a gastro exam

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Flapping tremor

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10
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What is a flapping tremor indicative of in a gastric exam

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Hepatic/respiratory/renal failure

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What features may you find on the arms in a gastro exam

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Needle marks

Bruising

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12
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What is bruising indicative of in a gastric exam

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Chronic liver disease (lack of clotting factors)

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13
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What are needle marks indicative of in a gastric exam

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IVDU (HBV,HCV)

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What features may you find on the face in a gastro exam

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Redness due to alcoholism

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What features may you find on the eyes in a gastro exam

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Scleral icterus
Corneal Arcus
Xanthelasma
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctival pallor
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16
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What is sclerel icterus indicative of

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Jaundice (impaired liver function)

17
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What is conjunctivitis indicative of in a gastro exam

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Inflammatory bowel disease

18
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What features may you find on the mouth in a gastro exam

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Angular stomatitis
Oral candida
Apthous ulcers
Musty, sweet breath odour

19
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What is Angular stomatitis indicative of

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Iron/folate/B12 deficiency

20
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What is oral candida indicative of in a gastro exam

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Immunodeficiency

21
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What are Apthous ulcers indicative of

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Inflammatory bowel disease

22
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What is Musty, sweet breath odour indicative of in a gastro exam

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Hepatic failure

23
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What features may you find on the neck in a gastro exam

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Lymph nodes

24
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What features may you find on the neck in a gastro exam

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Gynaecomastia

Spider Naevi

25
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What is gynaecomastia indicative of in a gastro exam

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Chronic liver disease

Testicular failure

26
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What are spider naevi indicative of

A

Chronic liver disease

27
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What features may you find inspection of the abdomen in a gastro exam

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Abdominal distension
Caput Medusa
Scars

28
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What is abdominal distension indicative of

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Fat
Fluid
Flatus
Faeces
Foetus
Fucking big mass
29
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What is caput medusa indicative of

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Portal hypertension

30
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What do you need to palpate in the abdomen in a gastro exam

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General palpation of 9 regions
Liver
Spleen
Kidneys
Abdominal aorta
31
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What do you need to percuss in the abdomen in a gastro exam

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9 regions

Spleen/liver if palpation is abnormal

32
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What do you need to auscultate in the abdomen for a gastro exam

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Bowel sounds
Renal bruits
Liver bruit (if liver edge palpated)

33
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What features may you find on the legs in a gastro exam

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Peripheral oedema
Erythema Nodosum
Pyoderma gangrenosum

34
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What is Erythema Nodosum indicative of

A

Inflammatory bowel disease

35
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What is Pyoderma gangrenosum indicative of

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Inflammatory bowel disease

Rheumatoid arthritis

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