Gi Flashcards
Example of local reflex
Peristalsis
Example of short reflec
Intestino-intestinal
Long reflex
Gastroileal reflex (vago vagal)
Pregnant women, eaten undercooked pork sausages, presents with jaundice
+ diagnostic test
Hepatitis E
HEV IgM
15 year old boy, moved from south africa, presents with fever, fatigue, dark urine
Hepatitis A
Gay Man come back from thailand, high temp, vomiting etc.
Hep b
Iv drug user, fatigue, jaundice, ascites
Hepatitis C
What are the following antibodies
dimerica IgA does not contain the joining chain
NOTE- MEMBRANE BOUND IgM looks like IgE except has two strands at the bottom of it that connect to membrane
Piecemeal necrosis
Autoimmune hepatitis
Lactose breaks down into
Glucose + galactose
Maltose breaks down to
Glucose + glucose
Sucrose breaks down to
Glucose + fructose
Bird beak
Achalasia
Acute viral hep treatment
Supportive control
Immunise fam/contacts
Notify public health
Monitor for encephalopathy
Common oral manifestation of coeliac
Recurrent apthous ulceration mouth