GI

Question 1

Antidote for anticholinergics (antihistamines, TCAs)

Answer 1

physostigmine
(sodium bicarbonate if TCA toxicity)

Question 1

Antidote for acetaminophen

Answer 1

N-acetylcysteine
(activated charcoal in first 1 hour)

Question 2

Antidote for cholinergics (organophosphates, insecticides, pesticides)

Answer 2

atropine + pralidoxime

Question 3

Antidote for benzos

Answer 3

flumazenil

Question 4

Antidote for digitalis

Answer 4

digibind

Question 5

Antidote for BB

Answer 5

glucagon

Question 6

Antidote for heparin

Answer 6

protamine sulfate

Question 7

Antidote for ethylene glycol (antifreeze)

Answer 7

IV ethanol infusion

Question 8

Antidote for theophylline

Answer 8

BB

Question 9

Antidote for opioids

Answer 9

naloxone, naltrexone

Question 10

Antidote for warfarin

Answer 10

vit K and FFP

Question 11

MC cause of UGIB

Answer 11

PUD

Question 12

MC cause of gastritis

Answer 12

h pylori

Question 13

Second MC cause of gastritis

Answer 13

NSAIDs and ASA

Question 14

MC cause of acute ascending cholangitis

Answer 14

E Coli

Question 15

Charcot’s triad in acute ascending cholangitis

Answer 15

fever, jaundice, RUQ pain

Question 16

RFs for cholelithiasis

Answer 16

“5 Fs”
Fat
Fertile
Female
Fair skinned
Forty

Question 17

MC location affected in diverticulitis

Answer 17

sigmoid colon

Question 18

nonobstructive, colonic dilation >6 cm and s/sx systemic toxicity

Answer 18

toxic megacolon

Question 19

colonic pseudo-obstruction

Answer 19

ogilvie syndrome

Question 20

MC neoplastic colon polyps

Answer 20

adenomatous polyps

Question 21

MC cause of esophagitis

Answer 21

GERD