GI 2

Question 1

What is the management for a button battery ingestion?

Answer 1

Immediate endoscopic removal via EGD.

Question 2

Toxic mega colon is a well recognized complication of…

Answer 2

UC

Question 3

Mc type of viral gastroenteritis. Watery diarrhea. Common to crowded places, spread fecal-oral.

Answer 3

Norovirus

Question 4

What is the pharyngoesophageal pouch common in older males. Presents as dysphagia, regurgitation of undigested food. Halitosis?

Answer 4

Zenker’s diverticulum

Question 5

What is the best initial test of Zenker’s diverticulum?

Answer 5

Barium esophagram.

Question 6

This should be considered in a patient with painless obstructive jaundice (elevated bili, pale stools, dark urine) and weight loss.

Answer 6

Pancreatic carcinoma

Question 7

Palpable, nontender, distended gallbladder.

Answer 7

Courvoisie’s sign.

Seen in pancreatic carcinoma.

Question 8

What procedure is done for pancreatic carcinoma?

Answer 8

Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Question 9

Tx for HSV esophagitis?

Answer 9

Acyclovir

Question 10

MC cause of infectious esophagitis?

Answer 10

Candida

Treatmentis PO fluconazole

Question 11

An acute necroinflammatory disease of the gall bladder not due to gallstones.
Gallbladder stasis and ischemia occurring in critically ill or hospitalized patients

Answer 11

Acute acalculus cholecystitis

Question 12

Decreased GI motility and delayed gastric emptying.

Nausea, vomiting, bloating early satiety, upper abdominal discomfort. Hx of longstanding diabetes mellitus.

Answer 12

Diabetic gastroparesis

Question 13

What is the treatement for diabetic gastroparesis?

Answer 13

Glycemic control, dietary modifications.

Metoclopramide or erythromycin.