GI Flashcards
most common cause of vanishing bile ducts in adults
PBC
2 big risk factors for SCC head and neck
smoking and alcohol
hepatic hydrothorax
secondary to portal HTN
R>left pleural effusions
tx: TIPS
abdominal succussion splash
gastric outlet obstruction
emphysematous cholecystitis
elderly male
diabetics
= air fluid levels in GB from the gas producing bacteria
diarrhea and cramps
friable mass
64yo male
second peak UC
risk factors for Acalculous cholecystitis
SEVERELY ILL HOSPITAL PATIENTS
jejunal aspirate for SIBO
greater than 10^5 organisms/ml
scant hematochezia investigation
proctoscopy=anoscopy– since probs haemorrhoids
PPI side effects
- osteoporosis
- pneumonia
- B12 deficiency
- C. diff
labs for alcoholic hepatitis
INCREASE ferritin
2:1 AST>ALT
increase GGT
2 drugs that worsen HE in cirrhosis patients
acetazolamide
furosemide
borborygmi
bowel sound= stomach rumble
tropical sprue
ischaemic hepatic injury
MASSIVE AST increase
MASSIVE ALT increase
increase total bill
increase ALP
AS associated with what in the gi
angiodysplasia