GI Flashcards
Painless jaundice which condition?
Pancreatic CA. mass at the head of the pancreas compressing the bile duct.
ceftriaxone 250 mg IM for GC works against what?
Gonococcus
doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 7 days for GC works against which bacteria?
Chlamydia
Also Azirhromycin 1gm PO
Proctitis organism MC?
Gonorhea
Test for pyloric stenosis?
Abd US
Tx for esophageal stricture?
Dilation
Infant drawing knees to chest with vomiting which condition?
Intusussepection
Currant Jelly which condition?
Intusussecption
Pyloric stenosis mass which shape?
Olive shaped
Pyloric stenosis causes what type of alkalosis? (hint: 2 electrolytes)
Hypocholemic hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis
Pyloric stenosis vomiting billious or non-billious?
Non-billious
Wernicke’s syndrome improves with administration of what?
Thiamine
Chronic alcoholic who stopped drinking and now has nystagmus and ataxic gait which condition?
Wernicke encephalopathy
Which line separates internal and external hemerrhoids?
Dentate line
Internal hemerrhoid which side of the dentate line?
Proximal
External hemerrhoid which side of the dentate line?
Distal
Inferior Mesenteric Artery supplies which half of the colon?
Left half
Superior Mesenteric Artery supplies which half of the colon?
Right
Tx of thrombosed hemorrhoid presenting within 72 hours of the onset of symptoms?
Elliptical excision
Which vitamin deficiency is photosensitive dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia?
Niacin
Tx for H Pylori ulcers?
CAP= Clarithromycin Amoxicillin PPI BID x10-14d
Progressive solid and liquid dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) is the hallmarkfor which condition?
Achalasia
Achalasia what appearance on barium swallow study?
Bird’s Beak
Achalasia dx?
Esophageal manometry showing increased LES
Adult intususseption which part of intestine MC??
Small intestine
Cephalexin ok for G6PD deficiency?
Yup!
HIV meds and the pancreas?
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors can cause pancreatitis. Ex: tenofovir
Tx for Ascending Cholangitis?
ECRP to decompress
Which sign on xray suggests colon cancer?
Apple Core sign
Giardia transmitted through what?
Water
Giardia poop smells normal or foul?
Foul
When do giardia sx start?
1-2 weeks after drining the bad water