GI and Groin Signs Flashcards
What is this?
Koilonychia
What is generalised guarding suggestive of?
Peritonitis
What appearance does this patient have?
Anaemia
What can a flap (after holding hands dorsiflexed for 15 seconds) be a sign of?
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Uraemia
- CO2 retention
What is the abnormality here?
Enlarged Virchow’s node - possible metastasis of GI malignancy
What is this most likely to be?
Inguinal hernia
What can cause palmar erythema?
- Liver disease
- Pregnancy
What does this patient show and what may they be at risk of?
Track marks from IV drug use
-
Risk of BBV including Hep B and C
What can cause stretch marks?
- Pregnancy
- Cushing’s
- Chronic abdominal distension (with/without loss of distension e.g. after ascites)
What can cause acanthosis nigricans?
- GI adenocarcinoma
- Obesity
What is dupuytren’s contracture associated with?
- Alcohol excess
- Family history
What is this?
Caput Medusae
What GI problems can cause finger clubbing?
- IBD
- Cirrhosis
- Coeliac disease
What is tinkling bowel sounds suggestive of?
Bowel obstruction
What is this sign and what does it suggest?
Coffee bean sign
Sigmoid volvulus