GI buzz words Flashcards
1
Q
gingivectomy/biting on own gums
A
side effect of CCB or phenytoin
2
Q
bird beak appearance (and distended oesophagus)
A
achalasia; if in lower GI imaging is a sign of bowel obstruction
3
Q
Grey’s turner and cullen’s sign positive
A
acute pancreatitis
4
Q
murphy’s sign positive
A
cholecystitis/cholangitis
5
Q
pale stools, adbo pain, jaundice
A
biliary obstruction
6
Q
abdo distension, caput medusae, shifting dullness
A
portal hypertension + ascites
7
Q
pyoderma gangrenosum
A
Crohn’s/UC
8
Q
tinkling bowel sounds
A
bowel obstruction
9
Q
vesicular rash and weight loss
A
coeliac disease
10
Q
virchow’s node (left supraclavicular)
A
gastric cancer
11
Q
urea breath test
A
H pylori
12
Q
C breath test
A
bacterial overgrowth
13
Q
rice water like stools
A
vibrio cholera
14
Q
primary biliary cirrhosis
A
presence of AMA
15
Q
autoimmune hepatitis
A
presence of ASMA
