Gi cards Flashcards
1
Q
which part of the colon is most likely to be affected by ischaemia
A
splenic flexure
2
Q
what are the features of mesenteric ischaemia
A
small bowel embolism sudden severe urgent surgery high mortality abdo pain
3
Q
what are the features of ichaemic colitis
A
large bowel multifactorial transient less severe bloody diarrhoea thumbprinting conservative management
4
Q
what are risk factors for bowel ischaemia
A
AF endocarditis malignancy risk fx for embolism smoking diabetes hypertension concain
5
Q
what are the clinical features of bowel ischaemia
A
abdo pain rectal bleeding diarrhoea fever blood show lactic acidosis and raised white cells
6
Q
how do you diagnose bowel ischaemia
A
CT
7
Q
what is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma in the UK
A
hep C
8
Q
what signs do you see on a heart failure chest x ray
A
A- alveolar odema (bats wings) B - kerley B lines C- Cardio megaly D- dilated prominent upper lobe vessels E-pleural effusion
9
Q
what does a widened mediastinum on cxr suggest
A
aortic dissection
10
Q
in a total white out of one lung and the trachea pulled towards the white out, what is the likely diagnosis
A
lung collapse
11
Q
what can cause white shadowing in the lung
A
consolidation pleural effusion collapse pneumonectomy tumour fluid
