GI deck 1

Question 1

What labs do you get for diagnosing Celiac’s disease?

Answer 1

(tTG)-IgA antibody and Total IgA

Question 2

What rash is common in Celiac’s disease?

Answer 2

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Question 3

The most common location of a primary anal fissure is

Answer 3

Posterior midline

Question 4

Anal fissures that are in which position are most commonly due to a secondary disorder, such as previous anal surgical procedures, Crohn’s disease, sarcoidosis, squamous cell anal cancer, syphilis, or chlamydia.

Answer 4

Anterolateral or lateral position.

Question 5

The principal risk factors for peptic ulcer disease are

Answer 5

Helicobacter pylori infection and NSAID use.

Question 6

Which test of choice can confirm Helicobacter pylori eradication?

Answer 6

Urea breath test.

Question 7

This vitamin deficiency typically presents with beriberi (neurological and cardiovascular disease), Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (neuro-psychiatric disorder), and optic neuropathy (bilateral visual loss or impaired color perception). This vitamin deficiency is most commonly seen in chronic alcoholics.

Answer 7

Thiamine vitamine B1

Question 8

This vitamine deficiency typically presents with a sore tongue (glossitis), weakness, fatigue, and anemia.

Answer 8

Folate vitamine B9

Question 9

This vitamine deficiency typically presents with paresthesias, ataxia, and megaloblastic anemia (eg, weakness, fatigue, easy bruising).

Answer 9

Colbalamin vitamine B12

Question 10

A patient presenting with dementia, dermatitis, and diarrhea, who was recently treated with isoniazid, strongly suggests what vitamins deficiency?

Answer 10

niacin vitamin B3 (Deficient = Pellagra)

The most characteristic finding of this deficiency is the presence of a symmetric hyperpigmented rash. Other findings include diarrhea and neurological symptoms (eg, dementia, insomnia, anxiety, delusions, disorientation).