Introduction Flashcards
1
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Signs and symptoms of GI tract disease
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- malaise
- rapid weight loss
- anorexia
- anaemia
2
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Signs and symptoms of upper GI tract disease
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- haemoptysis
- melanea (black tarry stool)
- nausea
- vomiting
- dysphagia (difficulty swallowing food or fluid)
- odynophagia (pain during swallowing)
- heartburn
- acid regurgitation
- chest pain
- belching
- epigastric pain
3
Q
What is the term for vomiting blood
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Haematemesis
4
Q
Signs and symptoms of hepatobiliary disorders
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- upper right quadrant pain
- biliary colic
- jaundice
- dark urine
- pale stool
- ascites
5
Q
What is a biliary colic
A
colicky pain caused by gall bladder contraction against a downstream obstruction eg gall stones or inpingement of common bile duct
6
Q
What causes jaundice
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Increase in circulating bilirubin caused by the hepatobiliary system unable to process amount in blood for prehepatic,hepatic or post hepatic reasons
7
Q
Signs of mid GI tract disorders
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- abdominal pain
- steatorrhoea
- diarrhoea
- abdominal distension
8
Q
Signs of lower GI tract disorders
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- abdominal pain
- rectal bleeding
- constipation
- diarrhoea
- incontinence
- flatulence
9
Q
Sign of whole body GI disease
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- cachexia
- obesity
- lymphadenopathy
- jaundice
10
Q
What are signs of GI disease on the hands
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- Koiloychia
- nail clubbing
- leuconychia
- dupytren’s contracture
- tachycardia
- tremor
11
Q
What are the signs of GI disease via abdomen
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- palpable organ enlargement
- abdominal tenderness
- distension
12
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What are anus and rectum GI tract signs?
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- haemorrhoids (swollen superficial blood vessels)
- fistula
- fissure
- proctitis
