Malabsorption

Question 1

Patient with celiac disease presents with elevated ALT/AST but normal
alkaline phosphatase. RUQ US is normal and tGT antibody levels are normal. What would you suspect and what is the next investigation that you will order?

Answer 1

Autoimmune hepatitis. Test for antinuclear and smooth muscle antibody levels.

Question 2

Which two investigations will have a low yield as diagnostic tests in a patient with steatorrhea?

Answer 2

Colonoscopy and small-bowel follow-through

Question 3

Lactose intolerance is most commonly seen in which ethnicity?

Answer 3

Asians

Question 4

A hospitalized patient develops diarrhea, what causative agent should you check for?

Answer 4

C. diff

Question 5

Definition of short bowel syndrome:

Answer 5

When a large segment of the small bowel is resected, and the remaining small intestine is less than 200 cm in length

Question 6

Radiation enteritis is a risk factor of:

Answer 6

SIBO