Other Flashcards
1
Q
Young child: underweight, tired all the time, intermittent stomach pain, nausea, diarrhoea
FH: autoimmune conditions
A
Coeliac disease
FIRST LINE: serology for TTG (IgA)
GOLD STANDARD investigation: endoscopic intestinal biopsy
- duodenal/jejunal biopsy: villous atrophy + crypt hyperplasia
OTHER: FBC (anaemia), CRP & ESR (inflammation)
2
Q
Abdominal pain
Mucousy stools
Painful diarrhoea
A
Suspect IBD
3
Q
PR bleeding
Abdominal mass
Weight loss
FHx
Anaemia
Age >60
change in Bowel habit
A
Red flags for abdo cancer
