pass med nuggets Flashcards
giardia lamblia infection is high risk in swimming pools.
Why is this?
giardia lamblia is resistant to chlorination
person has giardia lamblia infection.
how will stools look?
how will they behave in water?
giardia lamblia causes malabsorption of what food type particularly?
greasy, float in water
float
fats
pt on inhaled steroid therapy has painful swallowing.
Why?
what is painful swallowing called?
oesophageal candidiasis
odynophagia
carcinoid syndrome can cause what heart complications?
-2
tricuspid insufficiency and pulmonary stenosis
fish is high in what carcinogen?
nitrosamines
person has dysphagia, begins with solid foods and now softer foods also.
no change in appetite or nausea.
what is this?
oesophageal cancer
PPIs increase risk of what MSK problem?
osteoporosis
sharp epigastric pain shortly after eating?
gastric ulcer
haemochromatosis causes increased risk of what particular cancer?
hepatocellular carcinoma
definitive Mx for liver abscess?
antibiotics & drainage
which weeks can amniocentesis be done?
15-20 weeks
A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for oesophageal varices connects which two vessels?
hepatic vein and portal vein
which two drugs are used in the secondary prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy?
Lactulose and rifaximin
which group of drugs are used to induce remission of crohn’s?
Glucocorticoids
Intrinsic factor antibodies are useful in assessing which vitamin deficiency?
B12
