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Dupuytren’s contracture sign
Palm nodules
Dupuytren’s contracture cause
alcoholic liver disease
LFT sign in alcoholics
high AST:ALT
Herring
Vitamin D
Whipple’s disease
jejunal biopsy
Rockall score use
upper gi bleeding
Variceal bleed management
IV fluids IV terlipressin IV antibiotics Don’t over transfuse Propanolol long term
Where is B12 absorbed?
Terminal ileum
Which tumour are coeliac disease patients at an increased risk for?
small bowel lymphoma
What is urinary porphobilinogen?
haem metabolism disorder
Urinary porphobilinogen symptoms
pain, nausea, lethargy
What can macrolides cause?
dyspepsia
Shigella treatment
ciprofloxacin
Pouchitis treatment
Metronidazole
Which drug causes cholestasis?
Coamoxiclav
Treating fungal infections
Fluconazole
Treating oral ulcers
Chlorhexidine
UC drugs
ciclosporin
mercaptopurine
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
pigment
Gold standard diagnosis of coeliac disease
duodenal biopsy
Schistosomiasis symptom
liver, urinary, abdominal
What does Senna (laxative) cause?
pigmentation of the lamina propria
Octreotide
somatostatin analogue used in carcinoid syndrome
What are the Rockall score components?
age
shock
comorbidities
Scan for coeliac disease complications
DEXA scan
Hemochromatosis causes a loss of…
coordination.
What are signs of coeliac disease?
- Howell Jolly bodies
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Hypersegmented nutrophils
- Pruritic papulovesiculsr lesions
What is a common cause of liver failure?
Pneumonia
What are some side effects of amlodipine?
- relaxes lower oesophageal sphincter (reflux)
- hepatotoxic
Liver biopsy is indicated if INR < __
1.5
Why is urea high in upper GI bleeds?
Bacteria breaks down blood proteins
Asterixis
Hepatic flap
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Indometacin
NSAID
Which drug causes peptic ulcers?
Prednisolone
Zolinger Ellison
Increased gastrin
Giardia symptoms
diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, weight loss
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma signs
Absent urobilinogen and bilirubinuria
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Crohn’s
Treating alcohol withdrawal
benzodiazepine (Chlordiazepoxide)
Secretin is stronger than somatostatin
True
What are ECL cells stimulated by?
Gastrin
What does GLUT5 fascilitate?
fructose diffusion
Trypsinogen is a ______ enzyme.
pancreatic
Secretin stimulates the release of…
aqueous salts.
CCK acts on the…
gall bladder.
Where is Brunner’s gland?
duodenum submucosa
Increased protein
Increased gastrin
Gilbert’s syndrome
impaired bilirubin conjugation
Gilbert’s syndrome presentation
normal stool and urine
What is pellagra?
B3 deficiency
- dementia
- diarrhoea
- dermatitis
Pellagra treatment
nicotinamide
Biliverdin
hemoglobin breakdown
Which organism reverses the concentration gradient?
Cholera