Quiz notes

Question 1

Drugs causing contipations

Answer 1

Opiods

Question 2

Villious atrophy is related to what?

Answer 2

Coeliac disease, causes malabsorption and presents as diarrhoea, steatorrhea, weight loss, and vitamin deficiency.

Question 3

When do you get core antigens vs surface antigen antibodies eg for hep B?

Answer 3

Core antigen antibody- if have been/are infected
Surface antigen antibody - vaccine etc

Question 4

Acute vs Chronic raised IgG/IgM

Answer 4

Acute = IgM
Chronic = IgG

Question 5

Acute pancreatitis , Ascending cholangitis , Painful obstructive jaundice are all presentations of what condition?

Answer 5

choledocolithiasis (gall stones in the bile duct)

Question 6

Definite diagnosis of Chron’s is how?

Answer 6

Endoscope

mucosal inflammation and discrete deep ulcers located transversely and longitudinally, creating a cobblestone appearance. The lesions are discontinuous, with intermittent areas of normal-appearing bowel (skip lesions)

Question 7

What is haemachromatosis?

Answer 7

Gradual build up of iron in the body over several years

Question 8

Which auto antibodies are characteristic for primary biliary cholangitis

Answer 8

antimitochondrial antibodies