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Macroscopic findings in Coeliac’s
Mosaic mucosal pattern, fissures and cracks. This is caused by villous atrophy. Also scalloping of duodenum.
Gall stones Crohns vs. UC
More common in Crohns because of involvement of terminal ileum.
Pyoderma gangrenosum and Erythema nodosum are both features of
Coeliac’s disease
PC’s for Whipple’s disease
Steatorrhoea, joint pain, weight loss, fever, arthritis, dyspnoea and lymphadenopathy
Diagnostic test for Whipple’s disease
PAS macrophage positive
Treatment of Whipple’s disease
AB’s including co-trimoxazole, penicillins or tetracyclines
Budd Chiari syndrome features
Hepatic portal vein obstruction, multiple causes i.e. hyper coagulability etc.
Causes of unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia
Gilbert’s syndrome (deficiency in liver enzymes responsible for conjugation of bilirubin - non harmful), Haemolytic disease
Dark urine and pale stools indicates
Obstructive jaundice
Sensitivity in a test
The percentage of ‘true’ results that test positive
Specificity in a test
The number of negative results that test negative
Causes of pancreatitis without raised serum amylase and lipase
Hypertriglyceridaemia
Features of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
A gastrin secreting tumour which causes ulceration
Where do benign gastric ulcers usually occur
The lesser curvature of the stomach
Investigation of obscure GI bleeding
Capsule endoscopy
