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Acute Abdomen
What is an acute abdomen,
What is the most serious cause of...,
What can cause intra abdominal bl...
19
cards
Abdominal incisions
What should incisions try to follow,
Should muscles be cut or split,
How can surgical incisions be closed
8
cards
Haematemesis
What is haematemesis,
What are some emergency causes of...,
What are some non emergency cause...
11
cards
Dysphagia
What is dysphagia,
What are some causes of mechanica...,
What are some causes of neuromusc...
9
cards
Bowel obstruction
What is bowel obstruction,
What happens after the bowel segm...,
What is a closed loop obstruction
29
cards
Gastrointestinal perforation
What sites can gastrointestinal p...,
How can gastrointestinal perforat...,
What are the most common causes o...
22
cards
Melena
What is melena,
Why is melena difficult to flush ...,
What are the three most common ca...
17
cards
Rectal bleeding
What is the medical name for rect...,
What is rectal bleeding,
What may cause rectal bleeding
10
cards
GORD
What does gord stand for,
What is gord,
Who is gord more common in women ...
21
cards
Barretts oesophagus
What is barretts oesophagus,
What is metaplasia,
What usually causes barretts oeso...
11
cards
Oesophageal Cancers
What are the two main types of oe...,
Where in the world is scc oesopha...,
Where in the world is adenocarcin...
15
cards
Oesophageal tears
What are oesophageal tears,
What are the mortality rates of f...,
What are the main two types of oe...
12
cards
Oesophageal motility disorders
What are oesophageal motility dis...,
What is the upper third of oesoph...,
What is the middle third of the o...
26
cards
Hiatus hernia
What is a hiatus hernia,
What organ is usually involved in...,
How many people over the age of 5...
17
cards
Peptic ulcer disease
What is a peptic ulcer,
What are peptic ulcers most common,
What usually protects the stomach...
18
cards
Gastric cancer
What kind of cancer is gastric ca...,
What are the risk factors for gas...,
What enzyme does h pylori produce
12
cards
Inguinal hernia
What is an inguinal hernia,
What are the two types of inguina...,
What is a direct inguinal hernia
17
cards
Femoral hernia
What is a femoral hernia,
Who are femoral hernia more commo...,
What does the femoral canal contain
13
cards
Other hernias
What is an epigastric hernia,
What are the risks for an epigast...,
What is an important differential...
10
cards
Gastroenteritis
What is gastroenteritis,
What are the symptoms of gastroen...,
What is the most common cause of ...
27
cards
Angiodysplasia
What is angiodyplasia,
What does acquired angiodypasia b...,
What are some congenital causes o...
12
cards
Neuroendocrine tumours
What are neuroendocrine cells,
What are gep nets,
Where do gep nets originate
9
cards
Acute appendicitis
What is appendicitis,
What causes appendicitis,
What usually blocks the lumen in ...
17
cards
Colorectal cancer
What kind of cancer are colorecta...,
How do colorectal cancers usually...,
What genetic mutation predispose ...
26
cards
Diverticular disease
What is a diverticulum,
Where diverticulum most likely to...,
What is diverticulosis
30
cards
Crohns disease
Where can crohns disease affect,
What are increased risk factors f...,
What is the inflammation like in ...
14
cards
Ulcerative colitis
What is ulcerative colitis uc,
What type of inflammation occurs ...,
What are the microscopic changes ...
13
cards
Pseudo-obstruction
What is pseudo obstruction,
Where in the gi tract does pseudo...,
What is the mechanism of pseudo o...
12
cards
Volvulus
What is a volvulus,
What happens to the affected bowe...,
Where do volvuli usually occur
18
cards
Haemorrhoids
What is a haemorrhoid,
What do the anal vascular cushion...,
Where are the three vascular cush...
17
cards
Pilonidal sinus disease
What is pilonidal sinus disease,
What causes pilonidal sinus disease,
Who does pilonidal sinus disease ...
6
cards
Anal fistula
What is an anal fistula,
What can an anal fistula form from,
What are the risk factors for ana...
11
cards
Anorectal abscess
What is an anorectal abscess,
What causes an anorectal abscess,
What are the common causative org...
8
cards
Anal fissure
What is an anal fissure,
What causes anal fissures,
What is an acute vs chronic anal ...
8
cards
Rectal prolapse
What is a rectal prolapse,
What are the two types of rectal ...,
What is a partial thickness recta...
11
cards
Anal cancer
What are anal cancers usually,
What are upper anal cancers usually,
What is anal intraepithelial neop...
12
cards
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