Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Neuropsychiatric symptoms of cirrhosis include hepatic _____ and asterixis ("flapping tremor")

_____ syndrome is diagnosed with a positive secretin stimulation test

In developed countries, hepatic abscesses have a _____ incidence and are caused by bacterial infection in 80% of cases

Conditions that can lead to achlorhydria include chronic _____ or antacid use, menetrier disease, sjogren syndrome, atrophic gastritis, and VIPomas (WDHA syndrome)

Complications of diverticulosis include _____ rectal bleeding (hematochezia)

Hint: painful/painless

The chronic symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome may be _____-predominant, constipation-predominant, or mixed

_____ presents with esophageal rings and linear furrows, often seen on endoscopy

Percutaneous _____ and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), in combination with thrombolytic therapy, are the preferred strategies to restore the outflow of blood from the liver, in Budd Chiari syndrome

Diffuse esophageal spasms are treated with _____ and/or calcium channel blockers.

Biliary sludge can cause _____ and promote cholesterol gallstone formation