Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: What are modifiable risk factors for gastric adenocarcinoma? _____

Answer: Smoking & alcohol

Flashcard 202: Consider non-urgent upper GI endoscopy to assess for stomach cancer in patients with _____

Answer: haematemesis

Flashcard 203: Management for resectable/localized gastric cancer is _____.

Answer: Surgical resection

Flashcard 204: The most common bacteria implicated in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) is _____

Answer: Escherichia coli

Extra: The top two organisms causing SBP are: 1. E. coli (Most common) 2. Klebsiella pneumoniae

Flashcard 205: _____ peritonitis is persistent or recurrent peritonitis following treatment of primary or secondary peritonitis, often involving resistant or opportunistic organisms in critically ill or immunosuppressed patients

Answer: Tertiary

Flashcard 206: Peritonitis presents with _____, diffuse abdominal pain with a(n) fever

Answer: severe

Flashcard 207: Once a diagnosis of gastric cancer is made via endoscopy, _____ is used to help with TNM staging and CT TAP is used to confirm the patient is a surgical candidate (rule out distant metastases)

Answer: endoscopic ultrasound

Flashcard 208: _____ tumour is a metastatic mucinous tumour of BOTH ovaries most commonly secondary to gastric cancer

Answer: Krukenberg

Flashcard 209: A diet with ↑ _____ in smoked meats is associated with gastric cancer (particularly seen in Japan)

Answer: nitrates

Flashcard 210: What is the initial investigation for gastric cancer? _____

Answer: Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy