Gastroenterology — Flashcards

_____ is a cause of pneumonia that most commonly affects the elderly, alcoholics, and diabetics (due to aspiration)

Does postrenal azotemia occur with unilateral or bilateral obstruction?_____

AIDS patients are at risk for CMV infections when their CD4 count is _____

Which zoonotic bacteria presents with undulating fevers?_____

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is commonly known as _____ disease

Patients who are smokers have higher levels of what serum tumor marker?_____

The Leser-Trelat sign is sudden onset of multiple _____ and suggests underlying malignancy (e.g. GI tract)

Tropical sprue classically arises after infectious _____

What disease is associated with a spinal cord lesion involving the **dorsal columns** and **lateral corticospinal tracts**?

_____ is a complication of EBV infection that presents with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pharyngitis and lymphadenopathy.