Gastroenterology — Flashcards

What viral testing should be offered to a patient with skin rash, fever, arthralgias, lymphadenopathy, chronic diarrhea, and mucosal ulcerations? _____

What is the most appropriate next step in management in a < 60 yo pt who presents w/ dyspepsia w/o sxs of GERD, NSAID use, or alarm sxs of malignancy or PUD? _____

The flaccid paralysis in Clostridium botulinum is a(n) _____ paralysis

Hint: ascending or descending

Where is perforation pain located? _____

What is the most common cause of hematochezia in patients with ESRD? _____

Patients receiving parenteral nutrition are more likely to experience _____-glycemia than those with enteral nutrition

Kidney stones, constipation and depression is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

What is the next step in the evaluation of internal hemorrhoids with bright red bleeding in high risk individuals? _____

What subtype of rosacea may present with dry eyes / burning sensation? _____

Large, singular ulcer = _____

Hint: cause