Gastroenterology — Flashcards

What is the next step in management of a patient with diverticulitis complicated by an abscess > 3 cm? _____

First step if symptomatic spinal cord compression? _____

What dietary habits decrease the risk of diverticulosis complications (e.g. hemorrhage, diverticulitis)? _____

What is seen in KUB with paralytic ileus? _____

Bleeding above the _____ = upper GI bleeding = melena and hematemesis

Hint: structure

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents with high-grade fever, cough, diarrhea, confusion, and hyponatremia? CXR reveals a right lower lobar infiltrate. _____

In addition to the Charcot triad, ascending cholangitis may also present with _____

Hint: Reynolds pentad

Postprandial fullness, early satiety and epigastric pain or burning are symptoms of _____

What are the B/T cell counts in CGD? _____

What is the next step in management of caustic ingestion, after decontamination? _____

Hint: 2