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What is the reading assignment for Dr. Nida's clinical GI lectures?
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Chapters 30, 31 Lange series
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What is a clinical indicator of ischemic bowel dz?
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if the exam does not fit the severity of the hx, then put ischemic bowel at the top of your ddx
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What is the screening process of colorectal CA?
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screen everybody at 50 or 10 years earlier if there is a high index of suspicion
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What is the tx for colorectal CA?
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surgical excision
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What is the OMT Chapman's point for appendicitis?
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Anteriorly at the tip of the 12th rib. Posteriorly at the transverse process of T11.
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What should you do with a patient with massive rectal bleeding and a low Hgb? You suspect diverticulitis.
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send them to the hospital! this patient is unstable and could bleed out.
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What is the clinical presentation of a pt with esophageal varices?
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hx of alcohol abuse, periumbilical pain, spider veins on the chest and abdomen, hematemesis
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What is the clinical presentation for ischemic bowel?
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diffuse abdominal pain, a-fib, pt looks sicker than PE indicates
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What are some presenting clinical indicators of colorectal Ca?
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change in stool, weight loss
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What is the expected presentation for a C. diff infection that has caused Pseudomembranous colitis?
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prolonged antibiotic use with foul smelling diarrhea
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