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what causes pancreatitis? |
men: alcohol, hypertriglycerides (>1000) Men will say" after I stopped drinking" it was so much better Women: gall stone |
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if liver enzymes are up what additional testing re you thinking? |
hepatitis |
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when you go to LOWER abdom.. pain…you ask? |
IS UR PATIEN TMALE/FEMALE. if female: need to get pregnancy test.
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KUB important "scout film" |
like let's go so what will be there….unless the patient is constipiated….this ail help with lower and pain |
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lower abdominal pain always CT |
appendicitis: CT scan kidney stone: CT scan Diverticulitis: CT scan |
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APPENDICITIS physical exam to see if patient has it? |
1.) push on
RLQ mcburney's point. 2.) rectal exam: may have rectoseccal |
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pathologic reflux |
makes injury in esophageal mucosa |
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fastest growing cancer in UNITED STAETS/ |
esophageal cancer. how long do they live after this? not even 5 years. … if it is a male> 50 and smokes tho guy have a high risk of cancer |
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antacids and H2 blocker are _____ |
PRN and PPI is not prn |
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gerd medications |
if you stop them….the symptoms will come back! recidivism" meaning symptoms come back |
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barrets esophagitis |
is PRE malignant condition! |
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IBS |
crampy pain mucus in stools diarrhea/constipation mix |
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bloody nocturnal diarrhea classic sign for |
ulcerative colitis |
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LFT? |
ALT, AST, PT, ALBUMIN, BILIRUBIN, ALKALINE PHOS |
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TYLENOL can cause |
AST/ALT high, or fatty liver disease, infiltration from malignancy |
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ALT HIGHER THAN AST |
L=LIVER= HEPATITIS IF AST HIGHER= ACETAMINOPHENS STATINS AND TEQUILA |
