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Hematemesis
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vomiting up blood
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Hemoptysis
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coughing up blood
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Hematochesia
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blood in stool
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Mallory Weiss Syndrome
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coughing, tearing esophageal blood vessels and hematemesis
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Most common hepatitis to become liver cancer
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Hep B
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Hep C from
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blood transfusions
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Alpha fetoprotein is a marker for
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hepatocellular carcinoma
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Most common site for metastatic disease
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liver
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Gallstones seen with
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female, fat, forty, floating poop, fertile
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cholecyctitis
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inflammation of the gallbladder
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cholelithiasis
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gallstones
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Grey Turner's sign. What is it? and what is it associated with?
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bleeding into the flank. Associated with pancreatitis
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Cullen's sign. What is it, and what is it associated with?
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Periumbilical ecchymosis. seen with pancreatitis
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signs of pancreatic cancer
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dark urine, clay colored stools, and jaundice
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Diabetes insipidus is a problem with
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posterior pituitary gland --> insufficient ADH
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Barrett's esophagus
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destruction of the esophagus due to acid reflux
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Peptic ulcers are caused by
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h. pylori
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signs of peptic ulcers
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coffee ground emesis
burning epigastirc pinpoint pain |
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Signs of duodenal ulcer
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pain 2 hours after eating, black/tarry stool
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Guaiac test
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occult blood in the stool - for duodenal ulcer
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Pyloric Stenosis sign
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projectile vomiting in newborn
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Virchow's node. What is it, and what is it associated with?
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swollen left supraclavicular lymph node
- stomach cancer |
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stomach cancer m/c site
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lesser curvature
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Downey Cells
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atypical lymphocytes seen with mono
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What happens to the spleen and liver with osteopetrosis
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bone marrow becomes sclerotic and can not produce RBCs. So the liver and spleen hypertrophy to increase production of RBCs
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Small intestines pain referral
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peri-umbilical
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Site of Crohn's disease
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Right side of intestines (distal ileum and colon)
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Crohn's disease presents with
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RLQ pain and chronic diarrhea
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Site of Ulcerative Colitis
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Left side of the intestines (Colon and rectum)
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Ulcerative Colitis presents with
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bloody mucous in diarrhea
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome presentation
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constipation and diarrhea in response to stress
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Meckel's diverticulitis
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Outpouching of Ileum
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Zenker's diverticulitis
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outpouching of esophagus
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Cushing's disease is caused by
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increased aldosterone
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signs of Cushing's disease
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moon face, buffalo hump, hypertension
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Cushing's can lead to
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hypothyroidism
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Addison's disease is caused by
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decreased aldosterone
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Signs of Addison's
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thin, low BP, hyperpigmented mouth and face
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Addison's can lead to
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hyperthyroidism
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Pheochromocytoma
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grey cell tumor of the adrenal medulla
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pheochromocytoma causes
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increased epinephrine production
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Nephroliathiasis
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kidney stones
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Signs of Nephrotic Syndrome
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HEP (hypertension, edema, massive proteinuria)
In pregnant women this is pre-eclampsia |
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Urethritis causes (male and female)
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Male: gonorrhea
Female: E.coli |
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Wilm's tumor aka
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nephroblastoma
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What is wilm's tumor
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malignant tumor of the kidney in a child
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Indirect inguinal hernia
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passes thru inguinal canal and exits thru the external inguinal canal into scrotum
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direct inguinal hernia
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exits directly thru external inguinal canal
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femoral hernia
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appears as a bulge at the site of the femoral pulse
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