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most likely cause of non cardiac chest pain
GERD
Test of choice in 80 yo pt who complains of dysphagia, liquids > solids, nasal regurgitation
Videofluoroscopy
Most common pathophysiologic etiology for GERD
Transient LES relaxation
Pathologic finding of replacement of squamous mucosa with columnar mucosa and goblet cells
Barrett's esophagus
Optimal treatment in young patient w/ dysphagia. Esophogeal manometry shows aperistalsis and failure of LES relaxation
Heller myotomy
2 most common etiologies for PUD
NSAID
H pylori
First line treatment for H pylori
Omeprazole, Clarithromycin, Amoxicillin for 10-14 d
Next test to order in patient with gastrin level of 500 who presents with recurrent PUD
Secretin stimulation test
Thickened folds in stomach with resultant protein losing enteropathy and associated edema
Menetrier's Disease
Diarrhea after eating seafood
Vibrio
Stool test result can distinguish between secretory and osmotic diarrhea
Stool osmolar gap
Likely dx in patient with stool pH < 5
Carbohydrate malabsorption - bacterial fermentation of carb
Renal failure, anemia, thrombocytopenia after receiving antibiotics for bloody diarrhea that started after eating spinahc
HUS 2/2 E coli
Diarrhea in pt with AIDS who has a 3 mo history of large volume watery stools, low grade fevers, macrocytic anemia. C diff negative
Cryptosporidiosis
Two most common etiologies of acute pancreatitis and most common etiology of chronic
Acute: Alcohol/gallstones
Chronic: alcohol
Most important initial treatment for acute pancreatitis
IV fluids
most worrisome cause of painless jaundice in 60 yo male
Pancreatic cancer
Most likely etiology of pancreatitis in pt with
normal cbc
bun 30, creat 1.2
ast 130, alt 210, bili 1.1
amylase 240, lipase 300
gallstone pancreatitis
70 yo asx pt w/ dilation of pancreatic duct and "fish mouth" with mucin extruding from ampulla on endoscopy
intraductal papillary mucinous tumor
sAg negative, cAb positive, sAb+
Hepatitis b immunity due to clearance of prior infection
Acute hepatitis C tx
supportive care
Chronic heaptitis tx
PEG-IFN, ribavirin +/- protease inhibitor
60 yo Caucasian male w/ cirrhosis, arthritis, CHF, diabetes, "great tan"
hereditary hemochromatosis
24 yo healthy man who appears yellow after stress
normal Hb, normal AST/ALT, elevated bili, indirect > direct
Gilbert's disease
18 yo male with history of "schizophrenia" who presents with fulminant hepatic failure, hemolytic anemia, low alkP
Wilson's disease
Transmural involvement of GI tract, inflammatory disease
Crohn's disease
first line treatment for mild UC
5ASA (sulfasalazine, mesalamine)
UC who has new rise in LFT (cholestatic pattern)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
First line treatment for flare of Crohn's
Corticosteroids
infections that can look like IBD flare
c diff
CMV
skip lesions thorughout colon/terminal ileum
Crohn's
extra intestinal manifestations of IBD that DO NOT parallel disease course
pyoderma gangrenosum, uveitis, ankylosing spondylitis, sacroileitis, PSC
extraintestinal manifestations of IBD that parallel
erythema nodosum, peripheral arthritis, episcleritis
Smoking can improve symptoms in this form of IBD
UC
steroid sparing agents for IBD
MTX, azathioprine/6MP, anti-TNF (remiacde, humira, cimzia)
young pt, 100s of polyps on colonoscopy
FAP
Amsterdam criteria for HNPCC
3 family members with colon cancer
2 generations
1 first degree
1 before the age of 50
Average of starting colon cancer screening
50
2 forms of microscopic colitis
Lymphocytic colitis
Collagenous colitis
Most common type of cancer in women with HNPCC after colon cancer
Endometrial cancer
Gold standard test to dx celiac sprue
Small bowel biopsy
first line tx for 24 yo female with diarrhea, bloating, IDA, pruritic papulovesicular rash on extensor surfaces of arms
Gluten free diet
Pt with gastric bypass who presents with significant bloating/diarrhea, incr belching/flatus. Low vitamin B12, high folate
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth
Visited Caribbean - came back with diarrhea, wt loss, anorexia. Small bowel biopsy shows flattened villi, tissue transglutaminase is negative
Tropical sprue
Diarrhea, fevers, arthralgias, neurologic symptoms. Biopsy shows flattened villi with PAS+, AFB- m0
Whipple's disease
Most common cause of upper GI bleeding
PUD
2 most common causes of lower GI bleeding
Internal hemorrhoids, diverticulosis
Upper GI bleed from ulcer. H pylori + (tx w/ prevpac) -- only method of confirming H pylori eradication on someone who remains on PPI
Gastric biopsy
3 IV meds that should be started on admission of cirrhotic pt who presents with hematemesis
Octreotide gtt, protonix gtt, IV antibx
Minimum # of PMN needed for dx of SBP
250
Medical treatment in PBC has been shown to improve survival
Ursodeoxycholic acid
Screening/surveillance for HCC in patients with cirrhosis
ultrasound, AFP
Most likely cause for renal failure in pt with cirrhosis who has rapidly rising creatinine, urine Na <10
Hepatorenal syndrome
Likely etiology of ascites in pt
alb 3.2, Cr 1.1, bili 1.1
ascitic albumin 1.2, ascitic protein 2.5
CHF
Likely etiology of ascites in pt
alb 3.2, Cr 1.1, bili 1.1
ascitic albumin 1.2, ascitic protein 2.5
CHF
Four Fs for gallstones
forty, female, fat, fertile
Four Fs for gallstones
forty, female, fat, fertile
Most common cause of liver disease in US
NAFLD
Most common cause of liver disease in US
NAFLD
Reynold's pentad
Fever, RUQ, jaundice, MSC, hypotension
Reynold's pentad
Fever, RUQ, jaundice, MSC, hypotension
B12 deficiency causes
low dietary intake, hypochlorhydria, atrophic gastric, low IF, bacterial overgrowth, ileal disease
B12 deficiency causes
low dietary intake, hypochlorhydria, atrophic gastric, low IF, bacterial overgrowth, ileal disease
2 viral liver disease that have incr mortality in pregnancy
HSV, Hep E
2 viral liver disease that have incr mortality in pregnancy
HSV, Hep E