Hepatitis
This infection can only occur in the presence of hepatitis B infection.
What is hepatitis D
This disorder typically presents with intermittent episodes of steady-severe pain in epigastrium or RUQ with radiation to scapula.
What is cholelithiasis?
The three most common causes of bacterial diarrhea in US include Salmonella, Shigella, and this organism.
What is Campylobacter?
These are the 4 fat-soluble vitamins.
What are A, D, E, and K?
This sensation is described as sharp, substernal pain on swallowing, may limit oral intake, and is usually seen with severe erosive disease.
What is odynophagia?
This is considered a positive immune response to the hepatitis B vaccine.
What is development of hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs)
This is the most common major type of gallstone.
What are cholesterol stones.
This virus is responsible for ½ of gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide.
What is norovirus?
This abnormal squamous cell proliferation and keratinization of the conjunctiva, known as Bitot's spots, can be a sign of which vitamin deficiency?
What is vitamin A?
This pharyngoesophageal pouch located at the junction of the pharynx and the esophagus typically causes symptoms of dysphagia and a choking sensation.
What is Zenker's diverticulum?
This single-stranded RNA virus causes a self-limited, enterically transmitted acute viral hepatitis and is uncommon in the US.
What is hepatitis E?
This bacterial infection of the biliary tract is usually caused by an obstruction.
What is acute cholangitis?
This virus is the most common cause of severe childhood diarrhea and diarrheal deaths worldwide.
What is rotovirus?
This x-linked mutation of the transport protein which mediates copper uptake from the intestine causes a copper deficiency.
What is Menkes disease?
This most common cause of esophageal lacerations occurs because of inadequate muscle relaxation of LES during vomiting leading to stretching and tearing of esophagogastric junction when gastric contents are expelled.
What is Mallory Weiss Syndrome (Tear)?
In the United States, this is the most common cause of chronic liver disease and the most frequent indication for liver transplantation.
What is chronic HCV?
This is the best diagnostic screening test for suspected cholecystitis.
What is US?
In order for diarrhea to be considered chronic, it must be present for this amount of time.
What is greater than 14 days.
Deficiency of this causes a condition known as pellagra.
What is vitamin B3 (niacin)?
This allergic, inflammatory esophageal inflammation is associated with atopic disease.
What is eosinophilic esophagitis?
This form of hepatitis is generally characterized by circulating autoantibodies and elevated serum globulin levels.
What is autoimmune hepatitis?
Smoking and coffee consumption decrease risk for this disorder in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
What is primary sclerosing cholangitis?
This cause of childhood diarrhea in developing countries is passed through waterborne contamination and is potentially fatal.
What is Cryptosporidiosis?
Wernicke's syndrome, characterized by nystagmus, opthalmoplegia, ataxia, and confusion, is almost exclusively described in chronic alcoholics with this deficiency.
What is thiamine?
This Gold Standard test will show increased LES pressure and decreased peristalsis in Achalasia.
What is esophageal manometry?