Anatomy & Physiology
What starts carb digestion in the mouth?
Amylase
Chalky stool after test means what?
Barium excretion, normal
Cobblestone mucosa = ?
Crohn’s
RLQ pain + rebound tenderness = ?
Appendicitis
Best diet to prevent dumping syndrome?
Small, high protein/fat, low carb, no fluids with meals
Lack of intrinsic factor causes what disorder?
Pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency)
Why use Gastrografin instead of barium with perforation?
Water-soluble, safer
Barrett’s esophagus leads to?
Esophageal cancer
Why avoid heat/laxatives in appendicitis?
Risk of rupture
C. diff hand hygiene method?
Soap and water
What sphincter controls chyme entering small intestine?
Pyloric sphincter
Rigid abdomen post-EGD indicates what?
Perforation
15 bloody stools/day = ?
Ulcerative colitis
LLQ pain + fever + rigid abdomen = ?
Diverticulitis perforation
Nystatin teaching?
Swish, then swallow
Why are Crohn’s patients prone to B12 deficiency?
Disease affects terminal ileum
Colonoscopy prep vomiting risk?
Hypokalemia
PUD + rigid abdomen = ?
Perforation/peritonitis
Peritonitis + HR 130 + BP 88/60 = ?
Septic shock
Which patient first? GERD, UC, Crohn’s fistula, PUD w/ coffee-ground emesis
PUD with bleed
What liver function loss causes bleeding/bruising?
Decreased clotting factor production
3 positive occult stool tests = ?
GI bleed
GERD + hoarseness/cough risk?
Aspiration pneumonia or Barrett’s
Appendicitis pain suddenly stops = ?
Rupture
Meds safe for GERD?
Antacids, PPIs, H2 blockers, Sucralfate