1
Q
What are the blood tests to test for coeliac disease?
A
NICE also advises that IgA and IgA tTG antibody testing is the first line test of choice.
2
Q
What condition is dermatitis herpetiformis (a vesicular, pruritic skin eruption) associated with?
A
Coeliac disease
3
Q
How is diagnosis of coeliac disease made?
A
Immunology and jejunal biopsy. Villous atrophy and immunology normally reverses on a gluten-free diet.
4
Q
What is seen on the jejunal biopsy in patients with coeliac?
A
villous atrophy
crypt hyperplasia
increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes
lamina propria infiltration with lymphocytes
Paediatrics
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Decks in class (23)
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Normal Development49
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Developmental Assessment54
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Vaccinations44
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RASHES61
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Some paediatric surgery26
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Eneurisis and Encopresis2
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Infectious Diseases69
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The limping child5
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Neonates109
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Paeds extra notes20
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Paediatric BLS5
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Puberty7
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Children and their health25
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Examination of children19
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Infant feeding and weaning87
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Haematology60
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GI4
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Infections cont'd55
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Cancer65
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Cardiology62
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Respiratory111
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Growth, endocrine & metabolic4
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Neuro24
