1
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Reasons for dilated bowel
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obstruction (volvulus, hernia
ileus
malabsorption
ischemia/infarction
2
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Small vs large intestine dilation
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small - more central
large - more peripheral
3
Q
Free air in abdomen
A
No symptoms - benign (post op, pneumatosis intestinalis)
Symptomatic - perforation (ulcer, appendix, diverticulum, cancer)
4
Q
Rigler’s sign
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air on both sides of bowel wall - bowel wall well-defined
5
Q
Thick walled bowel causes
A
water pus blood cells fat
preservation of layered architecture - suggestive of benign causes
6
Q
Imaging with acute upper GI bleeding
A
NOT BARIUM!
endoscopy
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flashcards
Decks in class (17)
# Cards
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Embryology of the upper GI tract40
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Anatomy of the upper GI tract0
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Control of motility and secretion in the upper GI37
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Gastric secretions28
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Upper GI Pharmacology30
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Pathophys & tests for upper GI pathology39
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Embryology of the midgut and hindgut0
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Digestion and absorption90
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Pancreatitis19
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Large & small bowel function65
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GI infections31
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Liver anatomy0
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Liver function, jaundice and hepatitis76
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Autoimmune liver diseases & cirrhosis34
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Liver tumour and failure23
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Nutrition3
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GI imaging6
