1
Q
What problems can cause the GI mucosa to have defective absorption?
A
- defective luminal digestion
- mucosal disease
- structural disorders
2
Q
What are the most common causes of malabsroption?
A
coeliac crohn's post-infectious biliary obstruction cirrhosis
3
Q
What causes of malabsorption are considered UNcommon?
A
pancreatic cancer parasites bacterial overgrowth drugs short bowel/gut (may be from surgery)
GI
flashcards
Decks in class (33)
# Cards
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Mouth & Oesophageal Pathology30
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Stomach & Duodenal Pathology28
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Small Bowel Pathology37
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Pathology of IBD39
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Reflux and Dysmotility15
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Dyspepsia13
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Mouth Cancer23
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Upper GI Bleed19
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Malabsorption3
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Malnutrition41
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Intestinal Failure25
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Disease of the Small Bowel & Appendix31
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Colorectal Pathology21
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GI Infections91
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IBD67
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Psychiatry in GI20
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IBS14
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Colorectal Cancer23
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Bowel Obstruction27
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Viral Hepatitis28
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Liver Pathology57
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Nausea and Emesis29
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Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease19
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Focal Lesions in the Liver53
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Pathology of the Biliary Tree and Pancreas28
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Biliary Tract Disease16
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Pancreatic Disease23
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Abdominal Pain and the Acute Abdomen33
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Abdominal Mass and Hernias35
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Benign Conditions of the Anal Area19
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GI Imaging41
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Acute Liver Disease & Fulminant Hepatic Failure20
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Surgical Complications38
