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Upper GI bleed
Causes of upper gi bleeds,
Presentation of upper gi bleeds,
What scoring system is used for s...
11  cards
Lower GI bleed
Colour of lower gi bleeds,
Causes of lower gi bleeds,
Nature of bleeding due to colitis
9  cards
Diarrhoea
Who diarrhoea definition,
Acute diarrhoea,
Chronic diarrhoea
5  cards
Gastroenteritis
What is acute gastritis,
What is enteritis,
What is gastroenteritis
15  cards
Biliary Dyskinesia
In simple terms what is biliary d...,
Symptoms of biliary dyskinesia,
Aetiology of biliary dyskinesia
7  cards
Acute cholangitis
Aetiology of acute cholangitis,
Pathophysiology of acute cholangitis,
Clinical presentation of acute ch...
7  cards
Pancreatitis
Causes of pancreatitis include,
Pathophysiology of acute pancreat...,
Pathophysiology of how gallstones...
16  cards
Alcoholic Liver disease
Aetiology of alcoholic liver disease,
Pathophysiology of alcoholic live...,
Clinical presentation of alcoholi...
11  cards
Anal fissure
What is an anal fissure,
Type of pain with anal fissure,
Location of 90 of them
6  cards
Appendicitis
Pathophysiology of appendicitis,
Risk factors of appendicitis,
Where is the pain in appendicitis
9  cards
Acute Cholecystitis
Aetiology of acute cholecystitis,
Pathophysiology of acute cholecys...,
Clinical presentation of acute ch...
8  cards
Achalasia
What is achalasia,
Clinical features of achalasia,
Investigations for suspected acha...
3  cards
Coeliac disease
Pathophysiology of coeliac disease,
Pathophysiology of coeliac disease,
Conditions associated wit coeliac...
7  cards
Colorectal cancer
Types of colon cancer,
Cause of sporadic colon cancer,
Causes of hnpcc lynch syndrome
8  cards
C.Difficile infection
About cdifficile infection,
Leading cause of c diff,
Clinical presentation
11  cards
Diverticulosis
What is diverticulosis,
Risk factors,
Presentation of dicerticulosis
6  cards
Dysphagia
Name all the main causes of dysph...,
Useful to think about causes of a...,
Investigations for dysphagia
9  cards
Gallstones
Prevalence of gallstones,
What do gallstones consist of,
Classical symptoms of gallstones
13  cards
Gilbert's syndrome
What is gilbert s syndrome,
Features of gilbert s,
Investigation management of gilbe...
4  cards
Gastric cancer
Risk factors,
Clinical presentation of gastric ...,
Investigations
4  cards
GORD
Pathophysiology of gord,
Risk factors gord,
Tests
7  cards
Haemochromatosis
What is haemochromatosis,
What iron study profile results a...,
Which investigations are the most...
4  cards
Haemorrhoids
What are haemorrhoids,
Clinical features,
Types of haemorrhoids
5  cards
Hepatomegaly
Aetiology of hepatomegaly,
Other causes of hepatomegaly
2  cards
Hiatus hernias
What is a hiatus hernia,
What the types of hiatus hernias,
Risk factors hiatus hernia
6  cards
Hyposplenism / splenectomy
Causes of hyposplenism,
Features of hyposplenism,
Following splenectomy most common...
8  cards
Infectious mononucleosis
What is infectious mononucleosis,
Classic triad of glandular fever,
Other features of infectious mono...
5  cards
IBD
Aetiology of ibd,
Clinical presentation of crohns,
Clinical presentation of uc
14  cards
IBS
The diagnosis of ibs should be co...,
A positive diagnosis of ibs shoul...,
Features such as lethargy nausea ...
15  cards
Ischaemia to the lower GI tract
Can be useful to separate cases i...,
Acute mesenteric ischaemia,
Chronic mesenteric ischaemia
8  cards
HPC: Abdominal pain
3 most common causes of acute abd...,
Another way of classifying the ca...
2  cards
Malaria
What is malaria caused by,
Causes nearly all episodes of sev...,
Benign malaria caused by
4  cards
Mesenteric adenitis
What is mesenteric adenitis
1  cards
Necrotising enterocolitis
What is necrotising enterocolitis,
How to diagnose necrotising enter...,
What can abdominal xrays show wit...
3  cards
Oesophageal cancer
What type of cancer is associated...,
The majority of adenocarcinomas a...,
Risk factors of squamous cell cancer
6  cards
Peptic ulcers
Aetiology of peptic ulcers,
Pathophysiology of peptic ulcers,
Risk factors
7  cards
Primary sclerosis cholangitis
What is primary sclerosing cholan...,
What can primary sclerosing chola...,
Associations of primary sclerosin...
6  cards
Pancreatic cancer
When is pancreatic cancer usually...,
Risk factors pancreatic cancer,
Features of pancreatic cancer
6  cards
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
What is spontaneous bacterial per...,
Features of sbp,
Diagnosis of sbp
4  cards
Vitamin Supplementation
Functions of vita retinol,
Consequences of vitamin a deficiency,
Ci of vitamina
3  cards
Ascites
What are ascites,
The causes of ascites can be grou...,
Saag 11g l indicates portal hyper...
7  cards
Hernias
Generally why do hernias occur,
The typical features of an abdomi...,
There are three key complications...
34  cards
Perianal Abscess
A perianal abscess is a,
Epidemiology of perianal abscess,
Clinical presentation of perianal...
8  cards
Stomas
What is a stoma,
What is a colostomy,
How may colostomies differ in app...
13  cards
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
What is peutz jeghers syndrome,
Genetics of peutz jeghers syndrome,
Features of peutz jeghers syndrome
4  cards
Whipple's disease
What is whipple s disease,
Presentation of whipple s disease,
Investigations for whipple s disease
4  cards
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
What is alpha 1 antitrypsin defic...,
Presentation of alpha 1 antitryps...,
Investigations in alpha 1 antitry...
4  cards
Wilson's disease
What is wilson s disease,
Clinical features of wilson s dis...,
Investigations for wilson s disease
4  cards
Melanosis coli
What is melanosis coli,
Pathophysiology of melanosis coli
2  cards
Giardiasis
What pathogen is giardiasis cause...,
How is giardia lamblia spread,
Clinical features
5  cards
Autoimmune hepatitis
Epidemiology of autoimmune hepatitis,
Clinical features of autoimmune hep,
Lft results
5  cards
Rare nutritional disorders
Vitamin c deficiency scurvy features,
Vitamin b1 deficiency features,
Vitamin b3 deficiency pellagra fe...
4  cards
Refeeding syndrome
What is refeeding syndrome,
Patients are considered high risk...,
Patients at high risk of refeedin...
3  cards

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