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Abdominal stomas
Gastrostomy 1 name a use for gast...,
Percutaneous jejunostomy 1 what i...,
Loop ileostomy 1 when why is it n...
9
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Achalasia
What is achalasia,
Name 2 clinical features symptoms...,
What are the 3 investigations tha...
6
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Acute liver failure
What is acute liver failure,
Name 2 causes of acute liver failure,
Name 3 symptoms of acute liver fa...
6
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Acute pancreatitis
What is acute pancreatitis,
What are the causes of acute panc...,
Name 2 ways acute pancreatitis mi...
10
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Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) + alcoholism
1 what is the first stage of ald ...,
Name 3 complications of excessive...,
Name 4 signs of liver disease
14
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD)
What is a1atd,
1 elastase in an enzyme produced ...,
1 what does a1atd cause in the li...
5
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Appendicitis
What is appendicitis and what is ...,
1 what leads to the infection and...,
1 where does the abdominal pain i...
9
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Barrett's oesophagus (BO)
What is bo,
Why are patients with bo regularl...,
What medication can be used in th...
5
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Bowel obstruction
1 what is the commonest bowel obs...,
1 what is third spacing 2 what ca...,
1 what are the 3 main causes of a...
9
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Cholangitis
What are the 2 main causes of acu...,
Why is it a surgical emergency an...,
Name an organism species that com...
5
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Cholecystitis
What is cholecystitis and what ca...,
What is the commonest cause of ch...,
1 what is it called when the dysf...
9
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Chronic pancreatitis
What is chronic pancreatitis,
What does chronic pancreatitis re...,
Name 2 causes of chronic pancreat...
8
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Coeliac disease
What is coeliac disease and what ...,
What do the auto antibodies creat...,
What are the 2 main auto antibodies
12
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Colorectal cancer
Name 3 risk factors for developin...,
What is familial adenomatous poly...,
1 what is lynch syndrome hnpcc 2 ...
15
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Crohn's disease (CD)
Cd is an inflammatory disease cha...,
Name 3 other features of cd,
What causes uc
15
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Diarrhoea
Name 2 usually acute causes of di...,
Name 3 usually chronic causes of ...,
Name 3 medications that can cause...
4
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Diverticular disease
What are diverticula,
1 how do diverticula form 2 what ...,
1 name a risk factor for the deve...
8
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Dysphagia
What is dysphagia,
1 name a mechanical cause of dysp...,
1 if liquids and solids are being...
6
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Gallstones
1 what are gallstones 2 what are ...,
1 what is the main cause of pigme...,
1 what is cholestasis 2 what is c...
9
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Gastric cancer
Name a risk factor,
Name a feature,
How is it diagnosed
4
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Gastroenteritis
1 what is gastritis and how does ...,
Name 4 infectious causes of diarr...,
Name 4 infetcious cayses of diahr...
18
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
What is gord,
Name 2 things persistent gord can...,
What is dyspepsia
9
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Haemochromatosis
What is haemochromatosis,
1,
1 at what age and why at this sta...
7
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Haemorrhoids
1 what are haemorrhoids 2 what ar...,
Name 2 risk factors for developin...,
1 what 2 things are haemorrhoids ...
7
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Hepatitis
What is hepatitis,
Name 3 causes of hepatitis,
Hepatitis may be asymptomatic or ...
15
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Hernias
How can the location of an inguin...,
Name something that can make an i...,
What is the anatomical difference...
12
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Hiatus hernia
What is a hiatus hernia,
1 what is a sliding hiatus hernia...,
Name 2 risk factors for a hiatus ...
6
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Intra-abdominal infections
Name 3 intra abdominal infections,
Name 2 common causes of intra abd...,
C difficile 1 name 2 common antib...
3
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Intussusception
What is intussusception,
1 where does intussusception most...,
Name 2 features of intussusception
5
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Ibs is a functional bowel disorde...,
Name 3 signs symptoms of ibs,
1 how can ibd be excluded as a ca...
7
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Jaundice
What is jaundice,
Bilirubin metabolism 1 what is bi...,
1 do prehepatic causes of jaundic...
6
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Liver cancer
What is the commonest liver tumour,
What are the 2 main primary liver...,
Name 3 common origins of secondar...
9
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Liver Cirrhosis
What is liver cirrhosis,
1 what are the 4 commonest causes...,
Name 5 signs of liver cirrhosis
17
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Malaria
1 what parasite causes the most s...,
In which 2 species of plasmodium ...,
1 name 2 non specific symptoms of...
11
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Mesenteric ischaemia
1 what causes chronic mesenteric ...,
Name 2 aspects of the management ...,
Name a method of achieving revasc...
5
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
1 what is the first stage of nafl...,
1 what is the underlying patholog...,
Name 3 risk factors for the devel...
7
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Pancreatic cancer
What type of cancer is the majori...,
1 how do pancreatic tumours usual...,
If gps suspect pancreatic cancer ...
7
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Paralytic ileus
What is ileus,
What else is ileus sometimes call...,
Name 2 causes of ileus
6
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Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
1 what 2 ulcers make up pud 2 whi...,
Pathology of pud1 what 2 mechanis...,
1 which type of ulcer is often mo...
11
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
What is the inheritance pattern o...,
Name 2 features of pjs
2
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)
1 what is pbc 2 this causes obstr...,
1 name 2 things that are usually ...,
1 what does the accumulation of b...
8
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
1 what is psc 2 what does this cause,
Name 2 risk factors,
Name 2 ways it can present
5
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Random
Pyogenic liver abscesses1 what is...,
Which part of the colon is most c...,
Serum albumin ascites gradient 1 ...
14
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Random GI surgery
Name a way a perianal abscess may...,
When an anal fistula is diagnosed...,
What is the management of acute a...
9
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Ulcerative colitis (UC)
1 what kind of disorder is uc 2 w...,
Name 3 uc symptoms,
How is uc diagnosed
8
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Upper GI bleeds
Name 4 causes of an upper gi bleed,
1 what is a mallory weiss tear,
Name 3 ways an upper gi bleed can...
9
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Vitamin deficiency syndromes
1 where is vita absorbed 2 what d...,
What does vita deficiency cause,
What does vita deficiency cause
14
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Volvulus
What is volvulus,
Twisting in the bowel leads to a ...,
Blood supply to the bowel can be ...
9
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Wilson's disease
What is wilson disease,
1 what is the pattern of inherita...,
1 what does
5
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES)
Zollinger ellison syndrome is con...,
What is normally the cause of the...,
What condition is zes commonly as...
8
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