What is a peptic ulcer most strongly associated with?
a) A family history of peptic ulcers
b) Using NSAIDS once a month
c) Anxiety
d) Helicobacter infection - Answers d) Helicobacter infection
What is one of the earliest laboratory changes in iron deficiency anemia?
a) A decreased hematocrit
b) A reduced hemoglobin level
c) An increased ferritin level
d) An increase in RBC distribution width (RDW) - Answers d) An increase in RBC distribution
width (RDW)
When would you expect a retic count to be elevated?
a) Vitamin B 12 deficiency
b) Aplastic anemia
c) Acute blood loss
d) Iron deficiency anemia - Answers c) Acute blood loss
Famotidine can contribute to Vitamin B 12 deficiency...
a) True
b) False - Answers a) True
What changes in RBC indices are caused by pernicious anemia?
, a) Macrocytic, normochromic
b) Microcytic, normochromic
c) Normocytic, hyperchromic
d) Microcytic, hypochromic - Answers a) Macrocytic, normochromic
What disorders are related to anemia of chronic disease?
a) Rheumatoid arthritis
b) Chronic renal failure
c) Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
d) All of the above - Answers d) All of the above - RA, chronic renal failure, non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma
Which statement is true about PPIs?
a) Should be taken with food
b) Never use with a H2 antagonist
c) If on longer than 3 years, monitor B12
d) Try to limit course to 3 months - Answers c) If on longer than 3 years, monitor B12
It is normal for someone with irritable bowel syndrome to have blood or pus in their stool...
a) True
b) False - Answers b) False
Crohn's disease is associated with a decreased risk of fistula formation...
a) True
b) False - Answers b) False
Hepatitis A cause chronic hepatitis...