GI Case Studies ACTUAL Exam Questions
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Patient has pain in LLQ. They have pain with bowel habits, is relieved by defecation, and
accompanied distention or bloating. - ANS Dx: IBS-C
Txt: Linaclotide
RLQ pain
Positive McBurney's sign, psoas sign, obturator' s sign, rovsing's sign, heel-drop sign -
ANS Appendicitis
Pain in LLQ, fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting, blood in stool - ANS Dx: Diverticulosis
Txt: Fiber rich diet, mesalazine
Epigastric pain with black tarry stools - ANS Dx: ulcer
Endoscope, rapid urease test
Txt: PPI, H2 blockers, antibiotics
Abnormal small bowel with no microvilli
Antibody positive
Response to gluten free diet
HLA BB, autoimmune
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
Dermatitis Herpatis - ANS Celiac's Disease
Arthralgias
Abdominal pain
Weight loss
Diarrhea
Male - ANS Dx: EGD, PAS stain
Dx: Whipple's Disease
Abnormal Fecal fat
Normal D-Xylose Test
Respond with pancreatic enzymes - ANS Pancreatic insufficiency
Anemia
Equatorial area - ANS Dx: tropical sprue
Tx: folic acid replacement, TMP/SMX
steatorrhea and abnormal xylose test
> 4.5 in urine. >20 in serum - ANS Small bowel disease
Fever, blood, pus in stool, traveler, acute diarrhea - ANS ETEC
Diarrhea ceases with fasting - ANS Osmotic
Tx: fluids
Nocturnal, continues with fasting, large amounts - ANS Secretory