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Q450. Diff Dx: RUQ Pain; Hepatobiliary (4); GI (1)
A450. Cholelithiasis; Cholecystitis; Cholangitis; Hepatitis; Peptic Ulcer
Q451. Diff Dx: LUQ Pain; Splenic (5); GI (1)
A451. Spleen trauma; infarction; abscess; rupture; Mononucleosis; Gastric Ulcer
Q452. Diff Dx: RLQ Pain; GI (3)
A452. Small bowel obstruction;; Appendicitis;; Crohn's Disease
Q453. Diff Dx: LLQ Pain; GI (2)
A453. Inflammatory Bowel Disease;; Diverticulitis
Q454. Diff Dx: Flank Pain; GU (5)
A454. NET PP:; Nephrolithiasis;; Epididymitis;; Testicular Torsion;; Pyelonephritis;; Prostatitis
Q455. Diff Dx Pain: Adnexal (lower abdominal) Pain; (6)
A455. PET SOCk:; PID;; Ectopic Pregnancy;; Tubo-ovarian abscess;; Salpingitis;; Ovarian torsion;; Cystitis
Q456. Dx: 26-yo woman has severe LLQ pain, vaginal bleeding and light-headedness. Last menstrual period was 6 weeks ago
A456. Ectopic Pregnancy
Q457. Diff Dx: Pain Anywhere in Abdomen; (4)
A457. Strangulated hernia;; Large Bowel Obstruction;; Sigmoid Volvulus;; Mesenteric Ischemia
Q458. Dx: 28-yo woman presents with diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, and confusion. She is not pregnant but takes a stained-glass class.
A458. Lead poisoning
Q459. Diff Dx: Abdominal wall Pain; (2)
A459. Hernia; Rectus sheath hematoma
Q460. Diff Dx: Metabolic/genetic-related Abdominal pain; (4)
A460. HyperC;; Acute Intermittent Porphyria;; DKA;; Sickle cell
Q461. Diff Dx: Viral-related Abdominal Pain; (3)
A461. Herpes Zoster;; Mononucleosis;; HIV
Q462. Diff Dx: Toxin-related Abdominal Pain; (2)
A462. Heavy Metal poisoning; Black Widow Spider venom
Q463. (3) vascular causes of abdominal pain to always consider in the elderly
A463. MAM:; Mesenteric Ischemia;; AAA;; MI
Q464. Diff Dx of an emergency patient with absent bowel sounds (3) or high-pitched sounds (1)
A464. Absent: Pancreatitis;; Ischemia;; Acute Abdomen; High-pitched: Obstruction
Q465. 63-yo obese man complains of pain in his "kidney" for 3 days. He has History of MI x 2 and no back tenderness.
A465. AAA
Q466. Dx: hypotension; abdominal or back pain; pulsatile mass in abdomen; History of vascular disease or atherosclerosis
A466. AAA
Q467. (3) Dx tests for AAA
A467. Angiogram (gold standard); MRI or CT with contrast
Q468. Dx: 72-yo man with History of A-fib, on digoxin and complains of severe abdominal pain out of proportion to the exam
A468. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Q469. 72-yo woman with History of MI complains of gnawing abdominal pain after eating. She lost 15 pounds in the past month.
A469. Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Q470. Cause of Acute (2) vs. Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
A470. Acute: Emboli (A-fib); Hypercoagulability; Chronic: Atherosclerosis
Q471. (2) possible lab signs with Mesenteric Ischemia
A471. Increased Lactate; Metabolic Acidosis
Q472. Gold standard test for Mesenteric Ischemia; (2) others
A472. Gold standard: Angiogram; others: Spiral CT with contrast, MRI
Q473. First step for Mesenteric Ischemia; Next?
A473. First: Maintain tissue perfusion with IV fluids until... Surgical bypass
Q474. Cholelithiasis -; Colic results from what?; Risk factors
A474. Colic from transient cystic duct blockage. Risk factors - female, fat, forty, fertile.
Q475. Cholelithiasis; 3 types
A475. 1. Cholesterol (80%) - originate from gallbladder; risk factors: obesity, rapid weight loss, Crohn's, CF, estrogens, Native Americans 2. Pigment - originate from common bile duct, calcium bilirubinate; risk factors: chronic hemolysis, biliary infections, alcohol abuse, cirrhosis 3. Mixed
Q476. Cholelithiasis - History/PE
A476. Postprandial abdominal pain; RUQ pain; radiates to rt. subscapular or epigastrium (can be asymptomatic); n/v; fatty food intolerance; dyspepsia; flatus; RUQ tenderness
Q477. Cholelithiasis - Diagnosis
A477. not XR - only 15% radiopaque; RUQ US
Q478. Cholelithiasis - Tx
A478. Cholecystectomy with Symptoms; ERCP - common bile duct stones; dietary modification; UDCA - if don't want surgery, effective in noncalcified cholesterol stones < 5 mm
Q479. Cholelithasis - Complications
A479. recurrent biliary colic; acute cholecystitis; choledocholithiasis; acute cholangitis; gallstone ileus; gallstone pancreatitis; carcinoma of the gallbladder
Q480. Acute Cholecystitis; Results from what; Leads to what
A480. Prolonged obstruction of cystic duct (usually stone); Distention, inflammation, infection, gangrenous, acalculous; Acalculous - in absence of cholelithiasis in TPN, trauma, burn patients.
Q481. Acute Cholecystitis; History/PE
A481. RUQ pain; n/v; low-grade fever; Murphy's sign
Q482. Acute Cholecystitis; Dx
A482. US; HIDA scan; CBC; amylase, lipase; bilirubin; LFT
Q483. Acute Cholecystitis; Tx
A483. IV Antibiotics; IV fluids; replete electrolytes; early cholecystectomy; preop ERCP; intraop cholangiogram
Q484. Acute Cholecystitis; Complications
A484. gangrene; abscess; perforation; empyema; sepsis; gallstone ileus; fistulization
Q485. Choledocholithiasis - Results from what
A485. gallstones in the COMMON BILIARY DUCT
Q486. Choledocholithiasis - History/PE
A486. biliary pain; jaundice; colic; fever; pancreatitis
Q487. Choledocholithiasis - Dx
A487. Increased alkaline phosphatase and total bili
Q488. Choledocholithiasis - Tx
A488. ERCP with stone extraction and sphincterotomy; cholecystectomy
Q489. Acute Cholangitis; Results from what; Leads to what
A489. Acute bacterial infection of biliary tree - from primary sclerosing cholangitis or obstruction (gallstones) as obstruction persists (usu from choledocholelith.); increased in intraluminal pressure --> reflux of bacteria to systemic circulation; Charcot's triad => Reynolds' pentad
Q490. Acute Cholangitis; Bacteria
A490. E Coli; Pseudomonas; Enterobacter
Q491. Acute Cholangitis; History/PE
A491. Charcot's triad; Reynold's pentad
Q492. Acute Cholangitis; What is Reynold's pentad and what does it suggest
A492. RUQ pain; jaundice; fever/chills; shock; altered mental status; suggests sepsis
Q493. Acute Cholangitis; Dx
A493. leukocytosis; increased alkaline phosphatase and bili; BC (to rule out sepsis); US or CT - may be useful; ERCP
Q494. Acute Cholangitis; Tx
A494. ICU; IV Antibiotics; IV hydration; bile duct decompression - open surgical, percutan transhepatic drain or ERCP sphincterotomy
Q495. Diarrhea; What is it; Risk factors
A495. > 200 gm feces/day, change in stool consistency; viral/bact. GI infection; systemic infection; sick contacts; immunosuppression; recent Antibiotics use; recent travel
Q496. Diarrhea - What are the types (1)
A496. Acute - < 2 wks of Symptom, infectious and self-limited, 2nd MCC - drug side effect chronic - > 2-3 wks of Symptom, disrupted secretion, malabsorption, altered motility; MCC in adults - lactase def. pediatric - usually rotavirus; can also divide as infectious, secretory, osmotic
Q497. What are Infectious Diarrhea
A497. - enterotoxigenic: E. coli (traveller's diarrhea); enteroinvasive: bloody diarrhea & fever; campylobacter -MC bacteria to cause diarrhea, MCC of reactive arthritis; shigella - transferred by food & water, found in daycare; salmonella - raw eggs & dairy; V. vulnificus: severe if have liver dis. Yersinia: abdominal pain, joint pain, rash, may resemble appendicitis; E. coli O157:H7, HUS; viral: MCC of infectious diarrhea
Q498. What are secretory & osmotic diarrhea
A498. Secretory: diarrhea > 1L; carcinoid syndrome; Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; VIPoma; phenolphthalein (laxative) osmotic - > 50 osmol/kg osmolality; lactose, fructose, sorbitol; MCC - lactase def.
Q499. Diarrhea - Dx
A499. - stool electrolytes - secretory vs. osmotic; fecal leukocytes – enteroinvasive, IBD; methylene blue - checks for WBC; stool Cx, O&P; giardia - string test & stool giardia Ag; cryptosporidia - modified AFB stain; NaOH - turns stool red if phenolphthalein use; colonoscopy or Biopsy
Q500. Diarrhea - Tx
A500. infectious - self-limited; mild - oral fluids & electrolytes; severe - IV fluids & oral Antibiotics, initial empiric- ciprofloxacin; invasive - TMP-SMX or ciprofloxacin; giardia - metro; c. diff - metro; campylobacter - erythromycin; scombroid - antihistamine; cryptosporidium - control underlying HIV with antiretrovirals