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- A 50 y/o man with a history of alcoholism presents with boring epigastric pain that radiates to the back and is relieved by sitting forward. Management?
- The first step in the management of a patient with an acute GI bleeding episode
- 70y/o female gives a history of diarrhoea and low left abdominal pain. Mildly dehydrated, temp 39
- Severe abdominal pain out of proportion to examination
- The most likely cause of acute lower GI bleeding in patients >40 y/o
- 30y/o female presents with alternating diarrhoea and constipation with small hard stools and no weight loss
- A 4 y/o child presents with oliguria, petechiae, and jaundice, following an illness with bloody diarrhoea. Diagnosis and cause?
- 60y/o male presents with a 3 months history of altered bowel habit and weight loss f 6kg
- Colon cancer region based on symptoms:Anaemia of chronic disease, occult blood loss, vague abdominal pain
- Hernia with highest risk of incarceration - indirect, direct or femoral?
- A 30y/o man with UC presents with fatigue, jaundice and pruritus
- The most common cause of small bowel obstruction in patients with a history of abdominal surgery
- Diarrhoea OrganismsMost common bacterial organism
- A 25y/o Jewish man presents with pain and watery diarrhoea after meals. Examination shows fistulas between the bowel and skin, and nodular lesions on his tiba
- A patient presents with sudden onset of severe, diffuse abdominal pain. Examination reveals peritoneal signs. AXR = free air under diaphragm. Managment?
- The most common cause of small bowel obstruction in patients with no history of abdominal surgery
- Diarrhoea OrganismsUncooked hamburgers
- A 40 y/o obese woman with elevated ALP and bilirubin, pruritus, dark urine and clay-coloured stools
- Diarrhoea OrganismsChurch picnics/ mayonnaise
- POISONING: Antihistamines and TCAs will result in ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME. What are some Sx?(skin, mucosae, bladder, bowel sounds)