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Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) -
answer Causes: Mallory-Weiss tear, cancer, NSAID use, history of
GERD.
Symptoms: Abdominal discomfort, red bloody stools, asymptomatic.
Diagnosis: CBC, endoscope to confirm.
Treatment: Cause-based. Fluid replacement. Locating source.
Cirrhosis (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) - answer Causes:
Scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue. Lipids stored in body cells
instead.
Symptoms: Abdominal pain, drowsiness, weight loss. History of Hep
C.
Diagnosis:
Treatment: Antivirals (with Hep C), diuretics, beta-blockers (if
cardiac affect), Zinc supplement, liver transplant.
Foreign Bodies (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) - answer
Causes: Accidents. 2cm or bigger can cause blockage. Children,
patients with dentures, and psych patients at risk.
Symptoms: Depends on location.
Diagnosis: Ultrasound (faster if d/t sharp object), or X-ray.
Treatment: Pro-motility medications if safe to pass, or laparoscopic
surgery if large/sharp/dangerous.
, GI Obstruction (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) - answer
Causes: Body tissues causing blockage.
Symptoms: Pain, constipation, N/V/D.
Diagnosis: Endoscopy, X-ray.
Treatment: Antibiotics, colectomy, bowel rest, surgery if
hemorrhage.
Gastroenteritis (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) - answer
Causes: Norovirus, bacteria, foreign bodies
Symptoms: N/V/D, tachycardia, weight loss.
Diagnosis: Symptomatic
Treatment: Fluid replacement, antibiotics, antidiarrheals (for fluid
loss)
Crohn's Disease (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) - answer
Causes: IBD in small intestine, varies severity.
Symptoms: Abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, bloody stool, low
appetite, weight loss.
Diagnosis: CBC (rule out infection, check anemia), fecal blood test,
colonoscopy (check damage, find granulomas, inflammatory cells
that trigger symptoms)
Treatment: anti-inflammatories, corticosteroids, oral 5-
aminosalicylates. No cure.
Ulcerative Colitis (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) - answer
Causes: Inflammation, ulcers, sores in GI tract, large intestine,
rectum.
Symptoms: Diarrhea, with blood or pus, abdominal pain, rectal
bleeding, urgency to defacate
Diagnosis: proctosigmoiditis causes inflamed rectum and sigmoid
colon with bloody diarrhea, left-sided colitis from sigmoid and
descending colon, and pancolitis in entire colon. Colonoscopy to
confirm.
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