Gastroenterology
18 free questions tagged Gastroenterology, each with a full explanation of every option.
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A 29-year-old woman asks whether she has coeliac disease. For three years she had bloating, loose stools and tiredness; four months ago she removed gluten from…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 34-year-old woman describes 18 months of intermittent difficulty swallowing. From the beginning both liquids and solids have been affected, and it is worse wh…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common
A 61-year-old man returns to discuss the result of a bowel cancer screening kit he completed through the national program, which detected blood in one of two sa…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common
A 7-month-old previously well boy is brought to the emergency department after six hours of episodes of sudden inconsolable screaming during which he draws his…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 15-month-old boy presents with two days of vomiting and frequent watery stools. He is alert but subdued, with dry lips, mildly sunken eyes, heart rate 148/min…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 68-year-old man presents with three months of increasing tiredness and breathlessness climbing stairs. He eats a mixed diet, takes no regular medications, and…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common
A 28-year-old woman presents with eight months of crampy lower abdominal pain that eases after opening her bowels, together with bloating and a bowel habit alte…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common
A 54-year-old man with cirrhosis secondary to chronic hepatitis C presents with two episodes of haematemesis over the past hour. On arrival his blood pressure i…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 54-year-old man presents with persistent heartburn and regurgitation despite six weeks of once-daily omeprazole. He has no dysphagia, weight loss, or anemia.…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 40-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of intermittent upper abdominal discomfort described as postprandial fullness and occasional epigastric pain…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 58-year-old man with a 3-year history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) undergoes an upper endoscopy for ongoing reflux symptoms. Endoscopy reveals a…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 58-year-old man is undergoing evaluation for chronic upper gastrointestinal symptoms. He reports longstanding retrosternal burning, especially at night and af…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of vomiting blood and lightheadedness. He reports passing black stools over the past fe…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 72-year-old woman with well-compensated alcoholic cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A) is referred due to persistent iron deficiency anaemia. She denies haematemesis, mel…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · niche
A 67-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 2-day history of severe diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever (38.5°C). His symptoms began appro…
Year 1 · Foundations · middle twist
What is the first-line pharmacologic treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
A patient presents with dark urine and pale stools. Laboratory tests show: Total bilirubin: 8 mg/dL (Reference range: 0.1 – 1.2 mg/dL) Indirect bilirubin: 1 mg/…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 55-year-old with progressive difficulty swallowing solid foods over 4 months has no accompanying chest discomfort or unpleasant oral taste. Weight loss of abo…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common