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13 Cards in this Set
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Whipple's disease Vs tropical sprue |
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Small intestine bacterial overgrowth |
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Cowdens syndrome |
PTEN defect GI hamartomatous polyps Oral mucosal papillomas Palmoplantar keratoses Trichilemmomas Thyroid dysfunction Higher risk of breast and thyroid Ca |
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Gluten containing food |
Wheat Rye Barley Oat |
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Coeliac genetics |
HLA DQ2 HLA B8 |
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Pigmented macrophage in bowel wall |
Melanosis coli Laxative abuse eg senna |
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PBC Vs PSC |
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Hereditary defects in bilirubin metabolism |
Unconjugated - Gilbert's - Crigler-Najjar type 1 and 2 (All above are caused by UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1A ie UGT1A deficiency) Conjugated - Rotor: organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) - Dubin Johnson: multidrug resistant protein 2 (MRP2)/cMOAT |
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Chronic watery diarrhoea |
Think bile acid malabsorption SeHCAT test: two nuclear scans 7 days apart, abnormal if retention less than 10-15% Low fat diet Bile acid binders eg colestyramine |
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Enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) blood test |
Hyaluronic acid Procollagen III TIMP1 |
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Micro Vs macronodular cirrhosis |
Micronodular: Alcoholic liver Macro: Chronic hepatitis |
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CEA Vs Ca19.9 |
CEA: colorectal CA Ca19.9: pancreatic ca |
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Haematochromatosis |
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