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GI EMQ

 

A) Coeliac's disease

B) Inflammatory bowel disease

C) Irritable bowel syndrome

D)Pancreatitis

E) Alcoholic liver cirrhosis

F) Giardiasis

G) Orlistat

H) Butterfish

I) Gallstones

J) Hyperthyroidism

 

1.  A 35 year old secretary presents with a 6 month history of stomach cramps and alternating constipation and diarrhoea. Her mother passed away recently and she broke up with her boyfriend.  

 

2.  A 60 year old man with a BMI of 35 presents to A&E with acute upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. This is the first time it  has happened. The patient denies drinking any alcohol, and on further questioning, he admits to eating only KFC fried chicken for dinner. However, he has been on Orlistat and managed to lose 10 kg in the past month.

 

3. A 19 year old medical student presents a month before her exams  with fatigue, anxiety,  recurring panic attacks and menstrual disturbances. Her mother has hypothyroidism.

 

4. A 45 year old builder presents with abdominal pain and bloating. When asked, he admitted to having pale and greasy stools.

 

5. A 22 year old medical student  with a 4 month history of unintended weight loss and panic attacks had an episode of oily discharge at defecation. The stools were of normal colour.  She came back from holiday 3 weeks ago and had been eating at different restaurants in the past week.

 

 Answers

 1. C                              2. I              3. J                       4. A                          5. H