16: GIGU Clinical Correlations Flashcards
Red flags in GI complaint
- Dysphagia or odynophagia
- Hematemesis, melena
- Unintentional weight loss
- Persistent vomiting
- Constant severe pain
- Palpable mass
- Lymphadenopathy
- FHx upper GI CA
DDx for pain in RUQ (5)
- Cholecystitis
- Pyelonephritis
- Ureteric colic
- Hepatitis
- Pneumonia
DDx for LUQ (4)
- Gastric ulcer
- Pyelonephritis
- Ureteric colic
- Pneumonia
DDx for both RLQ and LLQ (5)
- Ureteric colic
- Inguinal hernia
- IBD
- UTI
- gynecological or testicular
Ddx that is different for RLQ vs LLQ
RLQ: appendicitis
LLQ: diverticulitis
What causes visceral vs parietal/somatic pain?
Visceral: distention or contracting hollow organs or organ ischemia
ParietaL: inflammation of parietal peritoneum
Location and localization of visceral vs parietal pain
Visceral: midline at level of structure, not localized
Parietal: localized at the source, is more constant and severe
How appendicitis moves from visceral pain to parietal
Starts out as a diffuse periumbilical pain -> becomes RLQ parietal tenderness in acute appendicitis
General concepts that can cause N/V
- Mechanical obstruction
- Dysmobility
- Vestibular disorders
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Migraine
- Psychogenic
- Meds and drugs
- Systemic disorders
Main causes of oropharyngeal dysphagia vs esophageal dysphagia
Oropharyngeal: neurologic disorders, metabolic disorders, infectious disease, structural disorders
Esophageal: mechanical obstruction, motility disorder
Diagnosing GERD
- Based on clinical symptoms alone
2. Can do an EGD to evaluate alarming features/red flags
GERD treatment
- Lifestyle modifications
- Antacids
- Surface agents
- H2 blockers (Zantac)
- Proton pump inhibitors (Omeprazole)
PUD: Peptic ulcer disease: risk factors
H pylori, NSAIDs, smoking, alcohol
PUD sx
Mostly asymptomatic, upper abd pain, GI bleeds sometimes
What is the most common cause of UGI bleed?
PUD
Symptoms fo gastric vs duodenal ulcer
Gastric: sharp burning epigastric pain 30-90mins after eating
Duodenal: gnawing epigastric pain 3-5 hours after eating
why does it not really matter if you can differentiate between gastric and duodenal ulcer?
Diagnosis and treatment are the same
H pylori characteristics
Gram negative rod, flagellated
The most prevalent chronic bacterial disease
H pylori
H pylori is associated with lots of GI pathology, including…
PUD, chronic gastritis, gastric adenocarcinoma, gastric MALT lymphoma, duodenal ulcers
Pathophys of how H pylori works
Secretes urease -> forms ammonia that helps neutralize gastric acid, producing a protective cloud around the organism so it can penetrate the gastric mucus layer
Four diagnostic tests for H pylori
- Urea breath test
- Fecal Ag test
- Abs in serum
- EGD with biopsy
What is melena usually caused by?
Upper GI bleed