1b// Disorders of the Upper GI Tract

Question 1

What type of x-rays would you take for the abdomen?

Answer 1

plain abdominal x-ray and erect chest x-ray

erect=> when there is air (I.e., from perforation) it goes up to lungs and elevates them

Question 2

What are treatments for perforated ulcers?

Answer 2

conservative treatment (taylor’s approach)

radical surgery (vagotomy, gastrectomy)

?this is mildly questionable

Question 3

What do you measure for pancreas issues, and if you had pancreatitis what would you expect to happen?

Answer 3

amylase
it would increase

Question 4

What is gallstone pancreatitis?

Answer 4

occurs when a gallstone blocks your pancreatic duct causing inflammation and pain in your pancreas

Question 5

What type of investigations would you do for suspected gallstone pacnreatitis? (6)

Answer 5

LFTs
CT abdo/ pelvis
USS abdomen
MRCP
HIDA scan
ERCP

Question 6

What is ERCP?

Answer 6

ERCP stands for endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography.

This is a test that uses a type of X-ray. It is used to diagnose and treat problems with your biliary system.

Question 7

What is MRCP?

Answer 7

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

imaging technique

It uses magnetic resonance imaging to visualize the biliary and pancreatic ducts non-invasively

Question 8

Check CSI about abdominal diseases.

Answer 8

Y/ N