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1b// Upper GI Tract Flashcards

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What are the sphincters of the oesophagus?

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upper and lower

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Label.

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Where does the oesophagus start?

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C5, trachea

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Which side does the aorta lie to compared to the oesophagus?

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to the left

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Where does the oesophagus end?

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T10, diaphragm

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How is the oesophagus split into 2?

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thoracic and abdominal oesophagus

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What is the arterial and venous supply to the thoracic oesophagus?

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arterial supply from the branches of the thoracic aorta and the inferior thyroid artery

Venous drainage into the systemic circulation occurs via branches of the azygous veins and the inferior thyroid vein.

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What is the arterial and venous supply of the abdominal oesophagus?

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The abdominal oesophagus is supplied by the left gastric artery (a branch of the coeliac trunk) and left inferior phrenic artery.

This part of the oesophagus has a mixed venous drainage via two routes: To the portal circulation via left gastric vein. To the systemic circulation via the azygous vein.

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What are the 2 plexuses in the oesophagus?

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myenteric and meissner

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What are the anatomical contributions to the lower oesophageal sphincter? (4)

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  • 3-4 cm distal oesophagus within abdomen
  • Diaphragm surrounds LOS (Leftt & Right crux)
  • An intact phrenoesophageal ligament
  • Angle of His
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What are the stages of swallowing?

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stage 0= oral phase

stage 1= pharyngeal phase

stage 2= upper oesophageal phase

stage 3= lower oesophageal phase

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What happens in stage 0 of swallowing?

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all in mouth

  • Chewing & saliva prepare bolus
  • Both oesophageal sphincters constricted
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What happens in stage 1 of swallowing?

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  • Pharyngeal musculature guides food bolus towards oesophagus
  • circular and longitudinal muscle
  • Upper oesophageal sphincter opens reflexly
  • LOS opened by vasovagal reflex (receptive relaxation reflex)
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What happens in stage 2 of swallowing?

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  • Upper sphincter closes
  • Superior circular muscle rings contract & inferior rings
    dilate
  • Sequential contractions of longitudinal muscle
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What happens in stage 3 of swallowing?

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  • Lower sphincter closes as food passes through
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What determines oesophageal motility?

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determined by pressure measurements (manometry)

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What is the pressure roughly of peristaltic waves?

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40mmHg

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What is the LOS resting pressure?

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roughly 20mmHg

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When does LOS pressure decrease?

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decreases 5mmHg during receptive relaxation (when the bolus goes down)

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What mediates the decrease in pressure of the LOS?

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mediated by inhibitory noncholinergic nonadrenergic (NCNA) neurones of the myenteric plexus

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What does the myenteric plexus do?

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motility, allows relaxation

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What does Meissner’s plexus do?

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helps with secretions, and blood supply to oesophagus

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What is the major cause of functional disorders of the oesophagus?

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absence of structure

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What causes the absence of structure in the oesophagus leading to disorders? (2)

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abnormal oesophageal contraction

failure of protective mechanisms for reflux

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What are examples that cause abnormal oesophageal contraction?
hypermotility hypomotility disordered coordination
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What is an example that causes failure of protective mechanisms for reflux?
GastroOesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
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What is dysphagia?
difficulty swallowing
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Why is localisation important for dysphagia?
it can be high or low dysphagia high= cricopharyngeal sphincter (aka UOS) low= distal sphincter (aka LOS)
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What are the types of dysphagia?
for solids or fluids intermittent or progressive (e.g., cancer) precised or vague in appreciation
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What is odynophagia?
pain on swallowing
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What is regurgitation?
Regurgitation refers to return of oesophageal contents from above an obstruction May be functional or mechanical
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What is reflux?
Reflux is passive return of gastroduodenal contents to the mouth I.e., acidic contents
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What is an example of hypermotility?
Achalasia
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What causes Achalasia?
* Due to loss of ganglion cells in Auerbach’s myenteric plexus in LOS wall → decreased activity of inhibitory NCNA neurones
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What is the aetiology of primary achalasia?
unk
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What is the aetiology of secondary achalasia? (4)
* Diseases causing oesophageal motor abnormalities similar to primary achalasia * Chagas’ Disease (a parasitic infection) * Protozoa infection * Amyloid/Sarcoma/Eosinophilic Oesophagitis
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How could you check for secondary achalasia cause?
serum blood sample
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Do you understand this proposed model for achalasia?
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What happens to the pressure of the LOS in hypermotility/ achalasia?
increased resting pressure during reflex phase pressure in LOS is markedly higher than stomach
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What happens to the oesophagus during hypermotility/ achalasia?
swallowed food collects in oesophagus causing increased pressure throughout with dilation of the oesophagus
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What happens to the "waves" in achalasia/ hypermotility?
propagation of peristaltic waves cease
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What are the symptoms of achalasia/ hypermotility and why? (5+extra)
weight loss trouble swallowing pain esophagitis pneumonia during swallowing, due to achalasia, excitation of the NCNA (nonadrenergic noncholinergic) neurones decrease causing the sphincter pressure to be too high
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What is the disease course of achalasia/ hypermotility?
has insidious onset- symptoms for years prior to seeking help without treatment=> progressive oesophageal dilation of oesophagus risk of oesophageal cancer increased x28
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What is a non-surgical treatment for achalasia/ hypermotility?
pneumatic dilation (PD)
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What does pneumatic dilation do?
PD weakens LOS by circumferential stretching and in some cases, tearing of its muscle fibres
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What is the efficacy of pneumatic dilation?
71-90% of patients respond initially but many patients subsequently relapse, need repeat dilation it is almost never a definite treatment
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Can achalasia/ hypermotility be treated surgically?
yes
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How do you treat achalasia/ hypermotility surgically?
Heller's Myotomy and then Dor fundoplication
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What is Heller's Myotomy?
a continuous myotomy performed for 6cm on the oesophagus and 3cm onto the stomach
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What is Dor fundiplication?
anterior fundus folded over oesophagus and sutured to right side of myotomy
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What type of surgery is it normally for achalasia/ hypermotility?
laparoscopic
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What is the risk of surgery for achalasia/ hypermotility?
oesophageal and gastric perforation division of vagus nerve- rare splenic injury
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What is a type of hypomotility called?
scleroderma
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What is scleroderma?
autoimmune disease hypomotility in its early stages due to neuronal defects=> atrophy of smooth muscle of oesophagus peristalsis in the distal portion ultimately ceases altogether
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What happens to the pressure of the LOS in scleroderma and what does it lead to?
decreased resting pressure of LOS leading to gastrooesophageal reflux disease develops - often associated with CREST syndrome
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What is the mechanism of scleroderma?
neuronal defects -> muscle atrophia -> no peristalsis in smooth muscles -> hypomotility -> gostrooesophageal reflux disease
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What is the treatment for slceroderma?
* Exclude organic obstruction 40 * Improve force of peristalsis with prokinetics (cisapride) * Once peristaltic failure occurs → usually irreversible
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What is an example of a disorders coordination disease?
corkscrew oesophagus
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What does corkscrew oesophagus cause?
diffuse oesophageal spasm
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What does diffuse oesophageal spasm cause?
* Incoordinate contractions → dysphagia & chest pain * Pressures of 400-500 mmHg * Marked hypertrophy of circular muscle * Corkscrew oesophagus on Barium
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What is the treatment for corkscrew oesophagus?
may respond to forceful pneumatic dilation of cardia results not as predictable as achalasia
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How do you see a corkscrew oesophagus?
endoscopy
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What is the anatomy of oesophageal perforation?
3x areas of anatomical constriction Pathological narrowing (cancer, foreign body, physiological dysfunction)
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What are the 3 areas of constriction in the oesophagus?
cricopharyngeal constriction aortic and bronchial constriction diaphragmatic and sphincter constriction
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What is the aetiology of oesophageal perforations?
* iatrogenic (OGD) >50% * Spontaneous (Boerhaave’s)- normally secondary to alcohol intake - 15% * Foreign body - 12% * Trauma - 9% * Intraoperative - 2% * Malignant - 1%
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What is the most common cause of iatrogenic oesophageal perforation?
OGD OesophagoGastroDuodenoscopy - more common in presence of diverticula or cancer
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What happens in Boerhaave's (oesophageal perforation)?
sudden increase in intra-oesophageal pressure with negative intrathoracic pressure vomiting against a closed glottis left posterolateral aspect of the distal oesophagus
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What can the foreign bodies be for foreign body oesophageal perforation?
* Disk batteries growing problem - Cause electrical burns if embeds in mucosa * Magnets * Sharp objects * Dishwasher tablets * Acid/Alkali *risk of attaching to mucosa= perforation *mostly in children
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What type of trauma causes oesophageal perforation in the neck?
penetrating
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What type of trauma causes oesophageal perforation in the thorax?
blunt force
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What are symptoms of oesophageal perforation caused by trauma?
*can be difficult to diagnose dysphagia blood in saliva haematemesis (vomiting blood) surgical emphysema
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What is the presentation of oesophageal perforation? (4)
* Pain 95 % * Fever 80 % * Dysphagia 70 % * Emphysema 35 %
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What type of imaging do you do for oesophageal perforation?
chest x ray CT (computed tomography) scan swallow gastrografin (contrast dye) OGD (OesophagoGastroDuodenoscopy)
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What is the primary management of oesophageal perforation?
Surgical emergency (2x increased mortality if 24h delay in diagnosis)
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What is the initial management of oesophageal perforation?
Nil by mouth (NBM) IV fluids Broad spectrum anti-b and antifungals ITU (intensive unit)/ HDU (high dependency unit) level care bloods (including G&S Group and Save is the sample processing that determines the patient blood group (ABO and RhD) and screens for any atypical antibodies) tertiary referral centre
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What is the definitive management of oesophageal perforation?
conservative management with covered metal stent (completely blocks off hole and patient can still eat)
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What is the default for oesophageal perforation?And what is the surgery called?
operative management primary repair is optimal oesophagectomy- definitive solution
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What is a protective mechanism against reflux?
LOS usually closed as barrier against reflux of harmful gastric juice (pepsin and HCl)
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What is a risk factor that increases LOS pressure?
obesity
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What decreases LOS pressure?
Smoking
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What type of reflux is normal?
sporadic reflux
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What is sporadic reflux?
1)pressure on full stomach 2)swallowing 3)transient sphincter opening
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What are mechanisms to protect after reflux? (3)
* Volume clearance - oesophageal peristalsis reflex * pH clearance - saliva * Epithelium - barrier properties
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What in the stomach promotes and inhibits reflux? (that picture w lots of info)
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What does the failure of the protective mechanisms for reflux cause?
GORD (gastro oesophageal reflux disease)
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What is the major thing that GORD can lead to?
carcinoma
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What two things from GORD causes carcinomas?
reflux oesophagitis Epithelial metaplasia
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Do you understand these mechanisms for GORD?
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What types of hernias are there?
sliding and rolling sliding hiatus hernia and rolling/ paraoesophageal hiatus hernia
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Picture of sliding hernia
picture of rolling hernia
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What types of imaging and tests do you do for GORD and why?
OGD - To exclude cancer - Oesophagitis, peptic stricture & Barretts oesophagus confirm narrowing Oesophageal manometry 24-hr oesophageal pH recording
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What is prescribed for GORD?
Medical: Lifestyle changes (wt loss, smoking, EtOH) PPIs Surgical: - Dilatation peptic strictures - Laparoscopic Nissen’s fundoplication
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What is the function of the stomach?
* Breaks food into smaller particles (acid & pepsin) * Holds food, releasing it in controlled steady rate into duodenum * Kills parasites & certain bacteria
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What do different areas of the stomach do?
Cardia & Pyloric Region: Mucus only Body & Fundus: Mucus, HCl, pepsinogen Antrum: Gastrin (G cells)
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What is gastritis?
Gastritis is when the lining of your stomach becomes irritated (inflamed)
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What are the types of gastritis?
erosive and hemorrhagic gastritis nonerosive, chronic gastritis atrophic (fundal gland) gastritis reactive gastritis
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What is erosive and hemorrhagic gastritis?
Numerous causes acute ulcer- gastric bleeding and perforation
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What is nonerosive, chronic active gastritis?
Antrum Helicobacter pylori - Triple Rx (amoxicillin, clarithromycin, pantoprazole) for 7-14/7
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What is atrophic (fundal gland) gastritis?
* Fundus * Autoantibodies vs parts & products of parietal cells * Parietal cells atrophy * ↓acid & IF (intrinsic factor) secretion
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DO you understand this diagram of the mechanism of gastritis?
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What is the stimulatory regulation of gastric juices?
Neural Endocrine Paracrine
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What is the neural stimulation of gastric juices?
ACh- postganglionic transmitter of vagal parasympathetic fibres
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What is the endocrine stimulation of gastric juices?
gastrin (G cells of antrum)
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What is the paracrine stimulation of gastric juices?
histamine (ECL (Enterochromaffin-like) cells and mast cells of gastric wall)
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What are the inhibitory regulations of gastric regulation?
Endocrine Paracrine Paracrine and Autocrine
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What is the endocrine inhibition of gastric secretion?
secretin (small intestine)
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What is the paracrine inhibition of gastric secretion?
somatostatin (SIH) - secreted by delta cells - pyloric antrum, the duodenum and the pancreatic islets
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What is the paracrine and autocrine inhibition of gastric juices?
* PGs (E2 & I2), TGF-α & adenosine
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Do you understand this diagram?
Yes
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Do you understand this diagram of mucosal protection, How is the mucosa protected?
1. epithelial barrier 2. mucus film 3. bicarbonate
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What needs to happen after ulcer for your body?
epithelial repair and wound healing
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What are the mechanisms repairing epithelial defects?
Migration: * Adjacent epithelial cells flatten to close gap via sideward migration along BM Gap closed by cell growth: * Stimulated by EGF, TGF-α, IGF-1, GRP & gastrin Acute wound healing: * BM destroyed - attraction of leukocytes & macrophages; phagocytosis of necrotic cells; angiogenesis; regeneration of ECM after repair of BM * epithelial closure by restitution & cell division.
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What happens to the epithelial layer during an ulcer?
breaks mucosal epithelial layer
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What can cause gastric ulcers?
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Do you understand this diagram?
yes
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What are the clinical outcomes of infections of H.Pylori? (4)
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What are the treatments for Ulcers?
primarily medical Elective Surgical prescription
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What is the medical treatment for ulcers?
* PPI or H2 blocker * Triple Rx (amoxicillin, clarithromycin, pantoprazole) for 7-14 days)
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What do you do before surgical treatment of ulcers?
* Rare - most uncomplicated ulcers heal within 12 weeks * If don’t, change medication, observe additional 12 weeks * Check serum gastrin (antral G-cell hyperplasia or gastrinoma [Zollinger- Ellison syndrome]) * OGD: biopsy all 4 quadrants of ulcer (rule out malignant ulcer) if refractory
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What are the surgical indications of ulcers?
Intractability aka hard to control/ manage (after medical therapy) Relative: continuous requirement of steroid therapy/NSAIDs
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What are the complications of ulcer surgery?
haemorrhage obstruction perforation
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What do you measure to check pancreas function?
amylase

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