2018 Gastroenterology 9% Flashcards
Chest pain intermittent unrelated to exertion no reflux symptoms retrosternal pain seconds to minutes corkscrew on x-ray dysphasia to both liquids and solids
Diffuse esophageal spasm treat with calcium channel blockers/ppi - multiple simultaneous contractions on manometry
Many month history of dyspepsia looking like Gerd no alarm symptoms no physical exam abnormality what is treatment
Proton pump inhibitor
Treatment of new onset severely active Crohn’s disease
Antitumor necrosis factor therapy like infliximab is best and better than immunomodulators such as mesalamine because Crohn’s disease is transmural
Treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis
Mandry discriminant function score of greater than 32 benefit from pentoxifylline if corticosteroids are contraindicated - like with kidney failure G.I. bleed active infections
How long to keep patient in hospital after high-risk peptic ulcer and a scopic treatment
72 hours - takes this long for high-risk peptic ulcer to become peptic ulcer
Patient with G.I. bleed due to angioectasias and aortic stenosis
replace aortic valve - heyde syndrome e - mechanical destruction of von Willebrand multimers during non-laminar flow through narrow aortic valve
- Young patient w/ hx of food impaction, happened several times before. EGD: #1 stacked concentric rings OR #2 crepe paper sign OR #3 mucosal fragility OR #4 mucosal fragility. history of allergies. Eosinophils on bx. Empiric PPI started and no response after 8 wks, repeat bx reveals eosinophils. dx? next step?
Eosinophilic esophagitis (???common in young pt w/ hx allergies???)
next step in management = SFED (Six food elimination diet)
milk, wheat, eggs, nuts, soy, seafood
still symptoms –> budesonide
- Pt p/w dysphagia, EGD is normal (#1), barium swallow reveals diffuse dilation (#2), and narrowing of the lower esophagus. Most likely dx?
Achalasia
- Pt p/w complaints of regurgitating food eaten several days ago. occasional dysphagia. halitosis +. dx? test?
dx: Zenkers diverticulum (pouch in hypopharynx)
test = barium swallow
- pt p/w pain on swallowing (odynophasia) for more than 10 days. wtd? … etio?
EGD o rule out esophagitis
consider pills (Doxy., alendronate, ASA)
radiation therapy
infections ( Candida CMV herpes)
8./9. HIV + patient with oral thrush complaining of odynophasia. wtd?
empiric tx w/ fluconazole/itraconazole. No need for EGD.
No response to empiric, wtd? EGD to r/o CMV (one large ulcer), Herpes (several ulcers), Candida
- Pt w/ hx of long standing heartburn for several years now, p/w progressive dysphasia to solids . most likely dx?
Peptic stricture
- 70yo M dx w/ stroke. hemiparesis + on left side. cranial nerves intact. Pt has coughing and choking sensation, w/ regurgitation of fluids through nose. best diagnostic test
Video fluoroscopic swallowing study ( modified barium swallow)
12./13. Pt w/ heartburn OR nocturnal cough and wake up with water brash. not relieved by antacids. Best initial dx step ..
empiric PPI challenge. NO EGD. NO barrium swallow.
if pt feels better 3months later on PPI wtd?
continue PPI at lowest dose or switch to H2 blocker
If pt does not get better on PPI, wtd?
EGD while pt taking PPI
if EGD reveals no esophagitis, wtd?
ambulatory pH monitoring
if ambulatory pH monitoring shows approx 2 min of reflux in 24 hrs, wtd?
citalopram
14./15./16. Pt w/ heartburn OR nocturnal cough and wake up with water brash. not relieved by antacids.
If patient doesn’t get better with PPI…
- EGD while pt taking PPI
EGD - if no esophagitis then ambulatory pH monitoring
- if approx. 2 minutes of reflux on 24hrs then likely psychiatric give citalopram
- Pt w/ heartburn not responding to antacids and w/ weight loss. wtd?
EGD
- Can tx w/ PPIs or fundoplication sx reverse epithelial changes of Barrett’s??
No
- Pt p/w severe retrosternal chest pain. worse with swallowing and breathing - chest x-ray with left pleural effusion subcutaneous emphysema. amylase level increased. dx?
dx: Esophageal rupture
diagnosed with Gastrografin swallow study
H.pylori testing…
Nonendoscopic
- Antibody test. for dx. no value for f/u
- Urea breath test. dx and f/u
- Fecal antigen test (Most sen***). dx and f/u
[????urea breath test and fecal antigen test. false negative on PPI or GI bleed.???]
Endoscopic.
- To culture for resistance pattern histology.
- Urease testing.
- Gold standard but expensive af.
H.Pylori treatment regimens…
PAC for 14 days.
- P –> PPI ( Omeprazole, Lansoprazole, Rabeprazole)
- A –> Amoxicillin
- C –> Clarithromycin
MOC for 14 days
- M –> Metronidazole
- O –> Omeprazole
- C –> Clarithromycin
- for recurrance of sx, wtd? –> order urea breath test, if positive, then …
tetracycline
metronidazole
bismuth salicylate
and PPI
- Who would u test for h.pylori
45 yo w/ abdom pain and PUD
- Pt w/ PUD and takes ibuprofen for OA. Hpylori test is +. wtd?
treat h.pylori, then change the nsaid
ZE syndrome
- Duodenal bulb/stomach ulcer –>multiple ulcers
- Gastrinomas in mid duodenum, pancreas, porta hepatis. Assoc w/ MEN1
- can present w/ PUD or diarrhea /steatorrhea (inactivated pancreatic lipase)
- fasting gastrin level elevated. if non diagnostic then do
- IV secretin –> increases gastrin to > 1000
- CT scan or somatostatin receptor scan localized tumor
- tx w/ PPI and resection of Tumor
others that increase gastrin level: pernicious anemia/chronic gastritis renal failure hyperthyroidism PPI
life expectancy is normal if curative sx is done , otherwise 2 yrs
recurrent duodenal ulcers or poor response to treatment is suggestive of ZE