Abdo Flashcards

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Achalasia Definition

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Focal motility disorder due to degeneration of myenteric plexus of Auerbach

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Achalasia Radiology findings

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Proximal dilatation of the oesophagus with smooth distal tapering and characteristic Bird’s Beak

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Achalasia Investigations

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Barium swallow
Manometry (failure to relax and decreased peristalsis)
OGD to exclude oesophageal SCC

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Achalasia Management

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Medical: CCBs and Nitrates
Interventional: Botox and Endoscopic Balloon Dilatiation
Surgical: Heller’s Cardiomyotomy

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Oesophageal Cancer Risk Factors

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GORD-->Barrett's
alcohol
smoking
Achalasia
Plummer-Vinson
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Truelove and Witt Criteria for IBD Exacerbation

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'She Hasn't Even Finished Pooping!'
Stools >6 per day
Hb 30
Fever >37.8
Pulse Rate >90
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UC Indications for Surgery

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Acute:
Megacolon
Perforation
Severe GI bleed

Chronic:
Malignancy
Medical management failed
Maturation failure in children

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Crohn’s Indications for Surgery

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Acute:
Obstruction secondary to stricture
Perforation
Severe GI bleed

Chronic:
Peri-anal disease
Intra-abdominal abscess
Medical management failed
Fistulae (enterocutaneous)
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Diverticulum Definition

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Outpouching of tubular structure

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Saint’s Triad

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Diverticular Disease
Hiatus Hernia
Cholelithiasis

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Hinchey Grading for Diverticulitis and Mx

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  1. Small Pericolic Abscess
  2. Large Abscess extending to pelvis
    - -> NBM, antibiotics, fluids
  3. Purulent Peritonitis–> Washout
  4. Faecal Peritonitis–> Hartmann’s
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Complications of Diverticular Disease

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Luminal:
Obstruction

Mural:
Diverticulitis
ulceration
Perforation
Haemorrhage
Abscess

Extramural:
fistula (eg bladder)

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Small Bowel Obstruction Causes

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Commonest:
Adhesions
Hernias
Ileus

Also: Intraluminal, Mural, Extramural, Ileus

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Large Bowel Obstruction Causes

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Commonest:
Carcinoma
Diverticular Stricture
Volvulus

Also: Intraluminal, Mural, Extramural, Ileus

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Glasgow Criteria for Pancreatitis

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PANCREAS
PaO2  55
Neutrophils >15
Calcium 16
Enzymes LDH>600, AST>200
Albumin 10

Mild=1, Moderate=2, Severe=3

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Gallstone Complications

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In the gallbladder:
Biliary colic
Acute or chronic cholecystitis
Mucocele
Carcinoma

In the Common Bile Duct:
Obstructive Jaundice
Pancreatitis
Cholangitis

In the gut:
Gallstone ileus

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17
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Lap Cholecystectomy Indications

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Cholecystitis
Biliary Colic
Gallbladder Cancer

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Lap Chole Complications

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Conversion to open
Common Bile Duct Injur
Bile Leak
Retained Stones
Intra-abdominal haemorrhage
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Jaundice after Lap Chole, Causes

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Gallstone Retention
Biliary Sepsis
Thermal injury during op
Ligation to common hepatic or common bile duct

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20
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Polycystic Kidney Disease Genetics

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Autosomal Dominant:
PKD1: Chr 16 coding for Polycystin 1
PKD2: Chr 4 coding for Polycystin 2

Autosomal Recessive:
rarer and presents in childhood

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Polycystic Kidney Disease Complications

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MISSHAPE

Mass
Infected Cysts
Systolic Murmur
Systolic BP elevated
Haematuria
Aneurysms predisposing to Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Polyuria and Nocturia
Extrarenal cysts eg in Liver
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Causes renal enlargement

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PHONOS

PKD
Hypertrophy due to renal agenesis
Obstruction
Neoplasia
Occlusion secondary to renal vein thrombosis
Systemic disease eg DM or Amyloidosis
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Haemodialysis Complications

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Failure
Ischaemia (Steal Syndrome)
Bleeding
Aneurysm
Taking blood no longer possible
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Chronic Renal Failure Complications

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REACH-O
Renal Osteodystrophy
Electrolyte Abnormalities
Anaemia
Cardiovascular Problems
Hypertension
Oedema
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5 Functions of the Kidney

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Excretion of Water Soluble Waste
Excretion of Water
Acid Base Homeostasis
Electrolyte Control
Endocrine: RAAS, EPO, Vit D
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Renal Transplant Indications

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Diabetic Nephropathy
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Hypertensive Nephropathy

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Renal Transplant Contraindications

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Active Infection
Cancer
Severe Comorbidity
Failed Crossmatch

28
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Renal Transplant Immunosuppression

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Pre-Op: Campath/ Alemtuzumab
Post-Op:
Short term Prednisolone
Long term Tacrolimus or Ciclosporin

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Renal Transplant Complications

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Post Op Bleeding, Infection, Urinary Leaks, Graft Thrombosis
Rejection
Drug Toxicity
Graft vs Host Disease

30
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Ileus: Definition and Causes

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Obstruction in the intestines due to absence of peristalsis.

Post-op
Pancreatitis
Peritonitis
Metabolic
Poisons
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Stoma complications

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Early: HIPS
High output, haemorrhage
Ischaemia
Parastomal Abscess

Late: POSH
Prolapse
Obstruction
Stricture or Stenosis
Hernia
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Staging for Colorectal Cancer

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Duke's 
A= confined to bowel wall
B= through bowel wall but no lymph nodes
C= regional lymph nodes
D= distant mets
33
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P-POSSUM

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Scoring system integrating patient’s physiological factors and operative factors to predict operative morbidity and mortality

34
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Sphincters of the Oesophagus

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3 components:
LOS (4cm long)
Extrinsic sphincter
Physiologic sphincter

35
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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

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Autosomal dominant, APC gene on 5q21

Thousands Adenomatous by age 16, need prophylactic colectomy by 20 as 100% risk cancer by 40.

If J pouch need lifelong surveillance

Endoscopic screening for stomach and duodenal cancers too

36
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Colorectal cancer screening

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60-75 years FOB testing every 2 years home testing kit. Positive samples=== colonoscopy

55-60 years = one off flexi sigmoidoscopy

37
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Bariatric surgery

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Endoscopic balloon

Gastric banding

Sleeve gastrostomy

Roux en Y bypass– small gastric pouch connected to jejunum

Biliopancratic divesion

(Can be divided into restrictive and malabsorptive)

38
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Complications of bariatric surgery

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Immediate:
Anaesthetic complications (high ASA grade)
Damage to surrounding structures

Early:
Anastomotic leak–> peritonitis
Haemorrhage
VTE

Late:
Strictures
Nutritional deficiencies
Dumping syndrome (rapid gastric emptying)
Gallstones
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Type of cell type in colorectal cancer

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Adenocarcinoma

40
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Causes for a liver transplant

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Cirrhosis
Acute Liver Failure (Hep A or B, Paracetamol Overdose)
Malignancy
Autoimmune disease (Haemachromatosis, PBC)

41
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Immunosuppression regimen for liver transplant

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Tacrolimus/Ciclosporin
Azathioprine
Prednisolone with or without withdrawal at 3 months

42
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Liver tumours

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90% are Mets from Stomach, lung, colon, breast, uterus

90% of Primaries are Hepatocellular Carcinomas

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Causes + Mx of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Viral Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Exposure to Aflatoxins (Aspergillus)

Resect tumour (but 50% recur)
Chemo, percutaneous ablation and embolisation
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Presentation of PBC

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Intrahepatic bile duct destruction by chronic granulomatous inflammation leading to cirrhosis
PPBBCC+S
Pruritis
Pigmentation of face
Bone osteoporosis and osteomalacia
Big Organs (Hepatosplenomegaly)
Cirrhosis and coagulopathy
Cholesterol increase
Steatorhhoea
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Management of PBC

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Symptomatic: pruritis (Cholestyramine), Diarrhoea, Osteoporosis
Specific: ADEK, Ursodeoxicholic acid
Liver transplant

46
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How do you prepare patient for a stoma?

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Discussion of indications and complications

Liaison with Stoma Nurse to discuss siting

47
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Ileal conduit

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Ureters attached to a portion of resected ileum which is exteriorised to form a spouted stoma

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Indiana pouch

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Pouch created from 2 feet of resected ascending colon and portion of ileum which includes ileocaecal valve.

Ureters anastomosed to colonic end and ileal end exteriorised with valve

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Complications of a J pouch

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Mechanical: fistulae, strictures
Inflammation
Infection
Dysplasia or Neoplasia
Systemic: anemia or malnutrition
Recurrence
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Common surgeries for management of Crohns

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Ileocaecectomy
Drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses
Stricturoplasty
Colonic de functioning for failed medical therapy

51
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Causes of post operative jaundice

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Pre hepatic:
Haemolytic after a transfusion

Hepatic:
Halogenated anaesthetics
Sepsis
Intra or post operative hypotension

Post-hepatic:
Biliary injury

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Causes of ascites

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Serum ascites albumin gradient>1.1g/dl = TRANSUDATE
Cirrhosis
Congestive cardiac Failure

SAAG

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Management of ascites

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General:
Alcohol abstinence
Daily weights aiming for less than half kilo reduction
Fluid restriction to

54
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Indications for therapeutic paracentesis

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Respiratory compromise
Pain or discomfort
Renal impairment

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Complications of therapeutic paracentesis

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Severe hypovolaemia, replenish albumin

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

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Ascites and peritonitic abdomen.
Polymorphs>250. Common organisms e.coli, klebsiella and streps

Give tazocin until sensitivities known

57
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Differentials for gum Hypertrophy

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Familial 
AML
Drugs: Ciclosporin, Nifedipine, phenytoin
Scurvy
Pregnancy
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Side effects of Ciclosporin

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Nephrotoxic
Gum Hypertrophy
Hypetrichosis
Liver dysfunction

59
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Side effects of Tacrolimus

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Less nephrotoxic compared to Calcineurin
Diabetogenic
Peripheral neuropathy
Cardiomyopathy

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Complications of peritoneal dialysis

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Peritonitis
Exit site infection
Catheter malfunction
Obesity from glucose in dialysiate
Mechanical: hernias and back pain
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Complications of Haemodialysis

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Diseauilibration syndrome( first time): rapid changes in plasma osmolarity lead to cerebral oedema
Fluid balance changes: blood pressure drop and pulmonary oedema
Electrolyte imbalances
Aluminium toxicity
Psychological factors

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What is an AV fistula?

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Surgically created anastomosis between artery and a vein

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Medical management of UC

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Induction:
5ASAs then prednisolone then Ciclosporin/Infliximab
Topical enemas or foams (5ASAs or Prednisolone)

Maintenance:
5ASA, then Azathioprine then Infliximab/Adalimumab

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Medical management Crohns

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Induction:
If ileocaecal: budesonide. If colitis: sulfasalazine.
Then prednisolone, then methotrexate then Infliximab/Adalimumab

Maintenance:
Azathioprine, then Methotrexate, then Infliximab/Adalimumab