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Abdo Flashcards

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Portal hypertension

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Splenomegaly
Ascites
Visible veins

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Risk factors for peptic ulcer disease

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H.pylori infection
NSAIDs

Rare: Zollinger-Ellison (high gastrin)

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Management of PUD

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Lifestyle

H.pylori positive: Triple therapy:
Amoxicillin or Metronidazole
Clarithromycin
PPI (eg omeprazole)

H.pylori negative: PPI or H2 antagonist

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Extra GI features of IBD

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Apthus in mouth
Erythema nodosum
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Episcleritis/ anterior uveitis
Arthritis
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Coeliac disease features

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Diarrhoea 
Weight loss
Abdominal pain
Bloating
N&V

Signs:
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Angular stomatitis (Due to iron deficiency)

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Causes of bloody diarrhoea

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CHESS
Campylobacter/ Clostridium difficile

Haemorrhagic E.coli
Entamoeba hystolytica
Salmonella
Shigella

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What are the causes of hepatomegaly?

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3 Cs

Cancer
Cirrhosis (usually early)
Cardiac (Congestive heart failure, constrictive pericarditis)

Then Inflitration: fatty, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis

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Causes of splenomegaly

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Portal hypertension
Haematological
Infection
Inflammation

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What does decompensated liver disease mean?

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Jaundice
Encephalopathy
Ascites

Also varriceal bleeds can occur

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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Diagnosis

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Decompensated liver disease

Diagnosis: Tap ascites. Ascites neut >250 cells/mm3

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5 causes of abdominal distension

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5 Fs

Fluid (ascites)
Flatus (obstruction, N&V, no bowel movement, high pitched BS)
Faeces
Fat
Fetus
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Ascites treatment

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Decrease salt intake

Diuretics (furosemide, spironolactone)

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Oesophageal varices acute management

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Resuscitation
Terlipressin/ DDAVP
Or endoscopic ligation/ shunt
Prophylactic antibiotics

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14
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Oesophageal varices prophylaxis

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b blocker

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15
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Causes of acute pancreatitis

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I GET SMASHED

Idiopathic
Gallstones
Ethanol (alcohol)
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps
Autoimmune
Scorpion bites
Hyperlipidaemia/hypercalcaemia (metabolic disorders)
ERCP
Drugs
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16
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Primary Billiary Cholangitis key points

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Anti mitochondrial antibody (AMA)
Diagnosis with biopsy

Associated with:
RA
Thyroid
Sjogren’s

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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis key points

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pANCA antibody
Diagnosis with ERCP

Associated with UC

18
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UC Management

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Topical 5-ASA is the first step in mild disease
If extensive colitis, oral 5-ASA

In severe illness first step is IV corticosteroid and fluids, and ciclosporin/surgery if not better after 72 hours

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Crohn’s disease Management

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MDT, Education, Smoking cessation

Corticosteroid to induce remission, maintain with azathioprine or mercaptopurine

20
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How do you diagnose hiatus hernia?

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Barium studies

21
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Smoking and IBD

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Increases risk 3-4 times for Crohn’s

May be protective for UC

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