Abdo Flashcards
Charcot’s Triad
- Fever
- Abdo pain
- Jaundice
Suggestive of ascending acute cholangitis
Gold standard for GERD
24h pH monitor
Therapy for peptic ulcer disease
Triple therapy: clarithro + amox + ppi
Pancreatitis dx
2/3 of:
- classic epigastric pain
- lipase >3x ULN
- Evidence of pancreatitis on imaging
Pancreatitis tx
- Fluid resuscitation (aggressive)
- Analgesia (IV opioids)
- Gut rest/NPO with slow advancement
Who to treat with asymptomatic bacteruria
Pregnant patients
Patients with upcoming Uro surgery
Complicated UTI
Males
Females >55 with Uro complications
SCI
Most common type of ureteral stone
Ca-Oxalate or Ca-Phosphate
Non radio-opaque renal stones
Uric acid
Indinavir (HIV drug)
CT findings for appendicitis
- Enlarged appendix >6mm with occluded lumen
- Wall thickening >2mm
- Potential fecolith or obstructing structure
- Fat stranding
Diverticulitis recurrence rates
1/3 will have second attack
1/3 of those will have third attack
Pancreatitis mortality measurement
Ranson’s Criteria
- At admission:
- Age in years >55yo
- WBC >16 x10^9
- Blood glucose >10mmol/L
- Serum AST >250 U/L
- Serum LDH >350 U/L
- At 48h
- Calcium (serum <2)
- Hematocrit fall >10%
- Oxygen (hypoxemia PO2 < 60mmHg)
- BUN increased by 1.8 or more mmol/L after IV fluid hydration
- Base deficit >4 mEq/L
- Sequestration of fluids >6L
Vitamin A deficiency symptoms
Night blindness and corneal drying
Vitamin B3/Niacin deficiency symptoms
Diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia
Vitamin B12/Cobalamin deficiency symptoms
Tingling, numbness and spastic paresis
Vitamin C deficiency
Gingival bleeding and hyperkeratosis
Vitamin B2/Riboflavin deficiency
Stomatitis, glossitis, seborrheic dermatitis
Most consistent physical exam finding in patients with portal hypertension
Splenomegaly
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Non-beta islet cell, gastrin-secreting tumour of pancreas
Gastrin –> increase influx of acid into stomach = ulcerative disease
Large multiple ulcers typically in distal duodenum or jejunum
Dx: endoscopy and fasting serum gastrin
Persistent high gastrin despite infusion of secretin (which normally inhibits gastrin secretion)
Tx: high dose PPI and curative sx
Reynaud’s Pentad
RUQ pain Fever jaundice Hypotension Altered mental status Suggestive of suppurative cholangitis
Treatment for primary biliary cirrhosis
Transplant
Ursodeoxycholic Acid can help slow progression (bile acid that helps move bile through the liver)
Crohn’s disease
Transmural
Entire gut (most common location = ileum and ascending colon)
Abdo cramps, non-bloody diarrhea, weight loss
Endoscopy: cobblestoning, ulcers
Histo: Non-caseating granulomas, glands intact
AXR: String sign
Colon CA increase risk if >30% colon involved
Crohn’s disease acute tx
Prednisone 40mg OD
IV methylpred if severe
Crohn’s disease maintenance
5-aminosalycilic acid (Mesalazine)
Cipro or Flagyl in pts who don’t tolerate 5-ASA
Refractory Crohn’s disease tx
Immunosuppression
- Azathioprine
- 6-MP
- MTX
Immunomodulators
- TNF-antagonists: Infliximab, adalimumab
Combo infliximab + azathioprine proven to be more effective together
Derm condition a/w IBD
Erythema nodosum (CD > UC)
Ulcerative colitis tx
5-ASA (mesalamine) for maintenance
Steroids for acute attack
Infliximab (immunosuppresant) + steroid if severe
Azathioprine used in combo therapies typically for maintenance
Colectomy for curative tx
Virchow’s node
Left supraclavicular node a/w gastric CA (Also gallbladder, pancreas, kidneys, testicles, ovaries or prostate CA)
Typically felt in advanced stage
Right supraclavicular node
Drains thoracic malignancies