Abdomen Flashcards

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Causes of end stage renal disease

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Polycystic kidney disease
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Glomerulonephritis

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Barrier to kidney transplantation

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Severe obesity
Active or recent malignancy
Ongoing deep seated infection
Active vasculitis

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Long term effect of immunosuppresion

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Infection
Malignancy, skin malignancy
Steroids : thinning of skin, easy bruising, Cushingnoid apperancmd
Cyclosporine : gingival hyperplasia and renal impairment
Tacrolimus : tremor, new onset diabetes

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Crohn’s Disease

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Transmural disease
Non casseating granuloma
Fistula and fissuring
Non - bloody diarrhea
Weight loss
Abdominal pain
Peri anal disease - ulcer, skin tag
Extra - intestinal manifestation
Complications : small bowel cancer, colorectal ca, osteoporosis

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Extra intestinal manifestation of crohn’s disease

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A - Arthritis
C - Clubbing
E - Episcleritis, erythema nodosum,
P - Pyoderma gangrenosum, primary sclerosing cholangitis
O - Osteoporosis, oral ulcer

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Investigation of crohn’s disease

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Fbc
Raised Crp
Raised Esr
Low B12 and vitamin d
Faecal calprotectin
X Ray : rose thorn apperance
Colonoscopy : cobblestone appearance, deep ulcer, skip lesion, fistula

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