Block 32 Week 4 Flashcards
false high blood glucose
It is the glycerine in the newspapers, glossy magazines and hairspray that causes the false highs. Basically anything that shines may contain the sugar glycerine – hand cream, moisturisers etc.
false low blood glucose?
Wet hands and perspiration can dilute samples and give false low results – take care with patients who have a high temperature.
over-estimation of cap blood glucose to do w Txs?
IV Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), used in cancer therapy or chronic alcoholism (Pabrinex), causes over estimation of CBG
what else can falsely cause low blood glucose levels?
High triglyceridelevels cause falsely lowblood glucosevalues as they tend to take up volume in the sample reducing theglucoselevels.
what can cause sample dilution when taking cbg?
Squeezing the patients finger releases interstitial fluid, which dilutes the sample and generates false lows.
when should cbg not be taken?
- peripherally shut down patients
- venous blood sample required
peripheral circ shutdown occurs bc:
· severe dehydration (e.g. due to diabetic ketoacidosis)
· hypotension
· shock
· hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (known previously as H.O.N.K.)
· decompensated heart failure
meds that interfere w cbg?
- medications that can interfere with blood glucose readings eg. statins, corticosteroids, beta blockers and thiazide diuretics.
acute, chronic and acute on chronic abdo pain?
- acute: no previous history, sudden
- chronic: recurrent pain
- acute on chronic: sudden onset, had similar pain recently or before
acute onset abd = emergency
- volvulus - a twist
- ischaemia
- perforation
- obstruction
- bleeding - ruptured AAA
colic pain?
- colic = obstruction. muscular contractions
- e.g. bowel colic, biliary colic, ureteric colic, in labour
- comes and goes, frequency
itis pain?
- itis = inflammatory
- cholecystitis, gastritis, pancreatitis
- persistent pain
colic and then later itis?
- colic and then later itis - biliary colic, later cholecystitis/ pancreatitis
pain that is initially in the epigastrium and then moves to the RUQ?
cholecystitis
pain that starts in epi and moves to back?
pancreatitis
periumbilical pain that moves to RIF?
appendicitis
pain that is periumbilical and moves lower?
meckles diverticulitis
pain that starts lower and moves to LIF?
diverticulitis
epigastric pain that moves to RIF and upper?
perforated duodenal ulcer
visceral pain?
- non specific
- poorly localised
- not affected by movement
parietal pain?
- localised
- peitonitic
- worse by movement
factors assoc w abd pain caused by a GI pathology?
- vomiting, bowel changes, bleeding, weight loss, fever
factors associated with abdo pain associated w gynae pathology?
- PV bleeding, dysmenorrhoea
factors associated with abdo pain caused by urology pathology?
- fever, freq, UTI, bleeding
features associated w abdo pain caused by a vascular pathology?
- dizziness, sweaty, palpitations
cholecystitis radiation?
shoulder tip pain
ureteric colic pain radiation?
pain from loin to groin
herpes zoster pain radiation?
back to front
extraperitoneal pain can be caused by ?
e.g. by warfarin which allows them to bleed
diff pain causes
abdo pain history?
PMH`
* e.g. prev surgery, recurrent pain, trauma
FH
* cancers, IBD
DHx
* laxatives, recreational drugs
SH
* smoking alcohol
SOCRATES
riglers sign?
- If there is free intra-abdominal gas adjacent to a gas-filled loop of bowel then both sides of the bowel wall are well-defined. This is known as ‘Rigler’s sign’.
- PERFORATION
investigation for abdo pain?
- erect CXR
- Abdominal X ray
management of abdo pain?
- resus, analgesia, +/- antibiotics
- VTE prophylaxis
- ABG
- NGT/ urinary catheter
cholecystitis -> panc?
- RUQ pain - cholecystitis
- then epigastric pain that radiates to the back, dark urine pale stools, vomiting -> stone moved into CBD - pancreatitis
Small bowel obstruction
4 signs of obstruction?
colicky, vomiting, no bowel movement, distension
causes of SBO?
- appendix removal
- surgery
- hernias
why does vomiting occur late in LBO?
- Ileocecal valve holding back the contents -> no vomiting
Perforated ulcer scan
tachycardia and anemia in young adults?
suspect bleed
glandular fever?
check for this if theyre fainting spontaneously
intussuception?
- right abd - caecum
- the doughnut sign - intussuception
- intussuception - bowel within a bowel
what can cause mid abd pain?
- small bowel
- large bowel to splenic flexure
- right IF pain
- midline hernias
- inguinal and femoral hernias
surgical outpatient clinic?
- further investigations
- explanation and information leaflets
- waiting list for surgery
- consent
consent?
- verbal
- written - surgery e.g.
- informed consent
when is consent not required?
- emergency treatment to save their life when the patient is incapacitated
- additonal emergency procedure needed to be done during an operation
- risks to public health
what makes consent valid
- patient needs to have capacity
- needs to understand the procedure and complications
- allowed time to think and weigh up risks and benefits
- not being forced to give consent
pre-op assessment?
- may be seen by pre-op nurse/ doc
- go through meds and RFs
- anaesthetist review
- pre-op Ix - bloods, imaging, MRSA/ C diff
blood transfusion/ clotting factors?
- for patients who have a high risk of bleeding
- for patients who have bled
- procedures that may potentially bleed
WHO surgical safety checklist?
- WHO surgical safety checklist - improves safety of surgical procedures by brining thw heol team together to perform key safety checks during perioperative care, prior to induction of anaesthesia, prior to skin incision and before the team leaves the operating room
- debriefing - what has gone well and what can be improved - identifies human factors
why can malabs occur w CD?
- malabs w CD bc small bowel can be affected
IBD is mostly diagnosed in which age gr?
20-30s
what increases risk of iBD?
appendicectomy
what can malabs from CD lead to?
osteoporosis and anemia - osteoporosis from malabs and steroids used in Tx
what can worsen IBD?
oral preperations of iron
microscopic colitis?
- inbetween
- bowel normal on colonoscpy but histological changes present
microscopic colitis symptoms?
persistent watery diarrhoea without blood is the most common symptom
CD?
- mouth ulcers
- fistulas, strictures
- peri-anal comps
IBD in children?
- weight loss, lethargy, anorexia, FTT
- only half have diarrhoea
calprotectin can also be raised w?
- raised w NSAIDs and infection
first line for a UC flare up?
mesalazine
crohns flare up first line?
steroids, enteral feeding
Celiac?
steatorhoea, diarhoea, bloating, abd pain
celiac screen?
tTG
noctural diarrhoea is more suggestive of?
IBD
CRC contributes ? of all cancer cases?
13%
Order of cancers in terms of prevalence?
lung, breast, prostate, CRC
CRC incidence and death rates?
incidence increasing but death rates falling
aetiology of CRC?
- most arise from adenomatous polyps - adenoma carcinoma sequence
genetic mutations in CRC?
APC, K-ras, DCC, p53
Herediary causes of CRC?
HNPCC and FAP
majority of cases of CRC occur?
spontaneously
RF for CRC?
- obesity
- red meat
- processed meat
- alc
- smoking
- animal fat
- long standing IBD
Protective factors for CRC?
- regular exercise
- dietary fibre
- non starchy vegetables
- calcium, garlic
Sites of CRC?
- rectum
- sigmoid colon
- right colon
Spread of CRC - direct invasion…
of adjacent organs e.g. bladder, small bowel
spread of CRC - nodes
- lymphatic drainage to adjacent lymph nodes
CRC spread - haematogenous to
distant organs e.g. liver, lungs
other ways CRC spreads?
- haematogenous to distant organs e.g. liver, lungs
- trans-coelomic e.g. peritoneum, ovaries
how soon do patients referred for cancer need to be seen?
within 14 days and need to commence Tx within 62 days
left sided cancer symptoms?
- change in bowel habits - frequency, consistency
- bleeding PR
- abd pain
right sided CRC symptoms?
- iron deficiency anemia due to chronic occult bleeding
- abd pain - late symptom
investigations for CRC?
- colonoscopy
- CT colonography (virual colonoscopy) - but can’t take biopsy
- conventional CT - doesn’t require full prep
Screening for CRC?
- 60-74 yrs
- FOB testing kit every 2 years
- positive patients offered a colonoscopy
Staging =
measure of spread
pre-op staging?
- all patients need to have a CT, chest, abdomen, pelvis to assess primary tumour and look for distant mets
- serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) - raised suggested metastatoc disease
MR rectum?
to assess extent of spread through the rectal wall and mesorectal nodes for rectal cancers
TNM?
- T = extent of spread
- Node = nodal involvement
- M = distant mets
Curative Tx for CRC?
- surgery
- w chemo
- rectal cancers only: radiotherapy
Surgery for CRC?
- curative Tx of CRC almost always involves surgical resection - often laparoscopically
- resection of the segment of the colon/ rectum containing the tumour plus blood supply and draining lymph nodes
what do all CRC surgery patients require?
- all patients need prophylactic ab and VTE prophylaxis (e.g. LMWH)
Duke’s staging
- Duke C = lymph node involvement
- TNM used now
chemotherapy?
- usually given post-op in higher risk patients e.g. nodes involved, vascular invasion, poorly diff, young patients
- commence within 6-8 weeks of surgery
- sometimes given as a neo-adjuvant pre-op to downstage tumour to allow surgical resection
enhanced recovery
radiotherapy?
- used to treat rectal cancr but non colon cancer due to moving target and risk of damage to the small bowel
- usually given pre-op (NA) as tissues are more radiosensitive, anatomy is preserved and small bowel is out of the pelvis
non surgical treatment of CRC?
- some early rectal cancers may be dealt w by TEMS
- local excision of a rectal cancer can be supplemented by radiotherapy
Secondary surgery?
- surgery can be done even if they have metastatic disease
- liver and lung mets can be resected
- locally recurrent rectal cancer and localised intra-abd recurrence can be resected
CRC emergency treatment?
- approx 20% present acutely usually due to obstruction
- distended and tender caecum -> acutal or imminent perforation considered
what is the alt to surgery for left sided obstruction?
- self expanding metal stent inserted endoscopically is the alt to surgery for left sided obstruction
palliative tx?
- usually due to inoperable mets but sometimes bc patient isn’t fit enough
- options: resection, defunctioning stoma or bypass procedure
MDT?
- every hosp must have an MDT team for each cancer type
- meets every week
- aims to ensure a co-ordinated and consistent approach to diagnosis and treatment of patients
Peer review =
process by which MDT is assessed according to set of national measures, occurs on an annual basis
CRC MDT core members?
- CRC surgeons
- radiologist
- histopathologists
- oncologists
- specialist nurses
Post op surveillance?
- aim is to identify recurrent disease earlier, allowing further curative tx
- consists of regular serum CEA, and chest abdo pelvis CT
- patients followed up for 5 years bc it usually recurs within 2-3yrs
Mx of infective diarrhoea?
- fluid replacement - oral or IV
- public health management
constipation - aetiology?
- dietary
- functional
- metabolic
- neuropathy
- medication
- structural
- anal outlet
management of constipation?
- correct cause
- laxatives
- colonic irrigation
- surgery in severe cases only
CD features?
- all layers of gut
- small and LI
- discontinous
- in most patients affects small bowel and colon
CD granulomas?
- Discrete non caseating granulomas
mucosal appearance of CD?
cobblestone
other features of CD?
- Fat creeping on mesentery
- Skip lesions
- Fistulation
Ethnic groups which have a higher risk of iBD?
Caucasian and jews
CD - intestinal complications?
- Small bowel obstruction
- Perianal fistulas and fissure
- Bowel fistulas
- Bowel perforation
- Gastrointestinal blood loss
- Malignant neoplasm
CD - EIM?
- Arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Iritis
- Aphthous ulcers
- Erythema nodosa
- Nephrolithiasis
ulcerative colitis?
- Inflammation confined to mucosa
- crypt abcesses
- mucosal ulceration
- pseudopolyps
UC complications?
- Bleeding
- Toxic megacolon
- Colonic perforation
- Risk of colon cancer
IBD Ix?
- Clinical history & examination
- FBC/BCP/CRP/stool culture
- Rigid sigmoidoscopy (biopsy)
- Colonoscopy (biopsy) / Barium enema
- Small bowel enema
- CT scanning
UC - surgery Ix?
Failed medical management
Toxic megacolon
Perforation
Dysplasia
CD - surgery Ix?
Obstruction
Fistulation
Perforation
Defunctioning
IBS affects who more?
- female predominance 2:1
What is IBS?
- Disorder of increased intestinal motility with heightened visceral sensitivity
- No biochemical or structural test
- DIAGNOSIS OF EXCLUSION
symptoms of IBS - bowel movements?
- fewer than 3 bowl movements a week
- more than 3 bowel motions per day
other IBS symptoms?
- Hard or lumpy stools
- Loose or watery stools
- Straining during bowel movement
- Urgency
- Passing mucus
- Abdominal bloating and swelling
Tx of IBS?
- Bulking agents
- Smooth muscle relaxants
- Loperamide
- 5HT receptor antagonists