Chapter 17 Slide Set 2 Flashcards
What causes chronic gastritis?
H. Pylori (90%)
Autoimmune gastritis (10%)
What causes hirschprung disease at the cellular level?
Migration of neural crest cells arrested prematurely
Ganglion cells undergo premature death
Where is H. Pylori most often found?
What stain to visualize?
What cells are prominent?
Antrum of stomach
Warthin-Starry
Intraepithelial and LP neutrophils
Barrett’s esophagus develops most commonly in whom?
Symptoms?
What association with 10-20% of pts?
White males 40-60
Heartburn, regurg, dysphagia
Chronic GERD
Perforated ulcer pain refers where?
Back, LUQ or chest
What is Hamman’s sign?
Associated with what?
Crunching sound upon auscultation of the heart due to pnemomediastinum
Boerhaave’s syndrome
What is the most common site of acquired diverticula?
Sigmoid colon
What % of people with esophageal varices die initially?
% recur w/in a year?
% develop bleeding?
30
50
25-40
What is the result of a superficial mucosal tear, associated with alcohol?
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Gene mutation associated with Hirschsprung’s?
RET
Dr. hirschsprung got dat RETro ass
Blood supply to the upper third of esophagus?
Inferior thyroid a
What lab value for MCV is microcytic?
Macrocytic?
< 70
> 110
Autoimmune gastritis occurs where?
Inflammatory infiltrate?
Acid production?
Gastrin production?
Other lesion?
Body of stomach
Lymphocytes and macrophages
Decreased
Increased
Neuroendocrine hyperplasia
Diffuse gastric cancer has what LOF gene?
Encodes for what?
What chromosome?
CDH1
E-cadherin
16
Tylosis (hyperkeratosis of palms and soles of feet) is a RF for what?
What gene mutation
Aka what syndrome?
Esophageal SCC
RHBDF2
Howel-Evans
What is associated with a transmural tear of the esophagus?
Boerhaave’s syndrome
What stomach disease gets better after eating?
PUD
Blood supply to the lower third of esophagus?
Left gastric a
Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus are most often preceded by what?
Barrett’s
What cancer incidence is 20x higher in Japan, Chile, Costa Rica, and Eastern Europe?
Gastric adenocarcinoma
What is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the abdomen?
Arise from where?
Peak age?
GIST
Interstitial cells of Cajal
60
What cancer evokes a desmoplastic reaction that stiffens the gastric wall?
Intestinal type gastric adenocarcinoma
GIST tumors have GOF mutations?
KIT
PDGFRA
Main characteristics of pyloric stenosis?
3-5x more common in males
Monozygotic twins have high rate of concordance
Assoc. with turner syndrome and trisomy 18
Presents in 3-6wks post birth with nonbilious vomiting