Colon Flashcards
3 scenarios to keep in mind for catch colon cancer?
ASX screen
Iron deficiency and old male
Pencil thin poop, weight loss,
If we suspect colon cancer, what test do we do?
Colonoscopy
If on colonoscopy we have cancer what do we do next?
What about if we find FAP?
CT and chemo
Take colon out
Good polyps and bad polyps?
Pedunculated and tubular
Sessile and villus
When do UC patients start getting colonoscopies every year?
8 years post diagnosis, every year. Also get colectomy
What is the main difference between internal hemorrhoids and external?
How to treat each one?
Internal bleed and dont hurt
External dont bleed and hurt
Band internal, resection external
Surgery for anal fissure?
Lateral internal sphincteronomy
What is the type and cause of anal cancer?
Pt population getting it?
SCC, HPV
Anoreceptive sex
Treatment for anal cancer?
Chemo and rad