CSI C8 Flashcards
what muscles are the sphincters made from?
cricopharyngeus
why are both sphincter closed usually
Upper: stop air in
Lower: acid reflux
Barretts’ oesophagus
endoscopy
chronic acid exposure
squamous to columnar
Oesphagea carcinomas: two types + where, two main symptoms
Squamous cell caricnoma: all down oesophagus
adenocarcinoma: inferior third (from barretts)
dyphagia and weight loss
what muscle type in upper middle lower oesophagus
voluntary
mix
striated
how to help patients understand? (4 things)
speak slow
avoid jargon
repeat
ask patient what they understand
patients who face the most difficulties:
older people
first language not english
low grade jobs
poverty
what are oesophageal varices? what causes? treatment?
veins swollen, portal system high becuse of portal hypertension, obstruction in liver portal system\alcoholics\liver problems
treatment for reflux
PPI (omeprezole)
H2 inhibitor (ranitidine)
Antacids (not for long)
tretament for oesophagitis + if it comes back + doesnt work
PPI lowets dose
8 weeks than higher dose
diffeent ppi
surgery for oesophagitis
laparscopic fundoplication - make the disscetion shorter
dyspepsia
recuurent stomach pain… heartburn, bloating
4 reasons for dyspepsia
Gastritis
GORD
Peptic ulcer disease
functional dyspepsia (don’t know why, examination doesnt prove causative problems)
why gastritis comes under functional dyspepsia?
some caess gastritis isnt the cuase or shouldnt cuase the degree of symptoms. Even if it clears dyspepsia still continues
Why can ibueprofen be bad to take on an empty stomach
NSAIDs irritate mucus lining.