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Diseases of Organ Systems GI - 34% Flashcards

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What is diabetes mellitus type 1? signs? Who gets it?

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Insulin dependent DM due to insulting deficiency cause by beta cell destruction. Associated antibodies to beta cells of the pancreas

  • weight loss, more prone to diabetic ketoacidosis
  • common in children and teens. HLA DR3 or 4 genetic predisposition
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What is diabetes mellitus type 2? Who?

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Insulin insensitivity. Non-insulting dependent DM. Insulin levels may even be elevated.

  • common in obese adults, many have family history of diabetes
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What are signs of DM type 2?

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  • polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, prone to hyperosmolar non-ketoacidosis coma
  • Cause narrowing of small and medium-size vessels
  • premature cataracts and retinopathy may be related to accumulation of sorbitol
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What is MODY type

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Mature onset diabetes in the young

  • not dependent on insulin, no antibodies, not obese
  • <25 years
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What is gestational diabetes?

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Occurs in 4% of pregnancies, usually revolves with the end of pregnancy. Some may progress to type 2 DM

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What is carcinoid syndrome? Signs?

How many metastize? How many are multiple?

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Tumors of the neuroendocrine cells in the gut.

Results in recurrent diarrhea, cutaneous flushing and bronchial wheezing

1/3 metastasize, 1/3 are multiple

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What is insulinoma?

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Pancreatic beta-islet cell tumor. Hypoglycemia relieved by food

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What is gastrinoma?

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Excess gastrin from GI tumor. Recurrent peptic ulcer disease. Aka Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. May be part of MEN type 1

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What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?

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Gastrinoma causing excess gastrin from GI tumor

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What is MEN type 1?

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Wermer’s Syndrome - 3 P’s
- pituitary adenoma, parathyroid adenoma, pancreas adenoma

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What is MEN type 2a?

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Sipple’s syndrome - 2Ps + 1M
- medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, parathyroid hyperplasia

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What is MEN type 2b?

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Multiple endocrine neoplasia

1P + 3Ms
- marfanoid features, medullary thyroid cancer, mucosal neuromas, pheochromocytoma

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Achalasia

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Failure of LES to relax, dysphagia for fluids not solids

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Hiatal hernia

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Protrusion of stomach into the chest through the diaphragm

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Esophageal varices

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Dilated veins in the lower esophagus seen in portal hypertension

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GERD

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Chronic inflammation of lower esophagus due to acid regurgitation

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Barrett’s esophagus

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Premalignant metaplastic change in lower esophagus due to GERD

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Esophageal cancer? Risks?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

excess nitrosamines in the diet and smoking.

Adenocarcinoma after Barrett’s esophagus

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome

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Linear tear in lower esophagus due to prolonged vomiting and retching

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Peptic ulcer disease due to? Where?

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H.Pylori infection, ulcer along lesser curvature of stomach (70%) or duodenum (95%)

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How can you tell the difference between gastric and duodenal ulcers based on sx?

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Epigastric pain is greater with meals in gastric ulcer and duodenal is pain after meals

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Congenital pyloric stenosis

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Young male infants >6 weeks, projectile vomiting, hypertrophic pyloric

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Atrophic gastritis due to? Predisposes to?

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H. Pylori infection; predisposition to pernicious anemia and cancer

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Gastric carcinoma due to

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H. Pylori infection, high nitrosamines in diet, smoked meats

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Gastric carcinoma sx

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Unexplained weight loss and Troisier’s node

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What is Troisier’s sign?

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Virchow’s node in left supraclavicular fossa. Metastatic spread from intra-abdominal cancer

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Crohn’s disease

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(Regional ileitis)

Non-caseous granulomas, cobblestone terminal ileum, skip lesions and fistula

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Meckel’s diverticulum

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Remnant of vitelline duct: 2” long, 2’ from ileocecal valve, 2% of people

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Celiac disease

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Celiac spruce - small intestine disorder

Gluten sensitivity causing malabsorption in small intestine, vomiting, diarrhea

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Whipple’s disease

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Tropical sprue
Trophermya whipplei (Gram +rod) infection of small intestine causes steatorrhea and arthritis
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Steatorrhea

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Oily stool

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of appendix following blockage of its lumen by fecalith

Periumbilical pain radiation to the RLQ with tenderness at McBurney’s point

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Diverticulosis

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Condition of numerous outpouchings of the large bowel-older people

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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of the diverticulum in the bowel

- causes left lower quadrant pain and blood in the stool in an older patient

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Intussusception

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Telescoping of the proximal part of bowel into a distal segment

Presents with abdominal pain and intestinal obstruction in a child

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Hirschsprung’s disease

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Arrested neural crest cell migration, congenital aganglionosis of the colon

Presents with chronic constipation in a child

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Ulcerative colitis

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Chronic ulcerative inflammation mainly confined to the rectum

Presents with bloody diarrhea, toxic megacolon and an increased risk of colon cancer

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Carcinoma of the colon? How common? Sx?

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Third most common cancer in both sexes

Unexplained weight loss and change of bowel habits in the older population

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What is the third most common cancer in both sexes?

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Carcinoma of the colon

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Volvulus

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Twisting part of the bowel on itself; more common in sigmoid colon and in blacks. Presents with intestinal obstruction and abdominal pain

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Peutz-Jegher syndrome

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Oral pigmentation and multiple intestinal polyps

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IBS

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Spastic colon of unknown cause

Presents with pain relieved cry defecation, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation

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What is hepatitis?

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Inflammation of liver caused by viral infections, alcohol or drugs

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What is the difference between Hep A, B and C?

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A- fecal/oral transmission; water borne infection
B - intravenous drug use and sexually transmitted; chronic carrier state
C - used to be the most common cause of post-transfusion hepatitis

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Nutmeg liver

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Chronic passive venous congestion

Seen in congestive heart failure

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Cirrhosis

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Chronic liver condition with damage, fibrosis and regurgitation nodules: presents with portal hypertension and caput medusae

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Portal hypertension

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Obstruction to portal blood flow to the liver due to fibrosis
Causes ascites
May also be due to decrease protein and increased aldosterone levels

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Caput Medusae

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Dilated varicose veins radiating from umbilicus due to portal hypertension

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Reye’s syndrome

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Rare cause of childhood hepatoencephalopathy caused by the use of aspirin in children with some febrile illnesses-chickenpox and influenza

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Hepatocellular carcinoma causes? Sx?

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Aka malignant hepatoma

  • Liver cancer associated with Hep B and C cirrhosis, raised alpha-fetoprotein
  • may be associated with fungal (aspergillosis) aflotoxins
  • may present with painful hepatomegaly, anorexia, fatigue and weight loss
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Cholescystitis: inflammation of gallbladder

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Fair, fat, fertile, flatulent females over 40 with right upper quadrant pain

95% is caused by gallstones

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Cholelithiasis

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gallstones
Cholesterol, pigment or mixed stones
- 70-80% of people with gallstone are asymptomatic

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Pancreatitis causes? Sx?

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Inflammation of the pancreas caused by alcohol, gallstones, trauma, steroids, mumps and hypercalcemia

  • swollen pancreas with leakage of pancreatic enzymes into the abdominal cavity
  • severe abdominal pain radiation through the back, nausea and vomiting, bluish discoloration (Cullen’s sign) around umbilicus or in the flanks (Grey Turner’s sign)
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Pancreatic cancer

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Malignancy arise from the pancreatic ducts (adenocarcinoma)

  • painless jaundice, clay-colored stool if the cancer is in the head of the pancreas, weight loss due to malabsorption and anorexia; very poor prognosis

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