Dr.s P's notes 2 Flashcards
What is the treatment for biliary pancreatitis?
NPO, IVFs, supportive
How can you differentiate between regular pancreatitis, from hemorrhagic pancreatitis?
hematocrit will drop
What is the treatment for hemorrhagic pancreatitis?
- Intensive supportive care (poor prognosis)
- Daily CT scans to check for cysts
What is the treatment for pancreatic abscesses?
Percutaneous radiological drainage
What is a necrosectomy?
Removal of dead parts of a pancreas
What are the symptoms of a pancreatic pseudocyst?
Similar to pancreatic cancer–early satiety, pressure etc
At what size are pancreatic pseudocysts removed?
greater than 6 cm or for longer than 6 weeks
What are the s/sx of chronic pancreatitis?
Diabetes
Steatorrhea
Constant abdominal pain
What are the three major categories of tumors, and what part of the developing embryo does each come from?
Epithelial tumors (ectoderm) Sarcomas (mesoderm) Adenocarcinomas (endoderm)
What are the four places that tumors like to met to?
Lung
Liver
Brain
Bone
What is the usual route of metastasis for adenocarcinomas?
lymphatics and hematogenously
What is the usual route of metastasis for sarcomas?
hematogenously
What is the classic side effect of bleomycin?
Pulmonary fibrosis
What is the classic side effect of adriamycin?
myocardial damage
What is the classic side effect of cyclophosphamide? treatment?
Hemorrhagic cystitis
Acrolein (mesna is treatment)
What is the classic side effect of platinum based chemotherapy drugs?
Neurotoxic
What are the characteristics of fibroadenomas?
Firm, rubbery mass that moves easily with palpation
What happens to mammary dysplasia with menopause? menstruation?
Disappears with menopause
Symptomatic with menstruation
What is the presenting symptom of intraductal papilloma?
Bloody nipple discharge
What is the treatment for breast CA in pregnancy?
No radiotherapy or hormonal manipulations
No chemo during the first trimester
What is the radiological appearance of breast cancer?
Irregular, spiculated mass with asymmetric density, architectural distortion, or fine microcalcifications
True or false: XRT usually follows a lumpectomy
True
What is the treatment and f/u for large breast tumors just beneath the areola?
Simple total mastectomy, with no XRT needed
When is a mastectomy indicated for ductal carcinoma in situ?
If there are multiple, dispersed lesions
True or false: inoperability of a breast tumor is based on mets
False–based on local extent
What is the difference in medication for a ER positive breast CA for pre and postmenopausal women?
Pre = tamoxifen
Post - anastrozole
True or false: as soon as breast cancer spreads to lymph nodes, “the cat is out of the bag”
True
True or false: thyroid cancer does not affect thyroid function
true
Why is a total thyroidectomy indicated for the treatment of follicular cancer?
Because mets can take up I if not competing against normal thyroid tissue 9easy to detect)
Medullary thyroid cancer develop from what cells?
C cells
What are the three diseases of MEN1?
Pituitary
parathyroid
Pancreatic cancer
What are the three diseases of MEN2A?
Medullary thyroid cancer
Parathyroid
Pheochromocytoma
What are the three diseases of MEN2B?
Medullary thyroid cancer
mucosal neuromas
Pheochromocytoma
What is the purpose of the low dose dexamethasone suppression test?
If responds, r/o cushing’s
What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?
gastrinoma leading to wicked GERD
What is nesidioblastosis?
is a devastating hypersecretion of insulin in the newborn, requiring 95% pancreatectomy.
What are the PE findings of a glucagonoma?
mild diabetes, a touch of anemia, glossitis, and stomatitis.
Appropriate response to postural changes (more aldosterone when upright than when lying down) suggests what: adrenal hyperplasia, or adeoma
hyperplasia
What are the two major groups of people who get renovascular HTN?
Young women with fibromuscular dysplasia
Old men with arteriosclerosis
“tomy” suffix designates what procedure?
Cutting into
“ectomy” suffix designates what procedure?
to take out or resect
“ostomy” suffix designates what procedure?
to make a mouth
How do you name an artificial anastomosis?
put the two organ names together, followed by “-ostomy” (e.g. Ileotransverse colostomy)
“plasty” suffix designates what procedure?
To change the shape of something
“pexy” suffix designates what procedure?
to fix in place
“rrhaphy” suffix designates what procedure?
means to saw together (e.g. herniorrhaphy”)
What is the most common type of esophageal atresia?
Proximal atresia, with a fistula between the lower esophagus and the trachea
What should be done if there is anal atresia, but a patent fistula?
May fix, or wait until toilet training starts to fix
What should be done if there is anal atresia, and no patent fistula?
High colostomy, with fixing later
What technique is used to x-ray imperforate anus?
done with child upside down, so air will collect at the end of the atretic tract
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is always on the right or the left? Why?
Left, since liver gets in the way on the right
How soon after birth should a congenital diaphragmatic hernia be repaired? Why?
3-4 days, since need to allow some maturation
Green emesis + double bubble sign on x-ray indicates what?
Duodenal atresia
Annular pancreas
Malrotation
What are the x-ray findings of intestinal atresia?
Multiple air fluid levels throughout the abdomen
When should repair of exstrophy of the bladder take place?
1-2 days after birth, since delayed repairs do not work
What are the s/sx of necrotizing enterocolitis?
Feeding intolerance
Abdominal distention
rapidly dropping platelet count
What is the treatment for necrotizing enterocolitis?
Broad spectrum abx, supportive
Surgery if abdominal wall erythema develops
What are the s/sx of meconium ileus?
x-rays with dilated loops of small bowel, with a ground glass appearance
What is the treatment for meconium ileus?
Gastrografin enema is both diagnostic (microcolon and inspissated pellets of meconium in the terminal ileum) and therapeutic (Gastrografin draws fluid in, dissolves the pellets).
At what age does hypertrophic pyloric stenosis develop? What are the classic s/sx?
3 weeks
nonbilious projectile vomiting, and olive-sized mass in the RUQ
What is the treatment for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?
IVFs, and TPN, surgical correction
What are the s/sx of biliary atresia? When does it show up?
6-8 weeks
Progressive jaundice
What will an x-ray show with hirschsprung’s disease?
distended proximal colon and normal looking distal colon
When does intussusception usually occur?
6-12 months of age
What are the s/sx of intussusception?
Colicky pain, with currant jelly stools, and a vague mass on the right side of the abdomen
What is the treatment for intussusception?
Ba enema
Subdural hematoma plus retinal hemorrhage in a baby = ?
Shaken baby syndrome
When does an undescended testicle need to be surgically fixed?
By age one
Abdominal mass that moves up and down on a baby = ?
Liver tumor