Endoscope and The GI Tract Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
Q

What are the uses of endoscopes?

A

Diagnosis
Therapeutics - emergency and elective
Screening
Surveillance

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What are the parts of a basic endoscope?

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Screen, light source, air/ water, control head, flexible tip

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What are the specialized types of endoscope?

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Gastroscope
Colonoscope
Side viewing scope (ERCP)
enteroscope (in btw SI)
Capsule
Endoscopic ultrasound
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4
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What are the uses+problems with capsules?

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Smooth plastic covering, battery, light and can move through the small intestine and give a very good look.
Bad as the battery could break down and cause ulcers

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Uses of EUS scopes

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Needle comes out at the side. Press it on the gut wall. Used in oesophageal cancer

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What are the techniques used in Endoscopy?

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Endoscope controls in the left hand, tip held in the right hand.

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7
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What does it help to visually diagnose?

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Oesophagitis
Gastritis
Ulceration
Coeliac disease
Crohn's disease
Ulcertive coelitis
Sclerosing
Cholangitis
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What are the common vascular abnormalities?

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Varices
Ectatic blood vessels (extra vessels)
Angiodysplasia

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Miscellanous cond. associated with tumours

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Tearing of the skin of lower esophagus - Mallory-weiss tears
Diverticulate
Foreign bodies (bezoars, food bolus, razor blades)
Stones
Worms

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10
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What are the pros of Early diagnosis of tumours?

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Pre- malignant conditions
Easily remove them
Easy to follow up
Screening (less known for barrets oesophagus)

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Barrets cancer

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Oesophageal mucosa turns to gastric mucosa after years of acid reflux

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12
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Old imaging techniques

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Used ipdine as a dye, good staining but very sore. Hence not preferred.

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INewer imaging techniques

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Blue light reflects of the surface, green light reflects further down

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14
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Microscopic diagnosis

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Biopsy and histology
Brushing and cytology
Aspirates and biopsy

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15
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How is biopsy done?

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Biopsy forceps come from colonoscope and pinch out a lesion

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16
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Therapeutics in endocope

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Ability to treat down endoscope- GI bleeding, nerve blocks, resection of early cancer

17
Q

Bleeding in GI include what?

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Variceal bl.
Arterial bl.
Angiodysplasia

18
Q

Important clinical observations include what?

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Haematemesis 500 ml of bleeding

Malena - more than 50p ml of bleeding in the gut

19
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Treatment of variceal bleeding

A
Life threatening emergency
ABC resuscitation
Injection sclerotherapy
Banding (suck up the layer of BV, put the band around and seal it)
Histocryl glue 
Sclerosant - fibrin used
20
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Treatment of arterial bleeding

A
Injection therapy (adrenaline: tamponade, vasoconstriction)
Heater probe (coagulation)
Clips (ligate)
21
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Treatment of angiodysplasia (small BV)

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Argon plasma coagulation

Radiofrequency ablation (for teeny tiny ones all over the place)

22
Q

How to remove tumours?

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Polypectomy

Endoscopic mucosal removal/ resection

23
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What is the endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)?

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Put band around, cut and take it out

24
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Special endoscopic submucosal siddection in Japan. What is it?

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What are the intraluminal objects removed?
Foreign bodies | Stones
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How to remove stones?
Sphincteroctomy Ballon and trawl Lithotripsy
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How to remove foreign bodies?
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Nutrition aids
PEG insertion PEJ Naso- jejunal tibe insertion
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What does Naso- jejunal tibe do?
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What is the imp of screening in asymptomatic indv.?
Prevention of colorectal cancer Detect polyps and remove them Early detection of cancer
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What is the imp of surveillance ( early detection of complication in indv with risk)?
Ulceratove colitis Colonic polyps and colorectal cancer Barret's oesophagus
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Preparation before the procdure
``` Indication Explanation Consent Fasting . ```
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Complications of the procedure
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How are patients selected?
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