Esophagus And Stomach Disorders - McGowan Flashcards
What type of scleroderma affects children and has morphea patches?
Localized
what causes steakhouse syndrome?
Schatzki ring
Biggest complication of eosinophilic esophagitis?
Esophageal perforation
What can hot beverages, alcohol, smoking or HPV cause?
SCC
Bird beak sign seen with what?
Achalasia
What causes the antigenic variation of African sleeping sickness?
T. Gambiense
What causes esophageal dysphagia to mainly solids but some liquids?
Scleroderma
Mallory-weiss tear occurs where?
Common cause of what?
Dx how?
Nontransmural tear at GE junction
Upper GI bleed
EGD, hx
Nutcracker esophagus has a ______ that relaxes normally but an _____ at baseline?
LES
Elevated pressure
What gets worse within 30min after eating?
Risk factor?
Gastric ulcer
H. Pylori and smoking
Best tests for H. Pylori?
Stool Ag immunoassay
C13/14 urea breath test
Burn patients are at risk for what?
Tx how?
Stress ulcers
PPI
Esophageal stricture has what features?
Dysphagia that is progressive from Solids –> liquids
Histologic exam for H. Pylori?
Serology?
EGD w/biopsy or rapid CLO
Serum h. Pylori antibodies, IgA
What should you suspect in a pt w/dysphagia and esophageal food impactions?
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Clinical course of diffuse esophageal spasm?
Diagnose how?
What radiograph buzz word?
Intermittent, NOT progressive
Manometry, EGD
Rosary bead esophagus
How do you diagnose GERD?
Ambulatory 24-48 hr esophageal pH recording
What anatomic location does ZE occur at?
What area of natural weakness?
Diagnose how?
Bw cricopharyngeus and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles
Killian’s triangle
Barium swallow
What type of scleroderma has the worst prognosis?
Best?
Diffuse
Limited (HAS anticentromere antibodies)