Flashcard 11
management FAP
- screening colonoscopy annually >10yrs where FH present
- propholactic proctocolectomy
- NSAIDs
symptoms:
- retrosternal discomfort
- acidic test @ back of throat
- cough
heart burn
haemorrhoids management
better diet - more water and fibre
OTC creams
elective surgical removal
ischaemic colitis
inflammation and injury of large intestine resulting from inadequate blood supply
symptoms:
- crescendo PR bleeding over months/ years
- diarrhoea
- painful dedication
- evidence to damage inside of rectum
radiation proctitis
symptoms:
- upper abdo discomfort
- retrosternal discomfort
- anorexia
- N+V
- fullness
- early satiety
- heartburn
dyspepsia/ indigestion
symptoms:
- blistering, intensely itchy rash @ scalp, shoulders, elbows, knees
- symmetrical distribution
dermatitis herpetiformis
what type of oesophageal carcinoma would be found in proximal and mid gut
- SCC
treatment GORD
- gaviscon
- omeprazole
- lansoprazole
- ranitidine
what type of drugs end …..azole
PPIs
other conditions with the same symptoms as GORD
- Barretts oesophagus
- hypo mobility of oesophagus
peptic ulcer
sores/ ulcers that develop in stomach/ lower oesophagus/ small intestinal lining
treatment non-H-Pylori causing peptic ulcers
endotherapy
PPIs
symptoms:
- haematemesis
- malaena
- signs of liver disease
- signs of portal hypertension
oesophageal varices
achalasia
functional loss of myenteric plexus ganglion cells in distal oesophagus and LOS
