Gastro Flashcards
extraintestinal signs
mouth ulcers =
perianal fistulas =
mouth ulcers = coeliac
perianal fistulas = Crohn’s
IgA deficiency but ?Coeliac
send IgG samples
haematemesis in CF
due to cirrhosis and varices
give octreotide to reduce portal HTN and transfer for banding
jaundice in congenital CMV
conjugated
treatment of pouchitis following colectomy
PO cipro or metro
hernia’s vs hydroceles
hernias are usually indirect and may transilluminate in babies
hydroceles always transilluminate and may require ligation of the patent processes vaginalis to prevent recurrence
treatment for baby if mum is Hep B +ve with antibodies
6 doses Hep B vaccine (not immunoglobulin)
additional are <24h birth, 4 weeks and 1 yr
Which babies need Hep B immunoglobulin?
1) Mother is antigen positive but antibody e negative
2) had acute Hep B in pregnancy
3) infant weighing <1500g
initial management of neuroblastoma
watchful waiting - may resolve on its own
initial management of intussusception
IVI bolus
IV abx
NG
then insufflation
Peutz Jeghers inheritance and symptoms
AD
pale patches of skin and mucosa
GI polyps causing PR bleeding
3 tests for carbohydrate malabsorption
double peaked H breath test (bowel bacterial overgrowth)
stool pH <5.5
reducing substances >0.25% in stool
part of bowel most likely to be affected in UC
pancolitis
when should umbilical hernia be repaired?
age 4
5 reasons for a stool MC+S
bloody diarrhoea
foreign travel
sepsis
diarrhoea >7/7
immunocompromised
which test is most accurate for H pylori
endoscopy with biopsy