Gastro Flashcards
What should patients with coeliac receive every 5 years?
PCV vaccine due to hyposplenism
What should patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis receive?
Abx prophylaxis
Patients with raised platelets and nausea need what?
Non urgent referral for endoscopy
Management of patient with suspected upper GI bleed?
endoscopy within 24 hours of admission
What is the treatment of wilsons?
Penicillamine
Sudden onset severe abdo pain with vomiting and rapid bloody diarrhoea?
Acute mesenteric ischaemia
Raised transferrin and ferritin with low TIBC suggests what?
Haemochromatosis
Sudden onset abdo pain in someone with peptic ulcer disease?
Perforated peptic ulcer
How are perforated peptic ulcers managed?
- Erect CXR which shows free air under diaphragm
- Refer to general surgery
Tx of C diff?
- Oral vancomycin for 10 days
- If reoccurs: oral fidaxomicin
Anti-mitochondrial antibodies suggest what?
Primary Biliary Cholangitis
First line medication for PBC?
Ursodeoxycholic acid
What is associated with UC?
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Investigation of choice for suspected pancreatic cancer?
High resolution CT
Management of liver abscess?
Percutaneous drainage with IV Abx - usually amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin and metronidazole
Vomiting followed by severe chest pain and signs of shock?
Oesophageal rupture (Boerhaave syndrome)
What cancer is associated with PSC patients?
Cholangiocarcinoma
What does pernicious anaemia predispose to?
Gastric carcinoma
Management of C diff if symptoms still ongoing after 10 days?
Oral vancomycin and IV Metronidazole
What should be measured to monitor treatment of haemachromatosis?
Transferrin saturation and serum ferritin
Management of haemachromatosis?
- Venesection
- Desferrioxamine
What should be given to patients with suspected variceal bleeding before endoscopy?
Terlipressin
Coeliac disease increased risk of which cancer?
enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma of small intestine
Diarrhoea with greasy stools in swimming pool user?
Giardia lamblia
What is SAAG (serum ascites-albumin gradient) used to measure?
- Portal HTN
- If >11, then portal HTN
How is dyspepsia managed?
- Trial of PPI for 1 month OR test and treatH pylori
- If either is unsuccessful, try the other approach
What are patients with haemochromatosis at risk of?
Hepatocellular carcinoma -> screening with US needed
sweet and fecal breath is indicative of what?
Liver failure
When should PPIs be stopped before upper GI endoscopy?
2 weeks before
Which artery is most likely to be the source of bleeding for someone with peptic ulcer disease?
Gastroduoedenal artery
Tenesmus is generally associated with which IBD?
Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s Disease
N – No blood or mucus (PR bleeding is less common)
E – Entire gastrointestinal tract affected (from mouth to anus)
S – “Skip lesions” on endoscopy
T – Terminal ileum most affected and Transmural (full thickness) inflammation
S – Smoking is a risk factor
Other
- Terminal ileum
- Ulcer, cobblestone appearance
- Non-caseating granulomas
Ulcerative Colitis
C – Continuous inflammation
L – Limited to the colon and rectum
O – Only superficial mucosa affected
S – Smoking may be protective (ulcerative colitis is less common in smokers)
E – Excrete blood and mucus
U – Use aminosalicylates
P – Primary sclerosing cholangitis
What is the histology of UC?
- Large bowel
- Mucosal involvement only
- Crypt abscess, reduced goblet cells and no granulomas
- Continuous inflammation
- Pseudo polyps and ulcers may form
What is the histology of Crohns?
- Entire GI tract affected
- Transmural inflammation
- Non-caseating granulomas
- Discontinuous inflammation (skip lesions)
- Cobblestone appearance: fissures and deep ulcers
- Fistula formation
Diarrhoea, fatigue, osteomalacia?
Coeliac disease
What is carcinoid syndrome?
A condition usually when metastases are in the liver and then release serotonin into circulation
How does carcinoid syndrome present?
- Flushing
- Diarrhoea
- Bronchospasm
- Hypotension
- urinary 5-HIAA should be measured with ocreotide to treat
What is a key intervention in patients with asictes?
Restrict dietary sodium
Management of Barret’s?
High dose PPI + endoscopic surveillance
What should be avoided in patients with severe colitis?
Endoscopy -> risk of perforation -> use flexible sigmoidoscopy instead
What are the red flags for GI cancer?
new-onset dyspepsia in a patient aged >55 years
unexplained persistent vomiting
unexplained weight-loss
progressively worsening dysphagia/
odynophagia
epigastric pain
fatigue, erectile dysfunction and arthralgia?
Haemochromatosis
How can haemochromatosis present?
- Bronze skin
- Diabetes
- Liver disease
- Cardiac failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy
- Arthritis
signet ring cells are indicative of?
Gastric adenocarcinoma
How does achalasia present?
- Dysphagia of liquids and solids
- Heartburn
- Regurgitation of food
How is achalasia investigated?
- Gold standard: Oesophageal manometry which shows excessive lower oesophageal sphincter tone
- Barium swallow shows bird’s beak appearance
How is achalasia managed?
- Pneumatic balloon dilation
- Surgical intervention: Heller cardiomyotomy
What sign may be seen in pancreatic cancer?
Double duct sign -> dilated common bile duct and dilated pancreatic duct
What does Riglers sign indicate?
- Gas in the peritoneal cavity: sign of perforation
How should gallstones be managed?
If asymptomatic and in the gallbladder, no treatment needed
If in the common bile duct, surgery should be considered
If symptomatic, surgery
What is acute mesenteric ischaemia?
Occlusion of an artery supplying the small bowel, usually superior mesenteric artery
History of AF is common
Sudden-onset, severe pain with normal examination
How does acute mesenteric ischaemic be managed?
- Test serum lactate which will be raised
- Urgent surgery needed
What is ischaemic colitis?
Occlusion of blood flow to the large bowel resulting in inflammation, ulceration and haemorrhage
Where is ischaemic colitis most likely to occur?
Splenic flexure
How will ischaemic colitis be managed?
Abdo X ray - thumbprinting seen
Supportive treatment, surgery if severe
How should a severe flare of UC be treated?
IV corticosteroids
Iron defiency anaemia vs. anaemia of chronic disease
TIBC is high in iron deficiency but low/normal in chronic disease
Think of TIBC as the amount of space in the body to store iron: this will be high in iron deficiency as no iron
What should be given alongside isoniazid to prevent peripheral neuropathy?
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
T2DM with abnormal LFTs
NAFLD
What blood test can be done alongside incidental findings of NAFLD?
Enhanced liver fibrosis test
Which drugs are used to maintain remission in Crohns?
Azathioprine or mercaptopurine
Mild vs Moderate vs Severe flares of UC
Mild - <4 stools daily with no systemic disturbance
Moderate - 4-6 stools per day with minimal systemic disturbance
Severe - >6 stools per day with systemic disturbance
What is a severe complication of IBD flare up?
Toxic megacolon -> abdo X-ray needed
Which scores are used in acute GI bleeds?
- Glasgow Blatchford score to identify who can be managed as outpatient
- Rockall score done after endoscopy to identify risk of rebleeding
Alcohol units formula?
volume (ml) * ABV / 1,000
What can be given as prophylaxis for episodes of hepatic encephalopathy?
Lactulose
Metabolic alkalosis + hypokalaemia
Vomiting
Which tool is used to assess for malnutrition in patients?
MUST - malnutrition universal screening tool
What is small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome?
- Excessive bacteria in the small bowel
- Diabetes and Scleroderma are associated with this
- Presents like IBS: abdo pain, diarrhoea, bloating
- Hydrogen breath test to diagnose
- Abx usually rifaximin used to treat alongside correcting cause
severe, colicky post-prandial abdominal pain, weight loss, and an abdominal bruit
Intestinal angina/chronic mesenteric ischaemia
What is alcoholic ketoacidosis?
- Euglycaemic ketoacidosis seen in those who drink alcohol excess
- Presents with metabolic acidosis, elevated ketones but NORMAL/LOW glucose levels
- Tx with IV fluids and thiamine
Which test should be used to test for eradication of H pylori?
Urea breath test
What is the most common cause of inherited colorectal cancer?
HNPCC - hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
What are aminosalicylates associated with?
Agranulocytosis - check FBC
Pain on swallowing (odynophagia) can be a sign of what?
Oesophageal candida
What is used to determine the severity of the C diff infection?
WCC
Bleeding gums and receding
Scurvy
liver and neurological disease
Wilsons disease
Electrolyte imbalances of refeeding syndrome ?
Hypophosphataemia, hypokalaemia and hypomagnesaemia
Abdominal pain, Bloating and Change in bowel habit
IBS
Cholestasis vs liver damage on bloods?
Liver injury - >10 times increase in ALT and <3 times increase in ALP
Cholestasis - <10 times increase in ALT and >3 times increase in ALP
Which drugs can cause cholestasis?
- COCP
- Abx including flucloxacillin, co-amoxiclav
Coeliac disease is associated with deficiency of what?
iron, folate and vitamin B12 deficiency
Which IBD is associated with gallstones?
Crohns
What is used to assess whether glucocorticoid therapy may be beneficial in alcoholic hepatitis?
Maddreys function - serum bilirubin and prothrombin time