Gastro #2 Flashcards
Etiology of gastritis (4)
H. Plylori
Alcohol
Aspirin
Food
Peptic Ulcer disease
Damage to the gastric or duodenal mucosa cause by imapired mucosal defense and/or increased acidic gastric contents
Defects superficial to the muscularis mucosa are EROSIONS and do not cause scarring
Where do we see defects in Peptic Ulcer Disease (2)
Stomach (gastric ulcers)
Duodenum (duodenal Ulcers)
Most common cause of duodenal ulcer vs gastric ulcer (peptic ulcer disease)
duodenal- h. pylori
Gastic- NSAIDs
does alcohol cause ulcers
Alcohol impairs healing but doesnt cause ulcers
PUD facts in red for clincal features
70% of peptic ulcers are asymptomatic
5-7% of lower GI bleeds are from an upper GI source
Clinical Features of Duodenal Ulcers
epigastric pain (may be localized to tip of xiphoid or radiating to t5-t8)
Burning
Develops 1-3h after meals (food intake actually relieves pain)
Gastric Ulcers symptoms
more atypical symptoms
biopsy required to exclude malignancy! (duodenal rarely malignant)
gastric vs peptic ulcer - meals
gastric ulcer will feel WORSE, while duodenal ulcer pain will be relieved while eating
most accurate test for PUD, and what else do we need to do
Endoscopy with biopsy
Zollinger-ellison syndrome needs to be ruled out with serum gastrin levels in cases of GERD and PUD that are refractory to medical management.
Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) Syndrome (Gastrinoma)
tumor of pacnreas or duodenum causes increase production of gastin
leads to ulcers, may see steathorrhea (excess fat in feces).
usually part of multiple endocrine neoplasm (MEN1) syndrome which includes pancreatic, pituitary, and parathyroid tumours
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is assocaited with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasm (MEN1) syndrome - what is this related to
3 P’s= pancreatic, putuitary and parathyroid tumors
why do we need to scope suspected peptic ulcer disease in people above 45
to exclude gastric cancer
Whats H.Pylori’s shape and stuff as it relates to Peptic Ulcertaion + route of infection
gram-negative flagellated rod
most commonly acquried by fecal-oral route
H pylori is found in what % of canadians
20%
Gold standard invasive test for H pylori
Endoscopic biopsy
NSAIDS mc cause what
Gastric mucosal petechia, erosions and ulcers
NSAID ulcers usually present w these symptoms
Bleeding, perforation and obstruction
definition and loc of stress induced ulceration
ulceration or erosion in the upper GI tract of ill pts
-lesions mc in the fundus of stomach
Unclear etiology
Complication of Duodenal ulcertaion - perforated ulcer and symptoms
surgical emergency
sudden pain w/ acute abdomen: rigid, diffuse guarding
Duodenal ulceration - posterior penetration (investigation + symptom)
elevated amylase/lipase if penetration into pancreas
constant mid-epigastric pain burrowing into back