Gastro upper GI Flashcards
gold standard Ix for achalasia?
oesophageal manometry
incomplete relaxation and aperistalsis
barium swallow
for achalasia
bird’s beak appearance
Gold standard GORD ix?
24-hr oesophageal pH monitoring (the gold standard test for diagnosis)
GORD ix?
OGD- ulceration
oesophageal manometry with pH monitoring
Mx of GORD
weight loss
small regular meals
smoking cessation
avoid food items
GORD mx
medical?
symptom relief?
surgical?
ppi add H2 block
antacids for symptom relief
surgical?
Nissen fundoplication
what is aim of nissen fundoplication
aim to increase LOS pressure so food can stop regurg
PUD gold standard?
upper GI endoscopy - ulceration
H pylori test for PUD
urea carbon 13 breath test and stool antigen test retest 6-8 weeks
serum fasting gastrin level Ix is good at what?
Zollinger Elison disease - benign gastrinoma
= increased gastrin +++++++
= increased ulcers
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin
H pylori + PUD
7 days triple therapy
PII + 2 abx - metronidazole and amoxicilin or clarithromycin