Gastroenterology Flashcards
Defined as >3 months of bothersome post-prandial fullness, early satiety or epigastric pain or burning with symptom onset of at least 6 months before diagnosis in the absence of organic cause
Functional dyspepsia
What are the 3 dominant mechanism of esophagogastric junction incompetence?
- Transient LES relaxation (90%)
- LES hypotension
- Anatomic distortion of the esophagogastric junction inclusive of hiatus hernia
Alarming Symptoms of GERD (7)
Odynophagia
Dysphagia
Unexplained weight loss
Jaundice
Occult or grossGIT bleeding
Recurrent vomiting
Adenopathy or palpable mass
Family history of gastroesophageal malignancy
Most severe histologic consequence of GERD
Barrett’s esophagus with associated risk of adenocarcinoma
Treatment for Chronic GERD
Nissen Fundoplication
Urgent endoscopy cut-offs (age)
Dyspepsia? PUD?
Greater than 55 years old for dyspepsia with alarm symptoms
Greater than 45 years old for PUD with alarm symptoms
Classic symptom of GERD
Water brash and substernal heartburn
Most sensitive test for GERD diagnosis
24 hour ambulatory monitoring of pH
Gold standard for confirmation of Barrett’s esophagus
Endoscopic biopsy
Most common esophageal symptom in GERD
pyrosis or heartburn
Most common cause of esophageal chest pain in GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux
Characteristic symptom of infectious esophagitis
Odynophagia
Indications for testing for H.pylori
Active PUD
History of PUD without prior treatment
MALT
Uninvestigated dyspepsia
Test of choice to document eradication of H.pylori
Urea breath test
Stool Antigen
Common first line of treatment for H.pylori: triple therapy and quadruple therapy
“OCA”
Omeprazole
Clarithromycin
Amoxicillin
“TOMB”
Tetracylcine
Omeprazole
Metronidazole
Bismuth
Duodenal cancers occur most often in
first portion of the duodenum (90%)
Benign gastric ulcers are most often found in
distal junction between the antrum and the acid secretory mucosa
Two predominant causes of PUD
NSAID ingestion and H.pylori infection
Most discriminating symptom of duodenal ulcer
pain that awakes the patient from sleep
Complication of PUD
most common: GIT bleeding
Second most common: perforation
least common: gastric outlet obstruction
most potent acid inhibitory agents available
PPIs
most leading cause of acute pancreatitis
gallstone followed by alcohol
cardinal symptom of acute pancreatitis
abdominal pain radiating to the back
Indicate which part can you find the ecchymosis for pancreatitis:
1. Cullen’s sign
2. Turner’s sign
- periumbilical area
- flank area
Charcot’s Triad
Abdominal Pain
Fever
Jaundice
SIRS Criteria
- Temp >38 or <36
- Leukocytosis >12,000 or Leukopenia <4000 or 10% bands seen in PBS
- Tachycardia (>100)
- Tachypnea >20 cpm
SOFA scoring
SBP >90 mmHg
RR >22cpm
altered mentation
most common cause of death for pancreatitis
hypovolemic shock
BISAP Score
B: BUN > 25mg/dL
I: Impaired mental status
S: SIRS : >2 of 4 present
A: >60 years old
P: pleural effusion
Modified Marshall Score
CVS:
SBP >90
HR >130 bpm
Pulmonary:
PaO2 < 60mmHg
Renal: serum creatinine > 2.0
Pharmacologic intervention for cholelithiasis. How long do they need to take it?
UDCA 10-15mg/kg/day for 2 years