Gastroenterology Flashcards
Vitamin A deficiency
Night blindness, xeropthalmia
Vitamin D deficiency
Rickets, dental caries, hypocalcemia, hypoophosphatemia
Vitamin E deficiency
Hemolysis, neurologic defects, altered PGE synthesis
Vitamin K deficiency
Coagulopathy w/ prolonged PT
Vitamin B1 deficiency
Beriberi
cardiac failure, peripheral neuropathy, aphonia, Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Vitamin B6 deficiency
Dermatitis, cheliosis, glossitis, microcytic anemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Megaloblastic anemia, demyelination, methylmalonic acidemia
Vitamin C deficiency
Scurvy
hematologic abnormalities, edema, swollen gums, poor wound healing, petechiae
Folic acid deficiency
Megaloblastic anemia, neutropenia, impaired growth
Vitamin B3 deficiency
Pellagra
(dermatitis, diarrhea, and demetia)
Glossitis, stomatitis
Zinc deficiency
Skin lesions, poor wound healing, diarrhea, FTT
Test done to test for enteric protein losses
Fecal a1-antitrypsin levels
Schwchman-Diamond Syndrome
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, FTT, NEUTROPENIA
Post-gut resection sx.
Steatorrhea due to fat and carb malabsorption
Complications of short bowel syndrome
TPN cholestasis (gallstones, cholestatic liver disease)
Intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Nutritional deficiencies
Kidney stones
Secretory diarrhea
Pathophys of GER
- Inappropriate relaxation o the LES
2. Delayed gastric emptying
Sandifer Syndrome
Torticollis w/ arching of the back caused by painful esophagitis
Diagnosing GERD
pH probe measurement of the lower esophagus