Gastrointestinal Flashcards
What disease has an apple core x-ray?
Cancer
What disease has a corkscrew x-ray?
Esophageal spasm
What disease has a stacked coin x-ray?
Intussusception
What disease has a thumbprint x-ray?
Toxic megacolon
What disease has an abrupt cutoff x-ray?
Volvulus
What disease has a barium clumping x-ray?
Celiac sprue
What disease has a bird’s beak x-ray?
Achalasia
What disease has a string sign x-ray?
Pyloric stenosis
Chron’s disease
What diseases have solid dysphagia?
Schatzki’s rings
Stricture
Cancer
What diseases have solid and liquid dysphagia?
Esophageal spasm
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)
Achalasia
What is barret’s esophagus?
Metaplasia
Increase risk of adenocarcinoma
What are esophageal varices?
Vomit blood everywhere
Portal HTN
What is mallory-weiss?
Tear LES mucosa
Chronic vomiters
What is boerhaave’s syndrome?
Esophageal wall rupture *tear all layers of esophagus *left-sided pneumo *abdominal pain *pleural effusion *vomiting *retrosternal pain Retrosternal pain
What is achalasia?
Lost lower esophageal sphincter auerbach’s plexus
Bird’s beak
Chaga’s
What is hirschsprung’s disease?
This disease cause obstruction in colon
*Lost rectum auerbach’s plexus
What is zenker’s diverticulum?
Diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx
False diverticulum (involve all layers of structure)
*cough undigested food
*halitosis
What is traction diverticulum?
Esophageal diverticulum
True diverticulum (only involve submucosa and mucosa)
*eat big bolus
What is plummer-vinson syndrome?
- Esophageal webs (dysphagia-difficulty in swallow and odynophagia- painful swallow)
- Iron deficiency (anemia)
- Glossitis
What is schatzki rings?
Esophageal webs in lower esophagus (cause dysphagia)
What is TE fistula?
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Fistula between esophagus and trachea
*Choke w/each feeding
What is an esophageal atresia w/ TE fistula?
Vomit w/ first feeding
Huge gastric bubble
What is duodenal atresia?
Bilious vomiting w/ first feed
Double bubble
All infants with Down’s syndrome have duodenal atresia
What is pyloric stenosis?
Projectil vomiting (3-4 week old) Right upper quadrant olive mass
How does choanal atresia present?
Turns blue with feeding
How is the tetralogy of fallot presentation different?
Turns blue with crying
What makes scleroderma unique?
Decrease LES pressure
What makes esophageal spasms unique?
Increase peristalsis
What makes achalasia unique?
Decrease peristalsis and increase LES pressure
What disease has a RUQ olive mass?
Pyloric stenosis
What disease has a RLQ sausage mass?
Intussusception
What is a bezoar?
Mass of hair or vegetables
Cause antrum obstruction
What is gastritis type A?
Upper GI bleed
Anti-parietal cell Ab
What is gastritis type B?
Upper GI bleed
Spicy foods
H.pylori
What is duodenal ulcer?
Too much acid: pain after meal/at night
Type O blood
H.pylori
Pain relieved by eating
What is a gastric ulcer?
Broken mucus layer: pain during meal
Type A blood
Caused or worsened with NSAID’s (aspirin, ibuprofen, diclofenac and naproxen)
What is hiatal hernia?
Herniation of upper part of stomach into thorax
What is a sliding hiatal hernia?
Most common hernia
Type I hernia
Upward dislocation of cardia
Sucks acid into thorax
What is rolling hiatal hernia?
Fundus stick through hole in diaphragm
Type II hernia
Upward dislocation of gastric fundus
What is menetrier’s disease?
Protein loss
Stomach rugal folds
Associated w/excessive secretion of TGF-alpha
What defines constipation?
Common cause of painful defecation
<3 bowel movement per week
Fecal impaction which can progress to bowel obstruction
What defines diarrhea?
Condition of having 3 or more loose or liquid stools per day
Most common cause is gastroenteritis
>200g per day