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List some examples of GIT disorders

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  • Peptic ulcer disease
  • Osmotic and secretory diarrhoea
  • Gluten and lactose intolerance
  • Inflammatory bowel disorders
  • Cirrhosis
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Gallstones
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What causes mumps?

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Viral infection of the salivary glands

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What is a possible consequence of mumps particular to males?

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Orchitis (testicular inflammation) that may cause infertility in adult males

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Name the three types of gastric exocrine cells and the substances they excrete

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  • Mucous cell
  • Parietal cell — HCL, intrinsic factor
  • Chief cell — digestive enzymes (most notably pepsinogen; converts to pepsin which breaks down proteins)
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Name the three types of stomach endocrine cells and the substances they secrete

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  • G-cells — release gastrin into blood
  • Enterochromaffin-like cells — secrete histamine (paracrine — effects only in the area of the gland secreting it)
  • D-cells (found mainly in duodenum but also pyloris) — secrete somatostatin (signals body to stop producing excess acid)
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Gastrin is released from G-cells in response to what?

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Distension of antrum/vagus nerve stimulation

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What is the function of G-cells?

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Promotes secretion of HCl and pepsinogen, as well as stomach motility

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What inhibits gastrin secretion from G-cells?

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Low pH (<4) and the hormone somatostatin

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What does omeprazole do?

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Shuts down acid production by proton pump inhibitors

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What prevents the stomach digesting itself?

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A mucous layer trapping HCO3- (local alkaline pH), giving a neutral buffer effect.

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List four protective factors of gastroduodenal mucosa

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  • HCO3- and mucous
  • Prostaglandins
  • Mucosal blood flow
  • Growth factors
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List six damaging factors for gastroduodenal mucosa

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  • H+ and pepsin
  • H. pylori
  • NSAIDs
  • Stress
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol
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Ulcers cannot be present without ____.

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Acid

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What is the main cause of peptic ulcer disease?

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Helicobacter pylori infection

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List three contributing factors for peptic ulcer disease

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  • Stress
  • NSAIDs
  • Alcohol
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True or false: stress, NSAIDs, and alcohol are causal factors for peptic ulcer disease.

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How does H. pylori cause peptic ulcer disease?

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H. pylori has the enzyme urease which digests urea to produce NH3. It creates a small local area with favourable pH to withstand the harsh environment of the stomach.

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Explain why peptic ulcer disease is so common in the duodenum

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  • H. pylori infects the antrum of the stomach
  • This inhibits somatostatin secretion, leading to excess gastrin secretion
  • Increased H+ is delivered to the duodenum as acidic food boluses, causing the ulcer
  • The duodenum normally responds by secreting HCO3-, but this is inhibited by the H. pylori infection
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Name two tests used to dx peptic ulcer disease

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Urea breath test and endoscopy

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Explain the urea breath test

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  • The pt ingests urea with a small amount of radioactive carbon
  • H. pylori metabolises it to NH3 and radioactive CO2
  • The amount of radioactive CO2 exhaled is measured
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Describe the rx for peptic ulcer disease

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  • Omeprazole (proton pump inhibitor)
  • Antibiotics for H. pylori
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What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?

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Peptic ulcer disease caused by a tumour (gastrinoma)

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Where is the gastrinoma often located?

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Head of the pancreas

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How does a gastrinoma cause peptic ulcer disease?

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The tumour secretes large amounts of gastrin into the blood, inducing excessive H+ secretion by parietal cells

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Describe three tests for dx of peptic ulcer disease that is not caused by a tumour
* **Serum gastrin** levels — tested after fasting on at least three separate occasions (levels should be low) * **Pentagastrin** test — infusion of a gastrin homologue while H+ is monitored; normally would increase acid but if a gastrinoma already has levels extremely high there is little change * **Secretin stimulation** test — secretin stimulates gastrin secretion from a gastrinoma but not from healthy G-cells, i.e. gastrin increases when a tumour is present
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Small intestine absorption is predicated on what factor?
Having a large surface area
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Name the three sections of the small intestine
Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
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Pts with celiac disease are intolerant of \_\_\_\_.
Gluten
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Celiac is an ____ condition.
Autoimmune
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What results from inflammation triggered by gluten ingestion in pts with celiac disease?
Damages villi, decreasing surface area and leading to malabsorption
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What is lactose intolerance, and what causes it?
Little/no lactase, a brush border enzyme that digests lactose. It is either genetic or acquired (after diarrhoea/gastroenteritis — may be temporary).
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What happens to lactose intolerance pts who ingest lactose or sorbitol?
Osmotic diarrhoea, and metabolism creates methane gas and H2
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How is lactose intolerance dx?
* H2 breath test * Extra solutes in stool (increased faecal osmolar gap)
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What is the rx for lactose intolerance?
Lactase tablets, avoid lactose ingestion
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Name the four subtypes of diarrhoea
* Osmotic — e.g. lactose intolerance * Rapid transit — hypermotility, bypass surgery * Inflammatory — inflammation of intestine * Secretory — increased secretion of fluid
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What causes secretory diarrhoea?
Bacterial; *vibrio cholerae* causing cholera or enterotoxigenic *E. coli*
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Explain the mechanism of secretory diarrhoea
* Bacterial toxins bind receptors on **secretory crypt cells** * Irreversible activation of adenylate cyclase produces **excess cAMP** * Causes **increased chloride secretion; water follows**, causing severe dehydration and hypovolaemia
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How is secretory diarrhoea dx?
Identified bacteria in faeces
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What is used to rx secretory diarrhoea?
PO or IV rehydration solution (PO preferred — contains glucose which stimulates water uptake in small intestine)
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Describe the aetiology of IBD
* Persistent specific infection * Dysbiosis * Defective mucosal barrier * Defective microbial clearance * Abnormal immunoregulation
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Explain dysbiosis
* An altered balance of beneficial vs aggressive bacteria leading to a more pro-inflammatory intestinal flora * Aggressive bacteria include e. coli, bacteroides, and klebsiella * Beneficial bacteria include lactobacillis and bifidobacterium species
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List four functions of the liver
* **Metabolism** — gets first pass of intestinal blood * **Detoxification** — making urea from nitrogen * **Protein synthesis** — albumin (retain fluid in capillaries), clotting factors (∴ bleeding disorders) * **Excreting bile** — bilirubin, bile salts (fat absorption)
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What is the purpose of the hepatic portal vein?
Not a true vein, it cleans the blood straight after absorption of nutrients in the intestine
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What causes jaundice?
Excess bilirubin due to liver dysfunction
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What is the source of bilirubin, and how is it excreted?
Produced by metabolism of haemoglobin (metabolism of old RBCs in spleen); extracted from blood by the liver and excreted in bile
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What causes neonatal jaundice?
Increased bilirubin ∴ immature liver not keeping up
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Increased bilirubin in blood, even in absence of obvious jaundice, can indicate what two things?
Liver disease or blockages such as gallstones
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What is hepatic steatosis?
Increased build-up of fat in the liver
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What is cirrhosis?
Chronic liver damage leading to scarring and liver failure
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Lack of coagulation factors (bleeding) and portal hypertension are indicative of what?
Liver failure
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What is ascites?
Fluid in the abdomen (peritoneum)
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Name two things that can cause cirrhosis
Liver inflammation and alcohol (not always)
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How does cirrhosis develop?
Normal liver cells die by necrosis and are replaces by connective tissue (fibrosis)
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What are bile salts?
Bile acids (cholesterol-based) conjugated to amino acids
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What is the meaning of 'amphiphatic'?
Soluble in both fat and water
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How are bile salts recycled?
They are taken up by the enterohepatic circulation and transported back to the liver.
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Explain the link between ileal resection and bile salts
* Bile salts are not recycled (bile salt malabsorption) and are left in the faeces * Leads to secretion of Cl- and water in the large intestine; secretory diarrhoea
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What is the common term for cholelithiasis?
Gallstones
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How is cholelithiasis dx?
Ultrasound
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What is the rx for cholelithiasis?
Surgical resection of the gallbladder
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What are the functions of the large intestine?
* Absorption of water and some electrolytes * Synthesis of vitamins by 'good bacteria' (vitamin K, essential for coagulation) * Temporary storage of faeces before excretion
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What is diverticulosis?
Diverticula in the large intestine that are easy areas for bacteria to occupy
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What is the difference between diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
Diverticulitis involves inflammation
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What causes diverticulosis?
Low fibre diet
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What is the enteric nervous system?
A division of the autonomic nervous system that governs the GIT

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