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GASTROINTESTINAL, LIVER, BILIARY TRACT AND PANCREAS PATHOLOGY Flashcards

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Most common craniofacial malformation in the newborn?

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Cleft lip/palate

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Why does a cleft lip/palate occur

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Failure of fusion of fetal nasal and maxillary processes

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Cleft lip/palate etiology

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Genetic factors and some evidence for environmental (maternal medications, smoking, etc.)

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How many cleft lip/palate cases are linked to genetic syndromes (example)

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30% (The best known syndrome with cleft lip/palate is 22q11 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome))

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Dental Carries (Tooth Cavities)

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Erosion of the hard outer layer of the tooth (the enamel) by acids produced by bacteria

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Risk factors for dental carries (tooth cavities)

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  • Poor oral hygiene
  • Structural abnormalities (promoting plaque formation)
  • Sugary foods
  • Lack of saliva (to buffer bacterial acid)
  • Genetics?
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Pulpitis

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The cavity in the tooth enamel erodes through the dentin layer and into the the tooth pulp. This is when dental (painful) (bacteria can infect)

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Gingivitis

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Inflammation of the gums caused by bacterial plaques on and around the teeth (inflammation of the gums)

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Periodontitis

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Severe gingivitis where the gum retracts from the teeth

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Effects of periodontitis

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  • Teeth loosening or falling out
  • Bad breath
  • Infection spread to rest of jaw
  • Potential sepsis
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Sepsis

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Bacterial infection of the blood (can be life-threatening)

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Potential effects from severe dental infections (e.x. pulpitis, periodontitis) where bacteria move into the blood

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  • Sepsis
  • Bacteria can lodge (E.x. lodge on heart valves forming biofilms > infectious endocarditis)
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Stomatitis

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Inflamed/sore mouth

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Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (‘canker sores’)

What is it? Cause?

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  • Discrete, painful mouth ulcers that usually spontaneously resolve within 2 weeks
  • Unknown cause
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Infectious stomatitis

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Pocket of fluid bound by squamous mucosa

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Infectious stomatitis (Herpes virus - ‘Cold sores’)

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Typically starts as a vesicle initially, and may later ulcerate

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Infectious stomatitis (Candida fungus - ‘oral thrush’)

Who does this effect?

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Can affect infants, the immunosuppressed and users of inhaled corticosteroids

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Oral cavity neoplasm

What cell type do they affect

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  • Vast majority are squamous
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Leukoplakia

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Persistent white patch mouth lesion

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Erythroplakia

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Persistent red patch mouth lesion

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Causes for mouth lesions

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Heavy consumption of alcohol and with tobacco use (cause concern for squamous cell carcinoma)

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Occurs when the oral squamous epithelium acquires genetic mutations, mainly from toxins, human papillomavirus (HPV) or
radiation

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2 main types of squamous cell carcinoma

What types? Where do they tend to occur?

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1) Associated with alcohol and tobacco use (tongue)
2) Associated with associated with HPV infection (oropharynx (tonsils location))
3) Other (radiation, UV, immunosupression)

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squamous cell carcinoma progression

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Dysplasia (increasing grade) > squamous cell carcinoma in situ > invasive squamous cell carcinoma > metastasis to neck regional lymph nodes and/or distant metastases

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Sialadenitis

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Inflammation of salivary glands (can lead to gingivitis)

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Sialadenitis causes

2 types of causes and examples

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Infectious causes:
- Bacterial ( S. aureus ), viral (mumps)

Non-infectious causes:
- Sjögren syndrome (autoimmune): inflammation of salivary and lacrimal glands
- Sialolithasis (stones in salivary gland)
- Therapeutic radiation

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Salivary gland neoplasms

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  • Benign (commonly pleomorphic adenoma)
  • Malignant (commonly mucoepidermoid carcinoma)
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Hiatus hernia

What is it? cause?

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  • Displacement of portion of the stomach above the diaphragm
  • Cause unkown (genetics?)
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Types of hiatus hernias

Types; definition; prevalence

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Sliding hernia:
- 95% prevalence
- Sliding of gastroesophageal junction and cardia of stomach upwards

Paraesophageal hernia:
- 5% prevalence
- Portion of stomach protruding upward and
forming pocket beside esophagus (caused by prior surgery)

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Achalasia

What is it? Effects?

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Degeneration of the ganglion cells in the
myenteric plexus (distal esophagus)

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Achalasia effects

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Prevents the lower esophageal sphincter
from relaxing and decreases peristalsis in
the distal esophagus (dysphagia)

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Achalasia causes

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  • Primary cause unknown
  • Can occur secondary to parasitic infection
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Varices

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Dilation of submucosal veins of the distal esophagus

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Varcies effects

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The dilated veins can rupture, which can lead to life threatening bleeding

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Varcies causes and treatment

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Cause: Hepatic cirrhosis (causes hypertension in the portal vein system is the commonest cause)

Treatment: Endoscopically or with medications

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Esophagitis

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Inflammation of the esophagus (mainly of the squamous lining)

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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Reflux of gastric contents into esophagus that causes a chemical esophagitis

Increased pressure in the stomach + insufficient lower esophageal sphincter tone

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) causes

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Very numerous causes and risk factors are known, common ones include: smoking, alcohol abuse, obesity, pregnancy, excessive caffeine use

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Esophagitis causes

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  • GERD
  • Infectious causes: viral (herpes simplex virus), fungal (Candida)
  • Ingestion of irritating substances (some pills/medications, bleach, others)
  • Inflammatory conditions/allergy (eosinophilic esophagitis)
  • Various autoimmune diseases
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Barrett Esophagus

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  • A complication of GERD (exacerbated by excessive alcohol and/or tobacco use)
  • Due to chronic irritation
  • The intestinal metaplasia has a risk of progression to dysplasia and then to esophageal adenocarcinoma
    -Some patients with Barrett esophagus require biopsy screening for early detection and treatment of dysplasia/adenocarcinoma
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Most common esophageal carcinomas

Types; location; risk factors

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Squamous cell carcinoma
- Upper-mid esophagus
- Risk factors: alcohol and tobacco

Adenocarcinoma
- Distal esophagus
- Risk factors: GERD and Barrett esophagus; obesity and smoking also

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Signs/symptoms of esophageal carcinoma:

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  • Occult gastrointestinal bleeding (anemia)
  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Progressive difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
  • Pain on swallowing (odynophagia)
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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the mucosal lining of the stomach (acute or chronic)

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Acute gastritis

Type of lymphocytes; causes

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  • Neutrophils present
  • Causes: Drugs (aspirin), alcohol, severe
    physiologic stress (burns, trauma, etc.)
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Chronic gastritis

Lymphocytes; causes

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  • Increased lymphocytes and plasma cells
  • Causes: Helicobacter pylori infection and autoimmune gastritis (two most common); also autoimmune/inflammatory conditions
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Gastropathy

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Injury to the stomach lining in the setting of little or no inflammation
- Erosion or ulceration
- Causes: chemical; vascular injuries; physiological stress

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Peptic ulcer disease

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Ulceration of gastric or duodenal mucosa in the
setting of acute or chronic gastritis

Causes: H. pylori, reduced mucosal barrier, drugs, others

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Peptic ulcer disease complications

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  • Hemorrhage > melena, iron deficiency anemia, hematemesis
  • Perforation > peritonitis
  • Penetration > ulcer penetrates into pancreas
  • Scarring > stenosis > obstruction
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Helicobacter Gastritis

What is it (cause)? Risk factors?

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Caused by infection by Helicobacter pylori (fecal oral transmitted; bacterium hides in the gastric mucus)

Risk factors:
- Longstanding infection risk factor for malignancy

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Parietal cells

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Produce HCl and intrinsic factor

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Chief cells

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Produce pepsinogen

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G cells

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Produce gastrin

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Autoimmune Gastritis

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Immune system recognizes parietal cells as foreign and destroys them

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Autoimmune Gastritis effects

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  • Stomach and fundus chronically inflamed
    and atrophic
  • Parietal cells destroyed (and chief cells as bystanders)
  • G cells produce lots more gastrin
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Autoimmune Gastritis consequences

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1) Inability to Absorb B12
2) Increased Risk of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
3) Increased Risk of Gastric Well Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor

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Autoimmune Gastritis consequence: Inability to Absorb B12

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  • No intrinsic factor > the body cannot absorb vitamin B12 > megaloblastic anemia
  • Chronic lack of vitamin B12 can also lead to
    irreversible nerve damage

Treatment:
* Diagnosis of autoimmune gastritis
* Supplementation with vitamin B12

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Autoimmune Gastritis consequence: Increased Risk of Gastric Adenocarcinoma

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  • Chronic inflammation, atrophy
    and intestinal metaplasia in the fundus/body
    increases risk of gastric adenocarcinoma
  • High levels of gastrin are produced by G cells because of the lack of stomach acid being produced
  • Elevated gastrin > carcinogenesis
  • Solution: Biopsy screening for intestinal
    metaplasia and early gastric adenocarcinoma
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Autoimmune Gastritis consequence: Increased Risk of Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor

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High production of gastrin → proliferation of stomach endocrine cells → neuroendocrine tumor

Solution: Good prognosis (low risk of spread) → removal

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Gastric adenocarcinoma risk factors

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  • H. pylori gastritis
  • Autoimmune gastritis
  • Nitrosamine exposure
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Gastric adenocarcinoma histological classification

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Intestinal type: forms polypoid mass or tumor
Diffuse type: Spreads over wall
Mixed type: Bit of both

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Gastric adenocarcinoma metastasis

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  • Lymph node
  • Bilateral ovarian spread
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Gastric lymphoma most common type

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MALT lymphoma

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MALT lymphoma

Progression? Cause?

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Progression: Slow (low grade) but can transform into high grade

Cause: H. pylori infection

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Meckel’s Diverticulum

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Developmental disorder of small intestine where a portion of the vitelline duct remains open (rule of 2: population affected; developing symtopms; etc.)

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Celiac disease

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Gluten allergy (products of gluten breakdown trigger allergic response)

  • Malabsorption results from damage to small intestine mucosa (excess lymphocytes in epithelium; atrophy of villi; inflammation)
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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2 diseases characterized by recurrent inflammation of the intestines: Crohn’s and Ulcerative Collitis

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IBD etiology

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Uknown

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Crohn’s and UC similarities

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  • Common in caucasians
  • Familial predisposition
  • Extra-intestinal manifestations (arthritis, skin lesions, liver)
  • Predispose to dysplasia and carcinoma
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Crohn’s Disease

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Inflammation involving all layers of the bowel wall (causes deep ulcers, strictures, fistulas, and adhesions)

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Crohn’s Disease

Location; inflammation pattern; granulomas

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Location: Often right colon and small intestine (anus involved; rectum spared)

Inflammation pattern: Patchy and discontinuous

Granulomas: Many cases have granulomas in the bowel wall

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Ulcerative Colitis

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Inflammation involving only the mucus (shallow ulcers) → may stop peristalsis if severe

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Ulcerative Colitis

Location; Inflammation pattern; granulomas

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Location: Starts in the rectum and proceeds proximally (rectum and left colon)

Inflammation pattern: continuous

Granulomas: No

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Diverticular disease

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Outpouching of the bowel that forms a blind ended segment

True diverticula: Meckel diverticulum (all layers of the bowl wall)
False diverticula: Acquired (only mucus)

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Diverticulus disease complications

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Diverticulosis = Many diverticula
- Wall of the diverticula is quite thin → bleeding

Diverticulitis = Inflammation of diverticula
- Pouches become obstructed with stool → bacteria trapped → inflammation

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Colorectal adenocarcinoma

Commoness? Risk factors? Cause? Metastasis method? Assessment?

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Commoness: Top 3 most common malignancy and cause of death for men and women

Risk factors: General (age, obesity, smoking, etc.)

Cause: tend to be IBD-associated; genetic syndromes)

Metastasis method: via lymphatics or blood

Assessment: Colonoscopy screening (neoplastic colon polyps)

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Jaundice/Hyperbilirubinemia

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A symptom (not disease) describing yellow discolouration of the skin, eyes and mucosa

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Jaundice classification

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  • Pre-hepatic (E.x. hemolysis of RBC releases bilirubin)
  • Hepatic (E.x. liver damaged → bilirubin build up)
  • Post-hepatic (E.x. bile cannot be excreted)
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Bilirubin

Function; “life cycle”

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Bilirubin helps digest fats

Hemoglobin breakdown → heme and globulin → heme loses iron → bilirubin → binds to albumin → conjugated in the liver →excreted into bile

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Hemochromatosis

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Autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism preventing the liver from regulating iron

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Hemochromatosis effects

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Iron builds up and leaves scaring, liver failure, increased carcinoma risk

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Hepatitis A

Transmission; effects; symptoms; vaccine

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Transmission: Fecal-oral
Effects: Acute infection (if severe → liver failure)
Symptoms: asymptomatic or mild
Vaccine: Preventative

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Hepatitis B

Virus type; transmission; effects; symptoms; vaccine

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Virus type: DNA
Transmission: Fluid
Effects: chance of chronic infection; scarring and cirrhosis; carcinoma
Symptoms: 2/3 asymptomatic
Vaccine: Preventative

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Hepatitis C

Virus type; transmission; effects; symptoms; vaccine

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Virus type: RNA
Transmission: Fluid
Effects: likely chronic infection; cirrhosis; major risk factor of carcinoma
Vaccine: None

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Hepatitis E

Virus type; transmission; effects

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Similar to A
Virus type: RNA
Transmission: Fecal-oral
Effects: Acute

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Hepatitis D

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Requires co-infection with hepatitis B (similar transmission and symptoms; greater liklihood of liver failure)

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Cirrhosis

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  • Common end stage of many liver diseases (chronic liver disease causing scarring)
  • Liver is not able to regenerate and perform normal functions (Resulting in: portal hypertension, jaundice, bleeding, etc.)
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Clinical features of cirrhosis

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JAG H BEEP:
- Jaundice (cannot metabolize bilirubin → yellow coloration)
- Ascites (low serum albumin and portal hypertension → fluid in peritoneal cavity)
- Gynecomastia (cannot detoxify estrogen → male breasts)
- Hematemesis (esophageal bleeding → vomiting/passing blood)
- Bleeding (No clotting factors →easily bruise)
- Edema (low plasma oncotic pressure (no albumin) → swelling)
- Encephalopathy (cannot remove toxins → unconsioucness)
- Pleural effusion (low albumin → fluid in pleural cavity)

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Gallstones (cholelithiasis)

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Stones in gall bladder

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Types of gallbladder stones

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  • Cholesterol stones (most common)
  • Pigment stones
  • Mixed stones
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Cholesterol stones

What are they? Risk factors?

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Excess cholesterol secretion by the liver

Risk factors (4 F’s): Female, Over Forty, Fertile, Fat

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Cholelithiasis complications

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  • Cholecystitis
  • Stones obstruct bile duct (jaundice; ascending cholangitis)
  • Obstruction of bowel
  • Risk factor for gall bladder cancer
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Chronic Pancreatitis

What is it? Causes? Effects?

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Persistence of inflammation (after original inciting agent removed)

Potential causes: Cystic fibrosis, alcohol

Effects: fibrosis, exocrine/endocrine insufficiency

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

Diagnosis?

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Very difficult to detect early (usually asymptomatic) eventually presents with jaundice because of obstruction of the common bile duct

At diagnosis: Often already metastatic; poor prognosis

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Pancreatic well differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (WDNETs)

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Malignant tumors arising from endocrine cells of pancreatic islets

Diagnosis: Better prognosis than PDAC, but can metastasize and kill

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