GI Flashcards
What does alcohol affect in the liver
Stellate cells
Gold standard for alcoholic liver disease
Liver biopsy
What does A1AT inhibit
Elastase (breaks down liver)
Management of alpha-1-anti-Trypsin deficiency
Stop smoking
2 signs seen in appendicitis
Rosvings (press on left pain in right)
Psoas (right leg flexed)
What is cholangiocaricnona
Carcinoma of bile duct
What is colonic angiodysplasia
Submucosal lakes of blood
Criteria for colorectal carcinoma
Dukes criteria
Management for crohns attacks
Glucocotricoids
Management for crohns chronically
Azathioprine
Anti TNF
What surgery for diverticulosis
Hartmann surgery
Where is pain in diverticulosis
Left iliac fossa
Constipation
Gold investigation for gallstones
Ultrasound
What sign is seen in ultrasound for gallstones
Murphy sign
LFT for gallstones
ALP elevated
Where does GIST affect
Oesophagus
Management of GIST
Imatininib
What causes MALT
H.pylori
What is ischaemic colitis
Occlusion of superior or inferior mesenteric artery
Bird beak appearance on barium swallow is
Achalasia
What mutation in pancreatic cancer
KRAS
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer
- pale stool
- dark urine
- abdominal pain radiates to back
What sign is seen in pancreatitis
Chocstevk - facial muscle spasm
Grey-Turner sign - bruising
2 types of peptic ulcer
Duodenal
Gastric