GI Flashcards

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GA 3.5 wks GI embryology

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foregut and hindgut present
liver bud

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GA4wk GI

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esophagus and stomach separate
intestines is a single tube
hepatobiliary derived from foregut
pancreas derived from midgut

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GA 5-9 GI

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Wk 7: mouth, esophagus and stomach in normal position

intestinal tube elongates and herniates into umbilical cord
the tube undergoes a series of rotations
villi form in jejunum (week 9)

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GA10 GI

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tube reenters abdominal cavity after rotated 270deg
formation of microvilli
crypts of lieberkuhn appear

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5
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GA 12 GI

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parietal cells in stomach
mature taste buds
formation of islet cells and bile secretions

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GA13 GI

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muscularis and muscle layers of intestine appear
disaccharides present

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GA16 GI

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swallowing and sucking ability (not coordinated)

lipase can be detected but remains deficient
trypsin present

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8
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GA14 GI

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villi present throughout intestines
meconium present

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9
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GA18

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ganglion cells

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10
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GA19

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crypts well developed

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GA20-24 GI

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mouth amylase
ciliated columnar cells

maltase
sucrase

amylase liver 22 weeks

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12
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GA28 GI

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adult level disaccharidases
lactase increases

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13
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GA32

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normal gastric emptying
HCl detected instomach

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34-36

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coordinated suck and swallow
rapid peristalsis
lactase adult level

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15
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intraepithelial lymphocytes timing and features

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GA 8
immune cell - defense

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16
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intestinal absorptive epithelium timing and features

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GA 9
absorption

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17
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goblet cells timing and features

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GA8-10
mucin, protection

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18
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enteroendocrine cells timing and features

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GA9-11
hormone producting

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19
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paneth cells timing and features

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GA11-12
antimicrobial peptides

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20
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stem cells timing and features

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GA?? early
give rise to epithelial cells

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21
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Microfold (M) cells timing and features

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GA 17
uptake antigen for presentation

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22
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Dendritic cells timing and features

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GA 19
APC

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23
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tight junctions timing and features

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GA 10
barrier defences

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24
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crypt villus architection GA

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12

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25
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Peyers patches timing and features

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GA19
patches of lymphoid tissue for immune response

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26
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salivary and pancreatic amylase timing

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present at 22 weeks
adult levels 3 months postnatal age

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27
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glucoamylase (a-dextrinase) timing and function

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normal at birth
removes glucose from end of starch

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28
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intestinal disaccharidases

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adult levels at 28 weeks except lactase which is adult level at 36 weeks

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29
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intestinal transporters of glucose

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into enterocyte SGLT1 active
out of enterocyte into circulation GLUT1

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30
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intestinal transporters of fructose

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into enterocyte GLUT5 passive
out of enterocyte into circulation GLUT2

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31
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where are chymotrypsin and trypsin

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duodenal fluid
decreased in preterm and FT infants

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32
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peptidases timing

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well developed early

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33
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GI pH in neonates vs adults

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increased due to decreased HCl secretion compared to adults

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34
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components of fat digestion

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  1. triglyceride hydrolysis by lipases (lingual, GI, pancreatic)
  2. bile acid emusification
  3. micelle formations
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35
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components of fat absorption

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  1. FFA and monoglycerides transfer easily
  2. triglycerides reform in enterocytes
  3. chylomicron formation
  4. chylomicron enters portal blood or lymphatics
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36
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preterm infant fat malabsorption attributed to

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reduced bile acid secretion
decreased pancreatic lipase (adult levels at 6 months; lingual and gastric are okay)

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37
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function of secretin

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stimulates pancrease to release bicarbonate slowing gastric emptying

38
Q

gastrin inhibitory peptide function

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stimulated by protein and fat
slows gastric empyting
decreases gastrin

39
Q

maltose broken down to

A

glucose x 2

40
Q

sucrose broken down to

A

Fructose + glucose

41
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lactose broken down to

A

galactose + glucose

42
Q

posterior pharyngeal perforation on XR

A

tracks towards right of spine rather than normal left into gastric bubble

43
Q

eophageal duplication location and diagnosis

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posterior mediastinal mass
ultrasound

44
Q

rate of TEF

A

1/4500

45
Q

VACTERL

A

verterbral
anal
cardiac
TE
radial/renal
limb

46
Q

pathophysiology of TEF

A

abnormal formation in GA4

47
Q

GER vs GERD

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GERD has complications ie. growth failure, pain, mucosal damage, aspiration

48
Q

GERD occurrence

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6-7% term
3-10% preterm < 1500g

49
Q

etiology of duodenal atresia

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failure of recanalization GA8-10 after obliteration of lumen by epithelial proliferation during GA6-7

50
Q

location of duodenal atresia

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second part of duodenum

51
Q

occurrence of duodena atresia and jejunal/ileal atresia

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1/20000-40000
1/1500-5000

52
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proportion of atresia in locations of the jejunal/ileal

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proximal jejunum 31%
distal jejunum 20%
proximal ileum 13%
distal ileum 36%

53
Q

etiology of jejunal/ileal atresia

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after intestinal development
likely ischemic injury/malrotation/volvulus/ perforation

54
Q

occurrence of polyhydramnios in jejunal and ileal atresia

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1/3 in jejunum
less in ileal

55
Q

etiology of colonic atresia

A

vascular compromise

56
Q

risk of colonic atresia

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1/1500-1/20000

57
Q

risk of hirshprung

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1/5000
80% male
recurrence 3-5%

58
Q

hirshprungs associations

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trisomy 21
heterochromia
waardenburg
congenital deafness
13q del
pheochromocytoma
NF
neuroblastoma

59
Q

etiology of hirshprung

A

failure of complete cranial to caudal migration of neural crest cells at 8-10 weeks
aganglionic
abnormal parastalsis

60
Q

Hirschprung:
percent with only rectosigmoid involvement
percent with complete colon involvement

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75-80%

5-10%

61
Q

small left colon syndrome location

A

splenic flexure transition zone

62
Q

risk of imperforate anus

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1/5000

63
Q

types of fistulas in anorectal malformations of males and females

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males - rectum to GU (rectovesical, rectoprostatic, rectobulbar) or perineal

females - perineal, vestibular, cloacal complex

64
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What is Wangosteen Rice invertogram

A

used to be used to delineate level of ARM

65
Q

abnormal fusion of lateral and cephalic folds of abdominal wall

A

pentalogy of cantrell
1. cleft sternum
2. anterior midline diaphragmatic abnormality
3. pericardial defect
4. ectopic cordis - heart without breastbone - just skin
5. upper abdominal omphalocoele

66
Q

abnormal fusion of both lateral folds of abdominal wall

A

omphalocoele

67
Q

abnormal fusion of the caudal and lateral folds of abdominal wall

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cloacal or bladder exstrophy
hypogastric omphalocoele

68
Q

OEIS complex

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omphalocoele
extrophy of bladder
imperforate anus
spinal deformity

69
Q

etiology of omphalocoele

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intestinal loops fail to return to the abdominal cavity at 11 weeks or somatic folds fail to complete formation of the abdominal wall by 18 weeks GA

70
Q

colorless meconium

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cholestasis

71
Q

intrahepatic duct diseases

A

neonatal idiopathic hepatitis
alagille paucity of intrahepatic with extrahepatic ducts
nonsyndromic paucity

72
Q

extrahepatic duct obstruction

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biliary atresia
sclerosing cholangitis
bile duct stenosis
choledochal cyst
bile plug

73
Q

what are the MCC cholestasis

A

biliary atresia and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis account for 60-70%

74
Q

what factors improve prognosis in short gut?

A

intact ileum - bile acid absorption
intact ileocecal valve - delays transit time allowing improved digestion and absoption and prevents overgrowth of colonic bacteria into the small intestines

75
Q

without ileocecal valve how much intestines do you need

A

30-45 cm of intestines

76
Q

air pattern progression on XR after birth

A

3 hours to small intestines
6-8 hours to large intestines
24 hours to rectum

77
Q

malrotation with volvulus appearance on barium swallow

A

complete obstruction: birds beak

partial obstruction: spiral/corkscrew

78
Q

when are stomach, small intestines and large intestines visible on fetal us

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stomach: 13-15 weeks
small intestines - not well until third trimester in center of abdomen
large intestines - 22 weeks

79
Q

echogenic bowel

A

most normal
chromosomal abnormalities ie tri 21
congenital infections ie CMV
mec ileus/peritonitis
atresia/volvulus
swallowed blood
proximal bowel obstruction

80
Q

what is barium study good for?

A

opacifying stomach and intestines
malrotation or hirschprung

81
Q

what is gastrograffin study good for>

A

meconium plug - increased osmolality draws water into lumen and releases plug
monitor electrolytes

82
Q

what is iohexol or iopamidol study good for?

A

perforation

83
Q

a defensins

A

peptides that interact with phospholipids in microbial cell membranes leading to pores/cell lysis

84
Q

intestinal fatty acid binding protein

A
  • released from mature enterocytes when cell membrane integrity is compromised
  • detected in urine
  • may reflect NEC
85
Q

organs affected in GALD

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liver, pancreas, thyroid, heart and adrenal

86
Q

spared organs in GALD

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spleen, LN, BM

87
Q

glucagon like peptide 2

A
  • antisecretory hormone regulating intestinal transport
  • secreted by L cells in terminal ileum and colon
  • increases intestinal blood flow
88
Q

phases of intestinal motor activity during fasting

A

phase 1: quiescence
phase 2: irregular activity
phase 3: regular phasic propagating + clusters low amplitude non-propagating

89
Q

MC genetic abnormality in omphalocoele

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aneuploidy (tri 13, 18, 21)

90
Q

method of diagnosing GALD

A

salivary gland biopsy

91
Q

primary substrate for enterocytes that increases intestinal cell proliferation via mitogen activate protein kinases

A

glutamine

92
Q

serum marker of enterocyte maturation

A

citrulline