GI Flashcards
What are the borders of the Hesselbach triangle?
medial border: rectus abdominus, lateral border: inguinal ligament, superior border: inferior epigastric artery
Most common cause of painless rectal bleeding in peds?
polyps
Patient has slate colored skin indicates?
primary biliary cirrhosis
What is used to chelate in wilsons disease?
penicillamine
What is treatment for chronic hemachromatosis?
phlebotomy and deferoxamine chelation
Tx for chronic autoimmune hepatitis?
corticosteroids
Tx for chronic viral hep B and C?
pegylated interferon alpha
What serum gastric levels are found in zollinger ellison sx?
> 150 suggestive; >200 diagnostic
What level of eosinphillia is dx of eosinophilic esophagitis on bx?
> 15
What type of diarrhea is found with cholrea?
seceratory
What type of diarrhea is found with lactose intolerance?
osmotic
What are the 3 common sx of pellagra?
diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia
What bug is related to deli meat and miscarriages?
listeria
Niacin deficiency can cause?
pellagra
What congenital error of metabolism that requires avoidance of phenylalanine?
phenylketonuria
Abx to prevent travel diarrhea? Pregnant and children?
fluoroquinolone, azithromycin
How to dx lactose deficiency ?
lactose breath hydrogen test
Perifollicular petechial mean what type of vitamin deficiency?
Vita C-scurvy
What type of diarrhea can lead to meningitis in neonates and immunocomprised patients?
listria
What type of hernia can be felt on side of the finger on PE? tip?
side: direct, tip: indirect
How to tx giardia infxn?
metrodinazole
What are RF for ventral hernia?
age, surgery, obesity
Stomach herniated up to the thorax?
paraesophageal hernia
Sx of sliding hernia?
GERD
Adenomatous on colonoscopy should get how often colnoscopy?
3-5yrs
What does adenomatous mean?
benign polyps
What are thumb imprints on xray indicative of?
toxic megacolon, acute mesenteric ischemia
What is the most common CA?
adnocarcinoma
What does steatorrhea indicative of?
malabsorption
What is found on bx for celiac sprue?
villious atrophy
Abdominal pain that is out of proportion?
acute mesenteric ischemia
60yo male who is a smoker c/o recurrent abdominal dull ache within 1hr of eating?
chronic mesenteric ischemia
Inflammatory bowel disease + bloody diarrhea?
ulcerative colitis
What is the difference between ulcerative colitis and crohns?
ulcerative colitis only affects the colon, crohns has “skipped lesions”
What other sx can be assessed with patients who have ulcerative colitis?
pyoderma gangrenosum, ankloysing spondylitis, erthema nodosum, uvities
What irritable bowel disease affects the WHOLE GI tract, mouth and anus?
crohns
Newborn has double bubble on xray?
duodenal atresia
What are the 3 types of abx that can be used with diverticulotitis?
cipro + metronidazole, augmentin, bactrim DS
Positive anti-tissue transglutaminase, anti-gliadin, anti-endomysial AB suggests?
celiac sprue
What criteria is used to asses pancreatic CA?
ranson criteria
What genetic abnormality is associated with duodenal atresia?
hereditary spherocytosis
What heart condition will arise with mesenteric ischemia?
a fib, CHF, MI
What tumor marker is associated with pancreatic CA?
CA 19-9
What tumor marker is associated with liver CA?
Alpha fetoprotein
What does porcelain gall bladder suggest?
gallbladder CA
What is the sign called when patient has bleeding in the abdomen causing ecchymosis?
cullens sign
What is the most common type of pancreatic CA?
ductal adenocarcinoma
What does fever, RUQ, and jaundice indicate?
cholangitis
What is positive anti-mitochondrial AB indicate?
primary biliary cirrhosis
What lab results will indicate vaccination of Hep B?
Antigen neg., AB surface positive, AB core negative