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GI Flashcards

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Position of patient

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General exam: sat upright

Close exam: supine

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General Inspection

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Bedside treatment
Patients appearance
Body habitus (obese etc.)
Scars
Jaundice
Anaemia
Abdo distention
Masses
Dressings
Needle track marks
Excoriations
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3
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Jaundice indicates..

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cirrhosis/hepatitis

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4
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Anaemia indicates..

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pallor > GI bleeding

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Abdo distention indicates..

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ascites/bowel obstruction/large masses

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6
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Masses indicate..

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malignancy / organomegaly

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7
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Excoriations indicate..

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pruritus, which is a sign of cholestasis

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8
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Signs on hands

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clubbing
koilonychia
leukonychia
palmar erythema
Dupuytren's contracture
Hepatic flap
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9
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Clubbing indicates..

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IBD, cirrhosis, coeliac disease

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10
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Koilonychia indicates..

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spooning of nails > chronic iron deficiency

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leukonychia indicates..

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whitened nail bed > hypoalbuminemia (liver failure)

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12
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palmar erythema indicates..

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reddening of palms > liver disease, pregnancy

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Dupuytren’s contracture indicates..

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thickening of palmar fascia > alcohol excess, or family history

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14
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Hepatic flap

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hold hands dorsiflexed for 15 seconds
+ve test= hands will flap irregularly
Causes= hepatic encephalopathy, uraemia, CO2 retention

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15
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Signs on arms and what they represent

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Bruising: abnormal coagulation, secondary to liver failure
Petechiae: low platelets e.g. splenomegaly
Excoriations: cholestasis
Track marks: IV drug use > hepatitis/HIV

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Signs in axillae and what they represent

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Lymphadenopathy: malignancy/infection
Hair loss: malnourishment / iron deficiency anaemia
Acanthosis nigricans: GI adenocarcinoma / obesity

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17
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Signs in eyes

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Jaundice
Conjunctival pallor
Xanthelasma

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What does jaundice suggest?

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haemolysis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, biliary obstruction

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Conjunctival pallor

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anaemia

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20
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xanthelasma

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raised yellow deposits surrounding eyes > hyperlipidaemia

21
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Signs around the mouth

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angular stomatitis
oral candidiasis
mouth ulcers
glossitis

22
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Angular stomatitis

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inflamed red areas at the corners of the mouth: iron / B12 deficiency

23
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oral candidiasis

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white slough on oral mucous membranes: iron deficiency/immunodeficiency

24
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mouth ulcers

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crohn’s or coeliac

25
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glossitis

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smooth swelling of tongue with associated erythema: iron/B12/folate deficiency

26
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Virchows nodes

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left supraclavicular fossa suggest gastric malignancy

27
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Chest signs

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Spider naevi
Gynaecomastia
Hair loss

28
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Spider naevi

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central red spot with reddish extensions (>5 suggest chronic liver disease)

29
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Causes of gynaecomastia

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liver cirrhosis, digoxin, spironolactone

30
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Pulsation on abdo inspection suggests

31
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Cullen’s sign

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bruising around umbilicus > retroperitoneal bleed e.g. pancreatitis or ruptured AAA

32
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Grey-Turners sign

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bruising in flanks > retroperitoneal bleed e.g. pancreatitis or ruptured AAA

33
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Abdominal distention

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5 F’s:

Fat, fluid, faeces, fetus, flatus

34
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Striae indicate

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abdominal distention

35
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caput medusae

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engorged paraumbilical veins > portal hypertension

36
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Setting up for palpation

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Ask if the patient is in pain
Kneel so you are level with the patient
Observe patients face when palpating

37
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Rebound tenderness

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pain is worse when releasing pressure - peritonitis

38
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Guarding

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involuntary tension in the abdo muscles

39
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Assessing masses

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Location
Size
Shape
Consistency- smooth, soft, hard, irregular
Mobility- attached to superficial/underlying tissues
Pulsatility

40
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+ve Murphy’s sign =

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cholecystitis

41
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Spleen is palpable when..

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it is at least 3 times the normal size

42
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Steps for palpation

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Light palpation
Deep palpation
Liver
Spleen 
Ballot the kidneys
43
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Palpation of the organs the patient must…

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take deep breathes in and out, and you palpate when they breathe in

44
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Steps for percussion

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Liver, spleen, shifting dullness

45
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Key for shifting dullness

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If fluid is present, the area that was previously dull (when supine) will now be resonant (when lying on side)

46
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Auscultation

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Bowel sounds

47
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Tinkling bowel sounds

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bowel obstruction

48
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Absent bowel sounds

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ileus/peritonitis

49
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Suggest further assessments

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Check for hernias
PR exam
External genitalia - if appropriate

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