GI Flashcards
tx achalasi
CCB - nifedipine
nitrates
botox
dilation
tx mallory weiss tears
self-limited
possible injection of epi w/ endoscopy
tx esophageal stricture
PPI H2 blocker ("tidine")
tx GERD
1) H2 blocker
2) PPI
RF gastric adenocarcinoma
male
smoking
h pylori
dx ZE syndrome
secretin stimulation test
fastin serum gastrin
tx: PPI or surgery
tx H pylori
PPI + clarithromycin + amoxicillin
PPI + pepto + tetracyclin + metronidazole
pyloric stenosis on barium swallow
string sign
railroad track sign
tx pyloric stenosis
pyloromyotomy - Ramstedt’s procedure
cholecystitis
infxn gallbladder
RUQ pain + N/V + fever
RF cholecystitis
native american female obesity diabetes prego crohn's
chlonangitis sx
charcot + reynolds
ERCP
prodrome - anorexia/nausea/vomit joint ache diarrhea fever jandice mild RUQ pain
Hep B
anti-HBc = acute infxn
single stranded RNA
prodrome sames as hep B
jaundice
PCR for HCV RNA
HCV antibody
tx: interferon alpha, pegylated interferon, ribavirin
tx hep D
peginterferon
fibrosis/scarring of liver
macrocytic anemia, increased PT
cirrhosis
tx: folate, iron
FFP for bleeding
fluids/Na for ascites
80 cases assoc w/ cirrhosis
cachexia
sudden ascites
deterioration of a pt w/ cirrhosis who has been stable
liver CA
CT/MRI + contrast
monitor: AFP + US
Ranson criteria
55 y/o WBC > 16000 LDH > 350 AST > 250 glucose > 200