GI Flashcards
Which type of ulcers (gastric or duodenal are more common)?
Duodenal
What is the most common gram negative cause of acute cholangitis?
E.coli
What is the most common gram positive cause of acute cholangitis?
Enterococci
How is Wilson’s disease treated?
Oral zinc therapy
What impact does SIBO have on vitamin B12 and folate?
Decreased B12
Increased folate
What may fenofibrate lead to (and how)?
Causes increased cholesterol secretion, so may cause cholesterol gallstone formation
Which type of glands are usually preserved in Crohn’s?
Mucin glands
ZE tumours are commonly located where?
Proximal duodenal wall and the head of the pancreas
What is melanosis coli and how is it caused?
Darkening of the mucosal lining due to prolonged laxative use
How are duodenal ulcers relieved?
Eating or drinking milk
Which test is mandatory to diagnose Coeliac?
Duodenal biopsy
What do high serum amylase and serum lipase indicate?
Hypertriglyceridaemia induced pancreatitis
What three factors stimulate gastric acid secretion?
ACh
Gastrin
Histamine
What three factors inhibit gastric acid secretion?
Somatostatin
Secretin
CCK
How is giardiasis diagnosed?
Stool sample
What are three characteristics of haemolytic jaundice?
Splenomegaly
Reticulocytosis (increase in immature RBCs)
Anaemia
If the large bowel has a diameter of over x, it is considered dilated. What is x?
5.5cm
If the small bowel has a diameter of over x, it is considered dilated. What is x?
3cm
How is hydatid disease treated (2)?
Drainage and albendazole
Which type of fibre intake should be increased in diverticular disease?
Soluble
What three symptoms/signs are associated with Budd-Chiari?
Abdominal pain
Ascites
Hepatomegaly
How is TB diagnosed?
Ileal biopsy
What are three most common bacterial causes of ascending cholangitis?
E.coli
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
What type of vomiting is caused by pyloric stenosis?
Projectile
Which type of inheritance is haemachromatosis?
Autosomal recessive
Which two types of antibodies are important in autoimmune gastritis?
Anti-parietal and anti-intrinsic factor
What is removal of the sigmoid colon called?
Hartmann’s procedure
What faecal test is used to investigate pancreatitis?
Faecal elastase
Are fistulae more common in Crohn’s or UC?
Crohn’s
FAP is a mutation in which gene?
APC tumour suppressor
HNPCC is a mutation in which gene?
DNA mismatch repair
Which type of inheritance do FAP and HNPCC show?
Autosomal dominant
When does CVID become apparent?
Adulthood
What is the treatment for life-threatening C.diff infection?
Oral vancomycin + IV metronidazole
Which two disease are associated with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency?
COPD and liver disease
Of Crohn’s and UC, which is TH1 mediated and which is mediated by TH1 and TH2?
Crohn's = TH1 UC = TH1 and TH2
What % of people with Hep C will become chronic carriers?
80%
GISTs are what type of tumours?
Mesenchymal
In which populations are squamous carcinomas in the oesophagus most common?
Eastern/developing countries
Where in the oesophagus is squamous carcinoma usually found?
Upper 2/3rds
When is vomiting due to gastroperesis worst?
In the evening
When in life is H.pylori usually contracted?
Under 5s
What does H.pylori do to the pH of its environment?
Increases it
What is the floor of the inguinal canal formed of?
Inguinal and lacunar ligaments
What is the medial border of the femoral canal formed from?
Lacunar ligament
How are small bowel lymphomas treated?
Surgery and chemotherapy
What is the average lifespan of an enterocyte?
72 hours
Which IL is important in H.pylori chronic gastritis?
IL-8
What are the two causes of small bowel ischaemia?
Arterial occlusion or perfusion insufficiency
What effect does coeliac disease have on the risk of gallstones?
Increases the risk