GI Flashcards
Cause of whipple disease
Tropherima whippeli
clue for whipple
PAS positive during biopsy
Extra intestinal manif of Whipple(2)
Polyarthropathy Migratoire
Heart problem–>CHF
What can you in late stage of whipple
Dementia
Clue for Celiac disease
Biopsy showing villous atrophy
Marker for cealiac disease(2)
IGA anti tissue transglutaminase
IGA anti endomysial antibodies
What can cause negativity of these markers in case of celiac disease(IGATT)
IGA deficiency
Other name of cealiac disease
celiac sprue
in GIT what can happen in celiac sprue
Malabsorption
Consequences of Malabsorption in celiac sprue(3)
Low
Vit D
Vit K
Iron
consequence of low vit D in celiac disease
hypocalcemia
consequence of hypocalcemia and low vit D in celiac disease(3)
Osteomalacia
bone pain
fracture
consequence of vit A deficiency in adult
Hyperkeratosis
Low vit K consequence
easy bruising
Clue for Achalasia
dysphagia for solids and liquids
Dx of Celiac and whiple
intestinal Biopsy
workup for achalasia(3)
baryum swallow
Manometry
endoscopy
finding in Bayum swallow for achalasia
bird beak appearance
Finding during manometry in Achalasia(3)
Elevating resting LES pressure
Incomplete LES relaxation
Absence of peristaltism in the esophageal body
why performing endoscopy in achalasia
to rule out a cancer in distal esophagus
quid of pseudo achalasia
cancer in distal esophagus causing achalasia
what to thing in achalasia and weight loss
cancer de l ‘oesophage
when thinking of cancer in achalasia(3)
Symptom > 6 months
patient more than 60 years
Weight loss
cause of constipation in multiple myeloma
Hypercalcemia