GI* Flashcards
Chief cells secrete what? parietal?
pepsin; HCL
Ach causes what to happen in the stomach?
rest and digest
What does the pancreas release for digestion?
lipase - fat
amylase - starches
trypsin - protein
What drug can you use for flushing and diarrhea associated with carcinoid syndrome as well as for VIP secreting tumors? Can use for bleeding esophageal varices. What is it an analog to?
octreotide
somastatin analog which goes against digestion and growth hormone, decreases splanchnic circulation
What stones are radioopaque?
calcium oxalate
calcium phosphate
struvite
What is the difference between and abd xray and a lower GI series?
Lower GI uses barium enema to look at colon (don’t use if perforation is suspected)
abd xray looks at large, small intestines, stomach, pancreas, liver, spleen
MC cause of esophagitis?
GERD
Meds that cause esophagitis?
bb, ccb, bisphosponates, NSAIDS
tx of CMV esophagitis? Description?
large ulcers
ganciclovir
Multiple corrugate rings on endoscopy of the esophagus points to what?
eosinophilic esophagitis
What are alarm symptoms of GERD?
dysphagia
odynophagia
WL
bleeding
Gold standard of GERD dx?
24 h ambulatory ph monitoring
What is the main problem in achalasia?
failure of LES relaxation (opposite of GERD)
Dx achalasia?
manometry
what is nutcracker esophagus?
excessive contractions during peristalsis
how do you dx zenker’s diverticulum?
barium esophogram
What is boerhaave syndrome?
full thickness rupture of distal esophagus (repeated vomiting or iatrogenic)
Def dx of boerhaave?
contrast esophagram with gastrografin swallow
dx of esophageal webs?
barium swallow
What is first line to reduce re-bleeding of esophageal varices?
beta blockers
How do manage acute esophageal varices bleed?
2 large bore needles => IV fluid
possible blood transfusion
ligation with edoscopy
Octreotide/vasopressin
baloon tamponade
surgical decompression
Which hiatal hernia needs surgery to prevent strangulation?
type II “rolling hernia”
Pt has dysphagia to solid foods progressing to liquids, odynophagia, WL, chest pain, anorexia, cough, and hoarseness. What would you suspect and how do you dx?
esophageal neoplasm- adenocarcinoma
upper endoscopy
What are the two main causes of dysphagia? Name some of each type
mechanical or motility
mechanical: peptic stricture from gerd, progressive schatzki rings intermittent dysphagia cancer eosinophilic esophagitis (could be more too)
motility:
achalasia, can’t do solid or liquid progressive
diffuse esophageal spasms intermittent
scleroderma, chronic Gerd + raynaud
ineffective esophageal motility not with GERD
MC cause of PUD?
h pylori
second is NSAIDS
What are alarm symptoms of PUD?
WL dyspepsia >50 hx of gastric ulcer anorexia anemia dysphagia
Which ulcers are more common in PUD?
duodenal
4x more common
What is the best screening test for zollinger-ellison syndrome?
fasting gastrin levels (increased >1,000 pg/ml and gastric pH <2
how do you dx gastric carcinoma?
upper endoscopy with biopsy
What are the two types of gastric cancer?
intestinal (MC) irregular ulcer in the antrum, h pylori can cause
diffuse is signet ring cells that infiltrate, not associated with h pylori
What is hypertrophied in pyloric stenosis?
pyloric smooth muscle
What is tx of pyloric stenosis?
myotomy
excess direct bilirubin leads to what?
light stools
dark urine
Is ALT or AST more sensitive to liver disease?
ALT
cholestasis will increase what?
ALP + GGT
What is the ratio in Etoh hepatitis?
AST>ALT s= “scotch”
an ALT > 1000 points to what?
autoimmune hepatitis
what types of stones are in cholelithiasis?
cholesterol
black
brown
How do you dx choledocholithiasis?
ERCP
US often initial but a neg doesn’t rule out
What are the clinical manifestations of acute cholangitis?
1) RUQ pain
2) jaundice
3) fever/chills
(Charcot’s triad)
What is reynold’s pentad? associate with charcot’s triad
charcots (fever/chills, RUQ pain, jaundice) + shock + altered mental status
What is the gold standard to dx acute cholangitis?
cholangiography via ERCP
what is acute cholangitis? MC cause?
infection secondary to obstruction (usually organisms that ascend from the duodenum)
MC e coli
mc cause of acute cholecystitis?
e coli
what is a + boas sign?
referred pain to the right shoulder with acute cholecystitis
gold standard dx of acute cholecystitis?
HIDA scan
management of acute cholecystits?
NPO
iv fluids
antibiotics
followed by cholecystectomy
what is the mc cause of fulminant hepatitis?
acetominophen
What do you not give to teenagers/children recovering from a fever/viral illness?
aspirin
what is the manifestation of fulminant hepatitis?
encephalopathy
(ammonia is a neurotoxin and is not being cleared)
coagulopathy (bleeding)
hepatomegaly, jaundice
what labs are off in fulminant hepatitis?
Pt/INR > 1.5
increased ammnia
increased LFTs
hypoglycemia
what hepatitis viruses are associated with chronic hepatitis?
HBV 10% chronic, HCV 80% chronic, HDV
what are labs for viral hepatitis?
ALT> AST (both over 500)
increased bilirubinemia
how are the hepatitis viruses transmitted?
E, A feco-oral
C parenteral
B sexual, parenteral
D requires B
what is increased lab wise in hepatocellular carcinoma?
alpha feto protein
what is + in primary biliary cirrhosis?
anti-mitochondrial antibody
primary biliary cirrhosis vs primary sclerosing cholangitis
PBC- intrahepatic, need liver biopsy
both: increased ALP, GGT ALT, AST, bilirubin
PSC- intra/extra hepatic bile ducts, pANCA, UC
what analgesic do you give with acute pancreatitis?
demerol (meperidine)
mc cause of bowel obstruction in adults?
colorectal cancer
does CD or UC more often cause colorectal cancer?
UC
Which are more common, indirect or direct hernias?
indirect
indirect hernias are lateral to what structures?
lateral to inferior epigastric vessels
what are the classifications of hemorrhoids?
I- no prolapse
II- prolapse with defecation but then reduces
III- requires manual reduction
IV- irreducible and may strangulate
What type of veins are the problem with hemorrhoids?
submucosal protruding into the anal canal
pain with internal hemorrhoids signifies what?
a problem
pain with external hemorrhoids signifies what?
nothing, its normal
conservative tx for hemorrhoids?
sitz
topical corticosteroids
management of anorectal abscess?
WASH + IandD
I&D warm water analgesics sitz bath high fiber diet
pt with blond hair and blue eyes presenting with vomiting, mental delays, irritability, convulsions, eczema, and increased deep tendon reflexes would be textbook for what disorder?
phenylketonuria
can’t metabolize amino acids phenylalanine into tyrosine
mc cause of thiamine (b1) deficiency?
etoh
also B12 is affected
B9 (folate) and B12 (cobalamin) are the ones with macrocytic anemia
symptoms of b1 (thiamine) deficiency?
neurological
wernicke’s encephalopathy is caused by a deficiency in what?
thiamine (b1)
what classes of drugs stop diarrhea?
bismuth subsalicylate
opioid agonists (Lomotil, immodium)
anticholinergics
who do you not use pepto-bismol in?
kids after a viral illness (Reye’s=> hepatoencephalopathy
What are the anti-emetics?
Zofran (ondesartan)- blocks serotonin
Compazine (Prochlorperazine)- blocks dopamine
Phenergen (promethazine)- same
Reglan (metoclopramide)- same
what do you use for dystonic reaction of the dopamine blockers (compazine, phenergan, reglan) for vomiting?
diphenhydramine (benadryl)
“rice water stools”
cholera