gi Flashcards
dysentry
infective condition –> bloody diarrhea
diarrheoa
3 or more loose stools in 24 h
streatorrhea
- = what and what does it look like
excess fat in faeces
- bulky, difficult to flush
- pale, oily
- foul smelling
ataxia
lack of voluntary muscle control leading to poor balance, speech, coordination etc
which part of bowel does coeliac affect most
proximal
what genetic antigens are needed for coeliac
95% HLA DQ2
5% HLA DQ8
c. diff
- related to what (2)
- symptoms (3)
- epidemiology (3)
- prevention (3)
- previous antibiotic use
- if antibiotic begins with C especially
- watery diarrhea (non-bloody), abdominal pain, yellow pus in colon (due to increased WBC)
- v old./ young, hospital patient, high mortality
- hand washing, isolation, gloves/aprons
dukes classification
of tumours A- mucosa/submucosa B- bowel wall C- lymph nodes D- metastases
guarding
- what
- localised/generalised
- seen when
- involuntary contraction of the gut wall muscle –> rigid
- can be either
- seen in peritonitis
rebound tenderness
- what
- localised/generalised
- seen when
- peritoneum is irritated when hand is released (pain)
- can be either
- peritonitis
ibs/ibd
ibs= irritable bowel syndrome
ibd = inflammatory bowel disease
- UC
- chrohns
granuloma =
collection of epithelial macrophages surrounded by lymphocytes
this is obvs not just GI related
hyperaemic =
- =
- is this what inflamed or non inflamed bowel looks like in UC
= more red
inflamed (+ulcers)
what is the alimentary canal
what I know as the gut: mouth to anus
abscess =
tender mass filled with pus due to contained perforation of bowel wall
Haematemesis
vomiting blood
helicon pylori
- what stain
- increase risk of what (3)
- spread how
- common where globally
- stool antigen test and PPIs?
- treatment
- gram negative
- causes gastric/duodenal ulcers
- increase risk og gastric cancer
- faceo-oral/oral-oral
- common in underdeveloped areas
- stop PPIs 1 week before antigen test
- treatment = PPIs maybe, or antibiotics
ataxic
full loss of bodily movements - coordination, balance, speech
nystagmus
involuntary eye movement
IBS OR IBD has nocturnal diarrhea
IBD
temperature raised with any infection?
pretty much - rule of thumb- across body. fever can be associated with any “-itis”
pseudopolyps seen in
UC
