GI Flashcards
Conditions associated with Celiac Disease
- Type 1 Diabetes
- IgA Deficiency
- Down Syndrome
- Turner Syndrome
- Williams Syndrome
- Other Autoimmune Disorders (thyroid, arthritis, liver)
- First Degree Relative with Celiac
Extraintestinal manifestations of celiac disease
Dermatitis Herpetiformis Dental Enamel Hypoplasia of permanent teeth Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis Short Stature Delayed puberty Iron Deficiency Anemia Hepatitis Arthritis Epilepsy w occipital lobe calcifications
rash in celiac disease
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
what has gluten in it
wheat
rye
barley
(technically not oats but often manufactured same place as wheat)
how long do you need to eat gluten before you can get real results of ttg/bx
8 weeks
Presentation of Crohns vs Colitis
Crohns: skinny kid
UC: bloody poop
Terminal ileum - in UC or crohns?
UC: TI not involved
Crohn’s: thick/stenosed TI
Key macroscopic features of UC vs Crohns
UC:
- rectum always involved
- No TI
- Hemorrhagic mucosa
- Bowel wall normal
- rare stricture or fistula
- common PSC
Crohns:
- Segmental, diffuse involvement
- skip lesions
- thick, stenosed TI
- Thickened bowel wall
- cobblestoning/deep ulcers (serpiginous)
- common to have strictures, fistulas, EN
Granuloma’ - UC or Crohns’
only in crohns
Key microscopic features of UC vs Crohns
UC
- mucosal/superficial
- extensive crypt absess
- mucus depletion
Crohn’s
- transmural
- common lymphoid hypertrophy
- focal crypt abscess
- +granulomas
- common submucosal fibrosis
Crohn’s Mgmt
Induction:
- Tube feeds/EEN
- Steroids
- 5ASA
- Biologics
Maintenance
- Tube feeds/EEN
- Azathioprine
- MTX
- Biologics
UC Mgmt
Induction:
- Steroids
- 5ASA
- Biologics
Maintenance
- 5ASA
- Azathioprine
- MTX
- Biologics
Differential Diagnosis of Terminal Ileitis
- Crohn’s
- Lymphoma
- Yersinia Infection
- Tuberculosis
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Severe Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathy
- Lymphonodular hyperplasia (normal finding)
Organic Causes of constipation
• Hypothyroidism • Celiac Disease • Lead Poisoning • Cystic Fibrosis • HYPERcalcemia • HYPOkalemia • CNS disorders o Hirschprung’s o Cerebral palsy o Neural tube defects • Idiopathic
Dysphagia ddx
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Esophageal motility disorder (scleroderma)
- Achalasia
- Anatomic obstruction
Painful Swallowing: Odynophagia
- Candidal infection
* Reflux esophagitis
Bugs of bloody diarrhea
- Yersinia (usually)
- Salmonella (usually)
- Shigella
- E. coli
- Campylobacter
YOUR SHIT SMELLS EXTREMELY CRAPPY
Hirshsprung - investigations and what will you see
Barium enema
dilation of the large bowel with narrowing immediately proximal to the rectum
Then do rectal biopsy
Functional constipation
<3 bowel movements/week
• Excessive stool retention
• Painful or hard bowel movements
• Large fecal mass in rectum
• posturing position to avoid stooling
• 3x/wk episode of incontinence after toilet training
• Large-diameter stools that block toilet
Colic definition
- Infant <5 months old when symptoms start and stop
- Recurrent and prolonged periods of infant crying, fussing, or irritability without obvious cause, cannot prevent or resolve
- No evidence of FTT, fever, or illness
- Episodes lasting >3 hours/day for 3 days per week for >1 week
Rumination d/o - how to tx
relaxation therapies, avoidance of behavioral reinforcement
Cyclic vomiting syndrome
• At least 2 periods of intense nausea and hyperemesis or retching lasting hours to days (in past 6mo)
(at least 4x/hr for 1hr–10d)
• Episodes are stereotypical
• Return to usual state of health lasting weeks to months
• Symptoms not attributable to other conditions
Gilberts Syndrome
Non hemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Persistant unconjugated hyperbili in infant
Hepatic causes of hyperbilirubinemia
Infectious Medications/Ingestions/Toxins Metabolic (A1AT, hemochromatosis, Wilsons) Inflammatory (AIH, NAFLD/NASH) Neoplastic (primary, mets, hematologic)
Post hepatic causes of hyperbilirubinemia
conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
- Biliary atresia
- Choledochal cyst
- CF
- Gallstones
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Neoplastic
- Inspissated bile syndrome
- Genetic (PFIC)