GI Flashcards
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Conditions associated with Celiac Disease
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- Type 1 Diabetes
- IgA Deficiency
- Down Syndrome
- Turner Syndrome
- Williams Syndrome
- Other Autoimmune Disorders (thyroid, arthritis, liver)
- First Degree Relative with Celiac
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Q
Extraintestinal manifestations of celiac disease
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Dermatitis Herpetiformis Dental Enamel Hypoplasia of permanent teeth Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis Short Stature Delayed puberty Iron Deficiency Anemia Hepatitis Arthritis Epilepsy w occipital lobe calcifications
3
Q
rash in celiac disease
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Dermatitis Herpetiformis
4
Q
what has gluten in it
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wheat
rye
barley
(technically not oats but often manufactured same place as wheat)
5
Q
how long do you need to eat gluten before you can get real results of ttg/bx
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8 weeks
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Q
Presentation of Crohns vs Colitis
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Crohns: skinny kid
UC: bloody poop
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Q
Terminal ileum - in UC or crohns?
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UC: TI not involved
Crohn’s: thick/stenosed TI
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Q
Key macroscopic features of UC vs Crohns
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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
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Granuloma’ - UC or Crohns’
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only in crohns
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Key microscopic features of UC vs Crohns
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UC
- mucosal/superficial
- extensive crypt absess
- mucus depletion
Crohn’s
- transmural
- common lymphoid hypertrophy
- focal crypt abscess
- +granulomas
- common submucosal fibrosis
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Q
Crohn’s Mgmt
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Induction:
- Tube feeds/EEN
- Steroids
- 5ASA
- Biologics
Maintenance
- Tube feeds/EEN
- Azathioprine
- MTX
- Biologics
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Q
UC Mgmt
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Induction:
- Steroids
- 5ASA
- Biologics
Maintenance
- 5ASA
- Azathioprine
- MTX
- Biologics
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Differential Diagnosis of Terminal Ileitis
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- Crohn’s
- Lymphoma
- Yersinia Infection
- Tuberculosis
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Severe Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathy
- Lymphonodular hyperplasia (normal finding)
14
Q
Organic Causes of constipation
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• Hypothyroidism • Celiac Disease • Lead Poisoning • Cystic Fibrosis • HYPERcalcemia • HYPOkalemia • CNS disorders o Hirschprung’s o Cerebral palsy o Neural tube defects • Idiopathic
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Dysphagia ddx
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- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Esophageal motility disorder (scleroderma)
- Achalasia
- Anatomic obstruction
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Painful Swallowing: Odynophagia
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- Candidal infection
* Reflux esophagitis
17
Q
Bugs of bloody diarrhea
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- Yersinia (usually)
- Salmonella (usually)
- Shigella
- E. coli
- Campylobacter
YOUR SHIT SMELLS EXTREMELY CRAPPY
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Hirshsprung - investigations and what will you see
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Barium enema
dilation of the large bowel with narrowing immediately proximal to the rectum
Then do rectal biopsy
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Functional constipation
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<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
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Colic definition
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- 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
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Rumination d/o - how to tx
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relaxation therapies, avoidance of behavioral reinforcement
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Cyclic vomiting syndrome
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• 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
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Gilberts Syndrome
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Non hemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Persistant unconjugated hyperbili in infant
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Hepatic causes of hyperbilirubinemia
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Infectious Medications/Ingestions/Toxins Metabolic (A1AT, hemochromatosis, Wilsons) Inflammatory (AIH, NAFLD/NASH) Neoplastic (primary, mets, hematologic)
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Post hepatic causes of hyperbilirubinemia
conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
* Biliary atresia
* Choledochal cyst
* CF
* Gallstones
* Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
* Neoplastic
* Inspissated bile syndrome
* Genetic (PFIC)
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Clinical features of acute liver failure
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Cerebral edema
High Output Cardiac failure
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Upper GI bleeding
Hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, coagulopathy
Hypoadrenalism
AKI
Pancreatitis
Infectious diseases (impaired leukocyte fn)
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Infant at risk of Hep B - what to do
Hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours
| Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin within 12 hours; max 7 days
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marker for protein malabsorption
Stool alpha-1-antitrypsin
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Derm features of IBD
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Erythema nodosum
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Perianal fistula
Aphthous ulcers
Sweet Syndrome - fever, leukocytosis, tender nodules/papules on upper body and face.
Necrotizing vasculitis
Metastatic Crohn’s disease
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Ingestion of button battery - when to do urgent endoscopy
| when to do serial Xray
Esophageal: always
Gastric: if >20mm AND <5yo
or if symptomatic
otherwise serial xray
if >20mm repeat in 48h
if <20mm repeat in 10-14d
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ingestion of coin management
esophageal
gastric
SB
esophageal:
- symptomatic: scope immmediately
- asymptomatic: scope within 24 h
gastric:
observe
consider scope if not passed in 2-4 weeks
SB:
scope if symptomatic
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What is the GI issues in Schwachman-Diamond
Pancreatic insufficiency
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Lytes in pyloric stenosis
Met alkalosis
Low K
Low Cl
Low Na
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Associations with opmhalocele
35% have other gastrointestinal defects (malrotation, intestinal atresia, and necrotizing enterocolitis)
20% have congenital heart defects
T13, T18
Urinary tract anomalies
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what is more common gastroschisis or ompahleocele
gastroschisis
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most common lead point for intussecption
meckels
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Kasabach–Merritt syndrome
Hemangioma with thrombocytopenia
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Biliary atresia
- first investigation
- diagnostic
U/S with doppler
cholangiogram with liver biopsy
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what is more sensitive and specific for acute pancreatitis?
lipase
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What is best to feed short gut
elemental formula with MCT
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All sugars are reducing except what one?
sucrose
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After what age should you investigate prolonged jaundice?
2 weeks
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Peutz Jeghers syndrome
| - 2 characteristics
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mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation (Macular pigmented lesions (dark brown or blue) found around lips and oral mucosa, also hands feet and perineum)
small bowel polyposis
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What is best indicator of liver function?
INR
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Indications for soy formula
- Galactosemia
| - Religious/cultural reasons (i.e. veganism).
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How to manage liver failure?
- fluid restrict
- PPI for gastric bleeding
- monitor for hypoglycemia
- follow INR, manage bleeding
- PICU/transplant centre
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Barium swallow bird beak
achalasia
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Ddx dysphagia
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Achalasia
Scleroderma
Esophageal web
Zenker diverticulum
Stricture
Vascular ring
Pulmonary sling
EoE
GERD
Pill esophagitis
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Wilson Disease
- what is the problem
- presentation
- lab
Copper overload
* AR
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Presentation:
Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
PALF
Neuropsych Sx
Kayser-Fleischer (K-F) rings
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Ceruoplasmin
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Infant dyschezia
<9mo:
1) at least 10 min of straining/crying before successful/unsuccessful passage of SOFT stool
2) no other health problems
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Functional dyspepsia
at least one of at least 4 days/month:
1) post prandial fullness
2) early satiety
3) epigastric pain/burning not associated with defecation
4) after appropriate evaluation, sx cannot be explained by another medical condition
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
All of in at least 2 months old:
1) abdo pain at least 4 days per month associated with 1 of:
- related to defecation
- change in frequency of stool
- change in form of stool
2) pain does not resolve with resolution of constipation
3) after appropriate evaluation, sx cannot be explained by another medical condition
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Abdo migraine
at least 2 episodes of all of:
1) paroxysmal episodes of intense, acute periumbilical, midline or diffuse abdominal pain lasting >/= 1 hr (should be the most severe/distressing sx)
2) episodes separated by weeks-months
3) pain is incapacitating and interferes w normal activities
4) stereotypical pattern and sx
5) pain is Assoc w at least 2 of:
- anorexia
- nausea
- vomiting
- headache
- photophobia
- pallor
6) after appropriate evaluation, sx cannot be explained by another medical condition
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Functional abdo pain
| - criteria
at least 4 month of all of:
1) episodic/continuous abdo pain that does not occur solely during physiologic events (ex: eating/menses)
2) insufficient criteria for IBS/functional dyspepsia/abdo migraine
3) after appropriate evaluation, sx cannot be explained by another medical condition
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Neonatal cholestasis
| ddx (6)
- Biliary atresia
- Choledochal cysts]
- hypothyroidism
- spesis
- galactosemia
- tyrosinemia
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Alagille Syndrome
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conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
paucity of bile ducts
posterior embryotoxon
butterfly vertebrae
pulmonary stenosis
renal issues
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Kwashiorkor
Protein malnutrition
Hypoalbuminemia
Edema
Inadequate protein intake, fair energy intake
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Marasmus
Severe protein - energy malnutrition
Emaciation
Body weight <70%
No edema
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Presentation of Meckels
painless PR bleeding
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Zinc deficiency
- what does it cause
- when does it happen
- presentation (2)
Acrodermatitis enteropathica
When weaning from breast milk
Rash
Reddish tint hair
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CMPA
| - presentation
diarrhea, vomiting, blood stool
| no FTT
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CMPA
| -mgmt
Breastfed: mom stop drinking milk
Formula: extensively hydrolyzed formula
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H Pylori
Peptic ulcer disaese
Epigastric pain
No empiric treatment until dx
No longer do urea breath test for dx
Dx: scope
- bx and susceptibility
can do urea breath test to follow to clear
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Tx:
Triple therapy
- PPI
- Amox
- another abx based on susceptibility
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