GI- adults Flashcards

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Bilirubin- pathophysiology

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Inc unconjugated bile:

  • Inc production - hemolytic anemia
  • Dec uptake by liver - CH, Gilbert syndrome
  • Dec conjugation - Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Gilbert syndrome

Inc conjugated bile:

  • Liver doesn’t secrete - damage to liver, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome
  • Biliary tree is obstructed - intrahepatic (cirrhosis, Ca, granuloma), extrahepatic (stones, stricture, Ca)
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Bilirubin- cause

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Clay-colored stools
Dark tea-colored urine
Pruritis

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Bilirubin- S/S & PE

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Jaundice - inc of unconjugated or conjugated bilirubin

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Cholelithiasis- pathophysiology

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Cholesterol - 90%
In Gallbladder
Pigment stones: 
- Black - formed in sterile bile - heme 
- Brown - bacterial metabolism in biliary infection
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Cholelithiasis- cause

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Cholesterol stones - 4Fs

  • Fat
  • Forty
  • Female
  • Fertile
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Cholelithiasis- epidemiology

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> 40
F>M
Western Countries

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Cholelithiasis- S/S & PE

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Asymptomatic
- 80% stay this way
Symptomatic - intermittent blockage of cystic duct by a stone
Biliary Colic - intense, dull discomfort, RUQ radiates to back -> R shoulder blade
- N/V and diaphoresis
- Last 30min ->60min then subsides
- triggered - eating fatty meal

No positive PE signs
Incidental findings

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Cholelithiasis- diagnosis

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U/S - echogenic foci that cast an acoustic shadow

  • gravitationally dependent - will move w/ movement
  • may look like sludge, but is not
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Cholelithiasis- labs & imaging

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Labs - Nl, even during biliary colic

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Cholelithiasis- treatment

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Asymptomatic - do NOT perform cholecystectomy

Typical biliary symptoms + gallstones

  • acute pain - NSAIDs or opioids
  • Cholecystectomy or medical dissolution of stones

Atypical symptoms + gallstones
- Cholecystectomy - lower relief rates then w/ typical symptoms

Typical symptoms, but no stones visualized
- May have function gallbladder disorder

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Cholelithiasis- prognosis

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Symptom relief post-surgery

Complications - bile leak, bleeding, abscess formation, biliary injury, bowel injury

> 12% develop diarrhea - can’t digest food as well

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Acute Cholecystitis- pathophysiology

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Acute inflammation of the gallbladder

Calculous - gallstones

  • Cystic duct become obstructed by a stone -> leads to inflammation
  • Bacterial inflammation? - eColi, klebsiella, streptococcus, clostridium

Acalculous - no gallstones

  • unknown
  • some may have biliary sludge in cystic duct, vasculitis, obstructing adenocarcinoma of the gb, unusual infection, or systemic disease - TB, sarcoidosis, TB, syphilis
  • Underlying SEVERE illness - burn, postpartum, postop, TPN
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Acute Cholecystitis- epidemiology

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Calculous:

  • F>M
  • 40-60y

Acalculous

  • critically ill, bedridden, on TPN
  • 5-10% w/ cholecystitis
  • M>F
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Acute Cholecystitis- S/S & PE

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RUQ pain, Fever, Leukocytosis

Diarrhea
N/V
Hx of fatty food
Lasts - several hours >4-6

Hx of previous spontaneous resolving attacks

Ill appearing
Fever
Tachy
Voluntary/involuntary guarding on abdominal exam
Rebound tenderness in RUQ
Tender to Palpation RUQ
Pos Murphys Sign - when pressed -> inspiratory arrest and inc discomfort
Able to palpate an enlarged, tender gallbladder?

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Acute Cholecystitis- diagnosis

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U/S:

  • cholelithiasis - supports, but doesn’t diagnosis
  • Gallbladder wall thickened or edema
  • sonographic Murphy’s sign
  • Pericholecystic fluid & dilation of bile duct

HIDA scan - done if still not confirmed diag

  • Technetium labeled HIDA injected IV -> taken by hepatocytes -> excreted into bile
  • Neg = can visualize gallbladder
  • Pos = can’t visualize gallbladder
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Acute Cholecystitis- labs & imaging

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Leukocytosis - Left shift (Inc bands)

LFTs - inc

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Acute Cholecystitis- treatment

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ADMIT!
Pain - NSAIDs or opioids
Abx - given for acute until resolution or chole
- Comm acquired acute - Cefazolin, cefuroxime, or ceftriaxone
Cholecystectomy or cholecystostomy
- Emergent for: progressive s/s - fever, hemodynamic instable, intractable pain; suspicion or gallbladder gangrene or perforation
- Low risk: chole during initial hosp - laparoscopic
- Risk>benefits, but not emergent: gallbladder drainage w/ percutaneous cholecystostomy; once acute episode resolved -> assess for risk, maybe schedule surgery

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Acute Cholecystitis- prognosis

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If not treated:

  • can get better in 7-10 days
  • Gangrenous cholecystitis
  • Perforation - abscess or peritonitis
  • Cholecystoenteric fistula
  • Gallstone ileus
  • Emphysematous cholecystitis
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Chronic Cholecystitis- pathophysiology

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Chronic inflammation of gallbladder wall

With gallstones

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Chronic Cholecystitis- cause

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Episodes of acute/subacute cholecystitis or gallstones -> persistent irritation to gallbladder wall -> fibrosis & thickening of gallbladder

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Chronic Cholecystitis- S/S & PE

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Multi episodes of biliary colic

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Chronic Cholecystitis- labs & imaging

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U/S - cholelithiasis, wall thickening from scarring

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Chronic Cholecystitis- treatment

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Cholecystectomy

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Porcelain Gallbladder- pathophysiology

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Calcification of gallbladder wall

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Porcelain Gallbladder- cause

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Chronic cholecystitis?

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Porcelain Gallbladder- S/S & PE

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Asymptomatic

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Porcelain Gallbladder- diagnosis

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Incidentally - Xray

- US or CT to confirm

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Porcelain Gallbladder- treatment

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Inc RISK FOR CARCINOMA

Resection

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Choledocholithiasis- pathophysiology

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Stones within the common bile duct

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Choledocholithiasis- S/S & PE

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RUQ /epigastric pain 
- prolonged then typical biliary colic 
Nausea
Vomiting 
Jaundice?
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Choledocholithiasis- diagnosis

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U/S - 1st

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Choledocholithiasis- labs & imaging

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AST/ALT - inc early

Bili, ALP, GGT - inc later

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Choledocholithiasis- treatment

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If high risk for CBD stone -> ERCP w/ stone removal + cholecystectomy

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Acute Cholangitis (Ascending Cholangitis)- pathophysiology

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Statis and infection in biliatry tract

Biliary obstruction + bacterial infection

Obstruction:

  • calculi, stenosis, malignancy
  • > inc intrabiliary pressure -> permeability of bile ductulus -> easier for bacteria to transfer from portal circulation to biliary tract

-> easier for bacteria to g from bile to circulation -> septicemia

Bacteria - Ecoli, Klebsilella, Enterobacter

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Acute Cholangitis (Ascending Cholangitis)- S/S & PE

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Charcot triad - Fever, abdominal pain (RUQ), jaundice
Reynolds Pentad - Confusion, hypotension, fever, abdominal pain, jaundice
- suppurative cholangitis

Fever & abdominal pain - most common 
- RUQ, diffuse
Jaundice - less common 
Older pts and immunosuppressed - atypical presentation 
- HTN only?
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Acute Cholangitis (Ascending Cholangitis)- diagnosis

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Suspect: 1 from each

  • fever, shaking/chills, lab evidence of inflammatory response (WBC or inc CRP)
  • Jaundice, abnormal LFTs

Definite: above and also has

  • Biliary dilation on imaging
  • evidence of an etiology on imaging - stricture, stone, stent
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Acute Cholangitis (Ascending Cholangitis)- labs & imaging

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Leukocytosis - neutrophil predominance
LFTs - Cholestatic patter -> Inc ALP, GGT and Bili

Blood cultures - pos?

  • all should have done
  • if ERCP - culture bile or stent
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Acute Cholangitis (Ascending Cholangitis)- treatment

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Charcots Triad + abn LFTs:
- ERCP - diagnose and drain

NO Charcots Triad:

  • Transabdominal U/S - look for CBD dilation or stone
  • Sene -> ERCP w/in 24 hrs for drainage/stone removal
  • nl -> MRCP - only use if not 100% sure
Admit to hosp
Watch for sepsis
Abx 
- Ampicillin-sulbactam - Unasyn 
- Piperacillin-tazobactam - Zosyn
- Ticarcillin-clavulanate 
- Ceftiazone + Metronidzaole 
- modify w/ culture results
- 7-10 days
Biliary drainage - ASAP
- ERCP - TOC
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography or open surgical decompression
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Acute Cholangitis (Ascending Cholangitis)- prognosis

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11-20% mortality
At risk for recurrence - Cholecystectomy recom
Benign stenosis - surgery or endoscopic therapy
Malignant stenosis - recurrent obstruction common - stent?

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Mirizzi Syndrome- pathophysiology

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Hepatic duct obstruction from extrinsic compression

- from impacted stone in cystic duct

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Mirizzi Syndrome- cause

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Alcohol abuse
Chronic viral Hep
Hemochromatosis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Autoimmune hep
Prim and sec biliary cirrhosis
Prim sclerosing cholangitis
Meds 
Polycystic liver dis
RS heart failure
Wilson dis
Celiac dis
Alpha-1 antitrypsin def
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Mirizzi Syndrome- S/S & PE

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Jaundice
Fever
RUQ pain

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Mirizzi Syndrome- diagnosis

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U/S - 1st

ERCP - 2nd

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Mirizzi Syndrome- labs & imaging

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ALP - inc

Bili -inc

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Mirizzi Syndrome- treatment

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Surgery - cholecystectomy

- poor candidate - lithotripsy

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Mirizzi Syndrome- prognosis

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High frequency of bladder Ca

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Cirrhosis- pathophysiology

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Progressive hepatic fibrosis
- fibrosis & regenerative nodes in live

Fibrosis -> Architectual distortion -> disruptt nl portal blood flow -> inc BP and impairs liver function

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Cirrhosis- cause

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Most Common:
Alcohol abuse
Chronic viral Hep
Hemochromatosis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 
Autoimmune hep
Prim and sec biliary cirrhosis
Prim sclerosing cholangitis
Meds 
Polycystic liver dis
RS heart failure
Wilson dis
Celiac dis
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Cirrhosis- S/S & PE

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Nonspecific symptoms - fatigue, anorexia, weakness, weight loss/wasting
Specific hepatic dysfunction:
Skin
- Jaundice - yellow of skin, eyes, membranes, >2-3 mg/dl
- Spinder angioma - vascular lesions; trunk, face, upper limbs
- Palmar erythema - palm w/ central pallor
Chest/Feminization
- Gynecomastia - 2/3 of pt
- Men - loss of chest/axillary hair, inversion of normal male public hair pattern; testicular atrophy
Abdominal findings
- Ascites - distended, fluid wave, flank dull to percussion
- Liver palpation - enlarged, nl, or small; can feel - firm and nodular
- Splenomegaly
- Capute medusa
- Cruveilhier-Baumgarten murmur - venous hum heard w/ portal HTN, over epigastrium
- Umbilical hernia
Neurologic
- cognitive deficits & impaired neuromuscular fnt
- Disturbances in sleep pattern often initial changes, mood changes, inappropriate behavior, disorientation, somnolence, confusion, unconsciousness, bradykinesia
- Asterixis - flapping of outstretched, dorsiflexed hand
- Hyperactive or hypoactive, slurred speech, nystagmus, ataxia, focal neuro deficit, coma
Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Ammonia neruotoxin - don’t need to be elevated
- Not specific - DO NOT use to screen
Extremity Changes
- Muehrcke nails - paired whitte horizontal bands separated by normal color
- Terry nails - proximal 2/3 of nail plate white, distal 1/3 is red, clubbing, Dupuytren’s contracture

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Cirrhosis- diagnosis

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Live biopsy - gold
- not needed dif clinical, lab and radiologic data strongly support presence
U/S - liver may be small & nodular, inc echogenicity w/ irregular appearing areas
Fibroscan - noninvasive test of hepatic fibrosis
- staging of fibrosis -> helps determine treatment

Child-Pugh score - severity of liver disease
5-6 = A - well compensated -> 100-85% survival
7-9 = B - signif functional compromise -> 80-60% survival
10-15 = C = decompensated -> 45-35% survival

MELD score - used to prioritize liver transplant

  • > 10 - refer
  • > 15 - candidate for transplant
  • Predicts outcomes
  • Bili, Creatinine, INR, Na
  • The higher the score - the worse the outcome
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Cirrhosis- labs & imaging

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AST/ALT - inc 
ALP - inc
GGT - much higher
Bili - inc w/ progression
Albumin - dec w/ progression
PT - inc w/ progression
Hyponatremia
Serum Cr - inc
Cytopenia - thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, anemai
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Cirrhosis- treatment

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NO Alcohol!
Vaccinate - hep
Med adjust for hepatic impairment
Treat chronic hep

Compensated - >12y survival
Decompensated
- <6m w/ a Child-Pugh score >12 or MELD >21
- <6m - hosp w/ acute liver illness
- lower mean arterial pressure - worse the survival

Transplant: 
Indications
- Acute liver failure - highest priority
- Cirrhosis w/ complication
- neoplasm
- liver based metabolic conditions - wilson dis, CF, hemochromatosis
Contraindications
- uncorrectable cardiopulm dis
- AIDs
- Ca outside of liver 
- uncontrolled sepsis
- persistent nonadherence w/ medical care
- lack of adequate social support
Alcoholic liver dis - min of 6m none!
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Cirrhosis- complications

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Complications:
Variceal hemorrhage
- varices from portal HTN
- high mortality rates from bleeding episodes
- Asymptomatic -> hematemesis, melena
- everyone w/ cirrhosis needs to be screened - EGD
- if found - variceal band ligation
- Prevent - BB - low portal pressure and Dec risk of bleeding
Ascites
- Most common
- accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity
- Treated - diuretics, Na restriction - alcohol abstinence
- Diuretic therapy - spironolactone + furosemide 100:40 mg/day
- Paracentesis - tense ascites, need to rapidly decompress abdomen
-> remove 4-5L - anything more and albumin needs to be given
- TIPS - transjugular intrahepatic portosysttemic shunts - w/ refractory ascites
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- infection of ascetic fluid
- Fever, abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, AMS
- Diagnosis - fluid cultures or inc polymorphonuclear leukocyte count (>250) on eval of ascetic fluid
- High morality - start empiric abx ASAP - cefotaxime 2g IV Q8h
- if had it before - need to take daily abx forever - Norfloxacin or Bactrim
Hepatic Hydrothorax
- pleural effusion - w/ no other cause
- R sided - movement of ascites into pleural space from defects in diaphragm
- Treat - diuretics and Na restriction, thoracentesis if needed
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
- abnormal arterial O2 - intrapulmonary vascular dilatations
- Dyspnea, platypnea (better when laying down), impaired O2
- imaging - nonspecific
- PFTs - nl
- progressive
- therapy - liver transplant, O2 therapy - no meds work
Hepatorenal syndrome
- Renal failure
- Renal perfusion dec by hepatic dysfunction
- Diag - exclusion of other renal issues
Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Lactulose - dec ammonia from GI tract, titrate until having 2-3 stools a day, enema or PO
- nonabsorbable abx - rifaximin - added to lactulose or cant tolerate lactulose
- if combined - may have mortality benefit
- recurrent - need to be on forever
Hepatocellular carcinoma
- inc risk of developing
- think if - decomp in a previously stable pt
- asymptomatic - upper abdominal pain, weight loss, early satiety, palpable abdominal mass
- labs - nonspecific, maybe inc AFP
- only effective screening - U/S x 6m
- Treat - surgery, liver transplant
Portopulmonary HTN
- pulmonary htn in pts w/ portal htn
- Fatigue, dyspnea, peripheral edema, chest pain, syncope
- Diagnosis - echo - confirmed w/ R heart cath
- very hard to treat
- high mortality during liver transplant

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease- cause

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Crohn

Ulcerative Colitis

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease- epidemiology

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15-40yo
Jewish decent
1st deg relative w/ IBD

Smoking - inc risk of Crohn’s
- protective against UC

Western diet - inc risk

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Ulcerative Colitis- pathophysiology

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Idiopathic inflammatory condition
- involves mucosal surface of colon -> diffuse friable areas and erosions w/ bleeding
Starts distally -> progresses proximally
Continuous - no skip areas

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Ulcerative Colitis- S/S & PE

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Bloody diarrhea - BM frequent and small volume
Tenemesmus - straining, feeling like you have to poop all the time
Mainly distal - constipation + frequent blood and mucus discharge
Incontinence
Colicky abdominal pain
Onset of symptoms - gradual and progressive
Systemic symptoms - fever, weight loss, fatigue
Arthritis - nondestructive, peripheral large joints
- ankylosing spondylitis
Uveitis/episclertitis
Erythema nodosum
Pyoderma gangrenosum
VTE
Arterial thromboembolism
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Primary sclerosing cholangitis - liver and gallbladder disease

PE - usually nl

  • abdominal pain w/ palpation
  • fever
  • hypotension
  • tachy
  • pallor
  • blood on rectal exam
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Ulcerative Colitis- diagnosis

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Chronic diarrhea >4w
Evidence of active inflammation on endoscopy
- loss of vascular markings from swelling of mucosa -> looks erythematous
- Petechiae, exudates, edema, erosions, friability to touch, spontaneous bleeding
Chronic changes on biopsy
- Crypt abscesses
- Crypt branching
- Shortening and disarray
- Crypt atrophy
- Epithelial cell abnormalizes - mucin depletion, Paneth cell metaplasia
- Inflammatory features - inc lamina propria cellularity, basal plasmacytosis, lymphoid aggregates, lamina propria eosinophils
Exclude all other causes

Pattern:

  • involves rectum
  • extends proximally in continuous, circumferential
  • No normal areas of mucosa
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Ulcerative Colitis- labs & imaging

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Anemia
ESR/CRP - inc
Electrolyte abnormalities - diarrhea/dehydration
Fecal calprotectin - inc 
- differentiate b/t UC and IBS

Xray

  • proximal constipation
  • mucosal thickening - thumbprinting from edema
  • colonic dilation - severe

Double contrast barium enema

  • diffusely reticulated pattern w/ punctate collections of barium in microulcerations
  • collar button ulcers
  • shortening of colon
  • loss of haustra
  • polyps or pseudopolyps
  • avoid in those severely ill -> can cause toxic megacolon

CT and MRI

  • lower sensitivity than barium enema at detecting subtle early disease
  • Thickening of bowel wall
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Ulcerative Colitis - treatment

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Ulcerative Proctitis or Proctosigmoiditis
Topical 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) - 1st line
- Suppositories - dis just distal to part of rectum
- Mesalamine 1 PR BID
- Enema + suppository - dis extends furth
- Enema BID + suppository BID
- symptomatic relief and dec bleeding - w/in few days
- complete healing >4-6w -> continue for 8 weeks - then taper
- 1st episode + proctitis -> disc, no maintenance therapy
- Proctosigmoiditis or >1relapse /year -> maintenance therapy
Alternatives - topical steroids, PO 5-ASA

Left sided colitis, extenside colitis, pancolitis
- combo therapy - PO 5-ASA, suppositories 5-ASA or steroid, and enemas 5-ASA or steroid

Refractory

  • Refer
  • further oral immunosuppressants
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Ulcerative Colitis- severity

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Severity:
Mild
- <4 stools/day
- nl ESR
- no severe abdominal pain, fever, wt loss, profuse bleeding 

Mod

  • > 4 loose, bloody stools/day
  • mild anemia - no trans
  • mod abdominal pain
  • Minimal signs of systemic toxicity - low grade fever
  • No wt loss

Severe

  • Frequent loose bloody stools >6/day
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Systemic symptoms - fever, tachy, anemia, Inc ESR
  • May have rapid weight loss
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Ulcerative Colitis- prognosis

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Prognosis:

  • w/ treatment - exacerbations/flares alternating w/ long periods of symptomatic remission - some won’t be able to get remission
  • Dis extension
  • Colectomy - 20-30% - acute complications or intractable disease
  • slightly higher mortality - then rest of population
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Chrohn Disease- pathophysiology

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Transmural inflammation of GI tract - throughout whole GI tract
- ilium & R colon - most common

Skip areas - classic

Cause - Uknown

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Chrohn Disease - epidemiology

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15-35

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Chrohn Disease - S/S & PE

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Crampy abdominal pain
Strictures - lead to repeated obstruction 
Diarrhea - fluctuating over time 
- gross bleeding - less common than UC
Fistulas - entervesical, enterocutaneous, enteroenteric, enterovaginal
Malabsorption
Abscess formulation 
Aphthous ulcers
Fatigue, wt loss
Arthritis
Eye - uveitis, iritis, episcleritis
Skin - erythema nodosum, pyodermo gangrenosum
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
VTE & arterial thromboembolism
Nephrolithiasis 
Vit B12 def
Pulm involvement
Sec amyloidosis 

PE - nl
- Perianal skin tags, sinus tracts, abdominal tenderness, wt loss, pallor

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Chrohn Disease- diagnosis

A

Colonoscopy

  • focal ulcerations next to nl areas
  • polypoid mucosal changes - give cobblestone appearance
  • Skip areas
  • Rectal sparing

Wireless capsule Endoscopy

  • no radiation
  • don’t do - w/ suspected stricture

Crohn’s Disease Activity Index - CDAI
- stool patterns, abdominal pain rating, general wellbeing, complications, abdominal mass, anemia, weight change

Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI)
- general wellbeing, abdominal pain, number of liquid stools, abdominal mass, complications

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Chrohn Disease- labs & imaging

A
CBC
CMP
ESR/CRP - CRP higher than in UC
Serum Iron 
Vit D
Vit B12
Fecal calprotection - diff b/t IBS
Antibody test - pANC and ASCA pos
- diff b/t CD and US 

Barium Swallow - upper GI series

  • narrowing o lumen w/ nodularity & ulceration
  • Sring sign
  • Cobblestone appearance
  • Fistulas/abscess formation
  • Bowel wall thickening
  • Stricturing

CT - w/ ingestion of a neutral contrast agent to distend small bowel
- best study if abscess suspected

MRI
- mural thickening, high mural signal intensity (edema), layered patter of enhancement = acute small bowel inflammation

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Chrohn Disease- treatment

A

Mild - Mod Disease
Ileum or proximal colon involvement
- Budesonide 9mg QD x 4-8 weeks -> taper Q2-4 w = 8-12 w total
- Corticosteroid
- AE - HA, acne, adrenal suppression, osteoporosis, immunosuppression, edema, psychiatric distrubances, exacerbation of CV dis, hyperglycemia
- Alternatives - budesonide - prednisone, oral 5-ASA - controversial
Diffuse Colitis or Left colonic involvement
- PO prednisone 40mg QD x 1w -> taper
- Atlern - Sulfasalazine
Oral lesionx
- topical meds - triamcinolone acetonide
Severe Disease
- Top Down
- Refer
- Bioloigic + immunomodulatory for induction
- TNFinhibitor - infliximab (remicade), adalimumab (Humaria), certolizumab (Cimizia)
- + azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, or methotrexate
- Glucocorticoid - immediate symptom relief - <8w
- Maintenance - long term w/ biologic
Relapse - begin sec course of glucocorticoid

Surgery - for complications or persistent symptoms
- perf, abscess, fistula, hemorrhage, stricture, neoplasm

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Chrohn Disease- prognosis

A

Step Therapy - start w/ less potent meds - but fewer side effect
- use more potent meds if initial not effective
Top-down therapy - start w/ more potent therapies early in the course of disease before they become glucocorticoid- dependent
Goal - remission - endoscopic, histologic, clinical
- demonstrating complete mucosal healing

Intermittent exacterbat -> periods of remission
>1/2 develop structuring or penetrating disease
Will require surgery
80% require hosp
Predictors of severe course
- <40, perianal or rectal disease, smoking, low education level, initial need for glucocorticoids

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Constipation- cause

A

Inadequate fiber & water consumption
Meds - opiates, anticholinergic, CCBs, antacids, Fe, Ca
Neurologic conditions - MS, Parkinson disease, dementia, stroke
Prolonged immobility - SCI, complete bed rest
Metabolic - DM, hypothyroidism, uremia, hypercalcemia, hypokalemia
Functional fecal retention - chronic stool-withholding
- common in kids
Anatomic abnormalities - neoplasms, anal fissures, lesions, proctitis, perirectal abscess, anorectal stenosis
Functional - inc rectal compliance, Pelvic floor dysfunction

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Constipation - S/S & PE

A
Hard or lumpy stools
Feeling of incomplete voiding
Straining
Abdominal discomfort or bloating
Manual maneuvers
<3 defecation x week
Loose stools rare w/out laxative use
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Constipation - treatment

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Fiber - psyllium, methylcellulose, calcium polycarbophil
Hyperosmolar agent - sorbitol, lactulose, PEG (miralax)
Stimulant - glycerin suppository, bisacodyl, senna, senna/colace
Enema - mineral oil, tap water enema, Na phosphate
Opioid antagonist - methylnaltrexone, naloxegol

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Fecal Impaction- pathophysiology

A

Mass of compacted feces in large intestine

Can’t be evacuated spontaneously

Rectum or distal sigmoid - common

74
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Fecal Impaction - epidemiology

A

Elderly

75
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Fecal Impaction - S/S & PE

A

Chronic constipation
Rectal discomfort
Abdominal pain & cramping
Bloating
Overflow fecal incontinence or paradoxical diarrhea - leaking aroudn it
Inc urinary frequency, incontinence, obstruction
Detect impacted feces on rectal examination

76
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Fecal Impaction - diagnosis

A

Xray/CT - show impaction and associated bowel obstruction

77
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Fecal Impaction - treatment

A

Manual disimpaction
Enema administration
Osmotic laxative
Address underlying cause - adequate fiber & H2O, bulking agents, stool softeners

78
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Fecal Impaction - complications

A

Large bowel obstruction w/ colonic perf - high mortality

79
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Celiac Disease- pathophysiology

A

Immune disorder - triggered by environmental agent - gliaden
- people genetically predisposed

Gluten-sensitive enteropathy and nontropical sprue
Inflammation of the small bowel 2nd to ingesting gluten-containing food

80
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Celiac Disease - cause

A

wheat, barley, rye, oats

81
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Celiac Disease - epidemiology

A

Caucasian
Norther European ancestry
10-40

82
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Celiac Disease - S/S & PE

A
Diarrhea w/ bulky, foul smelling, floating stools - steatorrhea, flatulence
Wt loss, weakness
Abdominal distension
Infant and kids - FTT
IDA
Osteopenia & osteoporosis

Dermatitis Herpetiformis - grouped pruritic papules and vesicles
- elbows, dorsal forearms, knees, scalp, back & butt
DM 1
Down Syndrome
Liver disease
Menstrual & reproductive issue - recent miscarriage, infertility, later menarche, early menopause, preterm delivery, low birth weight

83
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Celiac Disease- diagnosis

A

Who Screened? - done while on gluten diet
GI S/S, extrintestinal S/S suggestive of Celiacs - serologic testing

Low probably -> serologic

  • no sig s/s of malabsorption
  • no FHx
  • Chinese, Japanese, or sub-Saharan African descent

High probability -> serologic + small bowel biopsy

  • Classic presentation
  • Risk - 1st/2nd relative w/ confirmed CD, DM, autoimmune thyroiditis, down syndrome, turner syndrome
84
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Celiac Disease - labs & imaging

A

Tissue tranglutaminase (tTga)-IgA - 1st line

Anti-endomysial (EMA-IgA) - also can be done

If serology + -> small bowel biopsy - confirm diagnosis
If neg -> doesn’t exclude celiac reason:
- IgA def
- low gluten/gluten free diet
- false neg - common mild

Endoscopy w/ small bowel biopsy
Seen: 
- atrophic mucosa w/ loss of folds
- visible fissures
- nodularity
- scalloping
- prominent submucosal vascularity 
Biopsy:
- Graded using marsh-Oberhofer classification 
- 4 biop needed to confirm dx 
       - inc intrepithelial lymphocytes
      - atrophic mucosa w/ villi loss
      - epithelial apoptosis
       - crypt hyperplasia
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Celiac Disease - treatment

A
Gluten Free diet
Refer - RD
Replete a nutritional def
Eval bones - DEXA
Pneumococcal vaccine
Improvement of dermatitis herpetiformis - more delayed than response - 6-12m 
Screen Fm members
86
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Celiac Disease - prognosis

A

Inc mortality - CV and Ca

Inc Malignancy - lymphoma and GI

87
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Colorectal Cancer- pathophysiology

A

Leading cause of cancer in US

88
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Colorectal Cancer- cause

A
Risk:
Hereditary syndromes
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Lynch syndrome (HNPCC)
IBD
Abdominal Radiation 
Cystic Fibrosis 

Obesity, DM
Red/processed meat
Smoking
alcohol consumption

89
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Colorectal Cancer- epidemiology

A

AA
M>F
Acromegaly
Renal transplant + long term immunosuppression

90
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Colorectal Cancer- S/S & PE

A

Change in bowel habits
Unexplained IDA
Rectal bleeding + change in bowel habits
Rectal mass or abdominal mass
Abdominal pain
Asymptomatic - discovered on routine screening
Emergent admit - intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, acute GI bleeding

91
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Colorectal Cancer- diagnosis

A

Colonoscopy

  • Endoluminal masses - from mucosa and protrude into lumen
  • Friable, necrotic, ulcerated lesions - may bleed
  • "”Apple core””
92
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Colorectal Cancer- labs & imaging

A

CT Colonography - virtual colonoscopy

  • computer-simulated endoluminal perspective of air-filled distended colon
  • Still requires bowel prep
  • abnormal -> f/u w/ colonoscopy for excision & tissue diagnosis

CEA - tumor marker

  • low diagnostic ability to detect primary colorectal cancer
  • significant overlap w/ benign disease
  • low sensitivity for early-stage disease
  • Useful for - F/U of pts w/ diagnosed CRC
  • > 5 preop -> worse prognosis
  • don’t normalize after surgery -> look for persistent disease
93
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Colorectal Cancer- treatment

A

Carcinoma in polyp - endoscopic removal alone - as long as margins are clear
Larger tumors - surgical resection -> surgery
Radiation therapy - most commonly used for rectal
- not routine for completely resected colon

94
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Colonoscopy Screening Guidelines- pathophysiology

A

Inc risk

  • personal hx of CRC or adenomatous polyp
  • Fm w/ CRC 0r doc advanced polyp
  • personal or fm hx of genetic syndromes that cause CRC - familial adenomatous polyposis, lynch syndrome, juvenile polyposis syndrome, peutz[jeghers syndrome, mutyh-associated polyposis
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • Prior hx of abdominal radiation for child malignancy

Other risk

  • HIV pos Men
  • AA
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Colonoscopy Screening Guidelines- cause

A

Age start screening - w/ avg risk

  • 50
  • 45 - AA

Discontinue screening - avg risk

  • to 75 -> unless have <10y to live
  • b/t 76-85 - pt preference, prior test results, comorbidities
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Colonoscopy Screening Guidelines- S/S & PE

A
"Choices of test: average risk
Colonoscopy
- 10 yr - avg risk
- highest sensitivity - CRC and adenomatous 
- lesion removal
- reduced incidence and mortality

Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT)

  • yearly - 1 stool sample for occult blood
  • measure hemoglobin in stool
  • pos -> colonoscopy ASAP

CT colonography

  • 5 yr
  • polyps/finding of CRC -> colonoscopy ASAP
  • still need bowel prep
Sigmoidoscopy + FIT - timing vary
Sigmoidoscopy alone 
- 5-10 yr 
- minimal pt prep - no sedation required
Guaiac-based FOBT - 3 sample yearly
Stool DNA testing - one stool sample, performed every 3 years
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Colonoscopy Screening Guidelines- diagnosis

A

Choice of screening - FH of CRC or advanced poly
Colonoscopy - GOLD
- if refuse -> FIT yearly

When to start - FH of CRC or advanced polyp
1 1st deg relative diag <60
- begin screening at 40 or 10y before Fm diagnosis - whichever is earlier
- Colonoscopy - 5yr

> 2 FDR diag at any age

  • screen at 40 or 10y before youngest FDR diagnosis - earlier wins
  • Colonoscopy - 5yr

FDR >60y

  • begin screening at age 40
  • Same screening options/freq as avg risk

When to stop - FH or CRC or advanced polyp
1FDR >50 - end at 79yo
>2 FDR <40 - end at 85y
- life expectancy of <10 - stop

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Colonoscopy Screening Guidelines- labs & imaging

A

High Risk Syndrome

  • Lynch syndrome - 20-25 yo or 2-5 yr prior to earliest age of CRC diag
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) - yearly colonoscopy - starting at age 10-12 for classic; 1-2 yr at 25yo for attenuated FAP
  • Peutz-Jeghers syndrome - EGD, video capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy at 8yo
99
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Anal Fissure- pathophysiology

A

Tear, cut or crack in the lining of distal half of anal canal

100
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Anal Fissure- epidemiology

A

Infants
Middle aged adults

Local trauma - constipation, anal sex, diarrhea, vaginal delivery

Secondary - IBD, malignancy, STI

101
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Anal Fissure- S/S & PE

A

Anal pain
Pain intensifies w/ defecation
- ripping/tearing
- lasts for hours after
- mild anal bleeding
Posterior midline - most common ->less purfusion - mild ischemia
Anterior midline - 2nd most cmmon
- doesn’t extend above dentate line
- not w/in midline - think other issues
Acute - looks fresh, superficial - like papercut
Chronic - raised edges, fibrotic appearance - accompanied by skin tag

102
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Anal Fissure- diagnosis

A

H&P
Direct visualization
Reproduce pain w/ digital palpation of posterior anal verg

103
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Anal Fissure- treatment

A

Fiber + H2O +/- stool softeners -> prevent hard BM which can be the cause
Sitz bath - anus immersed in warm water for 10-15 min BID-TID
- relaxes anal sphincter & improves blood flow to mucosa
Topical analgesics - pain control
- 2% lidocaine jelly
Topical vasodilators - promote healing -> inc local blood flow & dec anal sphincter pressure
- Nifedipine gel BID-QD
- Topical nitroglycerin BID
- SE - HA & hypotension
- DONT USE - w/in 24 hr of Viagra, cialis, levitra

Reeval after 1month
- if persist -> complete 1 more m of Smale treatment
Sx persist after 2m -> refer to endoscopy - rule out Crohn
- Crohn -> refer GI
- no Crohn -> refer to colorectal surgeon
- botox or lateral sphincterotomy recommended

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Hemorrhoid- pathophysiology

A

Swollen veins in rectum and anus
- lead to discomfort, prolapse, bleeding

External - distal to dentate line

  • arise from superior hemorrhoidal cushion
  • Somatic innervation -> more sensitive to pain/irritation

Internal - proximal to dentate line

  • arise from inferior hemorrhoidal line
  • Visceral innervation -> less sensitive to pain/irritation

Mixed - both above and below dentate line

105
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Hemorrhoid- cause

A
Advancing age
Chronic constipation, straining
Preo
Pelvic tumors
Diarrhea
Prolonged sitting
Anal sex
Anticoag and antiplatelet meds
Obesity 
Low fiber diet
106
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Hemorrhoid- S/S & PE

A

40% - asymptomatic
Bleeding
- painless
- associated with BM
- bright red and coats strool at end of defecation
Pruritis or irritation - perineal area common
Mild fecal incontinence, mucus discharge, or wet sensation
Acute onset of perianal pain - w/ palpable ““lump”” from thrombosis
Protuberant purple nodules - covered by mucosa

107
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Hemorrhoid- diagnosis

A

Classic symptoms + visualization
Anoscopy - allows visualization of internal hemorrhoids

Grade 1 - no prolapse
Grade II - prolapse w/ defecation, spontaneously reduces
Grade III - prolapse w/ defecation or other times, needs manual reduction
Grade IV - permanently prolapsed/irreducible, visible externally, may strangulate

108
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Hemorrhoid- treatment

A

When to Refer to surgeon

  • symptomatic low grade (I-II) - refractory 6-8 w of medical treatment
  • Symptomatic high grade (III-IV) hemorrhoids
  • thrombosed hemorrhoids

Office-based procedure: only for internal
Rubber band ligation
- most common procedure
- rubber band rings are placed on internal hemorrhoids
- complication - bleeding & pain
Sclerotherapy
- injecting solution that causes an inflammatory reaction - destroying tissue
- Can be used for those who have an elevated bleeding risk
Infrared coag - infrared light waves -> necrosis

Surgery
External hemorrhoidectomy
- symptomatic & refractory to conservative measures
- Symptomatic and refractory to office-based procedures
- Large or severely symptomatic external hemorrhoids
- pts w/ substantial external skin tag
- Combined internal and significant external hemorrhoids
Internal hemorrhoidectomy
- prolapsed internal hemorrhoids that can be manually reduced - Grade III
- prolapsed and incarcerated internal hemorrhoids - Grade IV
- Symptomatic internal hemorrhoids refractory to conservative measures
- Symptomatic internal hemorrhoids refractory to office - based procedures
- Combine internal and external hemorrhoids

109
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Diverticulosis- pathophysiology

A

Diverticulum - sac-like protrusion of colonic wall

  • develop at points of weakness
  • don’t have a disease - just an outpouching in intestine
110
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Diverticulosis - cause

A
Inc age
Low fiber, high fat, red meat diet
- nut, seeds, corn -> not w/ inc risk 
Lack of physcial acitivty 
BMI >25
Smoking >40pk year hx
Meds - NSAIDs, opiates, steroids
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Diverticulosis - S/S & PE

A

asymptomatic/symptomatic
Diverticular bleeding - painless hematochezia
- most common cause of brisk hematochezia
Diverticulitis - inflammation of diverticulum
Diverticular colitis - inflammation in the interdiverticular mucosa - w/out involvement of diverticular orifices
Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease - persistent abdominal pain attributed to diverticular w/out over colitis

112
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IBS- pathophysiology

A

Functional disorder of GIT w/ chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits

113
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IBS - epidemiology

A
W>M
10-15%
Fibromyalgia
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Depression
Anxiety
114
Q

IBS - S/S & PE

A

Chronic abdominal pain - crampy, variable intensity, location and character can vary widely, defecation often improves the pain, stress can worsen the pain
Altered bowel habits:
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Alternating diarrhea and constipation
- Nl bowel habits alternating w/ diarrhea or constipation

115
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IBS - diagnosis

A

Rome IV criteria
Recurrent abdominal pain on avg at least once a week, past 3 months associated w/ >2 of the following:
- related defecation
- associated w/ a change in stool frequency
- associated w/ a change in stool appearance

116
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IBS- treatment

A

Dietary mods - FODMAPs
- fermentable oligo di and monosaccharides and polyols, lactase and gluten avoidance

Inc fiber - w/ constipation dominant

  • miralax
  • lubiprostone - miralax doesn’t work

Antidiarrheals - w/ diarrhea dominant

  • Imodium
  • Bile acid sequestrat if failed - cholestramine

Abdominal pain
Antispasmodic -inhibits gastrointestinal smooth muscle
- Dicyclomine (Bentyl)
- Hyoscyamine (Levsin)

TCAs - slow intestinal time and help w/ abdominal pain
- amytriptyline, nortipryline, imipramine
Abx - mod/severe IBS w/out constipation if failed other
- Rifaximin

117
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IBS- prognosis

A

Refer to GI:

  • more than minimal rectal bleeding
  • Wt loss
  • Unexplained IDA
  • Nocturnal symptoms
  • FH of colorectal Ca, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease

Education & reassurance

118
Q

GERD- cause

A

Hiatal Hernia - treat like GERD

119
Q

GERD- S/S & PE

A

Heart burn - postprandial or positional
Acid taste or reflux
Dysphagia
Atypical presentation

PE - NL
Symptoms DOESN’T = tissue damage

120
Q

GERD- diagnosis

A

Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring - GOLD - not 1st line -> if failing treatment

PPI trial - 1st line diagnosis

Upper endoscopy - if alarm symptoms
Barium esophagography - barium swallow

121
Q

GERD- labs & imaging

A

Labs - nl

Hpylori testing - not recommended

122
Q

GERD- treatment

A
Lifestyle changes - 1st line
- avoid supine position w/in 3 hours postprandial
- Elevation of head of bed 6in or use a wedge
- Encourage weight loss
- dec portion size
- eliminate or dec aggravating food
Antacids
Gaviscon 
H2 blocker 
- pepcid - famotidine - 20
- Tagament - cimetidine - DONT USE - cytocrone P450
- Axid - nizatidine
Proton Pump Inhibitors - PPI
- Omeprozole - Prilosec
- Lansoprazole - Prevacid
- Rabeprazole - Acephex
- Esomeprazole - Nexium
- Pantoprazole - Protonix
- Ddexlansoprazole - Dexilant
- Omeprazole and Na bicarbonate
- education - Take before meals - might need a holidy 
Metoclopramide - Reglan
- helps w/ parastolsis -> keeps things down 
- short term 
Surgery: 
Fundoplication - 360, partial anterior, partial posterior
Endoscopic
Link - band around that allows normal swelling
123
Q

Barrett’s Esophagus- pathophysiology

A

Chronic acid injury

Squamous epithelium -> metaplastic columnar epithelium

124
Q

Barrett’s Esophagus- cause

A

Complication of GERD

125
Q

Barrett’s Esophagus- diagnosis

A

Endoscopic biopsy

126
Q

Barrett’s Esophagus- treatment

A

Screen every 3-5 yrs - if chronic GERD

Low-grade dysplasia, high-grade dysplasia, adenocarcinoma - ablation
Adenocarcinoma - esophagectomy

127
Q

Peptic stricture- cause

A

Complication of GERD

128
Q

Peptic stricture- S/S & PE

A

Gradual and progressive dysphagia w/ solid foods -> m - y

Reduce heartburn - anatomical barrier to reflux

129
Q

Peptic stricture- diagnosis

A

Endoscopic biopsy - exclude malignant causes of stricture

130
Q

Peptic stricture- treatment

A

Dilation - single to several session

PPIs - long term

131
Q

Achalasia- pathophysiology

A

Poorly relaxing LES

132
Q

Achalasia - S/S & PE

A
Gradual, progressive dysphagia - solids and liquids
Substernal discomfort
Postprandial fullness
Regurg of undigested food
Wt loss 

PE - nl

133
Q

Achalasia- diagnosis

A

Barium esophagography/esophagram

134
Q

Achalasia- labs & imaging

A

Esophageal manometry

Endoscopy

135
Q

Achalasia- treatment

A

Pneumatic dilation
Surgery myotomy
Botulinum toxin injection - short term
CCB or long-acting nitrates

136
Q

Esophageal Dysphagia- pathophysiology

A

Diffuse esophageal spasms

137
Q

Esophageal Dysphagia - S/S & PE

A

Simultaneous and repetitive contractions
Nl peristalsis?
LES - nl

Present - chest pain, +/- dysphagia

138
Q

Esophageal Dysphagia- diagnosis

A

Nitrates
CCB
- not great

139
Q

Strictures- pathophysiology

A

Loss of diameter

20mm - nl
<15mm - dysphagia

  • if less severe - can cause intermittent dysphagia to large pieces of food
140
Q

Strictures - cause

A

Intrinsic - most common
- acid/peptic

Extrinsic - not from tissue itself

Complication of GERD

141
Q

Strictures- treatment

A
Esophageal dilation
Refractory
- pill induced irritation
- uncontrolled GERD
- inadequate dilation diameter
142
Q

Rings/Webs- pathophysiology

A

Rings - circumferential mucosa or muscle in the distal esophagus

Webs - occupy only part of the esophageal lumen, always mucosal, usually proximal

143
Q

Rings/Webs- - risks

A

Risk - esophagus and pharynx cancer

144
Q

Rings/Webs- S/S & PE

A

Solid food dysphagia
Aspiration
Regurg

Plummer Vinson Syndrome TRIAD
- proximal esogeal webs, IDA, Dysphagia

145
Q

Rings/Webs- diagnosis

A

Endoscopy
Barium radiography - webs
- some are proximal - can get fractured before even see it

146
Q

Rings/Webs- treatment

A

Mechanical disruption

147
Q

Schatzki’s Ring- pathophysiology

A

Near LES

148
Q

Schatzki’s Ring- cause

A

Complication of GERD

149
Q

Schatzki’s Ring- S/S & PE

A

Intermittent solid food dysphagia and food impaction

Symptoms depend on luminal diameter
- 13-20mm - variable symptoms

150
Q

Schatzki’s Ring- diagnosis

A

Barium swallow

151
Q

Schatzki’s Ring- treatment

A

PPIs

152
Q

Esophageal Cancer- pathophysiology

A

SCC - aggressive, locally invasive w/ distant mets

Adenocarcinoma - not locally invasive w/ mets

153
Q

Esophageal Cancer- epidemiology

A

SCC:

  • Black Males
  • ETOH and tobacco
  • prior esophageal injury
  • Associated w/ HPV
  • Associated w/ achalasia

Adenocarcinoma

  • white Males
  • Obesity
  • GERD, Barretts esophagus
  • Scleroderma
154
Q

Esophageal Cancer- S/S & PE

A

Rapid progressing solid food dysphagia

Wt loss

155
Q

Esophageal Cancer- diagnosis

A

CT - look for mets

Endoscopic U/S - depth of invasion

156
Q

Esophageal Cancer- treatment

A

Early - surgery
Advanced - chemo/radiation -> surgery
Late - palliative treatment - dilation, stent, gastrostomy tube

157
Q

Zenker’s Diverticula- pathophysiology

A

Sac protruding from esophageal wall

Incomplete relaxation of UES

158
Q

Zenker’s Diverticula- S/S & PE

A
Oropharyngeal dysphagia
Regurg of undigested food
Halitosis
Cough
Aspiration pneumonia
159
Q

Zenker’s Diverticula- diagnosis

A

Barium swallow

160
Q

Zenker’s Diverticula- treatment

A

Surgical resection

161
Q

Pill-induced Dysphagia- pathophysiology

A

Ingestion of irritant meds

Swallowing a pill w/out water or while supine

162
Q

Pill-induced Dysphagia- S/S & PE

A

Severe retrosternal chest pain
odynophagia
Dysphagia

163
Q

Pill-induced Dysphagia- imaging

A

Endoscopy - see ulceration

164
Q

Pill-induced Dysphagia- treatment

A

Rapid healing w/ removal of offender

165
Q

Infectious Esophagitis- pathophysiology

A

Seen in Immunocompromised pt

- HIV

166
Q

Infectious Esophagitis- cause

A

Candida albicans
Herpes Simplex
CMV

167
Q

Infectious Esophagitis- S/S & PE

A

Odynophagia

Dysphagia

168
Q

Infectious Esophagitis- diagnosis

A

Endoscopy biopsy and brushings

169
Q

Eosinophilic Esophagitis- pathophysiology

A

Hx of allergies or atopy

170
Q

Eosinophilic Esophagitis- S/S & PE

A

Episodic dysphagia/food impaction

171
Q

Eosinophilic Esophagitis- labs & imaging

A

Labs - eosinophilia or Inc IgG

Endoscopy

  • white exudates or papules
  • Red furrows
  • Corrugated concentric rings
  • Strictures
172
Q

Eosinophilic Esophagitis- treatment

A
Allergy testing
PPI
Avoidance of allergy
ICS
Refer - allergy
173
Q

Mallory-Weiss Syndrome- pathophysiology

A

Mucosal tear from vomiting/retching

- in esophagus

174
Q

Mallory-Weiss Syndrome- cause

A

Alcoholism

175
Q

Mallory-Weiss Syndrome- S/S & PE

A

Hematemesis

Sudden onset

176
Q

Mallory-Weiss Syndrome- diagnosis

A

Upper endoscopy

177
Q

Mallory-Weiss Syndrome- treatment

A

Fluid resuscitation
Blood transfusion
Endoscopic hemostatic therapy - active bleeding
Epinephrine injection, cautery, mechanical compression

178
Q

Varices- pathophysiology

A

Dilated submucosal veins

Inc risk of bleed

  • size
  • red signs on endoscopy
  • liver disease severity
  • active alcohol abuse
179
Q

Varices- cause

A

Portal HTN

Cirrhosis

180
Q

Varices- S/S & PE

A

Hematemesis
Melena
Sudden/insidious onset

181
Q

Varices- treatment

A
Acute resuscitation 
Emergent endoscopy 
Meds
- abx
- vasoactive drugs
- Vit K
- lactulose
Ballon tube tamponade
Portal decompressive procedures
Prevent Rebleeding:
Endoscopic techniques
- band ligation
- sclerotherapy
BB
Transvenous Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
Surgical portosystemic shunts
Liver transplant
182
Q

Varices- prognosis

A

Prevent 1st Bleed

  • Cirrhosis - diagnostic endoscopy
  • If present - BB or prophylactic band ligation
  • if none - repeat every 1-2y