GI CC Flashcards

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risk factors for UC ?

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dietary arachinodinic acid dietary linoleic acid (corn oil) NSAID stress/depression Postmenopausal hormone use

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protective for UC ?

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dietary fatty acids SMOKING appendectomy < 20

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risk factor for Crohns disease?

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dietary animal protein NSAID stress/depression Oral contraceptive use smoking appendectomy

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protective for Crohn’s Disease

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dietary fiber Vitamin D

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Diseases/complications of Crohn’s Disease

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Stricture Fistulas Intraabdominal or Perianal abscess

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disease/complication of UC

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primary sclerosing cholangitis (independent)

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histo of Crohn’s Disease

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Granulomas, clumps of inflammatory cells in 30% patients

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histo of UC

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grandular atrophy with crypt distortion hypertrophy of muscularis mucosa

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morphology of UC vs. Crohn’s Disease

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UC - pseudopolyps - ulceration and raised mucosa *Mucosa and Submucosa involved Crohn’s Disease - cobblestoning = walls are thick

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Erythema Nodosum

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painful red nodules, mosquto bites Parallels Bowel disease

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Pyoderma gangrenosum

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ulceration and skin necrosis Independent from bowel disease

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Uveitis

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inner eye infection Independent from bowel disease

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PSC

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Primary Sclerosis Cholngitis bile duct is narrowed - can process to cirrhosis and increased risk of cancer *Ulcerative Colitis

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esophageal varices?

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anastomosis between Left Gastric Vein + Azygos Vein

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internal hemorrhoids

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from bleeding at anatomosis between superior rectal vein + middle/inferior rectal vein

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caput medusa

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anterior abdominal wall has enlarged veins anastmosis between paraumbilical veins + abdominal tributaries easily palpated

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retroperitoneal anatomosis

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between colic vein + lumbar vein

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what are 4 anatomoses that are related to portal hypertesion

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  1. esophageal varices - L gastric + azygos vein 2. caput medusa - paraumbilical veins + abdominal tributaries 3. internal hemorrhoids (superior rectal + midddle/inferior rectal veins) 4. retroperitoneal anastomoses - colic vein and lumbar vein
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cryptochidism

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undescended testis orchidopexy done to remove testis from abdomen

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cremateric reflex

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stimulation of inner thigh causes elevation o corresponding testis into inguinal canal. genitofemoral nerve

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hydrocele

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fluid in processus vaginlias

21
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hemotacele

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blood in tunica vaginalis

22
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variocele

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enlarged testicular veins

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indirect hernia

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protrusion is lateral to the inferior epigastric artery. goes through inguinal canal congenital/infants

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direct hernia

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protrusion is medial to inferior epigastric artery. goes through Hesselbach’s Triangle.

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pneumoperitoneum

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air in the peritoneum - ascends to top of cavity trapped air below diaphragm on the right is pathological normal to see air on the left (stomach)

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fluid in peritoneum? Males and females?

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fluid DESCENDS and collects in different places in male/female female - fluid goes to Retouterine Pouch male - Rectovesical Pouch

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achlasia?

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narrowing of the esophagus failure of LES to relax

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esophageal carcinoma sign?

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is there is a rough, irregular change in diameter of the esophagus - called a Filling Defect or Eaten Apple SIgn Esophageal cancer sign

29
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what happens if LES herninates into thorax?

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stomach contents leak Lower Esophageal Sphincter is already weak

30
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gall stones vs. kideny stones imagin

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gall stones - NOT seen on xray - do ultrasound or CT kidney stones - are radio-opaque so do Cray

31
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referred pain from kidney stone? dx kidney stones? vs appendicitis

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T11-L2 - flank region to scrotal region kidneys are retroperitoneal so will not have the Rebound Tenderness Appendicitis will cause rebound tenderness