GI Correlation DSA Flashcards
Acholic?
Acholic stools are white clay colored resulting from lack of bile secretion in GI track
Cachexia?
Profound and marked state of constitutional disorder, general ill health and malnutrition
Coffee groud emesis?
blood congealed and separated within gastric contents which looks like coffee grounds when in contact with acidic environment
Colic
Acute paroxysmal ab pain
Dyspepsia?
postprandial epigastric discomfort
Dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
esophagitits?
inflammation of esophagus
Gastritis
inflammation of stomach with distincitive histologic and endoscopic features
flauts?
gas or air in GI tract expelled through anus
Guarding
protective response in muscle resulting from pain or fear of movement
Hematemesis
vomiting blood
Hematochezia
passage of bright red blood or marron stools
Icterus
jaundice,
Melena
dark colored stool consistent with broken down hemosiderin in bowel typically malodorous sticky thick like paste
Pneumobilia
abnormal presence of gas in biliary system
Pneumomediastinum
abnormal presence of air or gas in mediastinum can interfere with respiration and circulation may lead to pneumothrorax or pneumopericardium occurs spontaneously or result of trauma or pathology
Pneumoperitoneum
abnormal presence of air or gas in peritoneal cavity
UGIB
upper GI bleed
USreterolithiasis
stone from kidney making way through ureter to bladder, urine analysis shows hematuria
Virchow’s node
palpable mass lymph node in the left supraclavivular/sternoclaviculra fossa
What symptoms require further work up?
Dysphagia Odynophagia Hematemesis Melena Unexpected weight loss Persistent vomiting Constant/sever pain Unexplained iron deficiency Palpable mass Lymphadenopathy Fhx upper GI cancer
Right upper quad pain differentials?
Gall bladder
Left upper quad pain differentials?
Gastritis or Peptic ulcer disease
RLQ pain differentials?
appendicitis
LLQ pain differentials?
diverticulitis
Epigasrtic pain differentials?
PUD Cholecystitis Pancreatitis MI atypical GE reflex food poisoning viral gastroenteritis biliary tract disease
Peri-umbilical region
small bowel obstruction Large bowel obstruction appendicitis abdominal aortic aneurysm
What is visceral pain
Pain caused by stimulation of visceral pain fibers secondary to distention sttetching or contracting of hollow organs, stretching capsule of solid organ or organ ischemia NOT localized
Parietal (somatic) pain?
Caused by somatic pain fiber stimulation secondary to inflammation in parietal peritoneum usually constant and more severe than visceral, it is localized and aggravated by movement or coughing
What are important hx questions with vomiting?
appearance such as blood cofffee grounds food feculent? How often and is it projectile?