GI misc 2 Flashcards
Involves protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm via the esophageal hiatus.
It can cause symptoms of GERD
Hiatal hernia
Cause of travelers diarrhea
e-coli
cause of diarrhea after a picnic and egg salad
staph aureus
cause of diarrhea from shellfish
vibrio cholerea
cause of diarrhea from poultry or pork
salmonella
cause of diarrhea from poorly canned home foods
C. perfringens
cause of diarrhea breakout in daycare
Rotavirus
cause of diarrhea on a cruise ship
Norovirus
Diarrhea after drinking fresh mountain stream water?
Incubation time?
Giardia lamblia
incubation: 1-3 wks
Diarrhea caused by what?
foul-smelling bulky stool and may wax and wane over weeks before resolving
What composition is recommended by WHO for oral rehydration therapy?
Na, K, Cl, Citrate, glucose?
90mmol Na
20mmol K
80mmol Cl
10mmol citrate
111mmol glucose
Rehydralyte is closest to this recommendation!
What is the MCC bacterial gastroenteritis in children and adults
Campylobacter jejuni
(starts with fever and malaise, followed by N/V/D, fever and abdominal pain. D may contin blood)
3 classic sxs of enterohemorrhagic E. coli
no fever
bloody stool
+abdominal tenderness
What is hemolytic uremic syndrome and what is it a/w
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli a/w hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Hemolytic anemia
- Renal failure
- Thrombocytopenia
MC type of rectal cancer
adenocarcinoma
MC site for blood borne mets of rectal cancer is where
liver
sxs of what
hematochezia, tenesmus, rectal mass, feeling of incomplete evacuation of stool
rectal cancer
6 risk factors of rectal cancer
receptive anal intercourse
- HPV
- Chronic fistulas
- Irradiated anal skin
- Leukoplakia
- lymphogranuloma venereum
- condyloma acuminatum
painless rectal bleeding and a change in bowel habits in a pt 50-80 y/o
When is colon cancer screening recommended
What are screening options
50-75y/o
- Stool tests: guaic based fecal occult blood (gFOBT), Fecal immunochemic test (FIT)–> both once a year
- FIT-DNA test- q1-3yrs
- colonoscopy q10yrs
- flex sig q5yrs or q10yrs w/ a FIT yearly
carcinoma of the colon most commonly originates from what
adenomatous polyp
What is the role of CEA in colon cancer
Not diagnostic for colorectal cancer
elevated preop CEA levels correlate wtih postop recurrance rate
Help detect recurrance after surgical resection
Apple core lesion on barium enema
adenocarcinoma of the colon
What is the MC GI cancer and 2nd MC cancer in US
colorectal cancer
What is the second MCC of cancer deaths
colorectal cancer
risk factors for colorectal cancer
low fiber, high fat diets
FHx Lynch syndrome
h/o IBD
Grey Turners sign and cullens sign
acute panreatitis
2 etiologies of acute pancreatitis
cholelithiasis
alcohol abuse
What is Ranson’s criteria for poor prognosis of acute pancreatitis
(>3= severe prognosis)
At admit:
- Age >55
- Leukocyte >16k
- Glucose >200
- LDH >350
- AST >250
At 48 hrs:
- Arterial PO2 <60
- HCO3 <20
- Ca <8
- BUN: inc by 1.8+
- Hct: decr by >10%
- Fluid sequestration >6L