GI motility@ Flashcards
Which nerves responsible for lower colon excitatory fxn?
Sacral plexus or sacral parasymp nerves (S1-5)
Which nerve has great effect on eosph/stom?
Vagus via cranial parasymp nerves
T/F: Food is a stimulator of the MMC?
False, it is an inhibitor; the MMC empties non food materials
When does GB and panc emptying happen in the MMC?
I - Quiescent phase
II & III - GB empty, panc/biliary emptying
Gastric electrical stim works how?
Improved accomodation, improved vagal fcn, dec sensitivity to distention, inc slow wave amplitude
T/F: Gastric elec stim works best in diabetics.
True
Skeletal bx with ragged red fibers in what?
mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy
T/F: MNGIE has atrophy and fibrosis of longitudinal muscle of MP?
True
What genetic defect and inheritance of MNGIE?
AR, defect in thymidine phosphorylase
CIs to use of neostigmine?
Bradycardia
List the 3 muscles of the UES.
Inf pharyngeal constrictor, cricopharyngeus, cervical esophagus
Achalasia is a RF for which type of esophageal CA?
SCC
Which dzes can cause low LES resting pressure?
DM, scleroderma, thyroid dz
Which reflex is abnl in Hirschsprungs?
Rectoanal inhibitory reflex
Hirschsprungs AW which dz?
Downs syndrome
CIPO tx?
octreotide before bedtime; can worsen if done before meals
SCLC paraneoplastic syndrome AB?
Anti-Hu or Anti-neuronal nuclear AB