GI Pathology 1 Flashcards
Causes of regional abdominal pain - Right hydrochondriac region.
- Pancreatits
- Ulcer (gastic)
- Gallstones
- Billiary colic
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Epigastric region
- Heartburn
- Pancreatitis
- Ulcer (gastric)
- Gallstones
- Epigastric hernia
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Left hypochondriac region
- Pancreatitis
- Ulcer (gastric or duodenal)
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Left lumber region
- Kidney stones
- Urinary tract infection
- Constipation
- Inflamatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Diverticular disease
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Umbilical region
- Gastric ulcer
- Early stages of appendicitis
- Aortic aneurysm
- Ruptured aortic aneurysm
- Pancreatitis
- IBD
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Right lumbar region
- Kidney stones
- Urinary tract infection
- Constipation
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Left iliac region
- Diverticular disease
- IBD
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Ovarian torsion
- Inguinal hernias
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Hypogastric region
- Appendicitis
- Diverticular disease
- IBD
- Urinary tract infection
Causes of regioinal abdominal pain - Right iliac region
- Appendicitis
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Ovarian torsion
- Inguinal or femora hernias
Causes of an upper GI bleed
- Oesophageal varices
- Mallory-Weiss tear
- Gastritis
- Peptic ulcers
- Malignancy
Causes of lower GI bleed
- Haemorrhoids
- Diverticulitis
- IBD
- Polyps
- Angiodyplasia
- Infectious diarrhoea
- Malignancy
Causes of gastrointestinal inflammation
- Gastritis
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Appendicitis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn’s disease
Causes of gastrointestial malabsorption
Remember These Definately Cause Absorption Problems:
- Tropical sprue
- Disaccharide deficiency
- Coeliac disease and Crohn’s disease
- A-beta-lipoproteinaemia
- Pancreatic insufficiency