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GI tract Flashcards

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Cracks sa corner ng mouth because of vit b12 deficiency

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Cheilosis

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Syndrome with upper esophageak webs, IDA, glossitis, cheilosis

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Plummer vinson syndrome under esophageal webs

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Upper esophageal mucosal growths

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Esophageal WEBS

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Lower esophageal mucosal overgrowths

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Esophageal RINGS

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Pharyngo-esophageal diverticulum

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Zenker diverrticulum, with risk of aspiration

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Mid esophageal diverticulum, asymptomatic

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Teaction diverticulum

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Diverticulum above lower esoph sphincter, NOCTURNAL regurg

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Epiphrenic diverticulum

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Failure of cardiac sphincter to relax, increasing risk of esoph squamous cell carcinoma

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Achalasia

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Causes gastric protrusion into the thorax

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Hiatal hernia

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Common cause of esophageal varices

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Portal HPN from alcoholic liver disease

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Complication of long standing GERD, dysplastic cells may lead to ADENOCARCINOMA

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Barret esophagus

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Longitudinal tears in esophagus, due to severe vomiting

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Mallory weiss syndrome

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Pressure rupture of the esophagus, from vomiting due to alcohol

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Boerhaave syndrome

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Most common esophageal cancer

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Squamous cell carcinoma from smoking and alcohol

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Acute gastric ulcers common cause

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Stress or NSAID use

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Curling ulcers vs cushing ukcers

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Curling - prox duodenum, assoc w burns and trauma

Cushing - in px with intracranial disease

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Top 2 most common causes of CHRONIC gastritis

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1) h pylori infection and 2) autoimmune gastritis

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H pylori vs autoimmune gastritis

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H pylori - antrum, hypogastrinemia, 90% of gastritis cases

Autoimmue - hypergastrinemia, antral G cell hyperplasia

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Causes of uncommon forms of gastritis

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Reactive gastropathy - chemical injury
Eosinophilic gastritis - allergic rxn
Lymphocytic gastritis - idiopathic, women, celiac dse

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Sharply punched out defect
overhanging mucosal borders
Smooth clean ulcer bases

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Peptic ulcer disease

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DIFFUSE foveolar cell hyperplasia with protein losing enteropathy due to tgf-a overexpression

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Menetrier disease (hypertrophicg astropathy)

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Gastrin secreting tumors causes gastric parietal cell stimulation, ukcers and diarrhea

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Zollinger ellison syndrome

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Gastric adenoma common location

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Gastric antrum, with intestinal type columnar epithelium

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Most common gastric cancer

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Gastric adenocarcinoma

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Intestinal morphology vs diffuse infiltrative gastric adenocarcinoma

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Intestinal - bulky exophytic tumors with glandular structures, arisef rom dysplasia and adenomas
Diffuse infiltrative - signet ring cells, no glands, no precursor lesions

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Diagnostic for gastric lymphoma

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Lymphoepithelial lesions - neoplastic lymphocytes infiltrate the gastric glands focally

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Diffuse components of the endocrine system found inthe GIT, Most common in SI

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Carcinoid tumor

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Most common mesenchymal tumor of abdomen

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GI stromal tumor (GIST)

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Known mutations causing GIST

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C kit and PDGFRA

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Solitary, well circumscribed fleshy masses that can grow as large as 30 cm

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GIST

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4 common causes of intestinal obstruction

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Hernia, adhesions, volvulus, intussusception

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Intussusception in infants caused by _______ and treated with _______.

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Rotavirus infection; barium enema

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Most common presentation of malabsorption syndrome

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Chronic diarrhea

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Hallmark of malabsorption syndrome

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Steatorrhea

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4 phases of nutrient absorption that can be disrupted in malabsorption syndromes

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Intraluminal digestion
Terminal digestion
Transepithelial transport
Lymphatic transport

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Prototype non infectious cause of malabsorption

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Celiac sprue

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Diffuse enteritis with marked atrophy of villi, aka gluten sensitive enteropathy

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Celiac sprue

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Hallmark of WHIPPLE DISEASE

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PAS positive macrophages in the lamina propria (intestine, CNS or joints)

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Causative agent of WHIPPLE DISEASE

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Tropheryma whippelii, a gram positive and culture rsistant actinomycete

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Uncommon total villous atrophy, like celiac spruw

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Tropical sprue

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Autoantibodies to enterocytes and goblet cells

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Autoimmune enteropathy

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Autoimmune enteropathy gene mutation

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FOXP3 gene

42
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Due to MTP mutation (microsomal triglyceride transfer protein)

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Abetalipoproteinemia

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Napkin ring configuration of tumor

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SI adenocarcinoma

44
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Give 3 benign tumors of SI

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Brunners gland adenoma
Adenomas
Hamartomatous polyps

45
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Acute enteritis caused by?

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Infections

46
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Two conditions under CHRONIC ENTERITIS

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Crohns disease

Ulcerative colitis

47
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Crohns disease related genes

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NOD2
ATG16L1
IRGM

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