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gi tract Flashcards

1
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^ in intracranial pressure causes

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projectile vomiting

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2
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what is esophageal irritation?

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heartburn

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3
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what is salivary gland secretions?:

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waterbrash

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4
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what is hemetemesis

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blood in vomit

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5
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when body tenses up to ready for extrusion

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retching

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6
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what kind of epithelium in lining of esophagus?

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stratified squamous (well protected)

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7
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causes of infectious esophagitis?

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viral, fungal, herpes, candida albicans

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8
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heartburn and waterbrash characteristic of:

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esophagitis

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9
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what cause esophagitis?

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infection, reflux of gastric juice, exogenous irritants and chem

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10
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reflux esophagitis usually secondary to:

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hiatal hernia

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what is barrett’s change?

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esophagus change from squamous to columnar (secretes mucous) as protective mechanism–>dysplasia–>cancer

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characteristics of gastritis?

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nausea, vomit, hemetemesis, upper ab pain

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13
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acute gastritis caused by:

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alcohol, aspirin

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chronic gastritis caused by:

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helicobacter pylori

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15
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peptic ulcer most common in:

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duodenum

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16
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common cause peptic ulcer?

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stress, helicobacter, NSAIDs, Zollinger Ellison syndrome

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17
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what does peptic ulcer look like?

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clean, sharply punched out (diff from cancer which looks dirty)

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clinical features of duodenal ulcer:

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pain 1-2 hr after eat, pain alleviated by alkali food, melena and iron loss

19
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complications of peptic ulcer

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hemorrage (destroy BV), penetration (pancreas), perforation (body cavity), scarring (less distension of stomach)

20
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carcinoma of stomach more common in:

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Japan, Chile (nitrosamines, smoked fish, atrophic gastritis)

21
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4 types of stomach cancer

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polypoid, fungating, ulcerated, diffusely infiltrating

22
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Diarrhea is characteristic of:

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infections, IBD

23
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2 types IBD?

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Crohn’s and colitis

24
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small bowel diarrhea?

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large volume, watery

25
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large bowel diarrhea?

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small volume, with blood/mucous/leukocytes

26
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frequent passage of loose stool

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diarrhea

27
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what to do to treat traveller’s diarrhea?

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antibiotics, probiotics, caution (peptobismal helps)

28
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sites of involvement in Crohn’s

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terminal ileum, anywhere from mouth to anus

29
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sites of involvement in colitis

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rectum, extends proximally up to ileocecal valve (progresses backwards)

30
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pattern of involvement in crohn’s is ___ while UC is ___

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discontinuous; continuous

31
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extent of inflammation in bowel wall is ____ in Crohn’s, ___ in UC

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full thickness ; mucosal only

32
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complications of crohn’s

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malabsorption, fistulae and sinuses, perforation/peritonitis, scarring and intestinal obstruction (fecal incontinence, ab pain)

33
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complications of UC

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bleeding, megacolon (paralysed), cancer

34
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what is ectopic pregnancy?

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implantation in fallopian tubes (misdiagnose this as appendicitis)

35
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what happens in acute appendicitis?

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blockage prevent venous return, cause edema. + bacterial growth, shut off arterial supply–>gangrene

36
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what is appendicitis caused by?

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obstruction (secretions, fecal material, worms), colitis

37
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pain in appendicitis starts in ___ and spreads to___

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navel; right lower quadrant (McBurney’s point)

38
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commonest feature of colon cancer

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polyps in GIT (rectal bleeding)

39
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non-neoplastic polyps caused by:

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inflammation

40
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causes of neoplastic colonic polyps?

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sporadic (localized proliferation), familial

41
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pathologic appearance of colon cancer, right side:

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secum–>grow like cauliflower, fungating and ulcerating lesions, lots of mucin, diarrhea; symptoms late

42
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path appearance of colon cancer, left side:

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rectum–>circumferential (napkin-ring), constricting, constipation, flattened stools, rectal bleeding; symptoms early

43
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survival depends on ___ staging system

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Duke’s

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