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GORD Flashcards

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What is GORD?

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Chronic condition where reflux of gastric contents - bile, acid and pepsin - back into oesophagus -> heartburn and acid regurg symptoms

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What symptoms are atypical but present in GORD?

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Hoarseness
Cough
Asthma
Dental erosions

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What are the diagnosis of GORD on endoscopy?

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Oesophagitis - orophageal inglammation and erosions seen
Endoscopy negatie reflux disease - symptoms of GORD but normal endoscopy

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Pathology of GORD

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transient relaxation (reduced tone) of the lower oesophageal sphincter, increased intra-gastric pressure (for example straining and coughing), delayed gastric emptying, and impaired oesophageal clearance of acid

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GORD risk factors

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Stress and anxiety
Smoking and alcohol
Trigger foods - coffee, chocolate, fatty foods
Obestiy
Drugs that decrease LOS pressure
Preganancy
Hiatus hernia
FH

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How do coffee + chocolate vs fatty foods worsen GORD?

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c+c -> lowered LOS tone,
Fatty foods - delay gastric emptying

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Drugs that increase risk of GORD

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Alpha blockers
Anticholinergucs
benzos
Beta blockers
Bisphosphonates
CCBs
Corticosteroids
NSAIDs
Theophyllines
Tricyclic antidepressnts

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Risk factors for developing barretts oeophagus

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Male
Long duration and increased frequency of GORD symptoms
Prev oesophagitis or hiatus hernia, stricutre or ulcers

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Complications of GORD

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Oesophageal ulcers
Oesophageal haemorrhage
Anaemia - chronic blood losss - severe oesophagitis
Oesophageal structure - fibrosis narrows lumen
Aspiration pneumonia
Barretts
Oral problems - gingivitis, eroisions, halitosis

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What is barretss oesophagus?

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Columnar metaplasia of distal oesophagus
Malginant potential + risk oeophageal adenocarcinoma

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Lifestyle advice for GORD

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Lose weight if overwieight
Avoid trigger foods - coffe, chocolate, tomatos, fatty, spicy
Smaller meals and eat evening meals 3-4 hours before going to bed
Stop smoking
Reduce alcohol consumption

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Mananging GORD

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Raised head of bed, not additional pillows
Assess for stress and anxiety
Ask about OTCs
Offer lifestyle advice
Review meds + consider stopping exacerbatinig

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Medication management for proven GORD

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Full dose PPI for 4 weeks to aid healing

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Severe oesophagitis medicaiton

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Full dose for 8 weeks to aid healing and as long term maintenance treatment

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When are PPIs given in the day?

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30 mins before breakfast and evening meal

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Contraindications PPIs

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-alarm symptoms before endoscopy - mask symtpoms
- stop 2 weeks before endoscopy
-at risk of osteoporosis
-at risk of hypomagnesaemia

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Common Adverse effects of PPIs

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Headahce, diarrhoea, nausea, vomitting, abdo pain, constipation, dizziness

18
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Long term PPI risks serious adverse effects

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hypomagnesaemia
Increased fracture risk
C difficile
Rebound hypersecretion syndrome

19
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What else can be used to treat GORD?

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H2 receptor agonists
Antacids

20
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Antacid examples

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Aluminium hydroxide, sodium bicarb, calcoium carbonate

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H2 receptor antagonists examples

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Ranitidne, cimetidine

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Surgeries for GORD

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Fundoplication - strengthen LOS by wrapping gastric fundus around it
Laprascopic insertion of magnetic bead band

23
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Investigations GORD

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FBC
Endoscopy
CXR
Barium swallow
Oeophageal pH monitoring

24
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Why do FBC in GORD

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Exclude anaemia

25
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What is investgiation of choice GORD

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Endoscopy

26
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What can diagnose a hiatus hernia?

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CXR
Barium swallow

27
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What causes GORD?

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Incompetenve of atirefluc barriers at oesophagetic juntion
Lower oesophageal sphinctre and crural diaphragm
Causes refluc of acid and irritatnts into oesophagus froms tomach

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What causes severe oesophagitis?

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Loss of mucosal defence mechanisms on prolonged exposure to acid

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Risk factors for GORD

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Stress and anxiety
Smoking
Alcohol excess
Fatty foods and coffee
Drugs that decrease LOS pressure
Pregnancy
Hiatus hernia
FH

30
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What drugs decrease LOS pressure

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Tricyclic antidepressants, anticholinergics, nitrates and CCBs

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Clinical features of GORD

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Heartburn - lying, stooping, straingin
trosternal discomfort
Acid brash
Water brash
Odynophagia
Chest pain/epigastric pain
Bloating
Chronic hoarseness, cough and asthmatic sym,ptoms

32
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Acid vs water brash

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Regurg of acid or bile
Excessive salivation

33
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What does being ashkenazi jewish descent make you more likely to have?

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UC

34
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When do you get hypoalbuminaemia in UC?

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Severe disease

35
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Biologics that can be used in UC

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Anti-TNFa (e.g. Infliximab)
Anti-IL-12/23 (e.g. Ustekinumab)
Anti a4b7 (e.g. Vedolizumab)

36
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What does barretts oesophagus increase the risk of?

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Oesophageal carcinoma

37
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What does epithelium change from to in Barretts?

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From squamous to columnar intestinal epithelium

38
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What is seen on endoscopy with barretts?

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Slamon coloured columnar epithelium above the gastro-oeophageal junction - at least 1 cm

39
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What determines severity of barretts

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Prague C+M classification

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