IBD Flashcards

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1
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WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR DISEASES PART OF IBD

A

ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND CROHN’S DISEASE

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HOW MANY AUSTRALIANS ARE AFFECTED BY IBD

A

MORE THAN 80000

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3
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WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON AGE FOR IBD

A

15-35

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4
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WHAT IS COMMON TO IBD

A

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
AUTOIMMUNE DYSFUNCTION
ABNORMAL GUT FLORA
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

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5
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COMMON CLINICAL FEATURES OF IBD

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ABDO PAIN
FREQUENT DIARRHOEA (+/- MUCUS AND BLOOD)
TIREDNESS
FEVER
ANOREXIA
WEIGHT LOSS

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WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON MEDICATION FOR IBD

A

CORTOCOSTEROIDS

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7
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WHY CAN CORTICOSTEROIDS LEAD TO BONE LOSS

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DOWN REGULATES OSTEOBLASTIC ACTION, AND INCREASES OSTEOCLASTIC ACTION, LEADING TO OSTEOPOROSIS

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8
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WHAT ARE SOME LESSER COMMON CLINICAL FEATURES OF IBD

A

JOINT PAIN
MOUTH ULCERS
UVEITIS (INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE)
SKIN RASHES

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WHAT IS ULCERATIVE COLITIS

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ULCERATION OF COLONIC MUCOSA USUALLY IN THE RECTUM AND SIGMOID COLON

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WHAT LAYER OF THE GIT DOES ULCERITIVE COLITIS AFFECT

A

MUCOSAL LAYER

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HOW DOES ULCERATIVE COLITIS SPREAD

A

UNIFORMLY

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12
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HEALING OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS WITH FIBROSIS LEADS TO

A

PSEUDOPOLYP FORMATION

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13
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WHICH PART OF THE GIT DOES CROHNS AFFECT

A

ANY PART FROM THE MOUTH TO THE ANUS

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14
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WHAT PART OF THE GIT WALL DOES CROHNS AFFECT

A

INFLAMMATION BEGINS IN THE SUBMUCOSA AND CAN INVOLVE THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE INTESTINAL WALL

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WHAT ARE TH EMOST COMMON SITES OF CROHNS

A

TERMINAL ILEUM, ASCENDING COLON, TRANSVERSE COLON

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16
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HOW DOES CROHNS SPREADS WITHIN THE GIT

A

WITH SKIP LESIONS

17
Q

CAN CROHNS PERFORATE THE GIT WALL

A

YES

18
Q

WHAT KIND OF APPEARANCE DOES THE INTESTINAL WALL OF A CROHNS PT HAVE

A

COBBLESTONE APPEARANCE

19
Q

WHAT SPINAL CONDITION HAS A HIGH PREVALENCE IN THOSE WITH IBD

A

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

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