Internal Med Flashcards
What is acute pancreatitis?
abnormal activation of digestive enzymes (precursors first) in pancreas.
example of precursor activated in A.Pancreatitis? and what happens?
trypsinogen and inflammation, edema, cell death (necrosis or apoptosis)
Pancreatic destructions pathogensis?
proteases, inflammatory response and vascular damage causes swelling. Lipases destroy fat around pancreas causing haemorrhagic necrosis
Etiology of A.Pancreatitis
gallstones, alcohol drugs, infections (mumps), inflammation of adjacent organs, trauama`
symptoms of A.Pancreatitis
pain in epigastgrium (pain in left side)
nausea and vomit
fever
sever weakness
jaundice
physical examination of A.Pancreatits
bad general condition, pale and sweaty skin, tongue white, tachycardia and HYPOtension, harsh pain in upper abdomen, liver enlarged and tender
Lab tests for A.Pancreatitis
increased WBC, CRP, sedimentation rate
increased alpha-amylase, lipase, blood sugar slightly high, glycosuria
liver enzymes and billirubin increased
creatinine measured
Instrumental tests for A.pancreatitis
abdominal ultrasound (edema and fluid in ab cavity)
complications of A pancreatitis
peritontis, sepsis, recurrent pancreatitis, renal failure
Chronic pancreatitis pathogenesis
fibrous change (pseudocysts) causing impairment of exocrine function and then endocrine
etiology of C pancreatitis
acute, alcohol drugs, autoimmune disorder, genetics, metabolic and hormonal disorder, infection of adjacent organs
Symptoms of C pancreatitis
exocrine problem = (enzymes) malabsorbtion so diarrohea, smelly stool, heavy abdomen, bloating, fatigue, weak
Endocrine problem (insulin) = diabetes mild, pain in epigastrium and if you have pseudocysts then jaundice
physical exam of C pancreatitis
pale dry skin with dec turgor, white tongue, weight loss and edema, +ve Grot, liver enlarged
Lab test of C pancreatitis
stool tests for steatorrhoea and creatorrhoea, blood sugar inc, dec protein and albumin, inc liver enzymes
instrumental tests of C pancreatitis
abdominal ultrasound (see psuedocysts), secretin stimulation test to see exocrine function
Complications of C pancreatitis
pseudocystosis, pancreatic cancer, chronic hepatitis
Pancreatic cancer definition
cells in pancreas multiple out of control and form mass
types of pancreatic cancers
95% in exocrine and endocrine are called neuroendocrine tumours. Exocrine cancers = adenocarcinoma (ducts that carry away from pancreas), acinar cell carcinoma (acini), cystadenocarcinoma
risk factors of pancreatic cancers
age, sex (more women), smoking, obesitiy, diabetes, family, C pancreatitis, diet
Pathogenesis of pacreatic cancers
precancerous lesions
Symptoms of pancreatic cancers
hard to detect early stages but pain in upper abdomen and back, jaundice and dark urine, weight loss, nausea, stenorrohea, trousseaus syndrome (blood clot in portal blood vessels), wakness, palpable mass
Lab test for pancreatic cancer
liver function test to show bile duct obstruction (inc billirubin and enzymes)
CA19-9 tumour marker increased (not specific though :()
Instrumental tests for pancreatic cancers
CT (see mass), ERCP (scope in the duct and injected dye) MRI (can see if its pancreatitis or cancer) `
Iron deficiency anaemia definition
Lack of iron or inability to be used in erythopoiesis causes decreasing in synthesis of Hb
etiology of iron def anaemia
not enough iron diet, dec absorbtion of iron (coeliac disease, diarrhoea), pregnany, blood loss, parasites