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Lange - Liver/gall Bladder/pancreas Flashcards

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Annular pancreas associated with?

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Down syndrome

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Choledochal cyst associated with?

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Cholangiocarcinoma

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Patient with SBO and air in biliary tree suggests?

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Gallstone ileus

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Patient with history of liver trauma who develops G.I. bleeding weeks later – suspected diagnosis? Confirm and treat with?

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Hemobilia

Angiography and embolization

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4
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Point of HIDA scan?

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Patency of cystic duct

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Needle biopsy of liver mass is contraindicated if mass is believed to be?

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Hepatic adenoma

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6
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Classes of the splenic injury? Management?

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Class I – non-expanding subcapsular hematoma (Non-operative management)

Class II – laceration 1-3 cm deep (Non-operative management)

Class III – major parenchymal injury (operate)

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7
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VIPoma presents with? Management?

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WDHA – watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, achlorhydra (And metabolic acidosis)

Octreotide (decreases diarrhea) and excision of tumor

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Felty’s syndrome? Possible tx?

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Rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia, splenomegaly

Splenectomy

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Anechoic area (on US) of liver suggestive of?

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Benign, non-parasitic cyst

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Treatment of pseudocyst? If fails?

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Usually self resolves

If enlarges, Percutaneous drainage

If unsuccessful, internal drainage into stomach

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Why could serum amylase be normal in pancreatitis?

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  1. Hyperlipidemia (Interferes with chemical detection of Amylase)
  2. Increased urinary excretion
  3. Destruction of pancreatic parenchyma (chronic pancreatitis)
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Causes for serum amylase to be elevated in absence of pancreatitis?

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  1. Perforated peptic ulcer
  2. Gangrenous cholecystitis
  3. Small bowel strangulation
  4. Chronic renal failure
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Most common site of trauma to the pancreas?

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Neck

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When to perform:

  1. Pancreaticojejunostomy (Puestow)
  2. Whipple procedure
  3. Distal pancreatectomy
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  1. Pancreatitis with dilated pancreatic ducts and persistent symptoms after ERCP
  2. Disease confined to head pancreas
  3. Disease involves body and tail of pancreas
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15
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Patients with pancreatitis may also have dyspnea because?

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Factor released from pancreas alters pulmonary surfactant causing atelectasis

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Treatment for insulinoma?

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Enucleation

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Whipple’s triad?

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indicates insulinoma

  1. Hypoglycemic symptoms
  2. Blood glucose under 50 during episode
  3. Relief of symptoms by IV glucose
18
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Scan to locate gastrinoma?

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SRS – nuclear scan using radiolabeled somatostatin (binds to somatostatin receptors on gastrin producing cells)

20
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Patient from China with multiple strictures in biliary tree and dilated intrahepatic ducts?

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Cholangiohepatitis from C. Sinesis

21
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Point of HIDA scan?

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Determine patency of biliary tree

22
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Organisms most commonly associated in ascending Cholangitis?

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E. coli and Klebsiella

23
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During cholecystectomy, also should do? If positive?

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Intraoperative cholangiogram to rule out CBD stones

Choledochoduodenostomy OR ERCP/sphincterotomy

24
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Structure that courses through triangle of Calot?

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Cystic artery

25
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Biliary disease that affects men more than women? Common location? Management?

A

Cholangiocarcinoma

Proximal - excision of hepatic duct bifurcation and reconstruction with Roux-en-Y limb of jejunum

Distal - Whipple

Inoperable - palliative endoscopic stent

26
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Treatment of gallbladder CA? Never use?

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Stage I - confined to mucosa/submucosa - nothing

Stage II - penetrates muscular layer
(Resection of liver lobes and ports hepatis lymph nodes)

Stage III - lymph node involvement (Resection of liver lobes and ports hepatis lymph nodes

Stage IV - no resection indicated

Chemo or radiation

27
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Pt presents with acute cholecystitis - when to do cholecystectomy?

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2-3 days of hospital admission

28
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Acalculus cholecystitis most commonly encountered when?

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Trauma or after operations

29
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Management of stable pt with acute acalculus cholecystitis?

Unstable pt?

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Cholecystectomy

Percutaneous drainage

30
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Hepatic adenoma associated with?

A

OCP
diabetes drugs
Pregnancy

31
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Focal nodular hyperplasia - symptoms? Histology? Link to cancer? Unobservable with?

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Asymptomatic

Central stellar scar

None.

CT/US

32
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Most common hepatic lesion? Sign?

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Hemangioma. Waxing and waning effect with contrast CT

33
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Normal portal Venus pressure?

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5-10 mm

34
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Scan to look for accessory spleen?

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Radioactive technetium

35
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MELD score based on

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Bilirubin
INR
Creatinine?

54
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Courvouisier’s sign?

If due to gallstones?

A

Enlarged gallbladder from obstructive jaundice due to malignancy

Shrunken bladder in obstructive jaundice due to gallstones

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