More Holliday Flashcards
mid epigastric pain worse with eating, steroids, NSAIDS… think…
workup…
surgery if…
gastric ulcer
double-contrast barium swallow
EGD shows punched-out lesion w/ red margins, get Biopsy – tells H.Pylori, Malignant, Benign
Surgery if… lesion persists after 12 wks of treatment
most common gastric cancer
adenocarcinoma
where is gastric cancer most common
Japan
adenocarcinoma
Gastric Cancer mets to Ovaries eponymn
Krukenberg
Gastric Cancer mets to Left Supraclavicular Fossa lympn node eponymn
Virchow’s node
what is virchow’s node
GI cancer met to lymph node in Left Supraclavicular fossa
who gets gastric lymphoma
HIV pts
gastric cancer mets felt on DRE is called…
Blummer’s Shelf
what is Blummer’s Shelf
gastric cancer mets felt on DRE
gastric cancer mets to umbilical node is called…
Sister Mary Joseph
what is Sister Mary Joseph
gastric cancer mets to umbilical node
who gets gastric MALT lymphoma
pts w H.Pylori
eponymns assoc w Gastric Cancer GC
Krukenberg - GC mets to ovary
Virchow’s node - GC mets to L supraclavicular node
Blummer’s Shelf - GC mets felt on DRE
Sister Mary Joseph - GC mets to umbilical node
treat Gastric MALT Lymphoma
treat associated H.Pylori
-triple therapy… ppi, clarithromycin, amoxacillin
what are the cliff notes on mentrier’s disease
protein losing gastroenteropathy
(lose protein in GI tract)
also associated with enlarged rugae
gastric varices most often caused by…
splenic vein thrombosis
eg from pancreatitis
Dieulafoy’s is….
congenital superficial gastric? esophageal? vessel can cause hematemesis…. see other online meded flashcards
mid epigastric pain better with eating vs worse with eating
better with eating - duodenal ulcer
worse with eating - gastric ulcer
tests for h.pylori in peptic ulcer
stool or breath test
best is endoscopy with biopsy and CLO test… also best because can rule out cancer this way
how to assess effectiveness of H.Pylori treatment
stool or breath test
what to suspect if mid epigastric pain / ulcers do not improve with triple therapy?
best test?
tx?
what else to look for?
Zollinger Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma)
Secretin stim test (gastrin remains inappropriately high)
surgical resection - gastrinoma usually located in pancreas
look for MEN1 panc, pituitary, parathyroid tumors
patient lost a lot of weight, now has bilious vomiting and post-prandial pain
suspect. ..
treat. …
SMA syndrome aka Nutracker syndrome
-duodenum part 3 compressed between aorta and SMA, pain after eating when duodenum demands more blood
treat with Weight Restoration… can do surgery eg. Roux-Y… think you have to mobilize duodenum to do that…. or maybe just better with food bypassing duodenum less blood demand….