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pathology of small bowel and colon Flashcards

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what is the Pathogenesis of celiacs disease

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Cytotoxic and autoantibody formation → inflammation ( ↑ T-lymphocytes) → villous atrophy → tissue damage → loss of mucosal and brush-border surface area → malabsorption, diarrhea

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Celiac’s is Association with other autoimmune diseases:

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Type 1 DM, thyroiditis, Sjögren syndrome

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what is the CLASSICAL presentation of celiacs disease:

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Bulky fatty diarrhea, 
flatulence, 
weight loss, 
anemia,
nutritional deficiencies, 
growth failure in children
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what is the Serological diagnosis of celiacs disease

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IgA antibodies to tissue transglutaminase

Anti-endomysial antibodies

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NORMAL SMALL INTESTINAL MUCOSA should have a Villi to crypt length ratio of ____

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~4:1 ratio

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Celiac disease often presents with what 4 extra-intestinal complaints:

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  • Fatigue
  • Iron deficiency anemia
  • Pubertal delay, short stature
  • Aphthous stomatitis (canker sores)
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celiacs is Associated with ______, a blistering skin disease

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dermatitis herpetiformis

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Describe tropical sprue and its prevalence

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Post-infectious Tropical Malabsorbtion with No single causative infectious agent.
Prevalent in Haiti, the Dominican Republic,
Puerto Rico, and Cuba and Ind

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tropical sprue presents with

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Chronic diarrhea
malabsorption (B12,folate, D,E,K,A)
Bacterial overgrowth

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10
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epidemiology of peptic disease

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Highest incidence in Western countries
Patients >40
Males > Females

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PEPTIC DISEASE is Caused by toxic effects on the duodenal mucosa
by _____

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excess gastric acid

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_________ infection found in majority of patients with peptic ulcer disease

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Helicobacter pylori

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13
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peptic disease is Most commonly found

in the ________

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duodenal bulb

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peptic disease Appears nodular or polypoid on endoscopy due to _______ hyperplasia

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Brunner gland

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microscopic changes seen in PEPTIC DUODENITIS

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Villous blunting,

gastric mucin cell metaplasia

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16
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Bleeding ulcers cause up to _____ of upper GI bleeding

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50%

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GROSS FINDINGS-PEPTIC ULCER

DISEASE

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Most ulcers found in the duodenal bulb
Ulcers tend to be circular, rarely >3 cm in diameter
Surrounding mucosa appears nodular on endoscopy
due to Brunner gland hyperplasia

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18
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a patient has Multiple duodenal ulcers in
association with gastrin hypersecretion by neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas or duodenum, this patient most likely has _________

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ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME

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what is the pathogensesis of WHIPPLE DISEASE

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Pathogenesis
Caused by gram-positive bacilli Tropheryma whippelii
Bacilli absorbed by lamina propria macrophages ->
macrophage accumulation within the small intestinal lamina propria and mesenteric lymph nodes → lymphatic obstruction -> Impaired lymphatic transport causes malabsorptive diarrhea

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what are the clinical features of WHIPPLE DISEASE

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Clinical Features
 Triad of diarrhea, weight loss, malabsorption
 Other common symptoms: arthritis, lymphadenopathy, neurologic disease
 Typically presents in middle-aged or elderly white males

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how to diagnose whipple disease

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Diagnosis

 Tissue biopsy demonstrates the presence of the organisms

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22
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what is the incubation period for Giardia lamblia

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7-14 days

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what is a key microscopic finding in giardiasis

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pear-shaped organisms with paired nuclei,

located in lumen

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24
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In the US, ______ is a major source of transmission of giardiasis

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water

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25
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what are the 4 infectious causes of colitis

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 Bacterial enterocolitis
 Pseudomembranous colitis
 Viral gastroenteritis
 Parasitic enterocolitis

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what are 2 Non-infectious causes of colitis

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 Ischemic colitis

 Microscopic colitis

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PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS is Most often caused by _________ and is common in ____ patients (up to 30%).

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Clostridium difficile,

hospitalized

28
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Colitis often occurs after course of antibiotic therapy (“antibiotic-associated colitis”). Most frequently implicated antibiotics are ________

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third-generation cephalosporins

29
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patients with PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS present with

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fever, leukocytosis, abdominal pain, cramps, watery diarrhea

30
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IN PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS

WHAT IS A “PSEUDOMEMBRANE”?

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A “volcano-like” eruption of neutrophils and mucinous debris attached to the surface epithelium

31
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what is the Most common cause of severe childhood diarrhea and diarrheal mortality worldwide

32
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how does rotavirus cause diarrhea?

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Selectively infects and destroys mature enterocytes → villus surface repopulated by immature secretory cells → loss of absorptive function → net secretion of water and electrolytes →osmotic diarrhea
DEHYDRATION = DEATH

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what are the clinical features of ISCHEMIC COLITIS

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Older individuals with co-existing cardiac or vascular disease
Young patients: long-distance runners, women on oral contraceptives
Mechanical Obstruction: hernias, volvulus

34
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what is the Pathogenesis of ischemic colitis

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Lack of blood flow due to:
 Low cardiac output
 Occlusive disease of vascular supply to bowel

35
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what are the clinical features of MICROSCOPIC COLITIS

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Chronic watery diarrhea
Presents primarily in middle-aged and older women
NSAIDs implicated

36
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diagnosis of MICROSCOPIC COLITIS

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 Endoscopy: Normal

 Tissue biopsy shows characteristic lymphocytic inflammation +/- a thickened subepithelial collagen layer

37
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what is irratable bowel syndome (IBS)

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Chronic functional bowel disorder

with Abdominal pain, and altered bowel habits

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DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR IRRITABLE
BOWEL SYNDROME = Recurrent abdominal pain, on average, at least 1 day per week in the last 3 months, associated with 2 or more of the following criteria:

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  1. Related to defecation
  2. Associated with a change in frequency of stool
  3. Associated with a change in form (appearance) of
    stool
39
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describe IBS MACROSCOPIC & HISTOLOGIC

APPEARANCE

40
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition resulting from __________

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inappropriate mucosal immune activation

41
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IBD encompasses 2 distinct disorders

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Crohn(‘s) disease (CD)
Ulcerative colitis (UC)
42
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what Epithelial defects are seen in Crohn’s disease

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Defects in intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier function, NOD2 polymorphisms (intracellular receptor for microbes)

43
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what epithelium defects are seen in Ulcerative colitis:

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Defects in intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier function, ECM2 polymorphisms (extracellular matrix protein)

44
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what Epithelial defects are seen in Crohn’s disease

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Defects in intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier function, NOD2 polymorphisms (intracellular receptor for microbes)

45
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what epithelium defects are seen in Ulcerative colitis:

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Defects in intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier function, ECM2 polymorphisms (extracellular matrix protein)

46
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what are the Clinical Features of Crohn’s disease

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Relapsing and remitting disease

Intermittent attacks of relatively mild non-bloody diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain

47
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what are the Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease

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Uveitis (inflammation of the middle layer of the eye),
migratory polyarthritis,
sacroiliitis,
ankylosing spondylitis,
erythema nodosum (flat, firm, hot, red, and painful lumps that usually appear on the shins)

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what are disease characteristics of Crohns disease

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 Skip lesions
 Ileal involvement (“regional enteritis”)
 Transmural chronic inflammation
 Inflammatory strictures
 Fissuring ulcers, sinus tracts, fistulae

49
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Risk of adenocarcinoma is similar in CD (colonic disease) and UC (25-year cumulative risk approx 10%) and is related to:

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Duration of disease
Extent of disease (pancolitis vs localized involvement)
Family history
Extra-intestinal manifestations (i.e. primary sclerosing cholangitis)

50
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what are the clinical features of ulcerative colitis

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Bloody diarrhea or loose stools with lower abdominal pain,
cramps,
Symptoms relieved by defecation

51
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what is the Extraintestinal manifestations of ulcerative colitis

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis

52
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Pseudopolyps are more common and numerous in which IBD

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Ulcerative Colitis

53
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describe the microscopic appearance of Ulcers in crohns

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Deep, knife-like

54
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describe the appearance of Ulcers in crohns

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Deep, knife-like

55
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describe the Wall appearance in ulcerative collitis

56
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DISTINGUISHING MICROSCOPIC FEATURES of CROHN’S DISEASE are:

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Granulomas and Fissuring ulcers

57
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DISTINGUISHING MICROSCOPIC FEATURES of CROHN’S DISEASE

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Granulomas and Fissuring ulcers

58
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A diverticulum is an _______

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outpouching/herniation of the mucosa and submucosa

59
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Diverticular disease is most common in the ______ colon. Prevalence approaches 60% in Western adult populations over age ________. Asymptomatic or intermittent cramping, lower abdominal discomfort

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sigmoid,

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60
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Diverticulosis =

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presence of diverticula

61
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Diverticulitis =

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inflammation of the diverticula, usually secondary to obstruction

62
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what complications can arise from DIVERTICULITIS

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 Obstruction
 Perforation
 Abscess Formation
 Bleeding

63
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classic finding in appendicitis?

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McBurney’s sign

64
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what is the pathogenesis of appendicitis

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Luminal obstruction by stone-like mass of stool (“fecalith”)→ ischemic injury and stasis of luminal contents → inflammatory response

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