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Pathophysiology of Colon Flashcards

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Colon anatomy

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5’
tubular structure with all 5 layres
- inner circular, outer longitudinal smooth muscle layers
- ileocecal valve, internal and external anal sphincters
- NO villi

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Multiple colonic functions

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  • water/ion absorption (ascending)
  • bacterial fermentation of nonabsorbed nutrients (splenic flexure)
  • storage of waste/indigestible materials (descending)
  • elimination of waste/indigestible materials (rectum)
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IBD pathophys

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genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, environmental triggers

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Diagnosis of IBD

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When:

  • suggestive symptoms > 2 weeks
  • negative work-up for other causes of colitis (infection, ischemia, meds)
  • extra-intestinal sxs
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type of IBD

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Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s dz (10-20% have features of both)

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signs/sxs of Ulcerative colitis

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diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, LOWER ad pain, Hematochezia, mcuus in stool, tenesmus (needing to defecate)

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Crohn’s sxs

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diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, mid or lower abd pain, nausea/vomiting, fistula sxs

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Crohns vs UC region affected

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C: Entire GI tract
UC: Colon,

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C vs UC: Obstruction

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C: yes
UC: no

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C vs UC: malabsorption?

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C: Yes
UC: no

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C vs UC: Malignant potential

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C: with colonic involvement
UC: yes

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C vs UC: recurrence after colectomy

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C: common since can be affecting whole GI
UC: no

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C vs UC: Toxic megacolon?

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C: no
UC: yes

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C vs UC: Inflammation- area affected

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C: transmural
UC: mucosa and/or submucosa

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C vs UC: Ulcers?

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C: deep, linear
UC: superficial, confluent

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C vs UC: Fibrosis?

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C: Marked
UC: mild to none

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C vs UC: Granulomas?

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C: Yes- 20%
UC: No

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Crohn’s fistula types

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  • entero-cutaneous
  • entero-enteral,
  • enterogastric,
  • entero-vesical,
  • entero-vaginal
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Treatment of fistulas

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usually requires biologic therapy or surgery

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Extraintestinal manifestations

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  • mostly UC
  • Eye– scleritis, episcleritis
  • Skin – pyoderma gangenosum, erythema nodosum
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Extraintestinal liver manifestations

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)

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Joint involvement of IBD

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sacroiliitis, ankylosing spondylitis

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IBD management

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Start with medical treatment
- corticosteroids
- 5-aminosalicylates
Immunomodulators
TNF-alpha antagonists

Surgery–colectomy, partial SB resection or stricturoplasty
(refractory dz, obstruction, fistula, HG dysplasia, or cancer)

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Colon cancer surveillance

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  • risk increases with IBD duration
  • yearly colonoscopy after 7-8 years
  • biopsies from every segment
  • LowGrade dysplasia common in IBD
  • HighGrade dysplasia or cancer –> colectomy
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Microscopic colitis prevalence

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usually 50 -80, female: male 15:1

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Microscopic colitis

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autoimmune, trigger unknown

- salt and water loss in colon

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Microscopic colitis presentation

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chronic secretory diarrhea

  • watery, non-bloody
  • 4-10 stools per day
  • minimal nocturnal or fasting sxs
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Subtypes of microscopic colitis

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Lymphocytic, collagenous

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microscopic colitis association

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mild association with celiac dz

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Prognosis of microscopic colitis

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good prognosis

  • no bleeding, dehydration, or other complications
  • no increase in cancer risk/mortility
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Diagnosis of microscopic colitis

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  • colonoscopy usually normal

- Biopsy = definitive
lymphocytic infilatration ofmucosa and SM (LC); thickened collagenous band (CC

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Histology

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?

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Ischemic colitis

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90% of patients > 60 years old

  • most have not vascular or GI disease
  • Fundamental insult = acute compromise in blood flow
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ischemic colitis triggers

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vasospasm, dehydration, hypotension, or cardiopulmonary insult (e.g. MI, PE)

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ischemic coliits areas affected

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most common in watershed vascular areas (splenic flexure, rectosigmoid)

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IC presentation

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abrupt onset, crampy, lower abd pain;

  • urgent need to defecate
  • mild diarrhea and/or hematochezia (severe diarrhea/bleeding suggests other diagnosis)
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ischemic colitis endoscopic findings

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edema, ulceration/ +/- bleeding confined to avascular region

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can ischemic colitis present with severe diarrhea or bleeding

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NO–suggests other cause

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Ischemic colitis less common cause

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  • Vasculitis (SLE, polyarteritis nodosa, Henoch-Schonlein)
  • SUbstance abuse (cocaine, amphetamine)
  • Meds (estrogens, migrain meds)
  • mesenteric thrombosis (protein C/S deficiency, factor V Leiden def, etc)
  • Rare: Marathon running, extreme dehydration
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Infectious colitis

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inflammatory diarrhea +/- hematochezia (mucosal infasion, toxin-related injury)
- Hx- short duraiton, travel, ill contacts, antibiotic use

41
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Hx of acute diarrhea

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Think infectious!!

  • Undercooked beef- e coli
  • Contaminated poultry, eggs, milk, lettuce (salmonella/shigella, campylobacter, yersinia)
  • antibiotic use, hospitalization (C diff)
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other Colitis

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Hx important

  • Endoscopy (location/appearance)
  • Biopsy if needed, definitive
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management of Non-IBD coliitis?

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  • microscopic: antidarrheals, BIsmuth, topical steroids
  • infectious- support +/- antibiotics
  • ischemic: support: antibiotics, volume support
  • Drug-induced: support, d/c offending
    drug
  • Radiation colitis - topical agents, endoscopic ablation
  • Surgery- rare; severe/ refractory cases
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Diverticulosis prevalence

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  • > 50% in elderly
  • Western > developing countries (increased intra-colonic pressure, low-fiber diet)
  • 80% asymptomatic
  • 20% diverticulitis, hemorrhage
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Diverticulitis

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outpouching of bowe wall

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Prevalence/cause of diverticular hemorrhage

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  • 5% pts with diverticulosis
  • usually from right colon
  • vasa recta within dome of diverticula
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Presenation of diverticular hemorrhage

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painless hematochezia, often heavy, typically stops w/in 2-3 days

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Acute diverticulitis

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  • 10-15% pts with diverticula
  • fecolith obstructs diverticulum –> distention from bacterial gas/neutrophils, nicroperforation, abscess, macroperforation with peritonitis
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Acute diverticulitis sxs

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LLQ pain, nausea, fever

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Diverticulitis diagnosis/management

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  • Diagnosis: CT or MRI
  • Treat: oral or IV antibiotics, abscess drainage, surgery

strictures may require dilation/resection

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Lower GI bleeding

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  • bleeding distal to ligament of Treitz
  • colonic bleeding&raquo_space;> SB bleeding
  • usually hematochezia (less commonly melena)
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Lower GI bleeding mortality

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1-2%; ceases in 90% without intervention

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Recurrence of GI bleeding

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frequent if cause not identified

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Etiologies of lower GI bleeding

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Diverticulosis, arteriovenous malformations, colitis, neoplaslm, radiation colitis, post-polypectomy/biopsy, miscellaneous (internal hemorrhoids, solitary rectal ulcer, anal fissure, Dieulafoy’s lesion)

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Chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea history cue?

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Cue for weight loss, new constipation, anemia

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Sudden onset and vessation of bleeding,elderly pt cues to…

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Diverticulosis

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Hematochezia after surgery or MI cues …

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ischemic colitis

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Acute dysentery, travel, ill contacts, or antibiotics, –cues…

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infectious diarrhea

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Chronic microcytic anemia cues…

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neoplasia or arteriovenous malformation

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NSAIDs cues—

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drug-induced colitis

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History of pelvic radiation cues—

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radiation proctitis

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Lower GI bleeding daignosis

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colonoscopy, tagged rbc scan, angiography

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Lower GI bleed treatment

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support, endoscopic therapy, angiographic therapy, surgical resection (refractory or recurrent bleeding)

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arteriovenous malformation

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junction between artery/vein in colon wall–can burst and bleed

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Treat AVM

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go in and ablate

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Colon obstruction sxs

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N/V, abd distension, constipation or obstipation (severe/complete constipation)

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Colon obstruction causes

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cancer, adhesions, strictures, volvulus (twisting), foreign body (inserted/ingestion)

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Colon obstruction diagnosis

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tentative- plain x-ray, confirmed and defined with CT or MRI for surgery
- don’t need endoscopy

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colonic obstruction- treatment

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admission to hospital, NPO, NGT tube decompression, colonoscopy if suspected cancer or volvulus, surgical resection standard, metal stent for select patients

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Lower abd pain + hematochezia associated with?

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colitis (can be cancer)

- DIagnose via endoscopy/bx

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Microscopic colitis

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mild secretory diarrhea in elderly women, manage medically

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colonic obstruction sxs and diagnosis

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  • N/V and abd

- diagnose by Xray/CT

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suggestive IBD sxs

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diarrhea, crampy abd pain, bleeding > 2 weeks

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Diagnosis IBD

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  • imaging can be suggestive

- direct visualization/biopsy= gold standard

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C/UC fistula or abscess?

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C: yes
UC: no

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C vs UC: strictures

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C: common
UC: no

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C vs UC distribution

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C: “Skip lesions”
UC: diffuse

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Celiac Disease extraintestinal manifestations

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fatigue, Fe deficiency anemia, pubertal delay, short stature, aphthous stomatitis, dermatitis herpetiformis (blistering skin dz)
- increased incidence of lymphocytic gastritis/colitis

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Celiac-associated malignancies

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Enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma (EAT lymphoma) and small intestinal adenocarcinoma

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