Quiz #2 b Flashcards
_____ can be found in 10% of people with GERD
Barret esophagus
alteration of stem cell differentiation via addition of intestinal mucus secreting goblet cells
Barret esophagus
how does barret esophagus affect reflux episodes?
they last longer
significance with local ulceration with bleeding and stricture
Barret esophagus
Barret esophagus can come from ____
GERD
Esophageal varices location
mostly in submucosa of distal esophagus and proximal stomach
increase pressure on esophageal plexus veins can cause
esophageal varices
esophageal varices develop in _____% of cirrhosis patients
90% (mostly alcohol)
______ has no symptoms until rupture leading to ______
esophageal varices, hematemesis
venous thrombosis and inflammation may occur after varices _____
rupture
blood goes into the lumen as well as suffusion of the esophageal wall with blood
hemorrhage of the esophageal varices
esophageal varices 1/2 of deaths are from _____ the other from ______
cirrhosis, hepatic coma
______ may be the only complication of uncomplicated GHERD
hyperemia
Characteristic of GHERD
basal cell hyperplasia (20%)presence of inflammatory cells (WBCs) in squamous epithelial layerelongation of lamina propr. papillae with constriction
GERD: Symptoms do not always ____ with the level of histological esophagitis
match
severe chest pain that maybe mistaken for a heart attack is not uncommon for
GERD