Stomach Flashcards
Which population has the higher risk of getting DM Gastroparesis? typ1 or 2?
type 1
What are the 5 main causes of gastroparesis?
- Diabetes
- Post-surgical
- Idiopathic
- Viral
- Meds
which type of gastroparesis resolves in 1 year in 80% of patients?
Viral gastroparesis
Which surgeries can lead to gastroparesis?
- Gastrojejunostomy
- Vagotomy for peptic ulcer disease
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy (whipple)
- Lap Fundoplication
Which meds can cause gastroparesis?
- GLP-1 agonist (Exenatide)
- Amylin agonist (Symlin)
- Opioids, tramadol, marijuana, TCA
- Dopamine agonists
- Anticholinergics
Which clinical syndrome is most associated with n/a, ab pain, early satiety, and bloating?
gastroparesis
How is gastroparesis diagnosed?
Scintigraphy gastric emptying study (of solids)
How does the gastroparesis scintigraphy emptying study work to dx gastroparesis?
Looks at the percentage of retained solids (low fat, egg white meal), at 4 hours.
What is the diagnostic criteria for gastroparesis for mild, mod, severe?
Mild: 11 to 20 % retained
Moderate: 21 to 35% retained
Severe: 36 to 50% retained
Very severe: More than 50% retained
What is an alternative to gastric emptying study with scintigraphy? (but not widely available)?
wireless motility capsule
what is the treatment for gastroparesis?
- Treat constipation (can make gastroparesis worse)
- Correct fluid/electrolyte imbalances
- Stop offending meds
- Small, low residue meals. In severe cases, consider liquid caloric supplementation
- Metoclopramide, Domperidone, Erythromycin, TCA
what is the mechanism of action of Metoclopramide?
central and peripheral dopamine antagonist and serotonin 5-HT3 antagonist with promotility and anti-emetic actions. FDA approved for gastroparesis for less than 12 weeks.
what is the black box warning for Metoclopramide?
Tardive dyskinesia , dystonia, seen after tx more than 3 months and with high doses
what general principles should be considered in pts taking Metoclopromide for gastroparesis?
- Use the minimum dose at 5mg
- stop tx if no response in 3 months
What are the medication treatment options for gastroparesis?
- Metoclopramide
- Domperidone
- Erythromycin
6 Enteral feeding with nasoduodenal tube (preferred over TPN) - Surgery
What is the benefit of using Domperidone for treatment of gastroparesis?
It doesnt cross the blood brain barrier, minimal neurological effects. However watch for QT (need baseline EKG)
Which medication acts as a motilin receptor agonist that stimulates antral contraction?
Erythromycin
what is the limit of time in which erythromycin can be used to treat gastroparesis and why?
2 weeks, after that treatment becomes less effective due to development of tachyphylaxis.
which method is preferred for nutrition in patients with gastroparesis and why? TPN vs Nasal duodenal tube?
Nasal duodenal tube is preferred, other options include venting gastrostomy, jejunostomy, or PEG-J placement
What is the benefit of gatsric electric stimlation in patients with gastroparesis?
It helps improved symptoms of nausea and vomiting but does not improve abdominal pain
How does G-Poem work for gastroparesis, and how effective is it?
Its basically endoscopic myotomy of the pylorus, it helps improves gastroparesis symptoms. success rate of 71%
WHICH CLINICAL syndrome is assoc with an idiopathic disorder characterized by recurrent, self limited episodes of nausea, and vomiting alternating with symptoms free intervals?
Cyclical vomiting syndrome
Which are the 3 required criteria for diagnosis of cyclical vomiting syndrome?
Must have:
1. Stereotypical EPISODES OF VOMITING with acute onset and duration less than 1 week
2. 3 or more episodes in the year prior, each more than 1 week apart
3. absence of vomiting between episodes
what other conditions are associated with cyclical vomiting syndrome?
MIGRAINES, then anxiety depression
which clinical condition is characterized by chronic excessive marijuana use, cycle episodes of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain., followed by relief with cessation of marijuana use?
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
patients with this condition tend to take frequent baths to relive their symptoms.
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
What is the management for patients wit Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome?
- Acute episode: hydration, antiemetics (ondansetron, promethazine, and can consider benzos
- Between episodes: Propranolol, amitriptyline, zonisamide, levetiracetam, stop weed
which clinical syndrome assoc with effortless regurgitation of undigested food within 10 to 15 min after eating (usually no retching, or nausea)?
Rumination syndrome
which demographic is typically affected by Rumination syndrome?
teenage, girls (associated with stress and anxiety)
what two diagnostic criteria must be present to diagnose rumination syndrome?
- Persistent or recurrent regurgitation of recently ingested food into the mouth with subsequent spitting or re-mastication and swallowing
- Regurgitation is not preceded by retching
Supportive: also if patient says the food taste good coming back up, means it likely does not have acid in it , and also if they have no nausea
How is Rumination syndrome treated?
- Behavioral therapy +/- biofeedback
- This focuses on postprandial diaphragmatic breathing for 5 minutes before and after meals to compete with the urge to regurgitate - Can also use Baclofen
Which clinical syndrome is associated with pain or discomfort in the central upper abdomen, early satiety, anorexia, belching, nausea. vomiting, bloating?
Dyspepsia
What are the main causes of dyspepsia
- PUD
- Gastritis
- Esophagitis
- Malignancy
- functional
- Medications
what are the most common medications that causes of dyspepsia?
NSAIDs, iron, narcotics, colchicine, acarbose
What are the criteria for diagnosis of functional dyspepsia?
Must have these 2 for the last 3 months with symptoms onset more than 6 months prior to diagnosis:
- At least one of the following symptoms: bothersome postprandial fullness, early satiety, epigastric pain or epigastric burning
- No evidence of structural disease that is likely to explain the symptoms (normal EGD)
WHAT ARE THE TWO SUBTYPES OF FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA?
- Post prandial distress syndrome (postprandial fullness, early satiety)
- Epigastric pain syndrome (int epigastric pain not generalized or localized to other regions, not relieved by defecation, not related to gallbladder or Sphincter of oddi disease)
What is the recommended initial work up for patients with dyspepsia for those over age 60?
- Initial EGD
- If EGD normal, treat as functional dyspepsia- (treat with PPI, h pylori eradication, TCA, prokinetics, psychtherapy)
(Avoid doing multiple EGD if the EGD and imaging is normal)
What is the recommended initial work up for patients with dyspepsia for those UNDER age 60?
EGD not recommended, regardless of the presence of alarming features. Alarming features increase the risk of malignancy, but the risk of malignancy in those with alarming features was low (1%)
which patients with dyspepsia would benefit from endoscopy?
- Progressive dysphagia
- Severe weight loss
- Abnormal imaging
- IDA
- Those with MULTIPLE alarming features
For patients younger than 60 with functional dyspepsia, what steps should be done for work up?
- Test and treat for h pylori
- If the pt does not respond, or tests negative, empiric treat with PPI daily for 4 weeks
- If no response, don’t increase it, there’s no role for BID in FD
- If treating for h pylori and with PPI don’t work, treat as functional with TCA, prokinetics or psychotherapy)
In patient having an EGD ONLY for dyspepsia, which areas should and should not be routinely biopsied?
- Dont routinely biopsy esophagus
- Do get biospies from stomach
- Dont routinely biopsy duodenum in the immunocompetent patients
- If immunocompromised, get biopsies from stomach and duodenum to rule ouf Graft vs host disease
what diet reccs are used for patients with functional dyspepsia?
- SMall meal sized
- Low fat diet
Which herbal medication is shown to be effective in functional dyspepsia?
STW-5 (Iberogast)
when are TCAs more effective in treating functional dyspepsia?
TCAs are better for functional abdominal paiN and IBS. A trial showed that Amitriptyline is better for functional dyspepsia
Even though not availible in the US, what is another treatment for dyspepsia that is a prokinetic agents that inhibits acetylcholinesterase ?
Acotiamide
What other medication options can be used for symptomatic treatment of dyspepsia that have been shown to be effective?
- Acotiamide
- Buspirone
- mirtazapine
- Acupuncture
what is the GI gram negative spiral shaped bacterium that lives in the gastric mucosal layer/
Helicobacter pylori
why is it important to eradicate the h pylori?
Eradicating h pylori decreases the risk of developing gastric cancer, which is a class 1 carcinogen
what are the ESTABLISHED main indications for h pylori testing?
- Active PUD
- History of H. Pylori with out treatment
- Low grade gastric MALT
- Following endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer
- Uninvestigated dyspepsia
- Long term NSAID users
In doing a urea breath test for h pylori, what must happens in regards to the PPI?
Stop PPI 2 weeks before and you have to fast for 1 hour prior to test
what happens to urea if if h pylori is present in the breath test?
Urea is converted by h pylori urease into tagged CO2. This co2 circulates in the blood, and is excreted through the lungs and detected in breath
Which tests are most sensitive for detecting h pylori?
- Biopsy, histology, urea breath test
- then stool antigen (False + with PPI, bismuth, and abx, and GI bleed)
between urea breath test and stool antigen, which test is more senaitive?
Breath
which test can be used to detect current or prior infection?
Serology IgG AB. If its negative in a pt with bleeding, repeat the test after bleeding resolves
How long after treatment should h pylori eradication be done?
4 weeks after completing therapy
What sites should be biopsied to test for h pylori in pts with normal mucosa?
Get biopsies from
1. Angularis
2. Antrum (greater curve
3 Body (greater curve
4 Antrum (lesser curve)
5 Body (lesser curve)
which h pylori test can not be used to confirm eradication?
sERUM ANTIBIODY TEST
What is the recommended first line treatment for h pylori?
Bismuth quadruple therapy for 14 days (rec over triple therapy)
in pts who need h pylori tx but say that have allergy to penicillin, what to do next?
send to allergy specialist to test of the allergy is significant
which clinical syndrome is associated with giant hypertrophic gastric folds?
Menetriers disease
what is the concern or risk of having GIANT hypertrophic folds (menetriers disease)?
Increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma
which clinical syndrome is associated with giant hypertrophic gastric folds AND ab pain, n/v PLUS peripheral edema?
Menetriers dz
What is seen on endoscopy in patients with Menetriers disease?
EGD shows THICK gastric folds and increased mucous production
what parts of the stomach are usually affected by Menetriers disease?
Fundus and body
what type of endoscopic biopsies are REQUIRED for diagnosis of Menetriers disease?
Deep bxs, or snare resections of gastric mucosa, but supercial bxs wont cut it
What clinical syndrome is associated with histologic findings of preserved mucosal architecture, but has foveolar hyperplasia, tortuosity, dilation of the glands, forming a cork screw appearing and smooth muscle hyperplasia and decreased number of parietal glands?
Menetriers disease
what is the treatment for pts with Menetriers disease?
- Supportive
- octreotide
- In severe cases, gastric resection
what does the quadruple regimen for h pylori consist of?
(PBMT): PPI+ Bismuth +Metronidazole + Tetracycline x 14 days
what does the TRIPLE regimen for h pylori consist of?
PPI + Amoxicillin + Levofloxacin x14 days
which clinic syndrome has a fasting serum gastrin level greater than 200?
Hypergastrinemia
What is the difference between appropriate hypergastrinemia and inappropriate hypergastrinemia?
- appropriate hypergastrinemia is due to decreased gastric acid production (so it makes since to rev up the gastrin levels)
- inappropriate hypergastrinemia is seen with normal or increased acid production (so basically it had no reason to have high gastrin levels since the levels of gastric acid are already normal or high)