TBL Flashcards
What sections is the digestive tract divided into according into blood supply
Foregut - moth- 1st part of duodenum
Mid gut - 2nd part of the duodenum to the proximal 1/3 of the transverse colon
Hindgut - proximal 1/3 of the transverse colon to the anus
What is the foregut made up of and what vessels supply is
Oesophagus
stomach
part of duodenum
biliary tree
coeliac axis
What is the midgut made up of and what vessels supply it
Superior mesenteric
What is the hind gut made up of and what vessels supply is
Inferior mesenteric artery
What is visceral pain is caused by stretching of hollow visas or capsule of a solid organ true/false
true
Pareital pain is caused by irritation of fibres that innervate the parietal peritoneum true/false
true
Why is visceral pain dull and achy
Nerves that innervate the organs enter the spinal chord at multiple levels
Why is parental pain stabby
localised to the dermatome and caused by irritation of fibres which supply the peritoneum
When is a plain film X-ray not useful
Constipation
Radioopaque foreign bodies BAT CHIPS
BARIUM ANTIHISTAMINES TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS C H I P S
How does small bowel ischaemia present
Bloody diarrhoea
previous history of heart problems??