UGI/CR - Gastric pathology + Acute Abdomen Flashcards
What is a peptic ulcer caused by?
Imbalance between luminal acid and mucosal defences
Causes peptic ulcer (6)
H pylori NSAIDs Zollinger-Ellison syndrome RF e.g. smoking, coffee, hepatic/renal failure Steroid use Stress
What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Excessive acid secretion due to non-insulin secreting Islet cell tumour of pancreas secreting a gastrin like hormone –> XS ulceration
Sx peptic ulcer
Epigastric pain (related to eating)
Nausea
Anorexia /W loss
Haematemesis/melaena
Ix peptic ulcer
Urgent OGD if ALARMS 55
If resolves w/ Antacids + no ALARMS 55 - No Ix needed
H pylori Ix (2)
C13 urea breath test
Gastric biopsy + phenol red
What can give false -ves C13 urea breath test (2)
Abx within 4 weeks of test
PPIs within 2 weeks of test
Complications of peptic ulcer
Bleeding (anaemia)
Perforation
Stricture
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: acid secretion
G: Normal
D: Increased
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: age
G: Elderly
D: <40 y/o
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: M:F
G: 2:1
D: 4:1
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: location
G: mainly < curvature
D: 90% within 2cm pylorus
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: epigastric pain
G: After eating
D: nocturnal/hunger pain
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: vom
G: Not uncommon
D: Rare
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: other Sx
G: W loss, loss appetite
D: Nil
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: biopsy
G: Edge ulcer - excl malignancy
D: Antral biopsy - H pylori
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: relieved by
Antacids
Eating/drinking milk
Gastric VS Duodenal ulcer: Tx
G: H.pylori eradication if present
+ 4 weeks PPI
D: Hpylori eradication only
Where does H pylori mainly occur
In the antrum
If H pylori occurs in the body of the stomach, what can occur
Atrophic gastritis –> metaplasia
Why is smoking bad for peptic ulcer (2)
Impairs gastric mucosal healing
Nicotine increases acid secretion
XR appearance of peptic ulceration that is an emergency
Pneumoperitoneum
HENCE
Perforation
Mx peptic ulcer disease if no ALARMS 55 present (3)
Lifestyle nod
Meds - PPI/H2RA
Stop NSAIDs
Mx peptic ulcer disease (ALARMS Sx/H pylori)
Triple therapy
Triple therapy - Non Penicillin allergy
PPI \+ Amoxicillin \+ Clarithromycin/metronidazole 7 days
Triple therapy - Penicillin allergy
PPI
+ Clarithro
+ metronidazole
7 days
Mx of triple therapy resistant cases peptic ulcer disease
Bismuth chelate + 2 Abx for 14 days
Who gets peptic ulcer surgery?
COmplications
3 types of peptic ulcer surgery
Highly selective vagotomy
Vagotomy + pyloroplasty Gastrectomy
Causes UGI bleed (6)
Peptic ulcer Gastroduodenal erosions Oesophagitis Mallory-Weiss syndrome Varices UGI Malignancy
What is Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Tear in G-O junction
Due to violent vomiting
Sx UGI Bleed (4)
Haematemesis
Melaena
Haematochezia (rare)
Abdo pain
Assessment GI bleed using
Glasgow Blatchford score
What does a score of >6 in the Glasgow Blatchford score indicate
Mortality >50%
Mx acute GI haemorrhage (6)
Mx as per haemorrhagic shock Calculate Blatchford score Inset NGT + early UGI endoscopy Then Rockall score IV omeprazole 80mg stat Definitive surgery/embolization if endoscopy doesn't work
RF - Gastric cancer (8)
H.pylori High salt/NO3 Smoking Alcohol Genetic factors Pernicious anaemia Adenomatous polyps Low SE status
Sx gastric cancer (6)
Often non-specific Epigastric pain N V Dysphagia (if near fundus) Anorexia/W loss