Upper GI Tract Pathology

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diseases of the upper GI tract can cause

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retrosternal discomfort

pain

indigestion

Question 2

what is oesophageal reflux?

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reflux of gastric acid into the oesophagus

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hiatus hernia

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the stomach bulges up into the chest through the oesophageal hiatus in the diaphragm

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oesophageal reflux involves the thickening of….

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squamous epithelium

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ulceration of the oesophagus can occur when there is severe

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reflux

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complication of oesophageal reflux can include

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healing by fibrosis

(stricture formation, impaired oesophageal motility, obstructions)

barrett’s oesophagus

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barretts oesophagus

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pre malignant condition that is a type of metaplasia

transformation from squamous epithelium to glandular epithelium

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oesophageal cancer is linked with

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environmental factors

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two histological types of oesophageal cancer

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squamous carcinoma

adenocarcinoma

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adenocarcinoma in oesophageal cancer develops from

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barretts oesophagus

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risk factors for oesophageal cancer (SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA)

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smoking

alcohol

dietary carcinogens

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risk factors for oesophageal cancer (ADENOCARCINOMA)

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barretts metaplasia

obesity

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3 local effects of oesophageal cancer include:

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obstruction

ulceration

perforation

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spread of oesophageal cancer can be through

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direct (to surrounding structures)

lymphatic (regional lymph nodes)

Blood (liver)

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prognosis of oesophageal cancer is very ….. it has a ….. year survival rate

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poor

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Question 16

3 types of gastritis pathology (ABC)

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autoimmune (type A)

Bacterial (type B)

Chemical injury (type C)

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Autoimmune gastritis

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organ-specific autoimmune disease

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Autoimmune gastritis involves the atrophy (wasting away) of

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specialised acid secreting gastric epithelium

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the loss of specialised gastric epithelial cells in autoimmune gastritis results in…

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decreases acid secretion

loss of intrinsic factors (vitamin B12 deficiency - anaemia)

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most common type of gastritis is

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bacterial

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bacterial gastritis is related to

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helicobacter pylori

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helicobacter pylori is a

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gram negative bacteria

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where is helicobacter pylori found?

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gastric mucus on the surface of gastric epithelium

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What does helicobacter pylorus do?

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produces acute and chronic inflammatory response

increases acid production

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chemical gastritis is a result of an increase in

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drugs (NSAIDS)

alcohol

bile reflux

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what is peptic ulceration?

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imbalance between acid secretion and the mucosal barrier

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peptic ulceration affects what organs?

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oesophagus (lower part)

stomach (body and antrum)

duodenum (1st and 2nd parts)

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peptic ulceration is usually related to H.pylori due to it…

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increasing gastric acid production

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complication of peptic ulceration include

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bleeding (acute gives haemorrhage and chronic give anaemia)

perforation (peritonitis)

Healing by fibrosis (obstruction)

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gastric cancer develops though phases of

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intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia

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gastric cancer is associated with previous infections with

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H.pylori

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histology of gastric cancer is an…

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adenocarcinoma

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the spread of stomach (gastric) cancer can be…

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direct (to surrounding structures)

lymphatic (regional lymph nodes)

Blood (liver)

transcoelomic spread (spread within the peritoneal cavity)

Question 34

prognosis of stomach cancer is very …… - patients have a …. year survival rate

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poor

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