Week 7 Flashcards
What is the presentation of gastroesophageal varices? (3)
History of alcoholism
hematemesis
profound anemia
Esophageal varices are associated with condition?
portal hypertension
What is the prognos
Dumping syndrome is seen after what surgery?
Gastric bypass
What happens in dumping syndrome?
Hyperosmolar contents of the stomach are dumped into the small intestine
osmotic shift of water goes into the lumen and diarrhea
What condition causes dumping syndrome?
loss of pyloric sphincter regulation
After what is dumping syndrome common?
gastrectomy and gastric surgery for ulcers or cancer
Stomatitis may be caused by what treatment?
chemo
What are some causes of stomatitis?
Pathogenic organisms, trauma
chemical irritants chemotherapy, radiation nutritional deficiencies
autoimmune disorders idiopathic
What are acute herptic stomatitis called?
cold sores from HSV
Acute herpetic stomatitis s/s (4)
Fever
Pharyngitis
Prodromal tingling/ itching
Vesicles on erythematous base that rupture, leaving a painful ulcer
What is the prognosis of esophageal varices?
high mortality
Necrotizing enterocolitis occurs in what population?
preemies
Signs of necrotizing enterocolitis
diffuse/patchy intestinal necrosis and sepsis
distended abdomen
intestinal perforation
causes of ecrotizing enterocolitis
bowel ischemia
perinatal oxygen deficit
Ulcerative Colitis increases the risk for what?
cancer
Ulcerative Colitis’s hallmark clinical manifestations are
bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain
A change in bowel habits is a warning sign for wat?
colon cancer
Colon Cancer stats
second only to lung cancer
Colon Cancer risk factors are: (5)
increase after age 40
high fat, low fiber
polyps
chronic irritation
hereditary
What is Familial adenomatous polyposis?
At least three close relatives with colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer involving at least two generations, and one or more cases of colorectal cancer occurring before age 50 years
Clincal manifestations of Colon Cancer
black tarry stool
Celiac Disease aka
celiac sprue
Celiac Disease is the atrophy of what?
intestinal villi
What does Celiac Disease
lead to?
impaired nutrient absorption due to reduced surface area
Celiac Disease is confirmed by what Ig?
IgA
Celiac Disease needs supplements of what?
iron, folate, B12, fat-soluble vitamins (DAKE)
Barrett esophagus is what?
columnar tissue replaces normal squamous epithelium of the distal esophagus
Barrett esophagus is what?
a typle of preneoplastic condition
Barrett esophagus is a risk for what cancer?
esophageal cancer
Hiatal hernia will present with what condition?
heartburn
Where do Hiatal hernias develop?
in the diaphragm to the stomach
what are risk factors of Hiatal hernia? (2)
increased age
women
Hiatal Hernia clinical manifestations (4)
GERD
heartburn
chest pain
dysphagia
In what gender are gallstones most common?
women
Untreated acute cholecystitis may lead to what condition?
gangrene
What are Gallstones made of?
cholestorol
What are the three phases of gallstones?
supersaturation of bile
nucleation of crystals
hypomotility- stasis of bile
Cholesterol Gallstone risk factors (7)
fast weight loss
prolonged fasting
contraceptives
weight
age
sex
other
Chronic cholecystitis can lead to what conditions (3)
biliary sepsis
calcified gallbladder
porcelain gallbladder
what happens to amylase and lipase with pancreatis?
elevated
What two chemicals are associated with pancratitis
Elevated serum lipase and amylase levels
Chronic pancreatitis may lead to what
diabetes mellitus
Chronic Pancreatitis pathogenesis (4)
Chronic inflammatory lesions in pancreas
Necrosis of exocrine parenchyma leads to fibrosis
Leads to calcification—obstructed flow of pancreatic juices
Persistent symptoms secondary to pancreatic dysfunction over weeks and months
What is Hep B transmitted by?
exposure to blood/semen and needles
Hep B aka
serum hepatitis
Hepatitis presents with an increase in what?
urine bilirubin
Which hepatitis is spread trough fecal oral route?
Hep A
What is enteric hepatitis called?
Hep A
What occurs in the prodromal period of Hep A?
jaundice, RUQ, malaise, anorexia, fever
What does the Flavivirus cause?
Hep C
How is Hep C spread?
IV drug or blood transfusion
What is Hep D virus?
Defective RNA virus
How is Hep E spread?
RNA via fecal- oral
contaminatoredwater
parenteral
How is Hep D spread?
parenterally and intimate contact
Acute hepatitis B will present with what on it’s surface?
positive hep B surface antigen, HBsAg
Steatohepatitis is an accumulation of what?
fat in the liver cells
What is the pathogenesis of alcoholic fatty liver? (2)
fat accumulation in liver cells
more fat delivered to hepatocyte
What is Hypertriglyceridemia?
an increased amount of liver enzymes
What is Hypertriglyceridemia a sign of?
Alcholic fatty liver
What do Mallory bodies show?
alcoholic hepatitis
goiter is an enlargement of what?
thyroid gland
What is acromegaly?
excess growth hormone
inadequate ADH secretion causes what kind of disorder?
diabetes insipidus
synthesis of thyroid hormone is inhibited by
iodine deficiency
What are therapies for Type I DM? (3)
Carb counting
excercise
insulin
Microvascular complications of DM include:
retinopathy and nephropathy
decrease in myoinositol transport causes what?
diabetic neuropathy
Type 2 DM is due to what two things
insulin resistance and b-cell dysfunction
What is a major predictor of Type 2 DM?
Obesity
Type 1 DM clinical findings
Polyuria
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Type 1 DM is due to destruction of what?
pancreatic b-cell
Hypoglycemia will present with what?
tremors
What kind of diabetes will present with nonketotic hyperosmolality?
Type 2
What is the most important level to evaluate DM long term?
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels