Weeks 1 and 2 review Flashcards
How to diagnose Parkinson’s
History and physical exam
What to do for a GERD pt with 10 lb weight loss?
Upper endoscopy (EGD)
What to do next when find a stricture in the GERD pt with 10 lb weight loss
Bougie dilation during EGD
Autoimmune gastritis
Affects parietal cells in body and fundus, NOT antrum
Which diseases are associated with untreated Helicobacter?
PUD, inflammatory/hyperplastic polyps, MALT lymphoma, and gastric adenocarcinoma
NOT Barrett esophagus, fundic gland polyps
Fundic gland polyps
Associated with familial adenomatous polyposis and proton pump inhibitors
Gastric adenocarcinoma (what pathway)?
Associated with increased Wnt pathway signaling (e.g. APC loss) or CDH1 loss
What diseases can be associated with gallstones?
Gallstone ileus, Gallbladder cancer, Choledocholithiasis, Acute Cholecystitis, Acute pancreatitis, Chronic cholecystitis, Biliary flukes (with pigment stones)
Gallbladder cancer
Typically has a dismal prognosis
Most are adenocarcinomas
Pancreatic duct cancer
Typically has a dismal prognosis
All are adenocarcinomas
Pancreatic endocrine tumors
May be “functional” or “non-functional”
Not a dismal prognisis
Not adenocarcinomas
May behave in a benign or malignant manner
Bile duct carcinoma
Typically has a dismal prognosis
Adenocarcinomas
Associated with choledochal cysts and primary sclerosing cholangitis
Enterohemorrhagic E coli
can cause renal failure
