GI Flashcards
(20 cards)
What complications can arise from portal hypertension?
Caput medusa
Oesophageal varices
Ascites
Give 3 transudative causes of Ascites.
Chronic liver disease
Right heart failure
Hypo albumen
Give 4 exudative causes of Ascites.
Peritonitis
Pancreatitis
TB
Cancer
What are the signs of chronic liver disease?
Clubbing Palmar erythema Leukonychia Metabolic flap Jaundice Spider naevi Hepatomegaly Ascites Signs of right heart failure (JVP)
Why do we look for a JVP in the GI examination?
Because right heart failure is a cause of chronic liver disease.
JVP is a sign of right heart failure.
Give the most common causes of hepatosplenamegaly.
Viral hepatitis Alcoholic liver disease Malaria and Epstein Barr Haemolytic anaemia Leukaemia and lymphoma
What are the causes of gynaecomastia?
Dialysis Chronic liver disease Oestrogen secreting tumour Klinefelters Drugs - digoxin, spironolactone, isoniazid
What is a direct inguinal hernia?
Hernia that protrudes straight through Hesselback’s triangle
What is an indirect inguinal hernia?
Hernia that travels through the inguinal canal
Is an indirect or direct hernia more common? Why?
Indirect because it follows the path of the processus vaginalis during the descent of the testes.
What are the boundaries of the inguinal canal?
Deep and superficial inguinal rings
Posterior and roof - transversalis fascia
Anterior - internal oblique
Floor - lacunar and inguinal ligaments
What might cause hypo active bowel sounds?
Constipation
Opiates
Anaesthesia
What might cause hyper active bowel sounds?
Diarrhoea
IBD
Bleed
Bowel obstruction (high pitched)
What causes Ascites in chronic liver disease?
- Portal hypertension - hydrostatic pressure
2. Hypoalbumen - oncotic draw
What are the stigmata of hyperlipidaemia?
Corneal arcus
Tendon xanthoma
Xanthelasma
Give 4 macroscopic differences between UC and Crohn’s disease.
Crohn’s - skip lesions, cobblestoning UC - continuous
Crohn’s - transmural, UC - sub mucosal
Crohn’s - fistula and stricture, UC - crypt lesions, pseudopolyps
Crohn’s - all GI involvement, UC - proximal spread from rectum
Give a radiological difference between UC and Crohn’s
Crohn’s - string sign
UC - lead pipe
Give 3 clinical differences between UC and Crohn’s.
Crohn’s - made worse by smoking, UC - relieved by smoking
Crohn’s - less bleeding, UC - profuse bleeding
Crohn’s - peri anal involvement, UC - no perianal involvement
What are the most common causes of chronic liver disease?
Alcohol abuse
Hepatitis
Obesity
Name 5 common causes of pancreatitis
Gallstones Alcohol Post ercp Idiopathic Hyperlipidaemia
