Flashcards in GI disorders Deck (24)
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Spasm of lower esophageal sphincter. Causes megaesophagus of upper esophagus. Lack of motility. (due to absence of myenteric plexus)
Achalasia
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Metaplasia of esophageal cells into stomach cells, caused by GERD.
Barrett's esophagus
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Occlusion of hepatic veins: Triad of abdominal pain, ascites and hepatomegaly. Acute = rapid severe upper abdominal pain, jaundice, hepatomegaly,
increased liver enzymes, & eventual encephalopathy.
Budd-Chiari
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Intolerance to gluten. Loss of villi, therefore loss of absorption. Stay on gluten-free diet. (Gluten enteropathy)
Celiac disease,
aka "non-tropical sprue"
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Inflammation of gallbladder.
#1 cause of gallstones.
Cholocystitis
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Gallstones
Cholelithiasis
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Seen in young people. Affects distal small intestine (ileum), cecum and ascending colon. (right sided problem). Skip lesions or 'cobblestone' appearance. NO BLOODY DIARRHEA . Autoimmune. Aka 's "regional ileitis", "distal ileitis", "regional enteritis". leads to dehydration b/c most water reabsorbed in small intestine.
crohns
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Outpouching in the intestine. Usually lower left quadrant (sigmoid & descending)
Diverticula
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Difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
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Most common cause of death of children world wide d/t dehydration from diarrhea.
Enteritis
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Most common cause of frank red blood in the stool
Hemorrhoids
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congenital megacolon. absence of myenteric plexus = parasympathetic motor plexus
hirschprung's
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Telescoping of intestine onto itself, can be caused by rotovirus vaccine
Intussusception
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Spastic colon, distention, pain, diarrhea, stress related
Irritable bowel
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Hematemesis ( vomiting of blood) d/t alcoholism. Lacerations of esophagus and proximal stomach.
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
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Outpouching of distal ileum.
Meckel's diverticulum
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Polyposis characterized by polyps in the entire GI tract
Peutz Jegher's
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Iron deficiency anemia, cheilosis, esophageal webbing and glossitis
Plummer Vinson syndrome
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infant projectile vomiting
in a newborn
pyloric stenosis
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anatomically shortened esophagus
sliding hiatal hernia
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steatosis = fat in stool, problem with GB
steatosis
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Aka. Toxic megacolon. Pathological intestinal changes, ulcers, bloody diarrhea, affects left side of abdomen (descending colon, sigmoid colon). "lead pipe rigidity". Starts at the colon and moves distally
Ulcerative colitis
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Twisting of an organ around its long axis
volvulus
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