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what does GORD usually present with
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hiatus hernia
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what is the GS for hernia
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BS
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what is achalasia
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abnormal relaxation of LOS
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what is oesophageal carcinoma associated with
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plummer vinson syndrome
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what are oesopahgeal varices caused by
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portal hypertension causes dilated collateral veins at the site of portosystemic anatomoses
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what is the most common cause for portal hypertension
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cirrhosis
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what is the treatmetn for oesophageal varices
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- resus, antibiotics, terlipressin, early OGD + EVL
- bleed stops = propranolol and banding
- bleed continues = EVL or SB tube
- bleed continues = TIPSS
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what is a gastric lymphoma
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derived from MALT and associated with B cell lymphomea
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what are the symptoms of gastruc lymphoma
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stomach pain, ulcers, >60, hpylori
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what does GIST look like on histology
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spindle cells
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most common cause of PUD
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h pylori
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h pylori tests
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urease breath test, faecal antigen test, serology IgG
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GS for gastroparesis
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oesophageal manometry
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intestial failiure 1 causes
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obstructin, surgical resection, congenital, malabsorption
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intestinal failure 2 causes
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sepsis, abdo surgery, coeliac, crohns, malignancy,short bowel syndrome
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presentation of intestinal failure 2
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abdo fistulae
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causes of intestinal failure 3
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short bowel syndrome
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symptoms ofIBS
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bloating, urgency, tenesmus, mucus, worrsening after food
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tests for IBS
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lower GI endoscopy if <50
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treatment for IBS
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stop opiates and analgesia loperamide laxaiev mebervine - anti spasmodic amitryptiline - anti depressant
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genes for coeliac disease
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HLA DQ2 and DQ8
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causes of coeliac
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childhood diabetes, herpetitis formis
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what happens if coeliac patients stops responding to gluten free diet
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t celll lymphoma
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pathophysiolgy of coeliac
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mediated by t cells wihch exist in IELs, IEL ediated change leads to increasing loss of enterocytes wihch line intestines
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tests for coeliac
biopsy
| IgA anti TTA
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what is the cause of mesenteric ischaeima
embolus from AF blocking SMA
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symtpoms of acute mesenteric ishccaeimi
gassless abdomen and cramping pain
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tests of mesenteric ishcamei
metabolic acidosiss,
| CXR = bowel wall thickening
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complications of mesenetic ischamei
repurfusion injury - causes inflammation
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treatmnet for mesenteric ischaemia
fluids, met, gent
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chronic mesenteric ischaemic symptoms
colicky post prandial pain, upper abdo bruit
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tests for mesenteric ischaemi
CT angiogram, laparotomy
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what causes meckels diverticulum
vitello - intestinal duct incomplete regression
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rules of 2 for meckels diverticulum
2% of pop
2 inch long
2 feet from ileocaecal valve
males, presents before 2 years old
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features of crohns
increased goblet cells, crypt absesses
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where does crohns present
any part of GI tract but commonly the terminal ileum and proximal colon
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tests for crohns
barium follow thorugh - shows cobblestoning
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test for meckels diverticulum
radionucleotide scan, laparotomy
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where does UC affectt
rectum
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features of UC
goblet cell depletion
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complications of UC
toxic megacolon - treat with IV hydrocortisone, LMWH, fluids
inx = abdo xray
tx = emergency colectomy
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treatment of crohns and UC
1. 5SAS (masalazine) - only Uc
2. corticosteroids - prednisolone
3. immunosuppressents - azathioprine
4. anti TNF therapy - infliximab
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treatment for smalll bowel obstruction
supine abdo xray
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what genes are colorectal cancer assoc with
HPNCC and FAP iwth APC mutation
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symtpoms of left sided colorectal canecr
fresh rectal bleeding and obstrctun, tenesmus
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sympotms of right sided colorecatl cancer
anaemia, abdo pain
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diagnostic scoring for colorectal canecr
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DUKES
a - limited to mucosa
b - extends through muscularis mucosae
c - reginal lymph node involvement
d - distal mets
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how to determine cause of jaundice
radiology
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when does chronic liver disease occur
when hepatic stellate cells become activtaed and casue fibrosis
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what is the path of NAFLD
steatosis - steatohepatitis - fibrosis - cirrhosis
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inx for staeatosis
US
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inx for NASH
liver biopsy
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what destroys bile ducts in PBC
T cells
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gillberts syndrome
congenital, unconjugated bilirubiemia
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inx for PSC
ERCP
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markers for autoimmune hep
SMA and ANA, IgG
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treatment for autoimmune hep
corticosteroids (predisolone), azathioprine, useodeoxycholic acid
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haemochrmatosis
increased ceruloplasm, iron overload
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wilsons disease
decreased ceruloplasim, neurological and heaptic symptoms
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A1AT symptoms
lung emphysema, liver deposition of mutant protein, cell damage
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budd chiari
thrombosis of hepatic veins due to hypercoagulation
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fulmaninat hepatic failure
severe hepatic failure in which encelopathy develops in under 2 weeks in a patient with a previously normal liver ,causedby hep a
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physiology of cirrhosis
bands of fibrous tissue separating nodules of regenerative hepatocytes
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invetsigations of haemangioma
US - echogenic spot, well demarcated
CT - venous enhancement form periphery to centre
MRI - high intensity area
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what is the most common benign liver tumour
hemangioma
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what is focal nodular hyperplasia
benign nodule formation of normal liver tissue - hyperplastic response to abnormal arterial flow
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what are the investigations for focal nodular hyperplasia
US - nodule with varying echogenicity
CT - hyperplasic mass with central scar
MRI - iso or hypo intense
FNA - normal hepatocytes and kupffer cells with central core
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what is hepatic adenoma
benign
| composed of normal hepatocytes, no portal tract, central veins or bile duct.
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who normally gets hepatic adenoma
females
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invetsigations of hepatic adenoma
US - fillling defect
CT - diffuse arterial enhancement
MRI - hypo or hyper intense lesion
FNA - may be needed
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treatment of hepatic adenoma
stop hormones and lose weight
males = surgical excision
females <5cm/ reducing in size = annual MRI
>5cm/increasing = surgical excisoin
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in hepatic adenoma, which gender has a bigger risk of malignant transformatoin
males
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what is a hyatid cyst caused by
ecginococcus antibodies from undercoooked meat from street vendors or sheep parasites
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treatment for hyatid cyst
conservative- open cystectomy
radical - pericystectomy
medical - albendazole
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what is polystatic liver disease
embryonic ductal plate malforamtion of the intrahepatic biliary tree, numerous cysts throught liver parenchymal
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treatment for polystatic liver disease
surgyer - patients with advanced liver failure
| pharmacological - somatostain analouges for symptom relief and liver volume reduction
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what are the symptoms of liver abscess
leukocytosis, high fever, abdo pain, complex liver lesion
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what causes liver abscesses
abdominal or biliary infection, dental procedure
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invetsigation for liver abscess
echo
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treamtent for liver abscess
broad spec empirical treatment with antibiotics + aspiration or drainage
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what causes HCC
cirrhosis from hep b, c, alcohol, alfatoxin
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how to investigate HCC
AFP >100
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treatment for HCC
<5mc or less than 3 tumours which are less than 3cm = surgeyr liver transplant
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cholethiasis def
stone formation in the gall bladder
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what is cholecystitis
inflam of gallbladder, usually assoaciated with gallstone
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symptoms of cholethiasis
colicky pain (comes and goes), worse with fatty foods
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treatment of cholethiasis
elective cholecystectomy
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symptoms of cholecystitis
made worse by eating, murphys sign
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treatment of cholecystsitis
urgent cholecystectomy - ursodeoxycyclic aicd if unfit for surgery
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choledocolithiasis def
gallstone lodged in common bile duct
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treatment of choledocolithiasis
ERCP
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treatment for gallstone ileus
urgernt laparotomy
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what is biliary colic
when a gallstone temporarily blocks the cystic duct - constricts sphincter of oddi
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how to treat biliary collic
morphine .. buprenophrine, lose weight
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diagnostic score for pancreatitis
glasgow prognostic score "pacnreas" >3 = severe
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how to treat pancreatitis
fluids, correct elecrolytes and P2
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what organism infects pancreas
e coli
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treatment for pacnreatic adenocarcinom
inoperable - ERCP or PTC adn stent insertion
| operable - laparoscopy and staging, ECRP stent
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complete rectal prolapse treatment
bulking agent and education of manual reduction, delormes proceure, perineal rectopexy
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incomplete rectal prolapse treatment
dietry advice and treatment of conspitaion (children) , treatment similar to haemorrhoids - sclerotiontherapy (adults)
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GI bleeding scorea
blatchford score and rockall score
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what causes an epigasic heria
weakness in linea alba- males
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what is paediatric inguiinal hernia
<1 year olds males, common in preterm of LBW infants, processes vaginalis - <1s operate within 24 hours
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femoral hernia def
females
| bowel enters femora canal, mass in upper medial thigh or above inguinal ligmanet, flattens groin crease
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order of bundle in femoral hernia
NAV (Lateral to medial)
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where is the femoral hernia in relatin to public tubercle
inferior and lateral
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where is inguinal hernia in realtion to pubic tubercle
above and medial
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if you cough and hernia returns, what is it
direct
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how to treat campylobacter
azithromycin
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complication of ecoli 1057
HUS
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how to treat c diff
severe = vanco
| non- severe = oral metro
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treatment and investiation of acute travellers diarrhoea
fluoroquinole single dose or azithroycin, stool culture
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how to treat enteric fevre
empirical treatment - ceftriaxone
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how to investigate amoebas
stoop microscopy
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how to treat and investigate giardiasis
metro , stool microscopy
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what oral ulcer presents with genital warts
bechets
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what is hairy leukoplakia
shaggy, white, side of tongue HIV+ patietns and EBV
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white patch you can rub off
candidias
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gingivitis
vit c def, CCBs
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bullk lax
ispagula husk, hyprophobic agetns eg polysaccharides, cellulose
used in mild/chronic diarrhoea assoc with diverticular disease or IBS
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osmotic lax
lactulose/ macrogols
osmotically activae agents eg sugar, alcohol
use in bowel prop and hepatic encelopathy
caution in heart failure
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stimulative laxative
eg semma, bisacodyl
increase elcetrolytes and thus water secretion from the colonic mucosa
use in constipate secondary to opioid use
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anti emetics that act on CTZ
dopamine antagonists eg procholorperazine and metochloperamide
5HT3 receptor antagonists eg ondansetron
canabinoids
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anti emetics that act on VN
H1 antihistmaies eg cyclizine
| anticholinergics eg hyosine
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glycogenosis
glycogen synthesis from glucose
| glycogeniin, aloha4/6 glycosidic bonds, UDP glucose, glycogen synthase
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glycogenolysis
breakdown of glycogen to form glucose
glycogen phosphorylase, glucose 6 phosphotase
occur sbetween meals to maintain BGL
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glycogenolysis
the synthesis of glucose wihtin the body from non carb subsrates eg lactate, amino acids and glycerol
oxaloacetate 4c, TCA cycle, liver
occurs during prolonged periods of starvation eg overnight
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gonnorhoea
direct contact of mucosal surfaces with infectious secreion
low abdo pain, diarrhoea, recatl bleeding, anal discharge
protoscopy - inflammed mucosa, purulent exudate
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chlmaydia
anal discomfort / itch
| doxycyline
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syphilus
oral sec
| ulcers in mouth, warrt like lesions
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HSV
ano-genital or oral - genital
perianl mucosa
pain, ulcers, painful defacation, bleeding, mucus
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HPV
anal warts
