Celiac Disease, IBS, Lactose Intolerance, & Colon Polyps Flashcards

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define celiac disease

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malabsorption d/o d/t an autoimmune immunologic response to gliadin (component in gluten)

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celiac disease epidemiology

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  • increased
  • 1:113
  • whites of N. European descent
  • infancy to 70s
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celiac disease clinical features

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  • delayed dx d/t vague sx
  • S+S x 10y
  • asx = incidental findings (still follow diet tx)
  • classic sx = diarrhea, steatorrhea, wt loss, weakness, abd distention, pediatric growth retardation
  • atypicl sx = fatigue, depression, delayed puberty, amenorrhea, infertility
  • may be related to a specific nutrient deficiency (Fe, Vit K, Vit A, Vit B12)
  • coinciding lactose intolerance
  • usually normal unless nutrient defiecieny
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celiac disease etiology

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  • idiopathic
  • gluten
  • genetics
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celiac disease diagnostic studies

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  • sm. intestine bx
  • celiac serology (IgA) if (-) = not celiac
  • labs to check nutrients
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celiac disease treatment

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  • strict elimination of gluten from diet
  • correct nutrient deficiency
  • support groups
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celiac disease complications

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  • CA, intestinal lymphoma
  • intestinal ulceration
  • associated w/ T1DM, Down Syndrome, Turner’s Syndrome, autoimmune
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define dermatitis herpetiform

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cutaneous varient of celiac dz

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dermatitis herpetiform S+S

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  • pruritic papulovesicles over extensors of extremities, trunk, scalp, and neck
  • little to no GI sx
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dermatitis herpetiform diagnostic studies

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sm. intestine bx

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dermatitis herpetiform tx

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  • dapsone
  • gluten free diet
  • refer to GI
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define irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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chronic functional diagnosis

  • lower abdominal pain and altered bowel habit
  • abdominal pain + 2/3: relief w/ defication, change in frequency of BM, or change in BM appearance
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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) epidemiology

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  • female

- teens/early 20s

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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) etiology

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  • idiopathic
  • dx of exclusion
  1. abn. motility
  2. visceral hypersensitivity of abd. area
  3. enteric infx (S+S w/in 1 year of bacterial gastroenteritis, female, stress)
  4. psychosocial (depression, anxiety, somatization)
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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) clinical features

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  • S+S x 3mo
  • intermittent, crampy lower abd pain relieved w/ defication
  • type of IBS (i.e. w/ diarrhea, w/constipation, mixed)
    multitude of other sx
  • alarm sx = acute onset after 40-50y/o, nocturnal diarrhea, hematochezia, wt. loss, fever, (+) FHx of colon CA, IBD, celiac dz
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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) diagnostic studies

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  • ROME criteria
  • stool for O&P if pt has traveled
  • colonoscopy
  • if diarrhea type IBS, eval for celiac
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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) tx

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  • educate + support pt
  • reinforce chronic nature
  • diet therapy
  • psychotics
  • probiotics
  • move away from finding a cause
  • plan to cope w/ sx
  • anti-spasmodics
  • anti-diarrheals
  • anti-constipation
  • psych therapies
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define lactase deficiency/lactose intolerance

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  • inability to digest lactose d/t a shortage of lactase
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lactose intolerance epidemiology

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non-european descent

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lactose intolerance pathophysiology

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malabsorbed lactose fermented by intestinal bacteria, produces gas and organic acids
- non-metabolized lactose and organic acids incr. osmotic load ==> diarrhea

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lactose intolerance etiology

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  • genetics

- 2nd to GI or surgery affecting sm. intestine mucosa

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lactose intolerance clinical features

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  • bloating
  • gas
  • diarrhea
  • cramping
  • RED FLAG: wt loss
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lactose intolerance diagnostic studies

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  • trial of lactose free diet

- hydrogen breath test

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lactose intolerance tx

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  • pt comfort
  • some pt can tolerate some lactose
  • lactose free diet
  • lactase replacement
  • Ca supplements
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define colon polyps

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small clump of cells the form in the lining of the colon

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colon polyps epidemiology

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  • 50+ y/o male
  • industrialized nations
  • genetics
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colon polyps risk factors

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  • incr. fat diet
  • incr diet w/ red meat
  • decr fiber diet
  • smoking
  • obesity
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colon polyps types

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  • hyperplastic

- adenomatous

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describe hyperplastic colon polyps

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  • sm. polyps located in rectum or sigmoid colon

- no malginancy potential

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define adenomatous colon polyps

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  • 2/3 of all polyps
  • some cancerous potential
  • large lesion = incr CA (greater than 1cm)
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How are hyperplastic and adenomatous colon polyps ddx’d?

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bx

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colon polyps S+S

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  • asx

- ulcerate –> hematochezia

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colon polyps diagnostic studies

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  • colonoscopy
  • polypectomy
  • surveillence