Presentations Flashcards
Heartburn Acid reflux Water brash Dysphagia Odynophagia Hoarseness Coughing
Gastro oesophageal reflux disease
Investigate with endoscopy
Dysphagia Regurgitation Substernal cramps Weight loss Worsening over time
Achalasia
Investigate with manometry
Intermittent dysphagia
Substernal chest pain
Diffuse oesophageal spasm
Investigate with manometry
Feeling of fullness Nausea Vomiting Weight loss Upper abdo pain
Gastroparesis
Investigate with gastric emptying studies (Radioactive eggs)
Massive upper GI bleed
Other signs of chronic liver disease
Oesophageal varicies
Investigate with endoscopy
Epigastric pain before meals or at night, relieved by eating
Duodenal ulcers
Investigate with upper GI endoscopy, H.pylori test, measure gastrin conc after 2 weeks no PPIs
Epigastric pain related to meals
Possible weight loss
Risks: H.pylori, NSAIDs, duodenal reflux, stress
Gastric ulcers
Investigate with upper GI endoscopy, multiple biopsies
Dyspepsia + red flags
Weight loss, abdo pain, anaemia, mass, recurrent vomiting
Gastric cancer (Associated zollinger-ellison syndrome) Investigate with gastroctomy + multiple ulcer edge biopsies
Dysphagia Odynophagia Haematemesis Regurgitation Weight loss
Oesophageal cancers
Investigate with endoscopy and CT
Acute severe abdominal pain
Hypovoleamia
Constant pain
(Arteriopath)
Acute Ischaemia of the bowel
Investigation shows raised Hb, met acidosis, gasless abdomen on AXR
Severe colickly pain post prandially
PR bleed
Weight loss
Malabsorption
Chronic small bowel ischaemia
Investigate with angiography
Altered bowel habit Nausea Flatulence Left sided colic releaved by defecation Pyrexia Elevated WCC & CRP Tender colon
Diverticulitis
Periumbilical pain the moves the the RIF
Vomiting
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Acute appendicitis
Investigation shows raised WCC and CRP, USS shows appendicitis
Diarrhoea +/- blood Abdo cramps Dehydration Sepsis Weight loss Anaemia
Infective Colitits
Investigation of plain XR, sigmoidoscopy + biopsy, stool culture
Vomiting (feculent) Nausea Colicky pain Constipation Abdo distention Tinkling bowel sounds
Large bowel obstruction
Investigation plain X-ray