abnormalities Flashcards
(37 cards)
People with Barrett’s esophagus usually have a ______?
hiatal hernia
how does the epithelia change with barrett’s esophagus?
from squamous to columnar- called specialized intestinal metaplasia
what are the 2 types of hiatal hernia?
paraesophageal and gastric/ sliding
what type of hiatal hernia is most common?
sliding
what percent of patients over 70 have a hiatal hernia?
70%
what is the term for the mouth filling up with fluid often when changing positions?
water brash
what are the S/S of hiatal hernia
epi pain worse with lying down and better with sitting up
water brash
dysphagia
95% of gastric cancers are?
adenocarcinomas
ulcerative colitis begins where?
rectum
when UC migrates to the ileum it is called?
backwash ileitis
what are the DD for UC?
diffuse inflammation of affected mucosa with hyperemia, granularity and surface pus and blood
what are the clinical features of active UC?
proctitis- rectal bleeding and mucus discharge
proctosigmoiditis- proctitis with diarrhea, urgency, pain
extensive colitis-profuse frequent diarrhea with blood and pus
which pathology can affect any part of the gut and has characteristic skip lesions?
crohns
which pathology is deep fissuring ulcers with cobblestoning, fibrosis, stricturing or fistulation?
crohns
with small bowel disease what is common?
steatorrhea
with large bowel disease what is common?
rectal bleeding
toxic megacolon is more common in which condition?
UC
which disease is more likely to have a right sided abdominal mass?
crohns
what percentage of people who crohns require surgery?
80% with 50% requiring more than 1
what is the risk of death with crohns?
2x the general population
what is an inflammatory process characterized by diffuse or patchy hepatocellular necrosis?
hepatitis
what is fibrosis and alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules
cirrhosis
what is the inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli
acute glomerulonephritis
what is Dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces due to
an obstruction of urine flow anywhere from the urethral meatus to the kidneys
hydronephrosis