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  • In the stomach, generalized paths like benign gastritis may include epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting
  • ______ is the MC cause of infection
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helicobacter pylori

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With MUCOSAL ULCERATIONS that can lead to hemorhage in the stomach, a pt may have vomiting like “COFFEE GROUNDS” aka: _______, or ________ which are black tarry feces

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hematemesis (vomitting of blood)

melena

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Two MC risks of GASTRIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES (acute & chronic)

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alcohol

nsaids

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_________ has an onset that follows TRANSIENT mucosal inflammation pattern, with multifactorial pathogenesis. The pH is close to _____

  • EPIGASTRIC PAIN, nausea, vomit, anorexia
  • Hematemesis associated with ALCOHOLICS
  • Dose-dep assoc w/ NSAIDs
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acute gastritis

1 (strongly acidic)

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  • Multiple small shallow ulcers in STOMACH & DUODENUM due to severe PHYSIOLOGICAL stress and NSAIDs
  • INTRACRANIAL DISEASE, aka _________, vomiting up of COFFEE GROUND HEMATEMESIS
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acute peptic ulceration

Cushing ulcer

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  • _______ gastritis is LESS SEVER but MORE PROLONGED and is associated w/ peptic ulcers, HELICOBACTER PYLORI (70-90%), and combines w/ other injuries
  • Increased acid prod
  • POOR CHILDHOOD SANITATION/HYGIENE
  • May complicate into gastric _______ bc its inflam (5x)
A

chronic

adenocarcinoma

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Gastritis type MC in elderly females, DECREASED B12 ABSORPTION, can cause PERNICIOUS ANEMIA

(CHRONIC gastritis)

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autoimmune gastritis 
(CHRONIC gastritis)
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_________ disease develops in highly acidic areas, in the PROXIMAL DUODENUM (4x) and cuases a solitary “PUNCHED OUT” lesion

  • Perforation/hemorrhage possible -> med emergency
  • 10% male 4% female lifetime risk
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peptic ulcer

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PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE is the result of chronic/recurrent gastritis and/or hyperacidity, and like gastritis, two risk factors are _________

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helicobacter pylori (MC, 70-90%)
nsaids
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Peptic ulcer disease is MC at night 1-3 hrs ____ (after eating) and is relieved by ___ substances

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postprandial

alkaline

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_______ PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE have immediate postprandial RELEIF (dairy) while _______ ulcers are worse on EMPTY STOMACH or POSTPRANDIAL (after eating), and have less predictable features

  • Both are relief w/ alkaline, worse at night, inconsistent pain patterns
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duodenal (dairy-duodenal)

gastric

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Mass PROJECTING FROM MUCOSA into gastric lumen that is associated w/ chronic gastritis

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gastric polyps

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  • GASTRIC POLYPS are MC (75%) appears as ______ & ______ post biopsy, and is unlikely to transition into CA.
  • _______ are LEAST common but 30% transition into adenocarcinomas
  • Biopsy required to determine
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inflammatory & hyperplastic
gastric adenomas

(GASTRIC POLPYS)

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  • > 90%* of all gastric CA are GASTRIC ____, which are dx late and are already advanced, as symptoms develop late
  • RESEMBLES chronic gastritis
  • 5 yr survival:
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adenocarcinomas

JAPAN

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Used to take an esophageal biopsy of polyps

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EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)

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MC occurring in the ______ intestine, INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTIONS present with pain, distention, constipation, and are 80% of all mechanical obstructions

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small

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CONGENITAL, BLIND ENDED OUTPOUCHING of the SI that occurs in 2% of all births (common), is 2x mc in males, and is MC asymptomatic (2% symptomatic)

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meckel diverticulum
(small intestine)
(Rule of 2: 2% symptomatic, males 2Xs)

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CONGENITAL GANGLIONIC MEGACOLON that occurs in the RECTUM or SIGMOID colon, LACKS neurologic ganglia in the DISTAL INTESTINES and obstructs the proximal bowl

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hirschsprung disease

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A ______ is an intestinal obstruct that is secondary to an abdominal wall defect while _______ start as inflammation –> fibrosis and cause adherent intestinal segments

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herniation

adhesions

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AKA: Ischemic bowel disease: that tend to have OCCLUDED arteries, ischemia from occlusion, and mucosal INFARCTION

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ischemic colitis

IBD

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______ is an intestinal obstruct with telescoping of the prox bowel into the distal segment while a _____ occurs with a twisting loop of bowel and poss infarction

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intussusception

volvulus

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  • Hirschsprung disease is dx by a FAILURE to _____

- MC in _______, more SEVERE in _______

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pass meconium
males
females

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Ischemic bowel disease that tend to have OCCLUDED arteries, ischemia from occlusion, and mucosal INFARCTION

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ischemic colitis

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_______ causes occlusion secondary to atherosclerosis, while _____ involves myocardial infarction, and ______ ischemia involves heart failure, hemorrhage, shock etc.

  • Misc causes of ischemic bowel disease involve scarring/stricture
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thrombosis
arterial embolism
non-occlusive

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______ ischemic bowel disease has episodic bloody diarrhea and mimics ibd while _______ has sudden/severe abdom pain, nausea, frank blood in stool - Elderly at risk for both, CVD
chronic | acute
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_____ features include weight loass, cachexia, abdom distention, etc and consequences including vitamin deficiencies, anemia, peripheral neuropathies - Can transition to ________
malabsorption | cystic fibrosis
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TORTUOUS VESSELS, MALFORMED DILATIONS MC in CECUM or ASCENDING colon with idiopathic cause (poss mech stress)
angiodysplasia
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- _______ are thin walled VARICES MC vasc d/o of GI TRACT - >50 increased risk, increased intraabdominal pressure (VALSALVA'S) - Can develop in advanced _______ causing portal HTN
hemorrhoids | liver cirrhosis
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Hemorrhoids can range from asympt to v painful, as it irritates surrounding tissues, causes perianal _____ and frank blood in stool. Patients may be EMBARRASSED Internal hemorrhoids: _______ anorectal line External hemorrhoids: _______ anorectal line
pruritis above below
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Top THREE malabsorption diarrheal diseases in the US, caused by intestinal inflammation (in ORDER)
pancreatic insufficiency celiac disease chrohn disease
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Malabsorption manifests as CHRONIC DIARRHEA from DEFECTIVE ABSORPTION, and can be _____ (chronic), with excessive fat in feces or ______, bloody diarhhea
steatorrhea | dysentery
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_____ features include weight loass, cachexia, abdom distention, etc and consequences including vitamin deficiencies, anemia, peripheral neuropathies
malabsorption
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NON-INFECTIOUS MALABSORPTION reaction to GLIADIN in grains such as wheat barley and rye, that causes VILLOUS ATROPHY
celiac disease
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- 1% of US & Europe population has celiac disease, and the MC patients are ______ (race and age) - Symptoms range STEATORRHEA, BLOATING, ABDOMINAL DISTENTION
caucasians 30-60 yo
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Pruritic blisters on limbs, buttocks, found in 10% of CELIAC DISEASE patients - Similar appearance to HERPES VESICLES
dermatitis herpetiformis
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- AKA tropical sprue, inflam cycle beginning with DIARRHEA, steatorrhea, weight loss then MALAISE and NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES that will cause stunted growth - MC in CHILDREN 2-3 yrs old
environmental enteropathy
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Environmental enteropathy can either be _________ which RESPONDS TO ANTIBIOTICS or ________ which causes VILLUS FLATTENING
infectious | autoimmune
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Lactase deficiency can either be _______ MC in young adulthood or ________ - Dx via breath hydrogen test, unremarkable biopsy
acquired | congenital
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- Major GLOBAL health problem where MICROBIAL INFECTIONS cause inflam and diarrhea - 12k children die each day
infectious enterocolitis
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Cholera is caused by _______ which releases a CHOLERA TOXIN that causes massive CHLORIDE ION secretion into the GI tract which causes abrupt vomiting & RICE WATER STOOL, HYPOTENSION, SHOCK
vibrio cholerae
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- MC bacterial enteric path in US, caused by contaminated chicken and is MC non invasive but enterotoxins can invade - Can be ACUTE SELF-LIMITED and last less than a month
campylobacter enterocolitis
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In acute self limited colitis, campylobacter jejuni presents with an accum of neutrophils & _______, while e. coli has neutrophils and _________
crypt abscess | normal crypt architecture
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AKA ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED COLITIS, as antibiotics disrupt microbiota and causes a CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE overgrowth, build up of neutrophils - HOSPITALIZATION increases risk, leukocytosis occurs
pseudomembranous colitis
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* 1/2* of all gastroenteritis is _______, presents with nausea, vomiting, abdom pain, diarrhea - Children: ________ - Adults: ________
viral rotavirus norovirus
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- Regional &TRANSMURAL inflammation that causes fissues, skip lesions, granulomas, strictures and is 1:500 - Risk for GI adenocarcinoma 8-10 yr post dx
crohn disease | IBD
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- MC parasitic infection that RESISTS COLD AND CHLORINE, stems from fecal, water contam and alters SI enzymes - AKA: giardiasis, BEVER FEVER
giardia lamblia
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SUPERFICIAL MUCOSAL ULCERATIONS that begins in RECTUM, moves proximal, presents as PSEUDOPOLYPS, is 1:5000 in patients 20-25 yrs - _________ is INHIBITORY
``` ulcerative colitis (IBD) smoking ```
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Sigmoid ________ is active and inflamed, while colonic ________ indicates a simple presence, non inflammatory
diverticulitis | diverticulosis
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________ are defects in the colon wall (95% sigmoid), can lead to INFECTION, possible PERFORATION and HEMORRHAGE - Increased risk with AGE, constipation, decreased fiber
acquired diverticulum
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50% people ______ get SIGMOID DIVERTICULITIS, 20% are SYMPTOMATIC, which includes TENESMUS - Tx: INCREASE FIBER
> 60 yrs old
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ALTERED BOWEL HABITS, DIARRHEA, CONSTIPATION, chronic & relapsing ABDOMINAL PAIN MC between 20-40 yrs females with NO CELLULAR INFLAMMATION abnormalities
irritable bowel SYNDROME
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Abnormal local immune response that is idiopathic - Crohn: MC in _______, TRANSMURAL - Ulcerative colitis: RECTUM --> DISTAL COLON, ________
inflammatory bowel DISEASE ileum mucosa/submucosa
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- Regional & TRANSMURAL inflammation that causes fissues, skip lesions, granulomas, strictures and is 1:500 - Risk for GI adenocarcinoma 8-10 yr post dx
crohn disease
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MC location for chron disease symptoms (3)
terminal ileum ileocecal valve cecum
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SUPERFICIAL MUCOSAL ULCERATIONS that begins in RECTUM, moves proximal, presents as PSEUDOPOLYPS, is 1:5000 in patients 20-25 yrs - _________ is INHIBITORY
ulcerative colitis | smoking
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- Ulcerative colitis as an _______ onset of TENESMUS, FEVER, ABDOMINAL PAIN and presents with GROSSLY BLOODY and MUCOID STOOL - Increased adenocarcinoma risk with dysplasia
insidious
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POLYP is a mass that protrudes into lumen of colon, can be inflam (min risk), hamartomas (min risk), or ________, which is piled up epithelia resembling benign dyslplasia
hyperplastic
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________ polyp is a neoplastic mass that is DYSPLASTIC, PREMALIGNANT, and can become adenocarcinoma
adenomatous
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50% of ALL US ADULTS > 50 yrs, onset >40 yrs have _________, benign tumors but with dysplasia pose risk of aggressive adenocarcinomas - MALIGNANT UNTIL PROVEN BENIGN - Larger = greater CA risk
adenomas
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____________ is a rare autosomal dominant mutation that has a 100% chance of CA, MC by 30 yo - Detected by fecal occult blood, tx by PROPHYLACTIC COLECTOMY
familial adenomatous polyposis
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Tumors of the colon are the MC carcinoma: _______% of US pop develops colorectal CA, _____% LETHAL, and ______% of CA-RELATED DEATH
5 40 15
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55k deaths from ________, the MC MALIGNANCY of GI tract, MC dx from age 50-70, w/ a HIGHLY PROCESSED DIET of low fiber and high carbs (USA has highest rate obvs) - _____ % of ALL CA-related mortality
colorectal adenocarcinoma | 15%
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Early on, colorectal adenocarcinoma is __________ but progresses insidiously to alter BM, fatigue, weakness, and can mets via regional lymph & hematopoietic, MC to ________
asymptomatic | liver
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- Neoplasms of the SI are rare, only 1% of GI MALIGNANCIES, and are MC in the ____ - 50% ADENOCARCINOMAS, 50% CARCINOID TUMORS - Dx when advanced (asymp early), shows ABDOMINAL PAIN/CRAMPING
duodenum
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MC ACUTE ABDOMINAL CONDITION that presents with RLQ TENDERNESS, deep/constant pain, ANOREXIA, NAUSEA, VOMITING
acute appendicitis
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________ MC cause of APPENDICITIS (50-80%), ischemia --> inflammation - High morbidity & mortality when PERFORATED due to peritonitis, sepsis potential
obstruction
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MC tumor of the appendix is _______, possible adenocarcinoma but it is rare
carcinoid

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