gastro Flashcards
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HNPCC (Lynch)
- 4% of CRC
- microsatellite instability
- defect in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes (germline)
- A. dom
- most common extra-intestinal –> endometrial
FAP
<1% of CRC
-A. dom
ischaemic colitis area
watershed area - prone to hypo perfusion and ischaemia
-rectosigmoid junction / splenic flexure
dysphagia
malignant:
- shorter duration
- solid > liquids
- constant & progressive
- older
- ALARM SYMPTOMS
Benign:
- long hx
- both liquid and solids
- intermittent/unpredictable
- younger
- may have alarm symptom (e.g. wt loss in late course)
e. g. eosinophilic oesophagitis/ achalasia/ dysmotility/ benign stricture/ globus hystericus
Barretts
precursor of adenocarcinoma
-if low grade dysplasia on 2 occasions, 6 mth apart –> endoscopic ablation therapy or close surveillance
-LGD - annual risk progression to adenoca = 1.8%
-HGD - annual progression risk to adenoma = 10%
most effective rx for HGD - combi endoscopic resection & radio frequency ablation (RFA)
-oesophageal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) - HGD/Intramucosal carcinoma
barretts surveillance
recc, but min evidence
1. no dysplasia
< 3cm, no intestinal metaplasia - repeat, more bx -> if still no dysplasia, dc
< 3cm, with intestinal metaplasia - repeat OGD q 3-5 yrs
>3cm - repeat OGD q2-3 yrs
- indefinite
- PPI, repeat OGD in 6 mths - LGD
- repeat OGD in 6 mths –> if still LGD –> RFA or close surveillance (6 mthly OGD) - HGD or T1a adenoca (within mucosa/submucosa)
-MDT discussion
-RFA
-3 mthly f/up for 1 yr, then annually
type 1 b adenoca –> esophagectomy and lymphadenectomy
ascitic fluid analysis
SBP
- WCC >500
- neutrophil >250
Perf if 2/3
- total protein >10
- glucose < 2.8
- LDH > upper limit of normal for serum LDH
SBP
most common - E.coli, Klebsiella
- early abx
- discontinue non-selective b-blocker ( ~60% increase in mortality & higher risk of hepatorenal syndrome)
hepatorenal syndrome definition
- progressive rise in creat >150
- notmal urine sediment. No proteinuria
- absence of shock
- urine Na <10
- cirrhosis with ascites
- no response to 2 days of volume expansion & withdrawal of diuretics
- no nephrotoxic drugs
Hepatorenal syndrome
Type 1
- 2x increase in creat > 250 within 2 wks
- med survival - few wks
type 2
- diuretic resistant ascites
- slow increase in Cr > 150
- med survival - 6 mths
King’s college criteria for liver transplant
Acetaminophen induced
- arterial pH < 7.3 OR
- grade 3/4 encephalopathy with PT > 100 & Cr > 340
Non-acetaminophen induced
-PT > 100 OR
Any 3 of:
- age < 10 or > 40
- non-A & non-B viral hepatitis, idiosyncratic drug reaction, Wilsons
- Jaundice > 7 days
- PT > 50 secs
- bili > 180
Etoh hepatitis
spectrum: fatty liver -> etoh hepatitis > cirrhosis > HCC
Hx; CAGE
ALT/AST >2
Mod leucocytosis (<20,000)
Rx;
R/out -Hep A/B/C, biliary obst, Budd-Chiari
discrimination factor >32 –> high short term mortality –> steroids/pentoxifylline
MELD > 11 - high mortality
discontinue non-selective b-blocker TNF inhibitor (pentoxifylline) prednisone for 1 mth -> taper
AI Hepatitis
type 1
- SMA, ANA
- AMA, pANCA (helpful if all ab -ve)
- anti-actin ab
- spec 99% / sens 43%
type 2
- anti-LKM
- spec 99%
Mx;
-not req in asymptomatic/min transaminases, gamaglobulin, necroinflammatory
monoRx -pred indefinitely
combi - pred + AZA
wernicke’s encephalopathy
classic triad in 10%
- ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus)
- ataxia
- confusion
hep c genotype 3
Sofosbuvir + daclatasvir for 12 or 24 weeks or
Sofosbuvir + ribavirin for 24 weeks or
The combination of sofosbuvir + pegIFN + ribavirin for 12 weeks
barretts surveillance
No dysplasia: 3–5 years
Low-grade dysplasia: 6–12 months
High-grade dysplasia in the absence of eradication therapy: 3 months.
GLP-1
NAFLD
LEAN study - In summary, the study concluded that Liraglutide was safe, well tolerated, and led to histological resolution of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, warranting extensive, longer-term studies.
inactive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) CARRIER state.
– HBsAg and HBcAb are positive. – normal liver enzymes (AST and ALT) – HBeAg and HBV DNA are negative – HBeAb is positive – asymptomatic
chronic hepatitis B, which is divided into
- HBeAg positive and
- HBeAg negative
HBeAg positive:
– HBsAg positive.
– HBV DNA positive
– liver enzymes are persistently or intermittently elevated
HBeAg negative(Precore mutant):
– HBsAg positive.
– HBV DNA positive
– liver enzymes are persistently or intermittently elevated
resolved chronic hepatitis B (Past infection)
– HBsAg negative
– HBsAb positive
– normalization of ALT and AST
– very low levels of HBV DNA(less than 10,000 copies/ml)
Hep b lab test
- surface antigen (HBsAg) is the first marker to appear and causes the production of anti-HBs
- HBsAg normally implies acute disease (present for 1-6 months)
- if HBsAg is present for > 6 months then this implies chronic disease (i.e. Infective)
- Anti-HBs implies immunity (either exposure or immunisation). It is negative in chronic disease
- Anti-HBc implies previous (or current) infection. IgM anti-HBc appears during acute or recent hepatitis B infection and is present for about 6 months
- HbeAg results from breakdown of core antigen from infected liver cells as is therefore a marker of infectivity
hep b status and lab
- acute Hepatitis B: High titres of IgM anti-HBc.
- chronic Hepatitis B: HbsAg positive, DNA positive, High titres of IgG anti-Hbc.
- Past infection (Not a carrier): HBsAg negative, HbsAb positive, HBeAb positive, core IgG positive, undetectable DNA
- Inactive carrier: HBsAg positive, HBeAb positive, HBcAb positive
- previous immunisation: HBsAb positive, ALL others negative
- Precore mutant: HbeAg negative, HBV DNA positive.
H. pylori initial Rx
PPI + clarithromycin + amoxycillin for 10-14 days
H.pylori failed ppi rx
Bismuth-based quadruple therapy: PPI + Bismuth + Tetracycline + Metronidazole for 10-14 days.
Sequential therapy: PPI + Amoxycillin for 5 days, followed by PPI + Clarithromycin + Tinidazole for 5 days.
Susceptibility driven therapy.
Salvage therapy: Levofloxacin (either triple or sequential) or Rifabutin triple therapy.