Gastroenterology Flashcards
(124 cards)
Esophagus length?
25-30 cm
Esophagus diameter?
2-3 cm
From upper central incisors to upper esophageal sphincter length?
15 cm in adult
Cervical esophagus?
C6 to T4
Thoracic esophagus?
T4 to T10
Abdominal esophagus?
T10 to T11
Manometry of esophagus?
Contractions of muscles
Impedancemetry of esophagus? معاوقة
Function - GERD - Air solid liquid
Provocative Tests?
Bernstein test - Tensilon test - Balloon distention test
البلع المؤلم in English
Odynophagia
Zenker diverticula?
Pulsion, upper 3rd, posterior wall, males more, both sex, +50 years, angry
Type I HH?
Sliding HH, most common, reflux disease, cardia and Z line up
Type II HH?
Rolling HH, fundus, cardia & Z line normal, (paraesophageal hiatus, gerd, mechanical complications)
Type III HH?
Mixed type I + II
(paraesophageal hiatus, gerd, mechanical complications)
Type IV HH?
Esophagohiatal membrane, visceral organs up, (paraesophageal hiatus, gerd, mechanical complications)
SAINT syndrome?
HH
Gallstones
Colic diverticulum
صدفة
Ciprofloxacin?
- is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic
- to treat a number of bacterial infections
- bone and joint infections
- intra abdominal infections
- certain types of infectious diarrhea
- respiratory tract infections
- skin infections
- typhoid fever
- urinary tract infections…
- 2nd generation (…floxacin (2nd&3rd))
Flagyl?
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Tinidazole
Nimorazole
Ornidazole
Secnidazole
- antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication
- pelvic inflammatory disease
- endocarditis
- dracunculiasis
- giardiasis
- trichomoniasis
- amebiasis
Infliximab?
- a chimeric monoclonal antibody
- brand name: Remicade
- treat a number of autoimmune diseases : Crohn’s disease - ulcerative colitis - rheumatoid arthritis - ankylosing spondylitis - psoriasis - psoriatic arthritis - Behçet’s disease
Pain after 10 min from eating?
Stomach / Colon
Pain after 2 hours from eating?
Duodenum
Pain after 0.5-1 hour from eating?
Gall bladder
Obstructive jaundice?
- Old people
- Ampulla of Vater (leads to anemia)
- Repeating yellowish color
Best way to examine pancreas?
CT scan