mallory weiss tear

Question 1

deine mallory weiss tear

Answer 1

Linear mucosal tear occuring at the oesophagogastric junction and produced by a sudden increase in intra-abdominal pressure

Question 2

what is the pathophysiology behind mallory Weiss tears

Answer 2

1 vomiting , coughing , retching etc
2 causes ↑ intra-abdominal pressure
3 Forces Stomach contents into oesophagus
4 Dilating it and causing a tear

Question 3

epidemiology for mallory Weisss tear

Answer 3

-Males
-20-50
-Excessive alcohol
-Chronic Cough
- Bulimia
-Hyperemesis gravidarum
—–condition during pregnancy

Question 4

symptoms for mallory weiss tear

Answer 4

• Haematemesis (after retching/
  vomiting)
• syncope
• loss of consciousness
• Dizziness
• Hypotension

Question 5

how are mallory Weiss tears diagnosed?

Answer 5

• OGD endoscopy
  ↳ to confirm
  Rockall score
  ↳ for severity of upper GI
  bleed

Question 6

how are mallory Weiss tear treated?

Answer 6

• mostly spontaneously heal within 24 hrs
• surgery- to repair tear