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1
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Risk factors

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Acute: Stress and Drugs - NSAIDs, steroids, SSRI, bisphosphonates

Chronic: H.pylori, Zollinger Ellison syndrome

2
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Pathophysiology

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Increased pH causes breach of the mucosa to the muscularis mucosa

3
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Symptoms

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Burning epigastric pain
Nausea and vomiting
May get haematemesis or maleana
Anaemia - lethargy

4
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Signs

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Pallor
Epigastric tenderness
Melaena - on PR examination
Hypovalaemic Shock - tachycardia and tachypnoea

5
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Commonest ulcers

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Gastroduodenal - 80%

Gastric - 20%

6
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Difference between gastroduodenal and peptic ulcer

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Peptic ulcer - worse after eating

Duodenal ulcer - Worse before meals and relieved by eating

7
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Zollinger Ellison syndrome

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Excessive levels of gastrin

8
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Investigations

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Abdominal examination 
Obs 
Bloods - FBC, U+Es, LFTs, CRP 
Stool antigen test or urease breath test - before PPI given 
Gastrin levels - Zollinger

If older than 55 yo - OGD and biopsy to exclude malignancy (PPI stopped 2 wks prior)

Glasgow blatchford score
Rockfall score

9
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H.pylori action

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Secretes urease which converts urea to ammonia which is cytotoxic

10
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How to diagnose H.pylori

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Stool antigen test

Urease breath test

11
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Management for H.pylori

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Amoxicillin + PPI + Clarithromycin

If penicillin resistance

Clarithromycin + metronidazole + PPI

12
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Management for NSAID induced

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Stop NSAID

Give high dose PPI

13
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How to investigate Zollinger Ellison syndrome

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Fasting gastrin level

14
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Why is urea raised in upper GI bleed

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Blood has high protein content and is digested

15
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Coffee ground vomitus

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Indicates coagulated blood - haematemisis

16
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Upper GI bleed scoring system

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Glasgow Blatchford score
- 1+ pt requires admission for inpatient endoscopy

Rockfall score

  • risk of adverse outcomes FOLLOWING endoscopic treatment
  • done after endoscopy
17
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Management if haemodynamically unstable

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Mechanical - clipping +/- adrenaline

Or

Thermal coagulation + adrenaline

Or

Sclerotherapy + adrenaline

  • High dose IV PPI after endoscopy
18
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Complications

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Haemorrhage:

  • Haematemeis or melaena
  • Fe deficiency anaemia

Perforation:
- Peritonitis

Gastric Outflow Obstruction
- Vomiting, colic, distension

Malignancy
- ↑ risk with H. pylori

19
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Which test is used to check if H. Pylori has been successfully eradicated at follow up

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OGD
Urease breath test - highest specificity

After 6 - 8 weeks

20
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Which medication must be stoped before H. Pylori test

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PPI 2 weeks prior to test and antibiotics 4 weeks prior

21
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Ulcers at the gastroduodenal junction run the risk of eroding into what vessel?

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Common hepatic artery - branches to gastroduodenal artery

22
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Risk factors for upper GI bleeds

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NSAIDS 
Steroids 
Bisphosphonates 
Anticoagulants 
Smoking 
alcohol