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What do parietal cells secrete?

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Gastric acid (HCl) & intrinsic factor

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What stimulates the release of CCK?

  • what cells produce CCK?
  • what does CCK do?
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Fat/chyme entering duodenum stimulates release of CCK from L-cells in the gut

  • stimulates pancreatic acinar cells to release zymogens
  • also acts as a hunger suppressant
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In a patient with RUQ pain, fever, and jaundice, what is the most likely diagnosis? What is this group of three symptoms called?

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Triad of symptoms is Charcot’s Triad.

–> indicates Cholangitis –> Medical Emergency!!

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What GI problem has pathology with transmural infection of the colon?

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Crohn’s disease

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Which disease is associated with initial infection of rectum and proximal progression?

Pathologically, is this a continuous or patchy disease?

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Ulcerative colitis.

Continuous disease.

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What histological layers of the intestinal walls get affected by ulcerative colitis?

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Just the mucosal layer. It is a superficial disease.

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What is fulminant colitis?

What is it a major risk factor for?

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Very severe ulcerative colitis with bloody diarrhea, fever, transmural inflammation, and perforation.

Risk for toxic mega colon.

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In which type of disease would removal of the colon be a cure?

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Ulcerative colitis (because it doesn’t extend into the small intestine whereas Crohn’s may involve entire GIT)

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Which colonic disease has patchy discontinuous inflammation?

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Crohn’s disease

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Why is the approach to DDx of liver disease?

ie. Categories of dx’s to consider with liver problems.

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  • EtOH
  • metabolic (especially with fam Hx)
  • NAFLD
  • infection (usually viral)
  • autoimmune
  • drugs (Rx or non-Rx)
  • also consider infiltrative diseases (sarcoidosis, diffuse mets, TB)
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What does a high IgA indicate?

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EtOH overuse

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What does a high IgG indicate?

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Autoimmune liver disease & cirrhosis

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What does a high IgM indicate?

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Primary biliary cirrhosis

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What is the 1000+ club?

- list club members.

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Disease where ALT & AST are elevated above 1000.

Includes the following diseases:

  • acute viral hepatitis
  • drug induced (acetaminophen)
  • ischaemia
  • acute biliary obstruction
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If you want to test a patient to see if he/she has an acute infection of Hep A, what test would you order and why?

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IgM because this is elevated in acute infection whereas IgG would be elevated if the patient had ever had exposure to Hep A.

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If patient has fatty infiltration of the liver, what are the three most common causes of this?

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  • NAFLD
  • EtOH
  • viral Hepatitiss
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What is the mechanism for how stenosis can occur due to Crohn’s disease?

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Transmural inflammation –> fibrosis & scarring –> stenosis

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What is dysentery?

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Bloody and mucousy diarrhea

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What is suggested by a finding of neutrophils in intestinal crypts?

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Cryptitis

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What’s the most likely mechanism of disease in a patient with painful jaundice?

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Extrahepatic obstruction

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What intestinal disease shows pathology with edematous ‘cobblestone-like’ mucosa?

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Crohn’s disease

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What’s the most common type of colonic adenoma?

Other causes?

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Tubular adenoma is most common.

Others include colloid adenoma and tubulovillous adenoma.

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Where are the majority of colorectal cancers located?

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Ascending colon/cecum
&
Sigmoid colon/rectum

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What is the treatment of IBD?

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Anti-inflammatory (5-ASA)
& Immunosuppresant (Azathioprine)
& anti-TNF therapy (Infliximab)

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Where in the GIT are tight junctions (paracellular transport) most permeable?
Small intestine
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Which requires energy, paracellular transport or transcellular transport?
Transcellular requires energy at the apical and/or basal membrane.
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What is the mechanism for diarrhea in celiac sprue?
1. Decreased brush border enzymes 2. Villus atrophy & malabsorption 3. Crypt hyperplasia & increased secretion 4. Inflammation-induced hypersecretion from crypt
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Where are bile salts mostly absorbed?
Ileum
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Where is Vit B12 absorbed?
Ileum
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Where is calcium absorbed?
All through small bowel
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Where are carbs & proteins mainly absorbed?
Most in proximal small bowel and tapers off as they progress through small bowel.
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Where is Fe absorbed?
Duodenum
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Where is folate absorbed? | What B vitamin is this?
Duodenum. | Folate = B9
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What B vitamin is thiamin?
B1
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Where are lipids mainly absorbed?
Jejunum & proximal ileum
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Histologically, what is a sign of Barrett's esophagus?
Intestinal epithelium (presence of goblet cells) in esophagus.
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What are some causes of SCC (squamous cell carcinoma) of the esophagus?
- Alcohol overuse - nutrition deficits - smoking - HPV virus - nitrosamines in water/food
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How is gastritis classified? | - list the types of gastritis.
Acute vs. chronic Acute: hemorrhagic/erosive gastritis Chronic: H. pylori, autoimmune, & multifocal atrophic gastritis H. pylori gastritis is further classified into atrophic and non-atrophic gastritis.
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A superficial band of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria of the stomach lining and neutrophils in the gastric pits would indicate what?
H. pylori gastritis
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What would be seen on a histological section of a stomach from someone who had a gastric ulcer?
Erosion - through the muscularis mucosa
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Which gross portion of the stomach is the most involved with H. pylori infection?
Antrum
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What is a worrisome complication of H. pylori infection?
``` Gastric cancer (carcinoma) or MALT lymphoma. Also causes ulcers. ```
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What are the HLA types associated with Celiac disease?
HLA DQw2 & HLA DQ8
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How does autoimmune gastritis work & what can it lead to?
Immune destruction of secretory cells. Ab to parietal cells &/or IF. Loss of IF decreases Vit B12 absorption --> pernicious anemia.
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What type of neoplasm in the stomach is linked to HIV?
Kaposi's sarcoma
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What types of neoplasms can be present in the stomach?
- epithelial - stromal - lymphoid - vascular
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What type of neoplasm is Kaposi's sarcoma?
Vascular
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What does a signet ring cell indicate?
Poorly differentiated cancer
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What is a lab test for Celiac disease? | Why?
TTG (transglutaminase) along with IgA. | Direct gliadin toxicity causes inflam response (t-cells) and leads to release of transglutaminase
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What is Marasmus?
Deficiency of energy and protein --> depleted body fat & muscle wasting --> very thin appearance
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What is Kwashiorkor?
Protein deficiency --> muscle atrophy and lots of edema
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Which intestinal disease is more prone to rupture?
Crohn's
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Which intestinal disease is more likely to develop stricture?
Crohn's | - if stricture is seen in UC, should suspect cancer
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What is the diagnostic criteria for diagnosing IBS?
Symptoms for > 6 months. & 2 of the following: - pain relieved with bm - onset of pain a/w change in stool frequency - onset of pain a/w change in stool appearance
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What are the pacemaker cells of the GIT?
Interstitial cells of Cajal --> make slow-wave action potentials that set the rate of peristalsis
56
Where exactly are the parietal cells, chief cells, mucous neck cells, & paracrine cells located?
In gastric pits (oxyntic glands)
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What are the enteroendocrine cells of the stomach? | - where exactly are they located?
G cells - located in pyloric glands ``` D cells (paracrine) - located in pyloric and glastric glands ```
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What are 4 functions of gastric acid?
1. Bacteriostatic 2. Activate enzymes 3. Initiates protein denaturation 4. Facilitates absorption of Fe/Ca/VitB12

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