USMLE GI Flashcards
(114 cards)
*** Inflammatory Bowel Disease Extra-Intestinal manifestation of IBD that is not associated with IBD progression.
- Primary Schlerosing Cholangitis - Uvitis - Axial artheropathy
Achalasia
- Dz
- Dx
- Tx
- Pathogenesis
- ganglion cell degeneration of myenteric plexus
- Dx:
- Barium swallow
- EGD
- Motility/manometry :
- Showing no organized peristalsis / Non-relaxin
- high-pressure LES / Low-amplitude
- simultaneous contractions
- Tx:
- pneumatic dilation (this is different from regular dilations; a much larger balloon)
- Surgical - laparoscopic myotomy
- Endoscopic BOTOX for high-risk pt* “Never” on medicine Boards, but could be - reserve for the very old or very frail
Achalasia - heartburn
heartburn - from lactic acid produced by fermentation of esophageal contents - doesn’t respond to PPI.
Adenocarcinoma of Esophagus
- Location: Distal 1/3 of esophagus
- Related to reflux and Barrett’s
- Increasing incidence
- White males
Aorto-enteric fistula
Always remember this if the patient has a past history of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
Presents with melena, then severe hemorrhage
Ascites protien
> 2.5
> 2.5 CHF
Bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis
- Prosthetic valves
- history of endocarditis
- unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart dz
- repaired CHD uwing prosthetic valves
- Heart transplant
LOW RISK procedure
- GI / GU / Vaginal or C-section
- Dental Rx: Amoxicillin, cephlexine, clindamycin or azithromycin (iv ampicillin, ceftriaxone, clindamycin)
- GI/GU prophylaxis: amoxicillin, ampicillin or vanc
- Skin/musculoskeletal (vanc)
Barrett’s Esophagus F/U
- Biopsy: Specialized intestinal epithelium
- Symptoms of reflux may not be prominent
- Symptoms are 2° complications like stricture, esophagitis
- Predominantly in white males; mean age 60 / Unlikely women
- low gread dysplasia back in 6 months
- no dysplasia - every three years
- high grade dysplasia / rescect and sent to pathology
Cancer Risk
Esophageal (scc)
Gastric Cancer
Colon Cancer
Esophageal cancer:
- Achalasia / atrophic gastritis
Gastric
- Atrophic gastritis / hpylori / gastri surgery
Colon
- IBD
Celiac Dz Management?
- Gluten free diet
- Nutrition defn
- Preventative Bone loss
- Vaccination
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Gluten free diet : Dietary counseling
Nutrition defn : Iron, vit D, Ca
Preventative Bone loss Dexa
Vaccination Pneumo
Dermatitis Herpetiformis Dapson
Complications of Sickle cell trait
Renal Dz
- Hematuria
- Increased UTI
- Renal medullary ca
Thrombosis
- Splenic infarct
- Venous thromboembolism
- priapism
Crohn Disease
• Abdominal pain, diarrhea / Overt bleeding is unusual • Perirectal symptoms or lesions / Symptoms often prolonged, diagnosis delayed • Family history in 10% to 20%, association with smoking
Crohn Disease Treatment
• Step-up approach, start simple • Mild disease: Mesalamine, sulfasalazine, budesonide • Acute flares: Prednisone • Save the immunocompromising drugs
Crohn Disease: Treatment Scenarios • Colon only: • Small bowel involvement: • Fistula or perianal: • Steroid-dependent: • Acute small bowel obstruction:
Crohn Disease: Treatment Scenarios • Colon only: Mesalamine, also sulfasalazine • Small bowel involvement: Mesalamine and budesonide (if mild/very mild)
Crohn Disease: Treatment Scenarios • Fistula or perianal: • Steroid-dependent: • Acute small bowel obstruction:
• Fistula or perianal: Metronidazole, 6MP, or infliximab • Steroid-dependent: 6MP/azathioprine, infliximab • Acute small bowel obstruction: Corticosteroids with NG tube —- • Only 30% have normal bone density • IBD and increased risk of DVT
Crohn’s Disease / Complications
- Calcium oxalate kidney stones* - Cholesterol gallstones - B12 deficiency* - Hypocalcemia (vit D malabsorption) - Bile acid-induced diarrhea (less than 100 cm resected, cholestyramine)* • Steatorrhea 2° depleted bile acids (more than 100 cm resected, low-fat diet, and medium-chain triglycerides)
Defn
- Zinc
- Iron
- Copper
- Vit A
- Vit D
- Vit K
- Ca
- Folate
- Thiamine
- B12
- Zinc: Alopecia, night blindness, skin rash
- Iron: anemia
- Copper: Fragile hair, neuropathy, ataxia
- Vit A: night blindness, immune defn
- Vit D: Bone Dz, 2n hyperparathyroidism
- Vit K: Coagulopathy
- Ca: osteopenia, hyperparathyroidsm
- Folate: macrocytic anemia
- Thiamine: wernicke / intractable vomiting
- B12 - you know dis biatch
Diabetic Gastroparesis
• More prevalent in DM Type 1 • Usually long-standing, with other complications, esp. autonomic neuropathy • High blood sugar exacerbates symptoms • Likewise, gastroparesis leads to poor glycemic control • Variable Sxs N, V, distension, fullness, abdominal pain
Diagnose celiac disease in a patient with iron-deficiency anemia.
Small-bowel biopsies should be obtained even if the tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibody is negative in patients in whom there is ongoing concern about the diagnosis based on the disease probability in a specific patient, because the sensitivity of tTG varies significantly among laboratories (69%-93%). Because this patient has both Down syndrome and unexplained iron-deficiency anemia, small-bowel biopsies should be obtained even with a negative tTG, because both of these findings are associated with celiac disease.
Diagnose fulminant Wilson disease.
A young patient who presents with acute liver failure should always be suspected of having Wilson disease.
Diagnose rumination syndrome.
Rumination syndrome is characterized by effortless regurgitation of undigested food and reswallowing of the contents.
Crohn’s Disease work up
• Colonoscopy - Findings: Patchy disease, aphthous and deep ulcers, strictures, fistula - Colonic disease: Rectal sparing, skip lesions, perirectal disease - Heal disease • CT or CT enterography: Shows small bowel or colonic inflammation or thickening • UGI with small bowel - String sign: Heal disease • Colon only: 30%, SB only: 30%; colon and small intestine: 40% • Granulomas not common, but diagnostic
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm Tx:
Treatment?
- Trial proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
- Anti-spasm agents
- Anti-anxiety
- Calcium channel antagonists