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Decks in this class (71)

GI Tract - structure and motility
Alimentary canal 1,
Structure of digestive tract wall 2,
Circular muscle contraction 3
10  cards
GI Nervous System
Enteric nervous system ens 1,
Autonomic nervous system ans 2,
Ans parasympathetic 3
4  cards
Lipids and Bile Salts
Lipids examples 1,
Lipid solubility 2,
Lipid digestion in stomach 3
9  cards
Proteins and Carbohydrates
Protein digestion in stomach 1,
Protein digestion in duodenum 2,
Brush border peptidases are ____ ...
12  cards
Feeding, Satiety, Obesity
Bmi calculation 1,
Bmi ranges 2,
Satiation 3
16  cards
Immunology
Gut immune system 1,
Peyer s patch 2,
M cells 3
15  cards
Oral Cavity and pharynx
Chewing 1,
Mouth closing muscles 2,
Mouth opening muscles 3
24  cards
Swallowing
Oral phase 1,
Pharyngeal phase 2,
Oesophageal phase 3
3  cards
Nerves of the abdomen
Sympathetic nerves 1,
At which level do abdominal sympa...,
Parasympathetic nerves 3
7  cards
Abdominal organs - foregut, midgut, hindgut
Small intestine parts 1,
Large intestine parts 2,
Foregut organs 3
22  cards
Peritoneal Cavity
Peritoneum 1,
Peritoneal cavity 2,
Intraperitoneal organs description 3
14  cards
Sphincters
Sphincter 1,
Uos 2,
Los 3
7  cards
Spleen
Function 1,
Location 2,
Splenic artery 3
5  cards
Stomach
Structure 1,
Function 2,
Rugae 3
6  cards
Liver
Function 1,
Location 2,
Liver lobes 4 3
19  cards
Gall bladder
Location 1,
Function 2,
Structure 3
10  cards
Pancreas
Location 1,
Structure 2,
Exocrine function 3
7  cards
Biliary tree
Function 1,
Anatomy 2,
Common bile duct components 3
5  cards
Small intestine
Components 3 1,
Parts of duodenum 4 2,
Function of duodenum 3
9  cards
GORD
Acute chronic oesophagitis 1,
What is gord 2,
Causes of gord 3
8  cards
Barrett's Oesophagus
Definition 1,
Is barrett s oesophagus reversible 2,
Cause 3
7  cards
Oesophageal tumours
Benign tumours 1 1,
Malignant tumours 2 2,
Squamous cell carcinoma aetiology 3
11  cards
Achalasia, Allergic oesophagitis, Acute oesophagitis
Allergic oesophagitis aetiology 1,
Allergic oesophagitis histology 2,
Allergic oesophagitis clinical pr...
9  cards
Varices
What are varcies 1,
Oesophageal varices 2,
Causes 3
5  cards
Peptic ulcer
Definition 1,
Where are the main sites of pepti...,
Cause 3
15  cards
Gastric tumours
Benign 1,
Malignant 3 2,
Adenocarcinoma aetiology 3
4  cards
Upper GI bleed
Haematemesis 1,
Malaena 2,
Most common causes 3
5  cards
Dyspepsia
Causes of organic dyspepsia 1,
Causes of functional dyspepsia 2,
Clinical features 3
5  cards
IBS
What structural changes are there...,
Pre disposing factors 2,
Pathophysiology 3
12  cards
Crohn's disease
Location 1,
Age group 2,
Histopathology 3
11  cards
Ulcerative Colitis
Location 1,
Age group 2,
Histopathology 3
13  cards
Management of IBD
5 asa use examples route of admin...,
Corticosteroids use examples rout...,
Immunosuppression use examples moa 3
12  cards
Peritoneal cavity
Peritoneum 1,
Peritoneal cavity 2,
Intraperitoneal organs 3
13  cards
Ascites
How does ascites occur 1,
Investigations 2,
Management rapid relief 3
6  cards
Coeliac disease
What is coeliac disease 1,
Which part of the gi tract is aff...,
Genetics 3
11  cards
Appendicitis
Age group 1,
Clinical presentation 2,
Investigations 3
6  cards
Fecal continence
Rectum function location 1,
What do visceral afferent sensory...,
Pelvic cavity where is it located 3
20  cards
Large intestine
Tenaie coli 1,
Haustra 2,
Histology 3
8  cards
Acute and chronic colitis (LI)
Acute colitis presentation 1,
Investigations 2,
Ischaemic colitis cause 3
17  cards
Large bowel obstruction
Causes 1,
Clinical features 2,
Investigations 3
10  cards
Diverticular disease, diverticulosis
Diverticulum 1,
Where is the most common location...,
Diverticular disease cause 3
17  cards
Small bowel pathology
Mucosal infarct outcome 1,
Mural infarct outcome 2,
Transmural infarct outcome 3
4  cards
SI tumours
Lymphoma 1,
Carcinoid tumours 2,
Carcinoid tumors clinical present...
4  cards
Malabsorption
Definition 1,
Causes 2,
Whipple s disease cause 3
18  cards
Malnutrition
Definition 1,
Parenteral nutrition 2,
Devices for parenteral nutrition ...
14  cards
Saliva and salivary glands
Name the 3 salivary glands 1,
Parotid gland where does it enter...,
Submandibular gland where does it...
13  cards
Microbiology
What is the commonest cause of ga...,
Incubation period of campylobacter 2,
Microbiology of campylobacter 3
93  cards
Diarrhoea and constipation
Definition of diarrhoea 1,
Complications of diarrhoea 2,
Management aims for diarrhoea 3
12  cards
Nausea and vomiting
Nausea 1,
Vomiting emesis 2,
Retching 3
14  cards
Intestinal failure
Intestinal failure 1,
Causes 2,
Acute if time types 3
8  cards
Pancreatitis
Causes acute 1,
Causes chronic 2,
Clinical presentation 3
9  cards
Pancreatic cancer
Aetiology 1,
Exocrine pancreatic cancer type 2,
Endocrine pancreatic cancer type 3
6  cards
Jaundice
What is jaundice 1,
Organs involved in formation of b...,
Bilirubin 3
8  cards
LFTs
Lfts 1,
True lfts 2,
Albumin 3
13  cards
Acute liver disease
What is it 1,
Duration 2,
Common causes 3
11  cards
Autoimmune liver diseases
Pbc definition 1,
Pbc aetiology 2,
Pbc clinical presentation 3
18  cards
Liver tumours
Haemangioma what is it who gets it 1,
Haemangioma pathology 2,
Haemangioma investigations 3
25  cards
Alcoholic liver disease
Pathology 1,
2 3 days drinking 2,
4 6 weeks drinking 3
6  cards
NAFLD
What is nafld 1,
Causes of nafld 2,
What can nafld progress to 3
5  cards
Chronic liver disease
Duration 1,
What is it 2,
Causes 3
5  cards
Cirrhosis
What is cirrhosis 1,
Result of liver being unable to r...,
Circulation changes 3
11  cards
Portal hypertension
What is portal hypertension 1,
Causes 2,
Clinical features 3
3  cards
Biliary tract
Function of the biliary tree 1,
Components of the biliary tree 2,
Where does the cbd drain to 3
7  cards
Rare liver diseases
Haemochromatosis what is it 1,
Haemochomatosis primary and secon...,
Haemochromatosis clinical features 3
18  cards
Gallstones
What are gallstones 1,
Why do gallstones occur 2,
Cholesterol stones 3
23  cards
Colorectal cancer
Aetiology 1,
Clinical presentation 2,
Investigations 3
7  cards
Disorders of peri anal area
Haemorrhoids definition 1,
Haemorrhoids clinical presentation 2,
Haemorrhoids clinical examination 3
15  cards
Endoscopy
Uses 1,
Balloon dilatation 2,
Hellers cardiomyotomy 3
4  cards
Viral hepatitis
Hep a transmission 1,
Hep a cause 2,
Hep a acute or chronic 3
19  cards
Hernias
Cause 1,
Femoral hernia aetiology 2,
Femoral hernia anatomy 3
26  cards
SI obstruction
Upper si obstruction 1,
Lower si obstruction 2,
Vomiting 3
10  cards

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