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What structures are retroperitoneal?
SAD PUCKER
Suprarenal glands
Aorta/IVC
Duodenum (2nd to 4th)
Pancreas (no tail)
Ureters
Colon (only ascending and descending)
Kidneys
Esophagus
Rectum
what is the derivative of the fetal umbilical vein
ligamentum teres
what is the portal triad
hepatic artery
portal vein
common bile duct
What ligament contains the portal triad
hepatoduodenal ligament
What ligament contains the short gastrics
gastrosplenic ligament (connects greater curvature and spleen)
what are the layers of gut wall (from inside to outside)
mucosa
submucosa
muscularis externa
serosa/adventitia
what is Auerbach's plexus
Myenteric nerve plexus

in Muscularis externa
what is Meissner's plexus
Submucosa nerve plexus

in Submucosa
What is the order of frequency of basal electric waves in the gut (from fastest to slowest)
duodenum (12 waves/min) > ileum (8-9) > stomach (3)
what part of the small intestine has the largest number of goblet cells
jejunum
Where are Brunner's glands located?
What are they?
in the submucosa of the duodenum

Mucous-rich alkaline secretion producing glands
Where are Peyer's patches located?
what are they?
ileum
aggregated lymmphatic nodules
what is the function of the myenteric nerve plexus
coordinates Motility along the entire gut wall
What is the function of the submucosal nerve plexus
regulates local Secretions, blood flow, and absorption
What is superior mesenteric artery syndrome?
caused by decreased aorto-mesenteric angle either from decresaed mesenteric fat or pronounced lordosis

traps transverse duodenum b/t superior mesenteric artery and aorta causing sxs of partial intestinal obstuction
at what vertebrae level are each of these located?

Celiac trunk
SMA
IMA
Bifurcation of the abdominal aorta
Left renal artery
T12: Celiac trunk
L1: SMA, left renal artery
L3: IMA
L4: Bifurcation of abdominal aorta
what varices are seen in portal HTN
Esophageal varices
Caput medusae (umbilicus)
Internal hemorrhoids
what is the portal-systemic anastomoses in esophageal varices? Internal hemorrhoids?
left gastric (portal) -> esophageal (systemic)

superior rectal (portal) -> middle and inferior rectal (systemic)
what is the portal-systemic anastomoses in caput medusae?

2 sites for portocaval shunts? why use them?
paraumbilical (portal) -> superficial and inferior epigastric (systemic)

portocaval shunts are used in portal HTN
site 1: b/t splenic and left renal vein
site 2: portain vein to the IVC
what does the pectinate line signify?

what type of hemorrhoids are painful? why?
where the hindgut (columnar cells) meets the ectoderm (squamous cells)

external hemorrhoids are painful b/c they are innervated by the inferior rectal nerve (branch of pudendal nerve), which is somatic.
occurs due to portal HTN b/t superior rectal vein (portal) and inferior rectal vein (systemic)
What are the 3 zones of the liver
Zone 1: periportal zone
Zone 2: intermediate zone
Zone 3: pericentral vein (centrilobular) zone
What zone is affected by 1st by viral hepatitis
Zone 1
What zone is affected 1st by ischemia
Zone 3
What zone contains the P-450 system
Zone 3
What zone is most sensitive to toxic injury and alcoholic hepatitis
Zone 3
What is in the femoral triangle
femoral vein, artery, nerve
what is the femoral sheath
femoral vein, artery and canal (deep inguinal lymph nodes)

NOT femoral nerve
What are the borders of the femoral triangle
superior: inguinal ligament
lateral: sartorius muscle
medial: adductor longus muscle
What is the organization of the femoral region (from lateral to medial)
NAVEL

Nerve, Artery, Vein, (Empty), Lymphatics
How does a diaphragmatic hernia most commonly present
as a hiatal hernia
what is the most common hiatal hernia

what are it's characteristics
sliding hiatal hernia is most common

GE junction is displaced ("hourglass stomach)
What is a paraesophageal hernia
GE junction is NL

Cardia moves into the thorax
What is the path of an indirect inguinal hernia

Where does it protrude from

What causes it
Goes through the INternal (deep) inguinal ring -> external (superficial) inguinal ring -> INto scrotum
(follows the path of the testes)

Protrudes lateral to the inferior epigastric artery

Caused by failure of processus vaginalis to close (in INfants, more common in males)
Where does a direct inguinal hernia protrude from?

Describe its path of descent/protrusion
through the inguinal (Hesselbach's) triangle; medial to inferior epigastric a.

protrudes through the external (superficial) inguinal ring ONLY

usually in older men
What is the leading cause of bowel incarceration
femoral hernia
What layers cover an indirect inguinal hernia?

a direct inguinal hernia?
indirect: covered by all 3 layers of spermatic fascia

direct: external spermatic fascia ONLY
Where does a femoral hernia protrude from
below the inguinal ligament through the femoral canal and lateral to pubic tubercle

more common in women
what are the borders of Hesselbach's triangle
inferior epigastric artery
lateral border of rectus abdominus
inguinal ligament
if the abdominal aorta is blocked, what are the 4 anastomoses (and their origin) that compensate?
1. Internal thoracic/mammary (subclavian) <-> superior epigastric (internal thoracic) <-> inferior epigastric (internal iliac)

2. superior pancreaticoduodenal (celiac trunk) <-> inferior pancreaticoduodenal (SMA)

3. Middle colic (SMA) <-> left colic (IMA)

4. Superior rectal (IMA) <-> middle rectal (internal iliac)
what is the most serous salivary gland
parotid
what is the most mucinous salivary gland
sublinguinal
What nerves are innervating salivary glands?
symphathetic: T1-T3 superior cervical ganglion

parasympathetic: facial (sublingual and submandibular), glossopharyngeal (parotid)
What is Gastrin's mechanism of action
major: acts on ECL cells (which lead to histamine release), rather than direct effect on parietal cells

Minor: direct effect on parietal cells through Gq protein receptor
when do you see hypertrophy of brunner's glands
in peptic ulcer disease
What do Brunner's glands do
secrete alkaline mucus to neutralize acid contents entering duodenum from stomach
what are the only GI submucosal glands
Brunner's glands
what enzyme converts trypsinogen to trypsin
enterokinase/enterpeptidase
what transporter transports all monosaccharides to the blood from the intestinal lumen
GLUT-2
Where is the highest concentration of pancreatic amylase
in the duodenal lumen
what is the rate-limiting step in carbohydrate digestion
oligosaccharide hydrolases at the brush border of the intestine
what does salivary amylase do

what does pancreatic amylase do
salivary: starts digestion, hydrolyzed alpha-1,4 linkages -> disaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, alpha-limit dextrans)

pancreatic: hydrolyzes starch to oligosaccharides and disaccharides
where are these absorbed?

Iron
Folate
B12
Iron: in the duodenum as Fe+2

Folate: jejunum

B12: terminal ileum w/bile acids
why is bile acid needed in the small intestine
to digest triglycerides and to form micelles
how do bile acids become water-soluble
conjugate to glycine or taurine
What is direct bilirubin
conjugated w/glucoronic acid

water soluble
what is indirect bilirubin
unconjugated (forms a complex w/albumin)

water INsoluble
what is warthin's tumor
benign, heterotopic salivary gland tissue trapped in a lymph node, surrounded by lymphatic tissue
what disease can lead to secondary esophageal achalasia
Chagas' disease
what is lost in esophageal achalasia
myenteric (Auerbach's) plexus
Boerhaave syndrome
transmural esophageal rupture due to violent retching

"Been-Heaving syndrome"
what can lye ingestion and acid reflux cause
esophageal strictures
plummer-vinson syndrome
triad:
dysphagia (due to esophageal webs)
glossitis
Fe deficiency anemia
what are risk factors for esophageal cancer
ABCDEEF

Alcohol/Achalasia
Barrett's esophagus
Cigarettes
Diverticuli (e.g., Zenker's)
Esophageal webs (Plummer-Vinson)/Esophagitis
Familial
what's the difference b/w celiac and tropical sprue
celiac has autoantibodies to gliadin and effects proximal small bowel mainly

tropical is infectious (responds to Atbx), and can effect entire small bowel
how can you have a self-limited lactase deficiency
lactase is at the tips of intestinal villi
can get deficiency after an injury, like viral diarrhea
what is Abeta-lipoproteinemia
malabsorption syndrome

decreased synthesis of apo B -> inability to make chylomicrons -> decreased secretion of cholesterol and VLDL into bloodstream -> fat accumulation in enterocytes

presents in early childhood w/malabsorption and neurologic manifestations
what are the Sx of Whipple's dz
a malabsorption syndrome

athralgias, cardiac and neurologic Sx are common; most often occur in older men
where are the PAS-positive macrophages in Whipple's dz
intestinal lamina propria, mesenteric nodes
what antibodies are found in celiac sprue?

what is used for screening?

what is there an increased risk of?
antibodies to gliadin and tissue transglutaminase

serum levels of tissue transglutaminase antibodies used for screening

moderately increased risk of malignancy (e.g., T-cell lymphoma)
Curling's ulcer
in acute gastritis

decreased plasma volume -> sloughing of gastric mucosa

assoc w/burns
Cushing's ulcer
in acute gastritis

increased vagal stimulation -> increased ACh -> increased H+ production

assoc w/brain injury
in what type of patients is acute gastritis common
Alcoholics and pts taking daily NSAIDS (like RA pts)
What are the 2 types of chronic gastritis

which most common
Type A (fundus/body) and Type B (antrum)

both nonerosive

Type B is most common
What is Type A chronic gastritis
Autoimmune disorder
Autoantibodies to parietal cells
pernicious Anemia
Achlorhydria

assoc w/ other autoimmune disorders
What is Type B chronic gastritis
most common

caused by H. pylori infection

increased risk of MALT lymphoma
Menetrier's dz
gastric hypertrophy w/protein loss, parietal cell atrophy and increased mucous cells

precancerous to adenocarcinoma

rugae of stomach so hypertrophies that look like brain gyri

causes hypoproteinemia
What are common features of stomach cancer

What type of cancer is stomach cancer
Signet rings cells and acanthosis nigricans common features

almost always adenocarcinoma
What is Virchow's node?

Sister Mary Joseph's nodule?
Virchow's: left supraclavicular node by mets from stomach

Sister MJ: subcutaenous periumbilical metassis from stomach
Peptic ulcers:

Gastric ulcer vs duodenal ulcer
Gastric ulcer: greater pain with food, in older pts, due to decreased mucosal protection against gastric acid; 70% has H. pylori infection and chronic NSAID use also implicated

Duodenal ulcer: pain decreaes with meals; almost 100% has H pylori infection.
due to high gastric acid or mucosal protection. Hypertrophy of Brunner's glands
linitis plastica
term used for stomach cancer when diffusely infiltrative

thickened, rigid appearance

not associated with H. pylori
What is stomach cancer associated with
dietary nitrosamines (smoked foods), achlorhydria, chronic gastritis, Type A blood
what are extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease
migratory polyarthritis, erthyema nodosum, ankylosing spondylitis (HLA B27 association), uveitis, immunologic disorders
What are extraintestinal manifestations of Ulcerative colitis
pyoderma gangrenosum, PSC (bile duct fibrosis)
Which of the IBD has a "string sign" on barium swallow x-ray
Crohn's
Which of the IBD has loss of haustra -> "lead pipe" appearance on imaging
UC
what is McBurney's point
location of appendix
1/3 the distance from the iliac crest to the umbilicus
what is a false diverticulum
only mucosa and submucosa outpouch

lacks/attenuated muscularis externa (occur esp where vasa recta perforate muscularix externa)
how does diverticulitis present

what can it lead to
LLQ pain, fever, leukocytosis
bright red rectal bleeding

can lead to colovesical fistula -> pneumaturia (fistula w/bladder)
what can cause diverticulosis
low fiber diets
what is the most common congenital anomaly of the GI tract
Meckel's diverticulum
what is a meckel's diverticulum
persistence of the vitelline duct or yolk stalk

can contain ectopic acid-secreting gastric mucosa +/or pancreatic tissue
how is a meckel's diverticulum different from an omphalomesenteric cyst
Meckel's diverticulum is caused by persistence of vitelline duct or yolk stalk

omphalomesenteric cyst is a cystic dilatation of vitelline duct
what is lost in Hirschsprung's dz

what causes this dz
Auerbach's and Meissner's plexuses are gone

caused by failure of neural crest cell migration
the risk for Hirschsprung's increases in what genetic condition?

presentation?
Down syndrome

chronic constipation in early in life. dilated portion of the colon PROXIMAL to the aganglionic segment. involves rectum
what is angiodysplasia
tortuous dilation of vessels -> bleeding

most often in cecum, terminal ileum, and ascending colon

more common in older patients; confirmed by angiography
what is juvenile polyposis syndrome
multiple juvenile polyps in GI tract
increased risk of adenocarcinoma
what is peutz-jeghers syndrome
autosomal dominant
multiple non-malignant hamartomas throughout GI tract
hyperpigmented mouth, lips, hands, genitalia

assoc w/increased risk of CRC and other visceral malignancies
"apple core" lesion on barium enema x-ray
CRC
If CRC in the distal colon, what is the presentation
obstruction, colicky pain, hematochezia (passage of fresh blood through the anus, usually in or with stools (contrast with melena))
if CRC in proximal colon, what is the presentation
dull pain, Fe deficiency anemia, fatigue
Gardner's syndrome
FAP, osseus and soft tissue tumors, retinal hyperplasia
what causes micronodular cirrhosis
metabolic insult (EtOH, hemochromatosis, Wilson's dz)
What causes macronodular cirrhosis
due to significant liver injury -> hepatic necrosis
(e.g., post-infectious, or drug-induced hepatitis)
what serum enzyme markers used for acute pancreatitis
amylase and lipase
What is amylase used for as diagnostic
acute pancreatitis and mumps
what is reye's syndrome

what is the mechanism of action
rare, often fatal childhood hepatoencephalopathy;
mitochondrial abnormalities, fatty liver, hypoglycemia, coma

MOA: aspirin metabolites decrease B-oxidation by reversible inhibition of mitochondrial enzymes
Mallory bodies
intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusions

found in Alcoholic Hepatitis
what is the final and irreversible form of alcoholic liver disease
alcoholic cirrhosis
alcoholic cirrhosis
sclerosis around central vein (zone 3)
micronodular, irregularly shrunken liver w/"hobnail" appearance

manifestations of chronic liver dz (jaundice, hypoalbuminemia)
List risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma.
hepatitis B and C
Wilson's disease
hemochromatosis
alpha-1 trypsin deficiency
alcoholic cirrhosis
carcinogen (e.g. aflatoxin in peanuts)
what are the clinical findings in HCC
jaundice, tender hepatomegaly, ascites, polycythemia, hypoglycemia

elevated alpha-FP
what causes a "nutmeg" liver

what conditions can it lead to
from backup of blood into liver. caused by right-sided heart failure and Budd-Chiari syndrome

if persists, centrilobular congestion and necrosis can lead to cardiac cirrhosis
what can lead to cardiac cirrhosis
persistent nutmeg liver, caused by right-sided heart failure and Budd-Chiari syndrome
what is Budd-Chiari syndrome

What can it lead to
occlusion of IVC or hepatic veins w/centrilobular congestion and necrosis

can lead to congestive liver dz
findings of congestive liver disease?
hepatomegaly, ascites, ab pain, eventual liver failure
What are the clinical manifestations of Budd-Chiari syndrome

What conditions is it assoc w/
occlusion of IVC or hepatic veins

may develop varices and have visible ab and back veins, absent JVD

assoc w/polycythemia vera, pregnancy, HCC
what is alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency

what is the major histological finding
misfolded gene product protein accumulated in hepatocellular ER
a codominant trait
causes decreased elastic tissue in lungs -> panacinar emphysema

histo: PAS-positive globules in Liver
what is physiologic neonatal jaundice

How do you treat it
at birth, immature UDP-glucuronyl transferase -> unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia -> jaundice/kernicterus

trx: phototherapy (converts UCB to water-soluble form)
Gilbert's syndrome

describe its pathogenesis
what is it associated with?
elevated unconjugated bilirubin w/o overt hemolysis; asymptomatic
mildly decreased UDP-glucuronyl transferase or decreased bilirubin uptake
-problem w/bilirubin uptake

assoc w/stress
what is Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Type 1

how do you treat it
absent UDP-glucuronyl transferase
presents early in life; pts die in a few yrs
-problem w/bilirubin conjugation
-jaundice, kernicterus (bilirubin induced brain dysfunction)
increased unconjugated bilirubin

trx: plasmapheresis and phototherapy
Crigler-Najjar Type 2
less severe than type 1
responds to phenobarbital, which increase liver enzyme synthesis
what is Dubin-Johnson syndrome
conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
due to defective liver excretion
-problem w/excretion of conjugated bilirubin

grossly black liver; benign
what is rotor's syndrome
similar to Dubin-Johnson
even milder and doesn't cause black liver
what is Wilson's dz
hepatolenticular degeneration (auto-recessive)

inadequate hepatic copper excretion and failure of copper to enter circulation as ceruloplasmin -> Cu accumulation, esp in liver, brain, cornea, kidneys, and joints
What are the main characteristics of Wilson's dz

How do you treat it
ABCD
Asterixis
Basal ganglia degeneration (parkinsonian Sx)
Ceruloplasmin decreased, Cirrhosis, Corneal deposits, Cu accumulation, HCC, Choreiform movements
Dementia
Hemolytic anemia

Trx: penicillamine
What is hemosiderosis

What is hemochromatosis
Hemosiderosis is the deposition of hemosiderin (iron)

Hemochromatosis is the dz caused by this Fe deposition (assoc w/HLA-A3)
What is the classic triad of hemochromatosis
micronodular Cirrhosis, DM, skin pigmentation -> "Bronze diabetes"
What causes "bronze diabetes"
hemochromatosis
What causes hemochromatosis

How you treat hereditary hemochromatosis
Can be primary (auto recessive) or secondary to chronic transfusion therapy (e.g., B-thalassemia major)

trx: repeated phlebotomy, deferoxamine
What can hemochromatosis lead to

What are the lab findings
can result in CHF and increased risk of HCC

Labs: increased ferritin, increased iron, decreased TIBC -> increased transferrin saturation
in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, where are tumors more common, and what does it lead to
in the pancreatic head -> obstructive jaundice
what are tumor markers for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

what is it associated w/
CEA and CA-19-9

assoc w/smoking, not EtOH
How does pancreatic cancer present
1. ab pain radiating to back
2. wt loss (from malabsorption and anorexia)
3. Migratory thrombophlebitis (redness and tenderness on palpation of extremities--Trousseau's syndrome)
4. Obstructive jaundice w/palpable gallbladder (Courvoisier's sign)
what is Trousseau's syndrome
migratory thrombophlebitis--redness and tenderness on palpation of extremities

in pancreatic cancer
What is Courvoisier's sign
obstructive jaundice w/palpable gallbladder
when is there an increase in alk phos in cholecystitis
if bile duct becomes involved (e.g., ascending cholangitis)
how do gallstones form
when solubilizing bile acids and lecithin are overwhelmed by increased cholesterol +/or bilirubin or gallbladder stasis
What are the 2 types of gallstones
Cholesterol and pigment stones
What are the risk factors for gallstones
4 F's: female, fat, forty, fertile
What is Charcot's triad
of cholangitis (inflammation of common bile duct)

jaundice, fever, RUQ pain
What is cholangitis
inflammation of the bile duct
How do you diagnose gallstones

How do you treat it
dx w/ ultrasound

trx w/ cholecystectomy
what is a Positive Murphy's sign
inspiratory arrest on deep palpation

commonly positive in cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis (gallstone in common bile duct)
What happens if a gallstone blocks the ileocecal valve
gallstone ileus
air can be seen in the biliary tree on imagine
gallstones can lead to biliary colic. What is biliary colic
gallstones interfere w/bile flow, causing bile duct contraction

can present w/o pain, like in diabetics
what conditions can gallstones cause
ascending cholangitis, acute pancreatitis, bile stasis, cholecystitis
Which of the 2 types of gallstones are more common
cholesterol stones
What gallstones are assoc w/obesity, Crohn's dz, CF, advanced age, clofibrate, estrogens, multiparity, rapid wt loss, Native American origin
Cholesterol stones
What gallstones are assoc w/chronic hemolysis, alcoholic cirrhosis, advanved age, biliary infection
pigment stones
what is the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis
epigastric ab pain radiating to back, anorexia, nausea
what can chronic pancreatitis lead to
pancreatic insufficiency -> steatorrhea, fat-soluble vitamin deficiency, DM
What is chronic calcifying pancreatitis assoc w/
alcoholism and increased risk of pancreatic cancer
What are the causes of acute pancreatitis
GET SMASHED

Gallstones, EtOH
Trauma, Steroids,
Mumps, Autoimmune dz,
Scorpion sting, Hypercalcemia/Hyperlipidemia,
ERCP, Drugs (e.g., sulfa drugs)
What serum enzymes are elevated in acute pancreatitis

Which one has higher specificity
amylase and lipase

lipase has more specificity
What biliary tract dz has increased serum mitochondrial antibodies
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
What biliary tract dz has hypergammaglobulinemia

what Ig?
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

IgM
What causes secondary biliary cirrhosis
extrahepatic biliary obstruction -> increased pressure in intrahepatic ducts -> injury/fibrosis and bile stasis

obstruction: gallstone, biliary stricture, chronic pancreatitis, carcinoma of pancreatic head
what causes PBC
autoimmune rxn -> lymphocytic infiltrate and granulomas
what causes PSC; what is the histopath? complication?
unknown causes
"onion skin" bile duct fibrosis -> alternating strictures and dilation w/ "beading" of intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts on ERCP

Can lead to biliary cholagiocarcinoma
what conditions have an increased conjugated bilirubin, increased cholesterol, increased alk phos
secondary biliary cirrhosis, PBC, PSC
What are the labs in secondary biliary cirrhosis, PBC, PSC
increased conjugated bilirubin, increased cholesterol, increased alk phos
what conditions present w/pruritus, jaundice, dark urine, light stools, hepatosplenomegaly
secondary biliary cirrhosis, PBC, PSC
How do secondary biliary cirrhosis, PBC, and PSC present
pruritus, light stools, dark urine, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice
List 4 H2 blockers.

MOA
take H2 blockers before you DINE.
Cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, nizatidine

reversible block of histamine H2 blcokers -> decreased H+ secretion by parietal cells
toxicities of cimetidine
inhibitor of P450
antiandrogenic effects (prolactin release, gynecomastia, impotence, decreased libido in males)
can cross BBB (confusion, dizziness, headaches)
cross placenta
what class of drug is indicated for zolliger-Ellison syndrome?

MOA?
Omeprazole, lansoprazol

irreversibly inhibit H/K ATPase in stomach parietal cells
Triple therapy for H. pylori? (2 ways)
1. Metronidazole, bismuth (pepto), tetracycline (or amoxicillin)

2. Metronidazole, omeprazole, and clarithromycin
Misoprostol

MOA?
A PGE1 analog
increase production and secretion of gastric mucous barrier, decrease acid production
Pirenzepine, propantheline

MOA?
clinical use?
Block M1 on ECL cells (less histamine)
block M3 on parietal cells (less H+)

peptic ulcer (rarely used)
Aluminum hydroxide

toxicities?
use?
constipation, hypophosphatemia; proximla muscle weakness, osteodystrophy, seizures, HYPOKALEMIA

antacid
Mg hydroxide

toxicties?
use?
HYPOKALEMIA, diarrhea, hyporeflexia, hypotension, cardiac arrest
Sulfasalazine

MOA?
use?
a combo of sulfapyridine (antibacterial) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (anti-inflammatory). Activated by colonic bacteria

used in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's
Ondansetron

MOA?
clinical use?
5HT3 antagonist. Powerful central acting anti-emetic.

control vomiting postoperatively and in pts undergoing cancer chemotherapy
Metoclopramide

MOA?
Clinical use?
Major toxicity?
D2 receptor antagonist. Increase resting tone, contractility, LES tone, motility

Used in diabetic and post-surgery gastroparesis

can have parkinsonian effects.