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retroperitoneal structures
lack mesentery
2nd-4th parts of duodenum
pancreas (except tail)
lower 2/3 esophagus
duodenum histology
brunners glands in submucosa
crypts of Lieberkuhn
jejunum histology
largest number of goblet cells
plicae circularis
crypts of Lieberkuhn
ileum histology
peyers patches (lamina propria, submucosa), plicae circularis (proximal), crypts of Lieberkuhn
colon histology
crypts but no villi
midgut
distal duodenum to proximal 2/3 of transverse colon
hindgut parasym
pelvic
celiac trunk branches
common hepatic, splenic, left gastric
celiac trunk poor anastomoses
short gastrics
if splenic artery blocked
porto-systemic anastomoses
left gastric/esophogeal
paraumbilical/superficial & inferior epigastric
liver zones
zone I: periportal. affected first by viruses
zone III: pericentral vein (centrilobular). affected first by ischemia, p450, most sensitive to toxins, alcoholic hepatitis
femoral triangle contents
vein, artery, nerve
femoral sheath contents
vein, artery, canal (deep inguinal LNs) NOT NERVE
diaphragmatic hernia
defective development of pleuroperitoneal membrance. most commonly hiatal: stomach herniates thru esophageal hiatus
sliding hiatal most common. GE jxn displaced, hourglass stomach.
paraesophageal hernia: cardia moves up
indirect hernia
failure of processus vaginalis to close (can form hydrocele)
direct hernia location
hesselbach's triangle
femoral hernia
below inguinal ligament, thru femorwl canal, below pubic tubercle.
leading cause of bowel incarceration
gastrin
antrum. incr mucosa growth, incr motility
incr by aminoacids, vagal stim
incr in Z-E. Phe and Trp stimulate.
CCK
I cells. decr gastric emptying.
muscarinic paths
secretin
increases bile secretion
somatostatin
incr by acid
decr by vagal stim
GIP
K cells
decr gastric H secretion
VIP
parasym. incr intestinal water and electrolyte secretion. incr relaxation of intestinal SM and sphincters
incr by distention and vagal stim
dec by adrenergic input
VIPoma is islet cell panc tumor
diarrhea
loss of NO in esophagus
achalasia
motilin
produces MMCs
intrinsic factor produced by
parietal cells
gastric acid produced by

regulation
parietal cells
incr by ACh, decr by somatostatin, GIP, PG, secretin
pepsin regulation
incr by vagal stim, local acid

inactive pepsinogen activated by H+
bicarb
source: mucosal cells and brunner's glands

trapped in mucus that covers stomach
saliva tonicity
normally hypotonic d/t absorption but isotonic when high flow
atropine blocks vagal stim of ______ but vagal stim of _________ unaffected because GRP used instead of ACh
parietal cells, G cells
Brunner's glands
secrete alkaline mucus

only GI submucosal glands
pancreatic secretions
isotonic.
low flow, high Cl-
high flow, high bicarb
enterokinase/enteropeptidase
activates trypsin, which then activates other proenzymes as well as trypsinogen
salivary amylase
hydrolyzes alpha 1,4 linkages to yield disaccs
oligosacc hydrolases
rate-lim step in carb digest, produce monosaccs from oligos and dis (brush border)
carb absorption
Glu and Galac taken up by SGLT1 (Na+ dep). Fruc taken up by facilitated diffusion by GLUT5. all transported to blood by GLUT2
D xylose absorption test distinguishes GI mucosal damage from other causes of malabsorption.
iron absorbed in
duodenum
folate absorbed in
jejunum
B12 absorbed in
ileum (with bile acids)
bile functions
body's only means of eliminating cholesterol
antimicrobial via membrane disruption
bilirubin
removed from body by liver, conjugated with glucuronate, excreted in bile
direct is water soluble
bilirubin conjugation by
uridine glucuronyl transferase
bilirubin in gut, feces, urine
gut: urobilinogen
feces: stercobilin
urine:urobilin
salivary gland tumors
pleomorphic adenoma: most common. painless
wathin's: benign, heterotopic salivary tissue in LN
mucoepidermoic carcinoma: most common malignant
globus sensation
globus hystericus, globus pharyngis. lump in throat from strong emotion. benign.
achalasia
loss of myenteric (Auerbach) plexus. high LES opening pressure, uncoord peristalsis
Chagas
Scleroderma
incr risk carcinoma
GERD presents as
heartburn and regurg, cough and dyspnea
esoph varices
painless. lower 1/3
esophagitis
HSV1 is punched out ulcers
CMV is linear ulcers
candida is white pseudomem
Boerhaave syndrome
tranmural esoph rupture
Been heaving syn
esophageal stricutres
from lye ingestion and acid reflux
plummer vinson
iron def anemia
glossitis
esoph webs --> dysphagia
esoph SCC risk factors
alcohol
achalasia
cigarettes
(SAC on A BED)
esoph adenocarcinoma risk factors
Barretts
esoph web/esophagitis
diverticula
(SAC on A BED)
Whipple's dz
ifxn with Tropheryma whippelii (Gram Pos). PAS pos foamy macros.
sx: arthralgia, cardiac, neuro sx
older men

FOAMY WHIPped cream in a CAN
abetalipoproteinemia
decr synth of apo B leads to inability to make chylos, decr secretion of chol, VLDL in blood, fat accumulates in enterocytes
early childhood
neurologic probs
celiac sprue
findings: tissue transglutaminase
lymphocytes
jejunum.
dx: tissue transglutaminase Abs in serum
assoc with dermatitis herpetiformis
incr risk for T cell lymphomas
acute erosive gastritis
from stress, NSAID, alcohol
Curling's ulcer: burns decr plasma vol, slough gastric mucosa
Cushings ulcer from incr vagal stim
chronic nonerosive gastritis
Type A fundus/body: Abs to parietal cells. Pernicious Anemia, Achlorhydria
Type B antrum: H pylor, incr risk of MALT lymphoma
Menetriers dz
gastric hypertrophy with protein loss
precancerous
stomach cancer
almost always adenocarcinoma.
assoc with dietary nitrosamines, achlorhyrdria, type A blood, often presents with acanthosis nigricans
diffuse type has signet ring cells, also linitis plastica
virchows node
left supraclavicular node by mets from stomach
krukenberg's tumor
bilateral mets to ovaries. abundant mucus, signet ring cells
sister mary josephs nodule
subQ periumbilical mets from stomach CA
PUD
clean, punched out margins. duodenal doesn't increase risk of carcinoma, only gastric. NSAIDs inplicated for gastric
Crohns
disordered response to intestinal bacteria. rectal sparing. cobbleston, string sign, fistulas, Th1 mediated aggregates, perianal disease, diarrhea may/may not be bloody
assoc with migratory polyarthritis, erythema nodosum, immunologic disorders, kidney stones
tx: steroids, infliximab
UC
AI. always rectal involve. mucosal and submucosal inflamm only, pseudopolyps, loss of haustra (lead pipe), crypt abscesses and ulcers, bleeding, no granulomas (Th2), slerosing cholangitis, toxic megacolon, blood diarrhea
assoc with pyoderma gangrenosum, primary sclerosing cholangitis, ankylosing spondylitis, uveitis
tx: sulfasalazine, 6-MP, infliximab, colectomy
IBS
recurrent abdominal pain with at least two of:
1) pain better on defecation
2) change in stool freq
3) change in appearance of stool
true diverticulum
all 3 gut layers outpouch (Meckels)
false diverticulum
only mucosa and submucosa outpouch - most acquired
diverticulosis
50% of people over 60
painless rectal bleeding
diverticulitis
LLQ pain, fever, leukocytosis, rectal bleeding
may lead to fistulas
give abx
left sided appendicitis
Meckels diverticulum
persistence of vitelline duct or yolk stalk. most common congenital anomaly of GI tract. melena, RLQ pain, intussusception, volvulus, obstructoin.
presents in first 2 yrs of life
dx: pertechnetate study for ectopic uptake
omphalomesenteric cyst
cystic dilation of vitelline duct
intussusception
currant jelly stools
children
volvulus
twisting of bowel around mesentery
elderly
Hirschsprungs
lack of ganglion. failure of neural crest cell migration. chronic constipation early in life. dilated colon proximal to aganglionic constriction. failure to pass meconium
risk incr with Downs
duodenal atresia
bilious vomit. proximal stomach distention (double bubble) Downs.
meconium ileus
CF
necrotizing entercolitis
premies
ischemic colitis
pain after eating
elderly
splenic flexure, distal colon
adhesions
acute bowel obstruction
angiodysplasia
tortuous dilation of vessels
bleeding
older patients
confirm with angiography
polyps
villous villanous
90% nonneoplastic
juvenile polyposis syndrome
multiple before age 5. in GI. incr risk adenoCA
Peutz-Jeghers
AD. multiple nonmalignant hamartomas throughout GI, hyperpigmented mouth/lips/hands/genitals
incr risk of CRC and other malignancies
100% of ______ progress to CRC
FAP
Gardners
FAP + osseous and soft tissue tumors, retinal hyperplasia
Turcots
FAP + malignant CNS tumors (Turcort Turban)
HNPCC
80% CRC. proximal
CRC risks
IBD, Strep bovis, tobacco
CRC presentation
rectosigmoid most
ascending: IDA, WL
descending: obstruction, colicky pain, hematochezia
CRC dx
IDA in males and postmenopausal females raises suscpicion
apple core lesion on barium enema
CEA tumor maker
molecular pathogenesis of CRC
microsatellite instability (15%)
APC/beta catenin (Chromosomal instability) 85%
loss of APC then kras then p53
carcinoid
tumor of neuroendocrine cells.
cirrhosis
diffuse fibrosis and nodular regeneration
GGT increased
heavy alcohol consumption, liver disease
alkaline phosphatase increased
obstructive liver dz, bone dz, bile duct dz
amylase increased
mumps
Reyes
hepatoencephalopathy. microvesicular fatty change. decreased beta oxidation by reversible inhibition of mitochondrial enzyme
hepatic steatosis
macrovesicular fatty change, reversible
alcoholic hepatitis
requires sustained, long term consumption. mallory bodies are intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusions.
AST>ALT
alcoholic cirrhosis
final and irreversible form. micronodular, irregularly shrunked liver with hobnail appearance. zone III sclerosis
HCC
assoc w hep b/c, wilsons, hemochromatosis, alpha 1 antitrypsin def, alcoholic cirrhosis, carcinogens (aflatoxin)
may have polycythemia
hematogenous spread
aFP
may lead to budd chiari
cavernous hemangioma
common benign liver tumor
30-50yo
budd chiari
occlusion of IVC or hep vein leading to congestive liver dz. no JVD
assoc with hypercoagulable state, polycythemia vera, pregnancy, HCC
alpha 1 antitrypsin def
misfolded gene product protein aggregates in hepatocellular ER. PAS pos
panacinar emphysema
physiologic neonatal jaundice
immature UDP-glucuronyl transferase
phototherapy
Gilberts
mildly decr UDP glucuronyl transferase
benign
Crigler-Najar I
absent UDP-glucuronyl transferase
tx: plasmapheresis, phototherapy
die within a few years
type II less severe, responds to phenobarbital, which incr liver enzyme synthesis
Dubin Johnson
conjugated hyperbilirubinemia d/t defective liver excretion. grossly black liver. benign
Rotors similar but milder, not black liver
problem with bilirubin uptake
Gilberts
Wilsons (hepatolenticular degen)
decr ceruloplasmin, cirrhosis, HCC, hemolytic anemia, basal ganglia degen (parkinsonian), asterixis, dementia, dyskinesia, dysarthria
tx: penicillamine
AR
hemochromatosis
cirrhosis, DM, skin pigment.
incr ferritin, incr iron, decr TIBC, incr transferrin sat
tx: deferoxamine
assoc with HLA-A3
primary sclerosing cholangitis
onion skin bile duct fibrosis, beading

hyperIgM. UC. can lead to secondary biliary cirrhosis
pruritis, jaundice, dark urine, light stool, HSmeg, incr conj bili, incr chol, incr alk phos
primary biliary cirrhosis
AI rxn. lymphocytic, granulomas.

incr serum mitochondrial Abs, incl IgM. CREST, RA, celiac
pruritis, jaundice, dark urine, light stool, HSmeg, incr conj bili, incr chol, incr alk phos
secondary biliary cirrhosis
extrahep biliary obstruction (GS, stricture, pancreatitis, CA) incr pressure in intrahepatic ducts, causes injury, fibrosis and bile stasis. can lead to ascending cholangitis
pruritis, jaundice, dark urine, light stool, HSmeg, incr conj bili, incr chol, incr alk phos
cholelithiasis (GS)
incr chol and/or bili, decr bile salts
1) chol radiolucent, assoc with obesity, crohns, CF, old, fibrates, estrogens, multiparity, rapid WL, Native Amer
2) pigment stones. radiopaques. assoc with chronic hemolysis, alcoholic cirrhosis, old, biliary ifxn. black is hemolysis, brown is ifxn.

both can cause fistulas between GB and small intestine leading to air in biliary tree, if GS obstructs ileocecal valve (GS ileus), air in biliary tree. dx: radionuclide biliary scan, US
cholecystitis
inflamm of GB, usu from GS, rarely ischemia/ifxn (CMV)
incr alk phos if bile duct involved (ascending cholangitis)
acute pancreatitis
autodigestion of pancreas by pancreatic enzymes. GET SMASHED: from GS, EtOH, trauma, steroids, mumps, AI, scorpion, HyperCa/HyperTG, ERCP, Drugs (sulfa)
can lead to DIC, ARDS, diffuse fat necrosis, hypoCa, pseudocyst, hemorrhage, ifxn, multiorgan fail
chronic pancreatitis
assoc with alcoholism and smoking

can lead to steatorrhea, DM, pancreatic adenoCA
pancreatic adenoCA
most in head
CA-19-9
risk: tobacco but NOT ETOH!
present: migratory thrombophlebitis (trousseau)
cimetidine
potent inhibitor of p450
crosses placenta & BBB--> confusion, dizzy, HA
cimetidine and ranitidine decr renal excretion of creatinine
PPI
irreversibly inhibit H/K ATPase
bismuth, sucralfate
bind to ulcer base, providing physical protection, allow bicarb sdcretion to reestablish pH
misoprostol
PGE1 analog. incr production and secretion of gastric mucous barrier, decr acid prod
tox; diarrhea
octreotide
for varices (acute), acromegaly, VIPoma, carcinoid
tox: N, cramps, steatorrhea
aluminum hydroxide
constipation, hypoK

(Ca carb causes hypoK too)
magnesium hydroxide
diarrhea, hypoK

(Ca carb causes hypoK too)
polyethylene glycol
osmotic laxative.
lactulose
osmotic laxative. treats hepatic encephalopathy since gut flora degrade it to lactic and acetic acids that promote nitrogen excretion as NH4+
infliximab
Crohn, RA
tox: ifxn, esp latent TB
sulfasalazine
UC, crohns
ondansetron
5-HT3 antag
metoclopramide
D2R antag. incr resting tone
use: DM and post-surg gastroparesis