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41 Cards in this Set
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Peaks in infancy
2nd peak in adults MC = Women and Northern European Descent |
Celiac Disease (Celiac Sprue)
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Asian, Black, and Native American
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Lactose intolerance
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Prevalent in Irish/Ireland decent
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Phenylketonuria PKU
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Leading cause of blindness worldwide,
Common in developing countries |
Vitamin A Deficiency (retinol)
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Widespread in 3rd world
Vegetarians and Vegans Elderly |
Vitamin B12 Deficiency (cobalamin, cyanocobalamin)
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Very Common in PT who take medication/supplements
MC = Women |
Pill induced Esophagitis
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Squamous cell much more common in Blacks than Whites
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Esophageal Neoplasm
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Sphincter disorder with Most Patients over 30
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Motility Disorder (Achalasia)
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Most have mild disease
Affects 20% of adults |
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
(GERD) |
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2nd MC cancer world wide after skin
> 40 yro, males Latino, African American, Asian |
Gastric Neoplasm
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Incidence increases with age
Common disease and recurs frequently (500,000 U.S. cases a year with 4 million recurrences per year) |
Peptic Ulcer Disease
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15% of PTS with gall stones
Up to 50% of elderly with gall stones |
Choledocholithiasis
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75% in head, 25% in tail
(Tail is worse) 5th leading cause of cancer deaths adenocarcinoma |
Pancreatic Cancer
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MC = cause of lower GI bleeding in elderly
Increase with age (60 yro average) |
Diverticulitis
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Most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants 6-36 months
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Intussuseption
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Most common cause of neonatal bowel obstruction that leads to jaundice
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Intestinal Atresia
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MC diagnosed GI disorder
MC = Female (10-15% of adult) Symptoms being late teens/early 20 Most never seek medical attention |
Irritable Bowel Disease
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Highest incidence onset in 15-35
Affect old and young Males = Females 1 million affected and evenly split |
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
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Most in posterior midline of distal GI tract
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Anal Fissure
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Men, 4th decade
NOT SEEN later than 45 yro |
Pilondial Disease
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Can be inherited
MYH gene |
Familial adenomatous polyp
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MC = Blacks
peak incidence 60-79 y/o |
Colorectal Cancer
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Congenital Lesion
Young males < 20yro Elderly men w/ chronic lung disease |
Indirect inguinal Hernia
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This Hernia is more common in elderly men
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Direct inguinal hernia
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MC type of hernia
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Umbilical hernia
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Reside in norther latitude
< 15 minutes of sun/day Dark Skin Elderly |
Vitamin D deficiency
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Children, young or middle-aged adults
MC = Men |
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
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5 F's: Female, Fat, Forty, Fertile, Family History
MC in Native Americans and non-whites |
Cholelithiasis
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MC = Males
Occurs between 4-6 weeks of age |
Pyloric Stenosis
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2/3 malignant
1/3 have already metastasized |
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (gastrinoma)
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MC = emergent surgical illness
MC = ages 10-30 |
Appendicitis
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10-15% of adults
MC = Children and elderly MC = Females |
Constipation
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Very common
Worldwide leading cause of death in children less than 4 yro |
Acute Diarrhea
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5% of population
MC = Female |
Chronic Diarrhea
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50% of IBS is small bowel only; 20% limited to colon
50% have sparing of rectum 1/3 have perianal disease |
Crohn's Disease
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MC = mesenteric ischemia
MC = elderly MC = non-gangrenous ischemia |
Ischemic Bowel Disease (Ischemic Colitis)
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Rectum 30%, rectosigmoid 44%, entire colon 8%
MC = boys 10-15% have Down's Syndrome |
Hirchsprung's disease (Congenital agaonglionic megacolon)
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Acute colonic dilatation
develops in 2% of ulcerative colitis and crohn's |
Toxic megacolon
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MC = duodenum, or proximal jéjunum
MC site of small bowel = Ampulla of Vater Non-ampullary accounts for 1/3 of small bowel cancers |
Adenocarcinoma
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MC = distal small intestine
increased incidence w/ AIDS, immunosupressed, and crohn's disease common in western countries |
Lymphoma
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MC = small intestine, rectum, colon, appendix, and stomach
Most are malignant w/ 5 yr survival rate of 50% Account for 1/3 of small intestinal tumors |
Carcinoid Tumors
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