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Where does colon cancer most commonly occur
Rectosigmoid colobn
What is winters formula? (To determine aprop resp compensation in response to metabolic acidosis
Pco2=1.5(HCO3) + 8 +/- 2
Or .7 inc for
What are the retroperitoneal structures?
SAD PUCKER
Supra renal gland
Aorta
Duodenum (2-4)
Pancrease (except tail)
Ureteres
Colon (asc and desc)
Kidneys
Esophagus (lower 2/3)
Rectum
++IVC
Where does the falciform ligament connect and what is in it
Liver to ant abd wall, has the ligmentum teres (umbilical vein)
Where does the hepatoduodenal ligament connect and what is in it
Liver to duodenum, Portal triad (portal vein, hepatic artery, common bile duct) Can compresse this between thumb and finger through the foramen of winslow to control bleeding (connects lesser and greater sacs)
Where does the gastrohepatic ligament connect and what is in it
Liver to lesser curve, gastric arteries, separates R lesser and greater sacs, part of the lesser omentum, may be cut during sugery to access lesser sac
Where does the gastrocolic ligament connect and what is in it
Greater curve to duodenum, part of greater omentum, has gastroepiploic vessels
Where does the gastrosplenic ligament connect and what is in it
Greater curve and splee, seperates left greater and lesser sacs, contains short gastrics
Where does the splenorenal ligament connect and what is in it
Spleen to pos abd wall, splenic artery and vein
where are meissners and auerbachs plexi
Meissners - submucosa
Auerbachs - muscularis externa
What are the BER of the stomach duod and ileum
Stom - 3wave/min
Duode - 12 w/min
Ileum 8-9w/min
What is the epithelium of the esophagus -
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epi (resp is pseudostratified columnia with cilia)
At what level does the L renal artery come off
L1
What level do the gonadal arteries come off
L2
What level does the IMA come off
L4
What level does the SMA come off
L1
What level does the celiac dome off
T12
Where is the bifrucation of the aorta
L4
What is in the foregut
Stomach to prox duodenum, liver, gallbladder, panc, spleen (mesoderm)
What is the artery and innerv of the foregut
Celiac, vagus
What is in the midgut
Distal duodentum to prox 2/3 of the transversecolon
What is the artery and innerve of the midgut
SMA, vagus
What is in the hindgut?
Distal 1/3 of transverse colon to the upper portion of the rectum, splenic flexure is a watershed region --> succeptible to ischemic damage during hypotension
What is the art and innerv of the hindgut
IMA, pelvic plexus
where does the R gastric come from and does it supply the distal or prox lesser curve?
hepatic artery proper, it supplies the distal lesser curve (the Stomach LEFTS always supply proximal)
which of the gastric arteries have poor anastasmoes
Short gastrics
what is behind the duodenal bulb?
Gastrodoudenal art, common biliar duct, and portal vein
What is the anas connection to the internal thoracic/mamarry (subclavian)
Superior epigastric (internal thoracic) <->inferior epigastric (ext iliac)
What is the anas connection to the superior pancreaticoduodenal (celiac goes to prox duod branch off of gastroduodenal)
Inferior panc duodenal (SMA)
Middle colic (SMA)
Left colic (IMA)
Superior Rectal (IMA)
Middle rectal (internal iliac)
What is the portal systemic connection responsible for Esophageal varices
Left gastric <-> esophageal(sys)
What is the portal systemic connection responsible for caput medusa
Paraumbilical <-> superficial and inferior epigastric
What is the portal systemic connection responsible for internal hemorrhoids
Superior rectal <-> middle and inferior rectal (sys)
What is a way to relieve Portal HTN
TIPS transjugular intraepatic portosystemic shunt bn portal and hepatic vein to relieve Portal HTN by shunting blood into systemic circulation
What liver lobule zone does most of the o2 dependent things (B ox gluconeo)
Zone 1
What liver lobule zone is P450 in?
centrilobular necrosis
What 2 things meet at the pectinate line
Hindgut meets ectoderm
What occurs above the pectinate line
Internal hemorrhoids (NOT painful) adenocarcinoma, IMA branch superior rectal art supplies it, drains into portal system
What occurs below the pectinate line
External hemorrhoids and SCC, art supply from inferior rectal arter (branch of pudendal) Drains into IVC
Where do most fissures occur
Posterior midline or the anal verge
What two things meet at the ampulla of vater
Panc duct and the CBD
what does the femoral sheath NOT contain
the nerve, sheath is 3-4 cm below the ing ligament
what borders the fem triangle
Lateral: sartorius, Medial Femoral nerve/sheath, superior inguinal ligament
What salivary gland produces serious saliva
parotid
What salivary gland produces mucionous
sublingual
Diaphragmatic hernia causes what is the most common?
Can occur in infants due to defect in pleuroperitoneal membrane, commonly a hiatal hernia in which stomach herniates upward throug hthe esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm (often asympt)
What is a sliding hiatal hernia
Mos common GE junction is displaced see and hourglass stomach
What is a paraesophageal hernia
GE junction is normal, caria moves into thorax to the side
What two rings does an inderect go through
Superficial and deep inguingal
What borders Hesselbachs triangle
This is for a direct hernia
1-lateral - inferior epigastric
2- medial - rectus abdominus
3- inferior - inguinal ligament
Is a direct hernia medial or lateral to the inferior epigastrics
Medial
What rings does a direct hernia go through
ONLY THROUG HTHE EXTERNAL (superficial). It will be covered by external spermatic fascia. Tends to be more midline than a femoral Bulges into the abdomina wal
Femoral hernia where does it protrude
Below inguinal ligament through femal cnal below and lateral to pubic tubercal. Tend to occur in women...and on the RIGH ** it is the leading cause of bowel incarceration
What are two potent stimulators of gastrin
Phenylalanine and Tryptophan (also vagally innervated)
What secretes CCK
Icell in the duodenum,
** CCK can act on neural muscarin pathways to cause panc secretion (it inc panc sec)
What increases bilsecretion and Panc HCO3 sec
Secretin
What 2 things meet at the pectinate line
Hindgut meets ectoderm
What occurs above the pectinate line
Internal hemorrhoids (NOT painful) adenocarcinoma, IMA branch superior rectal art supplies it, drains into portal system
What occurs below the pectinate line
External hemorrhoids and SCC, art supply from inferior rectal arter (branch of pudendal) Drains into IVC
Where do most fissures occur
Posterior midline or the anal verge
What two things meet at the ampulla of vater
Panc duct and the CBD
what does the femoral sheath NOT contain
the nerve, sheath is 3-4 cm below the ing ligament
what borders the fem triangle
Lateral: sartorius, Medial Femoral nerve/sheath, superior inguinal ligament
What salivary gland produces serious saliva
parotid
What salivary gland produces mucionous
sublingual
Diaphragmatic hernia causes what is the most common?
Can occur in infants due to defect in pleuroperitoneal membrane, commonly a hiatal hernia in which stomach herniates upward throug hthe esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm (often asympt)
Where are the cells that secrete somatostatin found
D cells in the panc islets and GI mucosa stim by acid and the vagus
What secretes GIP and what does it do
K cells in the duodenum and jej - cause dec gastic H and inc insulin this is why a oral glucose load more rapidly responds with insulin than by IV
What releases VIP
PS ganglia in sphincters, the GB and SI
What does VIP do
Inc intestinal water, and electrolyte sec, causes relax of sphincters...stim by distension and vagal stim, dec by adrenergic input
Where are VIP omas found
pancreas see lots of diarrhea
Where does b12 bind IF
duodenum (proteases break it free from R binders)
What dec gastric acid
Somatostatin, GIP, PG, secretin
What causes pepsin release
Vagal stim and local acid
What 2 secretions contain Hco3
Panc and biliary
What CN moves through the parotid gland
CN VII
IF saliva is made at a low flow rate what is the tonicity
Hypotonic
What is saliva tonicity at high flow rates
Isotonic
What two cell types are in the antrum
G cells and mucous cells
What molecule blocks vagal stimulation of parietal cells, and why are G cells unaffected
Atropine, G cells are unaffected as a different transmitter (GRP) is used
What gastric cell releases Histamine
ECL stim by gastrin
What is the muscarinic receptor that inc acid secretion
M3
What is the H receptor
H2
What type of G protein do the M3 and Gastrin use
Gq --> inc IP3
In what condition do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands
PUD glands are in the submucosa)
Where are the oligosaccraride hydrolases? What do they do?
Brush border, rate limiting step of carb digestion produce monosaccs from oligo and disacchs
What 3 monosaccs are absorbed by entero
Glucose galactose and fructose
G and G takne up by SGLT1 (na dep)
Fruc - GLUT 5
All go into blood via GLUT 2
Where is folate absorbed
jejunum
In what mucosal layer and peyers
Lam prop and Submucosa
What does bile contain
Bile salts (bile acid conjugates to glycine or taurine to make them water soluble) ppls, cholesterol, bilirubin, water, and ions.Only significant method for cholesterol excretion
After being broken down by macros what does unconj bilirubin use to get to the liver
Albumin in the blood
What happens to urobiliinogen (made by bacteria in gut from bili)
80% goes to feces
20% reabs --> 10% kidney exc, 90% back to liver
Where do salivary tumors usually occur ?
Parotid, usually benign
What is a pleomorphic adenoma of the partoid
most common, painless movable high rate of recurrence, benign
What is the most common malig salv tumor
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
What is a warthins tumor
benign; heterotopic salivary glad trapped in a lymph node surrounded by lymphatic tissue
what is CFTR upregulated by (think cholera toxin)
cAMP
What plexus do you lose in achalasia
loss of myenteric plexus, high LES pressure, uncoor peristalsis
What is the dysphagia profile of acha
Solids then liquids, (UNLIKE OBSTRUCTION WHICH IS ONLY SOLIDS) assoc w/ inc risk of eso carcinoma
What causes esophageal dysmotility with Low pressure prox to LES
CREST
What diseases can affect the UES
NMJ dz myasthenia gravis,
How does diffuse esophageal spasm resent
Noncoordinated, painful, can prevent movement of a food bolus, looks like a corkscrew on eso barium swallow
Where do eso varcies occur
Lower 1/3 of the esophagu
What are eso strictures assoc with
Lye ingestion and acid reflux
What are the causes of esophagitis
Reflux, infecton (CMV, HSV1,candida) or chemical ingestion
What are causses of Intussusception in kids v adults, what iare some conplications
-kids = idiopathic coud be viral (adeno)
- adults -intraluminal mass of tumor
Can compromise bowel blood supply. Abd emergency in kids
What is a volvulus
Twisting of a portion of bowel around its mesentery, can lead to obstruction and infarction. May occur at cecum and sigmoid coln where there is redundant mesentary (floppy colon) Usually in the ELDERLY
How can Gi infection cause intusseception
Hyperplastic peyers patches that can cause a bowel obstruction
What are the s/sx of a bowel obstruction
Pain, nausea, vomiting, perforation, adhesion and hernia
Why does intuss cause ischemia
It can impair venous return from the invaginated segement
What is hirschsprungs disease
Congen megacolon char by lack of ganglion cells/enteric nervous plexuses (aurerbachs and meissners (submuc). This is due to FAILURE OF NEURAL CREST CELL MIGRATION. Presents as chronic constipation early in life. Usually have a failure to pass meconium. 75% involve the rectum. Risk Inc with Downs.
What is an acute coloic pseudoobstruction what causes it
Nonobstructive gross dilation of cecum or R hemicolon,. Assoc with chronic narcotis ,spinal anesthesia, trauma and sepsis.
What disease are associated with toxic megacolon
C diff, UC, T. cruzi
What are the s/sx and associations of duodenal atresia
Bilious vomiting, poximal stomach distension - see the DOUBLE BUBBLE sign in the stomach. Assoc with downs Due to failure of RECANAL of the duodenum
What is usually involved in nec enterocolitis.
Colon, but can involve entire tract
What is Ischemic colitis
Reduction in intestinal blood flow causes ischemia, pain after eating --> weight loss, commonly occurs at splenic flexure and distal colon, typically affects the elderly
What causes angiodysplasia
Tortuous dilation of the vessles --> bleeding most often found in cecum, terminal ileum and asc colon. Most common in older ppl. Dx with endoscopy and treat with cautery
What is assoc with gerd
Esophagitis, eso ulcers, increased risk of adeno carcinoma
What can cause a zenker diverticulum
Cricopharyngeal dysfunction, muslces have dimished relaxation and during swallowing they have more intense contractions. Pressure can cause pharyngeal mucosal herniation
What are the signs of eso cancer?
Progressive dysphagia (solid --> liquid) odynophagia, weight loss
What are the risk factors for eso cancer?
Alcohol/acalasia, barretts, cigarettes, diverticuli(zenker), esophageal web, esophagitis, familial
where does adenocarc occur? and scc?
1. lower 1/3
2. mid 1/3
What are s/sx of whipples
Malabs, arthralgia, cardia and neuro symtpoms are common. Most often occurs in older bowell.
What do you see histo in dermatitis herpatiformis
PMNs and fibrin at the tips of the paillae forming microabscess. IF reveals IGa deposits in the tips. See symetrrically on extensor surface very purulent. See with celiac
What kind of diarrhea do you see in disacc def?
osmotic...self limited lactase def can occur following inury (eg viral diarrhea)
What is the pathology of ABeta lipoproteinemia
can't gen chylomicros = dec exc of cholesterol, and VLDL into bloodstream, fat accum in enterocytes malabs and neur manifestation see acanthocytes
How do you test lactase def
Give them lactose check their blood for lactose if lose (<20) + GI sx = ++ test
Osmotic gap what is low what is high
Low <50
High >100 lactase def, fictious diarr
What the Ab in celiac
Tissue transglutaminase and gliadin - IgA
What do you see in celiac
Villi bluntin and lympos in the lamina propriamain affects the jejunum . Mod increase risk of malignancy
What are the HLA associations in celiac sprue
DQ2, DQ8
What is the mechanism to acute gastritis
Disruption of mucosal barrier --> inflmm
Causes:
Stress
Alcohol
Uremia
Burns (curlings)
Brain injury (Cushings ulcer due to inc ICP stim vagal)
Where does Type A chronic gastritis occur, causes?
Fundus, body
AI, pernicious anemia, achlorhydia
Where does Type B chronic gastritis occur, causes?
Antrum most common type, caused by H. pylori infection, inc risk of MALT lymphoma
What is Menetriers disease
Gastric hypertrophy with protein loss, parietal cell atrophy, and inc mucosa cells, Precancerous Rugae of stomach are super hypertrophied. In kids this can be assoc w/ CMV
What kind of cancer is gastric
almost always adeno
What is associated with Gastic cancer
Nitrosamines, achlorhydia, chronic gastritis, type A blood, Signet ring cells, acanthosis nigricans
When gastric cancer is diffusely infiltrative (thickened rigid appearance) Linitis plastic...what is it called?
Linitis plastica...what is it called?
What is a sister mary joesphy nodule and a virchows node
sister - periumbilical sub cut met
Virchows nodule - left superaclavicular node by mets
What is a blumer shelf
Extracolonic mass due to mets that settle in the pouch of douglass can feel on DRE
What is the pathogenesis of pyloric stenosis
Congeital pyloric hypertrophy --> obstruction --> nonbilious projectile vomiting --> demands to be refed soon --> 2 to 6 weeks
Can aquire it from chronic ulceration --> scar tissue
What are the s/sx of gastric cancer
wt loss, abd pain, N/V, early satiety
In which ulcer do almost 100% of people have H pylori
doudenal ulcer
If you have many ulcers and they are in more distal areas of the duodenum what should you consider
Zollinger ellison
Where are ulcers in the stomach most commonly found
Lesser curvature
Which ulcer is not cancerious
doudenal
What are complications of a duodenal ulcer
Bleeding, penetration into pancreas, perforation, and obstruction, not cancerous
What does an erosion not enetrate
the muscularis mucosa
What is the possible etiology of crohns and of UC?
C - disorder response to intestinal bacteria
UC - Autoimmune
Which IBD shows skip lesions, rectal sparing and can hit any portion of the GI tract but usually hits the terminal ileum and colon
Crohns
What IBD always involves the returm, and causes mucosal and submucosal inflamm?
UC
What causes pseudopolyps
UC
What IBD is assoc wit holorectal cancer
Both but I think more so UC
What are the extraintesting manifestations of UC
Pyoderma gangrenosum, primary sclerosing cholangitis, ank spondylitis, uveitis
What are the extraintestinal manifestations of Crohns
migratory polyarthritis, erythema nodosum, immunologic disorder.
How do you treat crohns vs UC
1. Corticosteroids, infliximab
2. ASA (sulfasalazine), 6-mp, infliximab, colectomy
Which IBD has non caseating granulomas and lymphoid aggregates
Crohns -- TRANSMURAL INFLAMM
What is the mico path of UC
Crypt abscesses, ulcers, bleeding, NO GRANULOMAS
What are the criteria for IBS
>/= 2
Pain improves with defecation
Change in freq
Change in appearance
No structural abns
ApWhat are the causes of appendicitis in adults and kids
Kids - lymph hyperplasia after virus,
Adults - obstruction, fecalith
What are the sx of appedicitis
Diffuse periumbilical pain --> localized at mcburneys. Nausea, fever, may perf --> peritonitis
Whats the ddx for appedicitis
Diverticulitis, ectopic pregnancy
Where are diverticulum most often found
Sigmoid
Diverticulous s/sx
Often asymptomatic, can cause painless rectal bleeding
What is the classic triad of divertic
Fever, LLQ pain, leukocytosis. Can perf. Give abs, can cause BRBPR, can also cause a colovesicular fistula --> pneumaturia
Zenkers diverticulum - false or true?
False
What is the most common congenital anomly of the GI tract
Meckels
What can meckelscause
itussusception. volvulus, obstruction.
What are the 5 "2s" of meckels
2% of the pop
2 inces long
2 feet from ileocecal valve
may have 2 types of epi (panc,gastric)
Presents in first 2 years of life
Where are polyps often found
Rectosigmoid
Wht type of polyp is precancerous and what is assoc with inc malignant risk
Adenomatous polymps, inc size, villous histology, and epi dysplasia are precursors to CRC.
What is the most common non neoplastic polyp in the colon
Hyperplastic
What are mostly sportadic lesions in kids <5, 80% in the rectum, if single - no malig potential
Juvenile polyp
What is Peutz jeghers syndrome.
AD syndrome with multiple nonmalig hamartomas throughout the GI tract with hyperpigmentsed mouth, lips, hands, genitals
What is Cowden
AD PTEN mutation in the t supressor gene. Hamar polymps, skin tumors, hemangiomas and lipomas no GI risk
What is cronkite-canada
Non hereditary dev after 50 polps are throughout the GI tract
What do you see in CRC on the L vs R
L - obstruction, colicky pain can still bleed
R - bleeding/anemia, dullpain
Whats the gene mut in FAP
APC gene on chromo 5q...2 hit hypothesis leads to 100% progression to CRC with thoughsands of polymps
What is gardners syndrome
FAP + osseous and soft tissue tumors (retinal hyperplasia too)
HNPCC/Lynch
AD mut in DNA mismatch repair 80% go to CRC also inc risk of endometiral stomach ovarian and brain cancer.
Whats the tumor marker for CRC
CEA
What is the radiographic sign with CRC
apple core lesion
Where is the most common CRC met
Liver via portal circ
What are additional CRC RFs
IBD, S. bovis, bacteremia, tobacco, large villous adenomas, juvenile polyposis syndrome, peutz jeghers syndrome.
What is the apc/Bccatenin pathway
Chromoxomal instability pathway (85%) loss of APC (dec intercell adhesion and inc prolife this is loss of B catenin) ---> KRAS mut (unreg intracell signal xduction --> adenoma --> loss of p53 (inc tumorigenesis) --> carcinoma
What is the microsatellite instability pathway
Dna mismatch repair gene mutations --> sporadic and HNPCC syndrome. Muts accumulate but no defined morph correlates...See R sided, sessile serrated ademonas
what is the most common site of carcinoid syndrome
Apppedix,ileum, and rectum, most commonly malignant in the SI
What do you see in EM
dense core bodies
In histological section...What do you see in carc tumor
uniform 'nests' of cells
What causes Micronodular nodules
< 3 mm Uniform in size due to metab insult - alco, hemochro, wilsons,
What cause Macronodular nodules
>3mmvaried size, usually due to significant liver injury like hepatic necrosis or drug induced. Inc risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
when is the ALT>AST
viral hepatitis
GGT
inc with variousl iver dz, inc with heavy alcohol consumption
What enzyme can mumps inc
Amylase
What type of fat change happens in reyes, wahts the pathophys
Microvesicular fatty change, hdue to mito abns, also see hypoglycemia and coma. asp metab dec B ox by reversible inhibition of mito enzymes
What type of change do you see in hepatic steatosis
Macrovesicular - its reversible with cessation
What causes alc hepatitis
Long term sustained consumption, See swollen necrotic hepatiwith neutrophilic infiltration, mallory bodies, intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusions
Alco cirossis where do you see the sclerosis
around the central vein (zone III) see jaundice, hypoalbuminemia, micronodular change
What are the RF of HCC
Hep B and C, wilsons, hemo, apha 1 antitryp, alc cirrhosis and carincogens, aflatoxins
what are the finding in HCC
jaundice, tenderhepatomeg, ascites, polycythemia, and hypoglycemia , INC AFP...you may get BUDD CHIARI
What are 2 causes of nutmeg liver
CHF, and Budd chiari..if congestion continues you can get centrilobular congestion and necrosis that results in cardiac cirrhosis
What can HCC tumors secrete
EPO, insulin like prot, PTH like
Budd chiari patho
Occ of IVC or hepatic veins with centrilobular congestion and necrosis leading to congestive liver disease can get varisces and have visbile abd and back veins. Signs of liver failure. Assoc with hypercoaguable states, polycthemia vera, preg, and HCC, tb, OCs
Whats the protein problem in A1antitrypsin
Misfolded CODOMINANT
what things can cause liver angiosarcoma
arsenic, thorotrast, polyvinyl chloride CD 31+ or PECAM
What kind of bilirubinemia do you see withneonatal jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbili
Whats the def and s/sx of crigler najar I
UDP glucuronyl transferase is ABSENT (autoR) presents early in life, patients die within a few years see jaundice kernicterus, and inc unconj bili. Tx =plasmapheresis and phototherapy
How can you treat C-J type II
AD phenobarbital
What is the enzyme def in Dubin johnson
CMOATdefective liver excretion. Black liver
what is the patho of WIlsons
Inadequate hepatic copper excretion and failure of copper to enter circ as ceruloplamsin
What are the s/sx of wilsons
Asterixis,
BG degeneration (parkinsons like)
Ceruloplamin low (cirrhosis, corneal deposits, carcinoma, choreiform movements)
Dementia
Hemolytic anemia, RTA damage,
How do you treat wilsons
Penicillamine
What is the classic triad of hemochromo
Micronodular cirrhosis, DM and skin pigrmenation
whats the HLA assoc with hemochromo
HLA a3
What is a secondary cause of hemochromo
Transfusions without chelation (B thal)
What is the cause of primary biliary cirrhosis
AUTOIMMUNE see lympho infiltrate and granulomas. Inc serum mitochondrial antibody (incl IgM), santhomas. INTRAHEPATIC
What do you see in primary sclerosing cholangitis
Onion skin bile duct fibrosis --> alternating strictures and dilation with beading of intra and extrahepatic bile ducts on ERCP
What is assoc with PSC
Hypergammaglobinemia, UC, can lead to secondary biliary cirrhosis
What are the things that can lead to gall stones
Inc cholesterol and/or bilirubin dec bile salts, and gallbladder stasis
Chol stones - radio lucent or opaque?
Lucent with 10-20% opaque due to calcifications
What are the rfs for cholesterol stones
Obese, crohns, CF, advanced age, clofibrate, estrogen, multiparity, rapid weight loss, native american
What are black stones assoc with
hemolysis
What are brown stones assoc with
infection (Ecoli, ascaris or cloronichis)
What is charcots triad of cholangitis
Jaundice, fever, RUQ
Why would you see air in the biliar tree
bc a gallstone caused a fistula bn the gallbladder and SI it can cause a gall stone to get stuck in the ileocecal valve - gallstone ileus.
What are the causes of acute panc
GET SMASHED
Gallstone
ERCP
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps
Autoimmune dz
Scorpion sting
Hyperlipidemia/Hypercalcemia
Ethanol
Drugs (sulfa)
What is the clinical presentation of acute panc
epigastric abd pain radiating to back, anorexia, nausea, pain worse supine
What can acute panc lead to
DIC, ARDS, diffuse fat nec, hypocal (secondary to panc ca soap deposits) see PSEUDOCYSTS, hemorrhage, infection and multiorgan failure
What is the cullen sign
blusih discoloration around the umnilicus--> hemoperitoneum
What can chonic panc lead to
Pan insufficiency - steatorrhea, fat soluble vit def and DM
What is chronic calcifying panc strongyly associated with
alcoholism and smoking, inc risk of panc cancer
What are the tumor parkers for panc adenocarcimona
CEA and ca 19-9
where are the tumors most often seen
Pan head --> obstructive jaundice
How does panc cancer present
abd pain that radiates to the back, weight loss (malabs and anor), migratory thrombophlebitis, obstructive jaundice with palpable gallbladder (couvosseirs sign
What is the presentation and labs of someone with biliary tract dz
Pruritis, jaundice, dark urine, light stools, hepatosplenomegaly, labs - inc conjug bili, inc choles, inc alk phos