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pancreatitis can lead to
all he had was his DAD, HP, and HIM

DIC
ARDS
diffuse fat necrosis

hypocalcemia
pseudocyst formation

hemorrhage
infection
multiorgan failure
causes of acute pancreatitis
GET SMASHED

gallstones
ethanol
trauma

steroids
mumps
autoimmune
scorpion sting
hypercalcemia/hyperlipidemia
ERCP
drugs e.g. sulfa
chronic pancreatitis can lead to ...
pancreatic insufficiency:

steatorrhea
fat soluble vitamin deficiency
diabetes mellitus
3 s/e's of octreotide
nausea, cramps, steatorrhea
3 s/e's of muscarinic agonists pirenzepine, propantheline
tachycardia
dry mouth
difficulty focusing eyes
diaphragmatic hernia may occur in infants 2^...
defective development of pleuroperitoneal membrane
indirect inguinal hernia occurs in infants due to...
failure of processus vaginalis to close
cholecystokinin is made by
I cells
(duodenum & jejunum)
CCK acts in an unusual way to cause one of its 4 effects
acts on

neural muscarinic pathways-->

pancreatic secretion
secretin's effects
^ pancreatic bicarb secretion
v gastric acid secretion
^ bile secretion

^ Bile, Bicarb
v Acid
CCK production is stimulated by
fatty acids
amino acids
secretin production is stimulated by
acid, fatty acids

in duodenum
somatostatin effects (7)
v gastric acid & pepsinogen secretion
v pancreatic & small intestine fluid secretion
v gallbladder contraction
v insulin & glucagon
somatostatin regulation
^ by acid
v by vagal
_ has antigrowth hormone effects
somatostatin
glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide is made by
K cells
(duodenum & jejunum)
GIP effects
v gastric H+ secretion
^ insulin release
GIP regulation
^ by fatty acids, amino acids

v by oral glucose
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide VIP is made by
parasympathetic ganglia in...

sphincters
gallbladder
small intestine
VIP effects
^ intestinal water & electrolyte secretion

^ relaxation of intestinal smooth muscle & sphincters
VIP regulation
^ by distention & vagal stimulation

v by adrenergic input
autoimmune destruction of parietal cells -->
chronic gastritis
pernicious anemia
regulation of parietal cell secretion of gastric acid
^ by histamine, ACh, gastrin

v by somatostatin, GIP, prostaglandin, secretin
pepsinogen --> pepsin by
H+
pepsin secretion regulation
^ by vagal
^ by local acid
low flow rate of salivary secretion -->

vs. high flow rate -->
low --> hypotonic (more time to reabsorb Na+ & Cl+)

high --> closer to isotonic
funcions of saliva
1. alpha-amylase (ptyalin) begins starch digestion but is inactivated by low pH of stomach
2. bicarb maintains dental health by neutralizing oral bacterial acid
3. Mucins (glycoproteins) lubricate food
4. Antibacterial secretions
5. Growth factors promote epithelial renewal
3 notable types of salivary gland tumors
pleomorphic adenoma
Warthin's tumor
mucoepidermoid carcinoma
pleomorphic adenoma
common
painless
movable
benign
recurrent
mucoepidermoid carcinoma
salivary tumor:

most common malignant
common
painless
movable
benign
recurrent

salivary tumor
pleomorphic adenoma
most common malignant salivary gland tumor
mucoepidermoid carcinoma
radiologic sign of achalasia
bird's beak on barium swallow
everything worth knowing about Achalasia
ABCCCD

--loss of Auerbach's plexus
--Bird's beak on barium swallow
--^ risk of Carcinoma
--Chagas' disease may cause 2^ achalasia
--CREST's LOW pressure esophageal dysmotility vs. Achalasia's HIGH pressure
--progressive Dysphagia to solids & liquids
auerbach's plexus is aka
myenteric
two physical results of achalasia
--high LES opening pressure
--uncoordinated peristalsis
achalasia's bird's beak of barium swallow really means
dilated esophagus with an area of

distal stenosis
GERD (3)
upon lying down

may also:
nocturnal cough
dyspnea
esophageal varices
painless bleeding of

submucosal veins
esophagitis
reflux

HSV-1
CMV
Candida

chemicals
Mallory-Weiss
mucosal lacerations
@ GE jct
due to severe vomiting

--> hematemesis

seen in alcoholics & bulemics
Boerhaave syndrome
transmural esophageal rupture

2^ violent retching
esophageal strictures
2^

lye ingestion
acid reflux
plummer-vinson
--dysphagia 2^ esophageal webs
--glossitis (pain; shiny red dorsum)
--iron deficiency anemia
Barrett's esophagus (5)
squamous --> columnar

(epithelial change in distal esophagus)

2^ GERD

-->
esophagitis
esophageal ulcers
esophageal cancer
esophageal cancer notable symptom
progressive dysphagia
(solids --> liquids)
esophageal cancer risk factors
A ABCDEF

Achalasia/Alcohol
Barrett's esophagus
Cigarette smoking
Diverticula (e.g. Zenker's)
Esophagitis/Esophageal web e.g. Plummer-Vinson
Familial
malabsorption syndromes
These Will Cause Devastating Absorption Problems

Tropical sprue
Wipple's disease
Celiac sprue
Disaccharidase deficiency
Abetalipoproteinemia
Pancreatic insufficiency
Tropical sprue
responds to antibiotics

can affect entire small bowel
Whipple's disease:

organism
pathology
symptoms
epidemiology
Tropheryma whippelii (G + )

PAS-positive macrophages in
--lamina propria
--mesenteric nodes

arthralgias
cardiac
neurologic

older men
celiac sprue vs. tropical sprue
proximal small bowel vs.

entire small bowel
disaccharidase deficiency

--molecule
--pathology
--pathophysiology
--one cause
--most common: lactase
--normal-appearing villi
--osmotic diarrhea
--damage @ tips of intestinal villi 2^ viral diarrhea
abetalipoproteinemia mechanism
v synthesis of
--apo B --> chylomicrons

--> fat accumulation in enterocytes
abetalipoproteinemia presents
in early childhood with

malabsorption & neurologic manifestations
pancreatic insufficiency causes
CCC

Cystic fibrosis
obstructing Cancer
Chronic pancreatitis
celiac sprue:

presentation
epidemiology
lab
pathology
anatomical location
associations
steatorrhea
northern Europeans

antibodies to gliadin, tissue transglutaminase (the latter is used for screening)

blunting of villi
lymphocytes in the lamina propria

v absorption esp @ jejunum

dermatitis herpetiformis
malignancy e.g. T-cell lymphoma
types of gastritis
acute erosive

chronic nonerosive

--Type A (fundus/body)

--Type B (antrum)
acute gastritis is common among
alcoholics

people taking daily NSAIDs e.g. rheumatoid arthritis pts
6 causes of acute gastritis
BAN the party BUS i.e. don't be an alcoholic

Brain injury
Alcohol
NSAIDs

Burns
Uremia
Stress
^ risk for gastritis with NSAIDs b/c
v PGE2
--> v gastric mucosa
^ risk for gastritis with burn patients because
v plasma volume

--> sloughing of gastric mucosa
^ risk for gastritis with brain injury because
^ vagal stimulation --> Ach --> H+
Type A chronic gastritis

--anatomy
--what it is
Body/fundus

Antibodies to parietal cells
Anemia
Achlorhydria
--associated with other Autoimmune disorders
Type B chronic gastritis

--anatomy
--what it is
Antrum

caused by H. pylori
Menetrier's disease
if you have MR you'll PPP

^ Mucus cells
Rugae are hypertrophied

parietal cell atrophy
precancerous
protein loss
a centrally-located metastasis of stomach cancer
Sister Mary Joseph's nodule--

subcutaneous, periumbilical
behavior of stomach adenocarcinoma
early aggressive spread

& node/liver mets
stomach cancer is associated with
GNAT

chronic Gastritis
Nitrosamines
Achlorhydria
Type A blood
3 pathological features of stomach cancer
signet ring cells
acanthosis nigricans

termed linitis plastica when diffusely infiltrative
"leather bottle" stomach cancer =
linitis plastica (diffusely infiltrative)
gastric ulcer (5)
--pain Greater with meals --> weight loss

--older patients

--H pylori 70%

--chronic NSAID use

-- due to v mucosal protection
duodenal ulcer (4)
--pain Decreases with meals
--> weight gain

~ 100% H pylori

^ Gastric acid or v mucosal protection

hypertrophy of Brunner's glands
gastric & duodenal ulcers... (6)

pathology

complications
clean, "punched-out" margins

unlike the raised/irregular margins of carcinoma

my OB makes me PPP

Obstruction
Bleeding
Penetration into Pancreas
Perforation
Crohn's vs. ulcerative colitis

etilogy
disordered response to intestinal bacteria

autoimmune
Crohn's vs. ulcerative colitis

location
--any portion of GI, usu. terminal ileum & colon

Skip lesions, rectal sparing
Crohn's

gross morphology
(5)
--Transmural inflammation
--Cobblestone mucosa
--creeping fat
--"string sign" on barium swallow (bowel wall thickening)
--linear ulcers, fissures, fistulas
ulcerative colitis

gross morphology (4)
--mucosal & submucosal inflammation
--friable pseudopolyps
--freely hanging mesentery
--loss of haustra--> "lead pipe" on imaging
Crohn's vs. ulcerative colitis

microscopic morphology
noncaseating granulomas & lymphoid aggregates

vs.

crypt abscesses
ulcers
bleeding
ulcerative colitis has no _ but Crohn's does
granulomas
Crohn's complications
UCSF PD

--nUtritional depletion 2^ malabsorption
--colorectal cancer
--strictures
--fistulas

--Perianal Disease
ulcerative colitis complications
MMC

Malnutrition
toxic Megacolon
colorectal Carcinoma
Crohn's vs. ulcerative colitis

diarrhea?
diarrhea that may or may not be bloody

vs.

bloody diarrhea
Crohn's

extraintestinal manifestation
AEIOU

ankylosing spondylitis
erythema nodosum
immunologic disorders
migratory pOlyarthritis
uveitis
Crohn's

treatment
corticosteroids

infliximab
treatment for ulcerative colitis
I am at SMC

infliximab

sulfasalazine
6-mercaptopurine
colectomy
irritable bowel syndrome (5)
recurrent abdominal pain with
=> 2 of the following:

--improves with defecation

change in stool
--frequency
--appearance

diarrhea, constipation, or alternating
the most common indication for emergent abdominal surgery in children
appendicitis
3 sxs/features of appendicitis
nausea
pain
may perforate --> peritonitis
kids vs. adults: features of appendicitis
lymphoid hyperplasia after viral infection

obstruction, fecalith
_ is a true diverticulum; _ is a false one. most are _
Meckel's

Zenker's

most are false
false diverticulum means...:
lack or have an attenuated muscularis externa
diverticula are most commonly found @
sigmoid colon.

esp. where vasa recta perforate muscularis externa
diverticulosis presentation
may be

--asymptomatic
--vague discomfort
--painless rectal bleeding
_ --> diverticulosis
low-fiber diets
diverticulitis (3)
LLQ pain
Leukocytosis
fever
Rx for diverticulitis
antibiotics
diverticuli may -->
--bright red bleeding
--colovesical fistula

--perforate-->
peritonitis
abscess
bowel stenosis
zenker's diverticulum 3 sxs
halitosis
dysphagia
obstruction
diagnosis for meckel's diverticulum
pertechnetate:
study for ectopic uptake
meckel's diverticulum sxs
BIVO (not tivo)

bleeding
intussusception
volvulus
obstruction
meckel's diverticulum is caused by _.

contrast with _
persistence of the vitelline duct

omphalomesenteric cyst = cystic dilatation of the vitelline duct
yolk stalk is aka
vitelline duct
intussusception can cause
can compromise blood supply
intussusception in adults
unusual;

associated with intraluminal mass or tumor
intussusception in children (4)
they are the majority of cases

usually idiopathic

may be viral e.g. adenovirus

abdominal emergency in early childhood
volvulus is
twisting around the mesentery
volvulus can lead to _
obstruction & infarction
volvulus can occur @
cecum & sigmoid

where there is redundant mesentery
intussusception vs. volvulus patient population
usually in children

usually in elderly
^ risk of hirschsprung's, seen with _
down syndrome
hirschsprung's presents as _
chronic constipation early in life
hirschscprung's involves _
rectum
duodenal atresia (4)
--> early bilious vomiting

stomach distension (double bubble)

2^ failure of recanalization

assoc. with Down syndrome
meconium ileus (2)
in cystic fibrosis

meconium plug obstructs
necrotizing enterocolitis (4)
necrosis of mucosa

possible perforation

usually colon
can be entire GI tract

more common in preemies
(because of v immunity)
misc: "other intestinal disorders" (6)
I'M NADA

ischemic colitis
meconium ileus

necrotizing enterocolitis
angiodysplasia
duodenal atresia
adhesions
ischemic colitis (3)
pain after eating --> weight loss

@ splenic flexure & distal colon

elderly
adhesion (3)
--> acute bowel obstruction

recent surgery

well-demarcated necrotic zones
angiodysplasia (5)
older patients

ABCD

confirmed by Angiography
Bleeding from tortuous Dilation of vessels

Cecum + / - (terminal ileum, ascending colon)
colonic polyps % % %
90% are non-neoplastic

>50% of hyperplastic polyps are in rectosygmoid colon

80% of juvenile polyps are in rectum
_ polyps are precancerous
adenomatous
malignant risk is ^ with (3)
VSD

villous histology
^ size
^ epithelial dysplasia
3 notable categories of colonic polyps
hyperplastic
juvenile
peutz-jeghers
hyperplastic polyps
most common non-neoplastic polyp

>50% in rectosigmoid colon
juvenile polyps
mostly sporadic lesions

children < 5 yrs
peutz-jeghers (6)
autosomal dominant

multiple hamartomatous polyps

throughout GI tract

hyperpigmented macules

@ mouth, lips, hands, genitalia

^ risk of CRC and other malignancies
_ is a marker for mumps
amylase
Reye's syndrome is a _ fatty change
microvesicular
hepatocellular carcinoma symptoms
THe JAP
tender hepatosplenomegaly
hypoglycemia

jaundice
ascites
polycythemia
(2) may cause nutmeg liver by _
R sided heart failure
Budd-Chiari

backup of blood
6 sxs of Budd Chiari
--hepatomegaly
--ascites
--abdominal pain
--eventual liver failure
--varices, visible veins @ abdominal and back
--absence of JVD
Budd-Chiari is associated with... (4) conditions
pH changes!

pregnancy
polycythemia

hypercoagulable states
hepatocellular carcinoma (which causes polycythemia)
findings in Crigler-Najjar type I
HiJK
unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
jaundice
kernicterus
treat wilson's disease with
penicillamine
wilson's disease symptoms
AA; B; CCC,CCC; D

Asterixis; hemolytic anemia

Basal ganglia degeneration

v Ceruloplasmin
Copper accumulation
Corneal deposits

Cirrhosis
Carcinoma (hepatocellular)
Choreiform movements

Dementia
asterixis is notably seen in (2)
azotemia
hepatic encephalopathy
classic triad of hemochromatosis
micronodular cirrhosis
diabetes mellitus
skin pigmentation
hemochromatosis sequelae
CHF
hepatocellular carcinoma
treatment for hemochromatosis
repeated phlebotomy
deferoxamine
findings in hemochromatosis
^ ferritin
^ iron
v TIBC (total iron binding capacity--based on transferrin)
^ transferrin saturation
3 random additional features of primary sclerosing cholangitis
--hypergammaglobulinemia
--ulcerative colitis
--may lead to 2^ biliary cirrhosis
Charcot's triad for cholangitis
jaundice
fever
RUQ pain
risk factors for pigment stones
A
| B
C

advanced age
biliary infection
chronic hemolysis

alcoholic cirrhosis
cholecystitis may cause ^ alkaline phosphatase if...
bile duct becomes involved
gastrohepatic ligament goes from
Liver to Lesser curvature
gastrohepatic ligament contains
gastric arteries
what two ligaments go from greater curvature of stomach
gastrocolic
gastrosplenic
falcriform ligament contains
ligamentum teres
falcriform ligament goes from...
liver to anterior abdominal wall
falcriform ligament is derived from...
derivative of fetal umbilical vein
GI mucosa contains
epithelium
lamina propria
muscularis mucosae
ileum slow waves basal electric rhythm
8-9 waves/min
stomach histology is notable for _
gastric glands
crypts of lieberkuhn are found in...
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
largest # of goblet cells in the small intestine are found in...
jejunum
colon has _ on histology
crypts but no villi
parasympathetic innervation of the hindgut
pelvic
midgut extends from _ to _
distal duodenum to proximal 2/3 of transverse colon
if AA is blocked, then.... subclavian...-->
subclavian
internal thoracic
superior epigastric
----------------
inferior epigastric
external iliac
a rectal anastomosis if AA is blocked
IMA --> superior rectal

middle rectal --> internal iliac
portal--systemic anastomoses
left gastric -- esophageal
paraumbilical -- superficial & inferior epigastric
superior rectal -- middle & inferior rectal
a procedure for relief of portal hypertension
TIPS between portal vein & hepatic vein

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
external hemorrhoids are _ (as opposed to internal hemorrhoids), and receive innervation from _
painful

inferior rectal, a branch of
pudendal
blood supply for internal hemorrhoids
IMA-->superior rectal artery

superior rectal vein-->IMV
blood supply of external hemorrhoids
inferior rectal artery from internal pudendal artery

inferior rectal vein to internal pudendal vein
internal pudendal vein -->
internal iliac-->IVC
medial umbilical ligament is from
fetal umbilical arteries
median umbilical ligament is from
urachus
ICE TIE means...?
:-)
diaphragmatic hernia may occur in infants as a result of....
defective development of pleuroperitoneal membrane
sliding hiatal hernia details
--most common
--GE junction is displaced
--hourglass stomach
paraesophageal hernia details
--GE junction is normal
cardia moves into thorax
direct inguinal hernia is covered by _ layers of fascia.
external spermatic fascia
one kind of hernia _ only goes through one ring _
direct hernia
superficial inguinal ring
leading cause of bowel incarceration
femoral hernia
action of gastrin
HMM
^ H+
^ growth of gastric Mucosa
^ gastric Motility
CCK function
^ pancreatic secretion
^ gallbladder contraction; sphincter of Oddi relaxation

v gastric emptying
gastrin source
G cells

(antrum of stomach)
cholecystokinin source
I cells

(duodenum, jejunum)
secretin source
S cells

(duodenum)
somatostatin source
D cells

(pancreatic islets, GI mucosa)
GIP full name
glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide

aka

gastric inhibitory peptide
GIP source
K cells

(duodenum
jejunum)
VIP source
parasympathetic ganglia

in sphincters
gallbladder
small intestine
motilin source
small intestine
gastrin action
hmm...

gastric:

^ H+ secretion
^ growth of mucosa
^ motility
cholecystokinin action
^ pancreatic secretion
v gastric emptying

gallbladder contraction
Sphincter of oddi relaxation
secretin affects secretion of what?
^ pancreatic Bicarb
^ Bile

v gastric Acid
somatostatin action
v gastric acid and pepsinogen secretion

v pancreatic and small intestine fluid secretion

v gallbladder contraction

v insulin and glucagon release
GIP action
exocrine:

v gastric H+ secretion

endocrine:

^ insulin release
VIP action
^ intestinal water and electrolyte secretion

^ relaxation of intestinal smooth muscle and sphincters
nitric oxide action
^ smooth muscle relaxation

including LES
motilin action
produces MMCs
gastrin regulation
^ by

stomach distention/alkalinization

amino acids/peptides

vagal stimulation

v by stomach pH < 1.5
cholecystokinin regulation
^ by fatty acids, amino acids
secretin regulation
^ by acid, fatty acids

in lumen of duodenum
cholecystokinin vs. secretin regulation
^ by...

fatty acids
amino acids

vs.

acid
fatty acids
in lumen of duodenum
somatostatin regulation
^ by acid
v by vagal stimulation
GIP regulation
^ by

fatty acids
amino acids
oral glucose
GIP vs. cholecystokinin regulation
^ by

fatty acids
amino acids


fatty acids
amino acids
oral glucose
VIP regulation
^ by

--distention
--vagal stimulation


v by adrenergic input
motilin regulation
^ in fasting state
gastrin notes
^^ in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

phenylalanine and tryptophan are potent stimulators
cholecystokinin notes
CCK acts on neural muscarinic pathways

to cause pancreatic secretion
secretin notes
bicarb neutralizes gastric acid in duodenum

allowing pancreatic enzymes to function
a GI hormone with antigrowth hormone effects
somatostatin
a VIPoma is...

and causes sxs...
non-alpha, non-beta islet cell pancreatic tumor that secretes VIP


copious diarrhea
loss of NO secretion is implicated in _ problem in GI
achalasia
gastric acid is

^ by _

v by _
HAG

--histamine
--ACh
--gastrin


S-GPS

--somatostatin
--GIP
--prostaglandin
--secretin
bicarbonate is made by _ places in the GI
mucosal cells
--stomach
--duodenum
--salivary glands
--pancreas

Brunner's glands
--duodenum
pepsin regulation
^ by

vagal stimulation

local acid
salivary secretion innervation
both sympathetic

T1-T3

and parasympathetic

facial, glossopharyngeal
saliva: low flow rate vs. high flow rate
low flow: hypotonic

(more time to reabsorb Na+ and Cl-)

high flow: closer to isotonic
function of saliva
alpha-amylase begins starch digestion

bicarb neutralizes oral bacterial acids, thereby maintaining dental health

mucins lubricate food

antibacterial secretory products

growth factors that promote epithelial renewal
vagus causes ^ gastric acid secretion by...
ACh
+ M3 of parietal cells

Gq
Ca++
+ H+, K+ ATPase

-------------------------------
GRP
+ G cells
--> gastrin
+CCKb receptor of parietal cells

Gq
Ca++
+ H+, K+ ATPase
gastrin also
+ECL cells -->
histamine
+ H2 receptor of parietal cell

Gs
cAMP
+ H+, K+ ATPase
M3 receptors are G_

H2 receptors are G_
Gq

Gs
gastrin's receptor on the parietal cell is


it acts by G_
CCKb

Gq
atropine blocks what parts of acid secretion in stomach?

not what parts?
direct vagal stimulation of parietal cell by ACh

not vagal stimulation of G cells by GRP
brunner's glands secrete
alkaline mucus
the only GI submucosal glands
Brunner's glands

in duodenal submucosa
a pathophysiologic alteration of Brunner's glands
hypertrophy

seen in peptic ulcer disease
pancreatic proteases
trypsin
chymotrypsin
elastase
carboxypeptidases
activation of trypsinogen and its friends -- how? (3)
trypsinogen --> trypsin

by enterokinase/enteropeptidase
secreted from duodenal mucosa

trypsin activates other proenzymes and trypsinogen
pancreatic amylase hydrolyzes starch to _
oligosaccharides
disaccharides
salivary amylase hydrolyzes _

to yield _
alpha-1,4 likages

maltose
alpha-limit dextrans
besides salivary amylase and pancreatic amylase,

there are _ enzymes of carbohydrate digestion also.........
oligosaccharide hydrolases

@ brush border of intestine

rate-limiting step of carbohydrate digestion

yield monosaccharides from oligo- and di- saccharides
what carbohydrates can be absorbed by enterocytes?
only monosaccharides
the rate-limiting step in carbohydrate digestion

its product?
oligosaccharide hydrolases at the brush border of the intestine

they produce monosaccharides
glucose
galactose
fructose

absorption by enterocytes
glucose and galactose:

taken up by SGLT1 (Na+ dependent)

fructose taken up by facilitated diffusion by GLUT-5


all are transported to blood by GLUT-2
where are three famous vitamins/minerals whose deficiencies can cause anemia absorbed?
Fe ++ duodenum
folate jejunum
B12 ileum
B12 is absorbed with _
bile acids

requires intrinsic factor
peyer's patches are _

found where?
unencapsulated lymphoid tissue

lamina propria
submucosa

of small intestine
bile components
bile salts
--bile acids
--conjugated to glycine & taurine

phospholipids
cholesterol
bilirubin
water
ions
direct vs. indirect bilirubin __ __
direct:
conjugated, water-soluble

indirect:
unconjugated, water insoluble
difference between unconjugated bilirubin

and indirect bilirubin
UCB + albumin =

indirect bilirubin
conjugated bilirubin -->

--> __ __

-->__ __
conjugated bilirubin --> urobilinogen by gut bacteria


--> 80% goes into feces, excreted as stercobilin

20% goes into enterohepatic circulation



90% of that goes to liver

10% of that goes to kidney, excreted as urobilin
clinical presentation of esophageal obstruction vs. achalasia
obstruction: dysphagia to solids


achalasia: dysphagia to solids and liquids
CREST at esophagus vs. achalasia
CREST:

dysmotility involving low pressure proximal to LES



achalasia: high LES pressure
achalasia has 2 things that cause dysphagia
high LES pressure

uncoordinated peristalsis
a sequela of achalasia
^ risk of esophageal carcinoma
familial adenomatous polyposis genetics
dominant

APC gene 5q
which has 100%, which has 80% progression to CRC?


familial adenomatous polyposis

hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
100%

80%
physical description/location of familial adenomatous polyposis
thousands of polyps

pancolonic

always involves rectum
a couple syndromes related to familial adenomatous polyposis
gardner's

turcot's
gardner's syndrome =
familial adenomatous polyposis

osseous and soft tissue tumors

retinal hyperplasia
turcot's syndrome =
familial adenomatous polyposis

malignant CNS tumor
HNPCC is aka
lynch syndrome
lynch syndrome is aka
HNPCC
HNPCC genetics
dominant

mutation of DNA mismatch repair
HNPCC physical description/ location
proximal colon always involved
misc risk factors for CRC
(mnemonic: the first 3 here are "inflammatory")

IBD
strep bovis bacteremia
tobacco

large villous adenomas
juvenile polyposis syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
colorectal cancer presentation:

distal colon vs. proximal colon
obstruction
colicky pain
hematochezia


dull pain
iron deficiency anemia
fatigue
keys re: diagnosis of colorectal cancer
iron deficiency anemia in older males

screen patients > 50
--stool occult blood test
--colonoscopy

"apple core" lesion on barium enema x-ray

CEA tumor marker
molecular pathogenesis:

microsatellite instability pathway for CRC
15%

DNA mismatch repair gene mutations

--> sporadic and HNPCC syndrome
molecular pathogenesis:

APC pathway
85%

APC/beta-catenin

(chromosomal instability pathway)

loss of APC gene
-- v intercellular adhesion
-- ^ proliferation

K-RAS mutation
--unregulated intracellular signal transduction

loss of p53
--increased tumorigenesis
carcinoid tumor general info (5)
neuro-endocrine cells

50% of small bowel tumors

appendix, ileum, rectum

most commonly malignant in the small intestine

"dense core bodies" on EM
carcinoid syndrome sxs
wheezing
right-sided heart murmurs
diarrhea
flushing
effects of liver cell failure
his hand flapping is effeminate, like a "cat fight"


scleral icterus
jaundice

--gynecomastia
--testicular atrophy
--liver "flap" = asterixis (course hand tremor)

coma ("kinda dead")
fetor hepaticus (breath smells like a freshly opened corpse)

spider nevi
bleeding tendency
anemia
edema
effects of portal hypertension
hemorrhoids
caput medusae
esophageal varices -->

--hematemesis
--melena
^
|
peptic ulcer

portal hypertensive gastropathy

splenomegaly
ascites
micronodular regeneration of the liver
nodules < 3 mm, uniform size

metabolic insult
--alcohol
--hemochromatosis
--Wilson's disease
macronodular regeneration of the liver
nodules > 3 mm, varied size

usually due to significant liver injury

leading to hepatic necrosis

(e.g. postinfectious or
drug-induced hepatitis)

^ risk of hepatocellular carcinoma