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often associated with tabacco and alcohol use.
Asian cultures chew on betel leaf and areca nut.
easily decteted and painless. |
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1.acid reflux disease.
2.Symptoms: heartburn, indigestion, regurgitation, and trouble swallowing.
Tx-antiacids, proton pump, etcA
causes failure of the les to prevent acid from stomach contents to splash up into esophagus.
Happens with large meals, coffee, acidic foods etc... |
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weakness in the abdominal wall allows adipose or organ to protrude.
Usually tx with surgury. |
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inflammation of stomach lining.
many causes-helicobacter pylori(bacteria)
bile comes back up to pylori region.
simptoms:
vomiting, pain, nausea, indigestion, |
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very painful, in gi tract.
80% associated with helicobacter pylori
Most occur in duodenum
may also be related to nsaids |
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inflamm of pancreas
acute-most common causes are gallstones and heavy alcohol use.
severe pain, vomitting, tender abd, fever.
Chronic-digestive enzymes attack pancreas.
heavy alcohol.
immune disorders.
MAY LEAD TO DIABETES |
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Malignant tumor of pancreas.
Spreads rapidly, seldom detected in its early stages, poor prognosis.
risk factors-smoking, obesity, family history, chronic pancreatitis. |
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Gallstones-Cholelithiasis
removal cholecystectomy |
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made of cholesterol and bilirubin.
may block cystic or bile ducts, leading to pancreatitis.
women are higher risk, diet, age etc
Canbe treated with drugs to dissolve but recurrence is high.
removal cholecystectomy. |
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1.inflammation of the liver.
2.usually caused by drugs toxins, most cases are viral.
3.symptoms include jaundice, flu, etc lost of asymptomatic.
Type A-oral fecal route-acute
-improperly prepared food
Type B-sexual contact, tattoos, needle sharing, breastfeeding, acute and chronic.
Hepatitis C-
Blood contact, may lead to cirrhosis, most common bloodborne infection in u.s.
-may be asymptomatic for decades. |
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1.replacement of healthy liver tissue by scar tissue.
2.Damage cannot be reversed
3.Alcoholism and hepatitis are the most common causes.
Hep B is more common world wide |
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inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
rupture=death b/c bacteria in the blood.
usually caused by obstruction of the lumen of appendix. |
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mainly caused by gastroenteritis from bacteria, viral infections, parasites.
-too much water to be reabsorbed by colon.
-not a flu
Major cause of infant death b/c they get dehydrated and parnets give them more water that has contamination. Positive feedback loop. |
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| Diverticulosis & diverticulitis |
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Diverticula=small pouches in the lining of the colon that bulge outward.
Most common in sigmoid colon.
Diverticulosis-condition of having diverticula.
Diverticulitis-inflammed diverticula
Mostly peeps age over 60 have it.
Low in fiber diet and high in processed foods.
May lead to fecaliths (poop rock)
May lead to fistulas (hole between colon and bladder or between colon and vagina) |
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Not IBD!!!
syndrome b/c doctors cannot find what it is.
thought to be a problem with communication between the brain and the gut (CNS & ENS)
constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
not high risk of cancer or inflammation and bleeding.
No definitive tx other than manage diet, stress etc |
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Inflammatory bowel disease
1. generally used to refer to ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
I is for inflammatory.
sym: vomiting, diarrhea, abd pain.
CARRIES an increased risk of CANCER.
Ulcerative C-genetic, tx-anti-infalmm drugs and immuno suppresive.
Crohn's disease-autoimmune disorder perhaps.
affets Gi tract |
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Cancer of the colon and rectum
High age, family history, diets high meat and low fiber, smoking, heavy alcohol use. and IBD.
often metastasizes to the liver.
Includes blood in bowl and reduction in diameter.
tx-surgury and chemo |
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