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Pathophysiology GI 2
GI renal and reproduction
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Pathology
Undergraduate 3
05/08/2012

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Term
Peptic ulcer
Definition
  • a break in the protective mucosal lining
  • hypersecretion of acid
  • H pylori overgrowth
  • risk factors - stress, anxiety
  • treatment - meds or surgery if bleeding is excessisive
Term
2 types of peptic ulcer
Definition
  • gastric
  • duodenal
Term
most common peptic ulcer
Definition
duodenal
Term
Duodenal ulcer
Definition
hyper secretion of acid and pepsin
Term
causes of duodenal ulcers
Definition
  • use of NSAIDs
  • H pylori infection
Term
Food makes this ulcer pain better
Definition
duodenal ulcer
Term
type of blood most suseptable to duodenal ulcers
Definition
Type O
Term
Gastric ulcer
Definition
develop in the antral region of the stomach
Term
causes of gastric ulcers
Definition
  • reflux
  • lack of protective mucous production
Term
Food increases pain in which ulcer
Definition
Gastric ulcers
Term
Stress ulcer
Definition
related to a severe illness or trauma
Term
3 types of stress ulcers
Definition
  1. Ischemic-lack of blood suppy
  2. Curling-burns
  3. Cushing-head injury
Term
3 risk factors for stomach cancer
Definition
  • genetic prediposition
  • carcinogenic dietary factors
  • gastritis 
Term
symptoms of stomach cancer
Definition
  • occur late stage
  • indigestion
  • vomiting
  • abdominal mass
Term
dumping syndrome
Definition
ingested foods bypass the stomach too rapidly and enter the small intestine

Term
causes of dumping syndrome
Definition
  • surgical complication of partial gastrectomy, pyloroplasty, or gastric reduction
  • loss of gastric capacity
  • loss of emptying control
  • rapid emptying
Term
symptoms of IBS
Definition
diarrhea anorexia
Term
IBS
Definition
chronic, relapsing inflammatory bowel disorder not otherwise explained
Term
diagnostic criteria for IBS
Definition
3days/month for 3 months
Term
Crohn disease
Definition
granulomatous colitis or ileocolitis
affects ant part of the digestive tract
skip lesions
all layers involved
anemia common
Term
ulcerative colitis
Definition
chronic inflammatory disease that causes ulceration of the sigmoid colon and rectum
Term
type of lesions associated with ulcerative colotis
Definition
continuous
Term
layer affected by ulcerative colitis
Definition
only mucosal lining
Term
Colon Cancer symptoms
Definition
rare untill advanced
Term
colon cancer
Definition
very treatable if caught early/screen with colonoscopy
Term
risk factors for colon cancer
Definition
high fat diet
alcohol
obesity
familial polyposis
Term
intestinal obstruction
Definition
any condition that prevents the flow of chyme through the intestinal lumen
Term
non-mechanical reasons for an intestinal obstruction
Definition
motility problem like paralytic illeus
Term
malabsorption
Definition
failure of the intestinal mucosa to absorb digested nutrients
Term
Pancreatic insufficiency
Definition
insufficient pancreatic enzyme production
lipase and amylase
Term
steatorrhea
Definition
fatty stools
Term
what problem is most important with pancreatic insufficiency?
Definition
fat maldigestion
Term
dumping syndrome happens_______ after eating
Definition
15-30 min
Term
symptoms with dumping syndrome
Definition
weak/ dizzy/ tachy/ diaphoresis/ abd cramping
Term
treatment of dumping syndrome
Definition
no extra fluids
no high carbs
put on a high fat diet
Term
Crohn disease
Definition
severe diarrhea
dehydration
low grade fever
fatty stools
thin
abscesses/fistulas
deficiency in fat soluble vitamins
Term
Colon Cancer prevalence in each part of the large intestine
Definition
ascending 25%
Transverse 15%
Descending 15%
Rectum 45%
Term
reducable Hernia
Definition
can be pushed back in place
Term
strangulated hernia
Definition
loss of blood supply
Term
incarserated hernia
Definition
trapped outside of regular area
Term
Volvulus
Definition
twisting of bowel
Term
adhesions
Definition
stick parts of the bowel together
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