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What is Barrett’s oesophagus?

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  • metaplasia of lower oesophageal mucosa

- squamous stratified replaced by columnar

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What is metaplasia?

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  • one differentiated cell type to another
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Parietal cell releases?

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HCl and intrinsic factor

intrinsic factor binds B12 allowing for its absorption

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Paneth cells secrete?

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Lysozyme

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What is Pernicious Anaemia?

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  • autoimmune
  • antibodies to gastric parietal cells or intrinsic factor
  • vitamin B12 deficiency
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Describe Crohn’s disease?

What is the gene assocaited with Crohns?

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  • form of IBD
  • affects all layers down to serosa
  • inflammation, usually terminal ileum and colon
  • NOD-2
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What is a direct hernia?

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  • enters through defect in posterior wall of inguinal canal
  • out through superficial ring
  • hernia reappears upon cough (rise in intra-abdomonal pressure)
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Describe an indirect hernia?

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  • enters through deep inguinal ring

- exits through superficial ring of inguinal canal

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What are desmoid tumours?

who and where might you find them?

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  • fibrous neoplasms
  • show APC mutation
  • common post partum women in rectus abdominus
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What is courvoisier’s law?

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  • presence of painless obstructive jaundice, and palpable gallbladder is unlikely due to gallstones
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Describe the lymphatics of the prostate gland?

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  • drain into internal iliac nodes first

- then sacral nodes

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blood supply of prostate?

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  • internal iliac arteries which give rise to inferior vesical arteries
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What is cryptorchidism?

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  • men with history of undescended testis

- 40x more likely to develop testicular cancer

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What is the superficial landmark of the femoral artery?

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  • midway between ASIS and pubic symphysis
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What is dysplasia?

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  • presence of abnormal cells within a tissue

- may signify cancer

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Where does the vena cava, oesophagus and aortic hiatus pass through the diaphragm?

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T8 - VENA CAVA

T10 - OESOPHAGUS

T12 - AORTIC HIATUS

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What kind of bacteria is C.Diff?

What does it cause?

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  • gram positive rod
  • releases exotoxin related to increased raised WBC count
  • psuedomembranous colitis
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Describe borders of femoral triangle?

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SAIL

  1. Sartorious (lateral)
  2. Adductor Longus (medial)
  3. Inguinal ligament

roof: fascia lata

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Describe contents of femoral triangle from lateral to medial?

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  1. Femoral nerve
  2. Femoral sheath
  • femoral artery } —————————>
  • femoral vein } —————————–>Adductor canal
  • femoral canal }———————> Femoral canal
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Describe contents of femoral canal? 2 things

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Contents

  • –> lymphatic vessel
  • –> one lymph node (cloquet lymph node)
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What are the borders of the femoral canal?

Laterally
Medially
Anteriorly
Posteriorly

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FLIP the LMAP

Laterally —> Femoral Vein

Medially —> Lacunar Ligament

Anteriorly —> Inguinal Ligament

Posteriorly —> Pectineal Ligament

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What is Trousseau’s syndrome?

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  • clot that moves around body

- aka migratory thrombophlebitus

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What is metoclopramide and why is it given?

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  • for nausea and vomitting
  • antimetics
  • dopamine antagonist
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Describe divisions of common hepatic artery?

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Common hepatic

  • –> right hepatic
  • —————–> cystic artery

—> left hepatic

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What are the divisions of the abdominal aorta? prostitutes cause sagging swollen red testicles (in men) living in sin
1. Phrenic (T12) 2. Coeliac (T12) 3. Superior Mesenteric (L1) 4. Suprarenal (middle) (L1) 5. Renal (L1-L2) 6. Testicular (in men) (L2) 7. Lumbar (L1 -L4) 8. Inferior mesenteric (L3) 9. Sacral (L4)
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ACH acts on what receptors
m3 receptors on parietal cells | - causes increase in intracellular [Ca2+]
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What is Gilbert's syndrome?
- autosomal recessive - defective bilirubin conjugation - due to deficiency of UDP glucoronosyltransferase - causes build up of unconjugated bilirubin
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What cells release CCK?
I cells in the small intestine CCK - increases enzyme rich secretions - relaxation of sphincter of ODDi - decreases gastric emptying - induces satiety
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What is a VIPoma and some features of it?
- large vol of diarrhoea - weight loss - dehydration - hypolipidaemia
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three main branches of abdominal aorta?
1. Coeliac trunk 2. Superior mesenteric 3. Inferior mesenteric
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Branches of coeliac trunk?
1. common hepatic artery 2. left gastric artery 3. splenic artery
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What is FAP?
- more than 100 adenomatous polyps affecting the colon and rectum - APC = tumour supressor gene
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HNPCC
- colorectal cancer without extensive polyps
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Which part of the urethra is wider, prostatic or membranous? significance of this when putting a catheter in
- prostatic bit wider | - therefore resistance will decrease on insertion of catheter
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What sign is associated with acute pancreatitis?
- Grey Turner's - due to blood pooling in retroperitoneal space - pancreas head retroperitoneal - blood collecting in space - flank bruising - only really seen in 5% cases though
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key features of patient with liver cirrhosis
- heavy alcohol intake - nausea - vomiting - ascites - palmar erythema - liver enzymes
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What is seen in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?
- triglyceride accumulation | - proliferation of myofibroblasts
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Describe brief pathology of liver cirrhosis?
- excess collagen and ECM in periportal and pericentral zone - leading to formation of regeneration nodules
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key clinical features of oesophageal varices?
- palmar erythema - spider naevi - jaundiced sclera - tachycardia - tachypnoeic
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Oesophgeal varices may lead to...?
- blood loss - hypovolemic shock - shock is inadequate tissue perfusion
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What is a mallory Weis tear?
- painful episodes of haematemesis - forceful vomiting could cause it - painful mucosal lacerations at gastrooesophageal junction
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Umbilical vein becomes...
ligamentum teres
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describe branches of sciatic nerve
Sciatic - ---> common peroneal - ---> lateral cutaneous - ---> posterior tibial - ---> lateral plantar - ---> medial plantar then: common peroneal + tibial = sural nerve (lateral foot)
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Murphy's sign
for acute cholecystitis - RHS, place hand, take patient to take deep breath, should be painful on inspiration
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Describe ascending cholangitis key features
- abdo pain - comes on after eating - murphys sign - more acutely unwell with fever
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Oculogyuric
prolonged involuntary upward deviation of gaze as a result of drugs
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iteric
jaundiced
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Describe propanolol
- non selective beta blocker | - can be used for oesophageal varices
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describe use of propanolol for oesophageal varices
- causes splanchnic v.constriction | - reducing portal blood flow
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duodenal atresia
congenital absence or complete closure of portion of lumen of duodenum
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the shitty triad describing bowel obstruction
1. vomiting 2. abdominal distension 3. absolute constipation
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Compare large and small bowel obstruction
large bowel | - constipation before vomiting due to distal location of GI tract
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causes of small bowel obstruction
1. adhesions | 2. hernias
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causes of large bowel osbtruction?
1. malignancy 2. diverticular disease 3. volvulus
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volvulus
loop of intestine twisting around itself and the mesentery
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Haematochezia
fresh blood in anus
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Melena
dark blood in stool, digested blood
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ranitidine
competitive H2 antagonist on gastric parietal cell
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Describe sinusitis
- inflammation sinuses - pain worsens when learning forward - often maxillary
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Intussusception
- invagination of one portion of bowel - sausage shaped - child pulls legs up to chest to help
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Triple therapy
- PPI - 2 antibiotics - ---> amoxicillin - ---> clarithromycin
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Compare Meckel's diverticulum and Intussusception
Meckels - doesn't typically cause shock - kids don't typically bring knees to chest Intussusception - shock - knees to chest
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What two ducts join together at the ampulla of vater?
- pancreatic duct | - common bile duct
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Describe coeliac's disease
- triggered by carbohydrates - villous atrophy - raised intraepithelial lymphocytes - dermatitis herpitformas association
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Peutz-Jager syndrome
- large, pedunculated benign polyps | - pigmented freckles on lips, face and palms and sole
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Harmartomatous polyps
tumour like growth found in organs - often mixture of tumours
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Bell's palsy
unilateral idiopathic facial nerve paralysis facial nerve paralysis - chorda tympanic branch innervates sensory 2/3rd tongue so taste impairment
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Hershsprung's disease
- Lack of peristalsis - due to absence of ganglionic cells in myenteric nerve plexus. - neonates haven't passed first poop. - abdomen slightly distended
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Achalasia
- lower oesophageal sphincter doesn't open on swallowing
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Wipples procedure
removal of head of pancreas when infected with adenocarcinoma
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Cor Pulmonale
- RHS heart failure. - SOB, cyanosis, hepatomegaly. - blood backed up into systemic circulation. - hepatic vein enlarged.
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Pyelonephritis
- bacterial infection from ureter to kidneys | - kidneys retroperitoneal so could spread infection to posterior psoas muscle and cause abcess.
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Peritonitis
infected ascitic fluid
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Psuedocyst vs cyst
psuedocyst - surrounded by granulation tissue cyst - surrounded by epithelial tissue
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surface epithelium of oesophagus
- non-keratinizing stratified squamous epithelium | - normally replaced by columnar epithelium at the gastro-oesophageal junction
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which bronchus do foreign bodies fall down more frequently?
- right bronchus - shorter and wider and more vertical than left bronchus - thus more likely to aspirate foreign bodies.
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3 main characteristics of large bowel?
1. haustra 2. appendices epiplociae 3. taeniae coli Plicae circulares are features of small bowel rather than large boewl
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