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GI Random Flashcards

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Rostral fold closure

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sternal defects

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2
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Lateral fold closure

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omphalocele, gastroschisis

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3
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Caudal fold closure

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bladder exstrophy

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4
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Double bubble sign

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Duodenal atresia

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5
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Midgut herniates through umbilical ring @ ____ week, and returns to abdomen + rotates around SMA @ _____week. with a _____degree _____turn

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6th and 10th

270, counterclockwise turn

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6
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Congenital pyloric stenosis

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Hypokalemic hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis

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7
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Retroperitoneal structures

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SAD PUCKER

  • Suprarenal (adrenal) gland
  • Aorta and IVC
  • Duodenum (parts 2-4)
  • Pancreas (except tail)
  • Ureters
  • Colon (descending and ascending)
  • Kidneys
  • Esophagus (thoracic part)
  • Rectum (partially)
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8
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Painless jaundice

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tumor at head of pancreas obstructing common bile duct alone

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Falciform ligament

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Contains ligamentum teres hepatis

- derivative of fetal umbilical vein

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Spenorenal ligament

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Contains splenic artery and vein, tail of pancreas

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GI nerve plexuses

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Submucosal = Meissner
Myenteric = Auerbach
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12
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Serosa vs. adventitia

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Intraperitoneal vs. retroperitoneal

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basal electrical rhythm (slow waves) of GI

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Stomach - 3 waves/min
Duodenum - 12 waves/min
Ileum - 8-9 waves/min

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14
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Vertebral levels of (celiac/SMA/IMA)

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T12/L1
L1
L3

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15
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Blocked blood supply of stomach?

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Poor anastomoses - short gastric

Strong anastomoses - L/R gastroepiploics, L/R gastrics

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16
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Common location for anal fissure

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Below the pectinate line POSTERIORLY

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17
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Liver: Zone 1 (peripheral)

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  • Affected 1st by viral hepatitis

- Ingested toxins (eg. cocaine)

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Liver: Zone 2 (intermediate)

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Liver: Zone 3 (pericentral vein/centrilobular)

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  • affected 1st by ischemia
  • contains cytochrome P-450 system
  • most sensitive to metabolic toxins
  • site of alcoholic hepatitis
20
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Femoral triangle contents

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lateral to medial to find your NAVEL

  • Nerve (not in femoral sheath)
  • Artery
  • Vein
  • Empty space
  • Lymphatics
21
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Inguinal crease

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Lateral border of femoral artery (site of fem.n. block)

22
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Direct hernia covering

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External spermatic fascia only

23
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Gastrin receptor

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CCK(B) receptor acting on Gq

24
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Pancreatic secretions: low flow vs. high flow

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high Cl- vs. high HCO3-

both are isotonic fluid

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Carbohydrate absorption
Glucose and galactose - SGLT1 (Na+ dependent) Fructose - GLUT5 All @ basal - GLUT2
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D-xylose absorption test
distinguishes GI mucosal damage from other causes of malabsorption
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Bile salts
Bile acids conjugated to glycine or taurine making them water soluble
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Rate limiting step of bile acid synthesis
Cholesterol 7(alpha)-hydroxylase
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Enzymes in heme breakdown
Heme oxygenase (heme to biliverdin) - requires O2, NADH, NADPH - produces CO, Fe3+ Biliverdin reductase (biliverdin to bilirubin)
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Embryonal vascular ischemia
- Jejunal, ileal, colonic atresia | - Apple peel atresia
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Most common tracheoeosophageal anomaly
EA w/ distal TEF (air in stomach)
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Largest number of goblet cells in SI + location of peyers patches
Ileum
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SMA syndrome
3rd part of duodenum trapped under SMA causing obstruction
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Venous drainage above and below pectinate line
Above - superior rectal vein --> IMA --> portal system | Below - inferior rectal vein --> internal pudendal vein --> internal iliac vein
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Painless jaundice
tumor in head of pancreas obstructing ONLY the common bile duct
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Salivary gland tumors: Pleomorphic adenoma
- Benign mixed tumor (most common tumor) - Painless mobile mass - Chondromyxoid stroma + epithelium
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Salivary gland tumors: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
- Most common malignant - Painless, slow-growing - Mucinous and squamous
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Salivary gland tumors: Warthin tumor
- Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum | - Benign cystic tumor w/ germinal centers
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Behcet syndrome
Apthous ulcer + genital ulcers + uveitis
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Mallory-Weiss syndrome can lead to...
Boerhaave syndrome (possible w/ pneumomediastium)
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Do esophageal varices cause pain?
NO
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Nocturnal cough, dyspnea and adult-onset asthma?
GERD
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Beefy red tongue (glositis)?
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
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