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Mechanism of h2 receptor antagonists and examples

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Decrease acid production by preventing histamine activation of acid production
(Limited benefit as alternative pathways still open- acetylcholine and gastrin)

Cimetidine- many drug interactions
Ranitidine- safer for clinical use

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3 proton pump inhibitors

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Omeprazole
Pantoprazole
Lansoprazole

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Name 3 upper GI oral diseases

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Recurrent oral ulceration
Lichen planus
Orofacial granulomatosis

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Name 3 upper GI oesophageal disorders

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Dysphagia
Dysmotility disorders
GORD (gastro oesophageal reflux disease)

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3 mains causes of GORD

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Defective lower oesophageal sphincter
Impaired lower clearing
Impaired gastric emptying

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3 effects of GORD

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Ulceration
Inflammation
Metaplasia (abnormal change in nature of tissue)

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4 signs/symptoms of GORD and their causes

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Epigastric burning
- worse lying down, bending over, pregnant

Dysphagia

  • oesophagitis (inflammation of oesophagus)
  • stricture (fibrosis and scarring narrow oesophagus)
  • dysmotiity

GI bleeding

Severe pain

  • mimics MI
  • oesophageal muscle spasm
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Define Barretts oesophagus

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Recurrent acid reflux into lower part of oesophagus resulting in metaplasia of oesophagus lining into gastric type mucosa

  • protects mucosa from damage
  • increased risk of carcinoma
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Define Hiatus Hernia

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Part of stomach protrudes through diaphragm opening (hiatus) into thorax

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5 ways to manage GORD

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Stop smoking- improves sphincter (increased muscular tone)
Lose weight and avoid triggering activities
Antacids
H2 blockers and PPIs
Improve GI motility and gastric emptying

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2 functions of medicines used in upper GI tract

Examples

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Eliminate formed acids
-antacids

Reduce acid secretion

  • H2 receptor blockers
  • proton pump inhibitors
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Where can peptic ulcer disease (PUD) occur?

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Any acid affected site

- oesophagus, stomach, duodenum

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3 causes of PUD

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Drugs (NSAIDs, steroids)
Excessive acid
Decreased protective barrier (usually H. Pylori involvement)

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Signs/symptoms of PUD

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Asymptomatic 
Epigastric burning
- worse before/just after meal
- worse at night
- relieved by food, alkali and vomiting
Usually no physical signs (only when complications e.g. Bleeding)
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4 investigations for PUD

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Endoscopy
Radiology (barium meal)
Anaemia (FBC, FOB)
Test for H. Pylori

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4 local complications of PUD

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Perforation
Haemorrhage
Stricture
Malignancy

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Systemic complication of PUD

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Anaemia

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4 treatments for PUD if it is a reversible problem, H. Pylori present

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Stop smoking
Small, regular meals
Eradication therapy
Ulcer healing drugs

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3 PUD treatments if there is stricture, acute bleeding, perforation or malignancy

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Endoscope
Surgical and repair (gastrectomy- whole or part of stomach removed)
Vagotomy (cutting of branches of vagus nerve)

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2 ways medication can treat PUD and examples

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  1. Reduce acid secretion
    - h2 receptor blockers
    - protein pump inhibitors
  2. Improve mucosal barrier- eliminate H. Pylori- inhibit prostaglandin removal (involved in mucous production)
    : Reduce NSAID and steroid use
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What is triple therapy?

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Eliminates helicobacter pyloris

Two week course of:
2 antibiotics (amoxycillin and metronidazole)
Protein pump inhibitor (omeprazole)

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3 lower GI diseases that affect the small bowel

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Pernicious anaemia
Coeliac disease
Crohn’s disease

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Where does Crohn’s occur?

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Anywhere on GI tract

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4 clinical presentations of Crohn’s

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Discontinuous ‘skip’ lesions
Some rectal involvement (50%)
Transmural- penetrates full thickness of wall
Cobblestone appearance

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6 symptoms of Crohn's and where in GI tract they occur
Colon area: Diarrhoea Abdominal pain PR bleeding (rectal) Small bowel: Intestinal obstruction Malabsorption Mouth: Orofacial granulomatosis
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4 treatments for Crohn's
``` Systemic steroids e.g. Prednisolone Local steroids Anti inflammatory drugs Palliative - remove obstructed bowel segments drain abscesses ```
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2 microscopic features of Crohn's
Granulomatous | Oedematous (fluid retention)
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Site of ulcerative colitis
Colon (large intestine)
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3 clinical presentations of UC
Continuous Rectum always involved Mucosal inflammation and swelling
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3 UC symptoms
Diarrhoea Abdominal pain PR bleeding
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4 treatments of UC
Systemic steroids e.g. Prednisolone Local steroids Anti inflammatory e.g. Sulphasalazine Surgery- colectomy (remove part causing disease)
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6 clinical features of orofacial granulomatosis
``` Lip swelling Angular cheilitis Cobblestoning Gingivitis Ulceration Microscopic granulomas ```
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Define pernicious anaemia
Inability to absorb vitamin B12 | Receptors only in terminal ileum
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Cause of pernicious anaemia
Failure to produce intrinsic factor, which is needed to absorb vitamin B12
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3 causes of Vit b12 deficiency
Pernicious anaemia Low dietary intake Disease of terminal ileum (Crohn's disease)
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Define coeliac disease
Sensitivity to α-gliaden component of gluten
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8 symptoms of coeliac disease
``` Weight loss Lassitude (lack of energy) Weakness Abdominal pain/swelling Diarrhoea Aphthae (small ulcer)/glossitis (inflammation of tongue) Steatorrhoea (fatty stools) Dysphagia ```
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Effect of gluten free diet on coeliac disease
Reversal of jejunal atrophy (malabsorption goes away) Improved well being Decreased risk of lymphoma
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Symptoms of colonic carcinoma
None Anaemia Rectal blood loss
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4 ways to screen for colonic carcinoma
``` FOB (faecal occult blood test) - all over 50s invited Barium enema Endoscopy CT/MRI scan ```
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Aetiology of colonic carcinoma (9)
``` Diet: Decreased fibre Increased fat Increased meat Decreased veg ``` ``` Smoking Lack of exercise Genetics Ulcerative colitis Intestinal polyps ```
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What causes most colonic carcinomas
Arise in polyps Most will bleed due to irritation and trauma Usually takes 5 yeRs to progress to malignancy
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3 treatments for colonic carcinoma
Surgery Radiotherapy Chemotherapy
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3 ways to diagnose helicobacter pylori
Endoscopy and biopsy Breath test Serology
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Define gastroenteritis
A non-specific term for various pathological states of the GI tract
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Primary manifestation of gastroenteritis and possible accompanying symptoms
Diarrhoea Nausea Vomiting Abdominal pain
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5 key viral symptoms of gastroenteritis
``` Abdominal cramps Vomiting Profuse WATERY stools Fever Headaches ```
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4 key bacterial dysentery symptoms of gastroenteritis
Small volume stools Fever BLOODY mucoid stools Supra pubic pain
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Define norovirus and how it's transmitted
Highly contagious non-enveloped ss RNA virus Transmitted faecal to oral route
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Clinical features of norovirus
Abrupt onset of vomiting and watery diarrhoea | +/- Fever and abdominal pain
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Management of norovirus
Correct fluid/electrolyte balance
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3 types of salmonella
Gastroenteritis Enteric Fever (typhoid) Bacteraemia
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4 symptoms of salmonella
Cramps Watery or bloody diarrhoea Fever, sometimes vomiting Lasts 1-4 days
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2 treatments for salmonella
Supportive (IV hydration) | Antibiotics
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Define clostridium difficile
Gram positive, spore forming, anaerobic bacillus | Carried by domestic animals
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4 treatments for C. Diff
Oral rehydration Antibiotics Colectomy Faecal transplants
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Ways to prevent C. Diff infection
No vaccine ``` Food hygiene Decrease likelihood of contamination - adequate food and storage - segregation - licensed premises ```
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3 ways to prevent GI infections
Safe food handling and hand washing Infection control Surveillance
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Name 4 liver issues
Viral liver disease Jaundice Cirrhosis Liver failure
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Define jaundice
Accumulation of bilirubin in the skin due to excess bilirubin in blood
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What is conjugated bilirubin
Soluble bilirubin
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Define pre-hepatic jaundice
Jaundice due to factors before liver metabolism
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What usually causes pre-hepatic jaundice and give 3 examples
Usually excessive quantities of RBC breakdown products - haemolytic anaemia (RBC destruction) - post transfusion (bad match) - neonatal (maternal RBC induced)
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What causes jaundice in haemolysis
Increased bilirubin production beyond livers capacity to conjugate it
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What causes jaundice in Gilberts disease
Decreased bilirubin uptake by liver cells
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What causes hepatic jaundice
Due to 'liver failure' - cirrhosis - drug induced liver dysfunction Prevents metabolism of RBC breakdown products
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How does secretion failure cause jaundice
Defective secretion of conjugated bilirubin from liver cells (e.g. Back into bloodstream)
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Define canaliculus
Channels in liver that transport bile to gall bladder
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What causes post-hepatic jaundice
Obstruction to bile outflow
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Clinical feature of jaundice
Conjugated bilirubin is excreted in urine and faeces - colour changes - pale stool and dark urine suggest POST HEPATIC cause (conjugated bilirubin) - normal urine and faeces in HAEMOLYTICS (excess bilirubin unconjugated)
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Define acute cholecystits
Inflammation of gall bladder
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4 gall bladder symptoms
Pain in SHOULDER tip Abdominal pain right side- radiates to back Pain brought on by eating fatty food- stimulates bile release by contraction of gall bladder Usually gall stones
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5 population traits for gallstone
``` Fair Fertile Female Fat Forty ```
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3 ways jaundice patients are imaged
Ultrasound- detects dilated bile channels within liver Plain radiographs- show RADIOPAQUE gall stones ERCP- endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography
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Management of prehepatic jaundice
Identify and treat cause
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Management of post hepatic jaundice
Remove obstruction - gall stones via ERCP/ ultrasound - force channel open with stent
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3 ways to prevent gall stone recurrence
``` Remove gall bladder (cholecystectomy) Prevent build up of bile acid - ursodeoxycholic acid - low calorie, low cholesterol diet Prevent bile acid reabsorption from GIT ```
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Define kernicterus
Brain damage from bilirubin build up in new born
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Define cirrhosis
Mixed picture of damage, fibrosis and regeneration of liver structure
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6 causes of cirrhosis
``` Alcohol Primary biliary cirrhosis Viral disease- chronic active hepatitis Autoimmune chronic hepatitis Haemochromatosis (excessive absorption and storage of iron) CF ```
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5 signs/symptoms of cirrhosis
``` Acute bleed Jaundice Oedema and ascite (abdominal fluid) Encephalopathy (toxic substances affect brain) Spider naevi, palmar erythema ```
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