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- Ballance's sign
- dullness LUQ, resonant RUQ
- Beck's triad
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JVD
Decreased, muffled heart sounds
decreased bp
cardiac tamponade - bergman's triad
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fat emboli
mental status changes
petechiae
dyspnea - Blumer's shelf
- mets to the rectouterine
- boas sign
- right subscapular pain from cholelithiasis
- Borchardt's triad
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emesis then no emesis
epigastric distension
failure to pass an NgTube
gastric volvulus - Carcinoid
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flushing
diarrhea
right sided heart failure - Charco's triad
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Fever
Jaundice
RUQ pain - Chvostek's sign
- twitching of facial muscles
- Courvoisier's law
- enlarged non-tender gallbladder seen w/ obstruction of the common bile duct most commonly w/ pancreatic cancer
- Cullen's sign
- blu periumbilical area- retroperitoneal hemorrhage tracking aroudn to the ant abdominal wall through fascial planes- acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis
- Cushing's triad
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HTN
Bradycardia
Irregular respirations - Danc'e sign
- Empty right lower quadrant in kids w/ ileocecal intussusception
- Fothergill's sign
- differentiate intra-abdominal mass from 1 in the ab wall if mass is felt while there is tension on the musculature.
- Fox's sign
- ecchymosis of inguinal ligament seen w/ retroperitoneal bleeding
- Hamman's sign/crunch
- crunching on auscultation of the heart from emphysematous mediastinum, seen w/ oerhaave's syndrome, pneumomediastinum
- Homan's sign
- falf pain on forced dorsiflexion of the foot in DVT
- Howship-Romberg sign
- Pain along the inner aspect of the thigh; seen w/ obturator hernia as result of nerve compression.
- Kehr's sign
- severe shoulder pain in pts w/ splenic rupture- referred from diaphragm
- Krukenberg tumor
- mets to the ovary
- Kelly's sign
- visible peristalsis of the ureter
- Laplace's law
- Wall tension = pressure x radius
- McBurney's point
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1/3rd distance form the ant iliac spine to the umbilicus on a line connecting the two
tenderness here is a sign of appendicitis. - Meckel's diverticulum rule of 2s
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2% of population
2 of those are symptomatic
2 ft of the ileocecal valve - Mittleschmerz
- low quadrant pain in ovulation
- Reynold's pentad
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Fever
Jaundice
RUQ pain
Mental Status changes
Shock/sepsis - Rovsing's sign
- palpation of the LLQ-> pain in RLQ- appendicitis
- Saint's triad
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cholelithiasis
Hiatal hernia
Diverticular disease - Silk glove sign
- indirect hernia sac in peds; sac feels like a finger of a silk glove when rolled.
- Sister Mary Joseph's sign
- Mets to umbilical lymph nodes
- Virchow' snode
- mets to left supraclavicular cancer
- Virchow' striad
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risk factors for thrombosis
stasis
abnl endothelium
hypercoagulability - Trousseau's sign
- carpal spasm after occlusion of blood.
- Valentino's sign
- RLQ pain from perfed peptic ulcer from succus/pus draining into RLQ
- Westermark's sign
- decreased pulm vasc marking on CXR in pt w/ pulmonary embolus
- Whipple's triad
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hypoglycemia
CNS and vasomotor symps
Relief of symps w/ admin of glucose - Wha is afferent loop syndrome
- afferent loop of billroth II gastrojejunostomy
- ARDS?
- acute resp distress syndrome
- what is blind loop syndrome
- bacterial overgrowth of intestine caused by stasis
- what is boerhaave's syndrome
- esophageal perf
- what is budd-chiari?
- thrombosis of hepatic veins
- dumping syndrome?
- hyperosmolar chyme into the small bowel after vagotomy and a gastric drainage proccedure.
- What is Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
- perihepatic gonorrhea infection
- what is gardner's syndrome
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GI polyps
SOD- sebaceous cysts, Osteomas, and Desmoid tumors. - What is mendelson's syndrome?
- chemical pneumonitis after aspiration of gastric contents
- What is mirizzi's syndrome
- extrinsic obstruction of the common hepatic bile duct from a cystic duct gallstone
- What is ogilvie's syndrome
- nonobstructive colonic dilation
- what is peutz-Jeghers
- benign polyps
- what is plummer-vison syndrome
-
esophageal web
iron-deficiency anemia
dysphagia
spoon-shaped nails
atrophic oral and tongue mucosa
elderly, 10%- squamous cell carcinoma - what is RED reaction syndrome
- skin erythema from vancomycin infusion
- refeeding syndrome
- hypoK, hypoMg, hypophos
- What is Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome
- GI tract telangiectasia
- what is short-gut?
- malnutrition from 100cm of viable small bowel
- what is sipple syndrome?
- MEN II
- what is tietze's syndrome?
- costochondritis of rib cartilage; aseptic
- what is trousseau's syndrome
- DVT w/ carcinoma
- Wermer's syndrome?
- MEN I
- What is another name for Crohn's
- regional enteritis
- What are common extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD?
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A PIE SACK
Aphthous ulcers
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Iritis
Erythema nodosum
Sclerosing cholngitis
Arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis
Clubbing of fingers
kidney- amyloid, nephrotic syndrome -
Crohn's epi:
incidence
populations
sex
distribution -
3-6/100,000
jew, low in black;
F>M
25-40; 50-65 -
UC:
incidence
populations
sex
distribution -
10/100,000
Jews, low in AA, + FHx in 20%
M>F
20-35; 50-65 - What are the initial symptoms of Crohn's and UC?
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Crohn's- ab pain, diarrhea, feer, weight loss, anal disease
UC- bloody diarrhea, fever, weight loss - what is backwash ileitis?
- mild inflammation of the terminal ileum in UC;
- which involves the anus? UC or crohn's
- crohn's
- which involves the rectum? UC or crohn's
- UC
- what are the mucosal findings in crohn's?
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aphthoid ulcers
granulomas
linear ulcers
transverse fissues
swollen mucosa
Full thickness wall invovlement - what are the mucosal findings in UC?
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granular, flat mucosa
Ulcers
Crypt abscess
Dilated mucosal vessels
Pseudopolyps - what meds are used for IBD?
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sulfasalazine
roids
metronidazole
azathioprine, infliximab - what is infliximab?
- TNF-alpha antibody
- what looks like a lead pipe on barium enema?
- chronic UC
- what are the intraop findings in crohn's?
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fat creeping onto the antimesenteric border of the small bowel
short and thick mesentery
thick bowel wall
fistula
abscess - what is teh operation for short strictures of the small bowel in crohn's?
- stricturoplasty.
- what is pouchitis?
- inflammtion of the pouch of an ileoanal pull through.
- what do you need for crohn's resection?
- grossly negative margins
- What is an anal fistula?
- rectum to perianal skin
- what causes an anal fistula?
- crypt/gland infection
- what are the signs and symps of anal fistula?
- perianal drainage, perirectal abcess, "diaper rash, itching
- what disease should be considered with fistula in ano?
- Crohn's
- how is the dx made?
- exam, proctoscope
- what is goodsall's rule?
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ant. fistulas go straight
post. curl like a tail - What is the management of anal fistula?
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define the anatomy, marsupialization of the tract
- sitz baths and dressing changes
- seton placement if fisutla is through the sphincter muscle - what is a aseton?
- thick suture placed through fistula tract to slow transection of sphincer muscle- allow scar tissue formed to hold sphincter muscle in place. allow for continence
- what % develop abcess after a fistula?
- 50%
- how do you find an opening to the fistula in the OR?
- methylene blue- look for bubbles.
- what are the signs of a perirectal abscess?
- rectal pain, drainage of pus, fever, perianal mass
- what is the cause of a perianal abcess?
- crypt abscess in dentate line w/ spread.
- what is an inflammatory polyp?
- pseudo polyp in UC
- what is a hamartomatous polyp?
- normal tissue in abnormal configuration
- what is a hyperplastic polyp?
- normal, benighn
- what are the neoplastic polyps?
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tubular adenomas
tubulovillous adenomas
villous adenomas - what determines malignant potential of a polyp?
- size, histo, atypia?
- what is the most common type of adenomatous polyp?
- tubular
- what is the size cut off for a polyp to have tumor potential?
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2cm is high risk
33-55% - What is the cancer potential of a polyp?
- villous > tubovillous > tubular
- What is the % of carcinomas found in the polyps?
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tubular- 5%
tubulovillous 20%
Villous- 40% - where are polyps found?
- rectosigmoid
- what are the signs/symps of rectal polyps?
- bleeding, change in bowel habits, mucus per rectum, electrolyte loss, totally asymptomatic
- what are teh diagnostic tests for polyps?
- fecal occult blood, CBC, BE, endoscopy; all suspect tissue should be biopsied and sent to path.
- what is the Rx of polyps?
- endoscopic resection;
- What gene is affected in FP?
- APC gene
- What are teh signs/ symps of SBO?
- ab discomfort, cramping, nausea, ab distention, emesis, high-pitched bowel sounds
- What labs should be ordered w/ an SBO?
- E-lytes, CBC, type and screen, urinalysis
- what are classic electrolyte/acid-base findings w/ proximal obstruction?
- hypovolemic, hypochloremic, hypokalemic, alkalosis
- what must be ruled out on an SBO exam?
- hernia incarceration
- what major AXR findings are associated w/ SBO?
- distended loops of bowel, air fluid levels on upright film
- what is the danger of complete SBO?
- closed loop strangulation of the bowel-> necrosis
- what is the initial management of all pts w/ SBO?
- NPO, NGT, IVF, Foley
- what are the tests that can differentiate partial from complete SBO?
- CT w/ oral contrast, small bowel follow through.
- what are teh causes of SBO?
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ABC
GIVES BAD CRAMPS
Adhesions
Bulge- hernia
Cancer
Gallstone ileus
intussusception
Volvulus
External compression
SMA syndrome
Bezoars, Bowel wall hematoma
Abcesses
Diverticuliltis
Crohn's disease
Radiation enteritis
Annular pancreas
Meckel's diverticulum
Peritoneal adhesions
Stricture