Term
| What is the difference between Omphalocele and gastroschisis? |
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Definition
| Omphalocele remains within the umbilical cord |
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Term
What is the cause of severe Post-Prandial Projectile Vomiting in an infant?
How is the condition treated? |
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Definition
Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Tx: Spliting the circular pyloric muscle |
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Term
| Where in the stomach is there most likely to be a heterotrophic pancreas? |
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Definition
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Term
| When is a gastritis considered a gastropathy |
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Definition
| Damage or loss of epithelium |
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Term
| What is the appearance of an atrophic gastritis |
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Definition
| A reduction in the cell number and flattening of the gastric epithelium |
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Term
What does activity mean in describing gastritis?
Does activity occur in chronic or acute gastritis |
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Definition
Neutrophil infiltrate
Activity can occur in either Chronic or Acute gastritis |
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Term
| What is the distinction between a gastric erosion and a ulcer |
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Definition
| Ulcers extend below the mucosal lining |
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Term
What are the differences between Autoimmune gastritis and H.pylori caused gastritis
Which causes gland atrophy?
How do they differ by location? |
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Definition
Autoimmune: Body and fundus, Atrophic
H.Pylori: Antrum, Nonatrophic |
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Term
What is the histology of Autoimmune Gastritis?
What are some complications of Autoimmune gastritis |
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Definition
Histology:
Endocrine Hyperplasia
Parietal cell loss
Complications
Pernicious Anemia (10%)
Carcinoid Tumors
Gastric Cancer |
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Term
What are the most common causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease?
What are the most common locations? |
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Definition
H.pylori, NSAIDs, Gastrinoma
Locations: Duodenum, Stomach |
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Term
How does H.pylori cause duodenal ulcers?
What blood type gets worse more duodenal ulcers? |
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Definition
Acid production induces gastric metaplasia in duodenum
H.pylori colonizes and causes inflammation
Blood Type: O |
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Term
| How is low grade MALT lymphoma treated |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the causes of Hypertrophic Gastropathy |
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Definition
Menetrier's(more common in Men)
Gastric hyperplasia of Surface and Pits
Gland atrophy and excessive mucous production
Hypertropic-Hypersecretory Gastropathy
Hyperplasia of Parietal and Chief
Gastrin induced Hyperplasia
Zollinger Ellison Syndrome |
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Term
| What are the different types of gastric polyps and which is neoplastic |
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Definition
Fundic Gland: FAP, PPI's
Hyperplastic/Inflammatory
Inflammatory Fibroid
Adenoma(neoplastic) |
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Term
| What are some causes of fundic gland gastric polyps |
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Definition
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
PPI's: Fundic Polyps particularly |
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Term
| What are some diseases associated with gastric neuroendocrine tumors |
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Definition
MEN1
Autoimmune Gastritis |
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Term
| What location for gastric carcinoma has been increasing in incidence |
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Definition
| Carcinoma of the Cardia and GE junction |
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Term
What are the major genes involve in stomach adenocarcinoma?
What are the lauren's classifications for Gastric Adenocarcinomas?
What is the most important criterea for staging a stomach adenocarcinoma? |
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Definition
Genes
P53
APC
DCC
Lauren's
Intestinal: glandular
Diffuse: Signet ring cells with excessive mucous, "Linitus plastica" Increased wall thickness
Staging: invasion past muscularis mucosa |
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Term
| What are the major genes involved in adenocarcinoma of the stomach |
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Definition
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Term
| What is Krukenberg's Syndrome? |
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Definition
| Signet ring gastic carcinoma infiltrating the ovaries by lymphatic spread |
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Term
| What can be used to better visualize signet ring adenocarcinoma off the stomach |
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Definition
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