Sclerosing cholangitis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ARDMS ABDOMEN REGISTRY REVIEW 2024 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS. What are predisposing conditions associated with Bile Duct Carcinoma (Cholangiocarcinoma)? ulcerative colitis, sclerosing cholangitis, Caroli's disease, choledochal cyst, parasitic infections What is the name of the cholangiocarcinoma located at the hepatic hilum? Klatskin tumor (should be seen without extrahepatic bile duct dilatation) What are some possible causes of urinomas? renal trauma, surgery, or an obstructing lesion What ...

Appendicitis Inflammation of the appendix usually in persons 10-19. S&S: periumbilical pain, RLQ pain, nvd, anorexia. Pain may initially be epigastric or periumbilical then settle in RLQ. Perforation, peritonitis and abscess formation are all potential complications UC S&S recurrent diarrhea, bloody stools, febrile, polyarthritis, uveitis, sclerosing cholangitis, erythema nodosum and pyoderma gangrenosum UC complications fissures, hemorrhoids, perirectal abscess, toxic megacolon, col...

Antimitochondrial antibodies? - correct answer Primary biliary cirrhosis Antismooth muscle antibody? - correct answer Primary sclerosing cholangitis What is the best initial test for primary sclerosing cholangitis? Most accurate? - correct answer Initial: elevated ALP, *elevated bilirubin* Best: ERCP (beading of biliary system) Others: antismooth muscle antibody, ANCA positive Treatment for both primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis? - correct answer Urs...

Tx of IBS - Answer-Best initial therapy: *Fiber* If fiber fails: Antispasmodic/anticholinergic agents. First line: 1. Dicyclomine 2. Hyoscyamine Secondline: 1. TCA's (amitriptyline) CCS, What test should you order for IBS? - Answer-1. Stool: stool guiac, leukocytes, cultures, ova & parasites. 2. Colonoscopy 3. Abdominal CT scan Umbilical hernia in newborns is associated with? - Answer-Congenital hypothyroidism Screen with TSH (you should screen for TSH anyway) What thre...

What are predisposing conditions associated with Bile Duct Carcinoma (Cholangiocarcinoma)? - Answer- ulcerative colitis, sclerosing cholangitis, Caroli's disease, choledochal cyst, parasitic infections What is the name of the cholangiocarcinoma located at the hepatic hilum? - Answer- Klatskin tumor (should be seen without extrahepatic bile duct dilatation) What are some possible causes of urinomas? - Answer- renal trauma, surgery, or an obstructing lesion What 2 conditions are commonly...

Tx of IBS Best initial therapy: Fiber If fiber fails: Antispasmodic/anticholinergic agents. First line: 1. Dicyclomine 2. Hyoscyamine Secondline: 1. TCA's (amitriptyline) CCS, What test should you order for IBS? 1. Stool: stool guiac, leukocytes, cultures, ova & parasites. 2. Colonoscopy 3. Abdominal CT scan Umbilical hernia in newborns is associated with? Congenital hypothyroidism Screen with TSH (you should screen for TSH anyway) What three metabolic con...

Inflammatory bowel Disease - -Diarrhea -Weight loss -Abdominal Pain -fever -Faitiguw Crohn's disease - -Diarrhea -abdominal cramping -abdominal pain -weight loss occurs from inflammation of the small intestine causing malabsorption rectal bleeding may occur sometimes clinical manifestations: ulcerative colitis - -Bloody diarrhea -abdominal pain -pain may very from the lower abdominal cramping associated w/ diarrhea to severe constant pain Mild manifestation: of ulcerative co...

Disease extension Colonic ext ent of t he disease has been ident ifi ed as an independent risk fact or. In UC, CRC occurs essent ially in pat ient s present ing wit h pancolit is or a hist ory of colit is beyond t he left angle of t he colon (ext ensive colit is). When colit is does not affect beyond t he left angle, t he risk of CRC is low wit h a RR of 2.8 (95% CI: 1.6-4.4) in t he case of left -sided colit is [versus 14.8 (95% CI: 11.4-18.9) in t he case of pancolit is], very lo...

Inflammatory bowel Disease – -Diarrhea -Weight loss -Abdominal Pain -fever -Faitiguw Crohn's disease – -Diarrhea -abdominal cramping -abdominal pain -weight loss occurs from inflammation of the small intestine causing malabsorption rectal bleeding may occur sometimes clinical manifestations: ulcerative colitis – -Bloody diarrhea -abdominal pain -pain may very from the lower abdominal cramping associated w/ diarrhea to severe constant pain Mild manifestation: of ulcerativ...

ARDMS ABDOMEN REGISTRY REVIEW 2023 (Answered) Graded A+ What are predisposing conditions associated with Bile Duct Carcinoma (Cholangiocarcinoma)? ulcerative colitis, sclerosing cholangitis, Caroli's disease, choledochal cyst, parasitic infections What is the name of the cholangiocarcinoma located at the hepatic hilum? Klatskin tumor (should be seen without extrahepatic bile duct dilatation) What are some possible causes of urinomas? renal trauma, surgery, or an obstructing lesion What...