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GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOLOGY. RT 124 2011. Be Kind to your patients- offer them a wet towel for the Ba mustache !. GI DISORDERS. Abdominal pain Gallbladder disease RUQ Acid reflux (GERD) Gastritis Appendicitis Gastroenteritis and food poisoning Bleeding ulcer (hematemesis)
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GASTROINTESTINALPATHOLOGY RT 124 2011 Be Kind to your patients-offer them a wet towel for the Ba mustache !
GI DISORDERS • Abdominal pain • Gallbladder disease RUQ • Acid reflux (GERD) • Gastritis • Appendicitis • Gastroenteritis and food poisoning • Bleeding ulcer (hematemesis) • Hiatal hernia (=Hiatus hernia) • H.pylori gastritis • Colon cancer • Irritable bowel syndrome(IBD) • Crohns disease • Diverticulitis • Diverticulosis • Traveler's diarrhea • Esophageal cancer • Ulcerative colitis • Ulcers (stomach and duodenal) • PYLORIC STENOSIS • INGUINAL HERNIA • INTUSSUSCEPTION • VOLVULUS
Esophageal Strictures • Gastric contents/ acid contents reflux into the esophagus • Causing • inflammation, • scarring • stricture formation.
What do you see Free air NG tube Type of contrast to use?
INTRODUCTION OF GASTRO VIA NG TUBE Ng tube
Pneumoperitoneum(air under the diaphram)possible perforated bowel
Large HIATAL HERNIA (GI) Hiatal Hernia seen on lat CXR
H Pylori • Helicobacter Pylori • Half of the world's population is infected • the incidence is decreasing in high-income countries. • H. pylori colonizes the stomach and has been associated with gastric ulcer and cancer.
Bezoars are tightly packed collections of partially digested or undigested material stuck in the stomach or other parts of the digestive tract. • Foreign bodies are small ingested objects that can also get stuck in the digestive tract and sometimes perforate it. • Gastroparesis is a stomach disorder in which the stomach takes too long in emptying its contents
What Causes This?
Problem With This? Positioning? What exam is this
Ulcerative Colitis is inflammation of the outer lining of the colon only, hence the term colitis. • Crohn's disease, can affect any part of the gut from the mouth to the anus, but most commonly affects the colon or ileum (small bowel) and can involve the full thickness of the bowel wall. • Symptoms • Both types of inflammatory bowel disease may have similar symptoms depending on the site and severity of the inflammation.
CHRONIC Ulcerative colitis NOTE: LOSS OF HAUSTRAL MARKINGS