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However, there are few prior reports of intestinal pseudo obstruction in MIDD patients. Here we report the case of a patient with MIDD associated with the mtDNA A3243G mutation who developed chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction, ...
Chronic Intestinal pseudoobstruction
Intestinal pseudoobstruction is characterized by symptoms of intestinal intestine obstruction in the absence of a mechanical obstruction. The mechanisms for controlling orderly propulsive motility fail while the intestinal lumen is free ...
Diagnosis & Therapy of Chronic Pancreatitis
41 DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
Clay Cothren M.D., Jon M. Burch M.D.
1. What is chronic pancreatitis?
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The classic syndrome consists of smoldering abdominal pain and evidence of pancreatic insufficiency. Histologically, chronic inflammation results in destruction of the functioning endocrine and exocrine pancreatic cells.
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Acute Large Bowel Obstruction
49 ACUTE LARGE BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Elizabeth C. Brew M.D.
1. What are the mechanical causes of large bowel obstruction?
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The three most common mechanical causes are carcinoma (50%), volvulus (15%), and diverticular disease (10%). Extrinsic compression from metastatic carcinoma is another cause of obstruction. Less frequent causes include stricture, hernia, intussusception, benign tumor, and fecal impaction.
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gastrografin enema detorsion of sigmoid volvulus,Intestinal Ischemia. Controversies
CONTROVERSIES
30. What is celiac compression syndrome (Dunbar’s syndrome)?
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Celiac compression is a rare and controversial disorder most commonly described in women (female-to-male ratio = 4:1) between the ages of 20 and 50 years. Patients appear to suffer from chronic mesenteric ischemia without angiographic evidence of atherosclerotic disease. The mechanical compression is believed to be caused by the left crus of the diaphragm (i.e., marginal arcuate ligament), and diagnosis occasionally is confirmed by demonstrating transient celiac compression during expiration. The associated pain is the result of a complicated and still heavily debated redirection of flow (foregut steal) away from the SMA. Effective treatment has required not only release of the compression but also bypass to improve the likelihood of pain resolution.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
50 INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Anthony J. LaPorta M.D., Gilbert Hermann M.D.
1. What two clinical entities encompass the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease?
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Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (acute or chronic).
2. Although the two diseases often overlap, they usually can be distinguished by clinical criteria. What are the major clinical differences?
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Rectal bleeding is unusual in Crohn’s disease but common in chronic ulcerative colitis. An abdominal mass and anal complications (fissure, fistula) are more common in Crohn’s disease.
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Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory. Venous Disease
VENOUS DISEASE
7. What noninvasive test is used to diagnose acute DVT?
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Duplex ultrasound has replaced venous occlusion plethysmography as the accepted standard. Colorflow duplex is useful because it helps to identify small veins from the muscle and fascial layers. The ultrasound assessment involves the following steps:
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Controversies
CONTROVERSIES
17. Should all patients with enteroenteral fistulas secondary to Crohn’s disease have surgery when the fistula is discovered?
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For: Such patients ultimately do poorly, develop further intraperitoneal septic complications, and almost always require surgery.
Against: Many of these patients do well without operative treatment until they develop symptoms. It is fine to wait for symptoms.
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Anorectal Disease. Pilonidal Sinus Disease
PILONIDAL SINUS DISEASE
29. What is the most common clinical presentation of a pilonidal sinus?
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Pain and swelling in the sacrococcygeal region, which typically are associated with a (sometimes several) chronic draining sinus tract.
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pilonidal sinus and anorectal pain,Properties In Evaluation Of The Acute Abdomen. Lab Stadies
LABORATORY STUDIES
15. How is a complete blood count helpful?
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1. Hematocrit. If the hematocrit is high (> 45%), the patient is most likely dry or may have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. If it is low (< 30%), the patient probably has a more chronic disease (associated with blood loss-always do a rectal and test the stool for blood).
2. White blood cell count. It takes hours for inflammation to release cytokines and elevate the white blood cell count. A normal white blood cell count is entirely consistent with significant abdominal trouble. Read more
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, acute abdomen lab, acute adbomen, lab activity on evaluation of the abdomen, labs air in stomach, recovery free air in abdomen, symptoms of mesh rejection, three way of the abdomen,MITRAL REGURGITATION
76 MITRAL REGURGITATION
David A. Fullerton M.D., Glenn J.R. Whitman M.D.
1. List the causes of mitral regurgitation.
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* Rheumatic fever
* Endocarditis
* Ruptured chordae tendineae
* Senile mitral annular calcification
* Papillary muscle dysfunction from ischemia
* Annular dilatation from left ventricular dilation
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Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory
73 NONINVASIVE VASCULAR DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
Darrell N. Jones Ph.D.
1. What is the role of the vascular diagnostic laboratory (VDL) in the assessment and treatment of patients with suspected vascular disease?
Intestinal Ischemia
47 INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA
Thomas F. Rehring M.D.
1. What is the arterial supply to the gut?
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The foregut (stomach and duodenum) receives its blood supply from the celiac artery, the midgut (jejunum to the proximal descending colon) from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), and the hindgut (the remainder of the intraperitoneal gut) from the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA).
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triad of intestinal ischemia,Thoracic Surgery For Non-Neoplastic Disease. Tuberculosis
TUBERCULOSIS
1. What are the clinical manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis?
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They can be almost anything or nothing (it has been stated that if you know tuberculosis, you know all of medicine), but the most common symptoms and signs are chronic fever; weight loss; night sweats; and cough, sometimes with hemoptysis. Chest radiograph typically shows upper lobe infiltrates, with or without cavitation, and can be misdiagnosed as a neoplastic process. HIV-positive or immunocompromised patients usually have mediastinal adenopathy, pleural effusions, and a miliary pattern.
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mdr tb surgery, mdrtb surgical, whats neoplastic surgery,Acid Peptic Ulcer Disease. Gastric Ulcer Disease
GASTRIC ULCER DISEASE
41. What is the most important factor in managing gastric ulcers?
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All gastric ulcers must be evaluated for malignancy. The incidence of malignancy is about 10%.
42. How is gastric ulcer evaluated?
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Biopsy is mandatory. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with multiple biopsies (typically, six) of the ulcer crater is the best method. Upper GI series may be helpful, but biopsy is not possible. The CLO test can be performed at the time of the EGD to detect H. pylori. Benign ulcers usually heal by 12 weeks. Intractability should arouse suspicion for malignancy.
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Aortic Valvular Disease
77 AORTIC VALVULAR DISEASE
Christopher D. Raeburn M.D., Alden H. Harken M.D.
1. What are the most common causes of aortic stenosis?
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Rheumatic heart disease is now a rare cause of aortic stenosis, so the most common causes are now congenital anomalies and calcific (degenerative) disease.
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Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, Updated Edition (Book w / Student Consult)
Author / s: Harken Alden H., Abernathy Charles, Moore Ernest Eugene
Year: 2004
Pages: 473
Publishers: Elsevier Mosby; 5th Bk & Acc edition
ISBN: 0323034160
