a) Most common liver enzyme elevated is ALT b) Metronidazole and luminal amebicide needed in all cases c) In peritonitis due to amoebiasis perforation of colon are less than perforation of liver d) 5% to 15% of patients with ALA may be resistant to metronidazole
Answer The cecum is the most common site of amebic colitis, and the right lobe of the liver is more commonly affected because of drainage of the right portal branch from the right side of the colon. The condition usually starts as diffuse amebic hepatitis; liver cells undergo liquefactive necrosis
Q) False regarding the management of Acute Diverticulitis, Sigmoid colon inflammation and Fat stranding in CT ?
a) Outpatient treatment in most cases
b) Do a colonoscopy after the resolution of acute symptoms
c) Elective Colectomy to be done
d) IV antibiotics to be started`
The pathogenesis of acute diverticulitis is often attributed to the obstruction of diverticula by fecaliths, leading to increased intraluminal pressure, bacterial overgrowth, and subsequent inflammation or perforation
Answer Free c
Sigmoid diverticulitis can be complicated and uncomplicated
Complicated means diverticulum associated with abscess, perforation, obstruction, fistula
This question is about an uncomplicated acute diverticulitis
It can be managed in outpatient setting
It requires IV antibiotics and diet modification
After resolution of symptoms, colonoscopy is to be done after 6 weeks to rule out the presence of other diverticula and neoplasm
Colectomy is not required in all cases. Current recommendations suggest that the decision for surgery should be individualized, taking into consideration the frequency and severity of recurrences. The patient’s overall medical condition and comorbidities should also be included in the analysis
Q ) Antral GIST 1cm incidentally found on UGIE. True regarding its management
a) Surgical resection resection of GIST (More questions on GIST here)
b) Endoscopic resection
c) Resection required if EUS suggests irregular border with cystic spaces
d) Endoscopic surveillance, if size >2cm then resect
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GIST are usually found in the stomach (40% to 60%), small intestine (30%), and colon (15%). Clinically they appear in patients older than 50 years.
They generally have an equal male-to-female ratio or a slight male predominance.
They are rarely associated with familial syndromes such as GISTparaganglioma syndrome (Carney triad), neurofibromatosis 1, and von Hippel-Lindau disease, but most develop de novo.
Q) A 60 year old male is contemplating hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation proctitis. Which of the following is not true regarding this?
A. Indicated in acute radiation proctitis but not in subacute or chronic radiation proctitis B. Oxygen increases the growth of residual tumor and hence tumor should be completely resected C. Complications include Parkinsonism, barotrauma D. Usually 30-40 sessions are required for treatment
Ans a
This statement is not true because hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is not only indicated in acute radiation proctitis but can also be beneficial in subacute and chronic radiation proctitis. Studies have shown that HBOT can promote healing in chronic radiation injuries as well.
Hyperbaric oxygen overcomes chronic tissue hypoxia in radiation damaged tissues and with repeated sessions induces growth of regenerative tissue, capillaries, and epithelium. Successful therapy may take multiple sessions. 18 to 60 treatments
HBO treatments for hypoxic wounds are usually delivered at 1.9 to 2.5 atm for sessions of 90 to 120 minutes each. Treatments are given once daily, five to six times per week and should be given as an adjunct to surgical or medical therapies. Clinical evidence of wound improvement should be noted after 15 to 20 treatments.
Complications of HBO therapy are caused by changes in atmospheric pressure and elevated PO2. Middle ear barotrauma, ranging from tympanic membrane hyperemia to eardrum perforation, is the most common complication.
Pneumothorax brain oxygen toxicity, manifested by convulsions resembling grand mal seizures; oxygen lung toxicity, resulting from damage from oxygen free radicals to lung parenchyma and airways and ranging from tracheobronchitis to full-blown respiratory distress syndrome; and transient myopia.
Absolute contraindications to HBO therapy are
(1) uncontrolled pneumothorax
(2) current or recent treatment with bleomycin or doxorubicin (potential aggravation of cardiac and pulmonary toxicity), and
(3) treatment with disulfiram (increases risk of developing oxygen toxicity).
