Overview
Grey-blue discoloration of the abdomen and periumbilical area
What is Cullen's sign?
Most serious complication of pancreatitis
What is pancreatic abscess?
Can be benign or malignant
What is an esophageal tumor?
Antibodies present in many patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
What are Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barre virus?
Acquired Autoimmune disease/ chronic disease characterized by weakness, primarily in muscles innervated by cranial nerves, as well in skeletal and respiratory muscles
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
Hypovolemia, Hemorrhage, acute kidney failure, paralytic ileus, and hypovolemic or septic shock, pleural effusion, pneumonia, multisystem organ failure, DIC, and DM
What are complications of Acute pancreatitis?
Infective organisms frequently responsible for pancreatic abscess
What is enteric bacteria and Candida?
Caused by exposure to acid and pepsin-leads to the replacement of normal distal squamous mucosa with columnar epithelium as a response to tissue injury
What is Barrett's Esophagus?
Occurs to peripheral nerves in GBS
What is demyelination?
Encapsulated thymus gland tumor
What is a Thymoma?
Three causes or risk factors for acute pancreatitis
What are any of the following: trauma, pancreatic obstruction, metabolic disturbances, renal disturbances, viral infections, alcoholism, or drug toxicity?
Forms on or surrounds the pancreas, does not have an epithelial lining, and the wall is inflamed, vascular and fibrotic
What is a pancreatic pseudocyst?
Barium swallow with fluoroscopy, esophageal ultrasound with fine needle aspiration, EGD, and PET Scans
What are diagnostics for Esophageal Cancer?
Muscle weakness and pain, cranial nerve involvement, autonomic dysfunction, weakness and parasthesia beginning in the lower extremities
What are clinical manifestations of GBS?
Tensilon and Prostigmin
What are cholinesterase inhibitors?
Four types of chronic pancreatitis
What is chronic calcifying pancreatitis, chronic obstructive pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, and idiopathic/hereditary pancreatitis?
Leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, but is difficult to diagnose early
What is pancreatic carcinoma?
Sacs resulting from herniation of esophageal mucosa and submucosa into surrounding tissue
What is Esophageal diverticula?
Removes circulating antibodies assumed to cause the disease
What is plasmapheresis?
Most common symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis include this set of muscles
What are the eye muscles?
Three clinical manifestations of chronic pancreatitis
What are any of the following: intense abdominal pain or tenderness, ascites, possible left upper quadrant mass, respiratory compromise, steatorrhea, weight loss, jaundice, dark urine, or DM?
Involves resection of the proximal pancreas adjoining duodenum, distal portion of the stomach, and distal portion of the common bile duct. The pancreatic duct, common bile ducts, and stomach are anastomosed to the jejunum, and the spleen may be removed
What is a Whipple procedure?
Caused by the incomplete or late opening of swallowing muscles and leads to high pressure in the hypopharynx
What is Zenker's diverticulum?
Managing symptoms and preventing complications of GBS
What are intervention based on?
Corticosteroids and chemotherapeutic agents have this effect on the body
What is immunosuppressant?