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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What do mucins do?






2. What can fistula between the gallbladder and small intestine create and how can you tell






3. What are the tumor markers for pancreatic adenocarcinoma






4. What complication can arise from indirect inguinal hernias






5. What is the most common esophageal cancer worldwide and in the US






6. a false diverticulum - herniation of mucosal tissue at junction of pharynx and esophagus - How does this present






7. In jaundice of hepatocellular etiology - is the hyperbilirubinemia conjugate or UN - what happens to urine bili - and urine urobilinogen






8. What are the foregut structures and what supplies their blood and PANS innvervation






9. What structures feed into the cystic duct






10. When do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands






11. Where does inflammation in diverticula likely cause pain - what other signs/symptoms are present and What are the complications






12. inflammatino of gallbadder






13. trypsinogen is converted to trypsin via what enzyme






14. How is bilirubin carried in the blood






15. What test and result confirms H pylori infxn






16. is meckels a true diverticulum and how common is it






17. Tortuous dilation of vessels and bleeding - most often in cecum - terminal ileum and ascending colon - common in older patients - confirmed by angiography






18. What arteries exit just below the SMA






19. Where are tumors commonly in pancreatic adenocarcinoma






20. What parts of the small bowel can tropical sprue effect






21. What does loss of APC cause






22. What does bicab do in the mouth






23. What are the borders of Hesselbach's triangle






24. Where does type B chronic gastritis occur and What causes it






25. A protrusion of peritoneum through an opening - usually a site of weakness






26. With esophageal varices - between What two vessels is the portosystemic anastomoses and Where is it






27. What are the two molecular pathways that lead to CRC






28. What kind of gall stones are mostly radiolucent and what percentage is opaque and due to what?






29. vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) - source - action - regulation






30. crigler - najjar type II responds to which therapy and How does it work






31. What are the histological findings in the jejunum






32. absent UDPGT - presents early in life - early mortality






33. What kind of pathways do CCK act on to cause pancreatic secretion






34. Where is the pectinate line






35. What is the sphincter of the pancreatic duct






36. What drug blocks the H2R






37. What are the structures of the femoral triangle and how are they organized






38. What does alpha amylase do and what inactivates it






39. What are the borders of the femoral triangle






40. In what scenarios do pts with gilberts have inc bili






41. What is the most common cause of gallstones






42. How many layers of spermatic fascia are covers an indirect inguinal hernia






43. milk intolerance






44. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






45. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






46. What is a positive murphy's sign






47. multiple juvenil polyps in GI tract - risk






48. What structures feed into the common hepatic duct






49. What are the histological findings of the colon






50. Diaphragmatic hernias occur in infants because of defective development of which membrane