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1. GIP - source - action regulation






2. What does K- ras mutation cause






3. in budd chiari syndrome - Where is the congestion and necrosis






4. What are the extraintestinal manifestations of crohns






5. When do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands






6. What is the action of NO as a GI hormone






7. What are the signs of peutz jehgers






8. What cell produces IF and What does it do






9. What percentage of gall stones are cholesterol stones and What are the associations






10. How does HCC spread - What is a common tumor marker and what syndrome can it lead to...






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






12. What is the HLA association and treatment for hemochromatosis






13. What does extrahepatic biliary obstruction cause






14. Which serum enzyme increases with heavy EtOH consumption






15. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for absorption






16. What is the prognosis of adenocarcinoma






17. If the abdominal aorta is blocked - How does blood get to the middle rectal artery






18. What is indirect bilirubin






19. What serum markers increase in cholecystitis with bile duct involvement






20. gastric hypertrophy with protein loss - parietal cell atrophy and inc mucous cells






21. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






22. Pain improves with defaction - changes in stool frequency and changes in stool appearance are associated with






23. in CF - meconium plug obstructs intestine - preventing stool passage at birth






24. What kind of muscle is in the middle 1/3 of esophagus






25. Who gets gastric ulcers






26. What are the effects of atropine on parietal cells and G cells






27. What are the longterm sequelae of nutmeg liver






28. What is the sphincter of the pancreatic duct






29. Dysphagia in achalasia results from






30. What are the complications of duodenal PUD






31. At what level do the testicular/ovarian arteries exit the aorta






32. Achalasia increases the risk For what complication






33. What is contained within the muscularis externa






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






35. What kind of cancer to celiac sprue put you as inc risk for






36. necrosis of intestinal mucosa and possible perforation - usual colon involvement - more common in preemies






37. Tumor of neuroendocrine cells constituting 50% of small bowel tumors - most common sites are the appendix - ileum and rectum






38. What are the borders of Hesselbach's triangle






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






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






41. In an MI - which liver enzyme is elevated






42. blind pouch protruding from alimentary tract that communicates with lumen of the gut






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






44. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis






45. What is diverticulosis






46. What reaction does salivary amylase catalyze






47. conjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to defective liver excretion






48. What portion of the bowel does sprue effect






49. With internal hemorrhoids Where is the anastomoses and Where is it






50. What cells secrete bicarb - What does it do - and what regulates it