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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. Why are most diverticula considered false






2. In PUD - with gastric ulcers - does pain inc or dec with meals?






3. What are the histological findings of the colon






4. What kind of digestion is bile needed for






5. At what level of the spine does the IM exit the aorta






6. likely infectious form of malabsorption - responds to antibiotics






7. What happens to the short gastics if the splenic artery is blocked






8. Acute gastritis is caused By what process






9. Where is the pectinate line






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






11. misfolded gene product protein accumulates in hepatocellular ER - dec in elastic tissu in lungs leading panacinar emphysema






12. subQ peribumbilical metastasis






13. What does a low flow rate mean for saliva






14. Achalasia can be secondary to what infectious disease common in South America






15. Where is folate absorbed






16. What does autoimmune destruction of parietal cells lead to...






17. external hemorrhoids and squamous cell carcinoma occur above or below the pectinate line






18. What structures feed into the common hepatic duct






19. What is the most common indication of emergent abdominal surgery in children






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






21. What factors increase risk of malignancy of adenomatous polyps






22. What are additional risk factors for CRC






23. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






24. What does bicarb do in the duodenum






25. Who is at risk for pancreatic adenocarcinoma






26. What is diverticulosis






27. What structures feed into the common bile duct






28. What does TOASTED with alcoholic hepatitis stand for






29. Scleroderma is associated with what kind of esophageal dysmotility






30. What is the lumen of the pancreatic duct






31. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD






32. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for support






33. What is the risk with peutz jehgers






34. Where are peyers patches found






35. To what substance is bilirubin conjugated and why






36. AD syndrome featuring multiple nonmalignant hamartomas throughout GI tract






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






38. In PUD with a duodenal ulcer does pain inc or dec with meals






39. What tumor cause PUD with duodenal ulcer and what glands become hypertrophied






40. telescoping of 1 bowel segment into distal segment which can compromise blood supply - abdominal emergency in early childhood






41. What is the rate limiting step of carbohydrate digestion






42. How is the diagonsis of CRC made






43. What is the term for deposition of hemosiderin and What is the name of the disease caused by that deposition






44. AD mutation in DNA mismatch repair genes - 80% progress to CRC - proximal colon always involved






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






46. Mucosal lacerations at the gastroesophageal junction due to severe vomiting - presentation - and risk groups






47. What is the presentation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma






48. In an MI - which liver enzyme is elevated






49. What test and result confirms H pylori infxn






50. AD - mutation of APC gene on chromosome 5q - two hit hypothesis - 100% progress to CRC - 1000s of polyps - pancolonic - rectal involvement