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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What is the presenting course for appendicity

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2. rare - often fatal childhood hepatoencephalopathy

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3. Where does an indirect inguinal hernia enter the deep inguinal ring






4. What kind of muscle is in the lower 1/3 of the esophagus






5. Which IBD has skip lesions and can hit any portion of the GI tract but sprares the rectum - and Which is mainly has continuous lesions in the colon and always has rectal involvement






6. Gq and inc cAMP both work to do what in parietal cells






7. What are the signs of peutz jehgers






8. What kind of anemia is in Wilsons






9. Where is the pancreatic enzyme concentration highest and what reaction does it catalyze






10. Where is bicarb trapped






11. What color is the liver in dubin johnson - and what similar syndrome doesn't have gross color changes in the liver






12. What gives stool its characteristic color






13. At what spinal level does the SMA exit






14. In jaundice of hemolytic etiology - is the hyperbilirubinemia conj or unconj - what happens to urine bili - and urine urobilinogen






15. What layer of fascia covers a direct inguinal hernia






16. If the abdominal aorta is blocked - How does blood get to the left colic artery






17. reduction in intestinal blood flow causes ischemia - pain after eating - weight loss - occurs at splenic flexure and distal colon - elderly






18. subQ peribumbilical metastasis






19. What infection causes Whipple disease and What can you see on LM






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






21. What are the four Fs of gallstones






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






23. What does alpha amylase do and what inactivates it






24. Liver cell failure can lead to multisystem signs including






25. What serum enzyme is elevated in acute pancreatitis and mumps






26. GIP - source - action regulation






27. Why does carcinoid syndrome not occur if tumor is confined to GI system






28. What is the mechanism for reyes syndrome






29. How does CRC present in the distal and proximal colon






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






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






32. Dysphagia in achalasia results from






33. Why does indirect inguinal hernia happen in infacnts






34. If the hemochromatosis is primary - What is the pattern of inheritance






35. Where are carcinoid tumors most commonly malignant






36. persistence of viteline duct or yolk stalk possibly containing ectopic acid secreting gastric mucosa and/or pancreatic tissue






37. What are the treatment options for uclerative colitis






38. What is contained in the gastrosplenic and What areas does it separate






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






40. What are the treatmet options for crohns






41. How do secondary biliary cirrhosis - primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis present






42. What do mucins do?






43. masses protruding into gut lumen leading to a sawtooth appearance - often rectosigmoid






44. Why would a self - limited lactase def occur following an injury (viral diarrhea)






45. What do tumors that arise in the head of the pancreas cause






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






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






48. Between what structures do strong anastamoses exist






49. Progressive dyshphage beginning with solids and moving to liquids and weight loss






50. In what syndrome is gastric very elevatad - and amino acids are potent gastrin stimulators