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1. What causes pancreatic insuff and What does it cause






2. Which kind of hemorrhoids are painful and why






3. How does hirschsprung present and appear on imaging






4. inflammatino of gallbadder






5. Which monosaccharides are absorbed by the enterocytes and which transporters carry each






6. in jaundice of obstructive etiolgy is the hyperbilirubinemia conj or unconj - what happens to urine bili - and what happens to urine urobilinogen






7. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for absorption






8. Where and How is iron absorbed






9. How does abetalipoproteinemia lead to malabsorption






10. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






11. What causes carcinoid syndrome amd What are the symptoms






12. acute bowel obstruction - commonly from a recent surgery - can have well demarcated necrotic zones






13. If trypsin activates more trypsinogen - what kind of feedback loop is established






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






15. If the abdomincal aorta is obstructed - What is the path of blood to the inferior epigastric






16. What ligament connects the liver to the abdominal wall - What is contained within it and From what structure is it derived






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






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






19. What gives urine its characteristic color






20. What are the results of hemochromatosis






21. What are the histological findings of the colon






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






23. What kind of hernia protrudes below the inguinal ligament - Where does travel relative to pubic tubercle and who gets them






24. What are the labs for primary/secondary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis






25. What arteries exit just below the SMA






26. Where does type A chronic gastritis occur and What causes it






27. Unencapsulated lymphoid tissue found in lamina proporia and submucosa of small intestine containing specialized M cells that take up antigen






28. What is the HLA association and treatment for hemochromatosis






29. What kind of digestion is bile needed for






30. How do villi appear in disaccharidease def






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






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






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






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






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






36. What is the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis






37. What structures feed into the common hepatic duct






38. involvement of left supraclavicular node by mets from stomach


39. What does the splenorenal ligament connect - and What does it contain






40. In what clinical scenarior do you see portosystemic anastomoses






41. What serum marker increases with primary biliary cirrhosis and what other autoimmune conditions are it associated with






42. What test and result confirms H pylori infxn






43. What is the ddx associated with appendicitis






44. What does primary sclerosing cholangitis lead to...






45. Gastrin - source - action - regulation






46. What is indirect bilirubin






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






48. bilateral mets to ovaries with abundant mucus - signet ring cells






49. What is the sphincter of the pancreatic duct






50. What is contained within the submucosa