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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. At what spinal level does the SMA exit






2. Gastrin - source - action - regulation






3. What serum enzyme is elevated in obstructive liver disease - bone disease and bile duct disease






4. Through which aspect of the inguinal canal does a direct inguinal go






5. What kind of lesions are characteristic of duodenal PUD vs cancer






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






7. What are esophageal strictures associated with






8. Where is IgA shuttled






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






10. What is the characteristic histo finding in alcoholic hepatitis






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






12. 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






13. internal hemorrhoids and adenocarcinoma occur above or below pectinate line?






14. What kind of diarrhea is produced from a disaccharide def






15. What is the sphincter of the pancreatic duct






16. trypsinogen is converted to trypsin via what enzyme






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






18. What skin condition is associated with celiac sprue






19. How does loss of NO secretion affect the esophagus and what results






20. What is the ddx associated with appendicitis






21. How are all 3 monosaccharides transported to the blood






22. What histological findings are present in the stomach






23. What are the treatmet options for crohns






24. What are the barium swallow findings of achalasia






25. What are the extraintestinal manifestations of ulcerative colitis






26. What are the histological findings in the jejunum






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






28. How do villi appear in disaccharidease def






29. AD syndrome featuring multiple nonmalignant hamartomas throughout GI tract






30. What are the treatment options for uclerative colitis






31. What artery passes around the duodenum






32. What does alpha amylase do and what inactivates it






33. alcoholic liver disease that requires sustained - long term consumption - with swollen and necrotic hepatocytes with neutrophilic infiltration






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






35. somatostatin - source - action - regulation






36. What kind of pancreatitis is associated with EtOH and smoking






37. What is the most common diaphragmatic hernia and What are the two types






38. What are motilin receptor agonists used for clinically






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






40. What are additional risk factors for CRC






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






42. What drug inhibits the H/K ATPase






43. milk intolerance






44. What other condition can lead to acute gastritis - think renal






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






46. What is charcot triad of cholangitis






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






48. Where is bicarb trapped






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






50. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD