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1. At what spinal level does the celiac trunk exit






2. How does gastrin increase acid secretion?






3. Autoantibodies to gluten (gliadin) in wheat and other grains






4. What are the results of hemochromatosis






5. Which IBD has noncaseating granulomas and lymphoid aggregates - and which has crypt abscesses and ulcers with bleeding






6. What do mucins do?






7. What commonly leads to appendicity in kids vs adults






8. What retroperitoneal structure flanks both sides of the pancreas on CT






9. List the clinical findings of HCC






10. What receptor does histamine bind on the parietal cell and What does it activate






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






12. What is the TX of physiologic neonatal jaundice






13. What test and result confirms H pylori infxn






14. Why are most diverticula considered false






15. Bilirubin is the product of what?






16. This disease commonly presents as heartburn and regurg when lying down - What is another common presentation






17. What is pancreatic adenocarcinoma associated with






18. People of what decent are associated with celiac sprue and what findings/antibodies are present






19. What are the histological findings of the colon






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






21. Painless bleedgin of submucosal veins in lower 1/3 of esophagus






22. What do you treat Wilsons disease with and What is the inheritance






23. What parts of the small bowel can tropical sprue effect






24. What are the barium swallow findings of achalasia






25. Where is IgA shuttled






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






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






28. FAP + malignant CNS tumor






29. Is there any structural abnl with IBS - What is the course of disease and presentation






30. concentric onion skin bile duct fibrosis






31. Where is there sclerosis in alcoholic cirrohosis






32. What are the histological findings in the jejunum






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






34. What serum enzyme is elevated inacute pancreatitis






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






36. What is the most important mechanism in gastric acid secretion






37. What cells make gastric acid - What does it do to stomach pH and what substances regulate it






38. In an MI - which liver enzyme is elevated






39. What portion of the bowel does sprue effect






40. What structures feed into the cystic duct






41. What is the cause of physiologic neonatal jaundice






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






43. What is a positive murphy's sign






44. When and How does Abetalipoproteinemia present






45. What is biliary colic






46. How is the diagonsis of CRC made






47. How is salivary secretion stimulated






48. What reaction does salivary amylase catalyze






49. What kind of insults results in macronodular cirrhosis






50. What transforms conjugated bilirubin to urobilinogen