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1. What is the other name for GIP (gastric inhibitory peptide)






2. What is the characteristic histo finding in alcoholic hepatitis






3. How do burns cause acute gastritis and What is it called


4. What are the extraintestinal manifestations of ulcerative colitis






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






6. In MSI - What is the mechanism for CRC and what syndrome is associated with this defect






7. What does bicarb do in the duodenum






8. Which IBD is autoimmune and which may be a disordered response to bacteria






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






10. What are the histological findings in the ileum


11. Where on the stomach does the gastrohepatic ligament attach to - What does it contain - and How is used in surgery






12. Where is B12 absorbed






13. signet ring cells - acanthosis nigracans - dz - character/association - spread






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






15. final and irreversible alcoholic liver disease with micronodular irregularly shrunken liver with hobnail appearance






16. What artery passes around the duodenum






17. motilin - source - action - regulation






18. Who gets Whipple disease and How do they present






19. What are the longterm sequelae of nutmeg liver






20. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD






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






22. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






23. What causes carcinoid syndrome amd What are the symptoms






24. What kind of gall stones are mostly radiolucent and what percentage is opaque and due to what?






25. Autodigestion of pancreas by pancreatic enzymes






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






27. How does HCC spread - What is a common tumor marker and what syndrome can it lead to...






28. What cell produces IF and What does it do






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






30. What is the arterial supply and venous drainage below pectinate line






31. What portion of the bowel does sprue effect






32. what kind of muscle is in the upper 1/3 of esophagus






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






34. What does loss of APC cause






35. Tortuous dilation of vessels and bleeding - most often in cecum - terminal ileum and ascending colon - common in older patients - confirmed by angiography






36. milk intolerance






37. What is indirect bilirubin






38. likely infectious form of malabsorption - responds to antibiotics






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






40. Between what structures do strong anastamoses exist






41. What receptors does ACH bind on the parietal cells and What does it activate






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






43. What intervention will intervention will relieve portal HTN






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






45. What structures feed into the common hepatic duct






46. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis






47. What do you use to diagnose meckels






48. At what spinal level does the celiac trunk exit






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






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