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1. subQ peribumbilical metastasis






2. Where is the arterial supply from above the pectinate line - and What is the venous drainage






3. What are the four Fs of gallstones






4. What are the barium swallow findings of achalasia






5. What does bicab do in the mouth






6. Where does inflammation in diverticula likely cause pain - what other signs/symptoms are present and What are the complications






7. How is the diagonsis of CRC made






8. How is salivary secretion stimulated






9. How does abetalipoproteinemia lead to malabsorption






10. What tumor cause PUD with duodenal ulcer and what glands become hypertrophied






11. crigler - najjar type II responds to which therapy and How does it work






12. Which patients have pigment stones






13. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for support






14. What does K- ras mutation cause






15. What nerve innervates the external hemorrhoids






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






17. What structures feed into the cystic duct






18. What are the signs and symptoms of budd chiari






19. What congenital birth defect is associated with Hirschsprung






20. What are the histological findings of the colon






21. What is diverticulosis






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






23. Who gets Whipple disease and How do they present






24. At what spinal level does the SMA exit






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






26. What pancreatic enzymes are responsible for fat digestion






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






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






29. What happens to the short gastics if the splenic artery is blocked






30. which pancreatic enzyme - secreted in its active form - is responsible for starch digestion






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






32. milk intolerance






33. likely infectious form of malabsorption - responds to antibiotics






34. Malabsorption syndromes have what common clinical presentation






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






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






37. blind pouch protruding from alimentary tract that communicates with lumen of the gut






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






39. What pancreatic proteases are secreted as zymogens






40. In alchoholic hepatitis which liver enzyme is higher






41. FAP + osseous and soft tissue tumors - retinal hyperplasia

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42. What are the common causes of gastric ulcers - What causes gastric ulcer






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






44. When do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands






45. Abuse of what substance leads to acute gastritis






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






47. Where does type B chronic gastritis occur and What causes it






48. What is the most common esophageal cancer worldwide and in the US






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






50. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for absorption