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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What arteries exit just below the SMA






2. What are additional risk factors for CRC






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






4. What nerve innervates the external hemorrhoids






5. What pancreatic proteases are secreted as zymogens






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






7. How is the diagonsis of CRC made






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






9. In alchoholic hepatitis which liver enzyme is higher






10. Where is the pectinate line






11. secretin - source - action - regulation






12. absent UDPGT - presents early in life - early mortality






13. What cell produces IF and What does it do






14. What is the frequency of basal electric rhythm in the duodenum






15. At what spinal level does the celiac trunk exit






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






17. What is contained in the gastrosplenic and What areas does it separate






18. is meckels a true diverticulum and how common is it






19. With internal hemorrhoids Where is the anastomoses and Where is it






20. motilin - source - action - regulation






21. somatostatin - source - action - regulation






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






23. AD - mutation of APC gene on chromosome 5q - two hit hypothesis - 100% progress to CRC - 1000s of polyps - pancolonic - rectal involvement






24. What is the rule of 2s for meckels






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






26. Why does volvulus occur more at cecum and sigmoid colon






27. In which portion of the esophagus is it sqamous cell cancer and in which portion is adenocarcinoma






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






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






30. Where does an indirect inguinal hernia enter the deep inguinal ring






31. What is biliary colic






32. Where does copper accumulate in Wilsons and What are ABCD






33. What are the histological findings in the jejunum






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






35. What are the two molecular pathways that lead to CRC






36. AD syndrome featuring multiple nonmalignant hamartomas throughout GI tract






37. What enzyme is necessary to create conjugated bilirubin






38. Gallstones that reach the common channel at ampulla can block which two ducts






39. What does GET SMASHED stand for in acute pancreatitis






40. What causes hirschsprungs






41. What is the prognosis of adenocarcinoma






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






43. What are the effects of atropine on parietal cells and G cells






44. What infection causes Whipple disease and What can you see on LM






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






46. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD






47. Where is there sclerosis in alcoholic cirrohosis






48. What can fistula between the gallbladder and small intestine create and how can you tell






49. What kind of salivary gland tumor is painless - moveable mass - bening with high rate of recurrence - most common salivary gland tumor






50. FAP + malignant CNS tumor