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






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






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






4. What is the triad of Plummer - Vinson syndrome






5. What is the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis






6. What nerve innervates the external hemorrhoids






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






8. At what spinal level does the is the bifurcation of aorta






9. telescoping of 1 bowel segment into distal segment which can compromise blood supply - abdominal emergency in early childhood






10. What is contained with in the hepatoduodenal ligament - What two spaces does it connect - and when would you need to compress it






11. vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) - source - action - regulation






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






13. misfolded gene product protein accumulates in hepatocellular ER - dec in elastic tissu in lungs leading panacinar emphysema






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






15. Where are carcinoid tumors most commonly malignant






16. What layer of fascia covers a direct inguinal hernia






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






18. How do villi appear in disaccharidease def






19. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for support






20. What are the complications of Meckels






21. Where is there sclerosis in alcoholic cirrohosis






22. How is salivary secretion stimulated






23. what kind of fistula is associated with diverticulitis






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






25. What are causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction






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






27. AD mutation in DNA mismatch repair genes - 80% progress to CRC - proximal colon always involved






28. What is the rate limiting step of carbohydrate digestion






29. In alchoholic hepatitis which liver enzyme is higher






30. What do tumors that arise in the head of the pancreas cause






31. What does GET SMASHED stand for in acute pancreatitis






32. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






33. Which patients have pigment stones






34. What are the structures of the femoral triangle and how are they organized






35. What are motilin receptor agonists used for clinically






36. Where are oligosaccharide hydrolases and What do they do






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






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






39. What is Trousseau's sign






40. Achalasia increases the risk For what complication






41. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for absorption






42. What does the splenorenal ligament connect - and What does it contain






43. How does gastrin increase acid secretion?






44. What cell produces IF and What does it do






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






46. What serum marker increases with primary biliary cirrhosis and what other autoimmune conditions are it associated with






47. What are esophageal strictures associated with






48. Where are tumors commonly in pancreatic adenocarcinoma






49. How does abetalipoproteinemia lead to malabsorption






50. What cells make pepsin - What does it do - and what regulates it