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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What retroperitoneal structure flanks both sides of the pancreas on CT






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






3. What serum enzyme is elevated in acute pancreatitis and mumps






4. What are the tumor markers for pancreatic adenocarcinoma






5. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






6. What does alpha amylase do and what inactivates it






7. Transmural esophageal rupture due to violent retching

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8. What is the prognosis of adenocarcinoma






9. What does high flow rate mean






10. multiple juvenil polyps in GI tract - risk






11. What are the histological findings in the duodenum

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






13. What can hemochromatosis be secondary to...






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






15. What enzyme is necessary to create conjugated bilirubin






16. occlusion of IVC or hepatic veins






17. What does K- ras mutation cause






18. somatostatin - source - action - regulation






19. What commonly leads to appendicity in kids vs adults






20. What cell produces IF and What does it do






21. In PUD with a duodenal ulcer does pain inc or dec with meals






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






23. Abuse of what substance leads to acute gastritis






24. Which glands secrete alkaline mucus to neutralize acid contents entering the duodenum from the stomach and are located in the duodenal submucosa






25. What causes carcinoid syndrome amd What are the symptoms






26. What are the complications of Meckels






27. early bilious vomiting - with proximal stomach distention - double bubble - due to failure of recanalization of small bowel - dz and association






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






29. What are the labs in acute pancreatitis






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






31. What do mucins do?






32. What structures feed into the common bile duct






33. What are causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction






34. What kind of insults results in macronodular cirrhosis






35. If the abdominal aorta is blocked - How does blood get to the inferior pancreaticduodenal arter






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






37. Malabsorption syndromes have what common clinical presentation






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






39. How does hirschsprung present and appear on imaging






40. twisting of portion of bowel around its mesentery leading to obstruction and infarction - usually in elderly






41. mildly dec UDPGT or dec bilirubin uptake - asymptomatic - elevated uncong bili without over hemolysis

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






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






44. Why does carcinoid syndrome not occur if tumor is confined to GI system






45. rare - often fatal childhood hepatoencephalopathy

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






47. What test and result confirms H pylori infxn






48. What kind of pancreatitis is associated with EtOH and smoking






49. Which IBD usually has transmural inflammation and which has mucosal and submucosal inflammation and What are the characteristic signs of each






50. Dysphagia in achalasia results from