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






2. What kind of salivary gland tumor is benign - heterotopic salivary gland tissue - trapped in lymph node and surrounded by lymphatic tissue

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3. Which viral infxns/treatments are associated with reyes syndrome






4. HCC is associated with what other conditions






5. What causes pancreatic insuff and What does it cause






6. involvement of left supraclavicular node by mets from stomach

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7. Failure of relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter - Name and etiology






8. reduction in intestinal blood flow causes ischemia - pain after eating - weight loss - occurs at splenic flexure and distal colon - elderly






9. In an MI - which liver enzyme is elevated






10. What nerve innervates the external hemorrhoids






11. What is the most important mechanism in gastric acid secretion






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






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

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14. congenital megacolon characterized by lack of ganglion/enteric nervous plexuses in segment on intestinal biopsy






15. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD






16. What converts inactive pepsinogen to pepsin






17. What is contained within the muscularis externa






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






19. What are the main components of bile






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






21. in budd chiari syndrome - Where is the congestion and necrosis






22. What is the cause of Barrett's and the assocaited complications






23. Where are tumors commonly in pancreatic adenocarcinoma






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






25. What serum enzyme is elevated inacute pancreatitis






26. Are single polyps malignant in peutz jehgers






27. When do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands






28. At what spinal level does the celiac trunk exit






29. diffuse fibrosis of liver destroying nl architecture with nodular regeneration






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






31. In jaundice of hemolytic etiology - is the hyperbilirubinemia conj or unconj - what happens to urine bili - and urine urobilinogen






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






33. What complication can arise from indirect inguinal hernias






34. What is the main symptom if a VIPoma






35. What do mucins do?






36. subQ peribumbilical metastasis






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






38. a false diverticulum - herniation of mucosal tissue at junction of pharynx and esophagus - How does this present






39. What enzyme is necessary to create conjugated bilirubin






40. What kind of hernia protrudes below the inguinal ligament - Where does travel relative to pubic tubercle and who gets them






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






42. inc cholesterol and/or bilirubin - dec bile salts and gallbladder stasis






43. How do secondary biliary cirrhosis - primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis present






44. Which area of the hindgut is a watershed area






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






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






47. inadequate hepatic liver copper excretion and failure of copper to enter circulation as ceruloplasmin






48. Which IBD may or may not have blood diarrhea - and which will always have bloody diarrhea






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






50. What causes hirschsprungs