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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What serum markers increase in cholecystitis with bile duct involvement






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






3. What are the extraintestinal manifestations of crohns






4. Which serum enzyme increases with heavy EtOH consumption






5. What are the signs and symptoms of budd chiari






6. strictures - fistulas - perianal disease - malabsorption - nutritional depletion - colorectal cancer






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






8. What is a positive murphy's sign






9. What can hemochromatosis be secondary to...






10. What are the layers of the gut wall from inside out






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






12. Acute gastritis is caused By what process






13. If trypsin activates more trypsinogen - what kind of feedback loop is established






14. What artery passes around the duodenum






15. Autoantibodies to gluten (gliadin) in wheat and other grains






16. masses protruding into gut lumen leading to a sawtooth appearance - often rectosigmoid






17. what percentage of colonic polyps are non - neoplastic






18. What do you treat Wilsons disease with and What is the inheritance






19. What pancreatic proteases are secreted as zymogens






20. What gives urine its characteristic color






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






22. How does abetalipoproteinemia lead to malabsorption






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






24. Where are peyers patches found






25. When and How does Abetalipoproteinemia present






26. milk intolerance






27. involvement of left supraclavicular node by mets from stomach


28. What is the presentation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma






29. Why would a self - limited lactase def occur following an injury (viral diarrhea)






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






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






32. What does bicarb do in the duodenum






33. What is diverticulosis






34. How does loss of NO secretion affect the esophagus and what results






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






36. What factors increase risk of malignancy of adenomatous polyps






37. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






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






39. What causes primary biliary cirrhosis






40. FAP + malignant CNS tumor






41. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis






42. What serum enzyme is decreased in wilsons disease






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






44. What does a gastrinoma cause






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






46. rare - often fatal childhood hepatoencephalopathy


47. What cell produces IF and What does it do






48. If the abdominal aorta is blocked - How does blood get to the left colic artery






49. What causes pancreatic insuff and What does it cause






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