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1. Bile is critical for exrection of what substance






2. what kind of muscle is in the upper 1/3 of esophagus






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






4. What pancreatic enzymes are responsible for fat digestion






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






6. What arteries exit just below the SMA






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






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






9. What are the hindgut structures and what supplies their blood and PANS innvervation






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






11. Which IBD is autoimmune and which may be a disordered response to bacteria






12. What parts of the small bowel can tropical sprue effect






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






14. GIP - source - action regulation






15. Who gets gastric ulcers






16. Who is at risk for pancreatic adenocarcinoma






17. What are the histological findings in the ileum

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18. B cells stimuated in the germinal centers of peyers patches differentiate into what?






19. What type of insults result in micronodular cirrhosis






20. What are the extraintestinal manifestations of crohns






21. How is the diagonsis of CRC made






22. What are the histological findings of the colon






23. likely infectious form of malabsorption - responds to antibiotics






24. in carcinoid tumors - What is seen on EM






25. In jaundice of hepatocellular etiology - is the hyperbilirubinemia conjugate or UN - what happens to urine bili - and urine urobilinogen






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






27. What serum markers increase in cholecystitis with bile duct involvement






28. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






29. What does K- ras mutation cause






30. What is indirect bilirubin






31. How is salivary secretion stimulated






32. What are additional risk factors for CRC






33. Which serum enzyme increases with heavy EtOH consumption






34. What retroperitoneal structure flanks both sides of the pancreas on CT






35. What are the longterm sequelae of nutmeg liver






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






37. When do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands






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






39. What are the results of hemochromatosis






40. alcoholic liver disease that requires sustained - long term consumption - with swollen and necrotic hepatocytes with neutrophilic infiltration






41. What is the frequency of basal electric rhythm of the stomach






42. What congenital birth defect is associated with Hirschsprung






43. What are the barium swallow findings of achalasia






44. Achalasia increases the risk For what complication






45. What does high flow rate mean






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






47. alcoholic liver disease with short term change and moderate EtOH intake - macrovesicular fatty change that may be reversible






48. What is the main symptom if a VIPoma






49. Which patients have pigment stones






50. motilin - source - action - regulation