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






2. What portion of the bowel does sprue effect






3. What is the main symptom if a VIPoma






4. How many layers of spermatic fascia are covers an indirect inguinal hernia






5. What do you use to diagnose meckels






6. What are the main components of bile






7. At what spinal level does the SMA exit






8. If the abdomincal aorta is obstructed - What is the path of blood to the inferior epigastric






9. What are causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction






10. Which kind of hemorrhoids are painful and why






11. Which area of the hindgut is a watershed area






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






13. Unencapsulated lymphoid tissue found in lamina proporia and submucosa of small intestine containing specialized M cells that take up antigen






14. In alchoholic hepatitis which liver enzyme is higher






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






16. What are the results of hemochromatosis






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






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






19. Where is folate absorbed






20. Diaphragmatic hernias occur in infants because of defective development of which membrane






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






22. What are the four Fs of gallstones






23. At what level of the spine does the IM exit the aorta






24. Where is IgA shuttled






25. Where are carcinoid tumors most commonly malignant






26. multiple juvenil polyps in GI tract - risk






27. involvement of left supraclavicular node by mets from stomach

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






29. conjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to defective liver excretion






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






31. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis






32. What source of salivary secretion is the most serous and What is the most mucinous






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






34. What are the complications of chronic pancreatitis






35. What pancreatic proteases are secreted as zymogens






36. What do mucins do?






37. absent UDPGT - presents early in life - early mortality






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






39. What does a gastrinoma cause






40. is meckels a true diverticulum and how common is it






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






42. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






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






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






45. What is the ddx associated with appendicitis






46. Where and How is iron absorbed






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






48. What are the treatment options for uclerative colitis






49. Liver cell failure can lead to multisystem signs including






50. What kind of gall stones are mostly radiolucent and what percentage is opaque and due to what?