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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What drug inhibits the H/K ATPase






2. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






3. What reaction does salivary amylase catalyze






4. In what syndrome is gastric very elevatad - and amino acids are potent gastrin stimulators






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






6. Acute gastritis is caused By what process






7. What does K- ras mutation cause






8. What are the treatment options for uclerative colitis






9. Where is the pancreatic enzyme concentration highest and what reaction does it catalyze






10. What test and result confirms H pylori infxn






11. How does hirschsprung present and appear on imaging






12. What does TOASTED with alcoholic hepatitis stand for






13. Gastrin - source - action - regulation






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






15. Where is the pectinate line






16. most common non - neoplastic polyp in colon






17. To what substance is bilirubin conjugated and why






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






19. What does a low flow rate mean for saliva






20. What are the borders of Hesselbach's triangle






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






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






23. What is the HLA association and treatment for hemochromatosis






24. What are the histological findings in the jejunum






25. Where is the arterial supply from above the pectinate line - and What is the venous drainage






26. What percentage of gall stones are cholesterol stones and What are the associations






27. What is the lumen of the pancreatic duct






28. Autodigestion of pancreas by pancreatic enzymes






29. What causes hirschsprungs






30. What is the leading cause of bowel incarceration






31. Why does indirect inguinal hernia happen in infacnts






32. What causes pancreatic insuff and What does it cause






33. What are causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction






34. What is contained with in the hepatoduodenal ligament - What two spaces does it connect - and when would you need to compress it






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






36. What kind of diarrhea is produced from a disaccharide def






37. What conditions are associated with budd chiari






38. What type of insults result in micronodular cirrhosis






39. Bilirubin is the product of what?






40. How many layers outpouch in a false diverticula and they occur At what point of weakness and what?






41. What is biliary colic






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






43. What are the tumor markers for pancreatic adenocarcinoma






44. What is the most common diaphragmatic hernia and What are the two types






45. What does alpha amylase do and what inactivates it






46. What do the rugae of stomach look like in menetriers disease






47. What causes carcinoid syndrome amd What are the symptoms






48. subQ peribumbilical metastasis






49. trypsinogen is converted to trypsin via what enzyme






50. Where are oligosaccharide hydrolases and What do they do