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1. What is a positive murphy's sign






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






3. What transforms conjugated bilirubin to urobilinogen






4. Abuse of what substance leads to acute gastritis






5. trypsinogen is converted to trypsin via what enzyme






6. What are the longterm sequelae of nutmeg liver






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






8. What are the signs of peutz jehgers






9. At what level do the testicular/ovarian arteries exit the aorta






10. Which patients have pigment stones






11. What drug blocks the H2R






12. What structures feed into the cystic duct






13. What cells make pepsin - What does it do - and what regulates it






14. in carcinoid tumors - What is seen on EM






15. crigler - najjar type II responds to which therapy and How does it work






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






17. What are esophageal strictures associated with






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






19. Which IBD has noncaseating granulomas and lymphoid aggregates - and which has crypt abscesses and ulcers with bleeding






20. What are the results of hemochromatosis






21. What does the splenorenal ligament connect - and What does it contain






22. Pain improves with defaction - changes in stool frequency and changes in stool appearance are associated with






23. Where is B12 absorbed






24. Which area of the hindgut is a watershed area






25. Where does crohns usually affect the GI tract






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






27. What complication can arise from indirect inguinal hernias






28. What pancreatic enzymes are responsible for fat digestion






29. How does brain injury lead to acute gastritis and What is it called






30. What layer in the mucosa is responsible for support






31. What are causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction






32. What enzyme is necessary to create conjugated bilirubin






33. Where is IgA shuttled






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






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






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






37. early bilious vomiting - with proximal stomach distention - double bubble - due to failure of recanalization of small bowel - dz and association






38. What kind of pathways do CCK act on to cause pancreatic secretion






39. What is the main symptom if a VIPoma






40. Where are tumors commonly in pancreatic adenocarcinoma






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






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






43. in jaundice of obstructive etiolgy is the hyperbilirubinemia conj or unconj - what happens to urine bili - and what happens to urine urobilinogen






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






45. likely infectious form of malabsorption - responds to antibiotics






46. What does bicab do in the mouth






47. Gastrin - source - action - regulation






48. Acute gastritis is caused By what process






49. What conditions are associated with budd chiari






50. What is the rate limiting step of carbohydrate digestion