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






2. What is the leading cause of bowel incarceration






3. Esophagitis can result From which 3 infectious agents - or chemical ingestion






4. What is the frequency of basal electric rhythm in the duodenum






5. What other condition can lead to acute gastritis - think renal






6. What does high flow rate mean






7. blind pouch protruding from alimentary tract that communicates with lumen of the gut






8. Transmural esophageal rupture due to violent retching

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






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






11. What is the ddx associated with appendicitis






12. What does histo show for alpha1 antitrypsin def






13. signet ring cells - acanthosis nigracans - dz - character/association - spread






14. what kind of fistula is associated with diverticulitis






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






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






17. What does alpha amylase do and what inactivates it






18. What serum enzyme is elevated inacute pancreatitis






19. Autodigestion of pancreas by pancreatic enzymes






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






21. A protrusion of peritoneum through an opening - usually a site of weakness






22. With esophageal varices - between What two vessels is the portosystemic anastomoses and Where is it






23. What are the foregut structures and what supplies their blood and PANS innvervation






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






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






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






27. What reaction does salivary amylase catalyze






28. When and How does Abetalipoproteinemia present






29. Which IBD has skip lesions and can hit any portion of the GI tract but sprares the rectum - and Which is mainly has continuous lesions in the colon and always has rectal involvement






30. Malabsorption syndromes have what common clinical presentation






31. What does the gastrocolic ligament connect - What is contained - and what larger structure is it a part of...






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






33. likely infectious form of malabsorption - responds to antibiotics






34. If the hemochromatosis is primary - What is the pattern of inheritance






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






36. Cholecytsokinin - source - action - regulation






37. This disease commonly presents as heartburn and regurg when lying down - What is another common presentation






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






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






40. In PUD - with gastric ulcers - does pain inc or dec with meals?






41. What are the complications of chronic pancreatitis






42. What is the prognosis of adenocarcinoma






43. What do you use to diagnose meckels






44. trypsinogen is converted to trypsin via what enzyme






45. In an MI - which liver enzyme is elevated






46. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






47. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis






48. What are the complications of duodenal PUD






49. What structures feed into the common bile duct






50. How do villi appear in disaccharidease def