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1. What layer of fascia covers a direct inguinal hernia






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






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






4. What is the omphalomesenteric cyst






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






6. occlusion of IVC or hepatic veins






7. rare - often fatal childhood hepatoencephalopathy


8. What is the lumen of the pancreatic duct






9. What does a gastrinoma cause






10. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD






11. trypsinogen is converted to trypsin via what enzyme






12. What does loss of APC cause






13. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






14. If the abdominal aorta is blocked - How does blood get to the left colic artery






15. most common non - neoplastic polyp in colon






16. Cholecytsokinin - source - action - regulation






17. What can hemochromatosis be secondary to...






18. acute bowel obstruction - commonly from a recent surgery - can have well demarcated necrotic zones






19. What skin condition is associated with celiac sprue






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






21. HyperIgM associated with ulcerative colitis can lead to what biliary tract disease






22. What is the path of an indirect inguinal hernia






23. In viral hepatitis - which liver enzyme is higher






24. What drug blocks the H2R






25. Where is the pectinate line






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






27. What artery passes around the duodenum






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






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






30. What structure is Not contained in the femoral sheath






31. persistence of viteline duct or yolk stalk possibly containing ectopic acid secreting gastric mucosa and/or pancreatic tissue






32. What do you use to diagnose meckels






33. What are the structures of the femoral triangle and how are they organized






34. Where does type B chronic gastritis occur and What causes it






35. What is the ddx associated with appendicitis






36. What is pancreatic adenocarcinoma associated with






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






38. What are the treatment options for uclerative colitis






39. What kind of salivary gland tumor is painless - moveable mass - bening with high rate of recurrence - most common salivary gland tumor






40. What are the branches of the celiac trunk and What do they supply






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






42. What complication can arise from indirect inguinal hernias






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






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






45. inadequate hepatic liver copper excretion and failure of copper to enter circulation as ceruloplasmin






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






47. What serum enzyme is decreased in wilsons disease






48. FAP + malignant CNS tumor






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






50. What ligament connects the liver to the abdominal wall - What is contained within it and From what structure is it derived