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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. Is there any structural abnl with IBS - What is the course of disease and presentation






2. What are the signs and symptoms of budd chiari






3. What are the complications of acute pancreatitis






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






5. What is the path of an indirect inguinal hernia






6. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






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






8. What is Trousseau's sign






9. Mucosal lacerations at the gastroesophageal junction due to severe vomiting - presentation - and risk groups






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






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






12. What are the labs for primary/secondary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis






13. How do secondary biliary cirrhosis - primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis present






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






15. What are the effects of atropine on parietal cells and G cells






16. What are causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction






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






18. What does K- ras mutation cause






19. How is bilirubin carried in the blood






20. What makes a true diverticula






21. occlusion of IVC or hepatic veins






22. Achalasia increases the risk For what complication






23. Gq and inc cAMP both work to do what in parietal cells






24. Who is at risk for pancreatic adenocarcinoma






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






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






27. What cell produces IF and What does it do






28. What carcinogens are associated with HCC






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






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






31. Where is bicarb trapped






32. What is indirect bilirubin






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






34. What kind of cancer to celiac sprue put you as inc risk for






35. vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) - source - action - regulation






36. When do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands






37. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD






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






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






40. What are the treatmet options for crohns






41. What serum enzyme is elevated in acute pancreatitis and mumps






42. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis






43. What are the common causes of gastric ulcers - What causes gastric ulcer






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






45. Which kind of hemorrhoids are painful and why






46. What commonly leads to appendicity in kids vs adults






47. What does TOASTED with alcoholic hepatitis stand for






48. Where is IgA shuttled






49. What drug blocks the H2R






50. What are the treatment options for uclerative colitis