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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. In viral hepatitis - which liver enzyme is higher






2. Where is IgA shuttled






3. Which viral infxns/treatments are associated with reyes syndrome






4. What does bicarb do in the duodenum






5. What can hemochromatosis be secondary to...






6. What can fistula between the gallbladder and small intestine create and how can you tell






7. AD syndrome featuring multiple nonmalignant hamartomas throughout GI tract






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






9. What is contained within the submucosa


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






11. What is one potential precipitating factor for intussusception






12. inflammatino of gallbadder






13. What are motilin receptor agonists used for clinically






14. Where on the stomach does the gastrohepatic ligament attach to - What does it contain - and How is used in surgery






15. Cholecytsokinin - source - action - regulation






16. What causes carcinoid syndrome amd What are the symptoms






17. What is the presenting course for appendicity


18. What conditions are associated with budd chiari






19. Which serum enzyme increases with heavy EtOH consumption






20. What kind of hernia protrudes below the inguinal ligament - Where does travel relative to pubic tubercle and who gets them






21. What converts inactive pepsinogen to pepsin






22. Liver cell failure can lead to multisystem signs including






23. What is the presentation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma






24. Why does indirect inguinal hernia happen in infacnts






25. Which IBD may or may not have blood diarrhea - and which will always have bloody diarrhea






26. Progressive dyshphage beginning with solids and moving to liquids and weight loss






27. What are esophageal strictures associated with






28. What is the main symptom if a VIPoma






29. What kind of muscle is in the middle 1/3 of esophagus






30. involvement of left supraclavicular node by mets from stomach


31. What is the other name for GIP (gastric inhibitory peptide)






32. What histological findings are present in the stomach






33. What transforms conjugated bilirubin to urobilinogen






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






35. What gives urine its characteristic color






36. What kind of insults results in macronodular cirrhosis






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






38. Which area of the hindgut is a watershed area






39. In an MI - which liver enzyme is elevated






40. How do burns cause acute gastritis and What is it called


41. Where are tumors commonly in pancreatic adenocarcinoma






42. What artery passes around the duodenum






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






44. Which IBD usually has transmural inflammation and which has mucosal and submucosal inflammation and What are the characteristic signs of each






45. What findings are associated with reyes






46. What is the HLA association and treatment for hemochromatosis






47. What are the treatment options for uclerative colitis






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






49. What are the borders of the femoral triangle






50. FAP + osseous and soft tissue tumors - retinal hyperplasia