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1. What gives stool its characteristic color






2. How does loss of NO secretion affect the esophagus and what results






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






4. What are the histological findings in the ileum

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5. What is the ddx associated with appendicitis






6. What drug inhibits the H/K ATPase






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






8. In PUD with a duodenal ulcer does pain inc or dec with meals






9. What does TOASTED with alcoholic hepatitis stand for






10. In what clinical scenarior do you see portosystemic anastomoses






11. What structures feed into the common bile duct






12. What drug blocks the H2R






13. What type of insults result in micronodular cirrhosis






14. What does bicarb do in the duodenum






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






16. What makes a true diverticula






17. What is the most common diaphragmatic hernia and What are the two types






18. Autodigestion of pancreas by pancreatic enzymes






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






20. What transforms conjugated bilirubin to urobilinogen






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






22. What factors increase risk of malignancy of adenomatous polyps






23. What portion of the bowel does sprue effect






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






25. What kind of digestion is bile needed for






26. What are the complications of acute pancreatitis






27. What carcinogens are associated with HCC






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






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






30. GIP - source - action regulation






31. What are the main components of bile






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






33. Bilirubin is the product of what?






34. If the abdomincal aorta is obstructed - What is the path of blood to the inferior epigastric






35. What are motilin receptor agonists used for clinically






36. What is the most common indication of emergent abdominal surgery in children






37. What are the barium swallow findings of achalasia






38. What congenital birth defect is associated with Hirschsprung






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






40. Where is the pectinate line






41. What are the histological findings in the jejunum






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






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






44. inflammatino of gallbadder






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






46. Autoantibodies to gluten (gliadin) in wheat and other grains






47. What does K- ras mutation cause






48. What cell produces IF and What does it do






49. What is the main symptom if a VIPoma






50. What reaction does salivary amylase catalyze