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Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What is the rate limiting step of carbohydrate digestion






2. Which patients have pigment stones






3. What is one potential precipitating factor for intussusception






4. Where does inflammation in diverticula likely cause pain - what other signs/symptoms are present and What are the complications






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






6. What are the signs of peutz jehgers






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






8. How does gastrin increase acid secretion?






9. People of what decent are associated with celiac sprue and what findings/antibodies are present






10. What is the frequency of basal electric rhythm of the ilieum






11. What is the presenting course for appendicity

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12. What structures feed into the common hepatic duct






13. Achalasia increases the risk For what complication






14. Why does volvulus occur more at cecum and sigmoid colon






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






16. gastric hypertrophy with protein loss - parietal cell atrophy and inc mucous cells






17. most common non - neoplastic polyp in colon






18. mildly dec UDPGT or dec bilirubin uptake - asymptomatic - elevated uncong bili without over hemolysis

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19. What are the ABCDEF of esophageal cancer






20. Abuse of what substance leads to acute gastritis






21. Where does crohns usually affect the GI tract






22. What is contained within the muscularis externa






23. Where is there sclerosis in alcoholic cirrohosis






24. masses protruding into gut lumen leading to a sawtooth appearance - often rectosigmoid






25. What test and result confirms H pylori infxn






26. What is the most important mechanism in gastric acid secretion






27. which pancreatic enzyme - secreted in its active form - is responsible for starch digestion






28. What are the histological findings in the duodenum

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






30. What does K- ras mutation cause






31. Which is used more quickly - an oral glucose load - or that by IV






32. Where is IgA shuttled






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






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






35. What is the TX of physiologic neonatal jaundice






36. What are the complications of acute pancreatitis






37. subQ peribumbilical metastasis






38. What does GET SMASHED stand for in acute pancreatitis






39. What artery passes around the duodenum






40. inflammatino of gallbadder






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






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






43. Where is B12 absorbed






44. What does loss of p53 cause






45. likely infectious form of malabsorption - responds to antibiotics






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






47. Which area of the hindgut is a watershed area






48. What are the four Fs of gallstones






49. Where does an indirect inguinal hernia enter the deep inguinal ring






50. early bilious vomiting - with proximal stomach distention - double bubble - due to failure of recanalization of small bowel - dz and association