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1. most common malignant salivary gland tumor






2. bilateral mets to ovaries with abundant mucus - signet ring cells






3. What are the four Fs of gallstones






4. Which area of the hindgut is a watershed area






5. At what spinal level does the is the bifurcation of aorta






6. What does bicab do in the mouth






7. When and How does Abetalipoproteinemia present






8. What does loss of APC cause






9. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis






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






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






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






13. What is the term for deposition of hemosiderin and What is the name of the disease caused by that deposition






14. If the abdominal aorta is blocked - How does blood get to the middle rectal artery






15. How are all 3 monosaccharides transported to the blood






16. What is the HLA association and treatment for hemochromatosis






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






18. What is the action of NO as a GI hormone






19. What complication can arise from indirect inguinal hernias






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






21. At what spinal level does the celiac trunk exit






22. Which IBD has skip lesions and can hit any portion of the GI tract but sprares the rectum - and Which is mainly has continuous lesions in the colon and always has rectal involvement






23. What are the labs in acute pancreatitis






24. Acute gastritis is caused By what process






25. What kind of gall stones are mostly radiolucent and what percentage is opaque and due to what?






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






27. What receptors does gastrin bind on the parietal cell and What does it activate






28. external hemorrhoids and squamous cell carcinoma occur above or below the pectinate line






29. In jaundice of hepatocellular etiology - is the hyperbilirubinemia conjugate or UN - what happens to urine bili - and urine urobilinogen






30. Which monosaccharides are absorbed by the enterocytes and which transporters carry each






31. why infxn is implicated in duodenal PUD






32. strictures - fistulas - perianal disease - malabsorption - nutritional depletion - colorectal cancer






33. AD mutation in DNA mismatch repair genes - 80% progress to CRC - proximal colon always involved






34. Where is the pectinate line






35. telescoping of 1 bowel segment into distal segment which can compromise blood supply - abdominal emergency in early childhood






36. Abuse of what substance leads to acute gastritis






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






38. What cell produces IF and What does it do






39. When do you see hypertrophy of brunners glands






40. What are the layers of the gut wall from inside out






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






42. final and irreversible alcoholic liver disease with micronodular irregularly shrunken liver with hobnail appearance






43. Where is bicarb trapped






44. Why are most diverticula considered false






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






46. FAP + malignant CNS tumor






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






48. in carcinoid tumors - What is seen on EM






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






50. What are additional risk factors for CRC