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KEY enzyme that controls the rate-limiting step in prostaglandin synthesis

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Cyclooxygenase (COX)

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TWO principal gastric secretory products capable of inducing mucosal injury

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Hydrochloric acid and pepsinogen

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Duodenal ulcers occur MOST often in

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FIRST portion of the duodenum (>95%)

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Account for the MAJORITY of DUs

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H. pylori and NSAID-induced injury

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Benign Gus are MOST often found

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Distal to the junction between the antrum and the acid secretory mucosa

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MAJORITY of GUs can be attributed to either

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H. pylori or NSAID-induced mucosal damage

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Two factors that PREDISPOSE to higher colonization of H. pylori

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Poor socioeconomic status and less education

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Play a critical role in maintaining mucosal integrity and repair

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Prostaglandins

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MOST discriminating symptom in duodenal ulcer

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Pain that awakes the patient from sleep (between midnight and 3 AM)

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MOST frequent finding in patients with GU or DU

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Epigastric tenderness

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11
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Most common complication observed in PUD

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Gastrointestinal bleeding

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SECOND-MOST common ulcer-related complication

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Perforation

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LEAST-common ulcer-related complication

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Gastric outlet obstruction

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MOST potent acid inhibitory agents available

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Proton pump (H+ K+-ATPase) inhibitors

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MOST common toxicity with sucralfate

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Constipation

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MOST common toxicity with prostaglandin analogues

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Diarrhea

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MOST feared complication with amoxicillin, clindamycin

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Pseudomembranous colitis (Tx: oral vancomycin, IV metronidazole)

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MOST common cause for treatment failure in COMPLIANT patients

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Antibiotic-resistant strains

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Test of CHOICE for documenting eradication of H. pylori

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Urea breath test (UBT)

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Operations MOST commonly performed for duodenal ulcers

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  • Vagotomy and drainage- Highly-selective vagotomy- Vagotomy with antrectomy
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Treatment of CHOICE for an antral ulcer

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Antrectomy (including the ulcer) with a Billroth I anastomosis

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22
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MOST frequent presenting complaint in recurrent ulceration

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Epigastric abdominal pain

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23
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CORNESTONE of therapy for patients with dumping syndrome

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Dietary modification

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MOST commonly observed after truncal vagotomy

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Post-vagotomy diarrhea

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25
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MAJORITY of gastrinomas occur within

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Pancreas

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MOST common nonpancreatic lesion (gastrinoma)

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Duodenal tumors

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MOST common cause of UGIB (50% of cases)

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Peptic ulcers

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28
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FULL-THICKNESS tear of esophagus

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Boerhaave Syndrome

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PARTIAL-THICKNESS tear of esophagus

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Mallory-Weiss tear

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30
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CLASSIC history of Mallory-Weiss tear

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Vomiting, retching, coughing preceeding hematemesis

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MOST important in the setting of hemorrhagic and erosive gastropathy (gastritis)

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NSAIDs, alcohol, stress

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Responsible for MAJORITY of cases of obscure GIB

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Small intestinal sources of bleeding

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MOST common cause of significant lower GIB in children

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Meckel’s diverticulum

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MOST common cause of LGIB

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Hemorrhoids

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In children and adolescents, MOST common colonic cause of significant GIB

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IBD and juvenile polyps

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36
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BEST way to initially assess a patient with GIB

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Heart rate and BP

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37
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Test of choice in UGIB

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Upper endoscopy

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38
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Procedure of CHOICE in LGIB unless bleeding is too massive

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Colonoscopy

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39
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Initial test for massive obscure bleeding

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Angiography

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40
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CLASSIC symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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Water brash and substernal heartburn

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41
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MOST sensitive test for diagnosis of GERD

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24-hr ambulatory pH monitoring

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42
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MAJOR risk factor for adenocarcinoma

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Barrett’s esophagus (metaplasia → squamous to columnar)

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43
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GOLD standard for confirmation of Barrett’s esophagus

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Endoscopic biopsy

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44
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MOST common cause of esophageal chest pain

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Gastroesophageal reflux

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45
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BEST test for the evaluation of proximal gastrointestinal tract

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Endoscopy/Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)

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46
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Typical presentation of esophageal cancer

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Progressive solid food dysphagia and weight loss

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47
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One of the MOST common causes of steakhouse syndrome

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Schatzki ring

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48
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Cancer involving the middle 1/3 of the esophagus, associated with smoking

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Esophageal squamous cell CA

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49
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Cancer involving the lower 1/3 of the esophagus, associated with GERD, Barrett’s esophagus

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Esophageal AdenoCA

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50
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Characteristic symptom of infectious esophagitis

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Odynophagia

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51
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Rule of 2’s in Meckel’s diverticulum

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2% of the population2 y/o2 types of tissues involved2:1 M:F ratio2 in long2 ft from ileocecal valve

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Charcot’s Cholangitic triad

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Mnemonic: FPJ - Fever, abdominal Pain, Jaundice

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Charcot’s Neurologic Triad of Multiple Sclerosis

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Mnemonic: SIN - Scanning speech, Intentional tremor, Nystagmus

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Reynold’s Pentad

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In addition to Charcot’s Cholangitic triad, also includes shock and confusion

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Rome Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 days per month in the last three months associated with 2 or more of the following: improvement with defecation, onset associated with a change in frequency of stool, onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool

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Triad of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

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Liver disease, Hypoxemia, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Shunting

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Triad of Choledochal cyst

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abdominal pain, jaundice, abdominal mass

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Classic Triad of Hemobilia

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Biliary pain, Obstructive jaundice, Melena or occult blood in stools

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Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis REQUIRES TWO of the following

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Typical abdominal pain3-fold or greater elevation in serum amylase and/or lipase levelConfirmatory findings on cross-sectional abdominal imaging

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A TRIAD of findings should alert one to the possibility of HEMORRHAGE from a pseudocyst

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Increase in the size of the massA localized bruit over the massSudden decrease in hemoglobin level and hematocrit without obvious external blood loss

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Reduction in GFR with an elevation of serum creatinine level, but it is fairly stable

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Type 2 HRS

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Alteration in mental status and cognitive function occuring in the presence of liver failure

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Hepatic (Portosystemic) Encephalopathy

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Sudden forward voluntary movement of the wrist after it is bent back on an extended arm

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Asterixis or liver flap

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Clinically innocuous entity in which a partial or complete septum (or fold) separates the fundus from the body

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Phrygian cap

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Deep inspiration or cough during subcostal palpation of the RUQ usually produces increased pain and inspiratory arrest

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Murphy’s sign

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Triad of Acute Cholecystitis

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Sudden onset of RUQ tendernessFeverLeukocytosis

67
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Gallstone becomes impacted in the cystic duct or neck of the gallbladder causing COMPRESSION of the CBD, resulting in CBD obstruction and jaundice

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Mirizzi’s syndrome

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Gas within the gallbladder lumen in plain abdominal films, dissecting within the gallbladder wall to form a gaseous ring, or in the pericholecystic tissues

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Emphysematous Cholecystitis

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MAJOR intrahepatic radicles

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Caroli’s disease

70
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Passage of gallstones into the CBD

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Choledocholithiasis

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Presence of a palpably enlarged gallbladder suggests that the biliary obstruction is secondary to an underlying malignancy rather than to calculus disease

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Courvoisier’s law

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Blue discoloration around the umbilicus (result of hemoperitoneum)

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Cullen’s sign

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Blue-red-purple or green brown discoloration of the flanks (reflects tissue catabolism of Hb)

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Turner’s sign

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Defined by the presence of histologic abnormalities, including chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and progressive destruction of both exocrine and eventually endocrine tissue

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Chronic pancreatitis

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Refers to an assessment of the severity or activity of liver disease, whether acute or chronic; active or inactive; mild, moderate, or severe

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Reflects the level of progression of the disease, based on the degree of hepatic fibrosis

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Indicates cirrhosis with a Child-Pugh score of >7 (Class B)

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Decompensation

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Used to assess prognosis in cirrhosis and provide standard criteria for listing liver transplantation (Class B)

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Child-Pugh score

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Used in assessing candidates for liver transplantation calculated using three noninvasive variables: INR, Serum bilirubin, Serum creatinine

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MELD score

80
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More specific indicator of liver injury

81
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Hepatic inflammation and necrosis that continue for at least 6 months

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Chronic Hepatitis

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Caused by Hep B, B+D, C

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Chronic viral hepatitis

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Characterized by presence in the serum of HbeAg and HBV DNA levels

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Replicative Phase (Hep B)

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CLASSIC syndrome occurring in young women

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Type I Autoimmune Hepatitis

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Associated iwth Anti-LKM

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Type II Autoimmune Hepatitis

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Type II Autoimmune Hepatitis, Hepatitis C

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Drug-induced hepatitis

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Chronic hepatitis D

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Hemolytic anemia with spur cells and acanthocytes in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis

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Zieve’s syndrome

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Elevation of hepatic venous pressure gradient to > 5 mmHg

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Portal hypertension

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Progressive impairment in renal function and a significant reduction in creatinine clearance within 1-2 weeks

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Type 1 HRS

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Laboratory features that argue AGAINST irritable bowel syndrome

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evidence of anemiaelevated sedimentation ratepresence of leukocytes or blood in stoolstool volume > 200-300ml/d

93
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Saclike herniation of the ENTIRE bowel wall

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true diverticulum

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Involves only a protrusion of the mucosa through the muscularis propria of the colon

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Pseudodiverticulum

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Air-fluid level in the LLQ on plain abdominal film

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Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon

96
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Staging for perforated diverticular disease

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Hinchey classification system

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Circumferential, full-thickness protrusion of the rectal wall through the anal orifice

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Rectal prolapse (proccidentia)

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Majority of patient complains include anal mass, bleeding per rectum, and poor perianal hygiene

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EXTERNAL prolapse

99
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Present with symptoms of BOTH constipation and incontinence

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INTERNAL prolapse

100
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Involuntary passage of fecal material >10 ml for at least 1 month

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Fecal incontinence

101
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Incontinence to flatus and occasional seepage of liquid stool

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Minor incontinence

102
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Frequent inability to control solid waste

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Major incontinence

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Goodsall’s Rule

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Posterior external fistula will enter the anal canal in the posterior midlineAnterior fistula will enter the nearest cryptA fistula exiting > 3cm from the anal verge may have a complicated upward extension and may NOT obey Goodsall’s Rule

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Chronic anal fissures

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present for > 6 weeks

105
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Characterized by cramping midabdominal pain, which tends to be more severe the higher the obstruction

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Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction

106
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Features of liver injury, inflammation and necrosis predominate

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Hepatocellular disease

107
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Features of bile flow inhibition predominate

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Cholestatic (obstructive) disease

108
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Alcohol seeking behavior, despite its adverse effects

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Dependence

109
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Visualizes only the rectum and a variable portion of the left colon, typically to 60 cm from the anal verge

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Flexible sigmoidoscopy

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Dysphagia for solid and liquid food

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Suggests a motility disorder such as achalasia

111
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Bird’s beak appearance; aganglionic cells in the esophagus

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Dysphagia for solid food

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Suggestive of stricture, ring, or tumor

113
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Impaired LES relaxation and absent peristalsis

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Esophageal manometry: Diagnostic criteria for achalasia

114
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Olive-shaped mass, non-bilous vomiting

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Pyloric stenosis

115
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Aganglionic cells in the colon

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Hirschprung disease

116
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Perception of a lump or fullness in the throat that is felt irrespective of swallowing

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Globus Hystericus

117
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Diffuse esophageal spasm has been characterized radiographically by

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Tertiary contractions or a “corkshrew esophagus”, “rosary bead esophagus’

118
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GU that fails to heal after 12 weeks of therapyDU that does not heal after 8 weeks of therapy

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Refractory peptic ulcer disease

119
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Ulcer recurrence rates are higher, although the overall complication rates are the lowest of the three procedures

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Highly-selective vagotomy

120
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Provides the lowest rates of ulcer recurrence, but has the highest complication rate

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Vagotomy with Antrectomy

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Hypothetical gastinoma triangle (location of ~80% of gastrinomas)

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Confluence of:cystic and CBD superiorlyjunction of the 2nd and 3rd portions of the duodenum inferiorlyJunction of the neck and body of the pancreas medially

122
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Characterized by large, tortuous gastric mucosal folds

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Menetrier’s disease

123
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Mucosal disease that usually involves the rectum and extends proximally to involve all or part of the colon

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Ulcerative colitis (UC)

124
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Can affect any part of the GIT from the mouth to the anus

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Crohn’s disease (CD)

125
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Characteristic of CD, both endoscopically and by barium radiography

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Cobblestone appearance

126
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60-70% of UC patients; >5-15% of CD patients

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pANCA positivity

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60-70% of CD patients; >10-15% of UC patients

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ASCA positivity

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