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What are the borders of the Hesselbach triangle?

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medial border: rectus abdominus, lateral border: inguinal ligament, superior border: inferior epigastric artery

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Most common cause of painless rectal bleeding in peds?

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polyps

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Patient has slate colored skin indicates?

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primary biliary cirrhosis

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What is used to chelate in wilsons disease?

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penicillamine

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What is treatment for chronic hemachromatosis?

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phlebotomy and deferoxamine chelation

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Tx for chronic autoimmune hepatitis?

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corticosteroids

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Tx for chronic viral hep B and C?

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pegylated interferon alpha

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What serum gastric levels are found in zollinger ellison sx?

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> 150 suggestive; >200 diagnostic

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What level of eosinphillia is dx of eosinophilic esophagitis on bx?

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> 15

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10
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What type of diarrhea is found with cholrea?

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seceratory

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What type of diarrhea is found with lactose intolerance?

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osmotic

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What are the 3 common sx of pellagra?

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diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia

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13
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What bug is related to deli meat and miscarriages?

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listeria

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14
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Niacin deficiency can cause?

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pellagra

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15
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What congenital error of metabolism that requires avoidance of phenylalanine?

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phenylketonuria

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16
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Abx to prevent travel diarrhea? Pregnant and children?

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fluoroquinolone, azithromycin

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17
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How to dx lactose deficiency ?

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lactose breath hydrogen test

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18
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Perifollicular petechial mean what type of vitamin deficiency?

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Vita C-scurvy

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What type of diarrhea can lead to meningitis in neonates and immunocomprised patients?

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listria

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20
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What type of hernia can be felt on side of the finger on PE? tip?

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side: direct, tip: indirect

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21
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How to tx giardia infxn?

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metrodinazole

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22
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What are RF for ventral hernia?

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age, surgery, obesity

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23
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Stomach herniated up to the thorax?

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paraesophageal hernia

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24
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Sx of sliding hernia?

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GERD

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25
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Adenomatous on colonoscopy should get how often colnoscopy?

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3-5yrs

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What does adenomatous mean?

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benign polyps

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27
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What are thumb imprints on xray indicative of?

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toxic megacolon, acute mesenteric ischemia

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28
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What is the most common CA?

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adnocarcinoma

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29
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What does steatorrhea indicative of?

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malabsorption

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30
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What is found on bx for celiac sprue?

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villious atrophy

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31
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Abdominal pain that is out of proportion?

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acute mesenteric ischemia

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32
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60yo male who is a smoker c/o recurrent abdominal dull ache within 1hr of eating?

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chronic mesenteric ischemia

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33
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Inflammatory bowel disease + bloody diarrhea?

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ulcerative colitis

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34
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What is the difference between ulcerative colitis and crohns?

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ulcerative colitis only affects the colon, crohns has “skipped lesions”

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35
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What other sx can be assessed with patients who have ulcerative colitis?

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pyoderma gangrenosum, ankloysing spondylitis, erthema nodosum, uvities

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36
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What irritable bowel disease affects the WHOLE GI tract, mouth and anus?

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crohns

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37
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Newborn has double bubble on xray?

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duodenal atresia

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38
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What are the 3 types of abx that can be used with diverticulotitis?

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cipro + metronidazole, augmentin, bactrim DS

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39
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Positive anti-tissue transglutaminase, anti-gliadin, anti-endomysial AB suggests?

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celiac sprue

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40
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What criteria is used to asses pancreatic CA?

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ranson criteria

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41
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What genetic abnormality is associated with duodenal atresia?

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hereditary spherocytosis

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42
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What heart condition will arise with mesenteric ischemia?

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a fib, CHF, MI

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43
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What tumor marker is associated with pancreatic CA?

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CA 19-9

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44
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What tumor marker is associated with liver CA?

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Alpha fetoprotein

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45
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What does porcelain gall bladder suggest?

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gallbladder CA

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46
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What is the sign called when patient has bleeding in the abdomen causing ecchymosis?

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cullens sign

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47
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What is the most common type of pancreatic CA?

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ductal adenocarcinoma

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48
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What does fever, RUQ, and jaundice indicate?

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cholangitis

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49
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What is positive anti-mitochondrial AB indicate?

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primary biliary cirrhosis

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50
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What lab results will indicate vaccination of Hep B?

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Antigen neg., AB surface positive, AB core negative

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51
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What lab results will indicate immune from infxn of Hep B?

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Antigen neg., AB surface positive, AB core positive

52
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What lab results will indicate further testing of Hep B and what would you order?

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Antigen is positive, IG anti-core

53
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What lab results will indicate hep B chronic vs acute infnx?

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chronic: antigen pos, surface neg, core positive, IG neg; acute: antigen pos, surface neg, core positive, IG pos

54
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How to tx gastoparesis?

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metocloparmide or IV erythromycin

55
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How to tx gastritis?

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PPI, sx relief

56
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What drugs can increase risk of cholithiasis?

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ceftraxoine and clofibrate

57
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What hereditary disease can increase risk of cholithiasis?

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sick cell dz and herediatry spherocytosis

58
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What may result in a false negative in breath urea test?

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PPI, antacids, abx, H2 blockers

59
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What sx associated with GERD can indicate pulmonary disease?

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wheezing, horseness

60
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What is an important ADR to educate when giving metoclopramide?

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tardive dyskinesia

61
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What type of ulcer is relieved after eating?

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duodenal ulcer

62
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What motility disorder is caused by the degeneration of Auerbach plexus?

63
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What medication can be used to treat stable esophageal varices?

64
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What bugs can cause esophagitis?

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HSV and CMV

65
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Vitamin B1 is associated with what prob?

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beriberi, wernickes

66
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Vitamin B6 is associated with what prob?

67
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Vitamin K def can lead to what lab result?

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increased PT

68
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Vitamin E def can lead to?

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hemolytic anemia

69
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What is therapeutic and diagnostic for intussusception?

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barium enema

70
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What to expect on the imaging results for pyloric stenosis?

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string sign

71
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Sausage mass + red currant jelly stools indicates?

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intussusception

72
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Drinking from water stream + diarrhea is caused by what bug?

73
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Newborn has very foul smelling urine suggests?

A

phenylketonuria

74
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Longterm, untreated phenylketonuria can cause what complication?

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mental retardation

75
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Diarrhea on a cruise ship is d/t what bug?

76
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Diarrhea at daycares?

77
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Diarrhea at picnics and egg salad?

78
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Diarrhea with undercooked pork?

A

salmonella

79
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Diarrhea with traveling?

80
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Diarrhea with shellfish?

81
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Obesity and recent surgery causes ventral herniation, treatment?

82
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Congenital inguinal hernia,

83
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Treatment for perianal cyst?

84
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What type of hernia worsens with GERD?

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hiatal hernia

85
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Painful defecation, occasional blood, pruritis of the anus?

A

external hemmoroids

86
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Which anal cyst is cancerous?

87
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How to differeniate between mesenteric ischemia and toxic megacolon?

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mesenteric has a soft abdomen, toxic has a rigid abdomen

88
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Common area for large bowel obstruction?

A

sigmoid colon

89
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Barium study reveals an apple core lesion, what should you expect?

90
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Celiac would reveal what lab results?

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Positive anti-tissue transglutaminase, anti-gliadin, anti-endomysial AB

91
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What med should be given to patient with acute mesentaric ischemia while patient is waiting for surgery?

A

papaverine via angiogram

92
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What is gold standard for acute mesentaric ischemia?

93
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What are the complications for ulcerative colitis?

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primary sclerosing cholangitis, toxic megacolon, colorectal CA

94
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What labs should be positive with ulcerative colitis?

95
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What labs should be positive in crohn’s dz?

96
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What two meds should patients with chronic pancreatitis be on?

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insulin and pancreatic enzymes

97
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What is the gold standard for primary biliary cirrhosis?

A

liver bx revealing antimitochondrial AB

98
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Family hx of cirrhosis, hyperpigmentation, DM, pseudogout, cardiomyopathy can suggest what dz?

A

hereditary hemachromatosis

99
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45yo male alcoholic has epigastric pain raditating to back has ARDS?

A

acute pancreatitis and sepsis

100
Q

How to medically treat ascities in cirrhosis?

A

PO AM spirinolactone and furosemide

101
Q

Primary biliary cirrhosis is associated with?

102
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Which hepatitis is DNA?

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hep B; rest are RNA

103
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Which hep causes high infant mortality in pregnant women?

104
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How to tell between chronic and acute hep B?

105
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Patient has wt loss, jaundice, and palpable RUQ mass?

A

pancreatic CA or gallbladder CA

106
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What is the next step after patient has an inconclusive US for cholecystitis?

107
Q

Patient has cholangitis with confusion and HTN?

A

acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis

108
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Patient has jaundice, RUQ pain, fever?

A

cholangitis

109
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Which MEN I tumor causes excess gastric acid?

A

zollinger ellison

110
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Diabetic patient checks his glucose level after meals and it’s consistently low, what to suspect?

A

gastroperesis

111
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Patient has L supraclavicular and umbilical swollen lymph node?

A

gastric CA

112
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What abx is major cause of biliary sludge?

A

ceftriaxone

113
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Patient has discomfort with eating, better after eating?

A

gastric ulcer

114
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Patient does not have discomfort with eating, worse after eating?

A

duodenal ulcer

115
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What surgical procedure is indicated with for refractory GERD?

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nissen fundoplication

116
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Patient presents with esophageal bleeding, what IV medication should be used?

A

vasopressin

117
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What meds to prevent esophageal varices?

118
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What is the treatment for plummer vinson dz?

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dilation and iron supplementation

119
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Female patient presents dysphagia to solid foods and anemia; what to expect on endoscopy?

A

esophageal webs for plummer vinson dz

120
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Stroke patients have dysphagia with solid, liquid, or both?

121
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Patient with dysphagia for solid and liquid food, and shiny tight skin?

A

scleroderma

122
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Schatzki ring has dysphagia with solid or liquid food?

123
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What to expect on barium swallow on patient that has esophageal spasm?

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corckscrew

124
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Bird beak on barium swallow indicates patient cannot swallow solid, liquid, both?

125
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Patient has severe sore throat after bone marrow transplant, on exam: multiple vesicles; what to suspect?

A

HSV as it is common in transplant patients

126
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Most likely bug that is causing deep vesicular oral lesions in HIV patient?

127
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What treatment should be used with patient’s family of active Hep A?

A

immunoglobulin

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