HIGH YIELD I

Question 1

increasingly recognized cause of dysphagia

biopsy shows increased number of eosinophils

association with childhood asthma and in adults with atopy

Answer 1

eosinophilic esophagitis

Question 2

eosinophilic esophagitis treated with?

Answer 2

dietary limitations

PPI

topical glucocorticoids

cancer potential low

Question 3

characterized by secretion of gastric produced by duodenal or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors like gastrinomas

*severe acid hypersecretion

s/s: peptic ulcers, chronic diarrhea, erosive esophagitis

abdominal pain, diarrhea and heart burn are most common in presentation

Answer 3

Zollinger Ellison syndrome

Question 4

where is the gastrinoma triangle?

Answer 4

junction of 2nd and 3rd portions of the duodenum

junction of neck and body of pancreas

Question 5

Zollinger Ellison syndrome associated with?

Answer 5

MEN1

Question 6

what type of MEN?

pituitary adenoma

parathyroid hyperplasia

pancreatic tumors

Answer 6

MEN1

Question 7

what type of MEN?

parathyroid hyperplasia

medullary thyroid carcinoma

pheochromocytoma

Answer 7

MEN2A

Question 8

what type of MEN?

mucosal neuromas

marfanoid body habitus

medullary thyroid carcinoma

pheochromocytoma

Answer 8

MEN2B