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Midterms: GIT, Hepatic, pancreatic, and billary Flashcards

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Which of the following can cause acute appendicitis?
a. Fecalith
b. Parasites
c. Lymphoid hyperplasia
d. All of the above

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d. All of the above

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Which of the following is the best predictor of prognosis of a gastrointestinal malignancy?
A. Depth of invasion and lymph node metastasis
B. Age of patient
C. Location of tumor
D. Histologic subtype

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A. Depth of invasion and lymph node metastasis

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Which of the follow is NOT a risk factor in forming gallstones?
A. Obesity
B. Female Sex
C. Young age
D. Pregnancy

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D. Pregnancy

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Which of the following is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis?
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Neoplasms
C. Ischemia
D. Cystic fibrosis

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A. Alcohol abuse

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True or false. A metastatic tumor in the liver Is more likely than a primary liver tumor.

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FALSE

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This is the most common benign liver tumor characterized as blood-filled mass of variable size
A. Cavernous hemangioma
B. Hepatic adenoma
C. Cholangiocarcinoma
D. Hepatocellular carcinoma

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A. Cavernous hemangioma

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This refers to the most common cause chronic liver disease characterized by hepatic steatosis and lack of significant alcohol consumption

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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Which of the following infection may proceed to chronic phase and cause hepatocellular carcinoma?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Hepatitis B
C. Malaria
D. Staphylococcus aureus

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B. Hepatitis B

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Which of the following refers to accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity?
A. Ascites
B. Cirrhosis
C. Jaundice
D. Asterixis

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A. Ascites

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This refers to the final common pathway of chronic, progressive inflammation of the liver which is characterized by fibrosis and nodular regeneration
A. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
B. Nodular hyperplasia
C. Cirrhosis
D. Jaundice

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C. Cirrhosis

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Which of the following best describes intussusception?
A. Telescoping of the bowel into itself
B. Torsion of a loop of intestine
C. Protrusion of the intestines into the inguinal canal
D. Congenital absence of the intestine

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A. Telescoping of the bowel into itself

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Which of the following is an alarm indicator in irritable bowel syndrome?
A. Age less than 50 years old
B. Weight gain
C. Family history of colon cancer u
D. Long, chronic history of symptoms

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C. Family history of colon cancer uD. Long, chronic history of symptoms

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This is a form of inflammatory bowel disease characterized by skip lesions and transmural inflammation of the intestines.
A. Irritable bowel syndrome
B. Crohn disease
C. Ulcerative colitis
D. Celiac disease

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B. Crohn disease

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If there is an occlusion of the visceral branches of the abdominal aorta resulting to decreased blood flow, this will lead to which of the following conditions?

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Intestinal ischemia

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An elderly patient present with chronic knee pain. He frequently takes SAIDs for management of the pain. Which of the following disease is likely to develop?

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Peptic ulcer disease

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Which organism is associated with peptic ulcer disease?
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Helicobacter pylori
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Escherichia coli

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B. Helicobacter pylori

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Which is the precursor lesion for esophageal carcinoma?
A Pyloric Stenosis
B. Hiatal Hernia
C. Barret’s esophagus
D. Esophageal varices

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C. Barret’s esophagus

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A patient is experiencing a burning sensation associated with coffee and alcohol intake. You are suspecting that the patient Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Which of the following is recommended for this cases?
A. Encourage activities that increases intraabdominal pressure
B. Elicit McBurney Sign
C. Continue with the present diet
D. Any intervention requiring a supine position should be scheduled before meals

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A. Encourage activities that increases intraabdominal pressure

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What disease refers to the enlargement of the esophageal hiatus which allows passage of the stomach into the thoracic cavity?

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Hiatal hernia

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