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Pancreas Flashcards

1
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The most common congenital anomaly of the pancreas.

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Pancreas divisum

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2
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Duct of wirsung arises from what bud

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Small ventral bud

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3
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Uncinate process arises from what bud

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Small ventral bud

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4
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Duct of santorini arises from what bud

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Dorsal bud

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5
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Pancreatic body and tail and superior portion of the head arise from what bud

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Dorsal bud

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6
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Treatment of pancreatic divisum.

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sphincterotomy and cholecystectomy

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7
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Treatment of annular pancreas.

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duodenojejunostomy

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8
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Failure of the ventral bud to rotate

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Annular pancreas

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9
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Blood supply to the head of pancreas

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SMA and Gastroduodenal artery

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10
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Blood supply to body of pancreas

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Splenic artery

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11
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Superior venous drainage of pancreas drains into? Inferior drains into?

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PV; IMV

Body and tail - splenic vein

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12
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Pancreas secretes how much pancreatic fluid daily

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500-1500 mL

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13
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Flank ecchymosis [Grey-Turner’s sign] and periumbilical ecchymosis [Cullen’s sign] are seen in

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Acute pancreatitis

Retroperitoneal bleeding

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14
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Confirmatory diagnosis for acute pancreatitis

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Contrast abdominal CT

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15
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Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT finding: Peripancreatic fat stranding, fluid collections, and non-enhancing pancreatic parenchyma with gas

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Acute pancreatitis

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16
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A way to predict morbidity and mortality in patients admitted with acute pancreatitis

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Ranson’s criteria

And APACHE II

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17
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Prophylactic antibiotic for necrotizing pancreatitis

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Imipenem

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18
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CT scan reveal a dilated, calcified pancreatic duct with areas of stenosis (ie, “chain of lakes” appearance).

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Chronic pancreatitis

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19
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The gold standard for the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis

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ERCP

irregular main duct, ductal dilation, and duct strictures.

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20
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Surgical procedure of choice for chronic pancreatitis with duct of normal diamete

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)

21
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Surgical procedure of choice for chronic pancreatitis dilated duct

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Longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy (Puestow)

22
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Surgical procedure of choice for chronic pancreatitis with distal disease

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Distal pancreatectomy

23
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Surgical procedure of choice for chronic pancreatitis with small duct with diffuse disease

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Total pancreatectomy with autotransplantation of islet cells

24
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Peripancreatic fluid collections with a nonepithelialized capsule.

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Pseudocyst

Complication of chronic pancreatitis

Persistent abdominal pain and early satiety

25
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Imaging of choice for pancreatic pseudocyst

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MRI

26
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Pancreatic pseudocysts are most commonly associated with

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alcoholic pancreatitis

27
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Characterized by mucin production, dilation of the pancreatic duct, and communication with the main pancreatic duct.

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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs)

Head of pancreas

28
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Cystic neoplasm of pancreas that are commonly found in middle-aged females and in the body or tail of the pancreas and characterized by an ovarian-like stroma and a lack of ductal communication.

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Mucinouscystic neoplasms (MCNs)

Distal pancreatectomy

29
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Classic presentation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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Painless jaundice

30
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Palpable gallbladder: what sign?

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Courvosier’s sign

31
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Palpable periumbilical metastatic disease

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Sister Mary Joseph’s node

32
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Migratory thrombophlebitis

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Trousseau’s sign

33
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Palpable metastases on rectal examination

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Blumer’s shelf

34
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Elevated marker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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CA 19-9 and CEA

35
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ERCP finding of double duct sign with two strictures

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

CBD and pancreatic duct dilatation

36
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Chemoradiotherapeutic regimens for pancreatic cancer

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gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil

37
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ERCP finding of double duct sign with one stricture

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Ampullary cancer

38
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Tumors of what part of the pancreas are usually not detected at an early stage and are usually unresectable at time of diagnosis?

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body and tail

39
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5 year survival rate of pancreatic cancer

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10-20%

40
Q

Whipple’s triad is seen in

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Insulinoma

41
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Migratory necrolytic erythema, anemia, DM, protein malnutrition, hypercoagulability and stomatitis are symptoms of

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Glucagonoma

42
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Watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, achlorrhydia and hypercalcemia are SSx of

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VIPoma or Verner-Morrison syndrome

WDHA syndrome

43
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Preoperative medication for insulinoma to prevent hypoglycemia

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Diazoxide

44
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Treatment for small insulinoma (

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Enucleation

45
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Boundaries of the gastrinoma triangle

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(1) Cystic duct
(2) Junction of the second and third portions of the duodenum
(3) Junction of the neck and body of the pancreas

46
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A 50-year-old male with a history of chronic pancreatitis presents with bleeding gastric varices. What is the most likely cause? Curative treatment?

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Most likely diagnosis is splenic vein thrombosis. As patient is bleeding, treat with splenectomy.

47
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What is the most common location of an insulinoma? Gastrinoma? Glucagonoma? Somatostatinoma?

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Insulinoma: Evenly distributed throughout the pancreas.
Gastrinoma: Gastrinoma triangle.
Glucagonoma: Pancreatic tail.
Somatostatinoma: head

48
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A 65-year-old man presents with painless jaundice, and you suspect PDAC. What is the most sensitive radiographic modality to diagnosis PDAC?

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Endoscopic ultrasound

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