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1
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What disease has a corkscrew x-ray?

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Esophageal spasm

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What disease has an apple core x- ray?

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Cancer

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What disease has a stacked coin x- ray?

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Intussusception

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What disease has a thumbprint x-ray?

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Toxic megacolon

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What disease has an abrupt cutoff x- ray?

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Volvulus

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What disease has a barium clumping x- ray?

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Celiac sprue

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What disease has a bird’s beak x-ray?

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Achalasia

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What disease has a string sign x-ray?

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Pyloric stenosis

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9
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What diseases have solid dysphagia?

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Schatzki’s rings, stricture, cancer

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10
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What diseases have solid and liquid dysphagia?

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Esophageal spasm, scleroderma, achalasia

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What is Barrett’s Esophagus?

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Metaplasia, ↑AdenoCA risk

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12
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What are Esophageal Varices?

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Vomit blood everywhere, portal HTN

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13
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What is Mallory-Weiss?

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Tear LES (bld) mucosa with chronic vomiters

predispose: alcohol, Bolimia nervosa

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14
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What is Boerhaave’s?

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Tear all layers of esophagus, left- sided pneumo/pain/effusion

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15
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What is Achalasia?

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Lost LES Auerbach’s, bird’s beak, Chaga’s, choke on solids

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What is Hirschprung’s?

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Lost rectum Auerbach’s, no meconium passage

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17
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What is a Zenker’s diverticulum?

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Cough undigested food from above UES, halitosis

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18
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What is a Traction diverticulum?

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Eat big bolus => gets stuck above LES

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19
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What is Plummer-Vinson syndrome?

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Esophageal webs, spoon nails, Fe- deficiency anemia

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20
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What are Schatzki rings?

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Esophageal webs in lower esophagus

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21
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What is a TE fistula?

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Choke w/ each feeding; cough w/ each feeding

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22
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What is an Esophageal atresia w/ TE fistula?

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Vomit w/ 1st feeding, huge gastric bubble

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23
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What is Duodenal atresia?

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Bilious vomiting w/1 feed, double bubble,
Down’s

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What is Pyloric stenosis?

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Projectile vomiting (3-4 wk old), RUQ olive mass

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25
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How does Choanale atresia present?

Conginital narrowing back of the nasal cavity

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Turns blue with feeding

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26
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How is the Tetrology of Fallot presentation different?

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Turns blue with crying

raise pulmonary vascular resistance: decre RV preload—R to L shunt

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27
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What makes Scleroderma unique?

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↓LES pressure

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28
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What makes Esophageal spasms unique?

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↑Peristalsis

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29
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What makes Achalasia unique?

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↓Peristalsis and ↑LES pressure

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30
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What disease has a RUQ olive mass?

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Pyloric stenosis

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31
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What disease has a RLQ sausage mass?

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Intussusception

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32
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What is a Bezoar?

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Mass of hair or vegetables =>
antrum obstruction

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33
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What is Gastritis type A?

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Upper GI bleed, anti-parietal cell Ab
B12 def

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What is Gastritis type B?

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Upper GI bleed, spicy foods, H. pylori

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35
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Gastric ulcer

lesser curvature may cause bleeding from the

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left gastric artery.

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36
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Duodenal ulcer

posterior wall may cause bleeding from the

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gastroduodenal artery

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37
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What is a Duodenal ulcer?

complication

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Too much acid: pain after meal/ at night, type O blood, H. pylori, pain relieved by eating

GI Bleed and perforation

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38
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What is a Gastric ulcer?

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Broken mucus layer: pain during
meal, NSAIDs, type A blood

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39
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What is a Sliding hiatal hernia?

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Fundus slides from esophageal hiatus to thorax => sucks acid into thorax

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What is a Rolling hiatal hernia?

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Fundus sticks through hole in diaphragm, strangulates bowel “rolls

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41
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What is Menetrier’s disease?

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Protein-losing, thick stomach rugal folds

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42
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What defines Constipation?

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< 3 BM per week

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43
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What defines Diarrhea?

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> 200g per day

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44
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What is Osmotic diarrhea?

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Watery

stops with intravenous nutrition

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45
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What is Secretory diarrhea?

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active secretion of water

Hi cAMP

46
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endocrine

secretory diarrhea

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Hyperthyroidism
Addison disease
Diabetes mellitus

47
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bacteria

secretory diarrhea

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Cholera (“rice water” diarrhea)
Enterotoxigenic E. coli (traveler’s diarrhea)
C. perfringens
C. difficile (associated with antibiotic and PPI use)
Protozoa: e.g., giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis
Viruses: e.g., norovirus, rotavirus, adenovirus

48
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neuroendocrine

secretory diarrhea

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Carcinoid syndrome
Gastrinoma

49
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What is Inflammatory diarrhea?

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Blood, pus, leukocyte

damage to instinal mucosa, electrolyte disruption

50
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infectious cause

inflamatory diarrhea

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Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery)
Nontyphoidal: salmonellosis
Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli,
E. coli (O157:H7)
Campylobacteriosis
Yersiniosis
Amebiasis (amebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica)
Clostridioides difficile (rarely bloody)

51
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Ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease
Colorectal cancer

associated with what diarrhea

A

inflamatory diarrhea

blood and pus

52
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What is Celiac sprue?

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Jejunum, wheat allergy, villous atrophy, anti-gliadal Ab

change diet

53
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What is Tropical sprue?

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Ileum celiac sprue

54
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1° Biliary Cirrhosis

findings

A

anti-mitochondrial Ab,
bile ductules destroyed,
xanthelasma

55
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1° Sclerosing Cholangitis?

findings

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p-ANCA Ab,
bile duct inflammation,
beading,
onion skinning,
Associated w/ UC

56
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What is Mesenteric ischemia?

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Pain out of proportion to exam

57
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What bugs cause bloody diarrhea?

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“CASES”
Campylobacter
Amoeba (E. histolytica)
Shigella
E. coli
Salmonella

58
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What is the difference b/w 1° Biliary Cirrhosis and 1° Sclerosing Cholangitis?

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1° Biliary Cirrhosis: anti-mitochondrial Ab, bile ductules destroyed, xanthelasma
1° Sclerosing Cholangitis: p-ANCA Ab, bile duct inflammation, beading, onion skinning, associated w/ UC

59
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What is Ascending Cholangitis?

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Common duct stone gets infected

60
Q

What are the signs of alcoholic cirrhosis?

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Spider angioma, palmar erythema, Dupuytren’s contractions,

61
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What is Hepatorenal Syndrome?

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Pts w/ liver disease build up liver toxins that cause renal failure

62
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What is Cholangitis?

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Inflammation of bile duct => Charcot’s triad, Reynold’s pentad

63
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What is Cholecystitis?

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Inflammation of gallbladder => Murphy’s sign

64
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What is Cholelithiasis?

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Formation of gallstones => RUQ colic

65
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What is Choledocholithiasis?

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Gallstone obstructs bile duct

66
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What is Cholestasis?

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Obstruction of bile duct => pruritis, ↑alkaline phosphatase, jaundice

67
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What is Conjugated bilirubin?

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Water soluble “direct”

68
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What is Unconjugated bilirubin?

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Fat soluble “indirect”

69
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What is the most common
type of gallstone?

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Cholesterol (can’t see on x-ray)

70
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What type of gallstones can be seen on x- ray?

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Ca-bilirubinate

71
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What is a Xanthoma?

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Cholesterol buildup (elbow or Achilles)

72
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What is a Xanthelesma?

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Triglyceride buildup (under eye)

73
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What does high cholesterol cause?

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Atherosclerosis

74
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What does high triglycerides cause?

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Pancreatitis

75
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What is Type 1 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad Liver LL (CM)

Lipoprotein lipase, hi chilomicron

76
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What is Type 2a Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad LDL or B-100 receptors: trapped
in ER (LDL only)

77
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What is Type 2b Hyperlipidemia?

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Less LDL/VLDL receptors (LDL/VLDL)

78
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What is Type 3 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad Apo E (IDL/VLDL)

79
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What is Type 4 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad Adipose LL (VLDL only)

80
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What is Type 5 Hyperlipidemia?

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Bad C2 (VLDL/CM) b/c C2 stimulates LL

81
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What is Crigler-Najjar?

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Unconjugated bilirubin, usually in infants

82
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What is Gilbert’s syndrome?

A

Glucoronyl transferase is saturated
=> stress
unconjugated bilirubin

83
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What is Rotor’s?

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Bad bilirubin storage => conjugated bilirubin

84
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What is Dubin-Johnson?

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Bad bilirubin excretion => black liver

85
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What is Cullen’s sign?

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Bleed around umbilicus =>
hemorrhagic pancreatitis

86
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What is Turner’s sign?

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Bleed into flank => hemorrhagic pancreatitis

87
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What tests are used for following pancreatitis?

A

Amylase – sensitive, breaks down
carbs

88
Q

What does Ranson’s criteria tell you?

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Poor prognosis for pancreatitis pts

89
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What is Ranson’s criteria at presentation?

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“WAGLA”
WBC: >16K/μL (infection)
Age: >55 (usually multiple illnesses)
Glucose: >200 mg/dL (islet cells are fried)
LDH: >350 IU/L (cell death)
AST: >250 IU/L (cell death)

90
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What is Ranson’s criteria at 48hr?

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“BuCH was a SOB”
BUN: ↑ >5mg/dL (↓renal blood flow)
Ca: <8 mg/dL (saponification)
Hct: drops >10% (bleed into pancreas)
Sequester >6 L fluid => 3rd spacing
pO2: <60mm Hg (fluid/protein leak → ARDS)
Base deficit >4mEq/L (diarrhea => pancreatic enzymes are dead)

91
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What is Carcinoid syndrome?

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Diarrhea, flushing, wheezing

92
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What produces Currant Jelly sputum?

A

Klebsiella

93
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What produces Currant Jelly stool?

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Intussuception

94
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What is Gardener’s syndrome?

A

Familial polyposis w/ bone tumors

95
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What is Turcot’s syndrome?

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Familial polyposis w/ brain tumors

96
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What is Familial polyposis?

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100% risk of colon cancer, APC defect => annual colonoscopy at 5y/o

97
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What is Peutz-Jegher syndrome?

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Hyperpigmented mucosa => dark gums/vagina w/hyperplastic polyps

98
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What is Crohn’s disease?

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IBD w/ cobblestones, melena, creeping fat, fistulas

99
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What is Ulcerative colitis?

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IBD w/ pseudopolyps, hematochezia, lead pipe colon, toxic megacolon

100
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What is Intussuception?

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Currant jelly stool, stacked coin appearance on enema, sx come and go

101
Q

How does Diverticulosis present?

102
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How does Diverticulitis present?

103
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How does Spastic Colon present?

A

Intermittent severe cramps

104
Q

How does IBS present?

A

Alternating diarrhea/constipation

105
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How do External Hemorrhoids present?

106
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How do Internal Hemorrhoids present?

107
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What is Pseudomembranous Colitis?

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Overgrowth of C. difficile due to normal flora being killed off, usually by Clindamycin use

108
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What is Whipple’s disease?

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T. whippleii destroy GI tract, then spread causing malabsorption,

109
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What color is an upper GI bleed?

110
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What color is a lower GI bleed?

111
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What adds color to stool?

112
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What is the default color of stool?

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Clay-colored

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