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investigations
Cholecystitis,
Pancreatitis,
Perforation
24  cards
LFT
Alt ast,
Ast alt,
Alt ast alp
7  cards
physiology
Why is ingested food essential,
What are the 4 basic processes of...,
What is motility
406  cards
anatomy
Jaw opening occurs at,
Muscle involved in jaw opening,
Jaw closing muscle
129  cards
acute abdomen - appendicitis
What does constant pain suggest,
What does colicky pain suggest,
What does sudden onset pain suggest
23  cards
acute liver failure
Injury with,
Develops,
What is seen histologically
11  cards
alcoholic liver disease
Where is ethanol metabolised,
Where is tnf alpha released from,
What does tnf alpha cause
19  cards
alpha1- antitrypsin deficiency
Associated with,
What is a1at,
Is it a genetic disorder
8  cards
anorectal disorders - haemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula in ano
What is pruritus ani,
What does pruritus ani result from,
Treatment of pruritus ani
15  cards
ascites
What is ascites,
What are underlying factors,
Symptoms
8  cards
biliary tract tumours
What are polys called in gall bla...,
Are all polyps cancerous,
What is the only reliable predict...
15  cards
budd-chiari syndrome
What is it,
Causes,
Symptoms
11  cards
cirrhosis
What does cirrhosis lead to,
What is most common cause,
What are causes of cirrhosis
22  cards
coeliac disease
What is it,
When does mucosa improve,
What is gluten present in
32  cards
coeliac disease
What is the damaging part of gluten,
Why is gliadin damaging,
Once gliadin passes through epith...
14  cards
crohns
What is main genetic factor,
Where is nod2 located,
Factors associated with cd
33  cards
diarrhoea
Symptoms associated,
What are common causes of secreto...,
Why does diarrhoea occur
32  cards
diverticular disease
Where are diverticula found,
Where are diverticula most common,
What is diverticulosis
23  cards
gallstones
Who is more likely to get men or ...,
What are the 2 types,
What are pigment stones composed of
34  cards
gastroenteritis
What does it cause,
What treatment has reduced mortal...,
Who is at risk of infection
85  cards
gi bleeding
What is haematemesis,
What is melaena,
What is passage of dark blood and...
40  cards
haemochromatosis
What is it,
Leads to,
How many types
16  cards
hepatitis
What is a cause of chronic liver ...,
What do hepatocytes show,
What inflammatory cells are present
59  cards
IBS
Who gets is most male or female,
What does it co exist with,
Symptoms
6  cards
jaundice
When does jaundice occur,
What does an increased breakdown ...,
Investigative results of haemolyt...
35  cards
large intestine
What is the colon made up of,
What does the muscle wall consist of,
What is unique about the outer layer
25  cards
large intestine miscellaneous
What is megacolon,
What is megacolon secondary to,
What should be excluded in young ...
18  cards
large intestine tumours
What is a colonic polyp,
What is the precursor lesion in m...,
What type of inheritance is colon...
48  cards
liver
What is liver inflammation often ...,
Pathway to cirrhosis,
What is the body largest internal...
77  cards
liver biochemistry
When do aminotransferases leak in...,
Where is ast also present,
What diseases is high ast seen
16  cards
liver infections
In schistosomiasis how does ova r...,
What does schistosomiasis do to l...,
Does schistosomiasis cause cirrhosis
14  cards
liver tumours
What is most common liver tumour,
General symptoms of secondary liv...,
Primary investigation of secondar...
20  cards
miscellaneous intestinal diseases
What is protein losing enteropathy,
What does protein losing enteropa...,
What cases are included in protei...
22  cards
mouth
Where does oral cavity extend from,
What does oral cavity contain,
What are primary functions of ora...
29  cards
oesophagus
What does pharynx contain,
What connects throat to oesophagus,
What does oesophagus connect
75  cards
pancreas
What is the pancreas divided into,
What type of cells does pancreas ...,
What is the functional unit of th...
41  cards
pancreatic cancer
Median age of diagnosis,
Who gets it more male or female,
What are the majority of cancers
42  cards
pancreatitis
Divided into,
Can acute return to normal,
What is seen in chronic pancreatitis
59  cards
peritoneum
What is the peritoneal cavity,
What do the mesothelial cells pro...,
What does surfactant act as
10  cards
portal hypertension
How is portal vein formed,
What is pre hepatic,
What is intrahepatic
7  cards
primary biliary cholangitis
What is it,
What does it lead to,
More common in men or women
12  cards
primary sclerosing cholangitis
What is it,
Associated with,
Genetics associated
9  cards
small inestine
What is it made up of,
How is the surface area increased,
How is the surface area on villi ...
103  cards
small intestine resection
What does leaving less than 1m of...,
Where in the small intestine is r...,
What is glucagon like peptide 2
23  cards
small intestine tumours
Why is the small intestine protec...,
Where is adenocarcinoma found,
What is the most common tumour of...
31  cards
stomach and duodenum - peptic ulcer
What is upper area of stomach called,
Where is food broken up in the st...,
What are the 3 layer of the stomach
133  cards
tropical sprue
Presents with,
Who gets it,
How does the disease occur
15  cards
ulcerative colitis
What is it,
Caused by,
What decreases risk
34  cards
wilsons
Where is dietary copper absorbed,
How is copper transported,
How is copper normally excreted
12  cards
functional disorders
0  cards

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