Anatomy
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Pathology
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100
This portion of the duodenum is compressed by the abdominal aorta and overlying SMA in superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
What is the 3rd portion?
100
Failure of closure of this embryological structure leads to an indirect inguinal hernia.
What is failure of closure of the processus vaginalis?
100
Suppression of formation of this substance increases the risk of GI ulceration.
What is Prostaglandins?
100
This is the most effective measure for decreasing the worldwide incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma.
What is Vaccination against Hepatitis B?
100
This is the muscular side-effect of using Statin drugs.
What is Rhabdomyolysis?
200
These 3 structures fail to fuse properly in cases of cleft palate.
What are the Lateral palatine processes, the nasal septum, and the median palatine process?
200
This type of diverticulum sits above the upper esophageal sphincter and causes halitosis.
What is a Zenker's diverticulum?
200
This type of ulcer improves when your patient eats a meal.
What is a duodenal ulcer?
200
The sodium/potassium pumps located in the ascending colon are under the control of this hormone.
What is Aldosterone?
200
This is the drug class of choice for hypercholesterolemia.
What are Statins?
300
Parietal cells are located in these two structures of the stomach, and secrete intrinsic factor.
What is the body and fundus?
300
This type of gastric adenocarcinoma is characterized by signet-ring cells on microscopy.
What is Diffuse carcinoma?
300
This disease occurs when the neural crest cells fail to migrate to the intestinal wall in the distal portion of the colon.
What is Hirschsprung's disease?
300
A volvulus is found most commonly in this area in children, and this area in adults.
What is the ileum in children and sigmoid colon in adults?
300
This is the drug of choice for treating constipation.
What is Loperamide?
400
These are the medial, superior, and inferior borders of the inguinal triangle.
What are the lateral margin of the rectus sheath, inferior epigastric vessels, and inguinal ligament?
400
This class of familial hypercholesterolemia is caused by a defect whereby LDL cannot bind its receptor due to a B100 defect.
What is Class 3?
400
Name the three vasoactive peptides that are produced as a result of Carcinoid syndrome.
What are Serotonin, Bradykinin, and Prostaglandins?
400
This substance turns bilirubin into a water soluble compound.
What is Glucuronic acid?
400
This drug is an optimal choice in patients with GI pain as it doesn't affect the sphincter of Oddi like other Morphine drugs.
What is Meperidine?
500
Describe the course of the 2nd part of the duodenum.
Courses inferiorly from level of L1-L3, close to the head of the pancreas.
500
This is the most common cause of Splenomegaly in the US.
What is Autoimmune hemolytic anemia?
500
This is the 2-step treatment for intussusception.
What is sigmoidoscopy and rectal tube placement.
500
In the liver, this enzyme converts unconjugated bilirubin into conjugated bilirubin, which then gets stored in the gallbladder.
What is UDP-glucuronyl transferase?
500
This medication is effective to manage gallstones when they are minimally problematic or asymptomatic.
What is Ursodeoxycholic acid?
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