The Stomach
Diseases of the Liver
The Pancreas
Misc.
Pharmacology
Nutrition
Imaging
100
True or False: Gastric ulcers/PUD predispose patients to gastric cancer.
True
100
This virus causes chronic hepatitis in 80% of infected patients:
Hepatitis C
100
As one of its primary functions as both an endocrine and exocrine organ, the pancreas secretes this peptide hormone, responsible for facilitating cellular glucose uptake:
Insulin
100
This commonly prescribed antibiotic is responsible for many cases of clostridium difficile:
Clindamycin
100
Laxative abuse has been known to cause this type of electrolyte abnormality:
Hypokalemia
100
The majority of nutrient absorption from food occurs at this part of the digestive tract:
Small intestine
100
This is the first-line modality to assess of biliary obstruction and stones:
Ultrasound
200
A six-week-old patient is brought into your clinic for irritability, low weight, and vomiting after each feeding. You suspect what diagnosis?
Pyloric stenosis
200
The advanced stage of this disease is characterized by the presence of ascites, esophageal varices, and encephalopathy:
Cirrhosis
200
These are the three primary causes of acute pancreatitis:
Gallstones
Alcohol
Hypertriglyceridemia
200
Despite it's many known adverse effects, smoking has been known to act as a defensive barrier to this type of inflammatory bowel disease:
Ulcerative colitis
200
Metoclopramide, an anti-emetic utilized in our clinics, is known to cause these types of neurologic side effects:
Dystonic reactions
- Involuntary limb movement
-Generalized body stiffness
-Slurred speech
-Trismus
-Torticollis
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200
A deficiency in vitamin A can lead to any of the following symptoms:
Dryness of the skin and eyes
Night blindness
Infertility
Growth delay
Poor wound healing
200
The best imaging test in a non-pregnant patient presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain:
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast
300
This gram-negative bacterium is known to colonize the mucus cells of the stomach, leading to loss of protective function from gastric acid and the formation of peptic ulcers:
Helicobacter pylori
300
This serous disease causes the liver to swell and results in fat accumulation, scarring, and in some instances cancer:
NASH (Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis/fatty liver disease)
300
These criteria are used to assess the severity of pancreatitis both at the presentation of symptoms and after 48 hours:
Ranson's criteria 
300
Elevations in amylase and lipase in the setting of fever and abdominal pain raise suspicion for which GI disorder:
Acute pancreatitis
300
This medication, also carried in our clinics, is usually administered intravenously to combat the unwanted dystonic effects of Reglan (metoclopramide).
Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
300
A deficiency in this vitamin often leads to coagulopathy:
Vitamin K
300
Ultrasound findings of gallbladder wall thickening, distention, and pericholecystic fluid are suggestive of:
Acute cholecystitis
400
This inflammatory disease is primarily of the small intestine, but can involve anywhere from the oral cavity to the perianal area:
Crohn's disease
400
This disease causes the autoimmune destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)
400
Apart from insulin, the pancreas produces this hormone, to raise blood sugar levels by stimulating the liver to release stored glucose:
Glucagon
400
This is a pre-malignant condition caused by longstanding GERD
Barrett's esophagus
400
Zofran (ondansetron) acts by inhibiting these receptors:
5-HT3 receptors
400
This type of autoimmune disorder causes a decrease in red blood cell production due to the inability of the body to properly absorb vitamin B12:
Pernicious anemia (Addison's disease)
400
This is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of pathologies such as esophageal varices and peptic ulcer disease:
Upper endoscopy
500
This pathology is characterized by protrusion of the stomach into the thoracic cavity:
Hiatal hernia
500
These two tests are used to measure the synthetic function of the liver:
Prothrombin time (PT/INR)
Albumin
500
Tumors in these clusters of cells, located in the pancreas, may result in the disruption of the normal production and release of insulin, leading to chronically decreased blood sugar levels.
Beta-cells of the Islets of Langerhans
500
This emergency is characterized by full-thickness longitudinal rupture of the esophagus:
Boerrhaave's syndrome
500
This is the only medication currently approved for use as a gastrointestinal protectant. It acts by coating any injured areas of the stomach to prevent harm from gastric acid exposure:
Sucralfate (Carafate)
500
This severe manifestation of thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency results in right-sided heart failure, and lactic acidosis:
Wet Beriberi
500
This non-invasive imaging method is highly accurate for diagnosing pathologies of the pancreatic and biliary ducts:
Magnetic Resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)