PANCREAS
Islet cells that secrete glucagon
What are alpha cells?
Bacteria causing impetigo
What is staph aureus?
Two of the three most recent childhood infections added to the universally recommended routine childhood immunization schedule
What are varicella (chickenpox), pneumococcal disease, and meningococcal disease?
The highest component of bile
What is water?
Diameter of asymptomatic abdominal aorta considered appropriate for elective repair?
What is 5 cm for women and 5.5 cm for men?
Most common vitamin deficiency in the general population
What is vitamin D deficiency?
What is mispackaging of proteolytic enymes?
Most common pathogen cultured from infected bile
What is E coli?
Most common additive to public drinking water
What is chlorine?
type of gallstones found in hemolytic anemia patients
What are pigment stones?
Relationship between venous stasis ulcers and deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
What is the fact DVT can cause subsequent venous stasis ulcers?
Electrolytes most affected by refeeding syndrome
What are phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium?
Distal pancreatic tumor found mostly in women with significant malignant potential
What is a mucinous cystadenoma?
First line oral drugs of choice for Clostridium difficile
The treatment for giardiasis
What is metronidazole?
Treatment for stage II gallbladder cancer
What is cholecystectomy, portal lymphadenectomy, and wedge resection of liver bed ?
ABI index indicating a foot needs revascularization
What is 0.4?
Average daily caloric need for a 70 kg person
What is 1750 kcal?
Operation for chronic pancreatitis that does not involve pancreatic resection
What is a Puestow procedure?
Treatment of choice for cryptosporidium in an immunocompetent patient
What is nitazoxanide
Agency in the U.S. that regulates commercial meat, poultry, and egg products
What is the Food Safety and Inspection Service?
Most common type of stones in the biliary tree upstream from a stenosis
What are brown pigment stones?
Treatment of traumatic near transsection of the left renal vein
What is ligation?
Vitamin deficiency associated with ileal resection
What is B12 deficiency or megaloblastic anemia?
One of two chemotherapy regimens used to treat locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma
What is either
FOLFIRINOX (oxplatinin, 5FU, ironectan, and leuovorin)?
or
gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel?
Most common organism in central line infection
What is coagulase negative staph?
Treatment for tape worm
What is biltricide?
Biliary disease characterized by numerous strictures throughout the biliary tree
What is Caroli's disease?
Performance of a DRIL procedure
What is distal revascularization of the hand and ligation of the artery just past the fistula?
One of the foods that help prevent recurrent UTI
What are cranberries, blueberries, and blackberries?