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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the primary mechanism of GERD? - Answer Reflux of stomach contents
into the esophagus, due to decreased lower esophagus sphincter
Which symptoms is typically associated with GERD? - Answer Globus sensation
What is the genetic risk factor for ulcerative colitis? - Answer HLA-B27
What is an extra intestinal symptom of ulcerative colitis? - Answer Osteoporosis
What is NOT typically part of the management of ulcerative colitis? - Answer
PDL1 inhibitors
What is the age distribution of ulcerative colitis? - Answer Bimodal distribution;
15 - 35 and 50 - 70 years old
A 25 yr old man presents to an urgent care clinic with symptoms of lower
abdominal pain, bloating, bloody diarrhea, and fullness, all of which have become
more frequent over the last 3 months. He is afrebile bp is 121/81 mmhg, hr is
87/min, and resp is 14/min. Rectal examination reveals small amount of bright red
blood. - Answer Mesalamine
,What is the most common cause of secondary hyperparathyroidiism? - Answer
Renal failure
What is a morphological change associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism?
- Answer Increased Chief Cells
Which of the following is not a risk factor of decreased Lower Esophagus
Sphincters LES tone? - Answer Regular exercise
What are lifestyle modifications for managing GERD? - Answer -Avoid eating
within 3 hours before bedtime
-Weight loss
-Elevate the head of the bed
-Avoid triggers (e.g., alcohol and coffee)
What is medical therapy for managing GERD? - Answer - Antacids
-Histamine receptor (H2) antagonists
-Proton pump inhibitors (PPI)
- Surveillance for malignancy
What is a surgical management for GERD? - Answer Fundoplication
What protein triggers an immune response in celiac disease? - Answer Gluten
Common symptoms of celiac disease? - Answer diarrhea, abdominal pain,
bloating, weight loss
,What is the function of the gallbladder - Answer stores and concentrates bile
What are the two main types of gallstones - Answer cholesterol and pigment
What is biliary colic? - Answer pain in the epigastric region or RUQ that radiates
to the right scapula or shoulder; indicative of cholecystitis
What are the risk factors of developing gallstone - Answer Lifestyle factors like
obesity, high fat diet, medical factors like DM, cirrhosis, and female over 40 of
native Americans and Mexican decent, family history
What are the diet recommendations for gallbladder health? - Answer Avoid high
fat, greasy and fried foods
A 54 year old man presented to the clinic with epiga - Answer
What is the most common histology of gastric cancer? - Answer Adenocarcinoma
What is the most common type of gastric adenocarcinoma? - Answer Intestinal
type
What are the initial 3 pathophysiologic steps leading to gastric cancer? - Answer
Injury, inflammation, proliferation
What is not a typical symptom of gastric cancer? - Answer Constipation
, What is a possible sign of gastric cancer? - Answer Virchow node
What is the preferred diagnostic test for gastric cancer? - Answer EGD
What is the typical treatment for nonmetastatic gastric cancer - Answer
Chemotherapy and surgery
What is the 5 year survival of gastric cancer? - Answer 30%
What is the most common causes of medication induced esophagus? - Answer
NSAIDS
What is the most common causes of infectious esophagitis? - Answer
Cytomegalovirus
What is an important component in the management of eosinophilic esophagitis? -
Answer Steroids
A 48 year old man presented to the clinic for difficulty swallowing for the past
week. He complains of progress worsening chest pain when swallowing solids or
liquids. - Answer Esophageal candidiasis
Eukaryotes - Answer have membrane-bound intracellular compartments
(organelles) that includes a well defined nucleus. cells that bind with DNA and are
involved in supercoiling of DNA