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Diseases of Esophagus
Sensation of impaired passage of ...,
Painful swallowing ranges from a ...,
Substernal discomfort can mimic c...
18  cards
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Disruption of the mucosa typicall...,
Mucosa simple columnar epithelium...,
Necrotic mucosal defects that ext...
16  cards
Diarrhea
Stool mass best gauge of diarrhea...,
Osmotic secretory abnormal motili...,
Occurs when the intraluminal wate...
19  cards
Small Bowel Disease
Preferred site of absorption of i...,
90 of nutrient absorption occurs ...,
Site of vitamin b12 and bile salt...
25  cards
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Can see black dotted stools,
Not able to see source of bleedin...,
Need to test the stool to find blood
17  cards
Diseases of the Bowel and Colon
Mostly crypts but no villi numero...,
Cecum ascending colon hepatic fle...,
Reabsorb fluids and electrolytes
31  cards
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chronic relapsing inflammation of...,
Involves mucosal and submucosal l...,
Begins in rectum and ascends cont...
22  cards
Gallbladder
Solid round stones in the gallbla...,
Gallblader releases its bile via ...,
Female male ratio 2 1 oral contra...
19  cards
Pancreas
Inflammation and hemorrhage of th...,
3x normal elevation of amylase an...,
Shock due to peripancreatic hemor...
21  cards
Acute Abdominal Pain
Vague dull localized to midline,
Stimulation of parietal peritoneu...,
In area remote from diseased orga...
21  cards
Abdominal Radiology
Plain films static eg kub kidney ...,
Uses reflected sound waves doesn ...,
Interaction of magnetic field and...
13  cards
Lab Evaluation for Liver Disease
Hepatic artery from heart low flo...,
Open pore capillaries that provid...,
Join together to form bile ductules
33  cards
Drugs & Liver
Phase i converts drug into reacti...,
Phase i reactions that take place...,
Catalyzes conjugation of drug met...
19  cards
Chronic Liver Disease
1 vascular disease pericentral he...,
A histological diagnosis of sever...,
Hepatitis c now predominates in u...
43  cards
Upper GI Pathology
Autoimmune destruction lymphocyte...,
Most common benign neoplasm of sa...,
Most common malignant tumor of sa...
43  cards
Lower GI Pathology
Hiatal sliding cardia of stomach ...,
Segment of intestine telescoping ...,
Complete twisting of loop of bowe...
32  cards
Acute Liver Disease
Viral alcoholic drug induced grad...,
Toxic acetominophen poison mushro...,
Red and swollen liver due to infl...
17  cards

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