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1
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Jaundice, weight loss, epigastric pain

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Pancreatic cancer

2
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2 major risk factors for pancreatic cacner

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Smoking

Chronic Pancreatitis

3
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Unique findings in carcinoma of the HEAD of the pancreas

also seen in periampullary cancer

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Conjugated hyperbilirubemia / Jaundice
Pale Stools
Dark urine (due to CB)
Itching

4
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Serum marker for pancreatic cancer

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CA 19-9

5
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biliary atresia embryo defect

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Failure to form the extrahepatic biliary tree

6
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biliary atresia presentaion

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conjugated hyperbilirubinemia/pale stool

Jaundice and cirrhosis in an INFANT

7
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Risk factors for CHOLESTEROL stone formation

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Supersaturation of bile
DECREASED bile acid, decreased phosphatidylcholine
GB Stasis, high estrogen, low cck, high progesterone

8
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Cholesterol stone, gross and Xray

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Radiolucent…may possibly be radiopaque

Yellow/faceted

9
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Bilirubin stones, gross and Xray

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Radio-opaque

Black (no infection)

10
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Causes of brown pigmented stones

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Biliary Tree infection

11
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the causative organism of acute cholangitis

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E.coli

12
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RUQ pain radiating to the shoulder, Nausea and Vomiting

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Acute Cholecystitis

13
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Acalculous Cholecystitis causes

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Critically ill patients (burns, sepsis) to develop cholecystitis w/o stones
Also in biliary sludge.

14
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Which type of calcification causes porcelan gallbladder

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Dystrophic- think carcinoma

15
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Most common pathogens causing ascending cholangitis

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gram negative enterics

Parasites that target the liver

16
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Triad of symptoms for Acute ascending cholangitis

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Sepsis
Jaundice
Abdominal pain

17
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Biggest risk factor for ascending cholangitis

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Choledocolithiasis

18
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RLQ pain, SBO, Xray reveals air in the biliary tree

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Gallstone illeus

19
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Gallbladder carcinoma arises from

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glandular epithleium –> Adenocarcinoma

20
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Classic patient with gallbladder cancer is

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Elderly female with cholecystitis

21
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Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia labs (hemolysis)

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Increased UB
Increased urine Urobilinogen (more shunted during enterohepatic cycling)
No urine CB

22
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Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia labs

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Increased CB
no Urine urobilinogen (no CB made it to the gut to be converted)
Increased Urine CB and bile salts (CB refluxes backward into sinusoids)

23
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Mixed hyperbilirubinemia is a result of

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Hepatitis (viral or alcoholi)

24
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Physiologic jaundice of newborn defect

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low UDPgluconyltransferase levels –> high UCB

25
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Physiologic jaundice of newborn tx and mechanism

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Phototherapy –> converts UCB to CB

26
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Gilbert syndrome

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mildly low UDPgluconyltransferase levels

27
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Crigler Najjar 1 syndrome

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ABSENT UDPgluconyltransferase levels –> high UCB

28
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Crigler najjar presentation

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neonatal kernicterus

29
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Gilbet inheritance

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AR

30
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Dubin Johnson and Rotor syndrome defect and inheritance

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Bilirubin canalicular transport protein defect –> high CB

AR

31
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Classic 5 symptoms in biliary tract obstruction

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Dark urine (CB)
Pale stool
Pruritis
Xanthomas
Steatorrhea
32
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Why do hepatitis patients have dark urine

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Increased urine CB

33
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Pregnant woman develops acute onset Jaundice, ascites, AST, ALT through the roof then dies

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Hepatitis E

34
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Confirmatory marker for active hepatitis C infection

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HCV RNA / IgM

35
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markers for chronic hepatitis C

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HCV RNA / IgG –> IgG is NOT protective

36
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Which hepatitis depends on hepatitis B for infection

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Hepatitis D

Superinfection is worse than Coinfection

37
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3 Indicator of active HepB infection

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HBsAg, High AST/AlT, Presence of HBc antibody

HBeAg / HBV DNA

38
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what is the only marker present in the window phase?

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IgM against the core

39
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Markers for a cleared hepB infection

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IgG against the surface Ag

40
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Markers for hepB vacccination

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IgG against the surface Ag/no other antibodies are present

41
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Marker for the chronic carrier state

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IgG against the core
+ Surface antigen (>6 months)
+ or HBV DNA

42
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Cell type that mediates liver cirrhosis

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Stellate cells that secrete TGFB

43
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4 consequenses of hyperesternisim in cirrhosis

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Gynecomastia
Testicular atrophy
Spider angioma
Palmar erythema

44
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2 consequences of decreased proten synthesis in cirrhosis

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hypoalbuminemia –> edema

coagulopathy

45
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how to tell if elevated alkaline phosphatase is of liver orgin?

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y-glutamyltranspeptidase will also be increased

46
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What is the underlying mechanism of tissue damage in hemochromatosis?

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Free radical generation via the Fenton Rxn

47
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Hemochromaosis defect

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Overactivation of HFE gene (C282Y)

48
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What does HFE code for?

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Hepcidin

49
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Hepcidin function

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Inhibit the release of iron from cell into blood

50
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relationship of hepcidin and ferroportin

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indirect. High hepcidin = low ferroportin

51
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Iron studies in hemochromatosis (ferritin,TIBC, serum Fe, transferrin, %saturation)

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Ferritin high
Low TIBC
High Serum Fe
High %sat

52
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How to differentiate between lipofuscin and iron?

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Prussian Blue stains iron

53
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2 other organs affected in hemochromatosis

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Testes and heart (cardiomyopathy)

54
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Pt presents with darkening of skin, polyuria and polyphagia

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Hemochromatosis (this bronze diabetes)

55
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Wilson disease mutation and inheritance

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AR

ATP7B gene

56
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Wilson disease udnerlying defect

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Defective ATP mediated hepatocyte/copper transfer –> copper accumulates in liver

57
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mechanism of damage in wilson disease

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Free radical production

58
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Wilson Dz labs (urinary Cu, serum free Cu, TOTAL Cu, cerruloplasmin)

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Increased Urinary Cu
Increased Free serum Cu
Decreased TOTAL Cu (low cerruloplasmin)

59
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45y/o female with SLE presents with generalized itching

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Primary biliary cirrhosis

60
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25 year old male with hx of bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain presents with jaundice

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis

61
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serum marker for PSC

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p-ANCA

62
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Baby has fever, mom gives a fever reducer, baby develops jaundice, hypoglycemia, vomiting

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Reye Syndrome

63
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hepatic adenomas are associated with which 2 substances

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Birth control pills

Anabolic steroids

64
Q

Classic case for hepatic adenoma rupture

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Healthy girl on birth control pills or male body builder suddenly develops severe RUQ pain, hypotension and death

65
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how does aflatoxin induce hepatocellular carcinoma

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p53 mutation

66
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hepatocellular carcinoma tumor marker

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Alpha Fetoprotein

67
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5 most common tumors that met to liver

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Colon > Stomach > Pancreas > lung / breast

“Cancer Sometimes Penetrates Benign Liver”

68
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PE signs of 2 most common causes of Obst jaundice

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Palpable gallbladder that is non tender- Suggestive of adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas

Non-palpable gall bladder: Stone in CBD

69
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Imaging technique for acute cholecystitis diagnosis

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Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan (HIDA)

70
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Effect of estrogen on cholesterol/stones

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Increases HMGCoA reductase –> increases risk of stones

71
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Well circumscribed liver mass with cystic blood filled spaces, and vascular proliferation

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Cavernous Hemangioma

72
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hepatolenticular degeneration (AKA)

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Wilson Disease

73
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Which inflammatory cell mediates alcoholic hepatitis?

A

Neutrophils

74
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cholangiocarcinoma is associated with which other cancer

A

ulcerative colitis

75
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Deficiency of vitamin ADEK

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Gallstone, steatorrhea

76
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night blindness, squamous metaplasia of resp. epithelium, osteomalacia, bleeding tendency - seen in___

A

Gallstone, steatorrhea

77
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isolated deficiency of Vit D seen in ___________

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Uremia/renal failure

78
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Casue of renal stone in steatorrhea

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Increased oxalate absorption from GIT

79
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Casue of gall stone in crohns disease

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Decreased reabsorption of BS from GIT/Ilium