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Cleft lip/palate   failure of fusion of facial processes  
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Herpes labialis   multinucleated giant cell with acidophilic intranuclear inclusions on Tzanck prep  
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Hairy leukoplakia   EBV glossitis; pre-AIDS defining lesion; not precursor to cancer  
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Mumps   bilateral parotitis; unilateral orchitis; ↑ amylase  
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Diphtheria   pseudomembrane pharynx and trachea with cervical lymphadenopathy  
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Congenital syphilis   notched central incisors  
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Actinomycosis   anaerobic gram + filamentous bacteria; complication extracted dental abscess  
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S/S   draining sinuses with sulfur granules  
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Exudative tonsillitis   majority are viral; 20% group A streptococcus  
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Oral thrush   common in newborn; pre-AIDS defining lesion; yeasts and pseudohyphae  
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Dental caries   Streptococcus mutans  
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Peutz-Jegher’s syndrome   mucosal pigmentation; hamartomatous polyps  
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Leukoplakia/erythroleukoplakia   biopsy to rule out squamous dysplasia or cancer  
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Squamous cell carcinoma   smoking and alcohol association; lower lip MC site  
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Smokeless tobacco   verrucoid squamous cell carcinoma  
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Gum hyperplasia   phenytoin, pregnancy, scurvy  
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Pleomorphic adenoma   MC benign tumor of salivary glands; parotid MC site  
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma   MC malignant tumor major and minor salivary glands  
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Dysphagia for solids only   lesion obstructing esophagus; e.g., cancer, web  
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome   iron deficiency anemia causes esophageal web, glossitis, achlorhydria (↓ HCl in gastric acid)  
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Dysphagia for solids and liquids   motor abnormality; e.g., achalasia MCC, PSS or CREST syndrome  
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TE fistula   polyhydramnios; proximal esophagus ends blindly; distal esophagus derives from trachea  
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VATER syndrome   vertebral abnormalities, anal atresia, TE fistula, renal disease/radius abnormality  
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Zenker’s diverticulum   MC pulsion diverticulum of esophagus; halitosis (stinky breath, food gets stuck); near UES  
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GERD   relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) with acid reflux  
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GERD   MCC nocturnal cough and asthma  
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AIDS esophagitis   Candida MC, CMV, HSV  
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Barrett’s esophagus   glandular metaplasia distal esophagus in GERD  
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Complications of Barrett’s   precursor for adenocarcinoma, stricture  
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Esophageal varices   dilated left gastric vein; sign of portal hypertension due to cirrhosis  
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Mallory Weiss syndrome   tear of distal esophagus from retching in alcoholic or bulimic  
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Boerhaave’s syndrome   rupture of distal esophagus from retching; pneumomediastinum  
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Hamman’s mediastinal crunch   pneumomediastinum (air in subcutaneous tissue)  
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LES ganglion cells   contain VIP - relaxes LES  
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Achalasia   failure of LES relaxation (no VIP); absent ganglion cells in the myenteric plexus  
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S/S   aperistalsis/dilation of esophagus; regurgitation of undigested food at night  
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X-ray achalasia   bird’s beak appearance  
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Acquired achalasia   Chagas’ disease; leishmania destroy ganglion cells  
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Distal adenocarcinoma esophagus   MC primary cancer; due to Barrett’s esophagus  
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Squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus   smoking MCC; alcohol also causes  
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Melena   sign of upper GI bleed; acid changes Hb to hematin; peptic ulcer disease MCC  
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Hematemesis   vomiting blood; peptic ulcers MCC  
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Congenital pyloric stenosis   hypertrophy pyloric muscle; vomiting non-bile stained fluid in 2-4 weeks  
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Acute hemorrhagic (erosive) gastritis   NSAIDs MCC  
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Mucous barrier stomach   maintained by PGE; misoprostol PGE analog  
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Type A chronic gastritis   due to PA; achlorhydria with ↑ serum gastrin  
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Type B chronic gastritis   due to H. pylori; involves pylorus and antrum  
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H. pylori   curved rod; urease producer; MCC PUD, adenocarcinoma, gastric lymphoma  
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Gastric ulcer   lesser curvature pylorus and antrum; poor defense against acid; food aggravates pain  
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Duodenal ulcer   never malignant; ↑ acid production; food relieves pain  
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Perforated peptic ulcer   air under diaphragm causes pain in left shoulder  
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Menetrier’s disease   giant rugal hyperplasia; protein loss from increased mucus  
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome   malignant islet cell tumor secreting gastrin; part of MEN I syndrome  
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S/S   PUD in usual locations; sometimes multiple ulcers  
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Hypergastrinemia   ZE, achlorhydria, gastric distention, H2 or proton blockers; renal failure  
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Leiomyoma   MC benign tumor of stomach  
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Intestinal type adenocarcinoma   H pylori related; ↓ incidence; lesser curvature pylorus/antrum  
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Diffuse type adenocarcinoma   linitis plastica; signet ring cells; Krukenberg tumors ovaries  
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Gastric lymphoma   stomach MC site for extranodal lymphomas; H. pylori associated  
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Malabsorption   steatorrhea; chronic pancreatitis, bile salt deficiency, small bowel disease  
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Causes bile salt deficiency   liver disease, bile salt resins, cholestasis, bacterial overgrowth, Crohn’s  
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D-xylose screen   failure to reabsorb xylose indicates small bowel disease  
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Calcification of pancreas   chronic pancreatitis cause of malabsorption  
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Celiac disease   autoimmune disease; antibodies against gliadin in gluten; flat villi  
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Celiac disease   association with dermatitis herpetiformis  
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Whipple’s disease   systemic infection; foamy macrophages with bacteria (PAS+ inclusions) in small bowel submucosa  
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S/S   fever, polyarthritis, skin pigmentation  
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Invasive diarrhea   Campylobacter jejuni MCC; positive fecal smear for leukocytes  
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Secretory diarrhea   loss isotonic fluid; enterotoxins from E. coli and V. cholerae  
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Osmotic diarrhea   hypotonic loss fluid; laxatives, lactase deficiency  
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Rotavirus   MCC diarrhea in children  
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Norwalk virus   MCC diarrhea in adults  
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Cytomegalovirus   common cause diarrhea in AIDS; MCC cholecystitis and pancreatitis in AIDS  
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Staphylococcus aureus   preformed toxin causes food poisoning; culture food  
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Bacillus cereus   preformed toxin in fried rice and tacos; gram positive rods in stool  
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Clostridium botulinum (adult)   preformed neurotoxin (blocks acetylcholine release); paralysis and mydriasis  
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Clostridium botulinum (child)   colonization of bowel with release of neurotoxin; eating honey  
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Clostridium difficile   pseudomembranous colitis; post-antibiotics; toxin assay stool; Rx metronidazole  
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Shigella sonnei   produces dysentery (bloody diarrhea); associated with HUS  
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Salmonella enteritidis   gastroenteritis; animal reservoirs - poultry, turtles  
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Salmonella paratyphi   sepsis; osteomyelitis in HbSS  
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Salmonella typhi   typhoid fever; human transmission; bradycardia, neutropenia, splenomegaly  
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Carrier state site   gallbladder  
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M. tuberculosis   MCC intestinal TB in United States (swallow TB); Peyer’s patch site of infection  
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Enterotoxigenic E. coli   secretory diarrhea (traveler’s diarrhea); toxin stimulates guanylate cyclase  
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Vibrio cholerae   secretory diarrhea; toxin stimulates adenylate cyclase to produce cAMP  
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Oral Rx cholera   solution must contain glucose to reabsorb Na+ (co-transport)  
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Yersinia enterocolitica   mesenteric lymphadenitis; sepsis in iron overload states  
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Entamoeba histolytica   dysentery; trophozoites phagocytose RBCs; liver abscess; Rx metronidazole  
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Cryptosporidium parvum   MCC diarrhea in AIDS; acid-fast oocysts  
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Giardia lamblia   MC protozoal cause of diarrhea; cause of malabsorption; Rx metronidazole  
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Trichuris trichiura   rectal prolapse in children  
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Enterobius vermicularis   anal pruritus; urethritis in girls; no eosinophilia  
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Ascaris lumbricoides   intestinal obstruction due to adult worms; no eosinophilia  
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Necator americanus   hookworm; iron deficiency anemia  
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Strongyloides stercoralis   rhabditiform larvae in stool not eggs  
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Diphyllobothrium latum   fish tapeworm; vitamin B12 deficiency  
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Signs of small bowel obstruction   colicky pain; constipation and obstipation  
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Radiograph small bowel obstruction   air-fluid levels on x-ray  
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MCC small bowel obstruction   adhesions from previous surgery  
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Duodenal atresia   vomiting bile-stained fluid at birth; double bubble sign; Down syndrome  
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Hirschsprung disease   absent ganglion cells in submucosal/myenteric plexus rectosigmoid  
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S/S   proximal bowel dilated but peristalses; no stool in rectal vault  
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Hirschsprung association   Down syndrome; Chagas disease  
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Intussusception   terminal ileum telescopes into cecum; obstruction plus bloody diarrhea  
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Meconium ileus   complication of cystic fibrosis  
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Indirect inguinal hernia   second MCC of small bowel obstruction; common in weight lifting  
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Gallstone ileus   obstruction of small bowel with gallstone + air in biliary tree  
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Volvulus   MC due to sigmoid colon twisting around mesentery  
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Direct inguinal hernia   protrudes through center of triangle of Hesselbach; no obstruction  
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Umbilical hernia   common in black children; may entrap bowel in adults  
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Sigmoid colon   MC site for polyps, cancer, diverticula  
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Small bowel infarction   diffuse abdominal pain with bloody diarrhea  
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Causes small bowel infarction   embolism (atrial fibrillation), thrombosis SMA or SMV  
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Ischemic colitis   splenic flexure pain with bloody diarrhea  
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Mesenteric angina   pain in splenic flexure 30 minutes after eating  
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Angiodysplasia   submucosal dilation of venules in cecum; cause of hematochezia  
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Hematochezia   massive loss of blood per rectum; diverticulosis MCC  
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Meckel’s diverticulum   persistence omphalomesenteric duct  
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S/S   bleeding MC (iron deficiency in children), diverticulitis  
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Meckel’s diverticulitis   mimics acute appendicitis; cannot differentiate without radionuclide scan  
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Sigmoid diverticulum   diverticulitis MC complication; MCC hematochezia and fistula formation  
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Diverticulitis   “left-sided acute appendicitis”  
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Ulcerative colitis   mucosal/submucosal ulceration; starts in rectum; crypt abscess; ↑ risk adenocarcinoma  
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S/S   left lower quadrant crampy pain with bloody diarrhea  
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UC associations   primary sclerosing cholangitis, seronegative HLA B27 + spondyloarthropathy  
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Crohn’s disease   transmural inflammation; terminal ileum involved 80%; granulomas; skip lesions  
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S/S   colicky pain and diarrhea; fistulas (anal, bowl to bowel)  
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Carcinoid tumor   appendix MC site; terminal ileum MC site for carcinoid syndrome  
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Carcinoid syndrome   liver metastasis; flushing/diarrhea due to serotonin; increased urine 5-HIAA  
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Tubular adenomas   precursor lesion colon cancer; size and number determine risk of malignancy  
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Villous adenoma   greatest risk for colon cancer (30%); secrete mucus rich in protein and potassium  
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Familial polyposis   AD with 100% penetrance for developing colon cancer  
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Gardner’s syndrome   AD, polyposis plus osteomas and desmoid tumors  
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Turcot’s syndrome   AD, polyposis plus brain tumors  
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Colorectal cancer   second MC cancer and cancer killer in adults  
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Left-sided colorectal cancer   obstruct; MC location rectosigmoid  
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Right-sided colorectal cancer   bleed  
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Acute appendicitis   due to lymphoid hyperplasia in children and obstruction by fecalith in adults  
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External hemorrhoids   thrombose  
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Internal hemorrhoids   bleed; prolapse out of rectum  
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Urobilinogen (UBG)   breakdown product CB in bowel (color of stool)  
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UBG   enterohepatic circulation to liver and kidney (color of urine)  
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Alcoholic liver disease   serum AST>ALT; ↑ serum GGT  
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Viral hepatitis   serum ALT>AST  
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Cholestasis markers   serum AP and GGT  
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Unconjugated bilirubin   macrophage degradation of heme; lipid soluble; never in urine  
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Conjugated bilirubin (CB)   water soluble; never normal in urine  
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% CB <20% (unconjugated)   Gilberts, spherocytosis, physiologic jaundice newborn, ABO/Rh HDN  
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Gilbert’s disease   AD; ↓ uptake and conjugation; bilirubin increases with fasting  
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Physiologic jaundice newborn   unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia; begins on day three  
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% CB 20-50%   viral/alcoholic hepatitis  
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% CB >50%   bile duct obstruction (intra or extrahepatic); carcinoma head of pancreas  
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Negative urine bilirubin + trace urobilinogen   normal urine  
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Positive urine bilirubin, absent urobilinogen   obstructive jaundice  
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Positive urine bilirubin + increased urobilinogen   hepatitis  
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Negative urine bilirubin + increased urobilinogen   extravascular hemolytic anemia  
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Markers of severity of liver disease   albumin, PT  
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Hepatitis A   protective antibodies; day care centers, jails, homosexuals, traveling; not chronic  
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Hepatitis B   protective antibodies; accidental needle stick, IVDA; hepatocellular carcinoma  
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Hepatitis C   no protective antibodies; post-transfusion hepatitis; chronic state; hepatocellular carcinoma  
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Hepatitis D   no protective antibodies; requires HBsAg to replicate  
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Anti-HBs alone   vaccination  
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Anti-HBs + anti-HBc-IgG   recovered from HBV  
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HBsAg + HBeAg + HBVDNA + anti-HBc-IgM   acute HBV/chronic HBV infective carrier if >6 months  
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Anti HBc-IgM alone   serologic gap; not infective  
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HBsAg + anti-HBc-IgM   chronic HBV healthy carrier  
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Fulminant hepatic failure   viral hepatitis and acetaminophen MCCs  
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Spontaneous peritonitis   E. coli in adults; S. pneumoniae in children; complication of ascites  
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Granulomatous hepatitis   TB MC bacteria  
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Amebiasis   Entamoeba histolytica; flash shaped ulcers in cecum; liver abscess; Rx  
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Echinococcosis   Echinococcus granulosis; sheep dog definitive host; man intermediate host  
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Schistosomiasis   Schistosoma mansoni; adult worms in portal vein; “pipe stem cirrhosis”  
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Clonorchiasis   Clonorchis sinensis; ingesting encysted larvae in fish; cholangiocarcinoma  
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Congestive hepatomegaly (centrilobular necrosis)   “nutmeg” liver; RHF MCC  
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Hepatic vein thrombosis   Budd-Chiari syndrome; painful hepatomegaly; ascites; portal hypertension  
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Portal vein thrombosis   ascites, portal hypertension, no hepatomegaly  
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Alcohol related disorders   fatty change; alcoholic hepatitis; cirrhosis  
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Hypertriglyceridemia in alcoholics   ↑ synthesis of glycerol 3P (substrate for TG synthesis)  
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Hypoglycemia in alcoholics   ↓ gluconeogenesis (↑ NADH causes pyruvate to convert to lactate)  
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Ketoacidosis in alcoholics   ↑ lactate, ↑ ßOHB (acetyl CoA converted to AcAc and then ßOHB)  
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Primary biliary cirrhosis   granulomatous destruction triad bile ducts; anti-mitochondrial antibody  
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis   association with ulcerative colitis; MCC of cholangiocarcinoma  
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Extrahepatic biliary atresia   neonatal cholestasis  
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Drugs causing hepatitis   acetaminophen, isoniazid, halothane  
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Anabolic steroids   intrahepatic cholestasis  
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Estrogen/oral contraceptives   intrahepatic cholestasis; hepatic adenoma (intraperitoneal hemorrhage)  
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Methotrexate   liver fibrosis, fatty change  
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Liver angiosarcoma   vinyl chloride  
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Hemochromatosis   AR; increased iron reabsorption; liver target organ  
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S/S   cirrhosis; “bronze diabetes” - skin pigmentation + destruction of islet cells; malabsorption  
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Lab   ↑ serum ferritin, iron, % saturation; ↓ TIBC  
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Wilson’s disease   AR disease; defect in copper excretion in bile and synthesis of ceruloplasmin  
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S/S   cirrhosis, movement disorder (necrosis in putamen), Kayser Fleisher ring (Descemet’s membrane)  
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Lab   ↓ ceruloplasmin (causes ↓ total copper); ↑ serum/urine free copper  
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HELLP syndrome   pre-eclampsia; Hemolytic anemia, ELevated transaminases, Low Platelets  
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AAT deficiency in child   AR, cannot secrete AAT from liver cell; cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma  
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Reye syndrome   coma and microvesicular fatty change post viral infection; increased ammonia  
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Cirrhosis   irreversible fibrosis; regenerative nodules; portal hypertension  
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Causes cirrhosis   alcohol (MC), HBV/HCV, hemochromatosis, Wilson’s, AAT deficiency, 1° biliary  
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Hepatic encephalopathy   mental status changes; ↑ serum ammonia  
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Portal hypertension   ascites; varices; splenomegaly; hemorrhoids; caput medusae  
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Cause of ascites   portal hypertension; hypoalbuminemia; secondary aldosteronism  
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Rx   use aldosterone blocker (acidosis increases loss ammonium in stool)  
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Hyperestrinism in men   gynecomastia; spider angiomas; female hair distribution  
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Lab findings cirrhosis   ↓ BUN, glucose, sodium, potassium, calcium (↓ vitamin D); ↑ PT  
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Liver cell adenoma   estrogen related (steroids, oral contraceptives); intraperitoneal hemorrhage  
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Liver cancer   metastasis MC cancer; lung cancer MC primary site  
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Hepatocellular carcinoma   chronic HBV and HCV MCC; ↑ AFP; hepatic/portal vein invasion  
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Cholangiocarcinoma   primary sclerosing cholangitis MCC, C.C sinensis  
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Pathogenesis of cholesterol stones   bile with too much cholesterol and too little bile salts  
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Black pigment stones   sign of extravascular hemolytic anemia (spherocytosis, HbSS)  
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Acute cholecystitis   stone impacted in cystic duct; right upper quadrant colicky pain with radiation to shoulder  
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Chronic cholecystitis   chemical inflammation  
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Gallbladder cancer   risk factors - cholelithiasis and porcelain gallbladder  
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Acute pancreatitis   causes - alcohol and gallstones; ↑ amylase and lipase (more specific)  
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S/S   epigastric pain with radiation into back  
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Sentinel loop   localized ileus of duodenum due to acute pancreatitis  
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Pancreatic pseudocyst   abdominal mass; persistence of ↑ serum amylase >1 week  
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Chronic pancreatitis   alcohol abuse, CF; malabsorption, pain, type I diabetes  
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Pancreatic cancer   smoking MCC  
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S/S   jaundice/acholic (gray/pale) stools; palpable gallbladder; superficial migratory thrombophlebitis (Trousseau's sign); ↑ CA 19-9  
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Negative urine bilirubin + trace urobilinogen   normal urine  
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Positive urine bilirubin, absent urobilinogen   obstructive jaundice  
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Positive urine bilirubin + increased urobilinogen   hepatitis  
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Negative urine bilirubin + increased urobilinogen   extravascular hemolytic anemia  
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