Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Flashcard 131: Lesions of Kaposi sarcoma may be seen on endoscopic examination of the _____

Answer: GI tract

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Flashcard 132: Patients with short bowel syndrome often develop an increased frequency of _____ kidney stones

Answer: calcium oxalate

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Flashcard 133: Sialolithiasis is typically caused by _____ or trauma

Answer: dehydration

Flashcard 134: C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency results in _____

Answer: hereditary angioedema

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Flashcard 135: Parkinson disease is characterized by _____ dopamine

Answer: decreased

Extra: Parkinson disease is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. This leads to a decrease in dopamine and a relative increase in acetylcholine.

Flashcard 136: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is caused by a(n) _____ of the pancreas (non-β cells) or duodenum

Answer: gastrinoma

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Flashcard 137: Diabetes mellitus may result in _____ incontinence

Answer: overflow

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Flashcard 138: What is the most common primary immunodeficiency? _____

Answer: Selective IgA deficiency

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Flashcard 139: Type 1 diabetes is associated with HLA-_____ and HLA-_____

Answer: DR3

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Flashcard 140: What parasitic infection is more common in patients with decreased B-cells? _____

Answer: GI giardiasis (no IgA)

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