Malabsorption syndromes US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Malabsorption syndromes Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Celiac disease is characterized histologically by increased intraepithelial _____
Answer: lymphocytes
Flashcard 2: In patients with hereditary lactose intolerance, intestinal biopsy reveals _____ mucosa
Answer: normal
Flashcard 3: Crohn disease (IBD) appears grossly with "creeping" _____
Answer: fat
Flashcard 4: _____ pancreatitis is characterized by fibrosis of pancreatic parenchyma
Answer: Chronic
Flashcard 5: Acute mesenteric ischemia may occur due to a thrombotic or embolic occlusion of the _____ artery
Answer: superior mesenteric
Extra:
* SMA= top red pole on boat, IMA just below
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Flashcard 6: _____ gastritis occurs due to acidic damage to the stomach mucosa
Answer: Acute
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Flashcard 7: Histopathologic findings of Microsporidium include small spores with a(n) _____ or _____ structure
Answer: diagonal
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Flashcard 8: Schistosoma mansoni and japonicum can cause _____ hypertension
Answer: portal
Extra: Schistosoma mansoni (large lateral spine) and S. japonicum (small spine) reside in the mesenteric veins. Their eggs travel to the liver, causing a granulomatous reaction that results in "pipestem" fibrosis of the portal triads and subsequent non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. Liver function and hepatocytes are typically preserved, so jaundice is not a classic feature.
Flashcard 9: What is the gross appearance of gallbladder adenocarcinoma?
_____
Answer: Exophytic ("cauliflower-like") mass
Extra: Gallbladder adenocarcinoma can also present as an infiltrating growth (diffuse thickening of the gallbladder wall), which is the most common pattern.
Flashcard 10: Which type of gallstone is associated with extravascular hemolysis?
_____
Answer: Bilirubin (pigment) stones
Extra:
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