GI — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: What type of colonic polyp is small (< 5 mm) and resembles normal mucosa? _____

Answer: Mucosal polyps (clinically insignificant)

Flashcard 112: H. pylori-mediated chronic gastritis and autoimmune gastritis are risk factors for _____

Answer: gastric adenocarcinoma

Extra: Both H. pylori and autoimmune gastritis are risk factors for gastric adenocarcinoma. Note: H. pylori is specifically associated with MALT lymphoma (B-cell), while autoimmune gastritis is associated with gastric carcinoid tumors due to hypergastrinemia.

Flashcard 113: Which form of IBD involves transmural inflammation with "knife-like" fissures? _____

Answer: Crohn disease

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Flashcard 114: The T of TNM staging for colorectal carcinoma represents the _____

Answer: depth of invasion

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Flashcard 115: _____ pancreatitis is characterized by fibrosis of pancreatic parenchyma

Answer: Chronic

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Flashcard 116: Ménétrier disease is characterized by _____ cell atrophy with decreased acid production

Answer: parietal

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Flashcard 117: Shallow, multiple ulcers = _____

Answer: NSAID

Flashcard 118: Where is esophageal SCC found and what is cause? _____

Answer: Upper 2/3; smoking and alcohol

Extra: SCC: Upper 2/3; smoking/alcohol. Adenocarcinoma: Lower 1/3; GERD/Barrett's.

Flashcard 119: rhomboid crystals = _____

Answer: uric acid stones

Flashcard 120: Cirrhosis = _____ factor 8 levels

Answer: normal