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What is the name of the sign in which RLQ pain is elicited with LLQ palpation in a patient suspected of having appendicitis? |
Positive Rovsing sign
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Which hepatitis C treatment medication may exacerbate autoimmune hepatitis?
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Interferon
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What is Charcot's triad?
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Fever, Right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and Jaundice
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What antibody can be associated in individuals who have Crohn's Disease?
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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA)
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Which extra-intestinal manifestions can mirror inflammatory bowel disease?
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Arthritis and Erythema Nodosum
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Of the three major forms of hepatitis, which does not currently have a vaccine against it?
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Hepatitis C
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How do you differentiate chronic hepatitis B infection from the carrier state?
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Check liver function tests. Increased in chronic state and normal in carrier state
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Post-gallbladder removal, patient has right upper abdominal pain and still has elevated LFTs. Next step in management?
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Check manometery studies to rule out sphincter of oddi function
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ATP7B mutation is associated with which condition?
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Wilson's Disease
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Anti-smooth muscle antibodies are associated with which condition?
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Autoimmune hepatitis
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Boceprevir and Telaprevir are new hepatitis C agents that can only be used against which HCV genotype?
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HCV genotype 1
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Which hepatitis B marker indicates active replication?
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HBeAg
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What is the most likely diagnosis in diabetic pt with diarrhea, weight loss, flatulence and vitamin A, D, B12 deficiencies?
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
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What is the gold standard for diagnosing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth? |
Endoscopy with jejunal aspirate
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What will be the folate and vitamin B12 levels in patients with Caribbean tropical sprue?
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Normal folate, decreased vitamin b12 levels
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What are the two most common HLA markers associated with a condition that has positive antibodies to tissue transglutaminase?
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HLA DQ-2 and HLA DQ-8
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What two antibiotics are most commonly used for the treatment of diverticulitis?
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Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole
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What is the recommendation for initial colonoscopy after inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis and follow up colonoscopies?
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8 years after diagnosis and then every 1-2 years
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If patient with inflammatory bowel disease is found to have dysplasia on colonoscopy, what is the next step in management? |
Proctocolectomy
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What is the rash that is commonly associated with celiac disease?
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Dermatitis herpetiformis
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Which hepatitis infection is the only type that is a DNA virus?
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Hepatitis B
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Digestion of which toxin from reef fish can cause for peri-oral parasthesias to occur?
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Ciguatera toxin
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Patient is found to have positive antibodies to soluble liver antigen (SLA). What condition does this patient likely have?
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Autoimmune hepatitis (which also has anti-smooth muscle antibodies)
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Treatment of MALT requires eradication of what organism? |
Heliobacter Pylori (H. pylori)
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Long term use of NSAIDS increases, decreases, or has no effect on the risk of developing colon cancer?
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Decreases
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Foamy macrophages on PAS stain on a small bowel biopsy is seen in what condition?
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Whipple's Disease
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Ascitic fluid containing polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) greater than this number indicates spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)?
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Greater than 250/mm3
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