Diseases of Gastrointestinal

What the four signs of esophageal disease?

What is the most common but less symptomatic type of hiatal hernia?

What is the least common but more symptomatic type of hiatal hernia?

What is failure of the cardiac sphincter to relax causing functional obstruction of the esophagus?

What is a complication of magaesophagus?

Mallory-Weiss Syndrome is caused by what?

What is defined as longitudinal tears in the esophageal mucosa?

What is a major symptom of esophageal lacerations?

What are dilated and toruous veins itn eh submucosa of the lower esophagus?

What accounts for 50 % of cases of hematemesis?

What is the mortality rate of esophageal varices? What is the chance of a rebleed?

What is constriction of esophageal lumen?

What is the developmental anomaly where esophagus fails to form?

What is defined as mucosal injury with subsequent inflammation of esophagus?

What age group does esophagitis affect?

What is the most common mechanism of mucosa injury in the U.S.?

Which disease are anatomic and motor disorders?

What is a major complication of Esophagitis?

What is the replacement of the normal stratified squamous epithelium of the distal esophagus by metaplastic columnar epithelium containg goblet cells?

What is a major symptom of Acalasia?

What is most significant risk for Barrett Esophagus?

What is the most common pattern of esophageal carcinomas in the U.S.?

What is the most common pattern of esophageal carcinomas in the world?

Where do adenocarcinomas occur?

What are the two causes of chronic gastritis?

What is the morphology of chronic gastritis?