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What is the afferent loop syndrome?
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obstruction of the afferent loop of a bilroth II gastrojejunostomy
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What is blind loops syndrome?
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Bacterial overgrowth of the intestine caused by stasis
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What is Boerhaave's syndrome?
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Esophageal perforation
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Budd-Chiari syndrome?
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thrombosis of the hepatic veins
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Carcinoid syndrome?
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B FDR
Bronchospasm Flushing Diarrhea R. Sided Heart failure |
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What is Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome?
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perihepatic gonerrhea infection
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What is Gardner's syndrome?
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GI polyps and associated findings of sebaceous cysts, Osteromas, and Desmoid tumors (SOD); polyps have a high malignancy potential (think a gardner plants SOD)
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What is Leriche's syndrome?
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Claudication of buttocks, Thighs, impotence, Atrophy of legs (seen with iliac occlusive disease) think CIA
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What is mallory-weiss syndrome?
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post emesis/ retching tears in the gastric mucosa near the GEJ
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What is Meddelson's syndrome?
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chemical pneumonitis after aspiration of gastric contents
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What is Mirizzi's syndrome?
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extrinsic obstruction of the common hepatic bile duct from a cystic gallstone
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What is Ogilviie's syndrome?
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massive non-obstructive colonic dilatation
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What is Peutz-Jeghers syndrome?
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benign GI polyps and buccal pigmentation (think:Peutz=pigmentation)
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What is Plummer-Vinson syndrome?
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1. esophageal web 2. iron-deficiency anemia 3. dysphagia 4. spoon-shaped nails 5. atrophic oral and tongue mucosa. (Usually occurs in elderly women; 10% develop SCC
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What is RED reaction syndrome?
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syndrome of rapid vancomycin infusion, resulting in skin erythema
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What is refeeding syndrome?
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hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypophosphatemia after refeeding a starved patient
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What is Rendu-Osler-Weber (ROW) syndrome?
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syndrome of GI tract telangiectasia/A-V malformations
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What is another name for Sipple's syndrome?
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MEN II
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What is Trousseau's syndrome?
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syndrome of DVT w/ assoc. carcinoma
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What is another name for Wermer's syndrome?
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MEN I
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