Liver disease, malabsorption, GI bleeding, and the anatomy/embryology that underlies GI pathology. This category has 96 original questions in the full StepExamPrep bank — here are 3 samples with complete explanations.
Which of the following is the most common location for gastrointestinal carcinoid (neuroendocrine) tumors?
The appendix and small bowel (particularly the ileum) are among the most common sites for gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors, arising from neuroendocrine cells.
A patient with a posterior duodenal ulcer develops sudden severe back pain and a drop in hemoglobin. Which of the following structures is most likely eroded, causing this presentation?
Posterior duodenal ulcers classically erode into the gastroduodenal artery, which runs immediately posterior to the first part of the duodenum, causing brisk, potentially life-threatening hemorrhage.
Which of the following is the strongest modifiable risk factor for pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
Cigarette smoking is the strongest well-established modifiable risk factor for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, roughly doubling risk in smokers.
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