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Chapter: 7 / Q: 51
A 35-year-old woman presents with episodes of obtundation, somnolence, and tachycardia. An insulinoma is suspected based on a random serum glucose test value of 38 mg. per dl. Which of the following statements is/are true?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 52
Which of the following statements about gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome) is/are correct?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 53
With regard to the control of pancreatic exocrine function, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 54
In the performance of a pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), the superior mesenteric vein is an important landmark. Which of the following statements is/are true with regard to the superior mesenteric vein?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 55
Pancreas divisum results from incomplete fusion of the ventral pancreatic duct with the dorsal pancreatic duct during embryologic development. Which of the following statements correctly describes pancreas divisum?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 56
Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to the blood supply of the pancreas?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 57
Orally administered glucose provokes a greater insulin response than an equivalent amount of intravenously administered glucose. The incremental response to ingested glucose is due to the effects of which of the following hormones?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 58
The islets of Langerhans contain four major endocrine cell types that secrete which of the following hormones?
Chapter: 7 / Q: 59
A 50-year-old man develops acute pancreatitis due to alcohol abuse. Hyperamylasemia resolves by the third day after admission. By the eighth hospital day, the patient is noted to have recurrent fever (38.5°C), progressive leukocytosis (18,500 WBC/mm3), and tachypnea. The most appropriate management
Chapter: 7 / Q: 60
The patient in the above question is treated by observation for 8 weeks. He continues to be symptomatic with epigastric pain. A repeat abdominal CT scan reveals a persistent 6 cm pseudocyst in the region of the body of the pancreas. The pseudocyst is unilocular and demonstrates a well-defined rim
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