12 Flashcards
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What do mesonephric ducts differentiate into ?
ductal stage
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epididymis, ductus deferens, seminal vesicle
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Mullerian (paramesonephric) give rise too?
ductal stage
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uterine tubes, uterus, cervix and upper vagina under the maternal influence of estrogen
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gives rise to glans penis in males and glans clitoris in females
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genital tubercle
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urogenital folds
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ventral aspect of penis and the labia minora (chicks)
5
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beomes scrotum in males and the labia majora in females
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genital swellings
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Urogenital sinus (males)
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bladder urethra prostate and bulbourethral glands
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Females urogenital sinus
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bladder, urethra, lower vagina and Bartholin glands
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DHT is adult male
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secondary sexual characteristics
9
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HIV DNA synthesis from the RNA template is impaired by reverse transcriptase inhibitors, which terminate viral DNA elongation by competitive or allosteric inhibition
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NRTI: competitive nucleoside/tide RT inhibitor
NNRTI: Allosteric
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Defect in the fusion of prechordal mesoderm- affects growth of midface, eyes and forebrain
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Patau syndrome (13)
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holoprosencephaly, microcephaly, microphthalmia, cleft lip, cleft palate, omphalocele
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Patau syndrome (13)
12
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Maturation of ovarian follicles, ovulation, and formation of corpus luteum
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LH
13
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Trophic to leydig cells in males and stimulates testosterone production
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LH
14
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Time Line of 4
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4hours= Acute dystonia
4days= Akathisia
4weeks=bradykinisia
4months= tardive dyskinesia
15
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Nasal flu vaccine
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live attenuated
(MHC I and CD8+) Cell mediated
16
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Injection flu vaccine
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inactivated/killed
(induces neutralizing antibodies against HA) HUMORAL
17
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who should be immunized for flu
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everyone over 6mo old
18
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Pericardial knock
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earlier in diastole that S3
Constrictive pericarditis reduces ventricular compliance via an external force
19
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A loud P2
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Pulmonary hypertension
20
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Restrictive pericarditis (positive Kussmal sign) why?
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JVP should go down on inspiration but a fibrotic pericardium can not handle the increased VR so JVP pressure goes up.
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CYP450 enzymes are heme containing proteins that are resposible for the majority of drug metabolism (mostly in liver). name the major subtypes
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CYP3A, CYP2D, CYP2C
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Prodrug metabolized by CYP2D to its active metabolite, endoxifen.
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Tamoxifen
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Woman with poor CYP2D on tamoxifen
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exposed to decreased levels of drug’s active metabolite and have a higher risk of relapse
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Downstream signal transducer that activates TFs to promote cell growth. Mutations associated with development of colorectal and lung cancers
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KRAS
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Decreased activity of hepatic N-acetyltransferase (wow)
decreased metabolism and increased toxicity of isoniazid and sulfonamides
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Deficient thiopurine methyltransferase
6-MP cant be metabolized...becomes toxic
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multidrug resistance in tumor cells
OVEREXPRESSION of P-glycoprotein (efflux)
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Southwestern blots
identify and isolate proteins that bind DNA (ex: c-Jun and c-Fos, TFs, nucleases and histones)
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S-100 ( neural crest marker)
homodimeric calcium-binding proteins (similar to calmodulin). Protein phosphorylation and cell growth and differentiation
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cryptococcus neoformans
meningoencephalitis in HIV patient
| Pneumonia is RARE
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Autosomal recessive disorder of tyrosine metabolism
Alkaptonuria (tyrosine cant be turned into fumarate due to deficiency in homogentisic acid dioxygenase)
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ochronosis
blue black pigment most evident in the ears, nose, and cheeks in alkaptonuria (AR) patients. (ochronotic arthopathy also a thing) ADULTHOOD manifestations usually
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Inferior MI causes bradycardia...why?
RCA perfuses the SA and AV nodes
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Blocks vagal influence on SA and AV nodes. Increases HR in patients with inferior MI
Atropine
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People with disease of interest (cases) and people without the disease of interest (controls)
Case-control study
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Median survival
calculated in cohort or clinical trials
| compare median survival time in two or more groups of patients
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LAD alone is occluded by atherosclerotic plaque
USE LEFT INTERNAL MAMMARY (thoracic) artery
| *Superior patency rates
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If multiple coronary arteries or vessels other than just LAD occluded
Use Great saphenous vein graft
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Popliteal artery and vein course through popliteal fossa with tibial nerve. Common medical issues?
Popliteal artery aneurysms (majority of peripheral artery aneurysms.
Synovial (Baker's) Cyst- associated with arthritis
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Psychogenic or non-epileptic seizures can be seen in
conversion disorder
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La belle indifference (incongruous lack of concern about symptoms) can be seen in
conversion disorder
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Permanent CENTRAL DI
| transient would be due to post. pituitary
Loss of hypothalamic vasopressinerginc neurons (supraoptic and paraventricular) due to trauma, surgery, or infiltrative disease (histiocytosis X) will lead to permanent DI
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crescendo-decrsendo systolic ejection murmur at right sternal boarder.
Classic aortic stenosis
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three major causes of valvular aortic stenosis
congenitally abnormal valve calcification (bicuspid valve)
calcified normal valve
RHD (MC in developing world...two above in US)
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Marfan heart
aortic root disease that results in (aneurysmal dilation, aortic regurgitation (diastolic murmur), and aortic dissection)
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where is aortic stenosis heard best?
right second intercostal space with radiation to the carotids
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Primary biliary cholangitis
middle aged women and autoimmune diseases (sjogren and rheumatoid)
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Ab in PBC
antimitochondrial
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Granulomas and bile staining of hepatocytes (lymphocytic infiltration and intrahepatic bile duct destruction)
PBC
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Most commonly affected organs in GVHD
Liver, GI, Skin
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Post viral child with panlobular microvesicular steatosis
Reyes Syndrome
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subepidermal, nonacantholytic blisters
Bullus Pemp (anti-hemidesmosomes)
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Acute allergic contact dermatitis biopsy
spongiosis (abnormal accumulation of edema in fluid in the intercellular spaces between keratinocytes) and lymphocytic perivascular infiltrates
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A competitive antagonist of endothelin receptors used for tx of idopathic pulmonary arterial HTN
Bosentan
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Pulm HTN
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medial hypertrophy (smooth muscle)
intimal fibrosis
Luminal narrowing
Most severe: interlacing tufts of sm. vascular channels call plexiform lesions.
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Inactivating mutation in pro-apoptotic BMPR2 gene--> increase endothelial and smooth muscle cell proliferation leading to vascular remodeling, elvevated pulm. vascular resistance and PTH
Familial PAH (primary pulmonary hypertension)
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Family history w/ dyspnea and exercise intolerance in women 20-40
Familial PAH
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red blood cells with small rings called trophozoites and BANANA-shaped gametocytes
P. Falciparum infection
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Tx for ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm and pinworm
Mebendazole
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Prophylaxis and tx for P. Jirvocecii in HIV patient. Also used in african sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis
Pentamidine
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Require primaquine to treat liver hypnozoites
P. Vivax and P. Ovale
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Forchheimer spots on soft palate
rubella
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Unvaccinated close contacts of Hep A infection
immune globulin or vaccine
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Hep A vaccine (inactivated) for high risk including...
living or travel to endemic areas, chronic liver disease or coag disorders, men having sex with men
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Initiation of gene transcription: Binding of TFs to regulatory protein of the gene.
TF II D binds to TATA promotor sequence located about 25 BP upstream of coding region of the gene.
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Transcription produced a pre-mRNA molecule containing introns and exons. Post-transcriptional modification in which INTRONS are removed via
snRNPs
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Ciliated mucosal epithelium in lungs
trachea to proximal portions of respiratory bronchioles
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Mucus-secreting cells are present to the level of the larger bronchioles, after which _______ cells become the prominent secretory cell type
Club
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During thyroid surgery, nerve may be damaged do to close location of inferior thyroid artery
Recurrent laryngeal (branch of vagus)
unilateral: hoarseness
bilateral: inspiratory stridor and respiratory distress do to complete vocal cord paralysis
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Foreign viral protein synthesis can be inhibited by __________, which induce synthesis of antiviral proteins that promote degradation of RNA and halt protein translation in virally infected cells only
alpha and beta interferon
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Most common location of ectopic pregnancy (tubal ligation is actually a risk factor)
ampulla of fallopian tube (presents as adnexal mass on US)
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Uterine specimen reveal decidualized endometrium only, dilated coiled endometrial glands and vascularized edematous stroma
ectopic pregnancy (absent chorionic villi)
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molar prego or spontaneous abortion
Chorionic villi are enlarged and avascular edematous stroma
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Inflammatory endometrial infiltrate (infection of decidua); Uterine tenderness, fever, tachycardia
endometritis
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Straight short endometrial glands and compact stroma
proliferative phase (ex. day 7)
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Gonorrhea Tx (FQNs no longer first line due to resistance)
3rd generation cephalosporin + azithromycin or doxycycline (cover chlamydia)
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Drugs with high hepatic clearance have
HIGH LIPOPHILICITY and high volume of distribution
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Low volume of distribution
good for excretion into urine unchanged and less hepatic metabolism
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Supply the medial portion of the 2 hemispheres (frontal and parietal lobes)
Anterior cerebral artery (occlusion can cause contralateral motor and sensory deficits of lower extremities, behavior changes, and urinary incontinence)
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First area to be damaged in global cerebral ischemia
Hippocampus
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AIHA very similar to HS (indirect hyperbilirubinemia, elevated LDH, spherocytes) except
AIHA is not heritable, has positive direct coombs test, and propensity to develop other autoimmune diseases (SLE)
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Complications of HS
pigmented gallstones and parvoB19 aplastic crisis
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progressive HA with confusion
Hypertensive encephalopathy
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Lacunar infarcts (small ischemic infarcts) are most commonly due to
hypertensive arteriolosclerosis of small, penetrating arteries
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Hemosiderin-laden macrophages in pulmonary alveoli indicated chronic elevation of pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressures most commonly due to
Left-sided heart failure
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Secrete a secretory protein and surfactant components and also help to detoxify inhaled substances (smoke) by CYP450 mechanism
Club cells (Clara)
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Incomplete fusion of urethral folds and presents as a ventrally located urethra (bottom)
Hypospadias
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Rotation of testicals around spermatic cord
testicular torsion
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Trauma or congenitally horizontal positioning of testes (bell clapper deformity)
Facilitates torsion
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Wall thickening, pericholecystic fluid on US
acute cholecystitis (mc due to gallstones obstructing the cystic duct)
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Cholescintigraphy
can be used to assess cystic duct patency and make diagnosis when US for acute cholecystitis is unclear
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HCM (large transverse diameter of myocytes and haphazardly arranged myocytes)
AD mutations in sarcomere proteins (thick and thin filament components) MC = beta-myosin heavy chain
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Chronic anemia
dilated cardiomyopathy
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Hypersensitivity myocarditis
drugs caused, mononuclear infiltrate and eosinophils
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Contact dermatitis, granulomatous inflammation, PPD skin test, and candida extract skin rx are examples of
type four hypersensitivity (occur 48-72 hours after antigen exposure) this is why you wait to read PPD
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Exclusively ketogenic AAs
Lysine and leucine (great for pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency)
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Heberden and bouchard nodes w/ joint pain peeking in afternoon or evening after activity
Osteoarthritis (fingers, knees, hips, and spine MC)
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Combo of genetic, metabolic and mechanical factors that result in defects in articular cartilage
osteoarthritis
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Reactive arthritis bugs
salmonella, shigella, campy, chlamydia
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involvement of lower extrimity joints accompanied by enthesitis (infammation at insertion of tendons)
Reactive arthritis
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Blue black deposits in cartilage. Adults have sclerae and ear cartilage hyperpigmentation along with osteoarthropathy of large joints and spine
Alkaptonuria (AR)
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Neucloside monophosphate (ie nucleotide) that requires only cellular kinases for activation. great for HIV patient with mutated viral thymidine kinase HSV infection
Cidofovir
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Treatment of friends and family should be limited to
emergency situations when no other physician is available
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Gold standard for diagnosing Hirschsprung disease (congenital aganglionic megacolon)
Rectal suction biopsy
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Hydrogen breath test
used to diagnose lactose intolerance
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Annovulation (ex: PCOD) is a common cause of infertility. how do you treat this infertility?
Menotropin (human menopausal gonadotropin) acts like FSH and triggers formation of dominant follicle. Ovulation can then be induced by admin of beta-HCG which mimics LH surge via its similar alpha subunit
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Paraventricular tumors (ex: floor of fourth ventricle) w/ perivascular rosettes
Ependymomas
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Hypercellular areas of atypical astrocytes bordering regions of necrosis (pseuodo-palisading)
GBM
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benign tumors that involve cerebellum of children and young adults). Esosinophillic granular bodies and elongated hairlike processes (rosenthal fibers)
Pilocytic astrocytomas
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Spindle cells with palisading nuclei arranged around verocay bodies composed of eosinophilic cores (Antoni A pattern)
Schwannomas
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pregnancy and oral contraceptives predispose to
gallstone formation (female fat forty fertile)
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Reduces bile acid secretion and slows gallbladder emptying
progesterone
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Estrogen induced hypersecretion of cholesterol and progesterone-induced gallbladder hypomobility are responsible for
cholelithiasis (gallstones) in women who are pregnant or using oral contraceptives
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Over-expression of this oncogene leads to increased sensitivity of of cells to mitogenic stimuli
Ras (signal transducer for MAP-kinase pathway)
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Erb-B2 gene (proto-oncogene) overexpression =breast and ovarian cancer
Tyrosine Kinase activity related to epidermal growth factor receptor
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Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis (onion-like concentric thickening)
laminated SMCs and reduplicated basement membranes
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homogeneous deposition of hyaline material in the intima and media of small arteries and arterioles (acellular thickening of arteriolar walls)
HTN (lower levels than hyperplastic)
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Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
electric-shock like or stabbing pain in V2 and V3 distrubution. Carbamazepine = DOC (monitor CBC due to risk of aplastic anemia)
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saline microscopy
wet mount
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Inhibits phagocytosis and compliment activation, mediates bacterial adherence and is the target of type-specific humoral immunity to S. pyogenes
M protein
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Bortezomib (binds and inhibits 26S proteasome). USE?
In multiple myeloma it can facilitate apoptosis of neoplastic cells by preventing degradation of pro-apoptotic factors
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46 XY adolescent who appears phenotypically female but has primary amenorrhea due to the absence of an internal female reproductive tract and the presence of cryptochid testes
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
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The platelet function analyzer (PFA-100) test is abnormal in
NSAID use
Thrombocytopenia
Von Williebrand disease
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CALMs in MAS vs CALMS NF1
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NF1= smaller bilateral and smooth boarder (coast of cali)
MAS= large unilateral with an irregular boarder (Coast of Maine)
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MAS triad
CALMs (first)
Fibrous dysplasia of bone
Endocrine abnormalities
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results from an activating mutation in the G protein/CAMP/AC signaling pathway
MAS (mosaic somatic mutation)
