3/20/16 Flashcards
One major depressive episode and at least one hypomanic episode without the presence of mixed or manic episodes
Bipolar II diagnosis
Low IgM, IgG, IgA (increased extracellular infections post 6 months of age) and ABSENCE or near absence of tonsils and adenoids.
Bruton X-linked agammaglobulinemia (H.Flu, GAS, Stept pneumonia)
Boy
B-lymphocyte problems
Bacterial infections
Are DiGeorge Syndrome patients more likely to get viral or bacterial infections?
Viral (lack of cell mediated immunity/ T-lymphocytes/ Absence of thymus)
Values for Emphysema (an obstructive disease)
FVC: Decreased
FEV1/FVC: Decreased (FEV1 drops more than FVC)
FRC: Increased
DLCO: Decreased
Restriction length fragment polymorphism analysis with southern blot is done when…
Child’s paternity test
Osteopetrosis vs. Paget’s
Paget’s has an elevated alkaline phosphatase
Both have normal calcium (sometimes high normal limit) and phosphate
Paget’s is in older and middle aged
Osteopetrosis is in children and adolescents
Peak height velocity (what tanner stage?)
Tanner Stage 3
Fibromuscular dysplasia affecting only the left kidney…what would the ultrasound show?
Left Kidney: Atrophy
Right kidney: Hypertrophy
Defienciency of phenylalanine hydroxylase (normally converts phenylalanine to tyrosine); phenylalanine accumulates
PKUUUU Stink (musty odor)
Intellectual disability
Failure to thrive
Require special diet that is rich in tyrosine and does not contain phenylalanine
Hodgkin lymphoma bone marrow graft (note not a stem cell cancer)
Autologous graft is the least likely to be rejected and most effective graft
Used to promote fistula healing, ankylosing spondylitis, RA, and refractory Crohn disease. Monoclonal antibody to tumor necrosis factor-a (interferes with inflammation)
Infliximab
Secondary hypocalcaemia and current viral or fungal (oral thrush) infection in pediatric patient
DiGeorge syndrome
Where in the lymph node are T-cells located
Paracortex
Adverse effects of long-term steroid use:
HTN Diabetes Weight gain Cataracts Adrenal suppression
Spontaneous pneumothorax is caused by…
Rupture of blebs (small, air-filled pockets within the visceral pleura)
Smoking, tall, thin, male = increased risk factors
Apolipoprotein A-II
Structural apolipoprotein of HDL
Where does sperm acquire motility? What is the cell lining?
Epididymis= pseudostratified columnar epithelium (ciliated?)
Baby with course facial features, developmental delay, restricted joint movement, claw hand deformity, etc.…
I-Cell disease
Name that age group (Key milestones): Sitting alone, standing with aide, crawling, waving bye-bye, and saying “mama/dada”.
7-11 month old
Stranger anxiety and Babinski persist till one year of age