4/18/19 Flashcards
amniotic fluid high in AFP and/or acetylcholinesterase
failure of fusion of neural tube
Failure for rostral neuropore fusion
anencephaly
Failure of caudal neuropore fusion
spina bifida
Colitis-associated colorectal cancer tumors are
multifocal, flat lesions
more aggressive
more likely to have high histopathological grade
younger patients
sporadic colorectal cancer tumors are
singular, polypoid
Complement binding site for IgG and IgM for C1
Fc portion of the heavy chain closer to the hinge region
solitary, painless ulcer
primary syphilis
painless progressive red serpiginous ulcerative lesions without LAD, biopsy shows donovan bodies
granuloma inguinal by klebsiella granulomatous
deep, purulent, painful ulcers w/matted/supurative lypmhadenitis
H. ducreyi
chancroid
multiple painful superficial vesicles or ulcerations with erythematous base
HSV
What slows the progression of hemochromatosis in women
physiology iron loss from menstruation and pregnancy
Klinefelter syndrome labs
Increased LH and FSH
decreased testosterone
no sperm
Mutation in GNAS gene
constant G protein activation
Hormone overproduction
McCune-Albright
Symptoms of McCune Albright
peripheral precocious puberty
irregular cafe-au-lait spots
polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (multiple osteolytic lesions in hip and pelvis)
complications of McCune Alright
Thyrotoxicosis
Acromegaly
Cushing syndrome
Beta thalassemia is a defect in
transcription, processing, translation of beta-globing mRNA
Disorders in heme synthesis are
porphyrias
Treatment for BPH that also decreases prostate volume
Finasteride
5-alpha-reductase inhibitor
Griseofulvin effects
fungal mitosis
Flucytosine effects
fungal DNA and RNA synthesis
Capsofungin effects
fungal cell wall
Amphotericin B, nystatin bind
ergosterol in fungal cell membrane
azoles inhibit synthesis of
ergosterol in fungal cell membrane
Made from remnants of Rathke’s pouch (anterior pituitary)
craniopharyngioma
Supersellar tumor in children composed of calcified cysts containing cholesterol crystals
craniopharyngioma
Treatment for carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
synthetic analog of somatostatin with longer half life
MC complication of fibrinolytic therapy for acute MI
intracerebral hemorrhage
why PCI is preferred
Cortisol levels show no change (continues to be elevated) with high dose dexamethasone suppression test
ectopic ACTH secretion
adrenal adenoma/carcinoma
Cortisol levels decrease with high dose dexamethasone suppression test
pituitary adenoma
Decreased transverse tubules in muscle fibers
causes uncoordinated contraction of myofibrils within affected muscle fibers
lipids absorbed in small intestine cannot go to blood and accumulate in intestinal epithelium resulting in enterocytes w/clear or foamy cytoplasm
Abetalipoproteinemia
Procalcitonin rises with
bacterial toxins
Procalcitonin decreases with
viral infections
Positive acute phase reactants
rise in acute inflammatory states
fibrinogen CRP ferritin hepcidin ceruloplasmin haptoglobin VWf complement
Negative acute phase reactants
fall in acute inflammatory states
albumin
transferrin
transthyretin (prealbumin)
Primary Tb infection affects
Ghon complex
lower lobe and ipsilateral hilar lymph node
Secondary Tb infection affects
If walls of the granuloma weaken, M. tuberculosis can escape bronchogenically and cause reactivation secondary disease
apical cavitary lesions
MC in immunosuppression
Miliary tuberculosis
hematogenous dissemination of bacteria to multiple organs like liver