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4/18/19 Flashcards

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amniotic fluid high in AFP and/or acetylcholinesterase

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failure of fusion of neural tube

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Failure for rostral neuropore fusion

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anencephaly

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Failure of caudal neuropore fusion

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spina bifida

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Colitis-associated colorectal cancer tumors are

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multifocal, flat lesions
more aggressive
more likely to have high histopathological grade
younger patients

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sporadic colorectal cancer tumors are

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singular, polypoid

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Complement binding site for IgG and IgM for C1

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Fc portion of the heavy chain closer to the hinge region

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solitary, painless ulcer

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primary syphilis

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painless progressive red serpiginous ulcerative lesions without LAD, biopsy shows donovan bodies

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granuloma inguinal by klebsiella granulomatous

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deep, purulent, painful ulcers w/matted/supurative lypmhadenitis

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H. ducreyi

chancroid

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multiple painful superficial vesicles or ulcerations with erythematous base

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HSV

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What slows the progression of hemochromatosis in women

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physiology iron loss from menstruation and pregnancy

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Klinefelter syndrome labs

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Increased LH and FSH
decreased testosterone
no sperm

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13
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Mutation in GNAS gene
constant G protein activation
Hormone overproduction

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McCune-Albright

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Symptoms of McCune Albright

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peripheral precocious puberty
irregular cafe-au-lait spots
polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (multiple osteolytic lesions in hip and pelvis)

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complications of McCune Alright

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Thyrotoxicosis
Acromegaly
Cushing syndrome

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Beta thalassemia is a defect in

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transcription, processing, translation of beta-globing mRNA

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Disorders in heme synthesis are

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porphyrias

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Treatment for BPH that also decreases prostate volume

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Finasteride

5-alpha-reductase inhibitor

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Griseofulvin effects

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fungal mitosis

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Flucytosine effects

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fungal DNA and RNA synthesis

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Capsofungin effects

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fungal cell wall

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Amphotericin B, nystatin bind

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ergosterol in fungal cell membrane

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azoles inhibit synthesis of

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ergosterol in fungal cell membrane

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Made from remnants of Rathke’s pouch (anterior pituitary)

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craniopharyngioma

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Supersellar tumor in children composed of calcified cysts containing cholesterol crystals

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craniopharyngioma

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26
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Treatment for carcinoid syndrome

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Octreotide

synthetic analog of somatostatin with longer half life

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MC complication of fibrinolytic therapy for acute MI

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intracerebral hemorrhage

why PCI is preferred

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Cortisol levels show no change (continues to be elevated) with high dose dexamethasone suppression test

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ectopic ACTH secretion

adrenal adenoma/carcinoma

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Cortisol levels decrease with high dose dexamethasone suppression test

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pituitary adenoma

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Decreased transverse tubules in muscle fibers

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causes uncoordinated contraction of myofibrils within affected muscle fibers

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lipids absorbed in small intestine cannot go to blood and accumulate in intestinal epithelium resulting in enterocytes w/clear or foamy cytoplasm

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Abetalipoproteinemia

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Procalcitonin rises with

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bacterial toxins

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Procalcitonin decreases with

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viral infections

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34
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Positive acute phase reactants

rise in acute inflammatory states

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fibrinogen
CRP
ferritin
hepcidin
ceruloplasmin
haptoglobin
VWf
complement
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Negative acute phase reactants

fall in acute inflammatory states

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albumin
transferrin
transthyretin (prealbumin)

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36
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Primary Tb infection affects

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Ghon complex

lower lobe and ipsilateral hilar lymph node

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37
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Secondary Tb infection affects

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If walls of the granuloma weaken, M. tuberculosis can escape bronchogenically and cause reactivation secondary disease

apical cavitary lesions

MC in immunosuppression

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Miliary tuberculosis

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hematogenous dissemination of bacteria to multiple organs like liver

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39
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Antioxidant enzymes

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superoxide dismutase
glutathione peroxidase
catalase
convert ROS to water and oxygen

40
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Bruises change from blue to green by

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Heme oxygenase in macrophages

heme into biliverdin, CO, and ferrous iron

41
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Bruises change from green to yellow by

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biliverdin reductase (reducer)
biliverdin to bilirubin
bilirubin in transferred to liver bound to albumin

42
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Obstructed right brachiocephalic (innominate) vein

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possibly from apical lung tumor
redness and edema on one side of the face
engorgement of subcutaneous veins

43
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Meningioma histology

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whorled pattern of cell growth that forms nests

may calcify into round eosinophilic laminar structures (psammoma bodies)

44
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Ebstein anomaly associated with what drug

45
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Nightmares occur during

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REM
muscle paralysis
final third of the night

46
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Gerstmann syndrome

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Agraphia
Acalculia
Finger agnosia
left-right disorientation

47
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What is affected in Gerstmann syndrome

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acute ischemic stroke to angular gyrus of dominant parietal lobe

supplied by middle cerebral artery

48
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Sterile platelet rich thrombi on mitral valves

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nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic)

underlying hyper coagulable state

49
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nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is associated with

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advanced malignancy esp. mutinous adenocarcinoma
SLE (Libmann-sacks endocarditis)
antiphospholipid syndrome
DIC
extensive burns
50
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Myocardial stretch stimulates release of

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ANP and BNP

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ANP and BNP are broken down by

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neprilysin (metalloprotease)

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Sacubitril is used for

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chronic heart failure
neprilysin inhibitor
enhances ANP and BNP effects

53
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ANP and BNP MOA

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activate guanylate cyclase
form cGMP
stimulates diuresis and peripheral vasodilation

54
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interferon alpha is made by

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leukocytes
antiviral
anti-tumor activity

55
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cachexia is caused by

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TNF-alpha
suppressing appetite
increasing basal metabolic rate

56
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Transient hemolytic anemia from M. pneumoniae resolves as

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IgM antibody titers decline (6-8 weeks)

fading immune response against bacteria

57
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Haemophilus needs both

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X factor hematin

V factor NAD+

58
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Standard HF treatment that improve survival

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ACE inhibitors
Beta blocker
mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist

59
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Brain area associated with emotion and personality

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orbitofrontal cortex

60
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Kluver-Bucy syndrome

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behavioral changes
apathy
hyperorality
hyper sexuality
visual agnosia
temporal cortex injury
61
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Cromolyn and nedocromil are

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mast cell stabilizing agents

inhibit mast cell degranulation

62
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36 yo female with arthalgias and nodules on her legs

bilateral hilar adenopathy

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Sarcoidosis

63
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biopsy of sarcoidosis

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noncaseating granulomas that stain negative for fungi and acid fast bacilli

64
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Rheumatoid factor is

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  • antibody (typically IgM) specific for Fc compartment of IgG
  • binds IgG and ACPAs
  • forms immune complexes that deposit of synovium and cartilage
65
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Anorexic girl with no periods, her labs show

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decreased LH and FSH

decreased estradiol

66
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HPV likes to affect what kind of epithelium

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stratified squamous
true vocal cords
cervix
anus

67
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migratory thrombophlebitis should raise suspicion of

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visceral cancer
pancreas, colon, lung
“Trosseau sign”

68
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S3/S4 is best heard at

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the apex in LL decubitus at end expiration

69
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S3/S4 has decreased intensity with

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valsalva

decreases preload

70
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MCC of transtentorial herniation

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hemorrhage

brain tumor

71
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first sign of uncle herniation

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fixed and dilated pupil on side of the lesion

72
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presentation of uncle herniation may be

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  • ipsilateral paralysis of CN III muscles
  • contralateral or ipsilateral hemiparesis
  • contralateral homonymous hemianopsia with macula sparing
73
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Dog bite

mouse like odor

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pasteurella multocida

tx with augmentin

74
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depolarizing (succinylcholine) anesthetic will have what kind of TOF stimulation

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phase I: constant but diminished

phase II: fade (seen in prolonged exposure to succinylcholine or abnormal plasma cholinesterase activity)

75
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non depolarizing (vecouronium) anesthetic will have what kind of TOF stimulation

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Fade throughout

76
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Birth control pills work by

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decreasing serum gonadotropin levels
decreased GnRH in hypothalamus
decreased FSH and LH in anterior pituitary
inhibits ovulation

77
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Progestin only pills cause

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impairment of embryo implantation by thinning uterine lining

78
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Progestin only and IUD levonorgestrel prevent pregnancy by

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thickening cervical mucus
prevents sperm from accessing uterus
continue to have periods

79
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Clomiphene MOA

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selective estrogen receptor modulator
stimulates FSH and LH production
stimulation of follicle development in ovaries

80
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copper IUD works by

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creating intrauterine environment that is toxic to sperm

81
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hyperprolactinemia treated with

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dopamine agonists
bromocriptine
cabergoline
decreases prolactin secretion by binding DA receptors

82
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Treatment for coagulase negative staph should initially include

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vancomycin

83
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Bilateral pitting LE edema, flank mass, and tortuous abdominal veins is concerning for

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IVC obstruction by renal cell carcinoma with extension to IVC

84
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Classic triad of RCC

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flank pain, palpable mass, hematuria

85
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Common paraneoplastic syndrome with RCC

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erythrocytosis

hypercalcemia from PTH-rp

86
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CREST syndrome stands for

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Calcinosis
Raynaud's phenomenon
Esophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telangiectasias
87
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Antibodies against what is found in CREST

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Anti-centromere

Anti-DNA topoisomerase (scl-70) highly specific for systemic sclerosis (diffuse scleroderma)

88
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Anti-dsDNA is specific for

89
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Anti-histone Abs are found in

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drug induced lupus
procainamide
hydralazine
isoniazid
D-penicillamine
90
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Anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB are found in

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Sjogren’s

91
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Sjogren’s disease is associated with

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non-Hodgkin lymphomas

92
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Beurger disease (thromboangiitis obliterates) is characterized by

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segmental vasculitis extending into contiguous veins and nerves

93
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histology for Beurger disease

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  • highly cellular inflammatory intraluminal thrombi with neutrophils and multinucleate giant cells in arteries and veins
  • sparing of vessel wall and internal elastic lamina
94
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Karyotype of partial mole

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69 XXX or XXY

maternal or paterna DNA

95
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Karyotype of complete mole

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46 XX or XY

paternal DNA only

96
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immunochemistry of partial mole

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p57 positive

97
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immunochemistry of complete mole

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p57 negative

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