4.7.2013(pathology)57 Flashcards
Bradykinin receptor involved in inflammatory response
B1
Drugs causing hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
Primaquine Chloroquine Proguanil Dapsone Nalidixic acid Ciprofloxacin Norfloxacin Nitrofurantoin Cotrimoxazole Sulphasalazine Aspirin at high dose Methylene blue Rsburicase Vitamin K analogue Acetanilide Phenazopyridine
Bradykinin displays highest affinity for which type of receptor
B2
Potency of bradykinin compared to histamine
More potent vasodilator
Prekallikrein is converted to kallikrein by
Hageman factor
Trypsin
Kallikrein
LMW kininogen is converted to
Kallidin by tissue kallikrein
Kallidin is converted to bradykinin by
Aminopeptidase
Kallidin is also known as
Lysyl bradykinin
Bradykinin and Kallidin are degraded by
Kinases I and II
Causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(mutations)
Beta myosin heavy chain Actin Troponin T Alpha tropomyosin Troponin I Myosin light chain MYBPC Titin
Mutations that may cause dilated cardiomyopathy
Beta myosin heavy chain Actin Tropomyosin Troponin T Delta and beta sarcoglycans Dystrophin Desmin Lamin Medium/long chain Acyl coA dehydrogenase Carnitine transporter translocase
Cerebral infarction is caused by which fungal infections
Mucormycosis
Aspergillosis
Carnitine deficiency is caused by which drug
Valproate
Causes of niacin deficiency
Alcoholism
Tryptophan deficiency
B6 deficiency
Riboflavin deficiency
Sugar cell tumor $
Clear cell tumor of lung
Contains abundant PAS positive glycogen granules
Clear cell tumors
Sarcomas Perivascular epitheloid cell tumors Carcinomas Renal Salivary gland Gall bladder Cervix Cholangiocarcinoma
Alfa fetoprotein elevation
Hepatoma Hepatoblastoma Endodermal sinus tumor Immature teratoma Stomach Ca Pancreatic Ca Billiary ca Lung ca Hepatitis Cirrhosis
Causes of raised maternal serum AFP
Neural tube defects Fetal death Chorangioma Omphalocele/gastroschisis Intestinal obstruction Cloacal exostrophy Cystic hygroma Pilonidal cysts Sacrococygeal teratoma Congenital nephrosis Preeclampsia Osteogenesis imperfecta Placenta accreta PCKD
Hairy cell leukemia pts are at increased risk of infections with
MAC
Rx of hairy cell leukemia
Cladribine
Pentostatin
Interferon alpha
Most common symptom of zollinger Ellison syndrome
Abdominal Pain
Malignancy in zollinger Ellison syndrome
60-90%
Common symptom of zollinger Ellison syndrome arising from pancreas
Diarrhoea