7.7.2013(major Model Test) 59 Flashcards
Organisms causing Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
Acanthamoeba culbertsoni
Balamuthia madrillaris
Brain eating amoeba
Naegleria fowleri
Forms of Naegleria fowleri
Cyst
Amoeboid Trophozoite(growing and replicating)
Flagellate(infective)
Diff btw Naegleria fowleri and acanthamoeba culbertsoni
acanthamoeba culbertsoni
Absence of flagellate form
Forms cyst in tissues
Which is more sensitive and specific?
Immunofluorescence or histopathology for diagnosis of PCP
Immunofluorescence with monoclonal antibodies
Forms of pneumocystis carinii
Trophozoite(difficult to detect but most abundant form)
Cyst(easy to detect)
Stains used to detect cysts of pneumocystis carinii
Methanamine silver
Calcoflour white
Immunofluorescence
Diagnosis of microsporidia
Demonstration of spores in stool
Parasites diagnosed by demonstrating oocysts in stool
Isospora belli
Cryptosporidium
Cyclospora
Visceral larva migrans is caused by
Toxocara canis
Toxocara catis
Anisakis
Gnathostoma
Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by
Creeping eruptions Loa loa Dirofilaria Gnathostomiasis Sparganosis Necator americanus Ancylostoma braziliens Ancylostoma caninum Strongoloides stercoralis-larva currens Creeping myiasis-flies of genus hypoderma and gastrophilus
Other name for cutaneous larva migrans
Creeping eruption
Most common hospital acquired infections
- UTI
- wound infections
- pneumonia
Staining of mycoplasma
Giemsa stain
Mycoplasma can be grown in media enriched with
20% human serum
Yeast extract
Most important toxin of c.perfringens
Alpha toxin(phospholipase,lecithinase C)
Extra calories needed in pregnant and lactating women
Pregnant-350Kcal
Lactation-600Kcal
Survival of mycobacteria after ingestion by macrophages is due to
Inhibition of phagolysosome formation and interference with endosomal acidification
Macrophage receptors for MTB
Mannose receptors bind lipoarabinomannan
Complement receptors
Most common complication of IUD
Bleeding
Most common IUD complication requiring its removal
Pain
Shanghai fever
Typhoid like illness caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa
Glanders
Burkholdria mallei
Moderator band
Extends from septum to the base of the anterior papillary muscle
Terminal branches of internal thoracic artery
Superior epigastric
Musculophrenic
Musculophrenic artery supplies
7th to 9th ICS
Intercostal nerves end as
Anterior cutaneous nerve
Azygous vein is formed by
Rt subcostal
Rt ascending lumbar
Lumbar Azygous vein
Posterior ICA
Totally 11
First two arise from superior thoracic artery,a branch of costocervical trunk which arises from 2nd part of subclavian artery
Rest arise from aorta
Posterior intercostal veins
1st vein drains directly into respective brachiocephalic veins
Right side:
2,3,4 form superior intercostal and drain into Azygous vein directly
5 to 11 drain directly into Azygous
Left side:
1,2,3,4 drain into left brachiocephalic
5,6,7,8 form accessory hemiazygos
9,10,11 form hemiazygos vein
Contents of middle mediastinum
Heart and pericardium SVC Terminal part of Azygous vein Rt and lt pulmonary vein Ascending aorta Pulmonary trunk Rt and lt pulmonary artery Tracheal bifurcation and bronchi Phrenic nerve Cardiac plexus
Structures piercing clavipectoral fascia
Cephalic vein
Lateral Pectoral nerves
Thoracoacromial vessels
Lymphatics
Mediastinal tumors
Superior- lymphoma
Anterior-thymoma
Middle-Bronchogenic cyst
Posterior-schwanomma,NF
Diff btw gall bladder bile and hepatic bile
Less sodium in gall bladder bile
pKA of bicarbonate buffer
6.1
Vitamin that can be used to treat hypercholesterolemia
Niacin
Hormone that has the shortest half life
Norepinephrine
Aminoacids that form glutathione
Glutamate
Glycine
Cysteine
Modification of bile acids that increases the working pH range and amphipathic nature of bile salts
Conjugation to taurine or glycine
Principle buffers of blood
Bicarbonate
Hemoglobin
Proteins
pKA of phosphate
6.8
Principal buffer of interstitial fluid
Bicarbonate
Principle buffer of intracellular fluid
Proteins
Phosphate
Amino acid in Hb that plays an important role in buffering
Histidine
Buffering in CSF
Phosphate
Bicarbonate
Also the buffers in urine
Ganglioside
Ceramide
Glucose
Galactose
NANA
GM2 ganglioside
GM3+GalNAC
GM1 ganglioside
GM2+galactose
Dietary fibre most helpful in maintaining normal blood glucose
Pectin
Donor of carbon atoms in Microsomal chain elongation
Acetyl CoA
Classification of lipids
Simple lipids
Fat-low molecular weight alcohol glycerol
Wax-high molecular weight alcohol like sphingosine
Complex lipids
Oasthouse syndrome is due to
Methionine malabsorption
Cells used in somatic cell gene therapy for ADA deficiency
Peripheral blood lymphocytes