9/17/12 Flashcards
What is the #1 cause of epiglottitis in children?
H. influenzae
What are the 2 major findings in Reye’s syndrome?
- Hepatic dysfunction 2. Encephalopathy
What microscopic changes are seen in the liver in Reye’s syndrome?
microvesicular steatosis
What causes encephalopathy in Reye’s syndrome?
hyperammonemia leading to cerebral edema
What is the indicated structure in this brain tumor biopsy? What kind of a tumor must this be?
Psammoma body; Meningioma
What thyroid malignancy contains psammoma bodies? What gynecological malignancy?
papillary thyroid carcinoma; serous papillary ovarian adenocarcinoma
What kind of a brain tumor is this?
oligodendroglioma (you can tell from the “fried egg” appearance)
ADH causes an increased reabsorption of _______ along with water at the medullary collecting ducts.
urea
What is the main adverse side effect of thiazolinedendiones?
water retention
What hyperglycemia drug can cause lactic acidosis?
metformin
Acid alpha glucosidase (acid maltase) deficiency causes _______.
Glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe’s)
Crohn’s disease is associated w/ a mutation to NF-κB, which is responsible for _______ production.
cytokine
The ureter exits the renal pelvis and runs along the top the ___(1)___ muscle. Halfway to the pelvic inlet, the ___(2)___ vessels pass over the ureter (“water under the bridge”). At the pelvic brim, the ureter passes over the ___(3)___ vessels. In females, the ureter then passes throgh the ___(4)___ ligament, just deep to the ___(5)___ vessels.
- psoas
- gonadal
- external iliac
- uterosacral
- uterine
Endometrial tissue within the myometrium is referred to as _______.
adenomyosis
A postmenopausal woman presents with abnormal uterine bleeding. Malignant-appearing cells are present in the uterine wall. Dx?
adenocarcinoma
