Amboss Flashcards

(42 cards)

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A Marfanoid habitus, bilateral inferomedial lens subluxation and intellectual disability are consistent with a diagnosis of what?

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Homocystinuria

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Bilateral lenticular cataracts are usually the sole clinical manifestation of what deficiency?

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Galactokinase deficiency

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What is the MOA by which fibrates are used for tx of dyslipidemia?

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Inhibition of 7-α hydroxylase

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Most common form of congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS type 1) is due to a defect in what?

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  • Delayed-rectifier voltage-gated K+ channel
  • Delayed repolarizaton of myocytes during phase 3
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Which embryological structure differentiates into the glomeruli, proximal tubules, loop of henle, and DCT’s?

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Metanephric blastema (metanephric mesenchyme)

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Which sign/sx differentiates phencyclidine (PCP) from intoxication of cocaine or methamphetamine?

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Miosis

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What is a type I vs. type II error in research?

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  • Type I = rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true = α level
  • Type II = accepting the null hypothesis when it is actually false = β level
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Which measure of central tendency is sensitive to the presence of outliers?

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The mean

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Which immature defense mechanism is the transformation of an unacceptable impulse into its polar opposite to avoid anxiety-provoking thoughts?

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Reaction Formation

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Tall stature, gynecomastia, testicular hypoplasia, and mitral valve prolapse (high-frequency mid-systolic click) are features of what disorder?

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Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY)

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A decrease in the slope of phase 0 and prolongation of the AP duration are characteristic effects of which anti-arrhythmic class?

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  • Class 1A i.e., Quinidine, Procainamide, and Disopyramide
  • Inhibit phase 0 depolarization by blocking Na+ channels
  • Prolong AP duration through moderate blockade of K+ channels
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Fabry disease is due to a deficiency in what?

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α-galactosidase A

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How does Fabry disease present and what is the most common cause of death in these pt’s?

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  • During childhood w/ paresthesias + hypohidrosis + angiokeratomas + cataracts
  • Renal failure is the most common cause of death
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Which guanosine analog used as a anti-viral medication can cause crystal nephropathy as an AE?

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Acyclovir

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There is an accumulation of what in pt’s with Alkaptonuria; leads to?

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Homogentisate –> ochronosis, calcification of heart valves, nephrolithiasis, and arthralgia

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Which bias is characterized by subject’s changing their behavior once they are aware they’re being observed?

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Hawthorne effect

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Which phenomenon is seen when an investigators’ knowledge or expectations about an intervention influences the measurement of an outcome?

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Pygmalion effect

18
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Which vasculitis if left untreated can cause blindness?

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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis

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Which disease presents with recurrnt infections, failure to thrive, dermatitis, and increased serum IgE?

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Hyper-IgE syndrome (Job syndrome)

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Recurrent otitis media, multiple petechiae, eczematous lesions over the scalp and extremities + ↑ serum IgE is associated with what disorder?

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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (X-linked)

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Which disease of childhood is characterized by gross-motor delay, self-mutilating behavior, and hyperuricemia?

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

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Which drug is used to treat Hunter Syndrome?

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Which enzyme deficiency manifests as hepatosplenomegaly, neurodegeneration, osteoporosis, and aseptic necrosis of the femur?

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Gaucher disease = deficiency of β-glucocerebrosidase

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Histopathologic examination of which brain tumor will show areas of calcification, cyts, and necrosis?

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Oligodendroglioma

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What would the first trimester screening of infant with Patau syndrome (trisomy 13) show decreased levels of?
**PAPP-A** and **beta-HCG**
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Low birth weight, microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, microphthalmia, polydactyly, cleft lip and palate are all features of which disorder?
**Trisomy 13** aka **Patau syndrome**
27
How does Tiotropium differ from Theophylline in MOA?
- **Tiotropium**: is an **antimuscarinic** agent used for COPD/asthma; ↓ parasympathetic tone on the bronchioles - **Theophylline**: is a mild bronchodilator used as adjunctive therapy for COPD. **Inhibits** phopshodiesterase and ↑ cAMP; has significant toxicities (N/V, seizures, and cardiac arrhythmias)
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How does social anxiety disorder differ from avoidant personality disorder?
- **Social anxiety disorder**: anxiety is driven by fear of _embarrassment_, rather than by feeling of rejection, inadequancy, or being disliked - **Avoidant personality**: fear of rejection and feelings of inadequacy resulting in involuntary social withdraw; strong desire for social relationships
29
There is an increased activity of what enzyme seen in pt's with chronic sarcoidosis?
**↑ 1α-hydroxylase** within **macrophages** of the **non-caseating granulomas**
30
Which chemotherapeutic agent inhibits and enzyme that adds and removes DNA sypercoils acting on the S phase and G2 phase of the cell cycle?
**Teniposide**; topoisomerase II inhibitor
31
What is the route of transmission of *Toxocara spp.?*
**Fecal-oral** route; spread through **ingestion** of **soil** containing **infective eggs**
32
Which nerve is responsible for dorisflexion and sensory innervation of the lateral calf and dorsum of the foot?
**Common peroneal**
33
What are among the 5 most common malignancies which metastasize to bone?
- **Breast cancer** - **Lung cancer** - **Thyroid cancer** - **Renal cell carcinoma** - **Prostate cancer**
34
A thrombus containing mucus and gelatinous material is characteristic of it arising from where?
**Myxoma** in the **left atrium**
35
Which maneuvers on PE will diminish the murmur intensity in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?
- Passive leg raise - Hand gripping - Squatting \* ↑ venous return to heart --\> ↑ LVEDV + ↑ ventricular stretch --\> ↓ outflow tract obstruction
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Which vein connects the IVC and SVC and can serve as an alternative pathway for deoxygenated blood to return to the RA if the SVC or IVC ar obstructed?
**Azygos v.**
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Which structures pass through the diaphragmatic aperature at T8?
- **IVC** - **Branches** of the **right phrenic n.**
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Which 3 structures pass through the diaphragmatic aperature at T10?
- **Esophagus** - **Left** and **right vagus n.** - **Esophageal** branches of **left gastric** vessels
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Which 3 structures pass through the diaphragmatic aperature at T12?
- **Aorta** - **Azygos vein** - **Thoracic duct**
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The serum concentration of what will be characteristically reduced in pt with arginase deficiency?
Serum urea nitrogen concentration
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Increased levels of what will be detcted in the urine of a patient with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP)?
↑ urine **porphobilinogen**
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Necrolytic migratory erythemia is a paraneoplastic reaction associated with what?
Glucagonoma