CIS 1, 2, 3 / Practice Questions Flashcards

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Say there’s a virus that is down regulating the amount of MHCI, what is going to act and what is not going to act?

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CD8 aren’t going to be able to destroy, but NK cells are going to ramp up from decrease of inhibition signals

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What is present on NK cells? what kind of hypersensitivity is this considered?

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CD16

2 for some reason

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3
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B cells have what on their surface?

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CD19

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4
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What cells can capture antibody coated HIV visions through their FC receptors?

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Follicular Dendritic Cells

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5
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Cyclosporine?

methotrexate is used for?

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minimize lymphocyte-mediated transplant rejection

graft vs host disease

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6
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Transfusion reactions are what kind of hypersensitivity?

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2!

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7
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Complement is found in what hypersensitivity reaction?

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2 + 3

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When there’s antibody being directed at a parasitic infection, what should you be thinking?

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ADCC (antibody-mediated cellular cytotoxicity)

IgG and IgE antibodies bearing Fc receptors coat the parasite and have them lysed.

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9
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Serum sickness is what?

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injected foreign protein, produces widespread antigen-antibody complex deposition, PARTICULARLY IN THE KIDNEYS

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10
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What is an Arthur reaction and what are you going to see?

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localized immune complex reaction at the site of the injection and the depletion of complement C3

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11
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smooth and linear is what?

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type 2 hypersensitivity reaction.

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12
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what antibody is going to scream good pasture?

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anti-basement membrane antibody

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13
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IL-17 does what?

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recruits neutrophils

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14
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IL-2 does what?

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T cell proliferation

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15
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IL-5 does what?

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activates eosinophils

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16
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IL-10 does what?

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immunosuppressive

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17
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injury of a injection and 48 hours you have erythema. something stains positive for CD4. what is it?

what test is in this grouping too?

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type 4 hypersensitivity (delayed type hypersensitivity)

PPD skin test

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18
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fundamental mechanism behind SLE?

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defective clearance and hence increased burden of nuclear apoptotic bodies in thymus lymphocyte development

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why would someone have recurrent thrombosis in SLE?

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antiphospholipid antibodies like anticardiolipin –> against phospholipid protein complexes, lead to inc rebased thrombosis

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20
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what’s likely to develop in people with SLE? 2 things

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chronic renal failure

hemolytic anemia through the development of anti-RBC antibodies

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21
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what are you going to see that screams CREST syndrome?

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anti-centromere

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22
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what are you going to see that screams Scleroderma?

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SCL-70 (or Anti-DNA topoisomerase)

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23
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What are you going to see that screams mixed connective tissue disease?

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Anti-U1-RNP

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24
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Sjogrens hs an increased risk of what?

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Lymphoma

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25
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What’s causing the problems of scleroderma?

what does this lead to in individuals?

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CD4

severe hypertension

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26
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say something says severe, recurrent bacterial, fungal and viral infections.. what should you be thinking?

what causes this?

what happens but is less likely?

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SCID

X linked mutation in COMMON GAMMA CHAIN

in autosomal recessive cases –> problems with adenosine deaminase

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27
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C1 inhibitor problems, what do they present with?

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swelling of the face, but ALSO throat, trouble swallowing, abdominal pain, cramping.

seems like a type 1 hypersensitivity, but it’s just complement causing massive edema

(hereditary angioedema)

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28
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Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome is characterized by what?

what do they have an increased risk for?

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thrombocytopenia, eczema, and decreased IgM (increased recurrent infections)

whenever there’s an immunodeficiency disorder, immune dysregulation or this, think NON Hodgkin Lymphoma

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29
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What cancers are common in aids patients?

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B cell lymphoma, burkitts lymphoma

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30
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Apple green and Congo red are seeing in what type of what?

what does not show up on Congo red but still is bubblegum looking?

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light chain amyloid (AL) –> plasma cells secreting it so MYELOMA

AA which is seen in chronic inflammatory diseases like RA or lupus

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31
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Polymyositis?

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chronic inflammation of the muscles and associated tissues

you see focal necrosis of the muscle fibers

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32
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Poison ivy is what hypersensitivity?

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type 4! contact dermatitis

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33
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Hydrops fetalis is what hypersensitivity?

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2

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34
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Mixed connective tissue disease is a mix of what?

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SLE, Polymyositis, scleroderma

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35
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CVID has what 2 things associated with ti?

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hypogammaglobulinemia for bacterial infections and GIARDIA

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36
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difference between discoid and classic SLE?

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discoid does not have a positive DS-DNA

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37
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if there’s “nuclear pattern” in the name, what should you be thinking?

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crest / scleroderma

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38
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Tetany in the question, what should you jump too?

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hypocalcemia –> digeorge

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39
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what leads to lung fibrosis that is found in the environment?

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inorganic dusts –> inhaled and ingested by macrophages, they release cytokines leading to fibrosis

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40
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drowning is associated with what hemorrhage style?

strangulation?

falling?

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mastoid sinuses

petechial hemorrhages

contusions

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41
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retinal hemorrhages?

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shaken baby

42
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subdural vs epidural hemorrhage?

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epidural hemorrhage is lucid period but then 3 days later you keel over

subdural gives you confusion and lasts weeks

43
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Organophosphate poisoning mnemonic?

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SLUDGE

salivation, lacrimation, urinary incontinence, defacation, GI changes, emesis and miosis

44
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methanol does what to the body?

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screws up the CNS and retina

45
Q

early loss of fetus correlates with what usually?

what about late?

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chromosomal abnormality

congenital infection

46
Q

Hydrops and icterus are in the name and it’s immune related. what should you be thinking?

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erythroblastosis fetalis and Rh problems

47
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Hyaline membrane disease is associated with what?

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NRDS

48
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what’s usually to blame for PPROM?

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acute chorioamnionitis or strong bacterial infections

49
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turner syndrome is what genotype?

A

45X0

50
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leukomalacia is associated with what infection?

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Toxoplasmosis

51
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baby is born with a flattened nose, prominent infraorbital creases, contracture of arms, vagus deformities of the feet.. pulmonary hypoplasia. what’s the finding?

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petter sequence –> oligohydramnious caused by renal agenesis of both kidneys leading to pulmonary hypoplasia

52
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missing both irises is associated with what?

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WAGR –> Wilms tumor

53
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bloody stool in newborn, what should you see on radiograph and what is it?

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dilated bowel

necrotizing enterocolitis

54
Q

Niacin

what’s the other name

what do people present with

clinical name

A

B3

dementia, dermatitis, diarrhea

pellagra

55
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Child with a vitamin C deficiency leads to what?

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OSTEOID MATRIX PRODUCTION for type 1 collagen problem!

so they’ll also have problems!!! don’t be fooled with this and rickets

56
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neural tube defects, what’s the problem

A

neural tube defects

57
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Iron deficiency, what will you see

A

anemia

58
Q

liver problems, abnormal bleeding, what is missing?

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vitamin K

59
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what leads to renal tubular damage and chronic pulmonary disease?

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cadmium

60
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lead poisoning causes an increase in what?

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zinc protoporphyrin

61
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alcohol + acetaminophen, what is the COD

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brainstem depression first

62
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Low estrogen-containing oral contraceptives for a long period cause what?

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increase risk of MI

63
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hypertension in renal blood vessels on autopsy, and a sudden death

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cocaine

64
Q

what factor necessitates skin grafting?

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dermal appendages such as sweat glands and hair follicles

65
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heat exhaustion vs heat stroke?

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exhaustion is failure of CV system to compensate for hypovolemia

stroke is organ damage and a greater core temp of 36+

66
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inhaling gases and hot fumes from a fire gives you what?

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pulmonary edema

67
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hypothermia causes what?

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peripheral vasoconstriction along with edema caused by increased vascular permeability

68
Q

Atrophic gastritis affects what absorption?

A

B12

69
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osteomalacia, what’s the problem?

what can cause this to happen?

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vitamin D malabsorption

biliary tract disease, pancreatic disease, chronic cholestatic liver disease

70
Q

Leptin does what?

A

decreases synthesis of NPY which is an appetite stimulant

it’s a satiety hormone

71
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Ghrelin does what?

A

the “hungry” gene

72
Q

obesity gene

A

MC4R

73
Q

Positive for vimentin?

positive for cytokeratin?

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soft tissue malignancies (sarcomas)

carcinomas are cytokeratin

74
Q

ionizing radiation activates which checkpoint?

A

G2/M –> monitors completion of DNA Replication

75
Q

Japanese cancer?

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Gastric

76
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type 1 tumor is called what?

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low grade and low stage (well differentiated and localized)

77
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Retroperitoneum is a typical location for what in an adult?

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sarcoma

78
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BCR-ABL is known to cause what and what’s the translocation?

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translocation is t(9:22)

CML

79
Q

what’s the best thing to use for identifying GENE alterations involved in carcinogenesis?

what about proteins?

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single nucleotide polymorphisms

immunohistochemistry –> evaluates the protein products of gene expression

80
Q

alpha-fetoprotein

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testicular and liver cancer

81
Q

adenocarcinoma leads to what?

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blood loss from mucosal erosion and necrosis –> so you would see microcytic hypo chromic anemia

82
Q

what stage is it considered if you have something at a primary spot in the body but it’s everywhere?

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advanced

83
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purpose of therapeutic radiotherapy is what?

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direct image to the cells through the generation of oxidant free radicals

84
Q

uterus –> benign and circumscribed.

malignant and endometrium?

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Leiomyoma

Adenocarcinoma

85
Q

how can we tell the difference between an enlarged lymph node from an infection to an enlarged lymph node from cancer?

A

gene rearrangement studies demonstrating clonality

86
Q

what’s the most common soft tissue neoplasm?

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lipoma

87
Q

human papilloma virus gives us what cancer?

A

squamous cell carcinoma

88
Q

Small cell anaplastic lung carcinoma can have what immunohistochemical staining?

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ACTH –> Cushing syndrome like from paraneoplastic syndrome

89
Q

NOTCH is associated with what?

A

VEGF

90
Q

hyperchromatism typical for malignant cells indicates what?

what phase?

A

DNA synthesis

S phase

91
Q

Ewing sarcoma are childhood neoplasms arising in what?

A

bone

92
Q

most common benign neoplasm of the breast

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fibroadenoma

93
Q

Something’s been on someone’s chest for many years… what is it

why isn’t it a nevus

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benign –> hemangioma is a. common benign lesion of the skin.

nevi are light brown

94
Q

any mention of lymphadenopathy, what do you think?

A

malignancy.

95
Q

multiple varying sized tan metastatic lesions in the liver from hematogenous spread of carcinoma.. what is it?

A

metastatic adenocarcinoma

96
Q

t(9;22) translocation?

what treatment?

A

chronic myelogenous leukemia

inhibiting tyrosine kinase since BCR-ABL works on that

97
Q

development of colonic adenocarcinoma.. how doe s it work?

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takes years, multiple mutations in a step wise fashion!

98
Q

p16 is an inhibitor of what?

what other mediator is also associated with this?

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cyclin dependent kinases –> seen in melanoma

CDKN2A

99
Q

what does TGF-B do in cancer?

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inhibits cell proliferation by activation of growth-inhibiting genes

100
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familial adenomatous polyposis –> when is the earliest event leading to misfunctino?

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loss of APC gene function –> prevents destruction of B-catenin which translocates to the nucleus.. activating the WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY

101
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if there’s a family history of different types of tumors, what should you be thinking?

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TP53 stuff.. this is the two hit hypothesis.

102
Q

NF1 is associated with what?

what is this activating?

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neurofibromatosis type 1 –> which encodes for GTPase activating protein that helps change RAS to inactive RAS