Day 1 review quiz

Question 1

Hormone change in Cushing’s syndrome

Answer 1

elevated cortisol

Question 2

Hormone change in Conn’s syndrome

Answer 2

high aldosterone

Question 3

Hormone change in addison’s disease

Answer 3

low cortisol and aldosterone

Question 4

Hormone change in Grave’s disease

Answer 4

elevated thyroid hormone

Question 5

Function of MacConkey’s agar

Answer 5

Select out gram positives (crystal violet and bile salts), distinguish lactose fermenters vs non (lactose and neutral red: pink colonies)

Question 6

5 classes of meds to treat glaucoma

Answer 6

Alpha agonists
Beta blockers
Cholinergic agonists
Diuretics (acetazolamide, mannitol)
Prostaglandin F2 alpha

Question 7

Ptnt with facial angiofibroma, ash-leaf spots of skin depigmentation, history of seizures, and mental retardation. What condition? What neoplasms are possible?

Answer 7

Tuberous sclerosis

Cardizc rhabdomyoma, astrocytoma, angiomyolipoma

Question 8

Cause of achalasia? How is it diagnosed?

Answer 8

Lose Myenteric plexus, can’t relax sphincter.

Barium swallow or manometry

Question 9

Leading cause of death 15-24

Leading cause of death 25-64

Answer 9

Injuries, homicide, suicide, cancer and heart disease

Cancer, heart disease, injuries, suicide, stroke

Question 10

Anti-GBM antibodies

Answer 10

Goodpasture’s

Question 11

Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules on LM

Answer 11

diabetic nephropathy

Question 12

Spike and dome appearance on EM

Answer 12

membranous glomerulonephritis

Question 13

Tram track of subendothelial humps on EM

Answer 13

mpgn

Question 14

Supepithelial humps on EM

Answer 14

acute psgn

Question 15

Uses for Metronidazole

Answer 15

Giardia, Entomaeba, trichomonas

G vaginalis, anerobes, h Pylori

Question 16

2 most common complications after an MI

What is Dressler’s syndrome?

Answer 16

cardiac arrhythmia (watch K and Mg)
LV failure (PE, right sided failure)
Autoimmune disease resulting in fibrinous pericarditis

Question 17

Cause of chronic granulomatous disease

Consequences of CGD.

Answer 17

Lack of NADPH oxidase activity, can’t generate oxygen free radicals to kill substances
Consequences: susceptible to opportunistic infections (E coli, aspergillus, etc)

Question 18

What is the WAGR complex

Answer 18

Things with Wilm's tumor
Wilm's tumor
Aniridia
Genitourinary malformation
Retardation (mental/motor)