Deck 5 Flashcards
Most effective Tx for a specific phobia?
Behavioral therapy (1st line) benzos second line
What class of drug is rivaroxaban and apixaban?
Factor Xa inhibitors
What are direct throjmbin inhibitors?
Argatroban, bivalirudin, dabigatran
What path is inhibited when PT is prolonged?
Extrinsic path
What path is inhibited with aPTT is prolonged?
Intrinsic path
Which medications prolong PT and aPTT but not TT?
Direct Factor Xa inhibitors - Rivaroxaban and apixaban
What does unfractioned heparin do to aPTT, TT, and PT?
Prolonges aPTT and TT because it inactivates Xa and thrombin. PT will remain unchanged
What do beta blockers to do heart on ECG?
prolong PR interval, slow AV node conduction
WHat does it mean if there is a large Arteriovenous concentration gradient of an anesthetic drug?
High tissue solubility and slow onset of action
Complications of prolactinoma?
Lack of estrogen –> osteoporosis and symptoms of menopause
What do nitrates do to heart?
Decrease preload (left ventricular end diastolic volume) via venodilation
Baby with pulm hypoplasia, flat facies, and limb deformities. What is cause?
Potter sequence–> renal agenesis
What medication can treat bipolar + seizures?
Valproate. Inhibits sodium gataed GABA channels
Pathogenesis of lung abscess formation?
neutrophils release cytotoxic granules–> lysosomes
Cause liquefying necrosis in lung
What is Hereditary Pulmonary HTN caused by? What gene?
Smooth muscle proliferation causing arteriolar hyalinization
BMPR2
Loud S2 on auscultation
What nerve is damaged if a person has weakness of shoulder abduction + loss of sensation on upper shoulder?
Axillary nerve- deltoid muscle
Patient with impaired plantarflexion, toe flexion, foot inversion, and loss of sensation on sole of foot. What nerve was injured?
Tibial nerve
Runs through popliteal fossa, deep injuries or surgery can injure it
What converts 7-dehydrocholicalciferol to cholicalciferol?
Sunlight UVB
Why do COPD patients stop breathing when administered high flow O2?
Carotid and aortic bodies are most sensitive to pO2 and will turn off if these are too high. Reduction in peripheral chemoreceptor stimulation
What is high in Trisomy 21 for quad test?
Inhibin A and B-hCG