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Deck 6 Flashcards

1
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What heart complication does the rubicin chemo agents cause? Tx?

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Dilated cardiomyopathy; swelling of sarcoplasmic reticulum is first sign then myocyte loss; prevent with dexrazoxane (iron chelating agent that prevents free radicals)

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Which cytokine mediates formation of pus?

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IL-8: Mx and endothelial cells secrete to recruit neutrophils to site of infection & induces phagocytosis

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What Tx for drug (antipsychotic) induced parkinsonism?

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Centrally acting antimuscarinic (trihexyphenidyl, benztropine)

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What are examples of multifactorial inheritence?

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Spina bifida, cleft lip and palate, DM, CAD, HTN

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What are most common non-cardiac causes of pulsus paradoxis?

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Asthma & COPD- incr intrathoracic pressure transmitted to extrathoracic structures and leads to excessive drop in blood pressure with inspiration

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6
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How is hereditary PAH transmitted?

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Autosomal dom - BMPR2 mutation: dysfunctional endothelium and smooth muscle proliferation

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How can you distinguish MAC from tuberculosis? What prophylaxis Tx in HIV?

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MAC = anemia, hepatoSPM, elevated alk phos/ lactate dehydrogenase, grows better at 41 C; give azithromycin for prophylaxis in HIV

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What causes decrease in systolic pressure in pulsus paradoxis?

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Inspiration: incr venous return expands into restricted LV and decreases EDV and SV

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What is the cause of Turner XO?

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Paternal meiotic nondisjunction (loss of parental X chromosone in sperm)

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What causes diastolic HF? What are diagnostic findings?

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Decr ventricular compliance from impaired relaxation (ischemia, HCM) or incr stiffness (amyloid, HCM); Incr end-diastolic pressure, NORMAL end-diastolic volume and LV ejection fraction

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Vascular lesion w IgA and C3 deposition, rash on legs, abd pain, arthralgias…?

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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

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What incr risk of squamous cell of esophagus?

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Smoking, alcohol, achalasia

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Describe Friedrich Ataxia- inheritance? Symptoms? Population?

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Aut recessive- kids 5-15; difficulty walking (ataxia), HCM, kyphoscoliosis, foot abnormalities, DM

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What causes S-100 immunoreactivity?

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Neural crest origin: Schwannoma (schwann cells), melanoma

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Histo of schwannoma?

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Biphasic pattern with areas of dense elongated cells with oval nuclei (Antoni A) + less dense myxoid region (Antoni B);

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What nerve is not affected in schwannoma? Most common site?

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All but CN II (Oligo covered); most common = cerebropontine angle @ CN VIII -> bilateral acoustic neuroma

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How does body compensate for incr fluid in HF?

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Shunted to lymph system; when overwhelmed -> edema

18
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What happens in lesion of dominant parietal lobe (Gertsmann syndrome)?

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Agraphia (can’t write), acalculia, left-right disorientation, inability to identify fingers on hand

19
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What happens in lesion of Lateral medulla?

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Wallenburg (PICA): loss of pain/ temp of ipsi face/ contra body, ipsi bulbar weakness (nucleus ambiguus), vertigo (vestib nuclei), ipsi limb ataxia (inf cerebellar peduncle), Horners

20
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What happens in lesion of Medial medulla?

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(anterior spinal artery) = contra hemiparesis (lat corticospinal), contra hemisens loss (lat dorsal column medial lemniscus), ipsi tongue paralysis (XII nucleus)

21
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What exacerbates HCM? What meds should you avoid/ give?

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Worsens with decr LV volume (decr preload or SVR) because outflow obstruction; avoid vasodilators & diuretics; Tx: negative inotropics (reduce LVOT obstruction) = BBs, nondihydropyrodine CCBs (verap, dilt)

22
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What would cause resistance to anti-EGFR therapy

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KRAS mutation (proto-oncogene that encodes transducer) Qid: 12049

23
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Difference between LGN & MGN?

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MmmmmmGN: auditory & LoookGN is visual (in thalamus- recieves optic tract)

24
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Where do dihydropyridine CCBs act?

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Arterial smooth muscle- little cardiac activity = safe in arrythmias (vs. verap/ dilt)…. Can cause reflex tachy

25
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Which LE lymph tract bypasses popliteal nodes to inguinal?

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Medial

26
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What happens in Wolf-Parkinson-White? EKG changes?

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AV accessory pathway (random palpitations)- Short PR, Widened QRS, delta wave (slurred, broad upstroke of QRS)

27
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Back up Tx for CMV? Complications?

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Foscarnet: pyrophosphate analog; can cause hypocalcemia (can chelate Ca) and hypomagnesia

28
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What causes scarlet fever? Symptoms?

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GAS; fever, malaise, abd pain, sore throat, red strawberry tongue… then blotchy rash, “sandpaper like rash” (sunburn with goose pimples)

29
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What damage causes hemiballismus?

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Subthalamic nucleus (commonly lacunar stroke)

30
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Winters formula? Tells you what?

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Tells you if appropriate CO2 compensation = (1.5 x HCO3) + 8 +- 2

31
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What is prinzmetal angina? Possible triggers?

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Transient attack of coronary vasospasms; Triggers = cig smoke, cocaine/ amphetamines, ergot alkaloids

32
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What is CREST syndrome?

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Systemic sclerosis from collagen: Calcinosis, Raynouds, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly (skin thickening/ tightening over fingers), Telangiectasias

33
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What catalyzes first step in B-oxidation and is most common deficient enzyme?

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Acyl Coa synthase

34
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Which pneumocytes act as progenitor/ stem cells?

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Type II

35
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What serological testing is positive in celiacs?

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Elevated IgA, anti-endomysial, anti-TTG antibodies

36
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What muscles are most commonly affected in myasthenia gravis?

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Extraocular, bulbar (chewing, dysphagia)

37
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Cause and presentation of polymyositis?

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CD8 lymph mediated damage to muscles; symmetric proximal muscle weakness

38
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What often accompanies lambert eaton? What is cause?

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Often involves small cell lung cancer; autoantibodies against presynaptic Ca channel; proximal weakness that improves with use

39
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What is cause/ symptoms of lymphogranuloma venereum?

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Chlamydia serotypes L1-L3; initially painless small ulcer followed by swollen painful coalescing lymph nodes (buboes), intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies

40
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What ligament is injured in valgus stress injury?

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MCL

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