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1
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what colonizes plastic catheters

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staphylococcus epidermis

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2
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what causes skin infections

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staphylcoccus aureus

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3
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what bacteria species for large intestine

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Bacteroides

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4
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what maintain low pH of vagina

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lactobacillus

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5
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large skin lesions w bright red outer border and partially clear central area

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early localized lyme disease

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6
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chills, fever, cardiovascular instability

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bacteremia

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7
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stupor (near unconscious and stiff neck)

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meninges/cerebrospinal fluid needs to be evaluated

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8
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gram stain what colors

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+ –> purple
- –> pink/red

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9
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acid fast stain: acid fast bacilli what color

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pink/red

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10
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india ink useful for what and how identified

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crytococcus neofarmus in CSF
identified by large, transparent capsules that displace the ink

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11
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potassium hydroxide prep spares what

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spares fungi

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12
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blood agar , sheep/horse what kind of media

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enriched

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13
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for catalse test + or -

stephylococci
streptococci and enterococci

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stephylococci –> +
steptococci and enterococci –> -

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14
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complement fixation solution will turn what color if negative

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pink

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15
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range for pyschrophil, mesophil, thermophil, and which one for human pathogens

A

psychohrils (0-20 C)
mesophils (20-45 C)
Thermoohils (45-90 C)

most human pathogens aremesophils

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16
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human pathogen pH

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7-7.4

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17
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ETC how much ATP/Mol glucose vs substrate level phosphorylation

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38 vs 2

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18
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beta-lactams (penicillin and cephalosporins)

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inhibition of cell wall synthesis

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19
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polymixins (neomycin and bacitarcin)

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alteration of cytosolic membrane integrity
(displace mg and ca)

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20
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erythromycin

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binds to 50S ribosomal subunit and inhibits peptidyl transferases
(inhibition of ribosomal protein synthesis)

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21
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clindamycin

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binds to 50S ribosomal subunit and inhibits RNA-dependent protein synthesis
(inhibition of ribosomal protein synthesis)

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22
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tetracyclines

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binds to 30S ribosomal subunit and inhibits binding of tRNA to mRNA
(inhibition of ribosomal protein synthesis)

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23
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metronidazole

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reduction of 5 nitro group
suppression of nucleic acid syntehsis

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24
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quinolones

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inhibit DNA supercoiling by DNA gyrase
suppression of nucleic acid synthesis

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25
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sulfonamides

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blocks conversion of PABA to dihydrofolic acid
inhibition of folic acid synthesis

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26
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conjugation

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cell to cell contact

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27
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transduction

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phage vector

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28
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trasformation

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naked DNA

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29
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Griffith mice experimentation was R virulent or S

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R

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30
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crusted skin lesion

31
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infection of skin tissue that involves subcutaneous tissue, appears red, shiny, hot, swollen

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cellulitis

32
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collection of pus

33
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small superficial abscess involving hair follicles

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folliculitis

34
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subcutaneous abscess that involves an hair follicle and surround tissue

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furnuncle (boil)

35
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clusters of furnucle connected subcutaneously, causing deeper suppuration and scarring

36
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caused by exotoxin TSST-1
fever, nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, erythematous rash, hypotension, and desquamation of palms and soles

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toxic shock syndrome

37
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caused by exfoliative toxin A and B
fine sheets of skin peeling to reveal moist red skin beneath
rapid healing
low mortality
mainly affects neonates

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scalded skin syndrome

38
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what sticks to catheters, has slime

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staph epidermis

39
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what is main player for UTI

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staph saprophyticus

40
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streptococcus gram what, catalase what, virulent strain encapsulated or not

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gram +
catalse -
viruelent strain encapsulated
fastidious

41
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beta-hemolytic
alpha-hemolytic
gamma-hemolytic

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beta - RBC completely lysed
alpha - RBC partially lysed
gamma - RBC not lysed

42
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strep pyogenes (group A) where

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skin infections, nasopharynx

43
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step. agalctiae (group B) where

44
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entercoccus fecalise (group D) where

45
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strawberry tongue, red rash on body

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scarlet fever

46
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fiery red, advacing erythema on face or lower limbs

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erysipelas

47
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puffy face, darker urine, hypertension

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actue glomerulonphritis

48
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arthritis, carditis, fever, rash

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rheumatic fever

49
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acetylcholine, serotonin, GABA are what kind of channel receptors

A

ligand gated ion channel receptors

50
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phospholipase C breaks down what into what

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PIP2 –> DAG + IP3

51
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what does Dag do

A

stimulate protein kinase C

52
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what does IP3 do

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binds to recptor of ER, releases Ca2+

53
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rapid increase of cytosolic IP3 and Dag means stimulation of what

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stimulation of PLCB

54
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arachidonic acid converts metabolites to what

A

eicosanoids

55
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NSAIDS targets what

A

cyclooxygenase

56
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cyclooxygenase produces what

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thromboxanes, prostaglandins, prostclyclins

57
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5-lipoxygenase produces what

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leukotrienes, HETE

58
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epoxygenase produces what

59
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HETE and EET help w what

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Ca2+ release and cell proliferation

60
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phospholipase A2 releases what

A

arachidonic acid

61
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atrial natruiretic peptide (ANP) does what

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acts of vascular smooth muscle to dilate blood vessels, enhances Na+ excretion in urine

62
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increased cGMP does what

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relaxes vascular smooth muscle and dilates blood vessels

63
Q

soluable guanylyl cyclase receptor which does what

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NO, helps w blood flow and pressure

64
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viagra inhibits what

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PDE5 (which stops cGAMP which stops increased blood flow)

65
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inside the cell high or low K, Na, Cl

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Na and Cl low inside
K high inside

66
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B-CDK1 involved w what cell phase

67
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D-CDK4/6 involved w what cell phase

68
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A-CDK2 involved in what cell phase

69
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INK4 inhibits what

70
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cip/kip affects what

71
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mitogens do what

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inhibit inhibitors

72
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presence of mitogens, cyclin D-CDK4/6 phosphorylates what which does what

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phosphorylates Rb protein (allows E2F)

73
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endocrine vs paracrine signaling

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endocrine - distant signaling
paracrine - neighbor signaling

74
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SLCs, GLUT1 example of what

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