Form 1 Flashcards
What are the cardinal symptoms of reactive arthritis?
Acute back pain, monoarthritis, and conjunctivitis following a GU or GI infection
HLA B27
With which dermatologic issue is celiac disease associated?
Dermatitis herpetiformis
With which HLA types is Celiac disease associated?
DQ2 and DQ8
What part of the epidermis forms a callus?
The uppermost layer, the stratum corneum
Which antibiotics inhibit the prokaryotic 30s ribosome?
Tetracyclines and aminoglycosides
Why does gastrin release increase in patient’s wth pernicious anemia?
The autoimmune destruction of the gastric mucosa leads to hypochlorhydria which induces more gastrin release from the antral G cells
Why are varicoceles more common on the left side?
Varicoceles are dilations of the pampiniform plexus. The spermatic vein drains at a perpendicular angle into the L renal vein. The left renal vein can be compressed between the SMA and the aorta
What skin finding is often found with GI malignancy?
Acanthosis Nigricans- especially if it appears suddenly and spreads quickly
What type of long term anticoagulation is recommended in patients with valve replacement?
Vitamin K epoxide reductase inhibitor- Warfarin
What are the clinical feature of DiGeorge Syndrome?
Conotruncal cardiac abnormalities Abnormal facies Thymic hypoplasia Cleft lip and palate Hypocalcemia--> tetany or seizures
What is hyper-IgM syndrome?
XLR absence of CD40 ligand on Th4 cells leads to inability to class swith to IgE, IgA, and IgG
What is found on electron microscopy in gaucher disease?
“wrinkled tissue paper” macrophages that have lysosomes filled with glucocerebroside due to a lack of beta glucocerebrosidase.
What are the symptoms associated with Gaucher’s?
bone pain crises, avascular necrosis, hepatosplenomegaly
What are the two drugs that block TNF-alpha?
Infliximab- antibody against it
Etanercept- recombinant TNF receptor fusion protein
How does aspirin inhibit thrombosis?
aspirin inhibits Cox-1, preventing the synthesis of TXA2, a potent stimulator of platelet activating factor and vasoconstrictor
What does aspergillus fumigatus show with methenamine silver stain?
broom-like appearance of conidiophore with terminal vesicles that have outwardly radiating phialides and condiospores attached.
Which bacterias can take up foreign DNA and incorporate it into their own genomes (Transformation)?
Competent bacteria: Haemophilus, strep, bacillus, and Neisseria
What is conjugation?
DNA passed between bacteria via direct cell to cell communication
What is transduction?
bacteriophage mediated transfer of DNA
What is hand-foot-genital syndrome?
AD HOXA13 mutation that leads to malformations of the distal limbs and mullerian fusion abnormalities
How can you increase skeletal muscle contraction velocity?
Decrease afterload
What symptoms and lab findings would be expected in ethylene glycol poisoning?
sudden onset flank pain, gross hematuria, oliguria
Anion gap metabolic acidosis
What is acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, what are the symptoms, and when does it usually present?
Most common genetic defect in beta oxidation of fatty acids
presents in the first few years of life with N/V, seizure, liver dysfunction, and hypoketotic hypoglycemia after prolonged fasting (often in the setting of a viral illness).
What is a medication to control the symptoms of carcinoid tumor?
octreotide- a somatostatin analog that reduces secretion of bioactive peptides by the carcinoid tumor
How are proteins necessary for apoptosis translated after caspases have degraded the eIFs?
Internal ribosome entry- with the site located in the 5’ untranslated region