Foundational science concepts

Question 1

Drug withdrawal with nausea, rhinorrhea, hypertension, tachycardia

Answer 1

Heroin

Question 2

Lung tissue biopsy: round cells with little cytoplasm that are about twice the size as lymphocytes arranged in infiltrating sheets

what serum abnormality?

Answer 2

Hyponatremia

Question 3

Immediate renal transplant rejection mediator

Answer 3

IgG plus complement

Question 4

Right arm pain

decreased right body light touch, vibration, pain, temp

Answer 4

left thalamus

Question 5

Family Hx of high grade brain stem glioma, malignant choroid plexus tumor, daren-cortical carcinoma

what mutation?

Answer 5

TP53

Question 6

Thoracocentesis position

Answer 6

ninth ICS on midaxillary line

Question 7

initial depolarization phase of glutamate induced fast excitatory postsynaptic potential generally mediated by non-NMDA type glutamate receptors rather than NMDA bc?

Answer 7

NMDA receptors are blocked by Mg at resting membrane potential

Question 8

amphetamines stimulate

Answer 8

release of biogenic amine NT

Question 9

What is increased in large subclavian AV filstula

Answer 9

increased resting cardiac output

Question 10

When placing catheter into IJV what can you injure

Answer 10

lung and common carotid artery

Question 11

Acetominophen and NSAIDS decrease fever by

Answer 11

decreasing synthesis of PGE2 in hypothalamus

Question 12

baby suffering from diarrhea and treated with only water will have what electrolyte abnormality

Answer 12

hyponatremia

Question 13

esophageal varies treat surgical treatment

Answer 13

shunt splenic and left renal veins

Question 14

PDA will have what effect on CO

Answer 14

increase

Question 15

When fixing an ASD you can injure

Answer 15

AV bundle

Question 16

Healthy guy starving for 20 hours with normal glucose due to which of following precursors

Answer 16

Alanine

Question 17

MOA of paclitaxel

Answer 17

tubule polymerization stabilization

Question 18

rhabdo with what two drugs

Answer 18

statin

gemfibrozil

Question 19

increase of TSH during pregnancy effect on baby

Answer 19

abnormal brain development

Question 20

23 yo man drinks a lot on the weekend what change do you see in his liver

Answer 20

fatty change

Question 21

PCOS is at increased risk for

Answer 21

endometrial cancer

Question 22

baby with fatigue, easy startle reflex, cherry red spots on retinas

Answer 22

accumulation of GM2 in lysosomes

Question 23

going up in elevation causing pulmonary hypertension due to

Answer 23

decreased alveolar PO2