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foundations 2 Flashcards

1
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most common thyroid cancer

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papillary thyroid carcinoma

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2
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enlarged thyroid cells with ground-glass nuclei “orphan annie eyes”

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papillary thyroid carcinoma

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3
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standard treatment for DKA

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IV fluid
IV insulin
K+ replacement

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4
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standard treatment for type 1 DM

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insulin

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5
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standard treatment for type 2 DM

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low carb diet + weight loss
oral hypoglycemic pill (metformin - DOC)
insulin

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6
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most common cause of hypercalcemia

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1° hyperparathyroidism

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most common cause of 1° hyperparathyroidism

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parathyroid adenoma

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8
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most common cause of 2° hyperparathyroidism

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chronic renal failure: ↓Ca

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9
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most common cause of hypoparathyroidism

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parathyroidectomy

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10
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facial muscle spasm when tapping cheek

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Chvostek sign: hypocalcemia

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11
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parathyroid, pancreatic, pituitary tumors

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MEN 1

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12
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preferred anticoagulant for immediate anticoagulation

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heparin or LMWH

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13
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preferred anticoagulant for long-term anticoagulation

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warfarin

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14
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preferred anticoagulant during pregnancy

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heparin or LMWH

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15
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lab test to monitor heparin or warfarin

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heparin: PTT
warfarin: PT/INR

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16
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causes of hypochromic microcytic anemia

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IDA
thalassemias
lead poisioning

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17
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hypersegmented neutrophils

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megaloblastic anemia: B9 (folate) or B12

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18
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skull xray: “hair on end” appearance

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beta thalassemia

sickle cell disease

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19
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basophilic stippling of RBC

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lead poisioning

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20
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painful cyanosis of fingers and toes with hemolytic anemia

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cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia

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21
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red urine in morning + fragile RBCs

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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

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22
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basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs

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Howell Jolly Bodies - after splenectomy

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23
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autosplectomy

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sickle cell disease

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24
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drug used to treat sickle cell disease

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hydroxyurea

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25
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fever + night sweats + weight loss

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B symptoms of lymphoma or TB

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26
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antiplatelet antibodies

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immune thrombocytopenia

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27
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bleeding disorder with gpIb deficiency

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Bernard-Soulier syndrome

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28
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most common inherited bleeding disorder

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von Willebrand disorder

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29
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cancer most commonly associated with a noninfectious fever

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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30
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sheets of lymphoid cells with “starry sky” appearance

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Burkitt lymphoma

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31
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large B cells with bilobed nuclei and prominent “owl eye inclusions”

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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32
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elevated uric acid

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gout
Lesh-Nyhan syndrome
myeloproliferative diseases
diuretics: loop, thiazides

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33
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pseudopalisading tumor cell arrangement

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glioblastoma: most common 1° brain tumor in adults

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34
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inherited defect in tubular amino acid transporter

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cystinuria

Hartnup disease

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35
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smudge cells

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CLL

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36
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punched out lytic bone lesions

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multiple myeloma

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37
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RBCs clumped together like a stack of coins

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Rouleaux formation (multiple myeloma)

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38
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monoclonal antibody spike (M spike)

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multiple myeloma
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

39
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reddish-pink rods in cytoplasm of leukemic blasts

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auer rods (AML)

40
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dark purple nodules on skin in an HIV patient

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Kaposi sarcoma - HHV-8

41
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temporal lobe encephalitis

42
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owl’s eye inclusions in organ tissue

43
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intranuclear eosinophilic droplets

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HSV: cowdry type A inclusions

44
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nutmeg liver

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hepatic congestion:
R sided heart failure
budd chiari syndrome

45
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maternal elevation of AFP

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neural tube
anencephaly
spina bifida
omphalocele
gastroschisis
46
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aplastic anemia in sickle cell patient

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parvovirus B19

47
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oral hairy luekoplakia

48
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child with fever and “slapped cheek” rash on face that spreads to body

A

parvovirus B19 (fifth disease)

49
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fever, runny nose, cough, conjunctivitis and diffuse rash

A

rubeola (measles)

3 C’s

50
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small, irregular, blue-gray spots on buccal mucosa, surrounded by base of red

A 
Koplik spots (measles)
occurs before diffuse rash
51
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dark purple nodules on skin in an HIV patient

A

kaposi sarcoma (HHV-8)

52
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large cells with owl’s eye inclusions

53
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treatment for CMV

A

ganciclovir

54
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most common opportunistic infection in HIV patients

A

pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

55
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drug used to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia

56
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most common heart murmur

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mitral valve prolapse

57
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most common congenital heart anomaly

58
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cherry-red spot on macula

A

Tay-Sachs
Niemann-Pick
central retinal artery occlusion

59
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treatment for oral candidiasis

A

nysatin or fluconazole

60
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most common opportunistic infection in HIV patients

A

pneumocystis jirovecii

61
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prophylaxis for cryptococcus in AIDS patients

A

fluconazole

62
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prophylaxis for PCP in AIDS patients

63
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treatment for systemic candidiasis

A

immuncompetent: fluconazole
immunocompromised: amphotericin B or echinocandin

64
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cancer associated with asbestos

A

malignant mesothelioma

bronchogenic carcinoma

65
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owl’s eye inclusions
owl’s eye nucleus
owl’s eye protozoan

A

inclusion: CMV
nucleus: reed sternburg cell (hodgkin lymphoma)
protozoan: giardia lamblia

66
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pigmented hamartomas in iris

A

lisch nodules: neurofibromatosis

67
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systemic mycoses (fungal infections)

A 
histoplasmosis
blastomycosis
coccidioidomycosis
sporotrichosis
paracoccidiomycosis
68
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systemic mycoses are dimorphic fungi:
mold - 20 C
yeast - 37 C

A

histoplasmosis
blastomycosis
coccidioidomycosis (exception: spherole not yeast)
sporotrichosis

69
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treatment for systemic mycoses

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localized, uncomplicated: fluconazole or itraconazole

severe, disseminated, or complicated: amphotericin B (Big Bad fungal infections)

70
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characteristics of systemic mycoses

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NON-CASEATING granuloma formation (vs TB: caseating with necrotic centers filled with caseous/cheesy material)

71
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culture of systemic mycoses

A

sabouraud agar

72
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encounter with bat/bad droppings (soil may be contaminated) and getting a pulmonary disease

A

histoplasma capsulatum

73
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systemic mycoses in mississippi/ohio river valley

A

histoplasma capsulatum

74
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systemic mycoses in southwest US (California, west Texas)

A

coccidoidomycosis

75
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systemic mycoses in states bordering Mississippi and Ohio river basins up to Canada, central america

A

blastomycosis

76
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organisms associated with birds

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histoplasma capsulatum: noncaseating granulomas
cryptococcus neoformans: pigeon droppings, pneumonia in healthy, meningitis in AIDS
chlamydophila psittaci (bacteria)
H5N1 influenza (bird flu)
West Nile virus

77
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treatment of sporotrichosis

A

itraconazole - DOC

potassium iodide “plant a rose in pot(assium iodide) - kids or treatment failure

78
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cat scratch

A

bartonella henselae

79
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cat/dog bite

A

pasteurella multocida

80
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cat feces

A

toxoplasma

81
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puppy feces

A

yersinia enterocolitica

82
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animal urine

A

leptospira

hantavirus: deer mouse urine

83
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effect of leptin (from adipocytes)

A

satiety
inhibits lateral area of hypothalamus
stimulates ventromedial area of hypothalmus

84
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councilman bodies

A

apoptotic liver cells:

viral hepatitis or yellow fever

85
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ring-enhancing lesion in HIV patient

A

toxoplasma gondii or 1° CNS lymphoma

86
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treatment for trichomonas vaginalis

A

metronidazole

87
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most common protozoal diarrhea (watery)

A

giardia lamblia

88
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strawberry tongue

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scarlet fever
kawasaki disease
toxic shock syndrome

89
Q

rash on palms + soles

A

2° syphilis
rocky mountain spotted fever
coxsackie A virus

90
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most common helminth infection in US

A

enterobius vermicularis

91
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2nd most common helminth infection in US

A

ascaris lumbricoides

92
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multiple sclerosis Charcot’s triad

A

scanning speech
nystagmus
intention tremor

93
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renal artery stenosis with hypertension and string of pearls

A

fibromuscular dysplasia:

affects carotid + renal arteries

94
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dynein arm defect

A

kartagener syndrome: primary ciliary dykinesia

recurrent sinusitis, bronchiectasis, situs inversus

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