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1
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AD
CAG Trinucleotide repeat
HTT gene on Chrom 4
athetosis (shaking wrist/hands), chorea, dementia

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Huntington’s disease- GABA neuron deficiency in caudate nucleus of BG

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ATP7B gene
copper (Cu2+) accumulation in brain, kidneys, liver, eye (kayser-fleischer ring)
-DEFECT IN EXRCRETION OF COPPER INTO BILE

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Wilson’s disease

*TOTAL COPPER levels are DECREASED
*CERULOPLASMIN DECREASE

*FREE COPPER LEVELS ARE INCREASED!!!

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Prion disease
abnormal folding proteins in B pleated sheets
rapidly progressing dementia
ataxic
myoclonic

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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what is the pathogenesis of Lewy body dementia?
(visual hallucinations, parkinsonism, fluctuating consciousness, REM sleep disorder)

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-Alpha -synuclein aggregates (lewy bodies)

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what is the pathogenesis of Wenicke encephalopathy/Korsakoff syndrome?
Chronic alcohol abuse
W: ataxia, horizontal nystagmus, lateral rectus palsy, confusion
K: severe memory impairment, retrograde/anterograde, confabulation

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-atrophy of mammillary bodies

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what is the path of MS?
(visual disturb, ataxia, GI/urinary probs, weakness, sens/neuro probs)

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-AI destruction of myelin and oligodendrocytes

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what disease is excessive daytime sleepy, cataplexy, hallucinations, sleep paralysis with decreased orexins (hypocretins) in lateral hypothalamus?

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Narcolepsy

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AR
disease with absent DNA repair enzymes and increased incidence of UVB related skin cancers

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Xeroderma pigmentosum

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MC vitamin def in alcoholics?

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folate

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MC metal def in alcoholics?

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magnesium

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what vitamin is associated with pyruvate dehydrogenase?

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thiamin

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what happens to the other kidney if one is damaged?

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it undergoes hypertrophy

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what vit toxicity decreases the levels of Vit k factors, increases incidence of hemorrhagic strokes, and potentiates the action of warfarin?

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Vitamin E

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carboxylase reaction in conversion of pyruvate –> oxaloacetate?

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Biotin reaction

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-Cherry red macula

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Tay Sachs disease

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transamination reactions involving transaminases AST and ALT?

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pyridoxine B6

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what inhibits ADH release, ATII effect on stimulating thirst, aldosterone secretion, renal absorption of Na (direct effect, Na loss in urine), inhibits renal release, and vasodilator the peripheral resistance vessels?

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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)

**complete opposite of Angiotensin II

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what is the chance of a male with cystic fibrosis to have a child?

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less than 5%, since vas deferent never fully develop/are atretic

-females with CF can get pregnant but it is difficult w the thick cervical mucus

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what are the vitamin supplements in CF?

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all of the fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)

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Woman is a pure vegan, is breastfeeding her baby, and baby develops anemia?

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B12 deficiency

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-attaches to CD21 molecule in B cells

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Ebstein Barr Virus

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22
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what syndrome is hypogonadism, mental retardation, and unilateral gynecomastia?

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Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)

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what syndrome is hypogonadism, absent GnRH, smell problems (anosmia), and color blindness?

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Kallman syndrome (hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism)

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what syndrome is hypogonadism, mental retardation, retinas pigmentosum?

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Lawrence Moon Biedl syndrome

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what syndrome is AD PTPN11 gene problem in RAS-MAPK pathway, hypogonadism, mental retardation, short stature, webbed neck?

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Noonan syndrome

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what syndrome is Chrom 15 MICROdeletion of paternal origin, hypogonadism, mental retardation, short stature, obesity

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Prader-Willi (angelman is deletion of a maternal origin)

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patient with neurofibromatosis has severe diastolic hypertension?

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probable pheochromocytoma

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complications of cyclophosphamide?

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hemorrhagic cystitis and transitional carcinoma of the bladder

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*employees working in car assembly plant w HA/N/V, muscle weakness, abd cramps

**or people making moonshine in an old car radiator

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Lead poisoning from incineration of batteries

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what syndrome is a newborn female that has edema of hands/feet, cystic mass in neck, with 45 XO karyotype?

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Turners syndrome

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31
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what vitamin is absent in colostrum (baby first milk)

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Vitamin D

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low in folate, B6, iron
high in potassium, chloride, arach acids, linoleum acids

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Baby getting anemia from switching from cows milk –> goats milk

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retinal hemorrhages in young children?

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possible child abuse–> shaking syndrome

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what bite is multiple wheals that later develop into vesicles/pustules?

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Fire ant bites

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what bite is PAINFUL, followed by crampy pain in thighs/abdomen ?

**carrying logs from outside, moving boxes in basement

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Black widow bite

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what is PAINFUL STING, followed by local itching, paresthesias, N/V, HTN?

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poisonous type of scorpion bite in southwest

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what bite is PAIN-LESS beginning with slightly tender red papular lesion on arm that later form a hemorrhagic blister with purpura?

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Brown recluse spider bite

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what bites are extremely itchy, bright red papules on legs and around waist?

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Chigger bites

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what disease is more likely to infect the fetus after the first trimester?

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Syphilis

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THC metabolites in urine after dying in accident?

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delayed reaction time, impairs the persons ability to judge speed and distance

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What is caused by vinyl chloride, arsenic, and thorotrast?

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Angiosarcoma of the liver

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Female pseudohermaphrodite with ^ ACTH, ^ urine 17-ketosteroids, LOW cortisol, LOW urine 17-hydroxycorticoids

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21-hydroxylase deficiency

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Female pseudohermaphrodite with ^ ACTH, ^ urine 17-ketosteroids, ^ 17-hydroxycorticoids, LOW cortisol

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11-hydroxylase deficiency

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MALE pseudohermaphrodite with ^ ACTH, LOW urine 17-ketosteroids, LOW urine 17-hydroxycorticoids, LOW cortisol

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17-hydroxylase deficiency

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45
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what syndrome has LOW AFP?

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downs syndrome

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46
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what tumor marker leads to hepatocellular carcinoma, germ cell tumors (yolk sac), testicular/ovarian cancer?

47
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what tumor marker leads to multiple myeloma, light chains in urine (BJ protein)?

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B2-microglobulin

48
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what tumor marker leads to small cell carcinoma of lung, neuroblastoma?

49
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what tumor marker leads to breast cancer?

50
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what tumor marker leads to pancreatic cancer?

51
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what tumor marker leads to ovarian cancer?

52
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what tumor marker leads to colorectal, pancreatic, breast, Small cell canc of lung, and BAD prognostic sign if elevated peroperatively?

53
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what tumor/disease is assoc with oncogenic RNA virus HTLV-1?

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Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

54
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what tumor/disease is assoc with oncogenic RNA virus HTLV-2?

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Hairy Cell Leukemia

55
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what tumor/dz is assoc with oncogenic RNA virus HCV and oncogenic DNA virus HBV?

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hepatocellular carcinoma

56
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what tumor/dz is assoc with oncogenic DNA virus EBV?

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Burkitt’s, nasopharyngeal carc, polyclonal malignant lymphoma

57
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what tumor/dz is assoc with oncogenic DNA virus HPV?

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SCC of cervix, vag, vulva, anus

58
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what tumor/dz is assoc with oncogenic DNA virus HSV8?

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

59
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-zebra bodies in lysosomes

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Niemann pick disease

60
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what disease is DEC protein intake but NORMAL total caloric intake, fatty liver from dec apolipoproteins, pitting edema, flaky pain dermatitis?

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Kwashiorkor

61
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what disease is decreased total caloric intake, loss of muscle mass?

62
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Craniotabes, rachitic rosary, increase in unmineralized osteoid

63
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gene products E6 and E7 in HPV infections inhibit what gene leading to cancer?

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P53 suppressor gene

64
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what metalloenzyme aids tumor invasion of tissue?

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collagenase with Zn as a cofactor

65
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-X linked
most common genetic cause of mental retardation in males, triplet repeat, macroorchidism at puberty

66
Q

what is the gene mutation in Cri du chat?
-mental retardation, cry like a cat, relation with VSD

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deletion of short arm on chromosome 5

67
Q

AD
fibrillin defect in elastic tissue
MVP with sudden death
dissection is MCC of death
dislocated lens

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Marfan’s syndrome

68
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NF 1/2, AD
brain tumors: meningioma, acoustic neuroma, pheochromocytoma

Cafe au lait spots, Lisch nodules (hamartomas in iris)

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Neurofibromatosis

69
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AD
cerebellar hemangioblastomas
acoustic neuroma
pheochromocytoma
renal adenocarcinoma

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Von hippel Lindau

70
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Burkitts lymphoma is what translocation

71
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia is what translocation

72
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follicular B cell lymphoma is what translocation

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bcl-2
t14:18

73
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what renal acidosis is:
Normal AG metabolic acidosis
Aldosterone mediated proton pump in CD is dysfunctional
-cant secrete H, regenerate bicarb, urine >5.5

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Type 1 Renal tubular acidosis (distal)

74
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what renal acidosis is:
Normal AG metabolic acidosis
-lower the threshold for bicarb, initially urine ph >5.5, and then when equilibrium is reached, urine ph <5.5

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Type 2 Renal Tubular acidosis (proximal)

75
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what is the best initial screen for temporal arteritis?

76
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benign adenoma in zona glomerulosa
-LOW renin HTN
-LOW (severe) hypokalemia
-normal to increased serum Na
-no pitting edema
-muscle weakness, U waves
-Metabolic alkalosis

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Primary Aldosteronism (conn)

77
Q

Increase PaCO2
Decrease PaO2 and SaO2

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Respiratory Acidosis

78
Q

Normal PaO2 and SaO2
Decreased Hb concentration

79
Q

what causes Pneumococcus infection in HbSS?

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autosplenectomy/ or functional asplenia

80
Q

What vessels are involved in esophageal varices?

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Left gastric vein
Azygous vein

81
Q

How to DX rotavirus?

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Rotazyme test of stool
ELISA test with Antibodies against virus

82
Q

Tx of astrocytoma?

83
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when you remove the ovaries or testes, what enzymes are increased?

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FSH and LH

84
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Hypernatremia
very dilute urine
thirsty, polyuria

*CDI IS CORRECTED WITH VASOPRESSIN
*NDI NOT CORRECTED WITH VASOPRESSIN

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diabetes insipidus

85
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MCC of rabies in USA

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skunk bites

86
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osteophytes in DIP joints in OA are called

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Heberden’s nodes

87
Q

flask shaped ulcers in the cecum

88
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Anti-pulmonary antibodies
Anti-glomerular capillary BM antib
-begins with hemoptysis, ends with renal failure
**CRESCENTIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
*linear immunofluorescence

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Goodpastures syndrome

89
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MCC of post transfusion hepatitis

90
Q

MCC of septic arthritis

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N. gonorrhea, knees/wrist/feet

91
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Rust colored sputum

92
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MC cyanotic CHD
*degree of infravalvular pulmonary stenosis is key to whether patient has cyanosis/acyanotic

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Tetralogy of fallot

93
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abdominal abscess MC due to

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B. fragilis below diaphragm
B. melanogenicus above diaphragm

94
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AD
mental retardation, astrocyte hamartomas in CNS
*candlestick drippings on ventricles
-adenoma sebaceous, angiomyolipoma of kidneys, rhabdomyoma of heart

A

Tuberous Sclerosis

95
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Protein A attaches to Fc receptor of Macrophages, blocks opsonization of bacteria

A

Staph Aureus

96
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AD
-INC ALA synthase when heme is decreased
-decreased activity of uroporphyrinogen synthase
-INC IN S -AMINOVULIN. ACID, PORPHOBILINOGEN, PSYCHOSIS, COLICKY ABD PAIN (frequently mistaken for surgical emergency- “belly full of scars”)

A

Acute intermittent Porphyria (AIP)

97
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acquired disease
decreased activity of uroporphyrinogen DECARBOXYLASE
-INC excretion of UROPORPHYRIN I
-normal porphobilinogen levels
-photosens skin lesions in sun exposed areas
-hyperpigmentation, fragile skin
-inc vellus hair (hypertrichosis)

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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT)

98
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-pharygitis predisposes to RF
-skin infections predispose to glomerulonephritis

what bacteria?

A

S. Pyogenes (GAS)

99
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upper urinary tract infection in females with a vesicoureteral reflux

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Acute pyelonephritis

100
Q

resting tremor

A

parkinsons disease

101
Q

intention tremor

A

multiple sclerosis

102
Q

same as ALS
destruction of upper and lower motor neurons
-defective superoxide dismutase
-neuron damage by superoxide free radicals
-intrinsic muscles of hand is common starting point

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Lou Gehrig’s disease

103
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MCC of CHD in downs syndrome

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Endocaridal cushion defect (ASD + VSD)

*alzheimers mc death after age 35 in downs

104
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AD
berry aneurysm relationship and subarachnoid hemorrhage
-cysts not present at birth
-HTN

A

adult polycystic kidney disease

105
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HLA B27 positive
*young man with low back pain progressing to bamboo spine, aoritits/uveitits

(other relationships- Reiter’s syndrome, psoriasis, Enterocolitis, UC

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Anklyosing Spondylitis

106
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chrom 22 with bcr:abl fusion
Chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Philadelphia chromosome

107
Q

cause of familial hypercholesterolemia

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AD disease with absent LDL receptor

108
Q

what is the defect in B chain in sickle cell trait/disease?

A

Valine for Glutamic Acid in 6th position of B chain

109
Q

pathognomic lesion of rheumatic fever

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Aschoff body

110
Q

rheumatoid arthritis will have what positive tests

A

rheumatoid factor, anti cyclic citrulinated peptide ab

111
Q

dermatomyositis/polymyositis will have what positive tests

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anti nuclear ab, anti Jo 1 ab

112
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diffuse systemic sclerosis will have what positive tests

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anti nuclear ab, antitopisosmerase I (Scl-70 ab)

113
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sjogren syndrome will have what positive tests

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anti nuclear ab, anti SSA/Ro, anti SSB/La ab

114
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SLE will have what positive tests

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antinuclear ab
anti DS-DNA ab
anti Smith Ab

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