HoW aRe We FeEliNg ToDAy?? Yeah, I aM nOt FeELing GOod HaAhAhA Flashcards
STATS

if a population is decreasing in size, how does the prevelence of a dz change?
it increases because the population is decreasing
stats

What are the layers of a crycothyrotomy?
skin
superficial cervical fascia
deep fascia
cricothyroid membrane
INH inhibits what enzyme path?
ALA synthase by inhibiting pyridoxine phosphokinase
amphotercin B is most notable at causing what side effect?
what should be monitoed?
nepthrotoxicity
mointor serum K and Mg levels as hypokalemia and hypomagnesiumia is common and can cause RTA
what will be the result of treating normocytic anemia caused by CKD with EPO?
increased progenitor cell differentiation obviosuly
syphiliis diagnosis

ab to neissieria are lilely directed at what?
at the pili to help avoid attachment to oropharynx
antigenic variation makes it hard to build up immunity to these pili tho
what are the characteristics of anaplastic cells?
loss of polarity, coalesce into sheets and islands
variation in shapes and sizes
large nuclei, coarse chromatin
numerous abnomral mitotic figures
giant, multinucleated tumor cells
ex: brain tumor with giant cells
what kind of gene modification is responsible for the manifestation of huntington’s dz?
histone deacetylation
why is the h flu vaccine conjugated with tetanus toxoid?
to help induce a T cell mediated response to prolong immunity thru B cell production
name a stimulant laxattive that stimnulates the enteric plexus to increase GI motility
bisacodyl
catheter wave forms

if someone has carotid body sensitivity, what nerve may be involved?
glossopharyngeal

male pt with large anterior mediastinal mass and elevated bHCG and AFP probably has what?
(nonseminomatous) GCT or malignant teratoma
VPN or thayer martin agar is considered ____
selective
effusions

knee mri posterior coronal plane

homogenous, pale eosiniphilic/pink cytoplasm in hepatocytes or ground glass hepatocytes means
hep B
which is more likely to cause satiety and weight loss for db drugs?
GLP1 agonists
DDP4 inhibitors are less likely to cause weight loss
GABA agonists in cerbreal palsy?
reduce spacitiy by increasing GABA activity (which is inhibotoru)
is eelvated CK directly related to mitochondrial damagE/
no just related to cell membrane damage boooo
amphotercin and NYSTATIN bind to what?
ergosterol and poke holes
azoles inhibit synthesis of ergosterol







