MEDgems 3 Flashcards
name of vein in portal tract
hepatic portal vein
what is the portal tract made up of?
hepatic portal vein
hepatic artery
bile duct
normal conduction of the heart?
what happens in atrial fibrillation
electric impulse form sinoatrial nodes
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AVN
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transmitted to ventricles
damage to atria
atrial tissue depolarise out of sync
electrical impulse propagates out of atria in an erratic way
the longer you stay in a fib the more atria dilates
how to treat atrial fibrillation?
anticoagulate - consider stroke risk
beta block - rate control
fast af add digoxin
comorbidities
Breast Abscess
32 year old breastfeeding woman presents with sore, inflamed breast
diffuse tender with firm fluctuant mass
Class VI lupus nephritis is characterized by advanced
sclerosing lesions involving more than 90% of glomeruli on biopsy.
what indicates liver transplant in an overdose patient
Acidosis (if present) is a late sign of hepatic failure and is generally a marker for emergency hepatic transplant
Chest X ray reveals irregular pleural thickening and a peripheral homogenous opacity in the left lower lung field
decreased breath sounds and dullness to percuss in left lung base
SOB
weight loss
dry cough
mesothelioma
bicalutamide MOA
androgen antagonist
treats metastatic prostate cancer
waxy casts in urine?
CKD
severe damage to renal tubules indicated
which may be visible around the nails
periosteal bone growth
graves disease?
thyroid acropachy
nephrotic syndrome
not getting better with methylprednisolone
antibody-cimplexes
throughput basement membrane
membranous glomerular disease
muddy brown / granular casts seen in urine?
acute tubular necrosis
20 year old man with liver failure and parkinsonism?
wilson’s
reduced ceruloplasmic leads to copper an diron accumulation
causes neurodegeneration
What cell of the immune system is found disproportionately in biopsies of acute gastritis
neutrophil
