Mixed Block Notes 2 for import Flashcards
Laplace’s Law
P=2T/r
Uptake of unconjugated bililrubin occurs via
Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide (OATP) - passive
Conjugated bilirubin is secreted from hepatocytes via __? This is blocked in __?
MRP2 (active organic anion transporter) - Criggler-Najjar, Rotor
Concentration of Bicarb along Proximal Tubule
Actively reabsorbed due to Carbonic Anhydrase –> Acetazolamide causes excretion
How to differentiate MAC from MTB in HIV patient
MAC has anemia, HSM, incr ALP/LAD due to widespread involvement of RES; Also grows well at 41degC
Prophylaxis and treatment of MAC
Proph with Azithromycin; Tx with Azith + Ethambutol or Rifampin
Absence of ganglion cells in colonic wall causes
affected segment to narrow (can’t relax)
Which parts of GI tract are always involved in Hirschprung
Since NCC’s migrate caudally, rectum always involved
How does metabolism of drug relate to drug-induced lupus?
Slow acetylators more likely (hydralazine, procainamide)
Most liver hydrolysis involve what enzymes
Amidase, Esterase
When is Exenatide used?
(GLP-1) Suboptimal glucose control in patients already on Metformin and Sulfonylureas
Ventricular response to AF is dependent on
Transmission through AV node
What types of viral genomic material can be individually infective?
Positive Linear ssRNA
Interstitial pneumonia in transplant patient
CMV
Treatment of C. diphtheria
Antitoxin –> Penicillin or Erythromycin –> DPT vaccine
Most common cause of death from C diph
Cardiomyopathy
Features of Cutaneous Neurofibromas
Rubbery, Buttonholing
Features of Wiskott-Aldrich
Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Eczema, Recurrent infections
Acute Narrow Angle Glaucoma is often precipitated by
Anticholinergics –> Anterior chamber narrows, obstructing trabecular meshwork
Confirmatory test for calculus cholecystitis
HIDA scan (not ultrasound)
Stool osmotic gap? What increase?
Colonic fermentation products –> Increased when poorly absorbable substances present (lactose)
Nonpolar Aliphatic Hydrophobic AA
VIP GAL - Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Glycine, Alanine, Leucine
Aromatic Hydrophobic AA
Try Trippin w/ Phenytoin - Tyrosine, Tryptophan, Phenilalanine
Basic/Positive AA’s
Shallow HAL is positive - Hystidine, Arginine, Lysine
Acidic/Negative AA’s
Glutamate, Aspartate
Hydrophilic uncharged AA’s
Come, Take My GAS! - Cysteine, Threonine, Methionine, Glutamine, Asparaine, Serine
When is Arginine essential?
During + nitrogen balance
Non-lactose fermenting, Oxidase negative organism in Sickle Cell Osteomyelitis
Salmonella
Oxidase Positive bugs
Vibrio, Pseudomonas, Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Neisseria, Moraxella, Legionella
Main virulence factor of S aureus in osteomyelitis
Adhesion to collagen
Apo E4 predisposes to
Late-onset familial Alzheimer’s
Hypertrophic CM trait
AD - Beta myosin heavy chain
MOA and use of Dezrazoxane
Iron chelating agent to prevent cardiotoxicity from Anthracyclines
Location of 5-HT3 receptors implicated in chemo n/v
Peripherally in presynaptic nerve terminals of vagus in GI, Centrally in CTZ and Solitary nucleus/tract
Loop diuretics stimulate release of
Prostaglandins –> incr renal BF
Most common benign tumor of breast
Fibroadenoma (<35, often bilateral, cyclinc)
Fibroadenoma histology
Cellular, often myxoid stroma that encircles and sometimes compresses epithelium-lined glandular and cystic spaces
Function of vWF
Platelet adhesion by crosslining GpIb with exposed collagen underneath damaged endothelium
Secondary role of vWF
Carrier protein for factor VIII
Proteins C and S act to inactivate
V and VIII
Thrombin is produced from Prothrombin by
Activated Factor X
Growth Hormone binds to a __ receptor
JAK-STAT
Lecithin-Sphingomyeline Ratio is a marker for
Lung maturity (>1.9 = mature)
Mechanism of methicillin resistance
Alterations in PBP2a (also affects cephalosporins)
Immunity to reinfection by influenza is mediated by
Circulating antibodies against Hemagluttinin
Tumor originating from collecting duct cells
Renal Oncocytoma
Transitional cell tumors of pelvis are often what morphology
Papillary
Niacin-induced flushing is mediated by
Prostaglandins
___ reduces pain by decreasing level of substance p in PNS
Capsaicin
Clinical uses of Valproate
Anticonvulsant (absence, myoclonic, grand mal) AND mood stabilizer (acute mania, bipolar)
Anticonvulsants used as mood stabilizers in bipolar
Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigene
Carbamazepine indications
Trigeminal Neuralgia, Manic episodes, Partial and generalized seizures
MOA and use of Olanzapine
second gen antipsychotic
QT interval reflects
Myocyte AP duration
Two congenital syndromes that cause QT prolongation
- Jervell Lange-Nielson (AR, neurosensory deafness); 2. Romano-Ward (AD, no deafness)
Mutations affecting cardiac cell cytoskeletal proteins or mitochondrial enzymes of ox phos are though to cause
Genetic Dilated CM’s
Mutations of calcium-binding SR protein might underly
Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy –> Progressive fibrofatty replacement of RV
Extramedullary hematopoesis is most frequently associated with
Chronic Hemolytic Anemias (eg beta thal)
Pentazocine
Opioid narcotic designed to produce analgesia with little to no abuse potential (weak antagonist at mu)
Short-acting benzos
ATOM - Alprazolam, Triazolam, Oxazepam, Midazolam
Long-acting benzos
Choose Carefully Due to Falls - Chlordiazepoxide, Chlorazepate, Diazepam, Flurazpam
Malabsorption, Diarrhea, PAS-positive granules in intestinal macrophages
WHIPPLES DISEASE - Tropheryma whippelii
Recurrent infections with Strep pneumo, H flu, and Moraxella indicate
Humoral immunodeficiency
Pneumocystis and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis indicate
T cell deficiency
Immotile cilia syndrome presents in newborn period with
Respiratory distress –> Recurrent Otitis Media, Bronchitis, Sinusitis (opprotunistic infections like PCP unusual)
Agammaglobulinemia means susceptible to
Extracellular, encapsulated bacteria
Exchange of viral dna in coinfection by non-segmented viruses
Recombination
Viral phenotypic mixing
Coinfection leads to one virus with nucleocapsid protein from another
AE’s of TZD’s
Weight gain, edema, CHF
Damage to the Caudate is associated with
Transient hemiparesis and frontal lobe symptoms such as inattentiveness, abulia, forgetfulness
Compression fracture in elderly woman –> Calcium and PTH?
Normal
Driver of respiratory function in COPD vs normal
pO2 in COPD vs pCO2 normally –> Supplementary O2 in COPD will lead to respiratory suppression and coma
Main toxin of C perf
Lecithinase (phopholipase C, alpha toxin)
Insular cortex is associated with
Integrating body states w/ emotions (limbic); ANS control; Conscious experience of visceral sensations
Damage to internal vs external Globus Pallidus
Internal –> Excessive movement; External –> Decreased
Role of D arm of tRNA
Dihydrouracil residues –> Helps facilitate correct tRNA recognition by proper Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase