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MRCS Physiology Flashcards

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5 reasons for right shift Hb on curve?

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Increased CO2, increased temp, increased H+ conc (low pH), increased DPG, HbSS

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6 reasons for left shift Hb O2 curve?

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Low temp, low DPG, low CO2, low H+ (increased PH), met/CO Hb and fetal Hb

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What shift does fetal Hb cause in o2 Hb curve?

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Left

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pH of venous blood normally?

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5.33

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What do kupffer cells of liver do?

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Recycle old red blood cells

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Vitamin D production site and 2 step hydroxylation process sites?

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Produced in skin via sunlight (D3)
Then hydroxylated in liver to 25hydroxy vit D calcifediol
Then hydroxylated again in kidney to 1 25 HVD calcitriol

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How does activated vit D work? 3 ways

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Increases Ca and Po4 uptake gut
Increases renal reabsorption of Ca and Po4
Promotes osteoclast activity

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Where is calcium absorbed in GI tract?

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Duodenum

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What do haptoglobins do? Why might they be low?

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Eliminate free Hb from plasma

In hemolytic anaemia get saturated and absorbed by RES

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What does platelet derived growth factor do? What disease process is it implicated in?

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Stimulates intimal smooth muscle proliferation and synthesis of collagen and elastin
Development of atheroma

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11
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What secretes platelet derived growth factor? 2 things

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Macrophages

Endothelium

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12
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What is the blood supply to atheromatos plaque called?

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Vasa vasorum

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13
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Bph stands for?

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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14
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What does thymus do?

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Receives immature T cells and does positive and negative selection

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15
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4 phases of wound healing w time scales?

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Haemostasis - minutes
Inflammation - day 1 to 5
Regeneration - day 5 - 56
Remodelling - 6 weeks to 1 year

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16
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When does granulation tissue appear in wound healing?

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Regeneration phase - day 5 to 56

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17
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Stage 1 of haemorrhagic shock?

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Less than 750 ml blood (15%)

Normal everything, normal or high pulse pressure

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18
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What is circulating volume in L approx?

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5L

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Stage 2 of haemorrhagic shock?

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750-1500 mls 15-30%

Tachycardia, falling pulse pressure, mild high RR but normal BP

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Stage 3 of haemorrhagic shock?

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1500-2000mls 30-40%
Tachy over 120
Bp drops
Confused

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21
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Stage 4 of haemorrhagic shock?

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Anuric less than 5 ml per hour
BP drops
Lethargic and drowsy

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If BP drops which stage of haemorrhagic shock?

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At least 3

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If tachycardia with decrease pulse pressure which stage of haemorrhagic shock?

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At least 2

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24
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What is type 2 hypersensitivity? Examples?

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Cytotoxic- IgG/M against cell surface antigens e.g. ABO incompatibility/AIHA, Goodpastures

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Type 3 hypersensitivity? Examples?

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Immune complex IgGMA deposition, soluble antigens, e.g. SLE or aspergillus

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Type 4 hypersensitivity? Examples?

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T cell mediated delayed immune

E g. Granuloma formation, contact dermatitis, GVHD

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Mnemonic for types 1 to 4 hypersensitivity?

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A naphylactic
C ytotoxic
I mmune complex
D elayed immune
Has bad allergies
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3 phases of secretion of gastric acid? Mediators?

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Cephalic (smell/taste) - vagal mediated Hcl and gastrin release
Gastric (stretch) - gastrin release
Intestinal (duodenal food) - CCK and secretin

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29
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3 factors increasing gastric acid secretion?

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Gastrin
Vagal nerve stimulation
Histamine

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30
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3 things reducing gastric acid secretion?

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CCK
Secretin
Somatostatin

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31
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How does somatostatin reduce gastric acid release?

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By inhibiting histamine

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32
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What secretes gastrin? What does it do?

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G cells
Increases HCl pepsinogen and IF secretion
Increases gastric motility and emptying

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33
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What secretes CCK? What does it do? In response to?

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I cells in upper duodenum in response to fat TGLs and protein
Delays gastric emptying increases pancreatic secretions and causes gallbladder contraction

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34
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What secretes secretin? What does it do?

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S cells in duodenum

Increases pancreatic secretions in response to acid and chyme

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35
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What does VIP do and where is it secreted?

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Small intestine and pancreas - increase pancreatic secretions in response to neural stimulation

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36
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What secretes somatostatin? What does it do?

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D cells in pancreas and stomach

Stops everything basically, inhibits histamine and produces mucous

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37
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Which part of the immune system is complement involved in?

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Innate immune system

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38
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Which part of the complement system is involved in response to pathogen surfaces?

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MBL

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39
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What arr the 3 parts of complement system?

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Classic - Ag/Ab complexes
Alternative - activating surfaces e.g. pathogen or injured tissue
MBL - direct response to pathogen surfaces

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40
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What is classical complement system activated by?

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AgAb complexes

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41
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What is alternative complement system activated by?

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Surfaces e.g. injured tissue or pathogen

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42
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Which part of complement system activates mast cells?

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Anaphylotoxin - C5a

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43
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Which part of complement system primes opsonization for phagocytosis?

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C3b

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44
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What is main complement mediator for inflammation and chemotaxis?

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C3a

45
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What forms the MAC in complement and what pathway is this called?

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C5b to c9

Lytic pathway

46
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MAC Deficiency can lead to which infections?

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Neisseria and gram negatives

47
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What innervates long head of triceps and what does it do?

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Radial nerve - stabilises shoulder in abduction

48
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What cord and roots form radial nerve?

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Posteiror cord

C5 to t1

49
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What is the branch of the radial nerve in the arm innervating supinator, extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis and abductor policis longus?

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Posterior interosseus

50
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What nerve innervates brachioradialis?

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Radial

51
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7 things innervated by radial nerve?

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Triceps 
Brachioradialis
Supinator
Extensor carpi radials
Extensor carpi longus and brevis 
Abductor policis longus
52
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What is the extrinsic pathway activated by? What does this do?

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Tissue factor

Activates 7 to 7a

53
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Which test measures extrinsic pathway?

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PT

54
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Which test measures intrinsic pathway?

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APTT

55
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What activates intrinsic pathway? What does this do?

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Exposed collagen via tissue injury
Does TENET
Twelve Eleven Nine Eight Ten activation

56
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What is the joint goal of intrisnic and extrinsic coag pathways?

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Activating factor 10 for the common pathway

57
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What does factor Xa do? What helps it?

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Actiavtes prothrombin to thrombin (2 to 2a)

Reauires factor 5 to 5a and calcium

58
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What does thrombin do in coag cascade?

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Activates fibrinogen to fibrin (1 to 1a)

59
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What clotting factor cross links fibrin to form clot with platelets?

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13a

60
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How do protein C and S work? What do they do? Relation between warfarin and protein C?

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Modulate coag cascade - anticoagulants

Warfarin inhibits protein C to transients make clotting more likely

61
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Where are the cell cycle stop checkpoints? What are they?

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G1, S/G2 and M
G1 - restriction point, go to G0 fails
S/G2 - Dna damage checkpoint
M - spindle checkpoint

62
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Outline PMAT?

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P - spindle fibres form, membrane breaks down
PM - spindles attach to chromosomes
M - chromosomes align
A - centromes divide and sister chromatids migrate to opposite poles
T - nuclear membrane reforms, chromosomes decondense and fibres disappear

63
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Where is carotid body? What about carotid sinus?

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Body is behind carotid bifurcation

Carotid sinus is at origin of ICA

64
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What type are carotid body receptors and what are the stimulated by primarily? To cause what?

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Chemoreceptors stimulated primarily by low O2 to stimulate ventilation

65
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Hormonal control of lactation?

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Prolactin causes development of breast, mammary gland proliferation, milk production following suckling
Oxytocin causes contraction and milk expulsion in response to suckling

66
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What does PTH do to phosphate?

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Reduces reabsorption in PCT to lower level

67
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Where is most phosphate reabsorbed in kidney?

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PCT

68
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Why does PO rise in AKI?

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Less filtration

69
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How does calcitonin lower calcium?

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Suppresses osteoclast activity to reduce bone breakdown

70
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With what percentage of stenosis is carotid endarterectomy indicated?

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Over 70%

71
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Which antibody type is involved in alternative complement payhway?

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IgA

72
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At which spinal level is ampulla of vater?

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L2

73
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What do alpha receptors do?

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Vasoconstriction peripherally

74
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What do beta receptors do?

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Positive chronotropism and isotropic for heart

Also bronchodilation

75
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How does norad work?

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Peripheral vasoconstriction via alpha agonism

76
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How does dobutamine work?

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Beta 1 agonism - increases contractility and cardiac output

77
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Around what days does spinal cord extend rostrally and caudally in development?

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D 24 and 26 respectively

78
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What is a Jefferson fracture?

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Bilateral C1 fracture anteiror and posterior due to axial loading

79
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What is a hangman’s fractufe?

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Bilateral pars fracture due to hyperextension

80
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Describe the low and high dose dexamethasone test?

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Give low dose and check cortisol - should be suppressed

Give high dose and check cortisol - if suppressed by high but not low suggests primary cushings disease

81
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What suggests cushings disease in dex suppression test?

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High dose suppresses but not low

82
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What if cortisol not suppressed by high or low dose dex? What to check then?

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Suggests not Cushings disease - check ACTH. If high suggests ACTH oma e.g. ectopic lung, if low suggests primary hypercortisolism

83
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What is cushings disease?

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ACTH secreting pituitary adenoma (secondary hypercortisolism)

84
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What does otic ganglion do? Associated nerve?

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Parasymp to parotid

CN 9

85
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What does ciliary ganglion do? Associated nerve?

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Eye - parasymp via CN3 to pupillary sphincter and ciliary muscle

86
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What does pterygopalatine ganglion do? Associated nerve?

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Facial - greater petrosl nerve

To lacrimal glands and nasal mucosa

87
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What does submandibular ganglion do? Associared nerve?

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Chorda tympani of 7, lingual nerve of V3

To submandibular and sublingual glands secretomotor

88
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What does stellate ganglion do? Where? Relevance?

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Sympathetic - can be cut to reduce raynauds or hyperhidrosis sx

89
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What vessels usually used for AVF in ACF?

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Cephalic vein brachial artery

Or brachiobasilic

90
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What is JVP vessel?

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IJV because estimation of CVP

91
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Adenocarcinoma is generally what to radiotherapy?

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Insensitive

92
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Which infection is associated with sulfur granules?

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Actinomycosis

93
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Where does nadolacrimal duct drain?

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Inferior meatus

94
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Which muscle specifically is affected by recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy? Effect?

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Posterior cricoarytenoid - failure of abduction of vocal folds

95
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What cartilage is at C6? Significance?

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Cricoid

Trachea begins below this

96
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What is cardiac index? Usual?

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Cardiac output over body surface area

Usually 2.5-4

97
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What is only intrinsic muscle of larynx not innervated by rec laryngeal nerve?

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Cricothyroid - ext branch of sup

98
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Sensation of ttachea below vocal cords?

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Rec laryngeal nerve

99
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What immediate volume of blood is massive haemothorax from chest drain?

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1500ml

100
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Within what distance of anal canal is AP resection suitable?

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Lesss than 8cm

101
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Flow is directly proportional to what 2 things?

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4th power of radius

Pressure head of flow

102
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Flow is indirectly proportional to what 2 things?

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Viscosity

Length of tube

103
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Most important determination factor of flow?

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Radius of tube

104
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What muscle do inf wpigastrics lie on inner surface of? What are they covered by?

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Transcersus abdominis

Covered by parietal peritoneum

105
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Blood supply to breast?

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Lat thoracic from SCA and internal thoracic/mammary from axillary

106
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What does anatomical neck of humerus fracture have risk of? Why?

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AVN of head - because of circumflex vessels

107
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Surgical neck of humerus fracture can cause what nerve damage?

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Axillary

108
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Resting myocardial blood flow?

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250 ml per min 5%

109
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Borders of popliteal fossa?

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Lateral - 2 heads of gastrocneums inferiorly, biceps femoris sup lat, semimemb/tend sup med

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