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doxorubicin

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ROS’s intercalate DNA; tox: alopecia, toxic extravasation, cardiotox

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cyclophosphamide

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crosslinks DNA at guanine N7; bioactivation by liver; tox: hemorrhagic cystitis (mesna)

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vincristine

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tox: peripheral neuropathy, paralytic ileus

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glyburide, meglitinide

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sulfonylurea; blocks ATP K channel

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schizoaffective

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2 wks stable mood w/psych sx; plus major depressive or manic episode

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schizophreniform

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1-6 months Schizo

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brief psychotic d/o

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less than 1 mo. Schizo

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L-dopa converted to dopa by:

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DDC w/pyridoxine (vit. B6)

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selegiline

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irreversible MAOB-I for: early parkinson’s, depression, senile dementia

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gabapentin

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for: epilepsy, neuropathy

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baclofen

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for: muscle spasms; stim. GABAb rec. like GHB

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12
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ropinirole

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D2 agonist for restless legs syndrome

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13
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scopolamine

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M1 Ach antagonist for motion sickness

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dronabinol

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THC for chemo N/V

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ondansetron

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5-HT3 antag for chemo N/V

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metoclopramide

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for: N/V, gastroparesis, migraines

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phenylephrine

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alpha1 agonist; for: decongestant, mydriatic, inc. BP, detumescent (abort priapism); tox: HTN, rebound prostatic hyperemia, sz, GI

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meperidine

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narcotic

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guaifenesin

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expectorant, uricosuric; tox: N/V/D, constipation

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dextromethorphan

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anti-tussive; derived from opiate but NOT analgesic or addictive

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chlorpheniramine

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1st gen. antihistamine for allergies; tox: drowsiness, constipation

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crohn’s disease

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tight junction (zonula occludens) permeability w/dec. barrier function

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pertussis toxin

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inh. Gi–> stim. Adenylyl cyclase–> inc. cAMP: dec. chemotaxis and oxidative metabolism; inc. lymphocytes; inc. insulin–> dec. glucose

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hypothyroidism

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dec. energy, impaired concentration, tingling/paresthesias/slow relaxation, constipation, wt gain, apathy, doughy skin, coarse hair

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CMV evasion of immune response

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dec. MHC I (degraded when secreted into cytosol rather than cell membrane)

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albuterol

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beta2 agonist relaxes smooth m.; Gs is B1, B2, D1, H1, V2–> adenylyl cyclase–> cAMP–> PKA

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27
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transformation

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naked DNA uptake (competent)

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conjugation

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plasmids require cell to cell contact; E. coli

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29
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asbestos

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insulation installer

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30
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opiate OD

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pinpoint pupils, resp. depression, coma, hypotonia

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glucagon

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stim. HSL

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32
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wedge-shaped density extending anteriorly and inferiorly from the hilum of the right lung

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obstruction of RML

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VSD

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holosystolic @ L sternal border; failure of fusion of IV septum w/endocardial cushions

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34
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ductus venosus

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shunts blood from umbilical v. to IVC; becomes ligamentum venosum

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35
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methoxamine

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alpha1 agonist

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36
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atropine

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competitive muscarinic ACh rec. antagonist

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37
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isoproterenol

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beta1 and 2 agonist

38
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NE

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alpha1> alpha 2> beta1 agonist

39
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zolpidem, zaleplon

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for insomnia; binds GABAa rec. in SCN

40
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ramelteon

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for insomnia; binds MT1, 2 rec. in SCN

41
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hydroxyzine

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1st gen. antihistamine, anxiolytic

42
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benzo OD tx:

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flumazenil

43
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buspirone

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anxiolytic; 5-HT1a partial agonist; takes a few weeks to take effect

44
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alprazolam

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anxiolytic benzo; binds GABAa rec.

45
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APML tx complication:

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DIC

46
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RNA dep. DNA pol.

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HIV and HTLV

47
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+copper reduction test, -glucose oxidase test

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gal-1-p-uridyltransferase def.

48
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ratio of O2 consumption:blood flow is lower in kidneys because:

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O2 consumption/blood flow is restricted in medulla by tubulovascular anatomy–> urine concentration

49
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tricuspid vs mitral being anterior vs posterior

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tricuspid = anterior; mitral = posterior

50
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sarcoidosis

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perihilar granulomatous inflammation

51
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why is there swelling/blebbing of cell membranes?

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dec. sarcoplasmic ATP–> dec. Na/K pump activity–> inc. Na, H2O in the cell

52
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Q fever

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coxiella burnetii (similar to rickettsia)

53
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leptospirosis

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leptospira = spirochete; ocular sx, H/A, fever, myalgia, meningismus

54
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leptospirosis w/hemorrhages, renal failure, jaundice

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weil’s disease

55
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lyme disease

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borellia burgdorferi = spirochete; rash/flu, carditis/neuro sx, arthritis

56
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CF

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AR w/high heterozygous frequency in caucasians

57
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digoxin

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for A-fib, CHF; tox: 3rd deg. complete AV block w/paroxymal tachyarrhythmia (tx: atropine), yellow-green halos

58
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sucralfate

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forms acid buffer and attaches to proteins on duodenal ulcers

59
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ranitidine

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H2 blocker for GERD, ulcers

60
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steroid induced osteoporosis

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inh. osteoblast differentiation (Wnt signaling); enhance bone resorption; inh. GI Ca absorption; inc. urine Ca loss; inh. sex steroids

61
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CGG repeats lead to:

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methylation–> dec. expression of FMR1 protein–> fragile X

62
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wallenberg’s syndrome (lateral medulla)

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PICA; loss of P/T on contra body and ipsi face

63
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gerstmann’s syndrome (angular gyrus of L parietal lobe)

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  1. agraphia, 2. acalculia, 3. can’t distinguish L vs R, 4. finger agnosia
64
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gerstmann-straussler-scheinker

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spongiform encephalopathy

65
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dejerine-roussy syndrome (dorsolateral thalamus)

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PCA; inc. pain and dec. sensation in face and extremities

66
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weber’s syndrome (lower midbrain)

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paramedian branches of PCA or perforating aa. of basilar bifurcation; oculomotor palsy and contra hemiparesis/hemiplegia

67
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exercise in diabetic patient

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inc. phosphorylase kinase–> inc. glucose

68
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GABAa rec. mutation

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dec. postsynaptic Cl influx

69
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PaCO2

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metabolic CO2 production/ventilation

70
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kawasaki’s

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desquamative skin rash, conjunctivitis

71
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lactulose

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acidic metabolites trap ammonia in colon

72
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competitive antagonist

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increases amount of agonist needed for max response

73
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non-competitive antagonist

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decreases max response no matter the amount of agonist

74
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coccidiodomycosis

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california fever; arthroconidia spores; dimorphic: mold in soil and spherule in host

75
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right CHF

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enlarged RA and RV

76
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abd cramps, N/V, tach/HTN, rhinorrhea/lacrimation/diaphoresis, piloerection, mydriasis, resting tremor, restless, yawning

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heroin withdrawal

77
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surgical neck of humerus

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axillary nerve (teres minor, deltoid), lateral UE sensation, posterior circumflex humeral a.

78
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biker w/erectile dysfunction

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damaged blood and nerve supply to erectile tissue

79
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+PPD with what cells?

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macrophages

80
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screening test shoots for high:

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sensitivity

81
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EDS defect in:

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synthesis of fibrillar collagen (NOT fibrillin)

82
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inc. estrogen in pregnancy leads to increased:

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TBG–> inc. T4 w/low or normal TSH

83
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ropinirole

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dopamine agonist

84
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benztropine

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anticholinergic, antihistamine, dopamine reuptake inhibitor

85
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baclofen

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stim. GABAb rec.

86
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bacillus anthracis capsule

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polyglutamic acid

87
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haemophilus influenzae capsule

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polyribosyl ribitol phosphate (PRP)

88
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gynecomastia w/dec. energy and erectile dysfunction tx:

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testosterone

89
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rapid correction of hyponatremia

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central pontine myelinolysis; sx: paralysis, dysphagia, dysarthria, LOC

90
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alzheimer’s tx w/cholinesterase inh. inc. connections b/w:

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basal forebrain and neurons in cerebral cortex

91
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why mito encode their own tRNA:

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use non-standard genetic code

92
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inc. phenylalanine, dec. dopamine and serotonin

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deficiency in phenylalanine hydroxylase or tetrahydrobiopterin

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