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How do you differentiate Becker muscular dystrophy from Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy?

A

Age: Beckers is later during pre-teen yrs b/c slowly progressing weakness 2/2 some functional dystrophin

ID: Duchenne’s only

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_______ is caused by the expansion of GAA and results in cerebellar degeneration and gait disturbance. The peak onset is between 10 and 13 years of age and also results in hearing loss, dysarthria, and cognitive deficits.

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Friedreich’s ataxia

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3
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What NT does this brainstem location release:
A) Ventral tegmental area (VTA)
B) Raphe nuclei
C) locus coerulus

A

A) Ventral tegmental area (VTA): dopamine
B) Raphe nuclei: 5-HT
C) locus coerulus: NE

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______ is possessed by children aged between 5-9 years. This stage of morality is characterized by the laws and rules imposed from the outside by elder people and they cannot be changed. In this stage, the behavior is judged based on immediate consequences rather than the intentions or motives behind the act.

A

Moral realism

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5
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Which one of the following hormones is a protein hormone produced by adipose tissue?
A. Growth hormone
B. Corticotropin-releasing hormone
C. Thyroid hormone
D. Leptin
E. Testosterone

A

Leptin

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In a case control study, the disease is already known and they are trying to determine possible exposure (maternal hypoglycemia); however, in a retrospective cohort study, the disease is not known but the exposures are known.

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Which of the following receptor subtype is most commonly implicated in the pathophysiology of depressive disorders?

A. 5-HT1
B. 5-HT2
C. 5-HT3
D. 5-HT5
E. 5-HT6

A

A

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