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What nutritional deficiency would you be concerned with in this description:
A) mimics subacute combined degeneration (decreased proprioception and vibration in the upper and lower extremities), most commonly seen in patients who are status post gastric bypass, or in those taking excessive amounts of zinc (as zinc and this element are absorbed via the same transporter)
B) atopic dermatitis and neuropathy
A) copper
B) Vitamin B6
The Paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus is responsible for secretion of what hormone?
oxytocin
Amantadine has been shown to improve fatigue in __________ (name the disorder) compared to placebo.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
___________ effect is a type of observer-expectancy bias that occurs when the expectations of the investigators affect the outcome of the study.
___________ effect occurs when individuals in test groups change their behavior once they are aware that they are being observed.
Pygmalion vs Hawthorne
Pygmalian
Hawthorne
Activation of panic attacks is characterized by increased activity of sympathetic activity which occurs due to activation of which brain structure due to release of NE?
locus ceruleus
Which one of the following neuropathies is the most common neuropathy associated with HIV?
A. Distal symmetric axonal polyneuropathy
B. Distal symmetric demyelinating polyneuropathy secondary to direct viral infiltration
C. Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)
D. Mononeuritis multiplex
E. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
A. Distal symmetric axonal polyneuropathy
axonal polyneuropathy, which typically presents with painful burning sensations and paresthesias.
Which rare endocrine disorder is caused by excess GH (growth hormone) from the pituitary gland, and leads to enlarged hands and feet, forehead, jaw, and nose. patients occasionally complain of their hats getting tight. Mostly due to the presence of a benign tumor, known as a pituitary adenoma.
Acromegaly
