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diet supplement to improve homocysteinuria

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B6 (homocysteinuria is often a deficiency of cystathionine synthetase, which requires pyridoxine as a cofactor)

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viral phenotypic mixing

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co-infection of a host cell by two viral strains resulting in progeny virions that contain nucleocapsid proteins from one strain and the genome of the other. No change in genome so progeny will revert to original, unmixed phenotypes

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urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis

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triad of reactive arthritis (type of spondyloarthropathy)

-symptoms manifest following a primary infection

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2 sequelae of subarachnoid hemorrhage

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rebleeding
secondary vasospasm (prevent with nimodipine)
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why do kids squat when they have tetralogy of fallot

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squatting cuts off some of the circulation to legs which increases resistance in left heart. The increasing pressure then limits the right to left flow through the VSD.

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Eisenmenger syndrome

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reversal of shunt to right-left (occurs with increasing pulmonary hypertension that increases right-sided heart pressures that overcome left)

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how to tell the difference between myasthenic and cholinergic crisis in pts with myasthenia gravis

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administer edrophonium (Tensilon test)

  • clinical improvement indicates the pt is undertreated (myasthenic crisis) and meds should be increased
  • no improvement indicates cholinergic crisis (too much meds)
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coronary steal

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phenomenon in which blood flow in ischemic areas is reduced due to arteriolar vasodilation in nonischemic areas

  • can lead to hypo perfusion and worsening of ischemia
  • drugs like adenosine and dipyramidole
  • used in myocardial perfusion imaging to simulate coronary vasodilation induced by exercise
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erythema infectosum

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fifth disease (parvoviridae)

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only non-enveloped, single stranded DNA virus

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parvoviridae (fifth disease)

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complication of ulcerative colitis presenting with signs of shock

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toxic megacolon

  • diagnose with X-ray
  • risk of perforation
  • usually along transverse colon
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pulsus paradoxus

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decrease in systolic BP greater than 10 with inspiration

  • acute cardiac tamponade, restrictive cardiomyopathy
  • constrictive pericarditis, severe obstructive lung disease
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pro-carcinogens are metabolized into carcinogens by…

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cytochrome p450 system (microsomal monooxygenase)

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pathogenesis of centriacinar emphysema

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chronic, heavy smoking causes release of proteinases, especially elastase, from infiltrating neutrophils and alveolar macrophage

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true vs. false diverticuli

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true contain all parts of intestinal wall but false don’t have muscle component

  • true: meckel’s, appendix
  • false: colon diverticuli, Zenker’s
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hypoglycemia following prolonged fasting (>24 hrs) with low ketones

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think beta-oxidation enzyme deficiency (vs. glycogen storage disorder)

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which non-essential amino acid becomes essential in phenylketonuria?

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tyrosine (need to supplement)

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atypical/malignant phenylketonuria

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deficiency of dihydriopterin reductase

  • responsible for reduction of BH2 to BH4
  • BH4 is a cofactor for many enzymes in tyrosine pathway
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silicosis impairs what cell type?

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macrophage due to internalized silicon particles

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cause of low calcium following blood transfusion

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calcium chelation by citrate coagulation in whole blood/packed RBC blood transfusions

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cysteinuria defect and only clinical manifestation

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  • defect of transporter of cysteine, ornithine, lysine and arginine
  • chronic nephrolithiasis
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3 causes of HIV-associated esophagitis

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candida, HSV-1, CMV

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pelvic fracture and inability to void in male suggests….

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urethral injury, usually at membranous urethra (weakest point)
Foley catheter contraindicated

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glomangioma

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  • benign bluish lesion under the nail bed

- originates from smooth mm. cells that control the thermoregulatory function of dermal glomus bodies

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reperfusion injury
paradoxical death of cells via apoptosis or necrosis after blood flow restored - can cause oxidative damage, cell membrane damage, mitochondrial damage, complement and inflammation
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chronic diseases associated with amyloidosis
AL - multiple myeloma. nephrotic syndrome | AA - RA, IBD, spondyloarthropathy
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ligating the inferior thyroid artery can damage which nerve?
recurrent laryngeal nerve
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most common cardiac defect in Down's
endocardial cushion defects
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special types of necrosis
``` liquefactive = CNS fat = acute pancreatitis caseous = TB ```
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most common tumor of pineal gland
germinoma - kids/adolescents, males more - precocious puberty, impaired upward gaze, possible obstructive hydrocephalus all due to mass effect
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test for hereditary spherocytosis
osmotic fragility test (do RBCs lyse in hypotonic soln?)
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fundoscopy for diabetic retinopathy
"cotton wool" exudates, retinal hemorrhages, new vessel formation
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2 tumors of cerebellum
medulloblastoma and pilocytic astrocytoma
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superior vena cava syndrome
MOA: obstruction of SVC that impairs blood drainage from head S/S: swelling of face/neck, dilated collateral vv., elevated ICP possible - medical emergency
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heteroplasmy
coexistence of both mutated and wild type versions of mitochondrial genomes in an individual cell
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holosystolic murmur that increases with inspiration
tricuspid regurgitation (more venous return causes increase with inspiration)
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CREST syndrdome
type of scleroderma | Calcinosis, Raynaud, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia
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toe gangrene, renal failure following invasive procedure
artheroembolic renal disease (cholesterol crystals in arteriole lumen)
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myxomatous degeneration
pathological weakening of connective tissue | - associated with Marfan's, aortic aneurysms, mitral prolapse
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alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency associated with
panacinar emphysema DON'T SMOKE
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MOA alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
A1AT main role is to protect lungs from neutrophil elastase (breaks down elastase, also found in alveolar macrophage)
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pathophysiology of tertiary syphilis aneurysm
obliterative endarteritis of the vasa vasorum
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``` CD55/59 deficiency on RBC venous thrombosis (ie: hepatic vein) pancytopenia ```
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglubinuria MOA: complement-mediated RBC lysis due to impaired GPI anchor for decay-accelerating factor that protects RBC membrane from compliment) tx: eculizumab
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porcelain gallbladder
diffuse gallbladder calcification - usually an incidental finding - 11-33% will develop gallbladder carcinoma - recommend cholecystectomy
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thalamic syndrome
total sensory loss (not motor) on contralateral side of body
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hydrocele MOA
MOA: incomplete obliteration of processus vaginalis forming a connection between scrotum and abdominal cavity that allows for fluid leakage
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mechanism of panic attacks
hyperventilation causes decreased PCO2, hypercapnia causes vasoconstriction and decreased cerebral blood flow (dizziness, weakness, blurred vision)
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how to tell in an elevated alk phos is of bony or liver origin
follow up with gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP) | - will be elevated if biliary/liver origin
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hemiballism occurs due to a lesion where?
contralateral subthalamic nucleus (often due to lacunar strokes)
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origin of small cell lung tumors
neuroendocrine (will stain for neuroendocrine markers)
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murmur heard with intracardiac shunt
splitting of S2 (no change with respiration)
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solvent that can inactivate enveloped viruses
ether
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pathophys of Janeway lesions
emboli of fragments of infected intracardiac vegetations
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enzyme to screen for carcinoid tumors
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (breakdown product of serotonin)
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scotoma
area in visual field that is diminished central or arcuate (arc shape) due to lesions on macula
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ectopy definition
microscopically and functionally normal tissue found in an abnormal location due to embryonic maldevelopment (i.e.: Meckel's)
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recurrent pulm/sinus infections ataxia telangectasias
ataxia-telangiectasia (defect in ATM gene responsible for repairing double strand DNA breaks)
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MOA stable vs unstable angina vs prinzmental
stable: fixed plaque occluding >75% of coronary a. lumen prinzmetal: vasospasm unstable: ulcerated plaque with partially obstructive thrombus
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increased activity of what enzyme may contribute to colon adenocarcinoma
COX-2 (over expression)
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hemoglobin S aggregates in which conformation
deoxygenated/taut form (curve shifted to right)
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pathophysiology of nondestructive fibrinous vegetations on cardiac valve cusps
nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) | -hypercoagulability caused by procoagulant effects of circulating products of cancers
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red neurons
first microscopic change following ischemic brain injury - 12-24 hours - will be phagocytized by macrophage
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pathophysiology of diabetic mononeuropathy
ischemic nerve damage - in CNIII damage, peripheral nerve is spared, core damaged so motor function impaired but not pupillary size and reactivity
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heart problems associated with carcinoid syndrome
right-sided valvular heart disease (tricuspid, pulmonary)
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free air in the biliary tree
fistula forms between gallbladder and small intestine | - can lead to obstruction of ileoceccal valve
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serum autoantibodies highly specific for RA
anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides (rheumatoid factor is not specific)
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vitamin deficiency that mimics Friederich ataxia
vitamin E
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pulsus paradoxus
seen with cardiac tamponade - drop of > 10 mmHg on inspiration - radial pulse disappears with inspiration
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structure commonly injured in anterior or posterior dislocations of knee
popliteal artery (tibial nerve more likely injured with tibial fracture)
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skin condition associated with celiac disease
dermatitis herpatiformis
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heart problems in DiGeorge
great vessel defects: persistent truncus arteriosus, Fallot, interrupted aortic arch
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most common cause of death from MI before hospitalization
ventricular fibrillation precipitated from ischemia
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most common cause of death from MI in hospital
ventricular failure/contractile dysfunction
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most common cardiac manifestation of SLE
pericarditis (sharp pleuritic pain relieved by leaning forward)
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medulloblastoma vs pilocytic astrocytoma on imaging
medulloblastoma is solid but pilocytic astrocytoma is solid and also cystic
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S. bovis endocarditis is associated with....
colon cancer
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kidney stones that are radiolucent
uric acid stones (all others radioopaque), use ultrasound to visualize
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where do clear cell carcinomas originate?
epithelial cells of proximal renal tubule
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ezcema thrombocytopenia recurrent infections
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome - X-linked - tx: bone marrow transplant
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order of cardiac AP velocity (fastest to slowest)
"Park AT VENTura Avenue" | Purkinji system, atrial mm., ventricular mm., AV node
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cell type that prevents hematologic spread of candida
neutrophils (T cells responsible for fighting local infection only)
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myotonia (abnormally slow relaxation) frontal baldness cataracts testicular atrophy
myotonic dystrophy - CTG repeat expansion - abnormal expression of myotonin protein kinase
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AML vs ALL (stains)
AML: auer rods stain positive for myeloperoxidase ALL: TdT
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psammoma bodies
papillary CA of thyroid meningioma mesothelioma serous endometrial CA
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nerve commonly injured during thyroidectomy
superior laryngeal (innervates cricothyroid mm.)
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renal papillary necrosis diseases
"SAAD papa" - Sickle cell disease/trait, Analgesics, Acute pyelo, DM - from ischemia, causes hematuria
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S-100 positivity
tumors of neural crest origin (melanoma, schwanomma, etc.)
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proto-oncogene examples
ras, ERB, N-myc, abl (anti-oncogenes: Rb, WF-1, p53, APC, BRCA)
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3 ways to get Down's
1. meiotic nondisjunction 2. unbalanced Robertsonian translocation 3. mosaicism
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BRAF mutation
melanoma (signaling pathway for melanocytes)
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dysthymic disorder
less severe than major depressive disorder - only 4 or fewer symptoms present (> 5 for MDD) - must be present at least 2 years
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uptake of promodeoxyuridine indicates...
high grade in brain tumor (reflects number of cells in S phase - preparing to divide)
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first area damaged by global cerebral ischemia
hippocampus (pyramidal cells) followed by purkinje cells of cerebellum
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chronic diarrhea bacterial and viral infections mucocutaneous candidiasis
SCID
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parinaud syndrome
paralysis of conjugate vertical gaze due to lesion in superior colliculi (ie: pinealoma), upward gaze palsy

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