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1
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What are 1st degree burns?

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Red (epidermis)

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What are 2nd degree burns?

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Blisters (hypodermis)

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What are 3rd degree burns?

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Painless neuropathy (dermis)

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What diseases have palm and sole rashes?

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“TRiCKSSS”
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Coxsackie A:
Hand-Foot-Mouth disease Kawasaki
Scarlet fever
Staph Scaled Skin
Syphilis

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What is Erythema Multiforme?

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Target lesions (viral, drugs)

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What is Stevens Johnson syndrome?

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Erythema Multiforme Major (mouth, eye, vagina)

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What is Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis?

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Stevens Johnson w/ skin sloughing

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What is Pemphigus vulgaris?

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Ab against desmosomes => circular immunofluorescence, in epidermis, oral lesions, + Nikolsky sign

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What is Bullous Pemphigoid?

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Ab against hemidesmosomes => linear immunofluoresence, subepidermal, “floating” keratinocytes, eosinophils

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What is Eczema?

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Dry flaky dermatitis in flexor creases “itch that rashes”

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What is Nummular dermatitis?

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Circular eczema

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What is Spongiotic eczema?

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Weeping eczema: scratching causes oozing “like a sponge”

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What is Lichenification?

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Scratching => thick leathery skin

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14
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What is Pityriasis Rosea?

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Herald patch that follows skin lines (Tx: sunlight) “C-mas tree pattern”

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What is Lichen Planus?

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Polygonal pruritic purple papules
Very itchy

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16
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What is Scabies?

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Linear excoriation “burrows” in webs of fingers, toes, belt line (Sarcoptes scabies)

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17
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What does UV-A cause?

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Aging

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18
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What does UV-B cause?

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Burns and cancer

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What are the ABCD’s that indicate worse prognosis of skin cancer?

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  • Asymmetric
  • Irregular Borders
  • Color differences
  • > 4mm Diameter
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20
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What does the Clark level tell you?

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Invasion of melanoma

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21
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What does Breslow’s classification tell you?

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Depth of melanoma

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Where are Malignant
Melanomas usually found?

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Males: back Females: leg

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What is the precursor of a Malignant Melanoma?

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Hutchison’s freckle

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What are the types of Malignant Melanomas?

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Superficial spreading: most common, flat brown

Nodular: worst prognosis, black, dome- shape

Lentigo maligna melanoma: elderly pts, fair-skin

Acral lentigous: AIDS pts, dark skin

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25
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Where are Squamous Cell carcinomas usually found?

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Flat flaky stuff on lower face, keratin pearls

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26
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What is the precursor of Squamous Cell carcinoma?

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Actinic keratosis (red scaly plaque)

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What are the types of Squamous Cell carcinoma?

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Bowen’s disease: SCC in situ on uncircumcised penis dorsum
Verrucous carcinoma: wart on foot

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28
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Where are Basal Cell carcinomas usually found?

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Pearly papules on upper face, palisading nuclei, good prognosis

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What are the types of Basal Cell carcinomas?

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Nodular: waxy nodule w/ central necrosis
Superficial: red scaly plaques, like eczema
Pigmented: looks like melanoma
Sclerosing: yellow waxy plaques

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30
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What is Acne Rosacea?

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Blush all the time, worse w/ stress/alcohol

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What is a Brown Recluse Spider Bite?

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Painful black necrotic lesion

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32
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What is Cellulitis?

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Warm red skin

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33
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What is Cutaneous Anthrax?

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Painless black necrotic lesion

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34
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What is a Decubitus Ulcer?

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Bedsore

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35
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What is a DVT?

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Blood clot in veins, associated w/ hypercoagulable state

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36
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What is Erysipelas?

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Shiny red, raised, does not blanch, usually on face, assoc w/ Strep pyogenes

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37
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What is Icthyosis?

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Gradual lizard skin

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38
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What is Miliaria?

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“Heat rash”: burning, itching papules on trunk

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39
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What is Molluscum Contagiosum?

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Fleshy papules w/ central dimple, pox virus (can be STI)

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40
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What is Psoriasis?

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Silver scales on extensors, nail pitting, differentiated too fast, worse w/ stress
* Auspitz sign: remove scale =>
pinpoint bleeding
* Koebner’s phenomenon: lesions at
sites of skin trauma

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41
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What is a Pyogenic Granuloma?

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Vascular nodule at site of previous injury

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42
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What is Seborrheic Dermatitis?

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Dandruff in eyebrows, nose, behind ears

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What is Seborrheic Keratosis?

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Rubbery warts with aging, greasy

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44
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What is Thrombophlebitis?

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Vein inflammation w/ thrombus

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45
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What is Vitiligo?

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White patches, anti-melanocyte Ab

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46
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What is Xeroderma Pigmentosa?

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Bad DNA repair

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47
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What is Erythema Chronicum

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Lyme disease (solitary lesion that spreads)

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48
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What is Erythema Infectiosum?

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Fifth disease “slapped cheeks” due
to Parvovirus B19

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49
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What is Erythema Marginatum?

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Rheumatic fever (red margins)

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50
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What is Erythema Multiforme?

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Target lesions due to HSV,
Phenytoin, Barbs, Sulfas

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51
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What is Erythema Multiforme Major?

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Stevens Johnson syndrome (> 1 mucosal surface)

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52
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What is Erythema Nodosum?

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Fat inflammation (painful red nodules on legs), sarcoidosis

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53
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Where is CK-MB found?

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Heart

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54
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Where is CK-MM found?

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Muscle

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55
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Where is CK-BB found?

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Brain

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56
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Why should you wait 30min after a meal before swimming?

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All blood in gut and skeletal mm. have ran out of ATP

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57
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How does a neurogenic muscle disease present?

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Distal weakness + fasiculations

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58
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How does a myopathic muscle disease present?

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Proximal weakness + pain

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59
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What is a light chain composed of?

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Actin

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60
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What is a heavy chain composed of?

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Myosin

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61
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What band of the sarcomere does not change length?

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A band

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62
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Where are the T-tubules located?

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Cardiac muscle: Z line
Skeletal muscle: A-I
junction

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63
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What is Duchenne’s MD?

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Dystrophin frameshift, Gower sign, calf pseudohypertrophy

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64
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What is Becker’s MD?

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Dystrophin missense, sx >5 y/o

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65
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What is Myotonic Dystrophy?

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Bird’s beak face, can’t let go when shake hands

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66
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What is Myasthenic syndrome = Lambert-Eaton?

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Gets stronger as day goes by, stronger w/ EMG, not small cell CA associated

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67
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What is Myasthenia gravis?

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Gets weaker as day goes, stronger w/ Edrophonium, weaker w/ EMG, rule out thymoma

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68
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What is Multiple sclerosis?

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Anti-myelin Ab, young woman w/ vision problems, sx come &go

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What is Metachromatic Leukodystrophy?

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Arylsulfatase deficiency, kid with MS presentation

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70
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What is Ataxia Telangectasia?

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Spider veins, IgA deficiency

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71
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What is Freidrich’s ataxia?

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Retinitis pigmentosa, scoliosis

72
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What is Adrenal Leukodystrophy?

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Carnitine shuttle problem, adrenal failure

73
Q

What is Guillane-Barre?

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Ascending paralysis, 2 wk after URI

74
Q

What is ALS?

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Middle age male w/ fasiculations, descending paralysis, no sensory problems

75
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What is Werdnig-Hoffman?

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Fasciculations in a newborn, no anterior horns

76
Q

What is Polio?

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Asymmetric fasiculations in child, 2 wk after gastroenteritis

77
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What is Choreoathetosis?

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Dance-like movements, wringing of hands, quivering voice

78
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What is Atonic cerebral palsy?

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No muscle tone, floppy

79
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What is Slipped Capital femoral Epiphysis?

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Obese boys w/ dull achy pain in the hip and a limp

80
Q

What is Legg-Calves-Perthes?

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Limp (femur head avascular necrosis)

81
Q

What is Osgood-Schlatter?

A

Knee pain (tibial tubercle
avascular necrosis)

82
Q

What is Septic arthritis?

A

Joint pain (Staph aureus) with fever

83
Q

What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

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Ligament ossification => vertebral body fusion, ↓lumbar curve, stiffer in morning, kyphosis, uveitis, HLAB-27

84
Q

What is Cauda Equina Syndrome?

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“Saddle anesthesia”: can’t feel butt, thighs, perineum

85
Q

Where does bone cancer metastasis occur from?

A

Breast, prostate, lung, kidney

86
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What is Costochondritis?

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Painful swelling of chest joint- bone attachments, worse w/ deep breath

87
Q

What is Disk Herniation?

A

Straight leg raise => shooting pain

88
Q

What is Lumbar Stenosis?

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MRI “hourglass”, low back pain

89
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What is Ochronosis = Alkaptonuria?

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Kids w/ OA, black urine, homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency

90
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What is Osteitis Fibrosis cystica?

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Inflammation of bone w/ holes due to high PTN

91
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What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?

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Blue sclera, multiple broken bones

92
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What is Osteomalacia = Rickets?

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Soft bones (waddling gait)
Craniotabes (soft skull)
Rachitic rosary (costochondral thickening)
Harrison’s groove
Pigeon breast (sternum protrusion)

93
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What is Osteomyelitis?

A

Infected bones

94
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What is Osteonecrosis = Legg- Calve- Perthes?

A

Wedge-shaped necrosis of femur head

95
Q

What is Osteopenia?

A

Lost bone mass

96
Q

What is Osteopetrosis?

A

↓Osteoclast activity => marble
bones (obliterate own bone
marrow)

97
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What is Osteoporosis?

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Loss of bone matrix (not calcification) => compression fractures

98
Q

What is Osteosclerosis?

A

Thick bones from scarring

99
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What is Paget’s Disease?

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“My hat doesn’t fit”, paramyxovirus, ↑osteoclasts/blasts, fluffy bone, osteosarcoma, ↑CO heart failure, deafness, ↑alkaline phosphatase alone

100
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what is Rheumatoid Factor?

A

An IgM against IgG Fc

101
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What are Tophi?

A

Gout crystals + giant cells

102
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What is Podagra?

A

Big toe inflammation from gout

103
Q

What is CREST syndrome?

A

Calcinoss
Raynaud’s
Esophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telangiectasia

104
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What Ab is associated with CREST?

A

Anti-centromere Ab

105
Q

What diseases have Raynaud’s syndrome?

A
  • Scleroderma
  • Takayasu’s
  • RA
  • SLE
106
Q

What platelet count do most types of vasculitis have?

A

Low platelets

107
Q

Which vasculitis has a high platelet count?

A

Kawasaki disease

108
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Which vasculitis has a normal platelet count?

A

Henoch-Schönlein purpura

109
Q

What is Osteoarthritis?

A

Pain worse w/ activity, PIP/DIP joints

110
Q

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Pain worse in morning, MCP/PIP joints

111
Q

What is Stills’ Disease?

A

Juvenile RA

112
Q

What is Pseudogout?

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Pyrophosphate crystals in knees/wrists

113
Q

What is Gout?

A

Urate crystals in big toe, (-) birefringence

114
Q

What is Myositis?

A

1 muscle hurts

115
Q

What is Polymyositis?

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> 1 muscle hurts

116
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What is Dermatomyositis?

A

Myositis + rash

117
Q

What is Fibromyalgia

A

Hurt all the time, 11 trigger points

118
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What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica?

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Weak shoulders, temporal arteritis

119
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What is SLE = Lupus?

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Meet 4 criteria: “DOPAMIN RASH”
Discoid rash
Oral ulcers
Photosensitivity
Arthritis
Malar rash
Immunologic disorder: Anti-ds DNA, antiSmith,
Cardiolipin Ab
Neurologic disorder: seizure or psychosis
Renal failure: die of this
ANA
Serositis: pleuritis/pericarditis (Libman-
Hemolytic anemia
Sacks endocarditis)

120
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What is Scleroderma?

A

Tight skin, fibrosis
CREST
Esophageal dysmotility due to dilation

121
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What is Takayasu’s Arteritis?

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Asian women with weak pulse, aorta inflammation

122
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What is Polyarteritis Nodosa?

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p-ANCA Ab, attacks gut/kidney, Hep B

123
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What is Wegener’s Granulomatosis?

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c-ANCA Ab, attacks ENT, lungs, kidney

124
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What is Goodpasture’s?

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Anti-GBM Ab, attacks lung/kidney, RPGN

125
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What is Reiter’s syndrome?

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Males that can’t see, pee, or climb a tree

126
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What is Sjögren’s syndrome?

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Females that have dry eyes/mouth, RA

127
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What is Behçet’s syndrome?

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Oral and genital ulcers, uveitis

128
Q

What is Churg-Strauss?

A

Asthma, eosinophils, multi-organ involved

129
Q

Any permanent neurological damage suffered PRIOR to the age of 21 years

A

Cerebral Palsy

130
Q
  • No muscle tone
  • Frontal cortex is involved
  • Involves corticospinal tract (CST)
131
Q

Dance-like movements. Basal ganglia is
involved.

A

Choreoathetosis

132
Q

Kernicterus is most common in a
newborn

A

buildup of bilirubin
choreoathetosis

133
Q

2 bugs that manifest spastic Hemiplegia

A

Toxo–parietal lobe
Herpes- temporal lobe

134
Q

midline cortical problem
Legs are worse than arms

A

Spastic Diplegia

135
Q

condition Involving the cortical white matter early Adrenal gland failure (electrolyte
imbalances i.e., aldosterone)

A

adrenoleukodystrophy

136
Q

Increased incidence of Retinitis
Pigmentosa, Scoliosis, and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

A

Friedreich’s Ataxia

137
Q

cerebellar, DNA breakage, cancer, malabsorption, spider veins

A

Ataxia-Telangiectasia

138
Q

Enterovirus that hides in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG)

139
Q

Two weeks following a gastroenteritis asymmetrical paralysis

140
Q

Fasciculations in a newborn Floppy baby
Congenital anterior horn degeneration

A

Werdnig Hoffman’s Disease

141
Q

Fasciculations in a middle-aged man
Descending paralysis

A

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

142
Q

Upper and Lower Motor Neuron Disease
NO sensory neuron involvement

143
Q

when is plasmapheresis used in autoimmune neuropathies

A

respiratory compromise

144
Q

when is IV gamma globulins used in autoimmune neuropathies

A

significant weakness

145
Q

RX for autoimmune neuropathies early in dx

146
Q

middle-aged female with visual disturbance
CN 5 is commonly involved

147
Q

attack MLF, internuclear ophthalmoplegia, optic neuritis

A

MS/metachromatic leukodystrophy

148
Q

arylsufatase enzyme def. in 5-10 yo

A

demyelination of neurons
Metachromatic leukodystrophy

149
Q

atropine and pralidoxime indication

A

organophosphate poisoning

150
Q

anticholinergic: Atropine use for

A

heart blocks and dry up secretion b4 surgery

151
Q

glycopyrrolate indication (Anticholinergic)

A

dry up lungs secretions b4 surgery

152
Q

anticholinergic: benztropine indication

A

parkinson and dystonia

153
Q

use for COPD bc they do not dry up secretions

A

ipratropium
Tiotropium

154
Q

mc mucolytic

A

Guaifenesin
N-acetylcysteine

155
Q

Reversible ACH inhibitor

A

Edrophonium(DX of MG)
Neostigmine (RX of myasthenia Gravis)

156
Q

paraneoplastic syndrome that is a presynaptic Ca2+ channel blocker

A

Lambert Eaton

157
Q

Edinger-westphal nucleus damaged by syphillis

A

eye accommodate but slow to react

158
Q

glove and stocking distribution of neuropathy is due to

A

sorbitol accumulation

159
Q

ascending paralysis with anemia post gastroenteritis

A

GB dt campylobacter jejuni

160
Q

Birds beak facial appearance and hand spasm and slow to release shaked hands

A

myotonic dystrophy

161
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Nonsense and frameshift mutations disease occurrence

A

early in life

162
Q

missense mutation disease occurrence

A

late onset

163
Q

Becker’s and duchenne’s inheritance patterns

A

x-linked recessive

164
Q

Chronic pain treatment

A

Amitriptyline (best for fibromyalgia)
Gabapentin
Carbamazepine

165
Q

what modulates pain signal

166
Q

pain inhibition

167
Q

mcc causes of myositis and polymyositis

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hypothyroidism/Cushing’s syndrome and drugs

168
Q

autoimmune cause of myositis and polymyositis

169
Q

infectious cause of myositis and polymyositis

A

Trichinella spiralis
Taenia Solium

170
Q

Drugs that block ADH and correct

A

Conivaptan or Tolvaptan
does not decrease mortality

171
Q

Aldo blockers (decrease mortality)

A

Eplerenone
spironolactone(block 5-a-reductase–gynecomastia)

172
Q

decrease mortality in pt only if BP can tolerate (high BP)

A

Beta blocker: metoprolol, Bisoprolol and carvedilol

173
Q

decrease TPR, increase Bradykinin, Angioedema

A

ACE-I/ARBs

174
Q

inhibit neprilysin to increase ANP

A

Sacubitril

175
Q

Digitalis Toxicity RX

A

Digibind and Digifab

176
Q

MOA of Digitalis

A

block the K on the Na/K pump
slurring QRS dt k leaking out

177
Q

2 mean causes of Digit toxicity

A

more likely to depolarize

hypercalcemia and hypokalemia

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