Question review Flashcards
The posterior limb of the internal capsule is irrigated by which artery
Anterior choroidal artery
The lenticulostriate arteries branch off which artery
Middle cerebral artery
Biopsy findings in a patient with (myocardial) acute transplant rejection
Dense infiltrate of mononuclear cells composed of T-lymphocytes
What is an embryological field defect
When an initial embryonic disturbance leads to multiple malformations by disrupting the development of adjacent tissues and structures (eg, holoprosencephaly)
Molecules that lead to formation of propionyl-CoA
- Valine and isoleucine (branched-chain aminoacids)
- Methionine and threonine
- Odd-chain fatty acids
The thoracodorsal nerve innervates which muscle
Latissimus dorsi
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a result of what pathologic process
Atherosclerosis
What are immunoglobulin allotypes
Inherited constant domains of both heavy and light chains (used in paternity testing)
What is an immunoglobulin idiotype
It is the antigen-recognition portion
Correction of thoracic outlet syndrome by incision of the anterior scalene muscle carries the risk of injuring which nerve
Phrenic nerve (courses along the anterior border of the anterior scalene muscle)
Electron microscopy findings of MPGN 2
Dense deposits
Electron microscopy findings of MPGN 1
Subendothelial deposits
Rett syndrome is due to a mutation in which gene
MECP2
Where are Negri bodies most commonly found
Hippocampus and cerebellar cortex
Muscle that lowers the jaw
Lateral pterygoids
Thalamic nucleus that controls satiety
Ventromedial
Deficient protein in Dubin-Jhonson syndrome
Hepatocyte canalicular organic anion transporter
Sources of toxoplasmosis
- Cat feces
* Incompletely cooked lamb or pork
Hantavirus is transmitted through which vector
Rodents (feces)
What do the different parts of Medicare cover
- Part A: hospital insurance, home hospice care
- Part B: basic medical bills
- Part C: COMBO (A+B) delivered by private companies
- Part D: prescription drugs
Treatment of choice for Candida esophagitis
Fluconazole
Glomerulopathy with circulating phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies
Membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN)
HLA that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis
HLA-DR4
HLA that is associated with primary hemochromatosis
HLA-A3
Most of the blood supply for the head of the femur comes from which artery
Medial circumflex femoral artery
Most important adverse effect of ticlopidine
Neutropenia
The vector that transmits ricketsia ricketsii (Dermacentor tick) also transmits which microorganism
Francisella tularensis
Causal agent of scrub typhus
Ricketsia tsutsugamushi
Vector that transmits scrub typhys
Mites
Most common cause of death in AIDS patients
Tuberculosis
In which chromosome is the APC gene located
5q
Components of PPD
Tuberculin and mycolic acid
Test used to identify HLA molecules
Microcytoxicity test
