Quiz 58 Flashcards
What is seen on EEG in CJD?
Periodic biphasic or triphasic sharp wave complexes
What disease do you seen intracellular alpha-synuclein inclusion bodies?
These are Lewy bodies; Parkinson disease
Loss of pigmented neurons in the substantia nigra is seen in what disease?
Parkinson disease
Sharp-bordered, eosinophilic inclusions (Negri bodeis) are seen in what disease?
Rabies encephalitis
What disease do you see intracellular accumulations of hyperphosphorylated tau?
Alzheimer disease
Arteriovenous fistula does what to the venous return curve and the cardiac output curve?
Venous return curve is shifted to the right; the cardiac output curve does not change (ie the contractility has not changed)
What is ingested in infant botulism?
Spores from Clostridium botulinum
Adult botulinum is due to ingestion of what?
Toxin
What is the gram stain and morphology of C. Botulinum?
Gram positive rod
Botulinum toxin inhibits the release of what?
Acetylcholine
What “cancers” are seen in MEN2A?
Pheochromocytoma, parathyroid hyperplasia, medullary thyroid carcinoma
What mutation is associated with MEN2A?
RET mutation - becomes a proto-oncogene
What does RET encode for? What diseases are seen when RET is mutation?
RET encodes for a tyrosine kinase; mutations are seen in MEN2A and MEN2B
What characteristics are seen in MEN2B?
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (RET mutation), pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas and marfanoid habitus
What cancer is associated with BCL-2 oncogene?
Follicular lymphoma
14;18 translocation results in what? What cancer is this seen in?
Results in BCL-2; seen in follicular lymphoma
What translocation is seen in follicular lymphoma?
14;18 resulting in BCL-2
What translocation is seen in Burkitt lymphoma?
8;14
What caners are associated with HER2 mutations?
Breast, ovarian and gastric
Mutation in HER2 results in what?
Gene amplification event
What cancer is L-myc associated with?
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
What characteristics are seen in MEN1?
Parathyroid tumor, pituitary tumor (prolactinoma or GH usually), pancreatic endocrine tumor
What mutation is seen in MEN1?
Mutation in MEN1 - menin; a tumor suppressor
Medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and mucosal neuromas with marfanoid habitus is seen in what disease?
MEN2B
Parathyroid tumors, medullary thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytomas are seen in what disease?
MEN2A
What is a leading cause of myocarditis in latin American?
Trypanosoma cruzi
What is Chagas disease?
Dilated cardiomyopathy, megacolon and megaesophagus due to Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma cruzi causes what disease?
Chagas disease
How is trypanosomoa cruzi transmitted?
Reduviid bug
What does the reduviid bug transmit?
T. Cruzi
Patient from Latin America presents with SOB, palpitations and pulmonary congestion and cardiomegaly on CXR, what do you think is the cause?
Infection with T. Cruzi
What is an early (acute) sign of infection with T cruzi?
Romana sign - unilateral periorbital swelling
What transmits Yersinia pestis?
Flea
What does yersinia pestis cause?
Bubonic plague
What transmits Rickettsia prowazekii?
Louse
What does Rickettsia prowazekii cause?
Epidemic typhus
What does the rash from Rickettsia prowazekii look like?
Rash on trunk that spreads out, sparing the palms and and soles
In VW disease, what two lab findings stay normal, what two increase?
Platelet count and PT stay normal; PTT and bleeding time increase
Abnormal response to ristocetin that corrects with normal plasma is seen in what disease?
VW disease
What factor is decreased in Hemophilia A?
Factor VIII
Factor VIII deficiency results in what abnormal lab(s) finding?
Increased PTT; PT, bleeding time, and plt count all normal
What do labs show in DIC?
Low platelets and fibrinogen, increased BT, PT, PTT
D-dimer is a specific test for what?
Fibrin degradation products
What symptoms are seen in Zenker diverticulum?
Symptoms of halitosis, dysphagia, change in voice, obstruction of the esophagus
What is Zenker diverticulum?
False diverticulum; herniation of mucosa at a point of weakness at the junction of the pharynx and esophagus