Quiz 62 Flashcards
Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome results from deficiency in what vitamin?
B1 - thiamine
What is the clinical triad of wernicke encephalopathy?
Encephalopathy, oculomotor dysfunction (nystagmus, lateral rectus palsy, conjugate gaze palsy) and gait ataxia
In Wernicke encephalopathy, what is administered for treatment?
Thiamine - must be given PRIOR to glucose
Is Korsakoff syndrome before or after Wernicke encephalopathy? Which of the two is reversible?
Korsakoff is late stage and is irreversible; Wernicke is reversible
What areas of the brain are thought to be affected by Korsakoff syndrome?
Thalamus (dorsomedial nuclei) and mammillary bodies
What is the MOA of trihexyphenidyl?
Muscarinic antagonist
What are the side effects of antimuscarinic meds?
Flushing, dry skin and mucous membranes, mydriasis, delirium, hyperthermia due to decreased sweating
What is the MOA of benztropine?
Muscarinic antagonists
The caudate nucleus comprises part of what ventricle?
Wall of lateral ventricle
Tumor in lateral ventricle can affect what nucleus?
Caudate nucleus
What is genetic shift?
Shuffling of segments of genomic RNA so new genetic combinations can be produced
What is genetic drift?
Minor antigenic changes from the accumulation of point mutations
What viruses can undergo genetic shift?
Orthomyxovirus, Bunyavirus, Arenavirus, Reovirus
BORA
What is seen histologically of a liposarcoma?
Pleomorphic lipocytes, with a cytoplasm filled with lipid vacuoles (positive for fat stains)
Deficiency in UMP synthase results in a buildup of what?
Orotic acid
How can one differentiate between ornithine transcarbamoylase def. and UMP synthase def?
Both will have orotic aciduria, but UMP synthase def. results in megaloblastemia
What is the oval window in the ear?
It separates the air-filled middle ear and fluid-filled inner ear
What is the scala tympani?
A perilymphatic chamber in the cochlea
What is the scala vestibuli?
A perilymphatic chamber in the cochlea
What is the composition of perilymph?
High sodium and low potassium (similar to extracellular fluid)
What is the scala media?
Cochlear duct that forms the endolymph
What is the composition of endolymph?
Similar to intracellular fluid - high potassium and low sodium
What contains the sensory epithelium or hair cells of the ear?
Organ of corti
What patient population and symptoms are seen with mucormycosis?
Ketoacidotic diabetic and neutropenic patients; headache, fever, sinusitis, black necrotic eschar on face/nose
What is the cause of mucormycosis? What is seen on microscopy?
Mucor or Rhizopus spp. - see hyphae branch at 90-degree angles and have irregular width
Type I diabetic presents with HA, fever, nasal congestion, swelling of R eye with black necrotic nodule in nasal cavity. What organism is the most likely cause? What is seen microscopically?
Mucor or Rhizopus spp. See hyphae branching at 90-degree angles with irregular width
What artery supplies the distal end of the lesser curvature of the stomach?
R gastric artery
What artery supplies the proximal end of the lesser curvature of the stomach?
L gastric artery
What is the right gastric artery a branch of?
Proper hepatic artery
What arteries supply the lesser curvature of the stomach?
L and R gastric arteries - anastomose
What is often the source of bleeding in a duodenal ulcer?
Gastroduodenal artery
What arteries does the gastroduodenal artery give rise to?
Right gastroepiploic artery and superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
The gastroduodenal artery is a branch of what artery?
Common hepatic artery
What artery supplies the proximal portion of the greater curvature of the stomach?
Left gastroepiploic artery
What artery supplies the distal portion of the greater curvature of the stomach?
Right gastroepiploic artery
The left gastroepiploic artery is a branch of what artery?
Splenic artery