Rapid Review & Other Quick Facts Flashcards
Autoantibody to ACh receptor
myasthenia gravis
Autoantibody to basement membrane
Goodpasture syndrome
Autoantibody to cardiolipin
lupus anticoagulant
SLE
antiphospholipid syndrome
autoantibody to centromere
limited scleroderma (CREST syndrome)
autoantibody to desmoglein
Pemphigus vulgaris
anti-dsDNA
anti-Smith
SLE
anti-glutamate decarboxylase
Type I DM
anti-hemidesmosome
bullous pemphigoid
antihistone
drug-induced lupus
Anti-Jo-1
anti-SRP
anti-Mi-2
polymyositis -> no skin involvement
dermatomyositis -> have lilac eyelids/skin involvement
both have increased risk of visceral cancers
CD8 T cells in muscle & blood vessels
antimicrosomal
antithyroglobulin
Hashimoto thyroiditis
antimitochondrial
primary biliary cirrhosis
antinuclear antibodies
SLE, nonspecific
Anti-Scl-70 (anti-DNA topo I) antibodies
scleroderma (diffuse)
Anti-smooth muscle antibodies
autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-SSA
Anti-SSB (anti-Ro, anti-La)
Sjogren syndrome
Anti-TSH receptor
Graves disease
anti-U1 RNP (ribonucleoprotein)
mixed connective tissue disease
c-ANCA (PR3-ANCA)
granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)
IgA antiendomysial
IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase
celiac disease
p-ANCA (MPO-ANCA)
microscopic polyangiitis
Churg-Strauss syndrome
Rheumatoid factor (mostly IgM specific to IgG Fc region) anti-CCP
Rheumatoid arthritis
the effects of the body on the drug
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
pharmacokinetics
the effects of the drug on the body
Potency, Toxicity, Efficacy
pharmacodynamics
drugs that have High volume of distribution are
small lipophilic molecules
Tissue compartment: all tissues including fat
How many half-lives does it take for a drug to reach steady state if continuously infused?
4-5 half-lives
Have zero-order elimination
aspirin
alcohol
phenytoin
maximal effect a drug can produce
efficacy
amount of drug needed for a given effect
potency
prevents release of NT at all cholinergic terminals
botulinum toxin
part of the sympathetic nervous system but are innervated by cholinergic fibers
adrenal medulla
sweat glands
abdominal pain
ascites
hepatomegaly
Budd-Chiari syndrome
posthepatic venous thrombosis
Achilles tendon xanthoma
familial hypercholesterolemia
decreased LDL signaling
Adrenal hemorrhage
hypotension
DIC
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
meningococcemia
Anterior “drawer sign” +
anterior cruciate ligament injury
Arachnodactyly
lens dislocation
aortic dissection
hyperflexible joints
Marfan syndrome (fibrillin defect)
Athlete with polycythemia
secondary to EPO injection
back pain
fever
night sweats
weight loss
Pott disease
vertebral TB
bilateral hilar adenopathy
uveitis
sarcoidosis
noncaseating granulomas
blue sclera
osteogenesis imperfecta (type I collagen defect)
bluish line on gingiva
Burton line
lead poisoning
bone pain
bone enlargement
arthritis
Paget disease of bone
(increased osteoblastic & osteoclastic activity
bounding pulses
diastolic heart murmur
head bobbing
aortic regurgitation
butterfly facial rash &
Raynaud phenomenon in a young female
SLE
cafe-au-lait spots Lisch nidules (iris hamartoma)
NF I
+ pheochromotcytoma, optic gliomas
cafe-au-lait spots
polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
precocious puberty
multiple endocrine abnormalities
McCune-Albright syndrome
mosaic G protein signaling mutation
calf pseudohypertrophy
muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne): X-linked recessive deletion of dystrophin gene
Cherry-red spots on macula
Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumulation)
Neimann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation)
central retinal artery occlusion
chest pain
pericardial effusion/friction rub
persistent fever following MI
Dressler syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 weeks after episode)
child uses arms to stand up from squat
Gowers sign
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
child with fever later develops rash on face that spreads to body
“slapped cheeks”
erythema infectiosum/fifth disease: parvovirus B19
chorea
dementia
caudate degeneration
Huntingdon disease (AD; CAG repeat expansion)
chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria
McArdle disease (muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)
cold intolerance
hypothyroidism
conjugate lateral gaze palsy
horizontal diplopia
internuclear ophthlamoplegia (damage to MLF; bilateral [multiple sclerosis], unilateral stroke)
continuous “machine-like” murmur
PDA
close with indomethacin; open or maintain with misoprostol
cutaneous/dermal edema due to connective tissue deposition
myxedema
caused by hypothyroidism, Graves disease [pretibial]
dark purple skin/mouth nodules in a patient with AIDS
Kaposi sarcoma, associated with HHV-8
deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation
Kussmaul respirations (diabetic ketoacidosis)
dermatitis
dementia
diarrhea
Pellagra
niacin [B3] deficiency
dilated cardiomyopathy
edema
alcoholism or malnutrition
Web beriberi (thiamine [B1] deficiency)
dog or cat bite resulting in infection
Pasteurella multocida
cellulitis at inoculation site
dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Sjogren syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands)
dysphagia (esophageal webs)
glossitis
iron deficiency anemia
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
may progress to squamous cell carcinoma
elastic skin
hypermobility of joints
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
type III collagen defect
enlarged hard supraclavicular node
Virchow node (abdominal metastasis)
erythroderma
lymphadenopathy
hepatosplenomegaly
atypical T cells
Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) Sezary syndrome (mycosis fungoides + malignant T cells in blood)
Facial muscle spasm upon tapping
Chvostek sign
hypocalcemia
Fat, female, 40 and fertile
cholelithiasis
gallstones
fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis
Jerische-Herxheimer reaction
rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release
Fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash
measles
Fever, night sweats, weight loss
B symptoms (staging) of lymphoma
Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Peyronie disease
connective tissue disorder
gout
intellectual disability
self-mutilating behavior in a boy
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
HGPRT deficiency, X-linked recessive
Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Peyronie disease
connective tissue disorder
gout
intellectual disability
self-mutilating behavior in a boy
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
HGPRT deficiency, X-linked recessive
green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea
Kayser-Fleischer rings
copper accumulation from Wilson disease
Hamartomatous GI polyps
hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
inherited, benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction; increased cancer risk, mainly GI
hepatosplenomegaly
osteoporosis
neurologic symptoms
Gaucher disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency)
hereditary nephritis
sensorineural hearing loss
cataracts
Alport syndrome
mutation in collagen IV
hyperphagia
hypersexuality
hyperorality
hyperdocility
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
bilateral amygdala lesion
hyperreflexia
hypertonia
Babinski present
UMN damage
hyporeflexia
hypotonia
atrophy
fasciculations
LMN damage
hypoxemia
polycythemia
hypercapnia
Blue Bloater
chronic bronchitis; hyperplasia of mucous cells
indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
nonpainful chancre (primary syphilis, T pallidum) Painful, with exudate: chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
infant with a cleft lip/palate
microcephaly or holoprosencephaly
polydactyly
cutis aplasia
Patau syndrome
trisomy 13
infant with failure to thrive
hepatosplenomegaly
neurodegeneration
Niemann-Pick disease
genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency
infant with hypoglycemia
failure to thrive
hepatosplenomegaly
Cori disease
(debranching enzyme deficiency)
Von Gierke disease
(glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency, more severe)
beta amyloid deposited in the brain neurofibrillary tangles (tau protein -> normally aids assembly of microtubules)
Alzheimer disease
infant with microcephaly
rocker-bottom feet
clenched hands
structural heart defect
Edwards syndrome
trisomy 18
jaundice
palpable distended nontender gallbladder
Courvoisier sign (distal obstruction of biliary tree)
large rash with Bull’s-eye appearance
Erythema chronicum migrans from Ixodes tick bite
Lyme disease: Borrelia
Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury
epidural hematoma
middle meningeal artery rupture
male child
recurrent infections
no mature B cells
Bruton disease
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time
Glanzmann thrombasthenia (defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of GpIIb/IIIa)
muffled heart sounds
distended neck veins
hypotension
Beck triad of cardiac tamponade
multiple colon polyps
osteomas/soft tissue tumors
impacted supernumerary teeth
Gardner syndrome (subtype of FAP)
myopathy
(infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
exercise intolerance
Pompe disease (lysosomal alpha-1,4 glucosidase deficiency)
substitution of glutamate (charged) for valine (noncharged) in beta subunit of hemoglobin
Sickle cell
neonate with arm paralysis following a difficult birth
Erb-Duchenne palsy
superior trunk [C5-C6] brachial plexus injury: “waiter’s tip”
no lactation postpartum
absent menstruation
cold intolerance
Sheehan syndrome
pituitary infarction
nystagmus
intention tremor
scanning speech
bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Multiple sclerosis
oscillating slow/fast breathing
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
central apnea in CHF or increased ICP
painful blue fingers/toes
hemolytic anemia
Cold agglutinin disease
autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by Mycoplasma penumoniae, infectious mononucleosis
painful pale cold fingers/toes
Raynaud phenomenon
vasospasm in extremities
painful raised red lesions on pad of fingers/toes
Osler nodes (infective endocarditis, immune complex deposition)
painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles
Janeway lesions (infective endocarditis, septic emboli/microabscesses)
painless jaundice
cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing the bile duct
palpable purpura on buttocks/legs
joint pain
abdominal pain (in child)
hematuria
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys
pancreatic, parathyroid and pituitary tumors
MEN1 (AD)
Anti-Jo1 antibodies are specific
ANA + in many cases
Muscle weakness
Dermatomyositis
periorbital and/or peripheral edema
proteinuria
hypoalbuminemia
hypercholesterolemia
nephrotic syndrome
pink complexion
dyspnea
hyperventilation
“pink puffer”
emphysema: centriacinar [smoking], panacinar [alpha1AT deficiency]
polyuria renal tubular necrosis type II growth failure electrolyte imbalances hypophosphatemic rickets
Fanconi syndrome (proximal tubular reabsorption defect)
pruritic purple polygonal planar papules and plaques (6 P’s)
Lichen planus
ptosis
miosis
anhidrosis
Horner syndrome
sympathetic chain lesion
pupil accommodates but doesn’t react
Argyll Robertson pupil
neurosyphilis
rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends following GI/URI
Guillain-Barre syndrome
acute autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Rash on palms & soles
Rocky Mtn spotted fever
coxsackie A
secondary syphilis
recurrent colds
unusual eczema
high serum IgE
Hyper-IgE syndrome
Job syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality
red “current jelly” sputum in alcoholic or diabetic patients
Klebsiella pneumoniae
red “current jelly” stools
acute mesenteric ischemia (adults)
intussusception (infants)
red itchy swollen rash of nipple/areola
Paget disease of the breast
sign of underlying neoplasm
red urine in the morning
fragile RBCs
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
renal cell carcinoma (bilateral)
hemangioblastomas
angiomatosis
pheochromocytoma
VHL disease (dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation)
resting tremor
rigidity
akinesia
postural instability
Parkinson disease (nigrostriatal dopamine depletion)
retinal hemorrhages with pale centers
Roth spots (bacterial endocarditis)
severe jaundice in neonate
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Severe RLQ pain with palpation of LLQ
Rovsing sign
acute appendicitis
severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness
McBurney sign
acute appendicitis
ectopic production of EPO
renal cell carcinoma
hepatocellular carcinoma
locations of extramedullary hematopoiesis
liver & spleen
this produces hepatosplenomegaly
pulmonary valve flow murmur
anemia
hyperchromasia (lack central pallor)
increased MCHC
hereditary spherocytosis
increased unconjugated bilirubin in the blood
heme degradation by macrophages
location of stored iron (as ferritin and hemosiderin)
macrophages in bone marrow
master regulator of iron
hepcidin
level of unconjugated bilirubin required to produce visible evidence of jaundice
> 2.5 mg/dL
Why does paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria occur at night?
resp acidosis at night enhances attachment of complement to RBCs, neutrophils and platelets
transient anemia in child with measles, mumps, flu & chickenpox
association with syphilis
fixation of complement at cold temps
red to brown urine
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
bithermal antibody
Anti-CCP antibodies
Anti-cycliccitrullinated peptide
Rheumatoid arthritis
short stature
increased incidence of tumors/leukemia
aplastic anemia
Fanconi anemia
genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair; often progresses to AML
single palmar crease
Down syndrome
situs inversus
chronic sinusitis
bronchiectasis
infertility
Kartagener syndrome (dynein arm defect affecting cilia)
skin hyperpigmentation
hypotension
fatigue
Addison disease
primary adrenal insufficiency causes increased ACTH and increased alpha-MSH production
slow progressive muscle weakness in boys
Becker muscular dystrophy
X-linked missense mutation in dystrophin; less severe than Duchenne
small irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa with blue-white centers
Koplik spots
measles, rubeola virus
smooth flat moist painless white lesions on genitals
condylomata lata
secondary syphilis
splinter hemorrhages in fingernails
bacterial endocarditis
strawberry tongue
scarlet fever
Kawasaki disease
toxic shock syndrome
streak ovaries congenital heart disease horseshoe kidney cystic hygroma at birth short stature webbed neck lymphedema
Turner syndrome
45,XO
Sudden swollen/painful big toe joint
tophi
Gout/podagra
hyperuricemia
swollen gums
mucosal bleeding
poor wound healing
petechiae
scurvy
vitamin C deficiency: can’t hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis
swollen hard painful finger joints
osteoarthritis
osteophytes on PIP [Bouchard nodes], DIP [Heberden nodes]
systolic ejection murmur
crescendo-decrescendo
aortic valve stenosis
thyroid and parathyroid tumors
pheochromocytoma
MEN 2A
AD RET mutation
thyroid tumors
pheochromocytoma
ganglioneuromatosis
MEN 2B
AD RET mutation
toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape
Babinski sign
UMN
unilateral facial drooping involving forehead
Facial nerve palsy
LMN CN VII palsy
Urethritis
conjunctivitis
arthritis in male
reactive arthritis associated with HLA-B27
vascular birthmark
port-wine stain
hemangioma
benign, but associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome
vomiting blood following GE lacerations
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
alcoholic and bulimic patients
Weight loss diarrhea arthritis fever adenopathy
Whipple disease
Tropheryma whipplei
“worst headache of my life”
subarachnoid hemorrhage
inactivation of APC gene
FAP
inactivation of p53
increased risk for brain tumors, sarcomas, leukemia, breast colon & ovarian carcinomas before age 50
Li-Fraumeni syndrome
somatic mutations of RB1
retinoblastoma
inability to repair DNA due to defect in endonuclease
xeroderma pigmentosum
number of cell divisions for clinically detectable tumor mass
30
cytokine implicated in RA
TNF