Rheum And Derm Flashcards
Drug endings:
- olo
- oxin
- pril
- tidine
- tropin
Beta-blocker Digoxin ACE inhibitor H2 blockers Pituitary hormone
Alpha-adrenergic treatment for pheochromocytoma
Phenoxybenzamine
Phentolamine
Why do the kidneys retain fluid in patients with heart failure?
Renal hypoperfusion leads to the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS).
Bone metastasis
Prostate Renal cell carcinoma Testes Thyroid Lung Breast
Most common malignant primary tumor in children
Osteosarcoma
Most common benign bone tumor
Osteochondroma
11;22 translocation
Ewing sarcoma
Rb mutation
Osteosarcoma
Sunburst pattern on x-Ray
Osteosarcoma
Soap bubble appearance on x-Ray
Osteoclastoma
Onion skin appearance of bone
Ewing sarcoma
May actually be a hamartoma
Osteochondroma
Codman’s triangle on x-Ray
Osteosarcoma
Achondroplasia mutation
Fibroblast growth factor 3
Drugs that inhibit acetylcholinesterase and function:
Echothiophate - glaucoma
Edrophonium - diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
Neostigmine - myasthenia gravis, ileus, urinary retention
Pyridostigmine - myasthenia gravis
Physostigmine - anticholinergic drug overdose
Mechanisms by which heart contractility can be increased?
Catecholamines
Increased intracellular calcium
Decreased extracellular sodium
Digoxin
Osteoclasts are similar to:
Macrophages
Reversible when vitamin D is replaced
Osteomalacia/Rickets
Excess osteoclastic activity results in disorganized bony architecture
Paget disease of bone
Bone is replaced by fibroblasts, collagen, and irregular bony trabeculae
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Soft bones due to defective mineralization of osteoid
Osteomalacia/rickets
Failure of bone resorption leads to thickened and dense bones
Osteopetrosis
Genetic deficiency of carbonic anhydrase II
Osteopetrosis
Bone enlargement, bone pain, arthritis
Paget disease of bone