Test 30 Flashcards
first line therapy for pts w/ hypercholesterolemia
statins
MOA of statins
competitively inhibit HMG CoA reductase> DECREASED cholesterol synthesis>
upregulation of LDL receptors>
increased uptake of LDL from circulation>
lowers LDL
affect of cholestyramine on hepatic cholesterol production
INCREASES hepatic cholesterol production
how do bile acid binding resins like cholestyramine work?
bile acid binding resins bind BA in GI tract>
BA can’t be recycled>
hepatic synthesis of new bile acids>
consumes liver cholesterol>
hepatic uptake of LDL from circualtion is increased> activates HMG Co A reductase>
increased cholesterol synthesis
why do we give combination of simvastatin w/ cholestyramine
together they increase hepatic uptake of cholesterol>
lower LDL
origin of chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla and parafollicular cells
NCC
what causes tumors in BOTH the adrenal medulla and the thyroid?
germ-line mutation in NCC seen in MEN syndromes 2A and 2B
Increased urinary VMA excretion and adrenal mass
pheochromocytoma
assoc w/ MEN 2A and 2B
tumor:
pituitary
parathyroid
pancreas
MEN 1
tumor:
medullary thyroid cancer
parathyroid
pheo
Men 2A
medullary thyroid cancer
neuromas
pheo
Men 2B
genetic defect assocaited w/ MEN 2A and 2B
RET proto-oncogene> afffects multiple endocrine organs b/c they all have the same origin (NCC)!!
arises from the 4th pharyngeal pouch and fuse iwth thyroid follicular cells to form the thyroid gland
parafollicular cells
parafollicular cells
C cells
assocaited w/ thyroid
secrete calcitonin> TONES DOWN Ca
autoimmune destruction of parietal cells (chronic atrophic gastritis)
pernicious anemia
secrete HCL and IF and are found in the SUPERFICIAL region of gastric glands
parietal cells
progressive fatigue
lower extremity paresthesias
megaloblastic RBC
atrophy of gastric body and body (where parietal cells are) and normal antrum
pernicious anemia
loss of parietal cells w/ lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltraiton
chronic atrophic gastritis (autoimmune gastritis)
oxyntic cells found in the UPPER GLANDULAR layer that secrete acid and IF
parietal cells
TP
Sensitivity * number of pts w/ disease
FN
(1-sensitivity) * (number of pts w/ disease)
leads to acute renal failure and precipitation of Ca oxalate crystals in renal tubules> ca oxalate crystals in urine
AG metabolic acidosis
increased osmolar gap
ethylene glycol ingestion
each tRNA can bind a few different codons for the same AA
wobble
catalase negative
streptococci
catalase positive
staphylococci
beta hemolytic
bacitracin susceptible
pyrrolidonyl arylamidase positive
GAS
bile soluble
optochin susceptible
strep pneumoniae
dark urine
facial puffiness
pustular skin lesions that broke down and formed thick scabs on lower extemities
urine w/ RBC cell casts
Impetigo- caused by S. pyogenes
*staph is MC cause
PYR (pyrrolidonyl arylamidase) test
specific for s. pyogenes (bacitracin test is nto very specific)
associated w/ prior strep pharyngeal or skin infection
glomerulonephritis
pain and numbness of the dorsum of the right foot
can’t dorsiflex right ankle
peroneal nerve
MC nerve injured in the leg
common peroneal nerve
superficial location around the lateral neck of hte fibula
**lateral blows, tight plaster casts
sciatic nerve braches
common peroneal nerve
tibial nerve
superficial branch of peroneal nerve
innervates muscles of the lateral compartment of hte leg
gives off braches that provide sensory innervation to majority of foot
EVERTS foot