test #33 4.22 Flashcards
antiarrhythmic prolonging QT & bradycardia (prolonged PR)
sotalol
beta-blocker w/ class III antiarrhythmic properties
how do beta blockers work?
(1) slow AV nodal conduction
(2) prolonging phase 4 depolarization
triglyceride breakdown. fate of fatty acid & glycerol?
triglyceride –> fatty acid & glycerol (via lipases)
FATTY ACID –> fatty acyl-coA
via fatty acid CoA synthetase
carnitine carries fatty acyl-CoA into mitochondria
fatty acyl-CoA –> beta oxidation
GLYCEROL (IN LIVER)
glycerol –> glycerol 3-phosphate
(via glycerol kinase)
glycerol 3-phosphate -> DHAP
DHAP can go into (1) energy via glycolysis or (2) glucose via gluconeogenesis
glycerol also can be used for triglyceride synthesis in any tissue
liver-specific enzyme for energy generation & glucose synthesis
glycerol kinase (converts glycerol into glycerol 3 phoshpate)
glycerol 3-phosphate -> DHAP -> either glycolysis or gluconeogenesis
ONLY in liver.
acetyl-CoA carboxylase
first committed step in fatty acid SYNTHESIS!
acetyl-CoA –> malonyl-CoA
(acetyl-CoA carboxylase)
eventually make palmitate
occurs in cytoplasm
where does fatty acid oxidation occur? synthesis?
oxidation in mitochondria
synthesis in cytoplasm
fatty acid synthesis movement from mitochondria to cytosol?
oxaloacetate + acetylCoA –> citrate
citrate shuttled out
converted into oxaloacetate + acetylCoA again (via ATP citrate lyase)
acetyl-CoA –> malonyl CoA–> fatty acid
oxaloacetate –> malate –> pyruvate, back into mito
which is the only organ that can use glycerol as energy source?
LIVER
how do adipocytes make glycerol for triglyceride synthesis?
synthesizes glycerol phosphate from DHAP
nail clubbing suggests? nail spooning [koilonychia] suggests
clubbing: PROLONGED hypoxia
associated w/ large-cell lung cancer, TB, CF, suppurative lung disease: empyema, bronchiectasis, chronic lung abscesses
(not asthma, bc brief, episodic?)
spooning: Fe2+ deficiency anemia
nail clubbing:
drumstick appearance, flattening of nail folds, shininess of nail and distal portion of finger.
pressing of nail: spongy, fluctuant (unstable) sensation –> softening of nail beds
potential pathophysiology of digital clubbing
failure of platelet precursors to fragment completely within pulmonary circulation
increased peripheral megakaryocytes & platelet clumps –> impact finger & toe –> release PDGF and VEGF –> increased fibrovascular proliferation –> clubbing!
also, elevated levels of prostaglandin E2 implicated.
c-ANCA targets
lysosomal enzymes
wegners: granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis
wegner’s (granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis)
what’s involved (3)
necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis
- upper respiratory: ear, nose, sinus, throat: chronic sinusitis, mucosal ulceration (due to mucosal granulomas that later ulcerate)
- pulmonary symptoms: cough/hemoptysis, focal necrotizing granuloma in lung, can coalesce and undergo cavitation
- renal disease: RPGN: crescentic
RPGN due to wegner’s differs bc
pauci-immune.
RPGN 1: immunoglobulin against basement membrane
RPGN 2: immune complex mediated
nephritic 2-3 days after upper respiratory infection? nephritic 2-3 wks after URI?
2-3 days: IgA nephropathy
2-3 wks: PSGN: postinfectious strep glomerulonephritis
A is earlier
indirect jaundice post-stress (i.e. hiking, fasting)
gilbert syndrome! weak UDP-glucoronyl-transferase. usu not a big deal, unless stressed.
normal serum total bilirubin
.2-1 mg/ml
< 0.2mg direct bilirubin
which TB virulence factor allows for intracellular bacterial proliferation
sulfatide
horseshoe nuclei
langhan’s giant cells
classic locations for disseminated TB
- basal meninges (tuberculous meningitis
- lumbar spine (Pott disease)
- psoas muscle (psoas abscess)
- serous membranes like pericardium and pleura
disseminate TB vs milary
milliary -> extreme form; small scattered seed-like foci of infection throughout body.
preventative measure for all kidney stones?
drink fluids
most stones result from supersaturation
low calcium diet on Ca2+ kidney stone formation?
INCREASES risk.
serum Ca2+ is low, compensatory increase in intestinal Ca2+ absorption and Ca2+ release from bone –> increase risk of stone formation
high protein diet on kidney stone formation?
increases risk.
increases body’s acid load, stimulate calcium release from bones & Ca2+ excretion into urine.
recommend low protein diet for individuals w/ calcium and uric acid stones
high dietary Na+ on kidney stone formation?
increased Ca2+ release from bone.
recommend low Na+ diet
recommendation for patients w/ calcium stones and hyperoxaluria?
pyridoxine. B6 decreases endogenous oxaloacetate formation –> less stone
difficulty abducting right arm past horizontal position & prominence of scapular angle
serratus anterior
long thoracic n.
likely injured during masectomy
past horizontal abduction –> need seratus anterior to rotate glenoid cavity superiorly.
which structures can be damaged in thyroidectomy (2)
- recurrent laryngeal, when ligate inferior thyroid
2. superior laryngeal, when ligate superior thyroid artery.
anterior dislocation of shoulder OR fracture of neck of humerus can injure..
axillary n. delt & teres minor & sensation to upper lateral arm
stretch between head and shoulder injures..
upper trunk of brachial plexus. erb’s palsy
damaged musculocutaneous & suprascapular
– shoulder adducted, arm pronated, elbow extended
where does clavicular fracture typically occur
middle 1/3rd, due to strength of ligamentous structures at either end.
first infection w/ VZV is called? reactivation is called? spread via?
spread via respiratory secretions
1st infxn: varicella, chicken pox
reactivation: herpes zoster (shingles)
presentation of herpes zoster (reactivation)
1st. burning and/or pain unilaterally in dermatome.
2-3 days: erythematous maculopapular rash in affected dermatome.
papule transform into vesicles that later coalesce.
rupture of vesicles -> ulcers that crust. CONTAGIOUS until lesions are DRY.
skin biopsy of herpes zoster infection
intranuclear inclusions in keratinocytes & multinucleated giant cells. (positive Tzanck)
acantholysis (loss of intercellular connections) & intraepidermal vesicles
dermal inflammatory infiltration and leukocytoclastic vasculitis may be present.
acantholysis forming suprabasal blisters –>
pemphigus vulgaris
IF: IgG deposits in reticular pattern around keratinocytes.
Ab target is desmoglein 3
dermatitis herpetiformis
pruritic grouped vesicles on extensor surfaces.
light micropscopy: accumulations of neutrophils on tips of dermal papillae
verruca vulgaris
WARTS like in HPV infection
skin biopsy of molluscum contagiosum
pox virus
– eosinophillic cytoplasmic inclusions.
definition of GI ulcer (vs. erosion)
breaches of alimentary tract mucosa that extend THROUGH muscularis mucosae –> into submucosa or beyond
gastric ulcers & risk of malignancy?
can frequently be malignant in nature; associated w/ poorly defined excavated ulcer bordered by irregular heaped-up mucosa
(vs. duodenal ulcer, usu not malignancy-related)
duodenal ulcers & risk of malignancy?
not associated!
esophageal ulcer & risk of malignancy
both associated!
(1) esophageal adenocarcinoma– associated w/ ulcerated exophytic lesion at GE-junction)
(2) squamous cell carcinoma–associated w/ plaque-like thickening of mucosa that may eventually excavate & ulcerate
colon ulcer & risk of malignancy?
associated!
distal colon: annular lesions w/ “napkin-ring” constriction of bowel, w/ heaped up edges & ulcerated central region.
also, ulcerative colitis generally increased risk of colorectal cancer.
rx for trigeminal neuralgia
carbamazepine (increase Na inactivation)
painful episodes can last for months! unclear pathogenesis