test #45 5.4 Flashcards
when to involve ethics committee or risk management?
basically never on USMLE. handle it on your own.
sudden onset headache and nuchal rigidity
subarachnoid hemorrhage
meningeal irritation from blood
can also see papilledema and pupillary dilation, but no other focal neurological signs
xanthochromia
blood in CSF
diff between intracerebral hemorrhage & subarachnoid hemorrhage
intracerebral: focal neurological impairment
subarachnoid: no focal issues
carrier frequency for mom 1/30
carrier frequency for dad: 1/100
chance child will have disease?
(1/30 x 1/2) x (1/100 x 1/2)
what % of observations fall in 1 standard deviation of mean
68%
what % of observations fall in 2 standard deviations of mean
95%
what % of observations fall in 3% of standard deviation of mean
99.7%
normal pulmonary arterial pressure
< 20mmHg
definition of pulmonary artery hypertension
> 25mmHg
major causes of pulmonary artery HTN
- hereditary (AD: BMPR2 mutation)
- left heart failure
- chronic hypoxia: obstructive sleep apnea, COPD
- chronic thromboembolism
- HIV infxn
idiopathic pulmonary artery HTN inheritence
autosomal dominant w/ variable penetrance
2 hit:
- mutation in BMPR2. normally suppresses smooth muscle proliferation
- activates disease process (i.e. infxn, drug)
cardiac sounds that can arise w/ pulmonary HTN (2)
- accentuated S2
2. holosystoic tricuspid regurg (diastolic) due to increased ‘afterload’
etiology of pulmonary HTN in COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease
hypoxic vasoconstriction
compensation for chronic respiratory acidosis
3-5 days
(at least 24hr)
kidney excrete acid & retain HCO3-
> 30
Kussmal breathing
shallow breathing seen in diabetic ketoacidosis, attempt to blow off CO2 to compensate for metabolic acidosis (low bicarb, low CO2, low pH)
adverse effects of succinylcholine (3)
- malignant hyperthermia in genetically susceptible people
- hyperkalemia in pts w/ burns, myopathy, crush injury, denervation -> quadriplegia, guillan-barre
(due to upregulation of muscle nAChR & rhabdomyolysis –> increase K+ efflux)
- bradycardia, from parasympathetic stimulation or tachycardia, from sympathetic ganglion effects
side effects of atracurium
- release histamine ->
bp drop, flushing, bronchoconstriction - spontaneous degradation to laudanosine –> seziure
but, good for renal/hepatic insufficiency
baclofen mechanism
GABAb at level of spinal cord
CNS
phase I of succinylcholine
strong agonist of nAChR
binds & depolarizies
insensitive to AChE, so prolonged depolarization –> twitching
potentiate: AchE inhibitors, bc Ach will help further depolarize & inactivate muscle.
eventually degraded by plasma cholinesterases
phase II of succinylcholine
w/ continuous infusion or SLOW metabolizers
eventually nAChR insensitive to succinylcholine, which can bind & block site, but can no longer depolarize
–> becomes nondepolarizing blocker
antidote: AChE inhibitors (increase Ach concentration)
infective dose of shigella, salmonella, and vibrio cholera, ETEC
least --> most shigella -- 10 - 10^2 salmonella -- 10^ 7 vibrio cholera: 10^5- 10^7 ETEC: 10^ 8-10^ 10
why is shigella so infective? when does infxn start
- survive stomach acid & bile
- uniquely bind to mucosal M cells in peyer’s patches
24-72 hrs incubation
tenesmus
painful spasm of rectum associated w/ urge to defecate, yet little passage of stool occurs
infective dose of c. perfinges
500 organisms
organisms that can cause diarrhea w/ small innoculum
- camplyobacter jejuni - 500
- entamoeba histolytica - as few as 1
- giardia lamblia - as few as 1
TB virulence factor: cord factor
- inhibit macrophage & neutrophil maturation
- induce release of TNF-alpha
- damages mitochondria
mycoside (2 mycolic acid molecules bound to disaccharide trehalose)
correlates w/ virulence.
no cord factor -> no disease.
TB virulence factor: sulfatides (surface glycolipids)
- inhibit phagolysosomal fusion
thick, ropelike cords of mycobacterial organisms in twisted “serpentine” pattern
TB, consistent w/ presence of cord factor
eyes, lies, and capsize
wernicke encephalopathy
-opthalmoplegia / nystagmus:
anterograde amnesia: mamillary body
ataxia : cerebellum
what nutrient is often deficient in alcoholics
thiamine!
wernicke korsakoff
give IV dextrose & thiamine
wernicke encephalopathy is exacerbated when..
IV dextrose WITHOUT THIAMINE
thiamine needed for pyruvate dehydrogenase (pyruvate –> acetyl CoA for glycolysis -> TCA)
Wernicke encephalopathy?
Korsakoff psychosis?
acute thiamine def:
Wernicke encephalopathy
ataxia, nystagmus, opthalmoplegia, anterograde amnesia
chronic thiamine def:
Korsakoff
- anterograde & retrograde amnesia, apathy, lack of insight, confabulation
what brain structure is most affected by thiamine deficiency
mammillary body, undergoes necrosis.
papez circuit, neural pathway of limbic system involved in cortical control of emotion & memory.
fornix
originate from hippocampal subiculum, projects to mamillary body
alexia w/o agraphia
suggests corpus callosum lesion
before giving dextrose to alcoholic / malnourished, must give..
THIAMINE! to avoid ppt of wernicke encephalopathy.
virus w/ nuclear membrane envelope
herpesfamily!
herpes, CMV, EBV, etc
how do antithyroid drugs work (3)
- oxidation of iodine
- iodination of tyrosine residues
- coupling of iodotyosine molecules
different between PTU and methimazole (3)
- propylthiouracil also blocks peripheral conversion of T4 -> T3
- PTU shorter half life
- PTU for pregnancy!
methimazole = teratogen
both PTU and methimazole as associated with..
agranulocytosis.
both: thioamides
preferred rx for hyperthyroidism in US
radioactive iodine
definition of agranulocytosis
absolute neutrophil count of less than 500/mL
presentation of agranulocytosis
fever & sore-throat
often induced by medication
drugs that cause agranulocytosis
drugs cccrush myeloblasts & promyeloblasts
dapsone clozapine carbamazepine colchicine methimazole propylthiouracil
how to check for agranulocytosis?
WBC & differential
patient w/ hyperthyroidism w/ fever & throat pain?
worry about methimazole / PTU induced agranulocytosis
PO2 in venous blood
PCO2 in venous blood
PO2: 40mmHg
PCO2: 47 mmHg
PO2 in arterial blood
PCO2 in arterial blood
PaO2: 104
PaCO2: 40
describe bronchial arterial supply
left & right arise from descending thoracic aorta
oxygenated to bronchi & bronchioles
w/ pulmonary artery, form dual blood supply to lungs
describe bronchial drainage
drainage:
- part to right heart via azygous, accessory hemiazygous, intercostal veins
- MOST drain to left heart via pulmonary veins
DEOXYGENATED blood into LEFT ventricle
explain why pO2 (100) in left ventricle is lower than pO2 (104) in pulmonary capillaries
bc admixture w/ venous blood from bronchial VEINS
most drain into right heart via pulmonary vein
what normally limits blood gas exchange in alveoli
CO2 & O2: usu perfusion limited
CO2 equilibrates really fast
O2 also does
perfusion limited
CO2, N2O
also O2
diffusion limited
CO
what shifts hemoglobin curve to the right
unload O2
high temp, pCO2, 2,3DPG
degenerate code
more codons (61) than there are amino acids (20)
each tRNA molecule = specific for an AA
multiple tRNA can code for same aa
wobble
explain basis of wobble in tRNA
5’ tRNA has different spatial orientation than other 2 bases
may be inosine, which can hydrogen bond w/ uracil, adenine, and cytosine
allows for different codons to = same amino acid
3 categories of vitamin A toxicity
think: intracranial HTN, skin changes, hepatosplenomegaly
- acute
- n/v, vertigo, blurred vision - chronic
- alopecia, dry skin, hyperlipidemia, hepatoxicity, hepatosplenomegaly, visual difficulty, papilledema (pseudotumor cerebri) - teratogenic
1st trimester: microcephally, cardiac anomalies, fetal death
thiamine deficiency associated w/
beri beri wet & dry
wernicke korsakoff
large doses of vitamin C associated w/
diarrhea, abdominal bloating
false negative stool guaiac results
large doses of vitamin E
- hemorrhagic stroke in adult
- necrotizing enterocolitis in infants
major use of ELISA
quantiative
to measure AMOUNT of protein in body fluid
indirect vs. direct ELISA
indirect: test antigen to see if patient has antibody
indirectly assume if you Ab, you must have antigen
direct: test antibody to see if patient has antigen
[directly see if you have antigen]
HIV ELISA
look for patient antibody
indirect
name loop diuretics (4) & major use
furosemide, toresemide, bumetanide, ethacrynic acid
use for volume overloaded state: CHF
name thiazide diuretic (4) & major use (2)
hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, indapamide, metolazone
use: HTN, calcium nephrolithiasis prophylaxis
ENaC blockers (2)
amiloride, triamterene
mineralcorticoid receptor antagonist (2)
spironolactone, eplerenone
which diuretic is most likely to produce hyponatremia
thiazides
have normal corticomedullary concentration, better able to retain free water in response to ADH
(loop diuretics loose some corticomedullar gradient in TAL, less able to absorb free water in loop of henle & CD)
diuretic causing hypocalcemia?
loop (furosemide etc)
BAD for renal nephrolithiasis
hepatitis w/ isoniazid presentation
fever, anorexia, nausea
how can isoniazid peripheral neuropathy be averted?
administer vitamin B6
fever, urticaria, arthalgia, proteinuria, lymphadenopathy 5-10 days after drug exposure
serum sickness
type III HSR
fatigue & new onset cardiac murmur in young adult
bacterial endocarditis
nephritic issues with bacterial endocarditis?
can have circulating immune complexes –> diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis
inheritance of hemophilia A? hemophilia B?
A: factor 8; X-linked recessive
B: factor 9; X-linked recessve -> christmas disease
difference between hemophilia A & B
clinically indistinguishable