Test 73: All Flashcards
branches of celiac trunk
- common hepatic
- splenic
- left gastric
MOA for Bordetella pertussis
overactivates adenylate cyclase ( increase cAMP)
MOA for Bacillus anthracis
mimics adenylate cyclase enzyme ( increase cAMP)
- neutrophil and macrophage dysfunction
Efficacy
measure of maximum pharmacodynamic effect achievable with a drug
Potency
dose of drug that is required to produce a given effect
Lower the ED50 of a drug, what is its potency
more potent
What receptors do Epinephrine work at
high doses: alpha1 vasoconstriction
low doses: beta2 vasodilation , increases heart rate and contractility
What receptors do Epinephrine work on
Alpha 1 and 2
Beta
Phenylephrine MOA
selective alpha-adrenergic agonist
MOA Phentolamine
non-specific alpha-1 and alpha 2 blocker
Isoproterenol MOA
non-selective Beta adrenergic agonist
Atropine MOA
competitive antagonist at post-junctional muscarinin receptors of the heart
MOA of Amphotericin B
binds ergosterol of fungal cell membranes
- can also bind cholesterol in humans
toxicity of Amphotericin B
- nephrotoxicity
- hypokalemia
- hypomagnesemia
MOA of Griseofulvin
binding of micro tubular proteins
When is Griseofulvin used
against dermatophytes
patient has flank pain, hematuria, elevated lactate dehydrogenase ( cell necrosis) and wedge-shaped kidney on CT has what
renal infarction
Most common cause of renal infarction
thromboembolism
3rd week of pregnancy, yolk sac turns into what
allantois
What is urachus
duct between bladder and yolk sac
Allantois forms what
urachus
What is patent urachus? clinical presntation
total failure of urachus to obliterate
- straw-colored urine discharge from umbilicus
Where can ulnar nerve be injured
- medial epicondyle of humerus ( funny bone)
- Guyon’s canal near hook of hamate
- pisiform bone in wrist
clinical presentation for ulnar nerve injury
- sensory loss over medial 1.5 digits
- hypothenar eminence
- weakness of wrist flexion/adduction
- flexion of 4th/5th digits
What nerve innervates coracobrachialis muscle
musculocutaneous nerve
Fracture of surgical neck of humerus causes what nerve injury
axillary nerve
Fracture of mid shaft of humerus results in what nerve injury
radial nerve
Subluxation of radial head can hurt what nerve
deep branch of radial nerve
Where does splenic artery originate from
celiac artery
branches from splenic artery go where
stomach and pancreas
- pancreatic
- short gastric
- left gastroepiploic arteries
if splenic artery isn’t getting a good supply which branch would get the least supply of blood
short gastric ( no anastomoses )
Define sensitivity
ability to correctly identify those with the disease
pinna
visibile portion of ear