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Test 8-10: All Flashcards

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What are lab values for Hereditary Spherocytosis

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  • increase mean corpuscular [hemoglobin]
  • spherocytes on peripheral smear
  • positive osmotic fragility test on acidifed glycerol lysis test
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Hereditary spherocytosis results from red cell cytoskeleton abnormalities, most commonly of what

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spectrin and ankyrin

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what do spherocytes look like

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  • small, round RBC

- no central pallor

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4
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Spherocytes are prone to sequestration and subsequent accelerated destruction where

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in spleen

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5
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what are some clinical features of hereditary spherocytosis

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  1. hemolytic anemia
  2. jaundince
  3. splenomegaly
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6
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First trimester use of Valproate is a significant risk factor for what

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neural tube defects

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7
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What can reduce risk of neural tube defect

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periconceptional folate ( B9) supplementation

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8
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Lithium can cause what fetal problems

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Ebstein anomaly

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9
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findings of hillier adenopathy, pulmonary infiltrates, and non-caveating lung granulomas in an african american female has what

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sarcoidosis

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10
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Th1 type CD4+ helper T cell make what cytokines

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IL-2

IFN-gamma

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Th2 type CD4+ helper T cell make what cytokines

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IL-4

IL-5

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12
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COPD can cause hypoxia sufficient to stimulate

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increased erythropoietin production by cortical cells of kidney

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13
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FRC increased or decreased in COPD

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increased

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14
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So in biostats, if something asks for the probability, what is it most likely looking for

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positive or negative predictive value

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15
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positive and negative predictive value changes with what

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prevalence

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16
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how is Lesch-Nyhan inherited

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X-linked recessive

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17
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Lesch-Nyhan is a deficiency in what

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hypoxantine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT)

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18
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Define N-myc

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transcription factor

  • Binds DNA
  • gain of function
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19
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During skeletal muscle contraction, calcium is released from sarcoplasmic reticulum and binds to what

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Troponin C

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20
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name the dopaminergic pathways in the brain

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  1. mesolimbinc and mesocortical pathways
  2. nigrostriatal pathway
  3. tuberoinfundibular pathway
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21
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role of mesolimbic and mesocortical pathway

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regulate cognition and behavior

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22
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role of nigrostriatal pathway

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coordination of voluntary movements

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23
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role of tuberoinfundibular pathway

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inhibit prolactin secretion

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24
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What drug can disrupt the tuberoinfundibular pathway

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D2 receptor blocking antipsychotics

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25
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arcuate fasciculus connects what

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broca and wernicke

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26
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Disruption of hypothalamospinal tract can cause

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ipsilateral horner sindrome

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27
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What drug inhibits IL-2 signal transduction ( prevents response to IL-2)

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Sirolimus (Rapamycin)

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28
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MOA for Sirolimus

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  • binds to FKBP in cytoplams
  • complex binds mTOR
  • blocks IL-2
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29
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MOA for Bortezomib

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binds and inhibits 26S proteasome

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30
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MOA for Mycophenolate

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  • reversibly inhibits IMP dehydrogenase

- preventing purine synthesis

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31
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MOA for Rituximab

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antibody against CD20 antigen ( b lymphocyte)

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32
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When is Beta-hCG detected in serum during pregnancy

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8 days after fertilization

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33
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When is Beta-hCH detected in mother urine during pregnancy

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14 days after fertilization

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34
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A result is considered statistically significant if the 95% confidence interval does not cross the null value, which corresponds to what p-value

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less than 0.05

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35
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What lab technique can be used to determine the carrier status of a prospective parent who has no history of sickle cell anemia

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hemoglobin electrophoresis

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36
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Which cell is responsible for dense deposition of extracellular matrix and collagen in atherosclerotic plaque

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Smooth muscle cells

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37
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Patient with swollen gums, scattered ecchymosis and hyperkeratosis is what vitamin deficient?

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C

38
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Vitamin C is necessary for hydroxylation of?

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proline and lysine residues in pro-collagen

39
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During aerobic exercise, increases skeletal muscle production of what where in the circulation system? decreases?

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CO2 in mixed venous blood

- decreased oxygen content in venous blood

40
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What does chromatin cells release? what stimulus do chromatin cells respond to

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  • catecholamines

- acetylcholine

41
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What causes medial fragment of fractured clavicle to displace superiorly

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  • sternocleidomastoid muscle
42
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What causes inferior displacement of lateral fragment of clavicle?

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weight of arm and pectorals major muscle

43
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Which antibody does not cross the placenta

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IgM

44
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Which antibody does cross the placenta

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IgG

45
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With maternal blood types A and B do erythroblastosis fetalis and hemolytic disease of the newborn occur? why?

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no

  • antibody A or B are IgM
  • does not cross the placenta
46
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With maternal blood type O do erythroblastosis fettles and hemolytic disease of the newborn occur? why

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yes

  • antibodies are predominantly IgG
  • cross placenta
47
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Hypo-acetylated histones bind to what? what happens

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DNA

- prevent transcription of genes

48
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Role of histone acetylation

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  • relaxes DNA coiling

- allowing for transcription

49
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In huntington disease, abnormal huntingtin causes what process in the genome? This causes what

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histone deacetylation

- silencing genes necessary for neuronal survival

50
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Crescent formation on light microscopy is diagnostic of what disease

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rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

51
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The crescents in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis consist of what

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  • fibrin
  • glomerular parietal cells
  • monocytes
  • macrophages
52
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What is the cause of open-angle glaucoma

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elevated intraocular pressure

53
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Where does Timolol, betaxolol, and carteolol work on the eye

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  • decrease humor synthesis at ciliary epithelium
54
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How does Acetazolamide work at the eye

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  • decreases aqueous humor at the ciliary epithelium
55
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How do Prostaglandin F2 alpha and cholinomimetics work at the eye

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  • decrease intraocular pressure by increasing outlaw of aqueous humor
56
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Who produces aqueous humor in the eye

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epithelial cells of ciliary body

57
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Essential fructosuria , what goes wrong

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fructokinase deficiency

58
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How does fructose get metabolized in fructosuria

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fructose –> via hexokinase –> fructose-6-phosphate

- enters glycolysis

59
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Fructose is normal phosphorylated by what? making what

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  • fructokinase

- fructose-1-phosphate

60
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what are symptoms for fructokinase deficiency

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asymptomatic

61
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What is wrong in fructose intolerance

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  • aldolase B deficiency

- build up of toxic fructose-1-phosphate

62
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Define Sciatica

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nonspecific term for lo back pain that radiates down the leg due to compression of lumosacral nerve root
- S1 nerve root in most common

63
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Characterize S1 radioculopathy

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  • pain and sensory loss down posterior thigh and calf to the lateral aspect of foot
  • weakness on thigh extension
  • absent ankle jerk reflex
64
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L2 or L3 radiculopathy characterize

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  • pain radiating down anterior thigh with weakness on hip flexion
65
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Acute bacterial arthritis in sexually active young adults is commonly caused by what

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Neisseria gonorhoeae

66
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Neisseria gonorrhoaea is facultative intracellular cells seen in what type of cell

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neutrophils

67
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Someone with low body weight, intense fear of becoming fat, and distorted body image

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Anorexia nervosa

68
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lanugo

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fine, soft hair covering body/limb

69
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When do you see lanugo

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anorexia nervosa

70
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At age 3, a child is expected to do what

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  • play imaginatively in parallel
  • speak in simple sentences
  • copy a circle
  • use utensils
  • ride a tricycle
71
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An increase in estrogen activity, as seen in pregnancy or post-menopausal estrogen replacement therapy, increases levels of what molecule?

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Thyroxine-binding globulin

- increase total thyroid hormone

72
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why does feedback control remain normal in increase thyroxine-binding globulin production from increase estrogen

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level of free thyroid hormone remains normal

73
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What are signs of patella fracture

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  • acutely swollen knee
  • focal petella tenderness
  • inability to extend the knee against gravity
  • palpable gap in extensor mechanism
74
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What is the patellar reflex

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  • L3, 4 kick the door
75
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What are 2 common ways to get a patella fracuture

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  • direct blow

- excessive force

76
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young, asymptomatic patient with a soft systolic ejection murmur at the right intercostal space most likely has what heart problem

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bicuspid aortic valve

77
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What causes overflow incontinence

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impaired detrusor contractility or bladder outlet obstruction

78
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Diabetic autonomic neuropathy is common in type 1 diabetics and can cause what bladder problems and how

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  • overflow incontinence

- inability to sense a full bladder and incomplete emptying

79
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What is gastroparesis? who is it usually seen in

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  • delayed gastric emptying

- diabetic neuropathy

80
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What can confirm inadequate bladder emptying in overflow incontinence ?

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  • increased postvoid residual (PVR) testing with ultrasound or catheterization
81
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Another name for Neurofibromatosis type I

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Recklinghausen disease

82
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What is wrong in Neurofibromatosis type I

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mutation in NF1 tumor suppressor gene

83
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Neurofibromatosis type I have cutaneous neurofibromas comprised of what? embryologically derived from

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  • Schwann cells

- neural crest

84
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In Males, LH stimulates what

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-release of testosterone from Leydig cells of the testes

85
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in males, FSH stimulates what

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  • release of inhibit B from Sertoli cells in seminiferous tubules
86
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What has a negative feedback on LH in males

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testosterone

87
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What has a negative feedback on FSH in males

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inhibin B

88
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What is the main adverse effect seen with nitrate therapy

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  • headaches and cutaneous flushing along with lightheadedness
  • hypotension due to systemic vasodilation
89
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what cell cannot use ketones as an energy source? and why?

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erythrocytes due to lack of mitochondria

90
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what is N-formyl-tetrahydrofolate another name?

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foiling acid

leucovorin

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