USLME - Grab Bag Flashcards
Hypertrophy - types of cells that only do this (3)
Growth of cell through organelle production
- cardiac, skeletal, nerve
Hyperplasia
new cells from a stem cell
Dysplasia
disordered cell growth
also reversible
atrophy
decrease in stress -> decrease in organ size
Both:
apoptosis - lower cell #
smaller size - ubiquitin proteosome degradation and autophagy
Metaplasia
change in stress -> change in cell type
Reversible
chronic-> dysplasia
apocrine metaplasia of breast only one not increased risk for cancer
Aplasia
failure of cell production - embryogenisis
Hypoplasia
decreased cell production - embryogenesis
Ischemia
decreased blood flow
hypoxemia
low partial pressure of O2 in the blood
PaO2 <60mmHg
Coagulative necrosis - What is it and seen in?
necrotic tissue remains firm, cell structure is preserved
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ischemic infarction (wedge shaped) - pale
except brain
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liquefactive necrosis - What is it and seen in(3)?
necrotic tissue becomes liquified, enzymatic lysis
Brain infarct
abcess
pancreatitis
Gangrenous necrosis - what? and seen in (2)?
Resembles mummified tissue -
Ischemia of lower limp and GI
Caseous necrosis - what? and seen in (2)?
soft friable - cottage cheese
combination of coagulative and liquefactive
Seen in TB and fungal infections
Fat necrosis - what? and seen in(2)?
necrotic adipose w/ chalky white appearance w/ Ca deposit
Trauma to fat and pancreatitis mediated damage
Ca deposits on dead tissue - dystrophic calcification and normal serum [Ca] vs. metastatic which has high serum [Ca]
Fibrinoid necrosis - What? and seen in(2)?
necrotic damage to blood vessel - leaking proteins into vessel wall (pink)
Malignant HTN and vasculitis
PAS staining - periodic acid schiff
used to detect polysaccharides such as glycogen, and mucosubstances such as glycoproteins, glycolipids and mucins in tissues
Psommona Body tumors (4)
Papillary carcinoma of thyroid
Meningioma
papillary serous endometrial carcinoma
mesothelioma
Priaprism
Painful errection > 4 hrs
- tazadone, hydralazine, prazolin, chlorpromazine, PDE inhibitors, alprostadil SE
Neural crest cell derivatives
PNS Melanocytes chromaffin parafollicular cells schwann cells pia/arachnoid nines of skull odontoblasts aortiocpulmonary corner
Mutation in HOXD13 lead to
Caused by?
synpolydacyly
retinoic acid
desmoplasia
excessive formation of fibrous tissue, seen around some tumors
Type 1 collagen
Strong
-bONE, skin, tendons, scar tissue
defective in ostogenesis imperfecta
Type 2 Collagen
Slippery
-cartilage, CarTWOlage, vitreous body, nucleus puposis
Type 3 Collagen
Bloody
-Reticulin, skin, blood, vessels, granulation tissue(beefy red)
Type 4 collagen
Basement membrane
defective in alport syndrome
Vitamin C is necessary for what in collagen
hydroxylation of lysine and proline
AA necessary for collagen formation(3)
Glysine, lysine and proline
-latter 2 are hydroxylated
AA for elastin production(2)
Glysine and proline
Ehlers Danslos syndrome is characterized by and due to?
Classic -hyper extensible skin and hyper mobile joints
-AD mutation in alpha chain of collagen and cross linking
Vascular - Easy bruising and bleeding disorders
-Auto recessive mutation
Hereditary nephritis, cataracts and sensoorineural hearing loss
Alport syndrome
- due to Type IV collagen defect
hyperflexible, arachnodactyly, aortic dissection, lens dislocation
Marfans
- defect in fibrillin scaffolding
Connection between elastin and emphysemia
alpha 1 antitripsin deficiency does not protect from elastase breakdown of elastin
-defective alpha 1 antitrypsin also builds up in the liver -> hepatitis
Mutliple fractures at different stages seen on x ray think (2)
Osteogenisis imperfecta - look for blue sclera and hearing loss and dental imperfections (defect in Type 1)
Child abuse
HAVe 1 M&M
Gq receptors w/ increased Ca as a result
phospholipase C-> PIP2 split into DAG and IP3
DAG-> protein kinase C
IP3 -> increased Ca intracellularly and smooth muscle contraction
Renal cell carcinoma paraneoplastic
PTHrP -> hypercalcemia w/ excess PTH
Erythropoietin -> polycythemia
Aspiration of peanut goes where?
upright and supine
lower portion of R inferior lobe- upright
superior portion of R inferior lobe -supine
-exits superior off the bronchi
Metformin is contraindicated when?
Renal failure - due to lactic acidosis adverse effect
Glipizide instead (not if hepatic dysfunction)
Hemolytic anemia in a neonate w/ + coombs suggestive of?
ABO or Rh incompatibility
See jaundice
Coombs reagent is?
Anti human IgG
indirect -> testing serum, normal RBC-> see if all 3 react
direct-> testing for Ab on RBCs in serum and see agglutination
Winged scapula injury?
long thoracic nerve
Acetazolamide causes what metabolic dysfunction?
Acidosis w/ inhibition of carbonic anhydrase you have local diuretic loss of bicarb w/out replacement
- counter indicated in any acidosis
nerve exits from the spinal cord location?
C1-C7 above its vertebrae
C8, T1-12, L1-5 below its corresponding vertebra
Structure responsible for bone growth post fracture
periosteum containing osteoblasts
alpha fetoprotein tumor secretors(3)
heptaocellular carcinoma
yolk sac
nonseminomatous germ cell tumors
efficacy
Km and Vmax
maximal effect a drug can produce
-directly related to Vmax, NO effect on Km
potency
Km and Vmax
amount of drug to achieve a given effect
- high potence= high receptor affinity, inversely related to Km
kernicterus
neo natal high bilirubin levels -> brain dysfunction
ex- sulfonamides in pregnancy
Abx to avoid in pregnancy (8)
sulfonamides - kernicterus aminoglycosides - ototoxicity fluoroquinolones - cartilage damage Clarithromycin - embryotoxix tetracyclines - teeth ribavirin - teratogenic griseofulvin - teratogenic chloramphenical - grey baby
women’s oocytes are arrested in what stage for most of her life
prophase 1
Metaphase 2 right before conception
Poor prognosis cancers
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
esophageal adenocarcinoma
MEN Type I tumors (3)
Pituitary - prolactin or GH
Parathyroid
Pancreatic endocrine - Zollinger Ellison, insulinomas, VIPoma,
Angiofibromas and lipomas common
“the diamond”
delerium Tremons
Seen in severe alcohol withdrawal w/ autonomic hyperactivity
presentation of failure to thrive, steatorrhea, acanthocytosis (Spiculated RBCs), ataxia and night blindness is?
Due to?
abetalipoproteinemia
Due to defect in microsomal tryglyceride transfer protein gene
inability to add B48 and B100 on VLD and chylomicrons to export out
Best way to test for chronic alcohol in the system
Serum gamma gutamyl transpeptidase (GGTCP)
Tox screen - acute alcohol levels
deficiency in arysulfitase A
metachromic leukodytrophy
accum of cererbroside sulfates
deficiency in beta-glucocerebrosidase
Gaucher disease
-> springolipidosis
Deficiency in beta-galactocerebrosidase
Krabbe disease
-> springolipidosis
Deficiency in sphingomyelinase
Niemann Pick disease
cherry red spots w/ Tay Sachs
Deficient in hexosaminididase A
Tay Sachs
Cherry red w/ Niemann Pick
t(11:22)
Ewing Sarcoma
Onion skin appearance on bone - w/ annaplastic small blue cell malignant tumors
Boys less than 15 yrs
yellow testicular tumor in young males?
Follow what marker
yolk sac tumor
follow AFP
Glycogen storage disease w/ cardiomegaly and other systemic findings (weakness w/ skeletal muscle)
implicated enzyme
Pompe
lysosomal alpha 1-4 glucosidase
Start a patient on anticoag (maybe post PE or acute coronary) and see a thrombocytopenia
Stop what drug and replace w/
Heparin due to HIT
lepirudin or bivalirudin
- does not use platelet factor 4 and have IgG activate against the complex
ixoide tick carried
borrelia burgidorferi
babesia microti
dermacentar tick carries
franciella tularnsis
rickettsia rickettsii
See a PE think of as a cause
DVT
like from the femoral vein
Bacteria associated w/ transformation
SHiN
Strep pneumo
H. influenza
Neisseria
Don’t forget if a kid presents w/ weight loss
may be diabetic and not bulimic
look at glucose levels
Presentation of seizures, renal, fever, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, w/ schistocytes and purport
Def in ADAM 13 cleavage
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
seen in younger women
lack of Fibrin split products and normal PT and PTT r/o DIC
very similar to HUS but here minus the mental ∆
Adenoyosis looks like endometriosis in presentation except
the uterus is enlarges,
endometrium w/in the myometrium
Muscle responsible for protrusion of the tounge
genioglossus
3 oncogenes associated w/ tyrosine kinase
HER2-neu
abl
ret
glalactose 1 phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency - presentation
similar to what other disease in theory
Auto recessive Galactosemia - STOP milk
FTT, jaundice, hepatomegaly, cataracts, retardation, Vomitting, diarrhea
Similar to aldose B deficiency and fructose - losing phosphates on sugars that can’t be utilized
2 virus families w/ reverse transcriptase capabilities
hepadnavirus - Hep B
Retrovirus - HIV
uses a RNA dependent DNA Polymerase
hemochromatosis presentation?
Bronze diabetes
- skin pigmentation
- DM
- Cirrhosis
prussian blue stains for Fe
infected RBCs are cleared by?
NK cells due to lack of MHC I
HSV encephalitis affects which lobe
temporal
soap bubble lesions in the brain?
cause and type?
Test w?
Monomorphic yeast
cryptococcous neoformans
lattex agglutination 1st
india ink not as sensitive (heavily encapsulated)
most common cause of death before reaching the hospital w/ Acute MI
arrhythmia
V fibrillation w/in 24-48 hrs
prosopagnosia
inability to recognize faces
bilateral lesion of visual cortex
Na stibogluconate
Rx for Leishmania donovani
Carried by the sandfly
Triad of mono?
histo feature
Fever
Pharyngitis
LAD
CMV or LAD
Downey or atypical cells (C8 in origination though look like B cells)
Products seen in fasting?(2)
actetoacetic acid
3 betahydroxybutric acid
FAP is associated w/ mutation on chromosome?
5q21
CEA levels are elevated in ?
Colorectal cancer - not a good screener, great for monitoring
Seen in pancreatitis also
Hemophilia A due to
Hemophelia “Aight”
VIII deficiency
B is 9
Initiating factors of the coat pathway
Intrinsic ->
Extrinisic
Sub endothelial collagen
- Factor 12, 11, 9, 8
Tissue factor release by endothelial
Factor 7
All meet at 10
Goal of Coag pathway ?
make thrombin
which catalyzes the transformation of Fibrinogen to fibrin
Plasin (from plasminogen) breaks it up
Low K effects which coag factors
2, 7, 9, 10
7 being key for extrinsic -> PT and INR in warfarin monitoring
D dimer vs fibrin degeneration products?
D dimer is specific to clots made w/ thrombin
- activity of both thrombin and plasmin must be present
FDPs come from fibrin (mainly and circulating fibrinogen precursor)
Importance of conjugate vaccines?
provides a a protein antigen to facilitate the conversion of IgM to IgG w/ T cells stimulation
polysaccharide only gets IgM
hyper pigmented mouth, lips, palms, soles and skin w/ harmatomas, crampy abdominal pain at increased risk for?
AD Peutz jeghers
Colorectal cancer and other visceral malignancies (pancreatic etc.)
weird barbiturate name?
thiopental
Wide QRS may indicate (3)
signal not from purkinje:
- premature ventricular contraction (PVC)
- ventricular tachy
- bundle branch block
narrow QRS indicates though the conduction system no matter what path or normal pays may be causing it
normal little box on ECG is
0.04sec
5 little boxes or 1 big box is?
Associated path if larger?
0.2 sec
If PR interval is bigger may have primary heart block
Normal PR interval
less than 200 msec (1 big box)
normal QRS interval
less than 120 msec (3 little boxes)
Common causes of L axis deviation (5)
inferior wall MI L anterior fasicular block L ventricular hypertrophy high diaphragm LBBB
Common causes of R axis deviation (5)
R ventricular hypertrophy Acute R heart strain (PE?) left posterior fasicular block RBBB dextrocarida
Positive deflection in ECG means?
Normally travels?
that the QRS is more above the line vs below (+) in the lead given
Normally travels down and to the left
Example positive in L I and LII normally
Lead where it is never normal to have positive deflection?
aVR
Target cells seen in?(4)
Thalassemia
hemoglobin C
Liver disease
asplenia - (sickle cell eventually)
Mutation of dystropin is found where
on the X gene-
need both for a girl(higher incidence in turner syndrome), one for a guy (recessive)
hernia travels through the inguinal canal through both deep and superficial rings and is lateral inferior epigastrics
Indirect hernia
hernia that only goes through the superficial ring by tearing a hill in the weak part of the abdominal wall in inguinal triangle medial to inferior epigastrics
direct hernia
stones, bones and groans presentation?
osteritis fibrosa cystica due to primary hyperparathyroidism
stones - renal stones
bones - increased alk phis and cystic spaces in the bones
groans- constipation/ weakness
Adductor pollicis inervated by?
Ulnar nerve
Lumbricals innervated by?
Lateral 2 median
Medial 2 ulnar
Interosseous muscle innervated by?
Ulnar nerve
- digital abduction and adduction
flexor pollicis brevis inervated by?
median nerve
Carpol tunnel and have them make an O w/ pinky and thumb
- thumb opposition
3 Paraneoplastic seen in small cell carcinoma
ACTH -> cushing
ADH -> SIADH
Abx against presynaptic Ca Channels -> lambert eaten syndrome
FeNa less than 1%
prerenal cause (hypovolumeia)
FeNa >2%
Intra renal cause like acute tubular necrosis
Normal BUN:creatine ratio
~15:1 usually
pathological >20:1 thinking prerenal causes
less than 15:1 interregnal issues like acute tubular necrosis
could also be causes w/ out flow like BPH leading to increased reabsorbtion of BUN into the blood
Increased aldosterone like in Conn syndrome leads to what metabolic disorder and why
metabolic alkalosis
increased aldosterone -> increase in K secreting channels in the cortical ducts in addition to eNaC Channels sequestering Na from the lumen
The K is lost but some of the K in the lumen also stimulates the loss of H as eel (alpha intercalated cells a little later on) -> H and K loss and alkalosis
Chronic renal failure can lead to this hormone imbalance?
Rx?
secondary hyperparathyroidism
due to impaired phosphate excretion and ultimately hypocalcemia
Calcimimetrics -> Cinacalate: increases sensitivity of PTH Ca sensing receptors decreasing PTH levels
Cinacalate?
increases sensitivity of PTH Ca sensing receptors of chief cells of parathyroid decreasing PTH levels
for secondary hyperparathyroidism