usmle 2: block 1 Flashcards
note: some are block 2
pulling sensation in groin with..
ascites, hydrothorax, &..
ovarian fibroma: meig’s syndrome
hCG & LDL are elevated in what ovarian neoplasm
dysgerminoma
AFP is elevated in what ovarian neoplasm
yolk sac tumor, endodermal sinus
presentation of yolk sac tumor
in ovaries/testes or saccrococcegeal region
has schiller-duval bodies
drug eluting stents elute..
clopidogrel
paclitaxel
taxol
stabilizes MT, preventing mitosis
schiller-duval bodies
endodermal sinus, yolk sac tumor
call-exner body
granulosa cell tumor (malignant ovarian neoplasm)
resembles primitive follicle
CA-125
monitor progression of all ovarian neoplasms, but not good for screening
most common malignant ovarian neoplasm
serous cystadenocarcinoma
most common benign ovarian
serous cystadenoma
what is the cornea composed of
- endothelial layer: cellular, mitochondrial rich, translucent
- descement’s membrane (location of Cu2+ deposition
basement membrane
probenicid on uric acid? on penicillin?
LOWERS uric acid (inhibits reabsorption) INCREASES penicillin (inhibits secretion)
input to cerebellum?
cortex -> MCP (contralateral) via ipsilateral pontine nuclei spinal cord (proprioception) -> ICP (ipsilateral)
via climbing and mossy fibers
output from cerebellum
purkinje fiber -> deep cerebellar nuclei (DEGF) -> contralateral cortex superior cerebellum peduncle
lateral lesions to cerebellum
voluntary movements of extremities; tendency to fall ipsilaterally
medial lesions to cerebellum?
midline structures;
truncal ataxia, nystagmus, head tilting.
wide-based (cerebellar) gait & defective truncal coordination
usu bilateral
ALCOHOLICS (thiamine-deficiency linked)
alcoholic wide based gait based on..
midline cerebellar defects; thiamine deficiency linked!
xanthomas are most characteristic of..
tendinous more specific for..
increased cholesterol (tendinous more specific)
severely increased triglycerides
urease breath test?
drink radiolabeled urease
H. ployri converts to CO2 + NH3
will breath out radiolabeled CO2
the NH3 raises the pH around bacteria & protects it
low-pitched, rumbling, mid-diastolic murmur in apex LLD
mitral stenosis
most common cause of mitral stenosis
rheumatic heart disease
cardiac manifestation of TB?
tuberculosis pericarditis
peutz-jeghers syndrome
autosomal dominant.
STK11 (serine/threonine kinase chr. 19) mutation
- pigmented mucocutaneous macules
- lips, buccal muscosa (pathognomonic) hands & feet - numerous hamaratomatous polyps in GI tract
usu benign
can: abdominal pain, GI bleed (intussuception, obstruction, malignant transformation)
develop during first few years of life
blue nails & dyspigmentation of lower legs
consider Wilson’s disease (hepatolentincular degeneration)
enzyme deficiency in gilbert’s syndrome
reduced activity of UDP-gluconornyl transferase
atrophic glossitis, megaloblastic anemia, shuffling gait in elderly women of Northern European descent
pernicious anemia presentation
gait: due to degeneration of dorsal column proprioception to cerebellum
liposarcoma vs. lipoma
liposarcoma: LIPOBLAST: nonmembrane bound cytoplasmic lipid characterestically causing nuclear indentations & scalloping of nuclear membrane
lipoma: mature fat cells, without pleomorphism
both present as slow growing, painless masses in deep connective tissue
most common malignant soft tissue tumor in adults? children?
adults: liposarcoma
children: rhabdomyoscarcoma
FAP
osteoma in skull
fibroma (desmoid tumor)
congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigmented epithelium
gardener syndrome (autosomal dominant)
FAP + malignant CNS tumor
turcot syndrome
dermoepidermal junction autoantibodies (against type VII collagen)
epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
basement membrane IgG auto-antibodies in skin
bullous pemphigoid
lung surfactant maturation screen
L/S
lecithin/sphingomyelin 2:1
note: lecithin = DPPC = dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline
purpose of surfactant
decrease surface tension of alveoli
reduce pressure needed to keep alveoli inflated
(increased compliance)
sympathetic innervation to eye
3 neuron system
- hypothalamus -> descend to lateral horn spinal cord
- enters sympathetic trunk & ascends to superior cervical trunk
- superior cervical trunk, along internal carotid, joins branches of opthalmic division of CN V
go to pupil dilators & superior tarsal
bulbar vs. pseudobulbar
bulbar:
- LOWER motor neuron
- cranial nuclei from medulla (CN IX, X, XI, XII) & nerves
pseudobulbar:
- UPPER motor neuron
- corticobulbar tracts in mid pons
- for these lesions to be apparent, must be bilateral, as these nuclei receive bilateral input
bromocriptine
dopamine receptor agonist
rx: prolactinoma
clomiphene
SERM
- blocks estrogen receptors in hypothalamus (blocks negative feedback)
- increase release of pituitary gonadotropins
what can be used to trigger ovulatory cascade when follicles are mature? (i.e. in an oocyte donor)
hCG therapy, triggers ovulation
can a person w/ turner have a baby?
w/ IVF
ovaries don’t work, but uterus is fine
lithium side effects
LMNOP
motor (tremors)
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
hypothyroidism
pregnancy: teratogen: ebstein anomaly
mood disorder history
THINK LITHIUM
3 problems in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- diastolic dysfunction: rigid, less volume
- LVOT: increased afterload
- increased cardiac work: MI
2 causes of renal artery stenosis
- atherosclerosis
2. fibromuscular dysplasia (females)
when giving blood to patient w/ IgA deficiency..
must be blood from someone else w/ IgA deficiency!
if IgA is in blood, they will have anaphylaxis (they’ll make anti-IgA)
could be in: RBC, platelet, FFP, IVIG
DNA Pol III? DNA Pol I?
DNA Pol III: continues from RNA primer
DNA Pol I: removes primer (5’-3’ exonuclease), & places new DNA
receiver operating characteric ROC curve? measure of accurary?
sensitivity vs. 1-specificity
want rectangular test
area under curve: accuracy!
true positive rate vs. false positive rate
accuracy formula
TP + TN / all observations
false positive rate
1-specificity
specificity: without disease, test negative
false positive rate: without disease, test negative
true positive rate
sensitivity
with disease, test positive
false negative rate
1-sensitivity
with disease, test negative
CA-125
high specificity,
low sensitivity
(low false + rate, low PPV)
17-hydroxyprogresterone elevation
CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
PTHrP
squamous cell carcinoma of lung
hypercalcemia
CA-19-9
pancreatic adenocarinoma
cyclosporine
calcineurin inhibitor (binds CYCLOphilin)
prevents IL-2 transcription
– can’t convert NFAT-P to NFAT
[NFAT is TF for IL-2 gene]
use:
transplant rejection prophylaxis
psoriasis
rheumatoid arthritis
tacrolimus
calcineurin inhibitor (binds FKBP)
prevents IL-2 transcription
–can’t convert NFAT-P to NFAT
[NFAT = TF for IL-2 gene)
oprelvekin
IL-11
good for thrombocytopenia
filgrastim
G-CSF (recover bone marrow)
sargramostin
GM-CSF (recover bone marrow)
aldesleukin
IL-2
IFN-a
rx: chronic hep B chronic hep C hairy cell leukemia condyloma acuminatum renal cell carcinoma malignant melanoma
IFN-b
multiple sclerosis
IFN-c
chronic granulomatous disease
IL-2 transcription
calcineurin
NFAT-P -> NFAT
NFAT -> transcription factor for IL-2 gene