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1
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Most common cancer in men

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Prostate > lung > colon

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Most common cancer in women

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Breast > Lung > Colorectal > uterine

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Most common cancer mortality in men

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Lung > prostate > colorectal > pancreas

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Most common cancer mortality in women

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Lung > breast > colon > oancreas

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5
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abl

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tyrosine kinase; CML

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c-myc

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Transcription factor; Burkitt’s t(8;14)

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bcl-2

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anti-apoptosis; follicular and undifferentiatiod lymphomas t(14;18)

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erb-B2

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Tyrosine Kinase (HER2/neu) targeted by trastizumab; breast, ovarian and gastric

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9
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ras

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GTPase; K-ras->colon, lung pancreas; H-ras->bladder, kidney tumors; N-ras->melanomas, hematologic

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L-myc

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Transcription factor; Lung

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N-myc

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Transcription factor; neuroblastoma

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12
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ret

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Tyrosine Kinase (neurotrophic growth factor); MEN IIA and IIB; papillary thyroid carcinoma

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c-Kit

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Cytokine receptor; GI stromal tumor

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14
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Rb

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blocks G1->S by binding E2F; retinoblastoma

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15
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p53

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glocks G1->S; most cancers

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16
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BRCA

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DNA Repair; breast and ovarian

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17
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p16

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Melanoma

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18
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APC

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Associated with FAP, Colorectal cancer

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19
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WT1

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Wilm’s tumor

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20
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DPC

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Deleted in Pancreatic cancer

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21
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DCC

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Deleted in colon cancer

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22
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HNCC

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inactivation of DNA mismatch repair (microsatellite alterations)

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23
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Cyclin D

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Mantle cell lymphoma t(11;14)

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24
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CDK4

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Melanoma

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25
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PDGF-beta

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Astrocytoma

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26
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TGF-alpha

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Astrocytoma and hepatocellular carcinoma

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27
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HER2/neu

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Growth factor receptor; breast tissue

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28
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Drugs with low therapeutic index

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Lithium, digoxin, warfarin, phenobarbital

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29
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Cigarette smoke associated cancers

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Lung (squamous and small cell), Oral (squamous laryngeal and squamous esophageal), Pancreatic, bladder, and renal cell

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30
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aflatoxin

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mutation in p53, aspergillus in food -> hepatocellular carcinoma

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31
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Nitrosamines

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gastric cancer

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32
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vinyl chloride

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angiosarcoma of the liver

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33
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CCl4

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liver disease

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34
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asbestos

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mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma (more commonly)

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35
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Naphthalene dyes

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In moth balls -> transitional cell bladder cancer (along with smoking)

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36
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Alkylating agents

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Leukemia

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37
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Arsenic

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alloys, pesticides, squamous cell carrcinoma angiosarcoma

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38
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Li Fraumeni syndrom

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AD inherited mutation in p53; have many cancer especially sarcomas, adrenal, neural etc.

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39
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DNA REPAIR DISEASES

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HNPCC, Xeroderma pigmentosum (excision repair defect-unusaully sensitive to sunlight because can’t repair T-T dimers), Ataxia-telangiectasia (ataxia, telangiectasia, increased risk of lymphoma and leukemi)

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40
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Down syndrome

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ALL, AML

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41
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Xeroderma pigmentosum; albinism

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melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinomas of skin

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42
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Atrophi gastritis, pernicious anemia, postsurgical gastric remnants

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Gastric Adenocarcinoma

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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Tuberous Sclerosis

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Angiomyolipoma, rhabdomyoma, astrocytoma

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44
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Actinic Keratosis

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Skin squamous cell

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45
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Barrett’s esophagus

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Esophageal adenocarcinoma

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46
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Plummer Vinson syndrome

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Esophageal squamous carcinoma

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47
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: cirrhosis

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hepatocellular carcinoma

48
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: ulcerative colitis

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colonic adenocarcinoma

49
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: paget’s bone

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Osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma

50
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: immunodeficiency

51
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: AIDS

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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, Kaposi

52
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Autoimmune disease

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Lymphoma (such as in hashimoto’s thyroiditis)

53
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Acanthosis nigricans

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Visceral malignancy (gastric, lung, uterus)

54
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Dysplastic nevus

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Malignant melanoma

55
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Assoc. w what neoplasm: Radiation

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Sarcoma, papillary thyroid cancer, leukemia

56
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Drugs contraindicated in sulfa allergy patients

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celecoxib, loops (furosemide), thiazide, acetazolamide, probenecid, sulfonamides

57
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Anaplastic cell features

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High nucleus:cytoplasmic ratio; prominent nucleoli; clumping chromatin; mitotic figures

58
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Most common sites to metastatic liver

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Colon, stomach, pancreas, breast, lung

59
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Mets to brain

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Lung, breast, skin (melanoma), kidney, GI

60
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Bone mets

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Prostate, renal cell, tyroid, lung, testes, lung, lymphoma, breast

61
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Paraneoplastc: Small cell lung

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ACTH or ACTH-like; ADH; Lambert-eaton

62
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Paraneoplastc: Intracranial

63
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Paraneoplastc: squamous cell lung

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PTHrP (hypercalcemia), TGF-beta, TNF, IL-1

64
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Paraneoplastc: Renal cell, hemangioblastoma, hepatocellular, pheochromocytoma

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Epo -> polycythemia

65
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Paraneoplastc: Thymoma

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Lambert Eaton

66
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Paraneoplastc: Leukemias and lymphomas

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Hyperuricemia and gout

67
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Psammoma bodies

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Papillary adenocarcinoma of thyroid, serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of ovary, meningioma, malignant mesothelioma

68
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PSA

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Prostate cancer, or other prostate pathologies

69
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CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen

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colon cancer, pancreatic cancer

70
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AFP (alpha fetoprotein)

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Hepatocellular or Yolk sac tumor

71
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CA-125

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Marker for ovarian cancer

72
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S-100

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melanoma, schwanomma, glial tumor

73
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Alk phos

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METs to bone, paget’s disease of bone

74
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Bombesin

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Adrenal neuroblastoma, lung, and gastric cancer

75
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TRAP

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Hairy cell leukemia

76
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CA 19-9

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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

77
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inhibits complement C9 binding

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CD55 and CD59

78
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NK Cell receptors

79
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Endotoxin receptor on macrophages

80
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Cancer associated with obesity

A

Esophagus adenocarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, endometrial, gallbladder cancers, thyroid and colon cancer

81
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Nephrotoxic/ototoxic drugs

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Vancomycin, Aminoglycosides, Loop diuretics, Cisplatin

82
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Drugs that interfere with microtubules

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Vincristine, vinblastine, paclitaxel, -bendazoles, griseofulvin, colchicine

83
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Volume of distribution

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Vd = D/C (amount of drug/plasma concentrat)

84
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Clearance

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CL = Rate of elimination/plasma concentration = [0.7xVd]/(t1/2)] = Vd x K

85
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LD

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CpxVd/F (Cp = target plasma concentration)

86
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Maintenance Dose MD

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MD = Cp x CL/F (CL = clearance, F = bioavailability)

87
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Half life

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t(1/2) = 0.7xVd/(CL); after 4 half-lves 94% has been eliminated, 3 half-lives 88% has been eliminated, 2 half lives 75% has been eliminated and 1 half life has eliminated

88
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Therapeutic index TI

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TI = LD50/ED50 so a higher TI results in a safer drug; Drugs with low TI: Warfarin, Digoxin, Lithium and Seizure drugs

89
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P450 Inhibitors

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Macrolides, Amiodarone, Grapefruit juice, Isociazid, Cimetidine, Ritonavir, Acute alcohol, Ciprofloxacin, Ketoconazole, Sulfonamides

90
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P450 Inducers

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Quinidine, Barbiturates, St. John’s wort, Phenytoin, Rifampin, Griseofulvin, Carbamazepine, Chronic alcohol

91
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Disulfiram-like reaction drugs

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Metronidazole, some Cephalosporins, Procarbazine, 1st generation sulfonylureas

92
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Sulfa Drugs

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Probenecid, Furosemide, Acetazolamide, Celecoxib, Thiazides, Sulfonamide antibiotics, Sulfasalazine, Sulfonylureas

93
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Drugs that undergo Zero-order metabolism

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Phenytoin, Ethanol, Aspirin

94
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-azole

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antifungal

95
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-cycline

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protein synthesis inhibitor, tetracycline

96
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-navir

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Protease inhibitor

97
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-triptan

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5-HT1B/1Dagonists (migraine)

98
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-ane

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Inhalation general anesthetic (ie. Halothane)

99
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-caine

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Local anesthetic

100
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-operidol

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Neuroleptic

101
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-azine

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Neuroleptic, antiemetic

102
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-barbital

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Barbiturate

103
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-zolam

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Benzodiazepine

104
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-azepam

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Benzodiazepine

105
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-etine

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SSRI (ie Fluoxetine)

106
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-ipramine

107
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-triptyline

108
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-olol

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Beta antagoinist

109
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-terol

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beta-2 antagonist

110
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-zosin

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alpha-1 antagonist

111
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-oxin

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Cardiac glycoside

112
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-pril

113
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-afil

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Erectile Dysfunction

114
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  • tropin
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pituitary hormone

115
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-tidine

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H-2 antagonist (Cimetidine)

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