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Watery diarrhea, headache, confusion, recent travel

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Legionella (dx with urine antigen test)

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Labs for legionella

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hyponatremia, gram stain with many neutrophils but few or no organisms

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Pulmonary infiltrates, bronchiectasis with eosinophilia. Elevated IgE. Hx of athsma

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allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)

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small, bright-red papuplar lesions in adult. Sharply circumscribed areas of congested capillaries and post-capillary venules in papillary dermis

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Cherry Hemangioma

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dilated vascular spaces with thin walled endothelial cells. Soft blue, compressible masses up to a few cm in size

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Cavernous hemangioma

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Cavernous hemangioma of the brain and viscera are associated with what disease

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Von Hippel Lindau

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lymphatic cysts lined by endothelium

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cystic hygroma

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Cystic Hygromas are associated with what diseases

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Turner sydrome and Down syndrome

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9
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what are some risk factors for gallbladder hypomotility

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pregnancy, rapid weight loss, prolonged TPN, octreotide, high spinal cord injuries

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what is biliary sludge

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bile precipitation containing cholesterol monohydrate crystals, calcium bilirubinate, mucus. Precursor to stones.

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Brown pigment stones

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Biliary tract infection

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Black pigment stones

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Intravascular hemolysis

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Mechanism of type IV HSR

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antigen is taken up by DC and presented to T cells. TH1 cells release IFN-g and recruit macrophages

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14
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Neutrophils can be falsly elevated in what patients?

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Corticosteroids. Cause demargination (release from vascular walls)

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Café au lait, neurofibromas, lisch nodules

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NF-1 ( chr 17)

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Hypersensitive to rejection, desires relationship with others

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Avoidant personality

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17
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Pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others

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Paranoid personality

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Detachment from social relationships, self absorbed, little pleasure in intimacy

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Schizoid personality

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what channels open when the cell membrane of skeletal muscles are depolarized

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Opens L type ca channels in T-tubule system

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What causes release of ca from intracellular stores in the sarcoplastic reticulum in skeletal muscle

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L type calcium-RyR mechanical coupling

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Does skeletal muscle require ca to enter from extracellular space to cause ca release in the cell?

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no. this is why CCB do not effect skeletal muscles.

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What does ca bind to in a depolarized skeletal muscle cell?

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Binds to troponin C

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What does ca-troponin C binding cause?

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moves tropomyosin out of the way. Myosin releases ADP leading to power stroke

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what causes ca influx in cardiac cells?

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Depolarization causes L type Ca chennels to open and allow extracellular ca to enter and activae RYR2 channels (CICR)

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What is the mechanism of smooth muscle contraction

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Ca influx (L type) leads to CICR. Ca binds to calmodulin which activates myosin light chain kinase leading to phosphorylation of myosin (binds to actin)

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T tubules are present in what types of muscle cells

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Skeletal and cardiac. Not smooth muscle

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why is skeletal muscle resistant to effects of ca channel blockers

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L type- RyR mechanical coupling (does not relay on extracellular ca for excitation-contraction coupling)

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What types of muscle cells depend on extracellular ca for excitation-contraction coupling

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Cardiac and smooth muscle (Targets of Verapamil)

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How does aldosterone affect K and H+ secretion

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Increases secretion leading to a loss of K+ and H+

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30
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Perifollicular hemorrhages and coiled hairs

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vitamin C deficiency

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31
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Loss of sensation of right upper and lower extremities and right side of face

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Thalamic syndrome (damage to VPN and VPL) leads to complete sensory loss. Proprioception is affected leading to falls

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32
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5-6mm cavities in deep structure of the brain filled with clear fluid

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Lacunar stroke (hipohyalinosis, microatheroma)

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33
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spindle cells with hair like glial processes associated with microcytes. Rosenthal fibers and granular eosinophilic bodies

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Pilocytic astrocytoma

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brain tumor in subcortical white matter that spreads across the corpus callosum. Pleomorphic astrocytic cells with necrosis and microvascular proliferation

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Glioblastoma multiforme

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small blue cells with Homer Wright rosettes

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Medulloblastoma

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36
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Tumor with Pseudorosettes arising in 4th ventricle

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Ependymoma

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37
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small round blue cells with neuropil (neuritic process)

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Neuroblastoma (adrenal medulla- N-myc)

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38
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Required co-factor for urea cycle

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Carbamoyl phosphate synthase I requireds N-acetylglutamate

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39
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budding yeast with pseudohyphae

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Candida

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40
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Defense against Candida

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T cells: prevent superfician Candida infection. Neutrophils prevent hematogenous spread of Candida

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41
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What is fluoxetine used for

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SSRI for panic disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety, OCD

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42
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DOC for generalized anxiety disorder

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Buspirone ( 5HT1A) agonist

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43
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in artherosclerotic plaques what promotes the migration of smooth muscle cells from the media into the intima

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PDGF secreted platelets, endothelial cells, macrophages

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Young, pregnant mother in Asia with fulminant hepatitis

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Hep E (unenveloped RNA virus)

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45
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Flutamide

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competitive inhibitor of testosterone receptor

46
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Theophylline intoxication

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Abdominal pain, vomiting, seizures. Tx: gastric lavage, activated charcoal, cathartics

47
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intoxication causing bradycardia, hypotension, cardiovascular collapse

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Beta blocker. Reverse with glucagon

48
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intoxication causing severe sedation, respiratory depression, constricted pupils

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Opiods, reverse with naltrexone, naloxone

49
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Intoxication causing liver damage following a latent period

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Acetaminophen. Reverse with N-acetylcyseine (glutathione donor)

50
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side effect of nitrates

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Headaches due to vasodilation

51
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diuretic that can precipitate gout attacks

52
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Drugs associated with Raynauds

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Beta blockeres and ergotamine (headaches)

53
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oval yeast forms in macrophage

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Histoplasma

54
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spherule filled with endospores

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coccidiodies

55
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Mutation associated with melanoma

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BRAF (valine to glutamate)

56
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Neurophysins

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carrier proteins for oxytocin and vasopressin

57
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what enzyme is inducible in states of inflammation?

58
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viral hepatitis that causes cytoplasm of hepatocyte to take on a granular eosinophilic appearance (ground glass)

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Hep B ( filled with HBsAg)

59
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tumors of eosinophilic cytoplasma and oval stippled nuclei. No variation in shape or size of tumor. From enterochromaffin cells

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carcinoid tumor

60
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Prevent dilated cardiomyopathy caused by doxorubicin

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Dexrazoxane

61
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Mutation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Beta myosin heavy chain

62
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fracture at neck of fibula

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lateral compartment (everts), sensory to the dosum of foot

63
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Ras

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GTP binding protein. Oncogene. Cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma

64
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MYC

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Transcription factor (Burkitt)

65
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ERBB1 (EGFR)

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Receptor tyrosine kinase. Oncogene. (lung adenocarcinoma)

66
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ERBB2 (HER2)

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Receptor tyrosine kinase (Breast cancer) Oncogene

67
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ABL

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non receptor tyrosine kinase (CML). Oncogene

68
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BRAF

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RAS signal transduction (hairy cell leukmenia, melanoma). Oncogene

69
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BRCA1 &2

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Tumor suppressor. DNA repair genes (breast and ovarian cancer)

70
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APB/ Beta-catenin

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Tumor suppressor. WNT signaling. FAP

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p53

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tumor supressor. Li Fraumeni

72
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RB

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tumor suppressor. Retinoblastoma, Osteosarcoma

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WT1

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tumor supressor. Urogenital differentiation. Wilms tumor

74
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VHL

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Tumor suppressor. RCC

75
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Concentric hypertrophy of ventricular wall

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narrowing of ventricular cavity seen in elevated ventricular pressures (HTN or aortic stenosis)

76
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Eccentric hypertrophy

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Dilation of the ventricle with increased chamber size due to volume overload (aortic or mitral regurgitation, dilated cardiomyopathy)

77
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what does the anti-Rh(D) ig consist of

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IgG anti-D antibodies. Binds to Rh+ RBCs that enter an Rh- mother. Give at 28 weeks

78
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Perfusion not matched by ventilation

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Occluded blood flow (PE)

79
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Ventilation not matched by perfusion

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Lung collapse or consolidation

80
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what is the Na level in hyperaldosteronism?

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normal due to aldosterone escape. Increased sodium excretion. Increased volume also increases ANP causing natriuresis

81
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How does the hypokalemia in hyperaldosteronism present?

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Profound muscle weakness

82
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orthopnea, crackles

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Left sided heart failure

83
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Hypoxia induced vasoconstriction leading to pulmonary hypertension

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

84
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when is K+ excretion seen

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High extracellular K, increased aldosterone, alkalosis, volume expansion, high Na intake, diuretic use

85
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Dizygotic twins ( 2 different oocytes by 2 different sperm)

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Dichorionic/ Diamniotic

86
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Monozygotic twins 0-4 days

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Dichorionic/Diamniotic

87
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Monozygotic twins. 4-8 days

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Morula (1 chorion, 2 amnion)

88
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Monozygotic twins. 8-12 days

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Blastocyst (1 chorion, 1 amnion)

89
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pleuritic chest pain that decreases with pt sits up and leans forward

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pericarditis

90
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Kussmaul sign

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paradoxical increase in jvd when inspiration. Seen in constrictive pericarditis

91
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pericardial knock

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heard shortly after S2 in patients with constrictive pericarditis

92
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Torticollis, tongue protrusions, opisthotonus, oculogyric cirsis ( elevation of eyes)

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Acute dystonia (4hrs to 4 days after antipsychotic use)

93
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how can N. gonorrhoeae evade the immune system?

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IgA protease that degrades IgA in mucosal secretions

94
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wbc >100,000 in synovial fluid analysis without crystals

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Septic arthritis (consider gonococcus)

95
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Wheezing, diarrhea, facial flushing

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carcinoid tumor. Tx: octreotide

96
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Methyltesterone

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Anabolic steroids. Promotes epidermal hyperproliferation and excessive sebum (acne)

97
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symptoms or deficients of neurological deficits without explanation after traumatic event

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conversion disorder

98
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Numerous physical complaints over years for which no physical explanation can be found

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Somatization disorder

99
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odds ratio

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probabilty of an event/ (1-probability of that event)

100
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Enoxaparin

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low weight molecular heparin. Binds and inactivates AT III

101
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Antithrombin III

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binds and inactivates factor Xa and stops it from converting prothrombin to thrombin

102
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Potency of a drug

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dose required to produce a given effect. Higher affinity= higher potency. ED50

103
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Efficacy

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Max effect

104
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Hypertension, low renin, weakness, parathesia

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Primary mineralcorticoid excess (hyperalodsteronism)

105
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Why is there a metabolic alkalosis in hyperaldosteronism

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increase excretion of H+ and K+ leads to reactive increase in bicarb production and absorption

106
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Hypotension, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis

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Primary adrenal insufficiency (addison)

107
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Hyponatremia, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis

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Loop or thiazide (contraction alkalosis) due to urinary Na/K loss and increase HCO- absorption

108
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Hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis

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Mineralcorticoid receptor antagonist. Decrease excretion of K+ and H+

109
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Mutation associated with polycythemia vera

110
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mild pleocytosis and positive VDRL is associated with what skin lesion

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Gumma (tertiary)! Not chancre (primary)

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