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uworld factoids Flashcards

1
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skeletal manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism

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osteitis fibrosa cystica

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2
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brown pigment stones - cause

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due to infections of the biliary tract - bacteria release beta-glucuronidase that increases the amount of unconjugated bilirubin in bile

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3
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succinylcholine can cause significant release of what electrolyte

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potassium (can lead to arryhtmias)

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4
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consequence of biliary hypomotility

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biliary sludge

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5
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congenital toxoplasmosis transmission

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in utero

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6
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medullary carcinoma of the thyroid - histology

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amyloid formed by calcitonin secreted from neoplastic parafollicular C cells

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7
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single palmar crease

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trisomy 21

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8
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local defense against candida is carried out by

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T cells

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9
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systemic infection of candida is prevented by

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neutrophils

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10
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imperforate anus occurs with what other abnormalities

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urinary tract defects

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11
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direct inguinal hernia occurs due to breakdown of what?

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transversalis fascia

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12
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baroreceptors transmit their information to what part of the brain?

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solitary nucleus of the medulla

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13
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hypertension race risk

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black>white>asian

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14
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what causes abdominal aortic aneuryms?

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atherosclerosis

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15
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what causes thoracic aortic aneurysm?

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tertiary syphilis, marfans

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16
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tertiary sysphilis causes thoracic abdominal aneurysm how

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endarteritis of vasa vasorum

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17
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how does HTN cause aortic dissection

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hypertrophy of vasa vasorum

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18
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markedly different bp in both arms

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aortic dissection

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19
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hemophilia B inheritance pattern

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X linked recessive

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20
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huntingtons inheritance pattern

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autosomal dominant

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21
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classical galactosemia inheritance pattern

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autosomal recessive

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22
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lesch nyhan inheritance pattern

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x linked recessive

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23
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LHON inheritance

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mitochondrial

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24
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top 1/3 of ureters are supplied by what artery?

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renal artery

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25
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whats the most common cardiomyopathy

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dilated cardiomyopathy

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26
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what type of mutation is associated with dilated cardiomyopathy?

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autosomal dominant

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27
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causes of dilated cardiomyopathy

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ABCCCD, HSP

alcohol abuse
beri beri (wet)
chagas
cocaine
coxsackie a/b myocarditis 
doxorubicin
hemochromotosis
sarcoidosis 
pregnancy (late)
28
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type of hypertrophy seen in dilated cardiomypoathy

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eccentric

sarcomeres added in series

29
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what extra heart sound is heard with dilated cardiomyopathy?

30
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what extra heart sound is heard with hypertrophic cardiomoypoathy?

31
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most common cause of death in freidrich’s ataxia

32
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beta-myosin heavy chain mutation

33
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classic histology finding in hOCM

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myofibrillar disarray and fibrosis

34
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low voltage EKG with diminshed QRS amplitude

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restrictive cardiomyopathy

35
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most common cause of bacterial endocarditis in IVDA

A 
staph aureus
(less common, psuedomonas, candida)
36
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bacterial endocarditis associated with prosthetic valves

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staph epidermidis

37
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bacterial endocarditis associated with people with underlying colorectal carcinoma

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strep bovis

38
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most common overall bacterial cause for bacterial endocarditis

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strep viridans

39
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culture negative bacterial endocarditis organisms

A 
HACEK
haemophilus
actinobacillus
cardiobacterium
eikenella
kingella
40
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PSGN can occur after

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strep pharyngitis OR strep impetigo

41
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rheumatic fever can occur after

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strep pharyngitis ONLY

42
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mechanism of acute rheumatic fever?

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molecular mimicry between bacterial m proteins and proteins found in human tissue

43
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histology of myocarditis in acute rheumatic fever

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aschoff bodies = giant cells with fibrinoid material with anitschkow cells inside (slender wavy nuclei)

44
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aschoff bodies = giant cells with fibrinoid material with anitschkow cells inside (slender wavy nuclei)

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acute rheumatic fever

45
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fish mouth appearance of valves

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chronic rheumatic fever

46
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heart problems in acute vs. chronic rheumatic fever

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acute = regurgitation
chronic = stenosis (fusion of commissures)
47
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hyperdynamic circulation occurs in what abnormality

A

aortic regurgitation

48
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whats pulsus paradoxus

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decrease of BP by > 10 mmhg upon inspiration

seen in cardiac tamponade

49
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becks triad

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1) hypotension
2) distant heart sounds
3) jvd

cardiac tamponade

50
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most common primary cardiac tumor in children

A

rhabdomyoma (tuberous sclerosis)

seen in venricle

51
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most common location of cardiac myxoma

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atria- usually LA

52
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Whats the most common cardiac tumor

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metastasis, usually from: breast, lung, melanoma, lymphoma

53
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diastolic tumor plop sound

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cardiac myxoma

54
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cardiac tumor with gelatinous appearance and abundant ground tissue on histology

55
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difference between bacillary angiomatosis and kaposi sarcoma

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bacillary = neutrophillic infiltrate
kaposi = lymphocytic infiltratie
56
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pvc exposure predisposes to

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angiosarcoma

57
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arsenic exposure predisposes to

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angiosarcoma

58
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radiation cancer treatment MOA

A

double stranded DNA breaks and formation of oxygen free radicals

59
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anaphylactic response to transfused blood products

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selective immunoglobulin deficiency

60
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where is the area postrema of the brain

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dorsal medulla (midbrain) below pons and in the back of the brainstem

61
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postauricular lymphadenopathy

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rubella (togavirus) - german measles

62
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persistent lymphedema with chronic dilatation of lymphatic channels predisposes to what cancer

A

lymphangiosarcoma

63
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cancer that may arise 10 years after radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection with breast cancer

A

lymphangiosarcoma

64
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cardiac tissue conduction fastest to slowest

A

Purkinje > atrial > ventricular > AV node

65
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what causes increase in insulin resistance in overweight individuals?

A

FFA and serum triglycerides

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