Week 6 Flashcards
What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
Graves’ Disease
What is the mode of inheritance of Friedrichs Ataxia?
Autosomal Recessive
What drug class used to treat type 2 diabetes is contraindicated in heart failure?
Glitazones or Thiazolidiones
Which congenital defect is characterized by protrusion of abdominal contents into the umbilical cord as evidenced by the contents being covered by peritoneum ?
Omphalacele
A 40 year old male is diagnosed with rapidly progressing meningoencephalitis after swimming in a fresh-water lake. What protozoa was likely the cause of this man’s illness?
Naegleria Fowleri
Duodenal atresia is associated with what congenital disorder?
Down syndrome
Pruritic papules, vesicles, and bullae due to deposits of IgA at the tips of dermal papalae are associated with what disease?
Celiac Disease
What are the five stages of grief per the Kubler-Ross model?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
What lysosomal storage disorder is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration, low hepatosplenomegaly and a (cherry red macula)?
Tay-sachs [if there was hepatosplenomegaly it would be nieman-picks]
What is the antidote for heparain?
Protamine Sulfate
Name a cancer drug that inhibits the M phase of the cell cycle
Microtubule inhibitors
Ureters course under what retroperitoneal structure in males and females?
Males vas deferens, females uterine artery
A bicuspid aortic valve is associated with what congenital disorder?
Turner syndrome
What drug works as a mucolytic in chronic bronchopulmonary diseases by disrupting disulfide bonds?
N-acetylcystine [NAC, Nephrotoxicity, Acetaminophen toxicity, cystic fibrosis because it is a mucolytic]
A 24 yo female with no PMH presents with abdominal pain, vomiting, non bloody diarrhea. She last ate chicken and rice 6 hours ago at a restaurant. What is the most likely pathogen for food poisoning in this case?
Bacillus aureus
What disorder is caused by congenital deficiency of homogentisate oxidase in the degradative pathway of tyrosine to fumarate and can present with bluish black connective tissue and urine turning black on prolonged exposure to air?
Alkaptonuria
What tumor marker is used to monitor and confirm hepatoma?
AFP - alpha fetoprotein
You are working in the ED and see a female baby who was born 2 weeks ago who was brought in by her anxious mother. The mother tells the student that the baby seemed purple, especially her fingers and toes and looks extremely blue while crying. What is the most common cause of cyanosis within the first few weeks of life?
Tertalogy of Fallot
What complement disorder causes hereditary angioedema?
C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency
what drug inhibits vitamin k epoxide reductase?
Warfarin
Which hormone is known to stimulate prolactin release?
thyroid releasing hormone
A 27 yo male develops a DVT in his left lower leg in a 4 hour car ride. His 59 yo father had a thrombosis in the mesenteric vein last year and his 52 yo mother has had repeated superficial veinous thrombosis. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Factor V Leiden, Autosomal Dominant
What is the MOA of carmustine?
Alkylates and cross-links DNA and RNA
What is the most common bacterial pathogen isolated in blood cultures of patients w/ acute right sided bacterial endocarditis?
Staph aureus
An 8 year old boy returns from a camping trip complaining of abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and excessive gas. A duodenal aspirate reveals the organism shown in the image. What pathogen is most likely responsible for his symptoms?
Giardia Lamblia
75 yo female presents with history of headache for the past two weeks. No fever, nausea, or visual changes. Vital signs WNL. Tenderness on temporal area. Labs show elevated ESR and a CBC with mild anemia. What is the next step in management?
High dose predinisone
For chronic disease in a population, would you expect the incidence or prevalence to be higher?
Prevalence
What is the MOA of ipatropium?
Muscarinic antagonist
what disorder is caused by a defect in fibrillin?
marfan syndrome
What vitamin deficiency presents with swollen gums, easy bruising, and poor wound healing?
vitamin c deficiency scurvy
What is the MOI of tuberous sclerosis?
AD
An 18yo female comes to your office because she has not begun menstruating. She reports abdominal cramping that occurs every 4-5 weeks. On pelvic exam you notice hematocolpos. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Imperforate hymen
In what part of the GI tract can Peyer’s patches be found in?
Ilium
What immunodeficiency presents with recurrent pyogenic infection, albinism, and peripheral neuropathy?
Chediak-higashi syndrome
central diabetes insipidus results from the decreased production of what hormone?
ADH
What changes would you expect to see on an ECG in a patient with hypokalemia?
U Waves
What effect does progesterin have on gallbladder motility?
Inhibits
A 70 year old current smoker with history of 30 pack years is asymptomatic requests a lung screening. What test should you order if any?
Low-dose CT
What prophylaxis is started on an HIV patient when the CD4 count drops below 200?
Bactrim TMP-SMX
What autoantibodies are associated with Sjogren Syndrome?
Anti-Ro (SSA) and Anti-La (SSB)