acronyms Flashcards
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what are the infections or toxins that we give passive antibody for right after we are exposed to them
To Be Healed Rapidly
Tetanus toxin
Botulinum toxin
HBV
Rabies virus
what are the live attenuated vaccines that usually provide lifelong immunity
ATTENtion! Please Vaccinate Young Infants with MMR Regularly
Attenuated vaccine Polio (Sabin, oral) Varicella Yellow fever Intranasal Influenza Measles Mumps Rubella Rotavirus
what are the causes of eosinophilia
CANADA P
Collagen vascular disease (PAN, Dermatomyositis)
Atopic disease
Neoplasm
Adrenal Insufficiency (addisons Dx)
Drugs (NSAIDS, penicillins, cephalosporins)
Acute interstitial nephritis
parasites (strongyloides, ascaris)
what is one function of cytokines 1-6
HOT T-BONE stEAK
IL1=fever IL2=T cell stimulation IL3=stimulation of bone marrow IL4=IGE IL5=IGA IL6=stimulation of aKute phase proteins
what bacteria are stained with giemsa
Certain Bugs Really Try my Patience
Chlamydia Borrelia Rickettsiae Trypanosomes Plasmodium
what are the important points of the B and T cell immunodeficiency Ataxia Telangiectasia
ATAXIA
Ataxia Telangiectasia AFP (increased) X-ray sensitivity (defect in ATM increases double stranded breaks) IGA deficiency Acute leukemia and Lymphoma
what are the deep nuclei of the cerebellum from medial to lateral
Fat Gerbals Exercise Daily
Fastigial
Globose
Emboliform
Dentate
what is the song to remember the nerve roots that supply the various reflexes
S1,2 buckle my shoe
L3,4 kick the door
C5,6 pick up sticks
C7, 8 lay them straight
L1,2 testicles move
S3,4 winks galore
where do the cranial nerves exit the skull
COS3ROSI2J3H (said: cosine cubed rosi squared j cubed h) I: Cribriform plate II: Optic foramen III, IV, V1: Superior orbital fissure V2: foramen Rotundum V3: foramen Ovale VI: Superior orbital fissure VII,VIII: Internal auditory meatus IX, X, XI: Jugular foramen XII: Hypoglossal canal
what are the cranial nerves
Oh Oh Oh To Touch And Feel (a) Virgin Girl’s Vagina And Hymen
Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducent, Facial,
Vestibulocochlear (formerly Auditory), Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal
what are the retroperitoneal structures
A DUCK PEAR
Adrenal glands Duodenum Ureters Colon Kidneys Pancreas Esophagus Aorta (and IVC) Rectum
what are the obligate anaraerobes
anaerobes Can’t Breath Air
Clostridium
Bacteroides
Actinomyces
what are the obligate aerobes
Nagging Pests Must Breath
Nocardia
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacilis species
what are the most common causes of bowel obstruction?
ABCs
Adhesions (previous surgery adhesions)
Bulge (hernia that his incarcerated or strangulated)
Cancer (most commonly metastatic Colon cancer)
what are the symptoms of carcinoid syndrome
Big (bulging tumor in belly) FDR
Bronchospasm (asthmatic wheezing)
Flushing
Diarrhea (recurrent)
Right sided valvular disease
what is the APC pathway of colon cancer genetic development
AK-53
loss of APC gene
K-ras mutation
Loss of p-53
causes of Acute pancreatitis
SHHH! AGE
Sulfa drugs
HIV drugs
Hypercalcemia (i.e. parathyroidism)
Hypertrigliceridemia
Alcohol
Gallstones
ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram)
is ALT or AST higher in alcoholic hepatitis
A Scotch and Tonic
AST is higher> ALT by 2x ratio
what structures pierce the diaphragm
I Ate Ten Eggs At Twelve
T8-IVC
T10-Esophagus, vagus
T12-Aorta, thoracic duct, azygous vein
at “T-1-2 its the Red (aorta), White (thoracic duct), and Blue (azygous vein)
Huntington’s disease
The C’s of Huntingtons
CAG repeats on chromosome Cuatro (4) Cuarenta (presents in 40s) Cognitive decline Chorea Caudate nucleus
CAG
Cuadate nucleus loses Acetylcholine and Gaba
