Chapter 9 Flashcards

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What is GBD?

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global burden disease is the burden caused by environmental diseases has on us , like communicable and nutrional diseases

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What is DALY

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disability adjusted life year

the sum of years of life lost d/t premature mortality and disease

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What global health trend do we see with AIDS from 1990-2010

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increase in the mortalitiy d/t AIDS and HIV.

maybe because people do not see them as a disease killing illness

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what is health loss

what is the single leading cause of health loss

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health loss => morbidity and premature death

undernutrition

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What are the leading causes of death in developed countries?

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Ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease

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Postnatally, what are the 3 conditions that are preventable that cause deaths in children under 5 y/o?

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1) Pneumonia
2) Diarrheal diseases
3) Malaria

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In developing nations, 5/10 leading causes of death are due to what?

What are they?

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infectious diseases

  1. Respiratory diseases
  2. HIV/AIDS
  3. Diearrheal disease
  4. Tb
  5. Maleria
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We are seeing a increase in lifes lost due to what dieases

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Cardiovascular

HIV/AIDS/TB

Cancer

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We are seeing a decrease in lifes lost due to what dieases

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Neonatal conditions

Diarrheal, lower respiratory infections and other common infectious diseases

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What emerging infectious diseases are coming up?

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  1. New strains and organisms (multi-drug resistant TB)
  2. Diseases that previously affected other species but now affect humans (HIV)
  3. Diseases caused by an increase in pathogens (dengue fever related to climate change)
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what is poised to be the global leading cause of environmental disease?

why

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climate change

it is increasing diseases

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what diseases are being worsened by heat and air pollution?

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  1. Cardiovascular
  2. cerebrovascular
  3. respiratory diseases
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what disease are being worsened by rising sea levels that are increasing flood and contaminating our waters

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GI problems: gastroentertitis, cholera, food/waterborn infectious diseases

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What diseases are being caused by increased temperature, crop failures and extreme weather variation?

give 2 examples

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vector-born illnesses (maleria and dengue fever)

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What is being caused by changed in local climate that disrupt crop production?

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malnutrition

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What is toxicology

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distribution, effects and MOA of toxins

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poisons

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all substances are poisons; dose dependent

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what are xenobiotics?

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exogenous substances (food, air, water soil) taken in via inhaling, ingesting, skin contact that can be detoxified and excreted from the body OR nmetabolized into reactive metabolites that cause damage via CYP P450

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how does xenobiotics make ROS

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by both detoxing and metabolizing them into reactive metobolites

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What are the phases of detoxification of xenobiotics

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  1. Phase I: chemicals undergo hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction (by CYP 450)

Phase II: often metabolized to WATER SOLUBE compounds through glucuronidation, sulfation, methylation, and conjugation w/ glutathione

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Xenobiotics are metabolized by what?

Cause what?

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  • CYP-450 system in ER of liver

- Either detoxification or conversion into active compounds that cause cell injury –> ROS

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What are the inducers of CYP? (mnemonic)

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SHADE

Smoking

Hormones

Alcohol

Drugs

Enviornmental chemicals

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What decreases CYP activity?

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Fasting and/or starvation

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detoxification involves metabolism that forms what?

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inactive water-soluble substances

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how do most drugs and solvents enter cells
lipophilic and carried in blood by lipoproteins
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Pollutants in the air, water an d soil are absorbed how? Where do they act
lungs, GI tract and skin They can act at the site of absorption or the organs they are stored and metabolized to
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EPA puts limits on what? (6)
``` sulfure dioxide ozone CO particulate matter nitrogen dioxide AND LEAD ```
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name imp outdoor air pollutants
1. ozone (O3) 2. sulfur dioxide 3. CO 4. particulate matter
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what is ozone made and where does it accumulate
UV + O2 in the stratosphere and accumulates in ozone layer
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prupose of ozone in the last 35 years, what has happaned
protect us from harmful UVC last 35 yrs, stratosphere has been shrinking d/t chlorforocarbons
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what is ground level ozone toxicity?
ozone makes free radicals => damage epithelial cells in respiratory tract and type 1 alveolar => decreased lung function and chest discomfort
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Exposure to ozone is more dangerous to ppl with
1. asthma | 2. emphysema`
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Population at risk (PAR): ozone healthy adults and children => athletes, outdoor workers, asthmatics=>
healthy adults and children => decreased lung function, increased airway reactivity, lung inflammation • athletes, outdoor workers, asthmatics=> decreased exercise capacity, increase hospitalization
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What makes sulfur dioxide
power plants that burn fossil fules, copper melting and paper mills
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what creates witches brew
sulfur dioxide ozone particulate matter
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sulfur dioxide (sulfuric acid and sulfur trioxide) PAR: heathy adults => Individuals with chronic lung dz => Asthmatics =>
heathy adults => increased respiratory problems * Individuals with chronic lung dz => increased mortality * Asthmatics => decreased lung function and increased hospitilation
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Particulate matter (soot) causes what? What makes soot?
pulmonary inflammation and secondary cardiovascular effects coal and oil-fired pwer plants
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Which size particles are the most harmful? What happens when inhaled?
- Fine or ultrafine particles less than 10 μm in diameter | - Readily inhaled into alveoli where they are phagocytosed => inflammatory mediators
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what are features of CO and when are they made
Carbon monoxide is a nonirritating, odorless, tasteless, and colorless gas made when there is incomplete oxidation of hydrocarbons
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acute CO toxicity
usually quickly converted to CO2, but in small confined areas we make enough to cause coma or death in 5 min
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Chronic CO poisoning occurs when working where
underground tunnels, parking gararages or highway booths
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CO binds to Hb with ____ more affinity ____ saturation causes hypoxia _____ saturation xauses unconscious or coma
200x 20-30 60-70
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how does CO kill what areas does it affect most
depress CNS and ischemia basal ganglia and lenticular nuclei
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Chronic poisoning by CO=> CO on hemoglobin (carboxyhemoglobin) is very stabl. chronic low levels of CO can rise to dangerous levels. but is is removed when the RBCs are recycled • The slowly rising levels of bound CO can make ischemic changes in the CNS, especially in the basal ganglia and the lenticular nuclei People can typically recover after taking the CO source away, but they can have what problems
perm mem loss vision/hearing loss speech loss
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Acute poisoning by CO is marked by which characteristic morphology?
Cherry-red color of the skin and mucous membranes
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if death occurs rapidly with CO, will morpholopical changes be seen? What will they be
no, must last a while edema puntuate hemorrhages hypoxia induced neuronal changes
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7. List pollutants associated with indoor air pollution
1. Wood smoke (polycyclic hydrocarbons) 2. Bioaerosols 3. Radon: radioactive gas from uranium 4. Formaldehyde from building materials 5. Sick building syndrome many indoor pollutants d/t poor ventilation
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Lead is a readily absorbed metal that binds to what? Interferes with? Leads to what kind of toxicities?
binds to sulfhydral groups and interferes with Ca2+ metabolism - Leads to: hematologic, skeletal, neurologic, GI, and renal toxicities
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Most absorbed lead is incorporated into? Competes with?
- Bones and teeth | - Competes with calcium
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High levels of lead cause CNS disturbances in both adult and children, but what condition is predominant in adults?
Peripheral neuropathies (foot drop and wrist drop)
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Lead inhibits the activity of what 2 enzymes involved in heme synthesis? Causes what type of anemia?
- δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase and Ferrochelatase | - Microcytic hypochromic anemia (& mild hemolysis)
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What morphological blood and bone marrow changes are present in lead poisoning? Histological findings?
Ring sideroblasts ---> RBCprecursors w/ iron-laden mitochondria that are detected with Prussian blue stain - Punctate basophilic stippling of the red cells
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low levels of lead in kids cause
IQ defects hyperactivity poor organization skulls brain damage
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high levels of lead in others
Sensory/motor/intellectual and psychological impairments, learning disabilities, slowed psychomotor development, blindness. In severe cases: psychoses, seizures and coma. • Severe cases: brain edema, demyelination of cerebral and cerebellum WM, necrosis of cortical neurons
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lead poisoning occurs mostly in
kids adults absorb less than 15%
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what causes nerotoxic effects of lead
inhibiting NT that Ca2+ dysreg causes
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lead lines occur where
epiphyses of bone (radiodense) gums (hyperpigmented)
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how does lead affect healing of fractures abdomdomen kidneys
inhibits healing of fractures lead colic: severe, poorly localized abdominal pain damage proximal tubules. if chronic rnal damage => intertersitial fibrosis saturine gout => decrease uric acid secretion
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Mercury mostly affects what organs?
CNS (developing brain) Kidney
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3 kinds of mercury? Which one is the brain most susceptible to and why?
1. Metallic mercury 2. methyl mercury (organic) 3. mercuric chloride (inorganic) developing brain is most susceptible to methyl mercury
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Which type of mercury causes tremors, gingivitis, and bizzare behavior when inhaled from dental amalgams? MAD HATTER
metallic mercy
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What type of mercury infected fish in the Minamata and Agano river?
merthyl mercury
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What is minimata disease?
Mercury poisining that leads to: 1. cerebral palsy 2. deafness/blindness 3. MR 4. CNS defecfts in fetuses
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What is the main protective mechanism from mercury induced damage to the CNS?
intracellular glutathoine, a sulfhydral donor
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Arsenic affects what organs most commonly?
GI tract Nervous System Skin Heart
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Arsenic trioxide is a frontline treatment for?
Acute promyelocytic leukemia
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neurological effects caused by arensic poisoning are usually what?
sensorimotor neuropath: paresthesia, numbness and pain
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chronic exposure to arsenic increases the risk for cancers of the lungs, bladder, and skin. what will the skin cancer look like
(multiple | tumors on palms and soles of feet)
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Cadmium is toxic to what systems? Due to increased production of?
- Kidneys and Lungs | - Increased production of ROS, thus, not directly toxic
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The principal toxic effects of excess cadmium take the form of what diseases? Due to?
- Obstructive lung disease caused by necrosis of alveolar epithelial cells - Renal tubular damage that may progress to end-stage renal disease
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what is the most important source of cadmium?
food
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what is itai itai (ouch-ouch) disease)
when post-menopausal Japanese women drink cadmium-containing water, causes osteoporosis + osteomalacia assx with RENAL disease
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What are examples of organic solvents
1. chloroform 2. carbon tetrachloride 3. benzene 4. 1,3 butadiene in rubber workser
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chloroform and carbon tetrachloride cause what | at acute and chronic levels
acute: dizziness and confusion => CNS depression, coma chronic: lower levels toxic to liver and kidneys
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benzene and 1,3- butadiene in rubber workers=>
stop differentiation of HPC in BM => marrow aplasia and increase risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
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What are the most potent carcinogenes and how are they made what do they cause?
polycylic hydrocarbons fossil fuels lung and bladder cancer
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what are Organochlorines examples
synthetic lipophillic products that do not degrade pestacides (DDT) and nonpestacides (PCB and dioxin)
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how do most organochlorines work?
disrupt hormonal balance d.t antiestrogenic and antiandrogenic activity
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Dioxins and PCBs can cause what skin disorder? Affect CYPs how?
- Folliculitis and a dermatosis known as chloracne, characterized by acne, cyst formation, hyperpigmentation, and hyperkeratosis of face and behind ears - Induce CYPs, may shown abnormal drug metabolism
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mineral dusts include what
coal dust silica asbestos berrylium
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what do mineral dusts cause?
pneumoconiosis, a chronic, | nonneoplastic lung disease
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asbestors causes what when is risk increased when asbestos fibers become covered with iron and Ca2+, what are they callled
mesothelioma when you smoke ferrougous bodies
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**** vinyl chloride can cause what UNCOMMON TUMOR
hepatic angiosarcoma
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BPA, used in food and water containers, does what what population is more prone to ir
disrupts endocrine system, most often in babies bc they drink out of bottles
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Organophosphates can cause parylsis of DIAPRAGM and death. how?
inhibit ACh-ase=> increase ACh levels in body
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• _____ is the leading exogenous cause of human cancers, yet the most preventable COD
tobacco
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In US, smoking is responsible for ______ deaths ____ of all deaths in ppl who smoke are d/t lung cancer
>400,000 1/3
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_____ of lung cancers are due to tobacco smoke
90%
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When you stop smoking, Overall mortality and risk of death from CV decreases within ___ years. When you stop smoking, lung cancer mortality decreases by ___% within ___ years, but you are still at high risk for____years.
5 years 21% 5 years 30 years
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_____% of nonsmokers are alive at age 70, but only _____% of smokers are. o Difference in survival between smokers and non-smokers is ____years.
75% 50% 7.5 years
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Tobacco decreases overall survival through _______ effect? How is this expressed?
dose-dependent effect packs-years: average packs a day * years of smoking
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Which components of cigarette smoke are potent carcinogens and are directly involved in the development of lung cancer?
Polycyclic hydrocarbons Nitrosamines Other: tar, benzo[a]pyrene
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what component of tobacco smoke causes ganglionic stimulation and depression and promotes tumor formation?
nicotene
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what components of tobacco promote tumor production causes mucosal irritation?
phenol formaldehyde NO
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what causes tobacco smoke to impair O2 transport and utilization?
CO
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Tobacco and alcohol have a multiplicative interaction and can cause increase risk of what cancers?
laryngeal and oral cancers
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Agents in smoke irritate the tracheobronchial mucosa => cause inflammation and increased mucus production (bronchitis) => metaplasia, which can then cause
squamous cell cancer
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____ workers and ____ miners who smoke have a 10-fold higher chance of lung carcinomas
asbestos | uranium
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what cancers are assx with smoking?
``` eso pancrease bladder kidney cervix BM ```
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how is cig smoking correlated with MI
athersclerosis => MI smoking + HTN + hyper cholesoltema => multiplicative effect of MI
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Maternal smoking can cause what?
spontaneous abortion preterm births low birth weight
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is nicotene a carcinogene
no
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is passive smoking bad?
yes: assx with 30-60k cardiac deaths | 1. 3x risk of lung cancer if living in a smokers home
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Worldwide, alcohol kills _______ people a year (___% of all deaths)
1. 8 million 3. 2 of all deaths more widespread than other substances and cuases more deaths
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how does alcohol goes to all tissues and fluids in the body | in direct proportion to the blood level.
it is absorbed UNALTERED in stomach and small Intestine
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EtOH is metabolized into acetylaldehyde in 3 ways where? and using what enzyme ? star the most imporatnt
1. in the cytsol of the liver cell via alcohol dehydrogenase******** 2. ER (microsome) of the liver cell via CYPS (CYP2E1) 3. In the peroxisome (via catalse)
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After we convert alcohol => acetylaldehyde, what does it become?
go to mT and converted to acetate/acetic acid via (ALDH: acetyladehyde DH), which can be used in mT resp chain
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What is the direct, and toxic, product of alcohol oxidation?
Acetaldehyde
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Oxidation of ethanol by ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase) takes place in the?
cytosol
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The cytochrome P-450 system and its CYP2E1 isoform are located?
In the ER (microsome)
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What is the main cause of accumulation of fat in liver of alcoholics and lactic acidosis?
low NAD in the mT, NAD=> NADH, which decreases levels of NAD and increases lactic acid levels and steastosis
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_____ is the main agent associated with alcohol induced laryngeal and esophageal cancer
acetylaldehydr
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Those with one ______ allele (in 50% of azns)=> higher risk of developing ESO cancer.
one ALDH2*2
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affects of acute alcoholism
CNS (Depressant) hepatic steatosis acute gastritis and ulceration
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what is the main site of chronic alcoholism? what does it cause these are assx with increased risk of what
liver alocholic hepatitis and cirrhosis, which are assx with portal HTN and increased risk of hepatocellular
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How does chronic alcoholism affect CNS what does it cause
thiamine (vit B1) deficiency peripheral neuropathy wernicke-korsakoff syndrome
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chronic alocholism can lead to an ataxic gait, how?
atrophy the superior vermis of cerebellum
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how is alcochol good
20-30 (250mL) win a day=> protect against CAD by increasing HDL, which inhibits platelet aggregation and lower finbrinogen levels
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alcohol can cause hypothermia. whaaaat and how?!
dilates superficial blood vessels
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MHT: give menopausal pt estrogen + progesterone • Early in menopause=> alleviates menopausal sx (hot flashes) and reduces chances of fractures (because reduces osteoporosis), but what happen if this is given over a prolonged pd of time?
increase risk of breast cancer and thromboembolism => stroke thus, good for a little, not for a long time
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Does menopausal hormonal therapy protect women older or younger than 60? and of what
women younger than 60 from MI and CAD no protections for grandmas
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oral contraceptives and cancers breast cancer? endometrial and ovarian cancers? cervical cancer?
no increase risk for BC protect against endometrial and ovarian increase risk in cervical, especially in those who have HPV
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oral contraceptives and thrombembolism
3-6x increase risk for venous thrombosis pulmonary embolism, especially in smokers
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oral contraceptive and CVD risk in those younger than 30YO
no increase risk, unless pt is a smoker
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older patients who have been taking prolonged oral contraceptives have an increased risk for what tumor
a rare benign tumor- hepatic adenoma
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do anabolic steroids increase risk for MI
yes
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how is acetominophin detoxified
At therapeutic dosages, 95% of acetaminophen is detoxified by phase II hepatic enzymes and excreted in our urine as glucuronate or sulfate conjugates, NOT causing toxicity * Remaining 5% is metabolized by CPY2E1 into NAPQ, a highly reactive metabolite. * Before it can cause harm, it is conjugated by glutathione (GSH) • if overdosed, all glutathione is used => NAPQ causes protein adducts and lipid peroxidation => centrilobular necrosis => liver failure
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Toxicity can occur in lower doses in alcoholics because alcohol induces ____ in the ____
CYP2E in the liver
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how do we tx acetominophin overdose
can be treated in the first 12 hours by giving N-acetylcysteine to increase glutathoine levels
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acetominophin causes Causes ___% of unintentional OD and ___% of acute liver failure
50% | 50%
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In serious overdoses of acetaminophen, how does liver failure occur?
Beginning with centrilobular necrosis that may extend to entire lobules *Liver transplantation will be the only hope for survival
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Acute salicylate (aspirin) overdose causes what acid-base shift, due to? Followed by?
- Alkalosis as a consequence of stimulation of the respiratory center in the medulla (ASA is an acid) - Followed by metabolic acidosis which forms salicyclates that diffuse into the brain and cause nausea and a coma
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johnny took 3g of aspirin (acetylsalicyclic acid) a day for long periods of time. what does he have? what sx will he show
chronic salicyclism HA, dizziness, tinnitus, bleeding, coma, analgesic nephropahy
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______ occurs when you take aspirin + acetominophin together for many years
analgesic nephropathy, Tubulointerstitial nephritis w/ renal papillary necrosis
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what causes bleeding when you have Chronic (salicylism
thromboxane A2 and cyclooxygenase is blocked => no platelets aggregate
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what factors of burn are of clinical significance?
depth, % of body it covers, internal injuries caused by inhaling fumes and heat, efficacy of burn treatment
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how do we classify burns?
1st degree: superficial (epidermis): PAIN, REDNESS AND SWELLING 2nd degree: partial thickness (epideris and dermis): REDNESS AND BLISTERING 3rd degree: full thickness(into subcutaneous tissue): NUMBESS BC NERVES ARE DMGED, SCARS, LOF
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what 2 things should people pay attention to when treating burns?
management of fluid and electrolytes controlling the infection
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what do we want to monitor burn patients for, because they are the greatest threates to life? in ones over 20%
sepsis hypovolemic shock respiratory insuffiency
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how do burn pts develop hypovolemix show
fluid shifts into interstial compartment at the burn site and systemically d/t [systemic inflammatory response syndrome] => hypovolemic show can cause pulmonary edema
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what is malignant hyperthermia? it pt sweating?
inherited mutation in RYR1 that causes a heat stroke like RAISE in core temperature when a anesthetic is given pt is not sweating
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Total body irradiation will cause cells to look like CANCER cells. what are the feaures
form giant cells nuclear/cytoplasmic swelling form mitotic figures
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Major morphological consequences of total body irradiation
1. interstitial fibrosis in lungs 2. fibrosis of GI tract 3. Atrophy and fibrosis of gonads
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An important pathophysiologic effect of burns is the development of what state?
Hypermetabolic state associated with excess heat loss and increased need for nutritional support *Estimated that when >40% of body surface is burned the RMR may double --
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what cancers are assx with ioizing radiation
1. leukemias 2. THYROID tumors AML is a 2nd cancer that can occur
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Which tissues are extremely vulnerable to radiation?
Tissue with high rate of cell division: - Gonads - Bone marrow - Lymphoid tissue - Mucosa of GI tract
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as we increase levels of total body radiation, what do we affect
acute radiation syndrome, which affects hematopoetic (lymphocytes 1st, then bone marrow) => small bowel=> BRAIN
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0-1 Sv of total body radiation
NO EFECTS
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1-2 Sv=> affects _______ in 1 day- 1 week o Signs and symptoms: o lethal?
lymphocytes granulocytopenia/ lymphopenia not lethal
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2-10 Sv=> affects _______ in 2-6 weeks o Signs and symptoms: o lethal?
bone marrow leukopenia, hair loss and vomitting, hemorrhave variable: 0-80%
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10-20 Sv=> affects _______ in 5-14 days o Signs and symptoms: o lethal?
small bowel D/V, fever amd electrolyte imbalance 100% yes
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>50 Sv=> affects _______ in 1-4 hours o Signs and symptoms: o lethal?
brain ataxia, coma, convulse, vomit 100%
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what is malnurition
Malnutrition (Protein energy malnutrition (PEM)) occurs when we do not eat enough protein/calories or when we have a problem digesting/absorbing proteins
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Kwashiokor: ____ deprivation is more than ____ deprivation
protein deprivation is MORE
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Kwashiokor: protein deprivation is more than calorie deprivation bb will have
protein loss in vsiceral comparment: hypoalbunemia => edema => look big vit deficiency fattty liver immune def , with 2nd
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marasmis occurs when
weight of bb falls below 60% of normal height, sex and age
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marasmis will look
skinny muscle loss growth reatdation
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marismus bbs albumin levels will be what
normal bc they loose proteins from somatic compartment (skeletal mycsle) thus, emaciated extremeties and anemia
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what is it called when when the diet is lacking one or all food sources (carbohydrates, proteins, and/or lipids)
primary malnutrition
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what is it called when malabsorption, impaired utilization or storage, excess loss, or increased need for nutrients
secobndary malnutrition
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What is the main site of injury from 1-2 Sv ionizing radiation? 2-10 Sv? 10-20 Sv? >50 Sv?
1-2 Sv = Lymphocytes 2-10 Sv = Bone marrow 10-20 Sv = Small bowel >50 Sv = Brain
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Which mediators secreted by tumors and during chronic inflammatory reactions contribute to development of Cachexia?
- Proteolysis-inducing factor: excreted in urine of weight-losing patients w/ pancreatic, breast, colon, and other cancers - Lipid-mobilizing factor: increases fatty acid oxidation and proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF and IL-6
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Proteolysis-inducing factor and proinflammatory cytokines cause skeletal muscle breakdown in cachexia through what path
NF-kB induced activation of the ubiquitin proteasome pathwa
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anorexia causes
amenorrhea**** decrease in thyroid hormone decrease in bone densirty
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Bulimia: causes what
1. hypokalemia: electrolyte imbalance => <3 problems, r | 2. rupture of ESO and gastric bc we are throwin up
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what is a complication of both anorexia and bullimeia?
cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death d/t hypokalemia
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Adipose tissue makes afferent signals that influence the activity of the hypothalamus, which is THE regulator of appetite and satiety. These signals decrease food intake by inhibiting _____ circuits and enhance NRG expenditure by activating ____ circuits. 1. Leptin: ____ 2. Insulin: _____ 3. Ghrelin: ___ 4. PYY: ____
anabolic catabolic adipocytes pancreatic B cells stomach intestines
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Pro-inflammatory state assx with obesity can be ______
carcinogenic
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what is the main driver of metabolic syndromes
obsesity high IGF-1: hyperinsulinema, glucose intolerance
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what is pickwickian syndrome
occurs in obese pts hypoventiliation and hypersomnolence (super sleepy) at night and day, associated assx with sleep apnea and right sided <3 failure (cor pulmonale)
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obsity increases risk for what cancers
``` eso pancrease colon rectum breast endometrium kidney thyroid gb ```
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Aflaxtoxin => _____ carcinoma Nitrosamines and nitrosamides => _____ carcinomas High animal fat and low fiber => _____ cancer * Vit C and E, B-carotenes and selenium => _______ properties * Total dietary fat => increases ____ cancer * Omega3FA => ___ lower risk of CV?
hepatocellular gastric colon anticarcinogenic properties breast DOES NOT
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what in obsesity pts increases risk of CAD
high TAG and low LDL
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what can obesity be a carcinogix
insulin resistance => hyperinsulinma (d/t high IGF-1)=> increase cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis THIS IS WHY OBESITY CAN BE CARCINOGENIC
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low iron causes
hypochromic microcytic anemia
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low ionine causes
goiter hypothryoidism
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low copper causes
muscle weaknes neurodefects abnormal collagen cross-linking
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low fluoride causes
dental carries
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low selenium causes
<3 problems myopathy cardiomyopathy (keshan disease)