Deck 3 Flashcards
What medications cause facial flushing, n/v, and headaches after ethanol consumption?
Metronidazole “disulfiram like reaction”
Disulfiram
Inhibit acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and causes accumulation of acetaldehyde
What is the most sensitive method for determining pregnancy?
Serum B-hcG
What day after fertilization can you detect serum B-hcG? Urine B-hcG?
Day 8 (day 6 = implantation) Urine B-hcG at 14 days
Symptoms for stroke in anterior cerebral artery?
contralateral sensory and motor deficits in lower limbs, urinary incontinence, behavioral changes
Symptoms of stroke in MCA?
Contralateral sensory and motor deficits in face, hands, arms, Broca’s aphasia, spacial neglect (parietal lobe), conjugate gaze toward the side of the stroke
What is cutaneous small vessel vasculitis? How do you get it?
Vasculitis only affecting skin causing nonblanching palpable purpura
Use of medications like penicillin, cephalosporin, allopurinol
Perivascular inflammation of small vessels with fibrinoid necrosis and neutrophil predominance
Where is resistance greatest in airways?
Medium sized bronchi and segmental bronchi (generations 2-5) due to turbulent airflow
MOA terbinafine?
Inhibits squalene epoxidase and inhibits synthesis of ergosterol for cell membrane
What antifungals bind ergosterol?
Ampho B and nystatin
Which antifungals blocks B-D-glucan?
Echinocandins (caspofungin) inhibit cell wall synthesis
Which antifungals disrupt microtubule mitotic spindle?
Griseofulvin
How does flucytosine work?
Antimetabolite antifungal transormed into 5-FU. Replaces uracil with 5-FU. Used for systemic infections
What are CAAT and TATA sequences?
Promotors for DNA transcription and RNA polymerase II binding site
Why does PAH excretion levels plateau?
Due to carrier protein saturation
MOA ezetimibe?
Decreases intestinal cholesterol absorption, decreasing level of cholesterol in liver, liver then compensates by increasing LDL and drawing cholesterol out of circulation
What do hemosiderin-laden macrophages in lung interstitium indicate?
Chronic pulmonary hypertension and congestion. Often secondary to CHF, transudative material and RBC leak into air spaces and cause pulmonary edema
MOA pyridostigmine?
Long acting AchE inhibitor
What is Tensilon test?
Edrophonium (short acting AchE inhibitor) improves symptoms of MG. Indicates Myasthenic Crisis.
How does Chonlinergic Crisis present in MG?
Muscle weakness, however edrophonium won’t work because AchE already inhibited.
Tx discontinue AchE
What medications reduce alcohol cravings? MOA?
Naltrexone
Blocks mu-opiod receptor and decreases pleasure when drinking
First line for alcohol misuse disorder
How does UV damaged DNA get repaired?
Nucleotide excision repair via endonuclease
UV specific endonuclease nicks damaged DNA
Then DNA polymerase synthesizes the excised portion and DNA ligase glues them back together
What structures are proximal to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd part of duodenum?
1st- pylorus of stomach (only part that is not retroperitoneal)
2nd- head of pancreas
3rd- uncinate of pancreas, IVC, and superior mesenteric artery***
What type of cells are involved in contact dermatitis?
cytotoxic CD8+ cells
CD4+ help by activating macrophages
What type of antibodies present in Goodpasture syndrome?
Antibodies against Alpha 3 chain of type IV collagen (anti-GBM)