Exam Qs Flashcards
name cells that secerete histamine in stomach
ECF-like cells
Symptoms of TACS, PACS, lacunar
TACS - HHHH - all - hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, hemianopia, higher cerebral dysfunction
PACS - 2 of HHH or just higher cerebral
lacunar - motor or sensory or motor-sensory or ataxic
what is higher cererbal dysfunction
lack of attention, language disorder, visiospatial disorder, memory, personality change, apraxia
function of temporal lobe and parietal lobe
temporal - memory, language (wernickes in dominant), hearing
parietal - dom - logic, calculation, speech, recognising objects, sensory integration
non dom - visiospatial (hemineglect), arts,
symptoms of temporal and parietal lobe stroke
dom parietal - problems with calc, agnosia (cant recognise objects), aphasia
non dom parietal - problems drawing, hemineglect
temporal - impaired memory, wernickes apahasia in dominant, selective memory,
how is the sleep cycle regualted
hypothalamus inhibits RAS for sleep. RAS activates thalamus to wake up
explain the process behind decerebrate posturing
corticospinal inhibits reticulo spinal but damage to corticospinal results in decerebrate prosturing.
explain process behind decorticate posturing
damage to corticospinal results in no inhibition. ruberospinal flexes upper limbs and reticulospinal extends lower.
explain how acetyl coa makes colesterol or ketone bodies
amount of insulin decides. With insulin goes to cholesterol. without goes to ketone bodies.
what is hematocrit
% of RBCs in blood
what is aphonia, aphasia, disarthria
aphasia - language disorder
aphonia - no voice
disarthria - unclear articulation
aphonia and disarthria are types of aphasia
commonest way for infection to spread to retropharyngeal space
teeth infection
pattern of inheritance of familial hypercholesterolemia
auto dominant
inflammatory markers in blood
CRP, WBCs
what layer is atheromas formed in
tunica intima
name a ketone body
beta-hydroxybuyrate
what would u see in a blood test indicating neural tube dysfunction
increased alpha-fetoprotein
what does RA and OA affet
RA - synovial membrane - thickens and inflames
OA - articular hyaline cartilage. Sclerosis and osteophytes
how does anemia affect blood flow
flow murmur
ions in vomit. is gastric juice hypertonic, isotonic or hypotonic.
H, cl, K
gastric juice is hypertonic
symptoms of chronic uncontrolled asthma
reduced growth and chest wall deformities
histology of acute and chronic asthma
acute - oedema, mucus hypersecertion, bronchspasm
chronic - SM hypertrophy, mucus gland hyperplasia
where does oesophagus constrict
at start, through diaphragm, and at aortic arch
what is achalasia
lower oesophageal SM not relaxing
