Last minute things I struggle with Flashcards
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Leads that show anterior wall MI
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V1 - V4, V5
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Leads that show inferior wall MI
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II, III, aVF
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Leads that show lateral wall MI
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aVL, V5, V6
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Leads that show posterior wall MI
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need a right precordial lead, V4
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What artery supplies the anterior wall of heart?
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Left anterior descending (LAD)
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What artery supplies the lateral wall of the heart?
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left circumflex artery
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What artery supplies the inferior wall of the heart?
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right coronary artery
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What artery supplies the posterior wall of the heart?
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posterior descending artery
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WAGR complex
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Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary malformations, retardation
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Different factors that are deficient in Hemophilia A, B, and C
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A - Factor 8
B - Factor 9
C - Factor 11
results in increased PTT, hemarthroses, easy bruising, bleeding after trauma
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Factors measured by PT, factors measured by PTT
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PT - I, II, V, VII, X (common and extrinsic)
PTT - XII, XI, IX, VIII, X, V, II (common and intrinsic) –> all factors except 7 and 13
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Effect on PT and PTT with Vit K def.
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increase both
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Seizures, intellectual disability, angiofibromas (triad)
-also ash leaf spots, hamartomas, cardiac rhabdomyoma, mitral regurgitation
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Tuberous sclerosis
-increased risk for subependymal astrocytomas and ungual fibromas
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Things that cause hemolytic anemia in pts with G6PD def.
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“Spleen Purges Nasty Inclusions From Damaged Cells”
-Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Nitrofurantoin, Isoniazid, Fava beans, Dapsone, Chloroquine
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Classic triad of reactive arthritis
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urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis (usually following diarrheal infection) – not the same as septic arthritis
- is a seronegative spondylarthropathy
- caused by shigella, salmonella, yersina, campylobacter, or chlamydia
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1 cause of septic arthritis
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neisseria gonorrhoeae
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What effect does leptin generated by adipocytes have on the hypothalamus?
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stimulates ventromedial area and inhibits lateral area –> satiety
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Councilman bodies
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viral hepatitis
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Dementia + eosinophilic inclusions in neurons
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Lewy body dementia
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Tumors associated with Tuberous sclerosis
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cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma, renal angiomyolipoma
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Recurrent sinusitis, situs inversus, bronchiectasis
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Kartagener syndrome - defect in dynein arm of cilia, can see infertility too
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Different types of tissue composed of the four types of collagen
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Type 1 - bone, skin, tendon, dentin, cornea (strong)
Type 2 - cartilage, vitreous body, nucleus pulposus (slippery)
Type 3 - blood vessels, uterus, fetal tissue, reticular fibers, scars (stretchy)
Type 4 - basement membrane (BM)
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What amino acids are high in collagen?
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proline, glycine, hydroxyproline
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Not enough production of Type 1 collagen, autosomal dominant
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Osteogenesis imperfecta
-bowed legs, blue sclera, multiple fractures, hearing loss, tooth abnormalities
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Problem crosslinking collagen, defect in Type I and V collagen
Ehlers-Danlos - hemorrhages, easy bruising, hyperextensible joints, arterial rupture, berry aneurysms
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Defect in fibrillin, which forms sheath around elastin
Marfan syndrome
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Berry aneursysms + cystic kidney and liver
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
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Mutation in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
Achondroplasia
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Default if you don't know inheritance pattern
Dominant - issue in structural gene
| Recessive - issue in enzyme activity
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Cystic medial necrosis of aorta --> aortic incompetence + floppy mitral valve + aortic regurgitation (midsystolic click)
Marfan syndrome
| -can see subluxation of lens upward and temporally
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Cafe-au-lait spots, cutaneous neurofibromas, optic gliomas, pheochromocytomas, pigmented iris hamartomas
NFM 1 (on chromosome 17 - called von Recklinghausen disease)
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Bilateral acoustic schwannomas, juvenile cataracts, meningiomas, ependyomomas
NFM 2
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Seizures + intellectual disability + ash-leaf spots
Tuberous sclerosis
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Different tumors with different MEN syndromes
MEN 1 - parathyroid adenoma, pituitary adenoma, pancreatic tumors
MEN 2A - medullary thyroid cancer, pheocromocytoma, parathyroid adenomas
MEN 2B - medullary thyroid cancer, pheocromocytoma, mucosal neuromas
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Decrease alpha-fetoprotein and estriol, increase inhibin A and beta-HCG on quad screen; genetic defect due to meiotic nondisjunction
Down syndrome
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Rocker bottom feet, micrognathia, prominent occiput, intellectual disability, decrease in all quad screen levels
Trisomy 18 - Edward syndrome (election age = 18)
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Rocker bottom feet, microcephaly, cleft lip/palate, holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, decrease in beta-HCG and PAPP-A
Trisomy 13 - Patau Syndrome (puberty = 13)
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Microencephaly, intellectual disability, high-pitched crying/mewing (like a kitten), epicanthal folds, VSD
Cri du chat - due to microdeletion of short arm of chromosome 5 (5p-)
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Elfin facies, hypercalcemia, extreme friendliness with strangers, intellectual disability
Williams syndrome (think about Will ferrel in Elf - nice and friendly + elfin face) - due to deletion of long arm of chromosome 7
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Increase AFP on quad screen
abdominal wall defect, neural tube defect, multiple gestations, incorrect dating
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Defects seen in DiGeorge Syndrome
CATCH 22 - cleft palate, abnormal facies, thymic aplasia (recurrent infections), cardiac defects, hypocalcemia (missing parathyroids)
-due to 22q11 deletion and defect in development of 3rd and 4th branchial/pharyngeal pouches
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Cause of pseudotumor cerebri
Vit A OD -- increase ICP
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What transports nitrogen in the body?
alanine (to liver), glutamate (to urea cycle)
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Musty body odor, intellectual disability, growth retardation, seizures, fair skin, eczema
Defect in phenylalanine hydroxylase (aromatic acid metabolism) - PKU
tx = increase tyrosine (becomes essential) + increase BH4 supplement (cofactor)
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Defect in tyrosinase
Albinism
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Bugs that don't gram stain well
Mycoplasma, Mycobacteria, Rickettsia, Treponema, Legionella, Chlamydia
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Encapsulated bacteria
"Even Some Pretty Nasty Killers Have Shiny Bodies" - E. coli, Salmonella, Pseudomonas, Neisseria, Klebsiella, Hib, Strep pneumo, Group B strep (step agalactiae)
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Bacteria that make spores
Bacillus, Clostridium (need to autoclave to kill spores - 121 C for 15 min with steam)
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Jones criteria for rheumatic fever
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J - joints (polyarteritis)
O - heart shape (pancarditis)
N - nodules
E - erythema marginatum (ring rash that gets bigger)
S - syndenham chorea
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Causes of neonatal sepsis
E. coli, Group B strep, Listeria
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Tx pseudomonas
CAMPFIRE - Carbapenems, Aminoglycosides, Monobactams, Polymyxins, Fluoroquinolones, thIrd generation cephalosporin and fourth (ceftazidime, cefepime), Extended-spectrum penicillin (piperacillin, ticarcillin)
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Arthritis + urethritis + Uveitis
Reactive arthritis
| -Chlamydia, Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter
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Perinuclear clearing seen on stain - seen in HPV
koilocytes
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Organisms not covered by Cephalosporins generation 1-4
LAME - Listeria, Atypicals (mycoplasma, chlamydia), MRSA, Enterococci
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Covered by 1st gen cephalosporins
PEcK - Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella and Gram + cocci
| Cefazolin, Cephalexin
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Covered by 2nd gen cephalosporins
HENS PEcK - H. flu, Enterobacter, Neisseria spp., Serratia, Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella and Gram + cocci
Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime
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Covered by 3rd gen cephalosporins
Serious Gram (-) = Meningitis, Gonorrhea, Lyme's (Ceftriaxone)
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Cephalosporins that covers Pseudomonas
Ceftazidime (3rd gen), Cefepime (4th gen)
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Which protein synthesis inhibitors inhibit which ribosomal subunit?
30S - Aminoglycosides (GNATS), Tetracyclines
| 50S - Chloramphenicol, Clindamycin, Erythromycin (macrolides), Linozolid
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Tx anaerobic infections
Above diaphragm - Clindamycin (aspiration pneumo)
| Below diaphragm - Metronidazole
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Drugs with sulfa allergy
"Sulfa Pills Frequenty Cause Terrible Allergy Symptoms" - Sulfonamides, Probenicid, Furosemide, Celecoxib, Thiazides, Acetazolamide, Sulfonylureas
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4 R's of Rifampin
Ramps up Cyp450, Red/orange body fluids, RNA pol inhibitor, Rapid resistance if used alone
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What causes persistence of granulomas?
TNF-alpha secreted by macrophages (anti-TNF drugs could cause disseminated dz)
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Cause of exudate and transudate fluid
Exudate (thick, think extra stuff) - infection, cancer, lymph obstruction
Transudate (thin) - HF, sodium retention, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome (too much hydrostatic or not enough oncotic pressure)
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Anticholinergic Drugs
Atropine, TCAs, H1-blockers (diphenhydramine), antipsychotics
mad as a hatter, dry as a bone, bloated as a toad, tachy as a polyester suit, red as a beet, hot as a hare, blind as a bat
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How do different drugs impact NE at synaptic cleft?
Amphetamine, ephedrine - reverse pump to cause more NE to be pushed out
Cocaine, TCAs, SNRIs - block reuptake
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Too much cholinergic activity (i.e. cholinesterase inhibitor poisoning)
everything gets leaky (DUMBBELSS) - diarrhea, urination, miosis, bronchospasm, bradycardia, excitation of skeletal muscle, lacrimation, salivation, sweating
-seen in farmers, tx with pralidoxime + atropine
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Systolic murmurs
Aortic and pulmonic stenosis, Mitral and tricuspid regurg (both holosystolic), VSD, mitral valve prolapse (midsystolic click)
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Diastolic murmurs
Aortic regurg (head bobbing, water hammer pulse), pulmonic regurgitation, mitral stenosis (opening snap), tricuspid stenosis
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What nerves transmit signals from carotid and aortic baroreceptors?
carotid - glossopharyngeal
aortic - vagus
-decrease in pressure leads to increase sympathetic firing (increase HR and BP)
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What do the central and peripheral chemoreceptors detect?
Peripheral - decrease PO2, increase PCo2, decrease pH
Central - pH and PCo2
-affects respiratory rate
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Causes of R --> L shunts (blue babies)
5 Ts - Truncus arteriosus, Transposition of the great vessels, Tricuspid atresia, Tetralogy of fallot, Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
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Things seen in Tetralogy of Fallot
1) Pulmonic valve stenosis
2) RVH - boot shape on CXR
3) Overriding aorta
4) VSD
- due to defect in infundibular septum
- only right to left shunt during crying, fever, exercise due to exacerbation of RV outflow obstruction; squatting improves cyanosis
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Glut receptors
GLUT-4 = skeletal muscle, adipose (need insulin)
GLUT 2 = Beta islet cells pancreas, liver, kidney, small intestine
GLUT 3 = brain and placenta
GLUT 1 = RBCs, brain, cornea
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Presentation for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasias
11beta-hydroxylase def - HTN, masculinization
17alpha-hydroxylase def - HTN, feminization
21alpha-hydroxylase def - masculinization, hypotension, salt wasting
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Major cause of low Vit D and low calcium
chronic renal failure - can't make active Vit D, can't absorb Ca2+
-will have high PTH
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Main cause for hypercalcemia
Parathyroid adenoma/hyperplasia
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Retroperitoneal structures
SAD PUCKER - Suprarenal gland, Aorta/IVC, Duodenum (2-4th part), Pancreas, Ureters, Colon, Kidneys, Esophagus, Rectum
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Direct vs. Indirect inguinal hernias
Direct - protrudes thru inguinal triangle, medial to epigastric vessels, goes thru superficial ring (older dudes)
Indirect - goes thru deep inguinal ring, superficial inguinal ring, and into scrotum; lateral to epigastric vessels (baby boys due to defect in processus vaginalis)
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome
esophageal webs + anemia + dysphagia (increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma)
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Key lab finding with Wilson disease
decrease ceruloplasmin (mutation in ATP7B gene prevents copper transport from hepatocytes)
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Cirrhosis + diabetes mellitus + skin pigmentation; can cause dilated cardiomyopathy
Hemochromatosis - mutation in HFE gene causes too much iron absorption
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Most common causes of pancreatitis
increased triglycerides, alcohol, ERCP, gallstones, scorpion sting, mumps
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Neutrophil chemotactic factors
IL-8, LTB4, Kallikrein, platelet-activating factor, C5a
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Structure of fetal and adult hemoglobin
fetal - 2 alpha, 2 gamma = HbF (higher affinity for O2, lower affinity for 2,3-bpg)
adult - 2 alpha, 2 beta = HbA1
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Decreased IQ, growth impairment, abdominal pain, hearing problems, wrist and foot drop, basophilic stippling on smear + microcytic anemia
Lead poisoning - inhibits ALA dehydratase and ferrochelatase
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Decrease iron, decreased TIBC, increased ferritin
Anemia of chronic dz - iron is sequestered in macrophages due to increased hepcidin
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Symptoms of TTP
FAT RN - fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal and neuro symptoms
-defect in ADAMTS13 --> can't cleave vWF
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Reed sternberg cells (owl's eyes), CD15+, CD30+
Hodgkin lymphoma
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Renal failure + bone lytic lesions/back pain + hypercalcemia + anemia
Multiple Myeloma
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Causes of ectopic EPO
Pheocromocytoma, Renal cell carcinoma, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hemangioblastoma
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Keratin cysts (horn cysts)
Seborrheic keratosis
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Drugs causing SJS
penicillins, allopurinol, seizure drugs, sulfa drugs
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Skin cancer that appears as a pink pearly lesion with rolled edges, possible central ulceration; histology shows palisading nuclei
Basal cell carcinoma - unlikely to metastasize
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Skin cancer that appears as ulcerative lesions on face, lips, ears, hands; histo shows keratin pearls
Squamous cell carcinoma - risk factor is actinic keratosis
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Skin cancer that commonly originates from moles; histo shows nests of melanocytes; S-100 tumor marker
Melanoma - least common, most likely to metastasize
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Cause of resp. alkalosis-metabolic acidosis
Salicylates (aspirin)
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Stabilizes microtubules to prevent neutrophil chemotaxis
Colchicine - tx for acute and preventative gout
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Bilateral cape-like loss of pain and temp sensation in upper extremities
Syringomyelia - associated with Chiari I malformation, obstructs anterior white commissure at C8-T1
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Innervations of Tongue
Anterior 2/3 - taste from VII, sensation V3 (branchial arches 1 & 2)
Posterior 1/3 - taste and sensation IX (glossopharyngeal); extreme posterior is CN X (branchial arches 3 & 4)
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Motor innervation of tongue
CN XII (hypoglossal) does all motor innervation except for palatoglossus (innervated by CN X)
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Stages of Sleep
awake - beta waves
eyes close - alpha waves
N1 - theta waves
N2 - sleep spindles and K complexes; bruxism
N3 - deepest non-REM, sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting; delta waves
REM - beta waves, loss of motor tone; dreaming, night mares, erection, narcolepsy
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Functions of limbic system
Fleeing, Fighting, Feeling, Fornication, Feeding
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Lesion in subthalamic nucleus of basal ganglia
hemiballismus (contralateral lacunar stroke)
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Essential tremor vs. Intention tremor vs. Resting tremor
Essential - occurs with movement and at rest, often familial
Intention - worse with movement (cerebellar dysfunction)
Resting - better with movement (Parkinson)
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Hemispatial neglect
damage to non-dominant parietal cortex - ignore left side of world if lesion on right
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Damage to dominant parietal cortex
Gerstmann syndrome - agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, left-right disorientation (lesion usually on left side)
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Cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage
rupture of berry aneurysm - most likely at bifurcation of ACA and anterior comm. artery, trauma or AVM w/ hx of Osler-Weber-Rendu, worst HA of their life, blood in spinal tap
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Rupture of middle meningeal artery
Epidural hematoma - lucid interval, lens shape that does not cross suture lines, often secondary to skull fracture
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Rupture of bridging veins
Subdural hematoma - associated with mild trauma in elderly and shaken babies, crescent shape hemorrhage that CROSSES suture lines
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What is damaged in someone with HTN and intraparenchymal hemorrhage?
basal ganglia and internal capsule
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Urinary incontinence + dementia/confusion + ataxia with magnetic gait
Normal pressure hydrocephalus - elderly, reversible dementia with shunt (wet, wobbly, wacky)
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Layers of lumbar puncture
skin --> fascia --> supraspinatous ligament --> interspinous ligament --> flavum ligamentum --> epidural space --> dura --> subdural space --> arachnoid --> subarachnoid (CSF)
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Staggering gait, frequent falls, DM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, kyphoscoliosis in childhood
Fredreich ataxia - trinucleotide repeat in frataxin gene
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Difference between delusions and hallucinations
Delusions - false belief despite facts stating otherwise
| Hallucinations - perception of external stimuli (auditory most common with psych illness)
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Bipolar I vs. Bipolar II
Bipolar I - at least 1 manic episode +/- hypomanic or depressive episode
Bipolar II - hypomanic and a depressive episode
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Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (pigmented iris hamartomas), cutaneous neurofibromas, optic gliomas, pheocromocytomas
NFN - type 1
-neurofibromas originate from neural crest cells
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First line tx for open angle glaucoma
latanoprost (PGF2alpha) - increases aqueous humor outflow; can see darkening of the iris (browning)
Timolol (beta blocker) - decrease synthesis
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Defect in POTTER sequence
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Pulmonary hypoplasia
Oligohydramnios
Twisted face
Twisted skin
Extremity defects
Renal agenesis
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Causes of hyperkalemia
Digitalis, Hyperosmolarity, Lysis of Cells, Acidosis, Beta-blockers, high blood sugar
- see peaked T waves on ECG
- tx with Ca2+ to stabilize heart and then give beta agonist, IV insulin and dextrose, IV bicarb
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Defect in acidosis and alkalosis
low pH + low HCO3 = metabolic acidosis
low pH + high PCO2 = resp. acidosis
high pH + high HCO3 = metabolic alkalosis
high pH + low PCO2 = resp. alkalosis
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Compensation for acid-base
metabolic acidosis = hyperventilate (Lower pCO2)
metabolic alkalosis = hypoventilate (raise PCO2)
resp. acidosis = retain HCO3 (delayed effect)
resp. alkalosis = excrete HCO3 (delayed)
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Neural crest derivatives
MAGIC COPS - Melanocytes, Aorticopulmonary septum, Ganglia, Iris, Cromaffin cells, Cranial nerves, Ossicles/odontoblasts, Parafollicular cells, Sclera
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Defects seen in Turner syndrome
streak ovary (ovarian dysgenesis), bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation of aorta (femoral
