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A patient with tinnitus, dizziness, headaches, and GI distress. What drug is causing these symptoms?

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This patient presents with Cinchonism: Caused by quinine or quinidine.

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What testicular tumor describes composed of cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts?

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Choriocarcinoma.

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What testicular tumor may present with initially with gynecomastia?

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Leydig cell tumor.

Rarely a Sertoli tumor.

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What testicular tumor describes with elevated AFP?

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Yolk sac tumor.

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What testicular tumor describes elevated beta-hCG?

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  1. Choriocarcinoma

2. Embryonal carcinoma

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What testicular tumor describes histological appearance similar to koilocytes (cytoplasmic clearing)?

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Seminoma

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Which medication overdose can be treated with sodium bicarbonate?

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Bicarbonate alkalinizes urine, trapping weak acids. It is used to treat overdoses with weak acids such as aspirin.

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What substances do cytotoxic T cells and NK cells use to induce apoptosis in the cells infected with virus?

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Perforin and granzymes.

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What highly damaging events can cause irreversible cell injury?

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  1. Calcium influx
  2. Damage to the plasma membrane
  3. Rupture of the lysosomes
  4. Mitochondria permeability
  5. Damage to the nucleus.
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What ovarian tumor is lined with fallopian tube-like epithelium?

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Serous cystadenoma

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What ovarian tumor is associated with ovarian tumor + ascites + hydrothorax?

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Meigs syndrome of ovarian fibroma

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What ovarian tumor is associated with multiple different tissue types?

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Teratoma

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What ovarian tumor is associated with elevated beta-hCG?

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Choriocarcinoma, dysgerminoma

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What ovarian tumor resembles bladder epithelium?

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Brenner tumor.

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15
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What is the most common cause of DIC?

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"STOP Making Thrombi"
Sepsis
Trauma
Obstetric complications
Pancreatitis
Malignancy
Transfusion
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What is the most common cause of Heart murmur?

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Mitral valve prolapse.

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What is the most common cause of coronary artery involved in thrombosis?

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Left anterior descending (LAD).

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What is the most common cause of death in lupus patients?

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Renal failure from lupus nephropathy.

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What is the most common congenital heart anomaly?

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Ventricular septal defect (VSD).

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What are the clinical presentations of Addison disease?

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Increased skin pigmentation.
Hypotension.
Weakness.
Malaise.
Anorexia.
Weight loss.
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What is the cause of Addison disease?

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Autoimmune disease that attacks adrenal glands. It causes adrenal atrophy causing decreased aldosterone and cortisol.

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What is the classical presentation of a brachial cleft cyst?

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Neck mass that lies laterally along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
It does not move with swallowing.

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What pathology is associated with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy?

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Sarcoidosis. Also see noncasiating granulomas.

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What pathology is associated with cherry-red spot on the macula?

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  1. Tay-Sachs
  2. Niemann-Pick
  3. Central retinal artery occlusion
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What pathology is associated with slapped-cheek rash on child?

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Parvovirus B19.

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What organism is associated with dog or cat bite?

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Pasteurella multocida

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What pathology is associated with facial muscle spasm upon tapping the cheek?

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Chvostek’s sign (hypocalcemia).

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What pathology is associated with cough, conjunctivitis, coryza?

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Measles (the big three C’s).

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What pathology is associated with nephritis, hearing loss and cataracts?

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Alport syndrome.

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30
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What regulates prolactin secretion from the pituitary?

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TRH increases prolactin secretion.
Dopamine inhibits prolactin secretion.
Prolaction inhibits prolactin release by increasing dopamine secretion.

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What is the classic clinical presentation of a thyroglossal duct cyst?

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Asymptomatic mass in the midline neck. Moves with swallowing. Often found in patients

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32
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What is HAART and what does it do?

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HAART: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART).

It is a combination of at least 3 different HIV medication to attack the virus in different stages of replication cycle.

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33
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When is should a patient with HIV start HAART?

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Everyone with HIV regardless of CD4 count, definitely in anyone w/ CD4 count

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What are some protease inhibitors?

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All end with "navir":
Saquinavir
Ritonavir
Indinavir
Nelfinavir
Fosamprinavir
Lopinavir
Tipranavir
Atazanavir
Darunavir
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What does large “bull’s eye” rash suggest?

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Erythema chronicum migrans (Lyme disease).

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What does “strawberry tongue” suggest?

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Kawasaki.
Scarlet fever.
Toxic shock syndrome.

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What does “resting tremor, rigidity” suggest?

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Parkinson disease.

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38
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What does “Rash on palm and soles” suggest?

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Secondary syphilis.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Coxsackie A virus.

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What medications are used to shrink prolactinomas?

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Dopamine agonists:

  1. Bromocriptine
  2. Cabergoline
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In what pathology are smudge cells seen?

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CLL.

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41
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In what pathology is port-wine stain in opthalmic division of trigeminal nerve seen?

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Sturge-Weber syndrome.

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In what pathoklogy do we see S3 heart sound?

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  1. Dilated cardiomyopathy.
  2. Post-MI.
  3. Left ventricular failure.
  4. Mitral regurgitation.
  5. Left-to-Right shunt (VSD, ASD, PDA).
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In what pathology do we see adrenal hemorrhage associated with meningococcemia?

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome.

44
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In what pathology do we see Ferruginous bodies?

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Asbestosis.

45
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What pathology do we see subepithelial humps on Electron Microscopy (EM)?

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Postreptococcal glomerulonephritis.

46
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In what pathology do we see Spike and dome on EM?

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Membranous glomerulonephritis.

47
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In what pathology do we see currant jelly stoool?

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Intussusception.

48
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In what pathology do we see adverse reaction from mixing succinylcholine with inhaled anesthetics?

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Malignant hyperthermia.

49
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A 48 year old woman has been suffering with progressive lethargy and extreme sensitivity to cold. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s).

50
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What enzyme of the adrenal steroid synthesis pathway is inhibited by ketoconazole?

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Desmolase.

51
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What pathology gives lens-shaped lesion on head CT?

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Epidural hematoma.

52
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What pathology causes no milk production in the postpartum period?

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Sheehan syndrome.

53
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What pathology causes pigmented hamartomas in the iris?

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Lish nodules (neurofibromatosis).

54
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In what pathology do we see Howell-Jowell bodies?

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They are DNA remnants inside RBC in asplenia.

55
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What cancer is associated with asbestos?

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Malignant mesothelioma and bronchogenic cancer.

56
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In what pathology do we see Owl’s eye inclusions?

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CMV.

57
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In what pathology do we see Owl’s eye nucleus?

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Reed-Sternberg cells (Hodgkin lymphoma).

58
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In what pathology do we see Owl’s eye protozoan?

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Giardia lamblia.

59
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What is the most likely diagnosis of a 50 year-old-man with new, unexplained skin yellowing and no other symptoms?

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Pancreatic cancer in head of pancreas.

60
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What enzyme is deficient in PKU and what are the symptoms?

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Enzyme deficient is phenylalanine hydroxylase. It causes musty body odor, growth retardation, mental retardation, seizures, eczema and fair skin.

61
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What is the precursor molecule of ACTH synthesis?

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Proopiomelanocortin (POMC).

62
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What organism is associated with cat scratch?

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Bartonella henselae.

63
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What organism is associated with cat bite or dog bite?

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Pasteurella multocida.

64
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What organism is associated with cat feces?

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Toxoplasma.

65
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What organism is associated with puppy feces?

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Yersenia enterocolitica.

66
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What organism is associated with animal urine?

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Leptospira.

67
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What organism is associated with deer and rodent urine?

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Hantavirus.

68
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What are the hormones released from the anterior pituitary gland?

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[MALT PFG]

  1. MSH: Melanin release; sexual arousal.
  2. ACTH: Cortisol release.
  3. LH: Testosterone production or Estrogen and progesterone production.
  4. TSH: Thyroid hormone production and secretion.
  5. Prolactin: Milk production and secretion.
  6. FSH: Follicular development or spermatogenesis.
  7. GH: Stimulates growth.
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What effect does adiposity generated leptin has on the hypothalamus?

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Inhibits the lateral area and stimulates ventromedial area of hypothalamus causing satiety.

70
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What pathology has anti-desmoglein antibodies?

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Pemphigus vulgaris.

71
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What pathology has anti-basement membrane antibodies?

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Goodpasture syndrome.

72
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What pathology causes cough, conjunctivitis, coryza and fever?

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Measles.

73
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What pathology has Councilman bodies?

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Apoptotic liver cells (viral hepatitis, yellow fever).

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What pathology causes green/yellow pigment just within the corneoscleral margin?

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Kayser-Fleischer rings (Wilson disease).

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In what pathology do we see anticentromere antibodies?

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CREST scleroderma.

76
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In what pathology do we see dementia + eosinophilic inclusions in neurons?

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Lewy body dementia.

77
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In what pathology do we see anti-dsDNA antibodies?

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Lupus nephritis.

78
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What are the side effects of Orlistat?

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Steatorrhea, GI discomfort, reduced absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.

79
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What enzyme converts glucose to sorbitol?

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Aldose reductase.

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What is the difference between a case control study, a cohort study, and a clinical trial? Which one allows you to generate odds ratio and which one for relative risk?

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Case control: Starts w/ population w/ specific outcome, then seeks exposure.

Cohort: Starts w/ exposed population and then looks for specific outcome.

Clinical: Intervention performed and then difference in outcomes sought.

Case-control and cohort are observational while clinical is experimental.
Cohort study allows you to calculate relative risk while case-control for odds ratio.

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In addition to colon cancer, what is one of the most common causes of GI bleeding in the elderly?

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Angiodysplasia.

82
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Which vasculitis causes necrotizing granulomas of lung and necrotizing glomerulonephritis?

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Granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis.

83
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Which type of vasculitis causes necrotizing immune complex inflammation of visceral/renal vessels?

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Polyarteritis nodosa.

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Which type of vasculitis is seen in young asian women?

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Takayasu arteritis.

85
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Which type of vasculitis is seen in young asthmatics?

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Churg-Strauss syndrome.

86
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Which type of vasculitis is seen in infants and young children; involved coronary arteries?

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Kawasaki disease.

87
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Which type of vasculitis is the most common?

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Temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis).

88
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Which type of vasculitis is associated with hepatitis B infection?

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Polyarteritis Nodosa.

89
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What is the antidote for acetaminophen?

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N-acetylcysteine.

90
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What is the antidote for Salicylates?

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Sodium bicarbonate because aspirin is a weak acid and to trap it we need to alkalanize the urine.
Also use dialysis.

91
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What is the antidote for amphetamines?

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Ammonium chloride because they are weak bases so we are going to acidify the urine to trap it.

92
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What is the antidote for anticholinasterase and organophosphates?

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Atropine blocks the effects of said toxins.

Pralidoxime regenerates pseudocholinestarase.

93
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What is the antidote for antimuscarinic, anticholinergic agents?

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Physostigmine.

94
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What testicular tumor has histologically may have alveolar or tubular appearance, sometimes with papillary convolutions?

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Embryonal carcinoma.

95
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What testicular tumor is composed of multiple tissue types?

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Teratoma.

96
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What testicular tumor has histologic endodermal sinus structures (Schiller-Duval bodies)?

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Yolk sac tumor.

97
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What testicular tumor has 25% that have cytoplasmic rod-shaped crystalloids of Reinke?

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Leydig cell tumor.

98
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What testicular tumor has androgen producing and associated with precocious puberty?

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Leydig cell tumor > Sertoli cell tumor.

99
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What organism is the most frequent cause of balanitis?

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Candida albicans.

100
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What cells respond to FSH?

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Granulosa cells.

101
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What is the two-cell theory of estradiol production?

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There is no one cell that can make estrogen alone in the ovaries; it takes two cells to make it: Theca cells make androstenedione and then Granulosa cells convert it to estradiol.

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What drug would you give to inhibit prolactine secretion?

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Dopamine analog (e.g. bromocriptine).

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