Missed questions Flashcards
Smooth ER function
Steroid and lipid synthesis
Mnemonic for G protein second messengers
Kiss and Kick till your Sick of SQS (super kinky sex)
Kiss part of mnemonic
qiss. Alpha 1 = Gq (PLP C) Alpha 2 = Gi (blocks cAMP) Beta 1 = Gs (stim cAMP) Beta 2 = Gs (stim cAMP)
Kick part of mnemonic
qiq
M1 = Gq (PLP C)
M2 = Gi (blocks cAMP)
M3 = Gq (PLP C)
Sick part of mnemonic
siq
D1 = Gs (stims cAMP)
D2 = Gi (blocks cAMP)
H1 = Gq (PLP C)
Super kinky sex part of mnemonic
sqs
H2 = Gs (stims cAMP)
V1 = Gq (PLP C)
V2 = Gs (stims cAMP)
Have 1 M&M
H1, alpha 1, V1 (the 1’s) M1 M3 (no M2 because that is a MAD 2)
PLP C –> Protein Kinase C and increase Ca
MAD 2’s
M2, alpha 2, D2 are Gi. cAMP and PKA
Virus associated w/ nasopharyngeal carcinoma
EBV
Erythema infectiousum cause
parvo b19. only ssDNA, non-enveloped
Bence Jones Protein
Multiple Myeloma Ig light chains in urine
Warfarin + _______ = less plasma warfarin
Phenytoin, rifampin, phenobarbital
3rd pharyngeal pouch
Thymus and inferior parathyroid
Red neurons
Irreversible injury 12-24 hrs post. No nissl substance
Trigeminal nerve exits brainstem at…
Middle cerebellar peduncle
Viral recombination
Gene exchange by crossing over of two dsdna molecules. Adenovirus
Viral reassortment
Occurs with segmented viruses like flu. Exchange whole genome segments. H1n1
Viral phenotypic mixing
Co infection by two strains. Progeny get packaged different
Fragile x
Cgg repeat. Gene methylation defect. Try hunting for my fried eggs (eggs=x=cgg)
Tamoxifen effect on endometrium
Stimulatory. Endometrial hyperplasia cancer
Mousy odor genetic defect mental retardation
pku. AR. avoid aspartame
Cryptococcus grows as a
Budding yeast
Mechanism of uv damage
Thymine dimers repaired by uv endonuclease
Atropine toxicity mnemonic
Blind as a bat Hot as a hare Red as a beet Mad as a hatter Dry as a bone
Cck made in
Duodenum jejunum i cells
Multiple myeloma mnemonic
Crab Hypercalcemia and constipation Renal stuff Anemia Bone lesions back pain
Monocloma m protein
Horner syndrome
Ipsilateral ptosis miosis anhidrosis
Causes of secondary bacterial pna
Strep pna, mssa, h. Flu
Capsule mnemonic
Shine skis Steep pna Hib Neisseria E. Coli Salmonella Klebsiella i GBS
Pseudomonas
Elderly diabetic swimmer. Ear pain. Blue green oxidase positive lactose non fermenter
Small painless genital ulcers that heal then inguinal LAD
Lymphogranuloma venerum (chlamydia)
Coccidiodes
SW US. Dimorphic. Hyphae at 25, spherule with spores at37
Histoplasma capsulatum
Oral ulcers. Tuberculed Hyphae at 25, yeast IN MACROPHAGE (histiocyte) at 37.
Misissippi ohio river valley
Bird droppings
Blastomyces dermatidis
East of mississippi and central america. Dimorphic 25 hyphae with conidia. 37 budding yeast. Most rare and severe
Cryptococcus
All yeast all the time. Pigeon poop
Aspergillus
45 degree branching hyphae all the time. Bundle of spore berries at the end of hyphae
Candida
Pseudohyphae and budding yeast at 20. Germ tube at 37
Amphotericin mechanism
Binds ergosterols and creates pore. Some cross rxn with cholesterol. Rigors fever chills = shake and bake
Methimazole
Inhibits organification of iodine (binding to TPO). Use propylthiouracil in pregnancy. Causes agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia
Gp2b/3a inhibitor
Abciximab. Tirobifan. Stops platelet aggregation. Used for pci. Defective receptor =glanzmann thrombasthenia
Benztropine for Parkinsons mechanism
Loss of dopamine inhibits gabaergic neurons. Ach stimulates gabaergic neurons. Benztropine is a muscatinic antagonist
Isoniazid mechanism
Activated by mycobacterial catalase peroxidase KatG, inh disrupts mycolic acid synthesis by inhibiting incorporation of fatty acid into mycolic acid
Pde 3 inhibitors
Milrinone heart failure and cilostazol claudication
Mast cell stabalyzer
Cromolyn, nedocromil. Omalizumab
Ethambutol mechanism
Inhibits arabinosyl transferase required for arabinogalactan. That covalently linkzmycolic acid to cell wall
Fluconazole mechanism
Inhibits conversion of lanosterol to ergosterol. Inhibits 14a demethylase(P450 dependent enzyme)
Caspofungin Micafungin
Echinocandins. Inhibit synthesis of beta(1,3,D glucan) (only cell wall antimycotic)
Ipratroprium for asthma
Antimuscarinic. Blocks smooth muscle constriction in bronchi M3
Niacin deficiency mnemonic
3 Ds of pellagra: dementia, dermatitis (sun exposed areas), diarrhea. B3 synthesized from tryptophan
vitamin A overdose sx
increased ICP, dry Skin, HSM - vit A used to treat measles?
Standard error of mean
SEM = SD/ (n)^1/2 estimates how much variability between sample and true population mean
Ventromedial Hypothalamus
Stim the ven, get then (thin) with leptin
Ventrolateral hypothalamus
stim the lat, get fat
Anterior Hypothalamus
Anterior Cooling (AC)
Winters formula
For determining if resp compensation is appropriate. expected PCO2 = 1.5*HCO3 +8 +/-2
Anti-psuedomonal cephalosporins and cillins
cefipime (4th), ceftazidine (3rd), pip tazo, ticarcillin-clav
radiolucent kidney stones
uric acid
radioopaque kidney stones
calcium oxalate or phosphate
ACute promyelogenous leukemia mutation
t(15:17)
Tricyclic antidepressant mnemonic
3Cs. Convulsions cardiotoxicity. Coma. Treat od with bicarb
treatment of toxoplasmosis
pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine
Fertilization implantation HCG detection timeline
1 day post ovulation, 7 days post fertilization, as soon as implantation happens
Anaerobic infections above diaphragm - treat with
Clindamycin
Waterhouse-Friderrichsen syndrome
Neisseria and Adrenal Hemmorhage
Anaerobic infections above diaphragm - treat with
Clindamycin
Neutrophil chemotactic factor
il-8. clean up on isle eight
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Common in lupus but can occur alone. Hypercoagulable state, positive RPR anti-cardiolipin abs and abortions
Adenosine extracoronary effects
Dilation of coronary and cerebral vessels, bronchoconstriction
Dipyridamole mechamism
Pde5 inhibitor that increases intravascular adenosine
cGMP hormones/drugs
ANP, hydralazine, nitroprusside, nitrates, BNP, think vasodilators. Sildenafil
ADP receptor antagonists
clopidogrel and ticlodipine (oral ulcers and neutropenia)
follicular b-cell lymphoma translocation
BCL-2 t(14:18) an epidermal growth factor receptor
where do herpes viruses get their membrane?
host nuclear membrane
Multinucleate cell seen in TB
Macrophage (langhans) horseshoe nuclei. Th1 activated
Fungal complication of asthma
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Mechanism of presbyopia
Lens becomes less elastic. Same as skin aging.
Add ACE to Thiazide first dose effect
Hypotension (especially in already hyponatremic pts). But no reflex tachycardia
Class 3 antiarrythmics
AIDS amiodarone, ibutilide, dofetilide, sotalol. Phase 3 (blocks potassium efflux)
Equation for filtration fraction
FF=GFR/RPF
(RPF = (1- HCT) * RBF
Galactosemia mnemonic
FABGUT fructose is to Aldolase B as Galactose is to UridylTransferase
Cause of cataracts
galactose to galactitol via galactose reductase. galactokinase deficiency. Sorbitol (DM), trauma infection
tetrology of fallot mnemonic
PROVe. pulmonary stenosis. RVH. Overriding aorta. VSD.
Epinephrine low dose vs. high dose
Low dose beta high dose alpha
Paramyxoviruses
PaRaMyxovirus . Parainfluenza, measles mumps, rsv (ribavirin). rna ss - helical nonsegmented
Measles mnemonic
3c’s. cough, coryza, conjunctivitis. Koplick spots
MEN1.
3 Ps. Parathyroid pancreas, pituitary. diamond with pit on top, panc on bottom
Middle aged woman with granulomatous destruction of bile ducts
Primary biliary cirrhosis. Anti-mitochondrial ab
Young man with ulcerative colitis. Onion skin bile duct fibrosis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis. P-anca
Serotonin releasing neurons in
Raphe nuclei
heteroplasmy definition
mitochondrial inheritance
Kartagener syndrome
recurrent respiratory infections, dextrocardia, situs inversus, bronchiectasis
A primary ciliary dyskinesia (AR)
dynein arms failure
IL-2 receptor deficiency
SCID
Enzyme that catalyzes NE to Epit
Phenyethanolamine -N methyltransferase (requires SAM) “From 4 to 6 I’m C’ing SAM”
Carotid artery from which aortic arch
C is third letter in alphabet. 3rd. Common carotid and proximal internal carotid
Maxillary artery embroyologic derivative
1st arch, is MAXimal
Aorta from which aortic arch
Aor ryhmes with four. FouRS right subclavian
Pulmonary arteries which aortic
arch?
6 looks like lung
Carbohydrate calories
4kcal/gram
Fat calories
9kcal/gram
Ethanol calories
7kcal/g
Methotrexate side effects
Stomatitis, folate deficiency, hepatotoxicity. Myelosupressiin. Risk for b-cell lynphoma and pulmonary fibrosis. Contraindicated in pregnancy
Rifampin mnemonic
4Rs. Rna polymerase inhibitor Ramps up P450 Red body fluids Rapid resistance if used alone
Ezetimibe mechanism
Inhibits intestinal cholesterol absorption
Cholestyramine mechanism and risk
Bind bile acid in GI tract. Increases hepatic bile acid secretion (using cholesterol for precursor)
gemfibrozil mechanism and risk
PPARalpha transcription products increases lipoprotein lipase decrease TG and VLDL. Increases cholesterol content in bile acid secretion and can predispose to gallstones
Finasteride mechanism and indication
5alpha reductase inhibitor. bph and alopecia
priopionic acid created from
Catabalism of branched chain AAs, odd-chain FA, methionine, threonine
Selective muscarinic antagonists
Scopolamine
noonselective muscarinic agonist
pilocarpine, methacholine
Other word for accuracy
validity
Other word for precision
reliability
urine that turns black when exposed to air
alkaptonuria, degradative pathway of tyrosine to fumarate, AR
main toxin in C. perfringens
lecithinase, also known as phospholipase C. Also known as alpha toxin
vitamin deficiency in Wernicke Korsakoff
WTK… not WTF. Thiamine (Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA via Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
Wernickes problems come in a CAN of beer
Confusion, Ataxia, Nystagmus
give thiamine with glucose. Glucose alone increases metabolic rate and worsens
beta 1 receptors found where?
Cardiac, Juxtaglomerular cells
Function of seminal vesicle
Secrete fructose protein and phospholipids
Bromocriptine
parkinsons drug BALSA
Bromocriptine - DA (D2)
Amantadine - increases DA synthesis, release, reuptake
Levodopa
Selegiline - MAO- inhibitor
Antimuscarinics - trihexyphenidyl and benztropine
Clomiphene
central SERM used to induce ovulation
Function of peptidyl transferase and drug
Covalent bond between AAs. 50s chloramphenicol
Neuroendocrine tumor markers
Chromagranin, synaptophysin, neuron specific enolase
MEN2a
2Ps Parathyroid and pheo. Square with medullary thyroid in middle
MEN2B
MEN2B 1 P. pheo. Triangle with neuroma on top, pheo other corners, medullary thyroid in middle. Marfanoid
Taut blister separating epidermis from dermis
bullous pemphigoid (Bullow the epidermis). IgG anti hemisesmosomes Hemi stronger holds whole layer down instead of two cells together
Partial b-agonists
Pindolol acebutolol
Shiga and EHEC Toxin MOA
Inactivate 60s ribosome. Pulls Adenine off rRNA
Strep viridans classification and disease
Alpha hemolytic optochin resistant (off the chin). Associated with dental caries and causes subacute endocarditis by adehering to damaged valve with dextrins that bind fibrin. Dextrin Damage-dental
PPV equation
PPV= TestP/(DiseaseP+False P) all positives
Selective IgA mnemonic
6As, Asymptomatic, Airway infection, Autoimmune disease, Atopy, Anaphylaxis to IgA containing products
Vasculitis associated with Smoking
Medium vessel vasculitis - Thromboangiitis obliterans (Beurger’s disease). calf, foot and hand intermittent claudications
carboxylase require what cofactor
Biotin
Lesch-Nyhan genetics
hypoxanthine PRPP X-recessive
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy genetics
mitochondrial - red ragged
Huntingtons genetics
Autosomal Dominant
Hemophilia B genetics
X-linked recessive, Factor 9 defect
Classical galactosemia
Defect in galactose 1 uritdyl transferase (FABGUT)
Cold agglutinins
mycoplasma pna IgM that agglutinate RBC at cold temps, also EBV and hematologic malignancy
Muscarinic agonist used to treat post-op urinary retention
Bethanechol (similar in class to Methacholine)
menieres disease
episodic vertigo with tinnitis and hearing loss. increased volume of endolymph damages vestibula and cochlea
Von hippel lindau disease
AD capillary hemangioblastomas in retina or cerebellum, congenital cyts/neoplasms of kidney liver and pancrease, Renal cell carcinoma RCC three (chromosome)
Li Fraumini
p53 mutation AD, Sarcoma of breast, brain, adrenal cortex
dehydrogenase enzyme probably need these cofacters
Tender Loving Care for Nancy. Thiamine, Lipoate, Coenzyme A, FAD, NAD
Partial gene deletion syndromes
Cri du chat (5p), Prader willi/angelman (15q),
Interleukin mnemonic
Hot T Bone STEAK. IL-1 fever, IL-2 T cell stimulator (also released by T-cells) a defect in SCID, IL-3 stimulates bone marrow, IL-4 stimulates IgE, IL-5 stims IgA, IL-6 stimulates aKute phase proteins
IL-12
th0–>th1, stimulates NK cells (highest cytokine).
Uric acid precipitates at what pH?
pKa=5.4 so in acidic environment
equation for half-life
t 1/2 = (.693xVd)/CL
Drug clearance is
rate of elimination/plasma concentration= Vd x elimination constant
neurophysin function
carrier protein for ADH and Oxytocin