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2024 - élo - usmle rx qbank > multisys > Flashcards

multisys Flashcards

1
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worsening arthritis of the left knee.
apt 50 sec
BT normal
Pt normal

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hemophilia A … factor VIII…. XLR ….

remember factor VII is extrinsic …. PT is more extr

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bleeding … normat apt … increased PT

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factor VII

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Presence of antiphospholipid antibody levels

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lupus

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vWF disease findings

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BT would increase … vWF is used for platelet adhesion

apt increased …. vwf is carrier of factor VIII

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prophylaxis for hep b infection is ?

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hepb antibodies … which is passive immunization

just like igG from the mother to fetus

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passive immunization is used for

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To Be Healed Very Rapidly 
Tetanus
Botulism
HepB
Varicella
Rabies
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noncoding repetitive neucleotide sequences at the end of the chromosome

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telomreres…. maintain chromosomal integrity

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AT rich sequences, TATA and CAAT boxes

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recognized by RNA polymerase II or other transcription factors leading to transcription
PROMOTERS

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9
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gold standard for HCV treatment

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ribavirin

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10
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side effects of ribavirin

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hemolyitic anemia … remember ‘R’ … increased reticulocyte count

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what are the signs of hemolytic anemia in blood

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when rbc damage… inc LDH…. low haptoglobin levels as the free hb binds to the haptoglobin

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immunized hep b pt shows

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antiHbs

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13
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window hepb

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antiHbe and anti HBc IgM

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14
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when can minors consent on their own ? <18

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sex(birth control, STI, pregnancy)
drugs(substance abuse)
rock n roll ( emerg trauma)

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15
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antibiotic that induces DNA damage in anaerobes

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metrondazole

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16
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antibiotic that inhibits 30s .. food borne illness

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shigella

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17
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consuming undercooked chicken could lead to infection with

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salmonella … but symptms take 12-72 hrs

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homocystinuria can be caused by?

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cystathione synthase def
vit b6 def
methionine synth def

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researcher’s beliefs, in this case in the efficacy of a treatment, changes the outcome of a study.

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observer bias

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20
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conclusion might be drawn about a population of people who chew gum in order to quit smoking and an increased incidence of lung cancer,
what could be the error?

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confounding …. the real cause of cancer would be the smoking

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Drugs that inhibit IMP dehydrogenase negatively affect guanine synthesis

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hep c drugs like

ribavirin

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22
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Guanosine analogues that inhibit viral DNA polymerase

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acyclovir

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23
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HIV drugs that cause hyperglycemia and lipodystrophy

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protease inhibitors … navirs

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nucleic acid fragment is added to a tube along with a polymerase, a primer, and deoxyribonucleotides. The tube also contains the four bases as fluorescently labeled dideoxynucleotides. The products in the tube are then run through a capillary, and a laser detects the fluorescence of the products that come out of the capillary

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process is called sequencing

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25
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tumor suppressor gene on the short arm of chromosome 3

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VHL... AD
Hemangioblastoma (retina,brainstem,cerebellum,spine)
Angiomatosis
Renal cell carcinoma
Pheo
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26
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patient presents with a slowly spreading rash, decreased energy, anorexia, fever, and hepatomegaly.
puppy,child, rash, no allergies

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toxocara canis

visceral larva migrans …. increased eosinophils

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27
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upregulation of eosinophils in this process is mediated by interleukin

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IL 5

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28
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JW parents deny blood transfusions for a dying child what do u do

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GIVE BLOOD …. parents do not have the authority to deny life saving treatment for their child

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A root cause analysis (RCA

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identify the causal factors that underlie the failure and identify methods to prevent recurrence

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30
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Drug utilization reviews (DURs)

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URs serve as a means of improving the quality of patient care, enhancing therapeutic outcomes, and reducing inappropriate pharmaceutical expenditures.

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Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA)

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process applied before process implementation to prevent the occurrence of failure

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32
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defect in protein tagging in the Golgi complex

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I cell disease

no tags means cant be sent to lysosomes so instead they get excerted extracellularly

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33
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defects in the breakdown of glycosaminoglycans.

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hurler and hunter
hunter has no corneal clouding (iduronate 2 def) XR
hurler (L iduronidase ) def

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34
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stranger anxiety and should be able to roll over, hold a sitting position unassisted, pass toys from hand to hand, and babble.

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6 months

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35
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at 3 months child can

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hold head up (devp at 1 mont)

cant roll over or sit

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36
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kick a ball and should have a vocabulary of 200 words with the ability to form 2-word sentences. A child at this age should also be climbing stairs
feed himherself with spoon/fork

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24 months

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37
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arly-onset joint pain and stiffening, skin hyperpigmentation, limited range of motion of the large joints, and a systolic murmur in the aortic area.

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alkaptanuria

homogentisate oxidase def …… blocks tyrosine to fumarate pathway

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38
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structure(s) is most likely avoided by inserting the needle at the midaxillary line along the upper border of the 10th rib

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LUNG
void lung injury, the needle must be inserted into the costodiaphragmatic recess between the 8th and 10th ribs at the midaxillary line.

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39
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CCA on tRNA

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can carry amino acids ….. AA is covalently bound here to the 3’ end

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40
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deficiency in ß-glucocerebrosidase and is most prevalent in members of the Ashkenazi Jewish population
hepatosplenomegaly, aseptic necrosis of the femur, and bone crises.

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gaucher

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41
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finding in gaucher

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crumbles macrophages

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42
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mental retardation, cherry-red maculae, and “foamy” macrophages hepatosplenomegaly

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neiman pick

43
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n addition to GLUT transporters, utilize SGLT glucose transporters

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enterocytes and nephrons

44
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RSA resists β-lactams by

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altering PBP … penicillin binding proteins.. transpeptidases

45
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trisomy in downsyndrome happens when

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mostly in anaphase of meiosis I or II

46
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heriditary fructose intolerance …

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diarrhea … watery
aldolase B def
no cataracts
accum of fructose 1 phosphate … that inhibits gluconeogensis

47
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anti cardiolipin antibodies are found in syphilis … where is cardiolipin found

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inner mitochondrial membrane

48
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a useful tool to help guide the root cause analysis

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fishbone diagram

49
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opiod toxicity ,,, respiratory acidosis … what is the body’s first reaction to buffer the H+

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excess H+ enters cells and binds the intracellular proteins

50
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which step uses biotin in gluconeogenesis

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pyruvate to oxaloacetate

51
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antifungal that binds tubulin

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griseofulvin

52
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when is RhoGHAM given

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it is given to the mother who is RH - with Rh + child … it is to prevent sensitization vs the Rh antigen in the blood

53
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bright red rash 2 days after having a fever, a headache, and diarrhea. He has not had any change in appetite, cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat.
erythematous reticular extensive rash

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fifth disease
parvo B19
self limting

54
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pleitrophy

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single mutation has diverse effects on different organs example PKU

55
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locus hetrogeneity

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different mutations present same phenotype

ex; marfan homocystinuria MEN2B

56
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mean

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negative skew

tail of the curve is where the

57
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diabetic mother … child has loud S2 … blood from right ventricle seen in systemic circulation

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failure of aorticopulomnary septum to spiral.. transp of greater vessels

58
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defect in septum primum

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ASD in down syndrome

59
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hospice care covered by which medicare

A

A

60
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test of antigen-antibody hybridization that is used to detect an antigenic match in a patient’s blood sample to determine if a person’s immune system has encountered a particular antigen.

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Elisa

61
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protein-antibody hybridization to detect protein

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westernblt

62
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most abundant form of rna

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rrna

63
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young healthy girl ,,, main concern is cheaper monthly insurance plan

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HPO

64
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birebeck granules activate which type of immune respnse

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they are APC in the skin … they present MHC2 —- activate TH4 cells

65
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APC that present MHC1

and which cells do they activate

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MHC 1 is present on all cells except RBC

activate natural killer cells

66
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capping

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occurs at the 5’ end of the mRNA - regardless of the sequence - and acts to stabilize the mRNA for export from the nucleus.

67
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transcription

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is the process of RNA synthesis from a precursor DNA template

68
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polyadenylation

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is the addition of adenosine to the 3’ end of the initial RNA transcript and functions as stability for nuclear export.

69
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a 5’ GU — AG 3’ sequence serves as a site for?

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splicing

70
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which blood disorder is affected by splicing

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B thalassemia

71
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marathon runner sweats .. what glands and thru stimulation of?

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eccrine … thermoregulatory glands… sympathetic stim

72
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influenza vaccine response

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humoral response against hemaglutinin

hem helps virus bind cells

73
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how to block an anaphylaxis shock

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target immunoglobulin surface receptor

disrupt the cross linking

74
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topical antibiotic form commonly used OTC but not used systemically coz of toxicity

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bacitracin

inhibiting translocation of the D-ala-D-ala peptide from inside to outside the bacterial cell.

75
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involves DNA transfer from infection of a virion, which is packaged with DNA from another bacterial cell.

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transduction

76
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is a process through which naked purified DNA (DNA outside any cell exposed in the environment) is taken up by bacteria and incorporated into the chromosome.

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transformation

77
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muscle biopsy showing deficiency or absence of the enzyme myophosphorylase.

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type V mcARDLE

78
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Liver biopsy revealing deficiency of phosphorylas

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Hers disease type VI

hepatomegaly and growth retardation

79
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Muscle biopsy showing a deficiency of debranching enzyme

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IIIa Cori disease
solely outside skeletal myocytes, including the liver and heart, leading to early symptoms, including hepatomegaly, growth retardation, muscle weakness, hypoglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and elevated liver transaminase levels.

80
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Muscle biopsy revealing a deficiency of lysosomal α-glucosidase

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Pompe

glycogen buildup in cardiomyocytes

81
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Muscle biopsy revealing deficiency of phosphoglycerate kinase

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muscle weakness, neurological symptosm, anemia

due to decreased pyruvate

82
Q

enveloped -ssRNA linear virus

child has a rash runny nose cough

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rubeola measles

83
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enveloped +ssRNA lineaer virus

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Rubella

fever occurs 1-5 days before the rash

84
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gram-negative coccobacillus

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bordtella pertusis

ADP ribosylation of Gi

85
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the palmar skin has an additional layer which is it

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lucidum

86
Q

Mutation in the penicillin-binding protein

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mechanism of resistance for VANCO

87
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cyclic fever headaches and general weakness.. hepatosplenomegaly after travel
MRI shows cerebral edema and pt has seizures

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malaria

p.falciparum has cerebral involvmnt

88
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what is different in inf with p.malaria

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more regular 72 hour cycles

89
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the sand fly and may cause spiking fevers and hepatosplenomegaly

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leishmania donovani

90
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meeting with all healthcare professionals involved in surgeries to discuss ways to minimize potential errors that would result in harm to the patient.

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swiss cheese model

think “S” … system safetyyyy

91
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onvulsions, hyperirritability, peripheral neuropathy and sideroblastic anemia
vitamin def

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B6 pyridoxine

92
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adrenal insufficiency along with enteritis and dermatitis

vitamin

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B5 Pantothenic acid

93
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cheilosis, corneal vascularisation, and seborrheic dermatitis.

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B2 riboflavin

94
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Lipid and membrane biosynthesis

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smooth ER

95
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Degradation of cellular material

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lysosomes

96
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β-Oxidation of long-chain fatty acids

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peroxisome

97
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golgi apparatus

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protein modification

98
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defect in the CD40 ligand on CD4 T-helper cells.

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hyper IgM syndrome

99
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efect in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase

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CGD

increase risk of infc with staph nocardia pseudo listeria

100
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non motile gram negative bacterium

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shigella

101
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mechanism of shigella infection

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infects M cells in peyers patches

102
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facial features have developed abnormally. hyperactive and aggressive. Physical examination reveals a prominent forehead; an enlarged tongue; hepatosplenomegaly; and several pearly, papular skin lesions over the scapulae, lateral upper arms, and thighs.

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Hunter
iduronate sulfatase

rmmber hunters are aggressive***

103
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peripheral neuropathy, angiokeratomas, and hypohidrosis

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fabry

alpha galactosidase

104
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oagulase-negative Staphylococcus species, such as S. saprophyticus and S. epidermidis, are associated with infection.

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foley catheter

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