Quiz 54 Flashcards

1
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What is the cause of an annular pancreas?

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Abnormal embryological rotation of the pancreatic bud

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2
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What is seen radiologically in chronic pancreatitis?

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Pancreatic calcification - small opacities in the upper abdomen

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3
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Chronic pancreatitis can result in what endocrine disorder?

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Diabetes mellitus

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4
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Rupture of bridging veins results in what type of brain bleed?

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Subdural hematoma

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5
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Rupture of Charcot-Bouchard aneurysms produce hemorrhage where?

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Intraparenchymal hemorrhage - commonly in the basal ganglia

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Rupture of middle meningeal artery causes what type of brain bleed?

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Epidural hematoma

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7
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Where can one find aneurysms in ADPKD?

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Circle of Willis

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8
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Histologic evaluation of a lymph node showing mixture of cells (lymphocytes, histiocytes, eosinophils, and plasma cells) with scattered, large cells with prominent nucleoli is found in what disease?

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Hodgkins lymphoma

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What disease causes lymph node architecture to be distorted by broad bands of fibrosis?

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Nodular sclerosing subtype of Hodgkins lymphoma

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10
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What subtype of cells are seen in nodular sclerosing Hodgkins lymphoma?

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Subtype of Reed-Sternberg cells called lacunar cells

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11
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Chronically high venous pressure in the legs can result in what?

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Varicose veins

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12
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In late stages of AIDs, what antibodies are not produced? Why?

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IgG, IgA, and IgE are not produced - these antibodies need T-cell help

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What bacterium is gram positive, grows in clusters and is non-hemolytic?

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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What is the morphology of S. aureus? What type of hemolysis does it produce?

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Gram positive cocci; catalase and coagulase +; beta-hemolytic

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Gram positive cocci that ferments mannitol?

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S. Aureus

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16
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Is S. pyogenes bacitracin sensitive or resistant? Hemolysis?

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Sensitive; beta-hemolytic

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What is the morphology of S. epidermidis? How is it differentiated from S. aureus?

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Gram + cocci in clusters; catalase + but coagulase negative; also is gamma hemolytic

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18
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What is a distinguishing feature of S. epidermidis?

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Novobiocin sensitive; biofilm producer

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19
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Gram positive cocci, catalase and coagulase negative, beta hemolytic, bacitracin resistant and CAMP+

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S. Agalactiae

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Gram positive cocci, catalase +, coagulase negative, novobiocin sensitive

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S. Epidermidis

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21
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How does one differentiate between staph aureus, epidermidis, and saprophyticus?

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All are catalse +, epidermidis and saprophyticus are coagulase negative and gamma-hemolytic; epidermidis is novobiocin sensitive and saprophyticus is novobiocin resistant

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22
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Acquired pure red cell aplasia is seen after infections with what?

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Parvovirus B19

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23
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Patients with what disease(s) are prone to developing pure red cell aplasia?

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Sickle cell anemia or hereditary spherocytosis

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24
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What anticonvulsant drugs can cause aplastic anemia?

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Carbamazepine and phenytoin

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25
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What antibiotic can cause aplastic anemia?

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Chloramphenicol

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26
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Bernard-Sloulier syndrome is due to absence of what?

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Platelet Glycoprotein Ib, a receptor for vWF

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27
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What syndrome does one see thrombocytopenia, frequent infections, and eczema?

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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

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28
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Increasing the survival of a certain disease does what to incidence and prevalence?

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Incidence is normal, but prevalence increases

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29
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Primary prevention does what to incidence and prevalence?

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Both decrease

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30
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Increased death from a certain disease does what in incidence and prevalence?

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Incidence in normal (stays the same), but prevalence decreases

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31
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Cart-wheel distribution of chromatin in the nucleus is seen in infections with what organism?

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Entamoeba histolytica

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32
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Entamoeba histolytica causes what symptoms?

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Diarrhea (can be bloody), peritonitis and liver abscess formation

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33
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What is seen in the stool of a patient infected with Entamoeba histolytica?

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Cysts or trophozoites

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34
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Mumps is part of what viral family? What is its genetic makeup?

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Paramyxoviridae; -ssRNA

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35
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How do paramyxoviruses evade the immune system? What type of immunity is thus important?

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Evade by syncytia formation (spread from cell to cell this way); cell mediate immunity is important as antibodies (humoral immunity) don’t “see” the virus

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36
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What viruses are part of paramyxoviridae?

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RSV, parainfluenza (croup), mumps, measles,

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37
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How does one treat RSV?

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Ribavirin

38
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What bacterial species undergo natural transformation? (4 of them)

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Haemophilus spp. Streptococcus spp., Neisseria spp., H. Pylori

39
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What is natural transformation?

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Uptake of naked DNA from the environment

40
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Meconium ileus is often the first manifestation of what disease?

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Cystic fibrosis

41
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What is meconium ileus?

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Thick, sticky meconium obstructs the intestine - most commonly occurs at the ileus

42
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Meconium ileus can result in what complications?

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Perforation with peritonitis and intraperitoneal calcification

43
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Deposition of what causes senile cardiac amyloidosis?

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Transthyretin

44
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Autoimmune disease can result in deposition of what type of amyloid?

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Amyloid associated protein

45
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Long term hemodialysis results in what type of amyloid deposition?

A

Beta-2 microglobulin

46
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Antibodies that recognize metalloprotease that cleaves vWF multimers results in what disease?

A

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

47
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What is the common pentad of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?

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Fever, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, renal insuff., neurological manifestations
*pentad rarely seen

48
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What is ADAMTS-13?

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Metalloprotease that cleaves ultralarge vWF multimers

49
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Deficiency in ADAMTS-13 results in what disease?

A

Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura

50
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In thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, what is seen on peripheral smear?

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Schistocytes due to microangiopathic anemia

51
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What cardiac abnormality is seen in infections of Borrelia burgdorferi?

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AV block

52
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Cheese, beer, and wine cause interaction with what drugs?

A

Tyramine containing foods (beer, cheese, wine) cause interactions with monoamine oxidase inhibitors

53
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List three MAO inhibitors.

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Phenelzine, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid

54
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What happens when a patient is on MAO inhibitors and tyramine containing foods are ingested?

A

Large amounts of NE are displaced from postganglionic neurons, resulting in sympathetic crisis

55
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What happens to the numerical density and total luminal cross sectional area of blood vessels in high blood pressure?

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Decreased numerical density and decreased cross sectional area

56
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What is a common cause of neonatal meningitis?

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Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS)

57
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What is the morphology of S. agalactiae? Is it bacitracin sensitive or resistant?

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Gram positive cocci, bacitracin sensitive

58
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What cytoskeletal protein moves toward the plus end of microtubules? Which toward the minus end of microtubules?

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Kinesin moves toward the plus end; dynein moves toward the minus end

59
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Anterograde transport involves what cytoskeletal protein? Is it toward the minus or plus end of microtubules?

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Anterograde is toward the plus end and involves kinesins

60
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Are myosins directed toward the plus or minus end of microtubules?

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Plus end

61
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What lab values are important in diagnosing DIC?

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Prolonged PT and PTT, decreased fibrinogen level and elevated fibrin split products

62
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Crescent-shaped protozoa adjacent to epithelial brush border on biopsy is characteristic of what infection?

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Giardia lamblia

63
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After swimming in fresh water, patient complains of losing sense of smell and now has a prefrontal headache with fever and nausea, what organism are they infected with?

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Naegleria fowleri

64
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How is a diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis made?

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Trophozoites in CSF

65
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Thymic hyperplasia and thymomas are strongly associated with what disease?

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Myasthenia gravis

66
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What antibodies are formed in myasthenia gravis?

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Antibodies targeting post-synaptic acetylcholine nicotinic receptors

67
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How does one diagnose myasthenia gravis?

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Tensilon (Edrophonium) test

68
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What is Edrophonium?

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AChE inhibitor

69
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What cancer is strongly associated with Lambert-Eaton syndrome?

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Small cell carcinoma of the lung

70
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What antibodies are produced in Lambert-Eaton syndrome?

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Antibodies directed against voltage-gated calcium channels

71
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Weakness during the early part of the day that improves with greater activity is seen in what NMJ disease?

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Lambert-Eaton syndrome

72
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Antibodies to acetylcholine nicotinic receptors at the NMJ causes what disease?

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Myasthenia gravis

73
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What is the fick equation?

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Cariac output = oxygen consumption divided by (arterial O2 content - venous O2 content)

74
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What artery is at risk in a supracondylar fracture of the femur?

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Popliteal artery

75
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What artery is at risk in a posterior dislocation of the knee?

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Popliteal artery

76
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The popliteal is from what artery?

A

Superficial femoral artery

77
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What arteries does the popliteal artery give rise to distal to the knee?

A

Anterior tibial a. And posterior tibial artery

78
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What artery gives rise to the dorsalis pedis artery?

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Anterior tibial artery

79
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What artery gives rise to the the pulse posterior to the medial malleolus?

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Posterior tibial artery

80
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What does the posterior tibial artery divide into to supply the plantar region of the foot?

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Medial and lateral plantar arteries

81
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What artery supplies the posterior compartment of the thigh?

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Profunda femoris artery

82
Q

Coagulative necrosis of a tumor is due to what?

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Ischemia - not enough vascular supply to keep up with the rapid neoplastic growth

83
Q

Name 5 neutrophil chemoattractants

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C5a, IL-8, leukotriene B4, fibrinopeptides, formyl methionyl peptides

84
Q

What is the equation for specificity?

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True negatives/(true negatives + false positives)

85
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What is the equation for sensitivity?

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TP/(TP+FN)

86
Q

What affect does phenobarbital have on the CYP450 system?

A

Induces it

87
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What organelle is the CYP450 found in?

A

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum of hepatocytes

88
Q

What are the best markers for identification of B cells?

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CD19, CD20, CD21

89
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What cells are CD28+?

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T cells

90
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What cells are CD56+?

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NK cells

91
Q

Osteogenesis imperfecta results from a defect in what?

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Type I collagen - hydroxylation of proline and lysines