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Autonomic Nervous System

Epinephrine

1.     a1, a2, b1, b2

Norepinephrine

2.     a1, a2, b1 (no b2 activity)

GABA

3.     Causes an inhibitory cell hyperpolarization

Muscarinic-r

4.     Uses DAG & IP3 as 2nd messengers

5.     Parasympathetic control

Bethanechol

6.     Cholinergic. ­ GI & Bladder motility. Txt atonic bladder post-op

Pilocarpine

7.     Cholinergic. Pupillary constriciton= miosis. Ciliary constriction= accomodation.

8.     Txt acute glaucoma

Isoflurophate

9.     Organophosphate. Irreversible acetylcholinesterase (-)r

Pralidoxime

10.  “2PAM”. Reverses organophosphate binding to acetylcholinesterase

Neostigmine

11.  Reversible acetylcholinesterase (-)r

12.  Txt Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis

13.  Anitbodies to Ach-r. ­’g muscular weakness due to Ach’s weak postsynaptic effect @ NMJ. Inactivates-r

Tubocurium

14.  Nondepol. Competitive cholinergic N-r (-)r.

15.  Prevents Ach binding but does not activate NMJ

16.  ­ Histamine release= ¯ BP & ­ bronchospasm

Trimethaphan

17.  Nonselectively binds N-r of the PS- and SNS

Pancurium

18.  More potent than tubocurium w/o histamine release

Succinylcholine

19.  Depol. Non competitive (-)r of muscle aciton

20.  Opens Na Ch.= fasciculations. Closes Na Ch.= paralysis.  Continuous infusion.

a1 & Eye

21.  Mydriasis due to norepinephrine. Prazosin (-).

M-r & Eye

22.  Miosis due to Ach. Atropine (-). www.sabirkhan.com

Sympathetic

23.  Post ganglionic symapthetic fibers releases norepinephrine

Parasym.

24.  Post ganglionic parasympathetic fibers release Ach

M3-r & Eye

25.  Contracts sphincter = miosis. Contracts ciliary = accomodation.

M2-r & Heart

26.  Negative chronotropy: ¯ HR = vagal arrest

27.  Negative inotropy: ¯ contractility

M3-r & Lung

28.  Bronchospasm ­secretions

M3-r & GI

29.  ­ motility (cramps & diarrhea). Involuntary defecation

Tacrine

30.  Acetylcholine esterase (-)r. Txt Alzheimer’s

Atropine

31.  DOC w/ vagal arrest

Glycoperrolate

32.  M-r(-). Antispasmodic. Txt peptic ulcers.

Pirenzepine

33.  M-r(-). Antispasmodic. Txt peptic ulcers.

Doxacurium

34.  Most potent competitive non-depol NMJ (-)r. No cardiovascular side effects. No Histamine release.

b bungarotoxin

35.  Prevent the releasal of Ach from vesicles @ the pre synaptic nerve ending

a bungarotoxin

36.  Irreversible N-r (-)r = ¯ action potentials

a1 & Eye

37.  Contracts radial muscle = mydriasis (pupil dilation)

a1 & Arterioles

38.  Constiction: ­TPR = ­ Diastolic pressure = ­ Afterload

a1 & Venules

39.  Constriction: ­ Venous return = ­ Preload

a1 & Sex Function

40.  Ejaculation

­ Diastolic

41.  ­ a1 = ­TPR               sabirkhan.dailyforum.net

¯ Diastolic

42.  ­ b2; Direct acting vasodilators; (+)Cholinergics

b1 & Heart

43.  (+)chronotropism = ­HR.

44.  (+)inotropism = ­ contractility; ­SV; ­CO; ­O2 consumption.

45.  ­ conduction velocity 

Phenylephrine

46.  a1 (+) Nasal decongestant.

b2(+) Asma Drugs

47.  Metaproterenol; Albuterol; Terbutaline; Ritodrine; Salmeterol 

Ritodrine/Turbutaline

48.  Relaxes myometrium used in pre-mature labor pains

Phentolamine

49.  Epi reversal. Blocks a, vasodilation occurs. Pt goes from HyperTN to HypoTN.

50.  Txt pheochromocytoma = ¯BP

Terazosin

51.  Txt BPH

Yohimbine

52.  ­ sympathetic outflow = a2 (-). Txt impotence.

Cardioselective NMJ

53.  Pancuronium = ­HR due to atropine-like anti muscarinic vagolytic effect & Gallamine (-)r

Ecothiophate

54.  Irreversible cholinesterase (-)r.  

Pyridostigmine

55.  Cholinomimetic that ­s M & N-r effects. (-) acetylcholinesterase & plasma cholinesterase

56.  DOC for the oral Txt of MG

 

Cardio

Digoxin

1.     ¯ AV nodal conduction/ inh. Na/K/Atpase = inc. Ca conc. in heart cells = inc. contraction force

Diltiazem

2.     Txt black men. Txt AV nodal re entrance

Quinidine

3.     ¯ AV nodal conduction. Cinchonism. Anticholinergic= aggravate MG. Hypotension= a block

Verapamil

4.     ¯ AV nodal conduction. ¯ BP. Negative inotrope= no CHF use

Propranolol

5.     ¯ AV nodal conduction. ¯ BP. Negative inotrope(= b block) Aggravates Asthma and Diabetes Melitus via b2 block.

Diazoxide

6.     Balanced vasodilator.

Niroprusside

7.     Balanced vasodilator. Unloads heart. ­s cyanide= pre-txt w/ thiosulfate. Txt Acute HTN’v Crisis

Reserpine

8.     Txt severe & resistant HTN. Depletes CA. See stuffy nose. No to pts w/ peptic ulcers.

Dobutamine

9.     At high doses b2(+) offsets a1 = b1 ­ CO w/o systemic vascular resistance

Dopamine

10.  At low doses Txt Shock= dilates renal and mesenteric aa= maintain urine output

Esmolol

11.  Short acting b(-)       www.sabirkhan.www.sabirkhan.com

Captopril

12.  Balanced vasodilator. Txt Outpt. CHF see dry cough(bradykinin induced) 

Digoxin

13.  Txt CHF & Atrial Flutter  - inotropic - ¯ K+ levels= dig. Toxicity

Dig. Toxicity

14.  Fatal ventricular arrhythmias w/ sever AV block

Quinidine

15.  ClassIa anti arrhythmic. Moderate Na Ch. Block

Lidocaine

16.  ClassIb anit arrhythmic. Normalizes conduction. Txt initial MI= control arrhythmias

Flecanide

17.  ClassIc anti arrhythmic. Marked conduction slowing

Amiodarone

18.  Long t1/2= need potent doses to obtain desired level for action. See blue skin, ocular deposits, Pulmonary Fibrosis.

NE

19.  ­ AV nodal conduction via b1. Metoprolol(-) b1

Ach

20.  ¯ AV nodal conduction via M receptor. Atorpine(-) M-r

Atenolol

21.  Controls catecholamine induced arrhythmias

Bretylium

22.  Txt Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias but causes passing catecholamine release that can aggravate arrhythmias briefly

Nimodipine

23.  Txt Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage by preventing post hemorrhagic vasospasm

Atropine

24.  ¯ excess vagal tone as seen in Sinus Bradycardia

Nitrates

25.  ¯ preload= venous pooling. ¯ MVO2= reflex tachy. ­ ventr work= dec O2 demand

Propranolol

26.  Blocks reflex tachy but causes excess brady= ­ diastole time= ­ EDV

Verapamil

27.  ­ O2 supply via ¯ in vasospasm Txt Prinzmetal’s variant angina

Aspirin

28.  Prevents arterial platelet adhesion (not DVThrombi). Inactivates COX= ¯ platelet production of TxA2, a potent vasoconstictor

Warfarin

29.  (-)Vit. K dependent gamma carboxylation of clotting factors= anticoagulation state

Heparin

30.  Dependent on Antithrombin III activation

TPA

31.  Binds to fibrin clots & activates plasminogen on the spot. Short t1/2, given IV.

32.  Does not discriminate b/t fibrin-based clots= bleeding & stroke complications arise

Streptokinase

33.  From bacteria= allergies arise. Can see excess bleeding in post-op pts.

Urokinase

34.  Human source. ­ plasmin. Can see excess bleeding in post-op pts.

Colestipol

35.  Bile acid sequestrants. Interrupt bile acid reabsorption= ­­ LDL uptake. Cholestyramine same MOA.

Lovastatin

36.  HMGCoA reductase(-)= ­ LDL-r synthesis. Pravastatin/ Mevastatin same MOA. 

Losartan

37.  ¯ Aldosterone. ­ Renin 2-3x’s

Diazoxide

38.  Txt insulinomas. Not balanced vasodilator= onlt dilates arterial smooth muscle

Clonidine

39.  Central a2(+). ¯ TPR via ¯ symapthetic effect

Methyldopa

40.  Central a2(+). (++) Coombs= Hemolytic anemia

Phenytoin

41.  ClassIb. Reverses mild AV block due to digitoxin toxicity

Procainamide

42.  ClassIa. SLE like syndrome.

Indopamide

43.  Only Thiazide that will have no effect on cholesterol levels

Thiazides

44.  Older black men w/ HTN due to ­ Renin.

b(-)

45.  Young white men w/o asthma (cause bronchospasm)

ACEIs

46.  (-) change AI à AII. (-) Bradykinin inactivation. Captopril/ Enalapril

47.  Cause renal failure = use w/ caution in the elderly

Epinephrine

48.  ­ contraction rate & force via b1.

49.  ­ systolic but ¯ diastolic BP.

50.  ¯ peripheral resistance via b2 vasodilaiton

Norepi.

51.  ­ heart rate and ­ systolic and diastolic BP

52.  ­ peripheral blood vessel resistance

Methyldopa

53.  DOC for pregnancy induced HTN

Quinidine pre-txt

54.  Atrial arrhythmia pretxt w/ a drug that will ¯ ventricular response: Dig.;b(-); Ca Ch.(-)

ClassII

55.  b(-) ¯risk fo reinfarction & sudden death following MI

“Gray man”

56.  Amiodarone: ClassIII antiarrhythmia

Beperidil

57.  Ca Ch(-). Limited clinical use due to Torsades de Pointes

ACEIs

58.  Vasodilate renal efferents > than afferent arterioles: ¯GFR & Filtration pressure

59.  ¯ Diabetic renal failure progression

Adenosine

60.  Its receptor is blocked by Methylxanthines (ie… Theophyline)

61.  Favored for the Txt of Reentrant Supra Ventricular Tachycardia

Enoxaparin

62.  Low molecular weight heparin = Oral anticoagulant

Isoproterenol

63.  ­HR & ¯MAP                       www.sabirkhan.com

Variant angina

64.  Use Ca Ch. (-)r ie… Nifedipine

Contraindicated in CHF

65.  b (-)r = you don’t want to ¯ the heart’s pumping strength

 

CNS

“TOM”

1.     Short –acting BDZs:

2.     Triazolam

3.     Onazelam

4.     Midazolam

Butyrophenone

5.     Haloperidol & Droperidol

Atypical D4

6.     Clozapine – Thioridazine – Olanzepine – Risperidone = Do not cause EPS

Flumazenil

7.     BDZ antidote for OD

Methylphenidate

8.     Txt attention deficit disorder

Phenytoin

9.     Causes aplastic anemia/ gingival hyperplasia/ cleft lip & palate

Thiopental

10.  Short acting Barb

Carbamazepine

11.  DOC trigeminal neuralgia. Txt lennox gestaut seizures in kids

Atypical D4-r

12.  Thioridazine; Olamzapine; Clozapine

Pimozide

13.  Txt Tourette’s

Risperidone

14.  Good for negative symptoms

Thioridazine

15.  Most anti cholinergic neuroleptic

Haloperidol

16.  Neuroleptic malignant hyperthermia due to chronic D2 block. give Dantrolene and Bromocriptine

Imirpamine

17.  Enurisis

Clomirpramine

18.  Txt OCD  See aggressive behavior w/ use

Trazadone

19.  Priapism

Bupropion

20.  Helps to quit smoking

SSRIs

21.  Primarily used for OCD

Fluoxetine

22.  Good for negative symptoms

Phenelzine

23.  Irreversible MAOI

Lithium

24.  Txt manic phase of Bipolar Disorder

25.  Causes goiter by (-) conversion of T4 to T3

26.  Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

27.  Low salt diet will lead to Li toxicity

Alprazolam

28.  DOC stage fright

Propranolol

29.  Social phobia

k-r

30.  Spinal analgesia. Euphoria. ++euphoria. ++sedation. Constipation.

m-r

31.  Supraspinal analgesia. Dysphoria. +respiratory depression. +sedation.

Morphine & O2

32.  Admin. is contraindicated to pts on morphine sedation= ¯ CO2 sensitivity and O2 admin. can stop breathing.

Morphine

33.  ­ ICP = do not give to pt. with head trauma

Morphine OD

34.  1.pinpoint pupils 2.¯’d respiraiton 3.coma

Meperidine

35.  Anesthetic used during labor

Hydromorphone

36.  m(+) used in renal failure

Tramadol

37.  Ambulatory txt for mod. to severe pain

Naloxone

38.  Txt opioid OD. Reverses respiratory depression

Pentazocine

39.  Part k(+) & part m(-)

Butorphenol

40.  Part k(+) & part m(-)

Nalbuphene

41.  Part k(+) & part m(-)            sabirkhan.dailyforum.net

¯ GABA

42.  ¯ seizure focus= Barbs & BDZs

¯ Fast Na Ch.

43.  ¯ electrical activity spread = Phenytoin & Carbamazepine

Methoxyflurane

44.  Can be nephrotoxic. Needs low MAC for anesthetic induction.

Enflurane

45.  Can cause tonic/clonic muscle spasms

Isoflurane

46.  Can cause bronchospasm

Halothane

47.  Can cause ventricular extrasystoles & Malignant hyperthermia & Hepatitis

Nitric Oxide

48.  No effect on HR. Needs high MAC for anesthetic induction.

Thiopental

49.  Short acting Barb.

Kentamine

50.  Dissociative anesthetic

Droperidol

51.  Can be used in combo w/ Fentanyl for neuroleptoanalgesic effect

52.  Neuroleptic tranquilizer. Has mild alpha block

Fentanyl

53.  Can be used on combo w/ Droperidol for neuroleptoanalgesic effect

54.  Used transdermally for chronic pain

Midazolam

55.  Pre anesthetic. Induces amnesia

Primidone

56.  Biotransformed to Phenobarb.

C & A delta Fibers

57.  First fibers to be blocked w/ anesthesia

Esters

58.  Procaine, Tetracaine, Benzocaine

59.  Broken down and make PABA (allergen)

Amides

60.  Lidocaine, Mepivaciane, Bupivaciane, Etidocaine= “i” before “caine” always an amide

61.  Metabolized in the liver

Amphetamine

62.  DA reuptake (-)’r. MAOI. Parkinson’s txt

Bromocriptine

63.  D2(+). Used w/ L-Dopa for “on-off” phenomenon of Parkinson’s

Benztropine

64.  Ant M w/ some DA reuptake (-). Parkinson’s txt

Amantidine

65.  ¯ DA reuptake. Can cause livido reticularis= skin mottling.

Diphenhydramine

66.  Txt early Parkinson’s stages

Pergolide

67.  > Effective & longer acting than Bromocriptine

Ethosuximide

68.  DOC for Absence seizures

Tranylcypromine

69.  MAOI = antidepressant

SSRI & MAOI

70.  Fatal combo, especially seen with the use of Paroxetine or Fluoxetine (SSRIs) and Tranylcypromine (MAOI)

Labor opioids

71.  Meperidine & Nalbuphine

Desipramine causes

72.  Sudden cardaic death in children

 

Anti-Infective

Primaquine

1.     Malaria profylaxis

2.     Used for extraerythrocytic forms Plasmodium vivax or P. ovale

Ciporfloxacin

3.     Quinolone derivative

Sulfonamides

4.     PABA structural analogs

5.     Inhibit Folic acid synthesis

Tertacyclines, anuria & the exception

6.     Should not be used in anuric pt due to production of (-) Nitrogen balance & ­d BUN levels.

7.     Doxycycline is the exception

Ceftriazone

8.     3rd generation cephalosporin

9.     DOC for bacterial meningitis in kids (ie… HiB)

10.  One dose txt of gonorrhea

Hepatic coma DOC

11.  Neomycin (aminoglycoside) – it supresses the normal flora = ¯g NH4 production = ¯g free nitrogen levels in the bloodstream.

Clavulanic acid

12.  Irreversible (-)r of b lactamases, but ot of transpeptidase = use w/ a b lactamase sensitive penicillin

Piperacillin

13.  Txt Pseudomonas aeruginosa & Klebsiella

14.  Broad spectrum antibiotic

Streptomycin (aminoglycoside)

15.  Txt Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Isoniazid

16.  Most commonly used drug for TB.

17.  Usually combined w/ Rifampin and/or Ethambutol

18.  Pre Txt w/ Pyridoxine (Vit B6) can prevent peripheral neuritis‘

Pyrantel Pamoate

19.  Txt of Hookworm disease

20.  Depolarizing NMJ (-)r

Buy “AT” 30, “CELL” at 50

21.  A = Aminoglycosides

22.  T = Tetracyclines

23.  C = Chloramphenicol

24.  E = Erythromycin (macrolide)

25.  L = Clindamycin

26.  L = Lincomycin

Cefoxitin

27.  Txt intraabdominal infections (ie… w/ Bacteroides fragilis)

28.  Traditional txt has been Clindamycin & Gentamycin

Chloramphenicol

29.  Broad spectrum antibiotic

30.  Bone marrow depression (common) – Aplastic anemia (rare)

31.  Gray baby syndrome (chloramphenicol cannot be conjugated)

32.  DOC Typhoid Fever (symptomatic Salmonella infection)

33.  DOC HiB meningitis in kids – especially resistant strain to ampicillin

Nifurtimox

34.  Txt trypanosomiasis

Metronidazole

35.  Txt Leishmaniasis & Amebiasis

36.  Good for anaerobic bacteria = Bacteroides fragilis

37.  DOC Trichomoniasis

38.  DOC Giardia lamblia

Txt P. carinii

39.  TMP-SMX & Pentamidine

Tetracycline

40.  Txt of Brucellosis & Cholera

41.  Txt Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

42.  Txt spirochete infections = Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)

TMP-SMX

43.  (-) dihydrofolate reductase activity

Benzathine Penicillin G

44.  Long duration of action = given once every 3-4 weeks for Txt of Syphilis

Praziquantel

45.  Txt Schistosomiasis (trematode [fluke] infections)

Melarsoprol

46.  Txt Trypanosomiasis that has neurological symptoms

Stibogluconate

47.  Txt Leishmaniasis

Fluconazole

48.  Txt fungal encephalitis

Amphotericin B

49.  Polyene antifingal

Ketoconazole MOA

50.  (-) fungal ergosterol synthesis = disrupts membrane

Griseofulvin MOA

51.  Accumulates in keratinized layers of the skin = used in dermatomycoses infections

Mefloquine

52.  Anti malarial

53.  Txt Chloroquine resistant strains = P. falciparum

Chloroquine

54.  Txt for Malaria when inside RBC

Nifurtimox

55.  DOC Chagas disease due to Trypanosoma cruzi

Erythromycin

56.  Used in pts allergic to penicillins

Nystatin

57.  Topical txt of superficial mycotic infections = Candidiasis

Acyclovir

58.  Guanine analog

59.  Txt Herpes infections

Imipenem

60.  Used w/ Cilastatin

61.  Can cause seizures

Cefoperazone side effects

62.  Bleeding due to vit K level alterations

63.  Contraindicated in pts w/ bleeding disorders

Vancomycin

64.  Used for MRSS (methicillin resistant Staph. Aureus)

65.  “Red neck”: due to histamine release causes facial flushing

Meropenem

66.  used w/ Cilastatin

67.  Does not cause seizures (cf w/ Imipenem)

Nafcillin

68.  Only penicillin that does not need dose adjustment in renal impairment

Peripheral neuropathy

69.  Seen w/ use of:

70.  Metronidazole – Isoniazid – Vincristine – ddI – AZT – Allopurinol

Sulfonamides & newborns

71.  Kernicterus can occur

“O.N.E.” for gonorrhea

72.  Fluoroquinolones used in a one dose deal for gonorrhea:

73.  O = Ofloxacin

74.  N = Norfloxacin

75.  E = Enoxacin

Ribavirin

76.  Txt RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

 

Anti-Neoplastics

Cyclosporine

77.  Protects against rejections from organ transplants

78.  Does not induce bone marrow depression

Cyclophosphamide

79.  Alkylating agent of both purine & pyrimidine bases of DNA

80.  Txt CLL

Cisplatin’s toxicities

81.  Nephro- & Ototoxicity

Methotrexate

82.  Antimetabolite of folic acid: (-)dihydrofolate reductase

Leucovorin Rescue

83.  Can block/reduce Methotrexate = ­ folic acid via a reduced folate

Bleomycin toxicities

84.  Pneumonitis & pulmonary fibrosis

Azathiorine

85.  Used in organ transplantation = kidney allografts

86.  Allopurinol can ­ its activity by (-) its biotransformation to xanthine oxidase

MOPP

87.  Chemotherapy used in the txt of Hodgkin’s disease

88.  M = Mechlorethamine – nitrogen mustard

89.  O = Oncovin (Vincristine) – prevents microtubule assembly

90.  P = Procarbazine

91.  P = Prednisone – glucocorticoid, inducing apoptosis

Tamoxifen

92.  (-) estrogen receptor

93.  Txt of breast tumors, can see associated endometrial CA

Flutamide

94.  Antiandrogenic

95.  Used w/ Leuprolide (LH-RH analog)

96.  Txt prostatic CA

Megestrol

97.  (-) progesterone receptor

98.  Txt endometrial CA

Fluoxymesterone

99.  Androgenic steroid

100.        Txt mammary CA in postmenopausal women

Methotrexate

101.        Folic acid analog that (-) tetrahydrofolate synthesis by (-) dihydrofolate reductase

102.        Txt of ALL

103.        Txt of Psoriasis

Brain tumor Txt

104.        Lomustine

105.        Carmustine – Causes pulmonary fibrosis

Streptozocin

106.        Attaches to b cells

107.        Txt of pancreatic insulinomas

Cytarabine (AraC)

108.        Pyrimidine analog

109.        DOC for AML

Dactinomycin

110.        Used for Wilms tumor & rhabdomyosarcoma

Etoposide

111.        Used for oat cell CA

Paclitaxel

112.        Used for ovarian CA

Amifostine

113.        Can ¯ nephrotoxicity due to chronic use of Cisplatin

 

 

Path

Mobitz I

114.        Usually due to inferior MI. Rarely goes into 3rd degree block.

115.        Txt w/ Atropine or Isoproterenol.

Mobitz II

116.        BBB association. Often goes to 3rd degree AV block. Usually due to anterior MI.

P wave

117.        Atrial depol.

a wave

118.        LA contraction

T wave

119.        Vetricular repol.

Wavy fibers

120.        Eosinophilic bands of necrotic myocytes. Early sign of MI.

Janeway’s lesions

121.        Acute bacterial endocarditis.

122.        Nontender, erythematous lesions of palms & soles.

Osler’s nodes

123.        Subacute bacterial endocarditis.

124.        Tender lesions of fingers & toes.

Thiamine defcy

125.        Wet Beri Beri heart. Dilated (congested) cardiomyopathy due to chronic alcohol consumption

126.        Dyr Beri Beri =  peripheral neuropathy

127.        Wernicke-Korsakoff = ataxia; confusion; confabulation; memory loss

Fibrinous Pericarditis

128.        Associated w/ MI: Dressler’s

Serous Pericarditis

129.        Associated w/ nonbacterial; viral (Coxsackie) infection; immunologic reaction.

Friction Rub

130.        Pericarditis association

Hemorrhagic Pericarditis

131.        Associated w/ TB or neoplasm

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

132.        Aka infiltrative cardiomyopathy that stiffens the heart

133.        Due to amyloidosis in the elderly

134.        Due to , also see schaumann & asteroid bodies in young (<25 yoa).

PML’s infectious agent

135.        JC Virus (Papovavirus = dsDNA, naked icosahedral capsid)

Edema

136.        ­Pc (more seeps out)

137.        ¯pc (less reabsorbed)

138.        ­ permeability

139.        Block lymphatic drainage

Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease

140.        Commonly see liver cysts & Berry aneurysms along w/ kidney cysts. Hematuria & HTN also present.

141.        3 cysts in ea. Kidney w/ + family history confirms diagnosis

Malignant HTN & Kidneys

142.        Petehial hemorrhages are seen on kidney surfaces = Flea-Bitten surface = young black men

Nephritic signs

143.        Hematuria; RBC casts; HTN

Nephrotic signs

144.        Proteinuria; Hypoalbuminemia; Edema

Podocyte Effacement seen w/

145.        Minimal Change (Lipoid nephrosis) disease

ASO seen in

146.        Acute post-streptococcal GN (due to bHGASrtep)

147.        Anti streptolysin O

Crescentic GN

148.        Rapidly progressive GN – nephritic syndrome

149.        Associated w/ multi system disease or post-strep/post infectious glomerular nephritis

Hereditary Nephritis

150.        Alport’s syndrome. X linked

151.        Renal disease w/ deafness & ocualr abnormalities

Membranoproliferative GN

152.        Can be secondary to complement deficiency; chronic infections; CLL

153.        See tram tracking

TypeI Membrano Proliferative GN deposits

154.        C3 & IgG deposits  sabirkhan.dailyforum.net

TypeII Membrano Proliferative GN deposits

155.        Only C3 deposits

156.        Aka Dense deposit disease

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis deposits

157.        IgM & C3 deposits

Cold agglutinins

158.        Seen in atypical pneumonia

159.        It is IgM Ab with specificity for I Ag on adult RBCs

Scrofula

160.        TB in the lymph nodes

Aspirin-Asthma Triad

161.        Nasal polyps – Rhinitis – bronchoconstriction

Ferruginous bodies

162.        Hemosiderin (pigment w/ Fe3-) covered macrophages that have been pahgocytised

Pancoast’s tumor causes

163.        Ulnar nerve pain & Horner’s syndrome

Fatty degeneration

164.        Made up primarily of triglycerides

165.        Most commonly due to alcoholism which commonly leads to hepatic cirrhosis

166.        Associated w/ CCl4-  

Cloudy swelling

167.        Failure of cellular Na pump

168.        Seen in Fatty degeneration of the liver and in Hydropic (Vacuolar) degeneration of the liver

Hydropic degeneration

169.        Severe form of cloudy swelling

170.        Seen with hypokalemia induced by vomitting/diarrhea

Liquefaction necrosis

171.        Rapid enzymatic break down of lipids

172.        Seen commonly in Brain & Spinal cord (CNS) injuries

173.        Seen in suppurative infections = pus formation

Coagulation necrosis

174.        Result of sudden ischemia

175.        Seen in organs w/ end arteries limited collateral circulation) = heart, lung, kidney, spleen

Caseation necrosis

176.        Combination of both coagulation & liquefaction necrosis

177.        Seen w/ M. tuberculosis & Histoplasma capsulatum infection

Fibrinoid necrosis

178.        Seen in the walls of small arteries

179.        Associated w/ malignant hypertension, polyarteritis nodosa, immune mediated vasculitis

Fat necrosis

180.        Result of lipase actions liberated from pancreatic enzymes

181.        Seen w/ Acute pancreatitis = saponification results

Hemoptysis

182.        Blood in sputum

Pulmonary embolism

183.        Most commonly thrombus from lower extremity vein

Phlebothrombosis

184.        From a vein of lower extremities, of a pregnant uterus, in Congestive heart failure, bed ridden pt,

185.        As a complicaiton in a pt w/ Pancreatic CA due to ­d blood coagulability

Saddle embolus

186.        Embolus lodged in bifurcation of pulmonary trunks

187.        ­­ RV strain = RV & RA dilate = Acute cor Pulmonale

Paradoxical embolism

188.        Right to Left shunt allows a venous embolism to enter arterial circulation

189.        Patent ovale foramen or Atrial septal defect

Tuberculoid granuloma

190.        Collection of macrophages w/o caseation

191.        Seen w/ Sarcoidosis (non-caseating); Syphilis; Brucellosis and Leprotic infections

Cellulitis

192.        Spreading infection due to streptococcus

PSA

193.        Prostate Specific Antigen = elevated in prostatic CA

­­5-HT

194.        In cases of metastatic carcinoid, txt w/ Methysergide (5HT antagonist)

­ aFeto Protein

195.        Hepatocarcinoma

196.        Neural tube defects

CEA

197.        Carcinoembryonic Antigen = elevated in Colon CA

Chromosome 13

198.        Retinoblastoma

Chromosome 11p

199.        Wilms tumor of the kidney

Vinyl Chloride

200.        Associated w/ Angiosarcoma of the liver

Agent Orange

201.        Contains dioxin

202.        Implicated as a cause of Hodgkin;s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma & soft tissue sarcomas

Parasites & CA

203.        Schistosoma haematobium = Urinary bladder CA

204.        S. mansoni = Colon CA

205.        Aspergillus flavus = potent hepatocarcinogen

Ochronosis

206.        Alkaptonuria

207.        Error in tyrosine metabolism due to Homogentisic acid (oxidizes tyrosine)

208.        Involving intervertebral disks = Ankylosing Spondilitis = Poker spine

209.        See dark urine; dark coloration of sclera, tendons, cartilage

Lead poisoning

210.        Acid fast inclusion bodies

211.        ­ urinary coproprophyrin

212.        Anemia: microcytic/ hypochromic

213.        Stippling of the basophils

214.        Gingival line & lead line in bones: x-ray

215.        Mental retardation

Heroin OD, clinically

216.        Massive pulmonary edema w/ frothy fluid from the nostrils

Fetal alcohol syndrome

217.        Small head, small eyes, funnel chest, ASD, mental deficiency, and hirsutism

Atypical mycobacterium

218.        M. kanasasii & M. avium intracellulare

Cold abscesses

219.        Liquefied TB lesions similar to pyogenic abscesses but lacking acute inflammation

Actinomyces isrealli

220.        Farmers infection

221.        Lumpy jaw (from chewing grain) & PID (IUD), but most common is due to saprophyticus

Congenital Syphilis

222.        Saddle nose, Saber shin, Hutchinson’s teeth, nerve deafness, interstitial keratitis

Warthin-Finkeledy cells

223.        Reticuloendothelial giant cells on tonsils, lymph nodes, spleen

224.        Seen with Rubeola (measles) due to paramyxovirus

Diphyllobothrium latum

225.        Tapeworm infection causing megaloblastic anemia by consuming large amount of vit B12 in the host

Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

226.        a Hemolytic Streptococci (S. viridans) = usually in pt w/ pre-existing heart problem

Acute Bacterial Endocarditis

227.        Staph aureus, b Hemolytic Streptococci, E. coli

228.        Common among drug addicts & diabetics

Mitral Insufficiency

229.        Ruptured papillary muscle

Left Anterior Descending branch

230.        Branch of the Left Coronary artery

231.        Highest frequency of thrombotic occlusion

232.        MI = anterior wall of the LV, especially in apical part of interventricular septum

Left Circumflex branch

233.        Branch of the Left Coronary artery

234.        Occlusion = MI of posterior/lateral wall of the LV

Dissecting Aneurysm

235.        False aneurysm: it is splitting of the media of the aorta

236.        Usually accompanied w/ long history of severe hypertension, also seen w/ familial hyperlipidemia, atherosclerotic disease, Marfan’s Collagen disease

237.        Zones of medial necrosis +/- slitlike cysts = Medial Cystic Necrosis of Erdheim

Cor Pulmonale

238.        Right ventricular strain, associated w/ right ventricular hypertrophy

Acute Cor Pulmonale

239.        Sudden right ventricular strain due to a massive pulmonary embolism

Bronchopneumonia

240.        Lobular (rather than lobar)

241.        Due to Staph aureus; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Klebsiella; E. coli

242.        Abscess formation is common

Lobar pneumonia

243.        Due to Strep. Pneumoniae infection (5% due to Klebsiella)

244.        Red Hepatization: days 1-3 of the pneumonia

245.        Gray Hepatization: days 3-8 of untreated pneumonia

246.        Complicaitons: pleural effusion; atelectasia; fibrinous pleuritis; empyema; fibrinous pericarditis; otitis media

Bronchiectasis

247.        Permanent dilatation of the bronchi – predisposed by chronic sinusitis and post nasal drip

248.        Supparation associated

249.        Lower lobe > than upper lobe involvement

Cold Agglutinins

250.        Found w/ Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Panlobular Emphysema

251.        a1 – antitrypsin deficiency, causing elastase ­  = ­ compliance in the lung

Bulla

252.        Associated w/ Emphysema  = “Bleb” = outpouching -  If it ruptures causes Pneumothorax

Farmer’s Lung

253.        Due to Micropolyspora faeni (thermophilic actinomycetes)

Bagassosis

254.        Due to M. vulgaris (actinomycetes)

255.        Inhalation of sugar cane dust

Silo-Filler’s Lung

256.        Due to Nitrogen dioxide from nitrates in corn

G6PDH Deficiency

257.        Sex-linked chronic hemolytic anemia w/o challenge or after eating fava beans

258.        Heinz Bodies appear in RBCs

HbF ­­

259.        Sickle Cell Anemia

Multiple Myeloma

260.        Lytic lesions of flat bones (“salt & pepper lesions”) = vertebrae, ribs, skull; Hypercalcemia; Bence-Jones protein casts

Hodgkin’s Disease

261.        Malignant neoplasm of the lymph nodes causing pruritis; fever = looks like an acute infection

262.        Reed Sternberg cells

Polyarteritis Nodosa

263.        Immune complex disease of Ag-Ab complexes on blood vessel wall

264.        Half of the immune complexes have Hepatitis B Ag

265.        Can see fever; abd.pain; ¯ wt; HTN; muscle aches

Sprue

266.        Celiac disease due to a gluten-induced enteropathy = small intestine villi are blunted

267.        High titers of anti-gliadin Abs & ­ IgA levels

Regional Enteritis

268.        Crohn’s Disease

269.        Association w/ Arthritis; Uveitis; Erythema Nodosum

Whipple’s Disease

270.        Intestinal Lipodystrophy = malabsorption syndrome

Kulchitsky cells

271.        Neural cest cells from which carcinoids arise = of the Bronchi; GIT; Pancreas

Ulcerative Colitis

272.        Inflammatory disease of the colon w/ ­ colon CA incidence

273.        Crypt abscess in the crypts of Lieberkuhn

274.        Pseudopolyps when ulcers are deep

275.        Not transmural involvement

Vaginal Adenosis

276.        Women exposed to DES (Diethylstilbesterol) in utero before the 18th week of pregnancy

277.        Some develop clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina & cervix

Scirrhous Carcinoma

278.        Infiltrating Duct Carcinoma w/ fibrosis – most common type of breast carcinoma

Hofbauer Cells

279.        Lipid laden macrophages seen in villi of Erythroblastosis Fetalis

Retinopathy of Prematurity

280.        Retrolental Fibroplasia = cause of bindness in premies due to high O2 concentrations

IgA deficiency

281.        Pt has recurrent infections & diarrhea w/ ­ respiratory tract allergy & autoimmune diseases

282.        If given blood w/ IgA = develop severe, fatal anaphylaxis reaction

Priamry Sjorgen’s

283.        Dry eyes & dry mouth, arthritis. ­ risk for B cell lymphoma. HLA-DR3 frequent. Autoimmune disease.

Secondary Sjorgen’s

284.        Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, or systemic sclerosis association

285.        RA association shows HLA-DR4

LDH1 & LDH2

286.        Myocardium. LDH1 higher than LDH2 = Myocardial Infarction

LDH3

287.        Lung tissue

LDH4 & LDH5

288.        Liver cells

Keratomalacia

289.        Severe Vit A deficiency.  See Bitot’s spots in the eyes = gray plaques = thickened, keratinized ET

Metabisfite Test

290.        Suspending RBCs in a low O2 content solution

291.        Can detect Hemoglobin S, which sickles in low O2

Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia

292.        Can be due to Hemolyitc Uremic Syndrome & Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

293.        See Helmet cells

Wright’s stain

294.        Stain for Burkitt’s lymphoma

Mononucleosis

295.        Due to EBV infeciton

296.        If Mono is treated w/ Ampicillin, thinking that it is a strep pharyngitis, a rash will occur.

T(8;14)

297.        Burkitt’s lymphoma = c-myc oncogene overexpression

T(9;22)

298.        CML = c-abl/bcr gene formation = Philadelphia translocation

Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis

299.        Letter Siwe syndrome; Hand Schuller Christian Disease; Eosinophilic Granuloma

300.        Birbeck granules are present = tennis racket shape

Myeloid Metaplasia

301.        Alkaline phosphatase ­/normal compare to CML = low to absent

302.        Anemia; splenomegaly; platelets > 1 million = extensive extra-medullary hematopoiesis

Multiple Myeloma

303.        Weakness; wt. loss; recurrent infection; proteinuria; anemia; ­ proliferation of plasma cells in BM = plasma cell dx

304.        Serum M protein spike – most often of IgG or IgA

305.        Hypercalcemia (­ bone destruction)

T(14;18)

306.        NH Lymphoma = bcl2 proto-oncogene overexpression seen w/ Small Cleaved Cell (Follicualr) Lymphoma

Focal Segmental GN exs

307.        IgA Focal GN = Berger’s disease; SLE; PAN; Schonlein-Henoch purpura (anaphylactoid purpura)

Nephrotic Syndrome exs

308.        Focal (Segmental) GN; Membranous GN; Lipoid (Minimal Change) GN; Membranoproliferative GN; Hep B; Syphilis; Penicillamine

Schistosoma Haematobium

309.        Infection is assocaited w/ Squamous cell CA of the Bladder (most common Bladder CA is transitional cell type)

310.        Associated w/ portal HTN due to intrahepatic obstruction

Penicillin Resistant PID

311.        PID is usually due to N. Gonorrhoeae, but if unresponsive to penicillin think of Bacteroides species

Duret Hemorrhages

312.        Severe ­ in ICP w/ downward diplacement of cerebellar tonsils into Foramen Magnum causing a compression on the brainstem w/ hemorrhaging into the pons & midbrain

313.        Nearly always associated w/ death due to damage to the vital centers in these areas

Hypertensive Hemorrhage

314.        Predilection for lenticulostriate arteries = putamen & internal capsule hemorrhages

Cerebral Embolism from

315.        MI w/ Mural Thrombi; Atrial Fib Thrombi = Marantic thrombi; L-sided Bacterial Endocarditis; Paradoxical Embolism of septal defect

Neurosyphilis

316.        Tabes Dorsalis = ¯ joint position sensation, ¯ pain sensation, ataxia, Argyl Robertson pupils

317.        Syphilitic meningitis

318.        Paretic neurosyphilis

5p-

319.        Cri di Chat: mental retardation; small head; wide set eyes; low set ears; cat-like cry

Trisomy 13

320.        Patau’s: small head & eyes; cleft lip & palate; many fingers

Acute Cold Agglutinaiton

321.        Abs to I blood group Ag. Mediated by IgM Abs

322.        Complication of EBV or Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections

Chronic Cold Agglutinaiton

323.        Associated w/lymphoid neoplasms. See agglutination & hemolysis in tissue exposed to cold. IgM Abs

RBC Osmotic Fragility

324.        Hereditary Spherocytosis

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas

325.        Small Lymphocytic: low grade B cell lymphoma of the elderly. Related to CLL.

326.        Small Cleaved cell (Follicualr): low grade B cell lymphoma of the elderly. T(14;18) bcl-2 oncogene

327.        Large Cell

328.        Lymphoblastic: high grade T cell lymphoma of kids progressing to T-ALL

329.        Small Non Cleaved = Burkitt’s: high grade B cell lymphoma. EBV infection. Starry sky histo appearance. T(8;14) c-myc proto-oncogene. Related to B-ALL

Singer’s Nodules

330.        Benign laryngeal polyps associated w/ smoking & overuse of the voice

Paraseptal emphysema

331.        Associated w/ blebs (large subpleural bullae) that can rupture and cause pneumothorax

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

332.        Obstructed due to bronchogenic carcinoma. Causing swollen face & cyanosis.

Betel nuts

333.        Associated to oral cancer.

Fundal (Type A) Gastritis

334.        Antibodies to parietal cells; pernicious anemia; autoimmune diseases

Antral (Type B) Gastritis

335.        Associated w/ Helicobacter (Campylobacter) pylori infection. 90% of duodenal ulcer

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

336.        Autoimmune origin; middle aged women; anti-mitochondrial Abs

337.        Jaundice; itching; hypercholesterolemia (can see cutaneous xanthomas)

Acute Pancreatitis

338.        ­ pancreatic enzymes = fat necrosis; sapponification = hypocalcemia; ­ serum amylase

339.        Severe epigastric ab pain; prostration; radiation to the back

Radiating Back Pain

340.        Chronic pancreatitis

Complete Hydatidiform Mole

341.        No embryo. Paternal derivation only. 46XX

Partial Hydatidiform Mole

342.        Embryo. 2 or more sprems fertilized 1 ovum: triploidy/tetraploidy occurs

Cold Nodules

343.        Hypoplastic Goiter nodules that do not take up radio active iodine. [Opposite: hot & do take up iodine]

Acidophils

 

344.        Mammotrophs  = Prolactin

345.        Somatotrophs = GH

Basophils

346.        Thyrotrophs = TSH

347.        Gonadotrophs = LH

348.        Corticotrophs = ACTH & FSH

Lacunar Strokes

349.        Small/focal aa occlusions.  Purely motor or sensory.

350.        Sensory: lesion of thalamus

351.        Motor: lesion of internal capsule

CSF of Bacterial Meningitis

352.        ¯ Glucose; ­ Protein; ­ Neutrophils; ­ Pressure

CSF of Viral Meningitis

353.        Normal Glucose; +/-­ Protein; ­ Lymphocytes

Marble Bone Disease

354.        Osteoporosis: Albers-Schonberd Disease = inspite of ­d bone density, many fractures = ¯ osteoclasts

C5a

355.        Involved in Chemotaxis (for Neutrophils)

C3b

356.        Involved in Opsonization (& IgG)

Anaphylotoxins

357.        C3a & C5a (mediate Histamine release from Basophils & Mast cells)

Vasoactive Mediators

358.        Vasoconstriction: TxA2; LTC4; LTD4; LTE4; PAF

359.        Vasodilation: PGI2; PGD2; PGE2; PGF2a; Bradykinin; PAF

360.        ­d Vascular Permeability: Hist.; 5HT; PGD2; PGE2; PGF2a; LTC4; LTD4; LTE4; Bradykinin; PAF

Platelet Aggregation

361.        ADP; Thrombin; TxA2; collagen; Epinephrine; PAF

Platelet Antagonist

362.        Prostacyclin (PGI2)

Intrinsic Pathway

363.        F XII (Hagman): APTT

Extrinsic Pathway

364.        F VII: PT

Lines of Zahn

365.        Aterial thrombi = pale red colored (dark red is venous thrombi)

Currant Jelly appearance

366.        Post mortem clots

Emigration: Chemotaxis

367.        Margination

368.        Pavementing

369.        Adhesion

370.        Chemotaxis

371.        Phagocytosis

372.        Intracellular microbial killing

Transudate

373.        Specific gravity < 1.012 – low protein

Exudate

374.        Specific gravity > 1.020 – high protein

Hurler’s

375.        Lysosomal storage disease a L Iduronidase – Heparan/Dermatan Sulfate accumulation

Galactosemia

376.        Deficiency of Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyl Transferase. ­ Galactose 1 Phosphate

Phenylketonuria

377.        Deficiency: Phenylalanine Hydroxylase.  ­ Phenyalanine & degradation products

378.        Mousy body odor

Autosomal Dominant Diseases

379.        Adult Poly Cystic Kidney Disease

380.        Familial Hypercholestrolemia Disease

381.        Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telengectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu)

382.        Hereditary Spherocytosis

383.        Huntington’s Disease (chromosome 4p)

384.        Marfan’s Syndrome

385.        Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen’s)

386.        Tuberous Sclerosis

387.        Von Hippel Lindau Disease

Autosomal Recessive Diseases

388.        Tay-Sachs

389.        Gaucher’s

390.        Niemann-Pick

391.        Hurler’s

392.        Von Gierke’s

393.        Pompe’s

394.        Cori’s

395.        McArdle’s

396.        Galactosemia

397.        PKU

398.        Alcaptonuria

X Linked Recessive Diseases

399.        Hunter’s Syndrome (L-Iduronosulfate Sulfatase deficincy, ­ Heparan/Dermatan Sulfate)

400.        Fabry’s Disease (a Galactosidase A deficiency, ­ Ceremide Trihexoside)

401.        Classic Hemophilia A (Factor VIII deficiency, F8 Gene on X chromosome is bad, ­ Ceremide Trihexoside)

402.        Lisch-Nyhan Syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, ­ Uric acid)

403.        G6Phosphatase deficiency (G6PDH deficiency, ­ Ceremide trihexoside)

404.        Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (Dystrophin deficinecy, ­ Ceremide Trihexoside)

Hypersensitivity Reactions

“ACID”

405.        Type I (Anaphylactic): IgE mediated. Exs: Hay Fever; Allergic asthma; Hives

406.        Type II (Cytotoxic): Warm Ab autoimmune hemolytic anemia; hemolytic transfusion reactions; Erythroblastosis Fetalis; Grave’s Disease; Goodpastures

407.        Type III (Immune Complex): Insoluble complement bound aggregates of Ag-Ab complexes. Exs: Serum sickness; Arthus Reaction; Polyarteritis Nodosa; SLE; Immune Complex Mediated Glomerular Disease

408.        Type IV (Delayed = Cell mediated immunity): Delayed hypersensitivity. Involves memory cells. Exs: Tuberculin reaction; Contact dermatitis; Tumor cell killing; Virally infected cell killing  

Transplant Rejections

409.        Hyperacute Rejection = occurs w/in minutes of transplant. Ab mediated.

410.        Acute Rejection = occurs w/in days to months of transplant. Lymphocytes & macrophages. Only rejection type that can be treated w/ therapy.

411.        Chronic Rejection = occurs months to years of transplant. Ab mediates vascular damage.

Blood Metastasis

412.        Sarcoma, exception – renal cell CA: early venous invasion

Lymph Metastasis

413.        Carcinoma, exception – renal cell CA: early venous invasion

Aflatoxin

414.        Seen w/ Aspergillus. ­ risk for Hepatocellular CA

Cleft Lip

415.        Incomplete fusion of maxillary prominence w/ median nasal prominence

Cleft Palate

416.        Incomplete fusion of lateral palatine process w/ each other & median nasal prominence & medial palatine prominence

Craniopharyngioma

416. Pituitary tumor - usually calcified

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

Inolved in Vision relay

Medial Geniculate Body

Involved in Hearing relay

Lung Development

Glandular: 5-17 fetal weeks

Canalicular 13-25 fetal weeks

Terminal Sac 24 weeks to birth

Alveolar period birth-8yoa

Heart’s 1st Beat

21-22 days

Foregut

Mouth à Common Bile Duct - supplied by Celiac Artery

Midgut

Duodenum, just below Common Bile Duct à Splenic flexure of the Colon supplied by Superior Mesenteric artery

Hindgut

Splenic Flexure à Butt crack à supplied by Inferior Mesenteric Artery

Hypnagogic Hallucinaitons

Narcolepsy

Type I Error

a: “Convicting the innocent” – accepting experimental hypothesis/rejecting null hypothesis

Subdural Hematoma

Ruptured cerebral bridging veins

Epidural Hematoma

Ruptured middle meningeal artery “intervals of lucidness”, 2ry to Temporal bone fracture

Type II Error

b: “Setting the guilty free” – fail to reject the null hypotesis when it was false

Power

1 - b

Sensitivity

TP/TP + FN

Specificity

TN/TN + FP

Positive Predictive Value

TP/TP + FP

Negative Predictive Value

TN/TN + FN

Odds Ratio

ad/bc

d-Dimers

DIC

Delusion

Disorder of thought content

Loose Association

Skip from topic to topic

5 Stages of Death

Denial – Anger – Bargaining – Depression – Acceptance

1st Branchial Arch

Meckel’s cartillage – gives rise to incus/malleus bones of ear

2nd Branchial Arch

Reichert’s cartillage – gives rise to stapes bone of ear

Median nerve lesion

No pronation

Radial nerve lesion

Wrist drop – seen w/ humerus fracture

Common peroneal lesion

Foot drop. No dorsiflexion or eversion of the foot

Diract inguinal hernia

Goes through superficial inguinal ring.

Medial to inferior epigastric artery

Seen in older men

Indirect inguinal hernia

Goes through deep & superficial inguinal ring

Lateral to inferior epigastric artery

Seen in young boys – processus vaginalis did not close

@ Diaphragm T8, T10, T12

T8 = Inferior vena cava

T10 = Esophagus/ Vagus

T12 = Aorta/ Thoracic duct/ Azygous vein

Hemiballism

Wild flailing of 1 arm.  Lesion of the sub thalamic nucleus

O Linked Oligosaccharide

In the Golgi

N Linked Oligosaccharide

In the RER

MLF Syndrome

Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia: medial rectus palsy on lateral gaze; Nystagmus on abducting eye.

Seen w/ MS

ADA Deficiency

SCID

Raphe Nucleus

Initiation of sleep via 5HT predominance

b waves

Alert; Awake; Active mind – also seen in REM, therefore we say “paradoxical sleep”

Irreversible Glycolysis Enzymes

Hexokinase

PhosphoFructo Kinase = Rate Limiting Step

Pyruvate Kinase

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase

Irreversible Gluconeogenesis Enzymes

PyruvateCarboxy Kinase

PEPCarboxyKinase

Fructose 1,6 BiPhosphatase

Glucose 6 Phosphatase

**muscle dose not take part in Gluconeogenesis, only takes place in the liver, kidney & GI epithelium

Pellagra

Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dementia

Niacin Deficiency (Vit B3 deficiency)

Hartnup’s Disease

Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome

INH use

TLCFN

Needed as co-factor for Pyruvate DH complex & a Ketoglutarate DH complex

LCAT or PCAT

Esterification of cholesterol: lecithin cholesterol acetyltransferase

Lecithin = Phosphatidylcholine, therefore phosphotidylcholine acetyltransferase

HMGCoA Reductase

Rate limiting step in cholesterol synthesis

Changes HMGCoA à Mevalonate

(-) by Lovastatin

Ketogenic amino acids

Leucine & Lysine

Glucogenic amino acids

Methionine, Threonine, Valine, Arginine, Histadine

Keto & Gluco amino acids

Phenylalanine, Trytophan, Isoleucine

Carnitine Shuttle

Feeds FA into the mitochondria for their consumption

Cori Cycle

Keeps muscles working anaerobically.

Transfers lactate to the liver to make glucose which is sent back into the muscles for energy use

(-) Na+ Pump (ATPase)

Ouabain [(-) K+ pump]

Vanadate [(-) phosphorylation]

Digoxin [­ heart contractility]

TCA Cycle Products

Citric Acid Is Krebs Starting Substrate For Mitochondrial Oxidation”

Citrate à Aconitate à Isocitrate à a Ketoglutarate à Succinyl à Succinate à Fumarate à Malate àOAA

Cones

Color vision. Contain Iodopsin = Red-Blue-Green specific pigment. For acuity.

Rods

Contain Rhodopsin pigment. High sensitivity. Concentrated in the fovea. Night vision.

Gastrula

Seen @ 3rd week: Ecto, Meso & Endo

Epiblast

@ 2nd week: forms the primitive streak, from which Meso & Endo come from. Directly gives rise to Ecto.

Sydenham’s Chorea

Post streptococcal infection. Necrotizing arteritis of the caudate, putamen, thalamus

(+) Frei Test

Chlamydia trachomatis types L1, L2, L3 = Lymphogranuloma venereum

Sabouraud’s Agar

Culture for all Fungi ie…Culture Cryptococcus neofromans which is found in pigeon droppings

FMR1 Gene Defect

Fragile X Syndrome: macro-orchidism; long face; large jaw; large everted ears; autism, mental retardation

Barr Body

Present in Kleinfelters: Male: XXY

Not present in Turner’s: Female: XO

Aortic Insufficiency Signs

Traube Sign = Pistol shot sound over the femoral vessels

Corrigan pulse = water hammer pulse over coratid artery = aortic regurgitation

Scleroderma :”CREST”

Calcinosis; Raynauds; Esophageal; Sclerodactyl; Telangiectasis

Cretinism

Sporadic: bad T4 phosphorylation or developmental failure of thyroid formation

Endemic: no Iodine in diet: protruding belly & belly button

Hemochromatosis Triad

Micronodular pigment cirrhosis; Bronze Diabetes; Skin pigmentation = due to ­ Fe3

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