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sensation of excessive motion compared to physical reality
vertigo
... is most commonly due to dysfunction within the vestibular system
vertigo
the oculomotor nerve enters the orbit via the ...
superior orbital fissure
ophtalmic nerve(CN V1) branches enter the orbit via the ...
superior orbital fissure
trochlear nerve(CN IV) enters the orbit via the ...
superior orbital fissure
abducens nerve(CN VI) enters the orbit via the ...
superior orbital fissure
superior ophtalmic vein enters the orbit via the ...
superior orbital fissure
function of mesolimbic-mesocortical system
regulates behavior
nigrostriatal system's function
coordination of voluntary movements
function of tuberoinfundibular system
controls prolactn secretion
disturbance of mesolimbic-mesocortical system
schizophrenia
disturbance of nigrostriatal system
parkinsonism
disturbance of tuberoinfundibular system
hyperprolactinemia
aneurysm or atherosclerotic calcification of the internal carotid artery can laterallt impinge on the ...
optic chiasm
impingement of optic chaism by aneurysm or atherosclerotic calcification can cause ....
nasal hemianopia
damage of uncrossed optic nerve fibers from the tmporal prtion of the ipsilateral retina causes
nasal hemianopia
a lesion in the optic tract can produce ...
contralateral homonymous hemianopia
.... branches off the basilar artery and supplies cranial nerves III and IV and other structures in the midbrain
posterior cerebral artery
blood supply of thalamus
posterior cerebral artery
blood supply of medial temporal lobe
posterior cerebral artery
blood supply of splenium of the corpus callosum
posterior cerebral artery
blood supply of occipital lobe
posterior cerebral artery
most common finding with posterior cerebral artery stroke is ...
cotralateral homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing
S2-S4 nerve roots damage
cauda equina syndrome
saddle anesthesia and loss of the anocutaneous refle are symptoms of ...
cauda equina syndrome
common AD disroder resulting from a defect in the NF-1 gene on chromosme 17
neurofibromatosis type I
Schwann cell e,bryologically derived from the ...
neural crest
total sensory loss on the contralateral side of the body
thalamic syndrome
... are the result of small vessel lipohyalinosis and atherosclerosis involving the penetrating vessels supplying the deep brain structures; unctontrolled hypertensio and diabetes mellitus are risk factors for this condition
lacunar infarctions
nonfluent aphasia that results from damage to Broca's area in the inferior frontal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
Broca's aphasia
location of Broca's area
inferior frontal gyrus of the dominat hemisphere
patients with ... understand language but cannot properly formulate the motor caommands to form words or write
Broca's(motor) aphasia
the tight junctions between endothelial cells in the capillary beds of the CNS for mthe ...
blood-brain barier
the combination of fied segmental loss of upper extremity pain and T sensation, upper extremity lower motor neuron signs, and/or lower extremity upper motor neuron signs in the setting of scoliosis suggests a diagnosis of ...
syringomyelia
acoustic neuromas are commonly located at the ... and arise from CN VIII
cerebellopontine angle
bilateral acoustic neurmoas are associated with ...
neurofibromatosis type 2
... contain the satiety center and regulate food intake
ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei
ptosis, downward and laterally deviated eye, impaired pupillary constriction and accomodation, and diagonal diplopia
lesion of CN III
cause of CN III palsy
enlarging intracranial aneurism
CSF flows from the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle via ...
the cerebral queduct of Sylvius
obstruction at the .... would cause enlargement of only the affected lateral ventrcle
foramen of Monro
obstruction at the .... causes enlargement of all 4 ventricles
foramen of Magendie and Luschka
is a painful condition characterized by shooting pain down the posterior thigh and leg that typically results from impingement of one of the spinal nerves as it leaves the vertebral column
sciatica
compression of .... results specifically in pan purely in the posterior thigh and leg as well as diminution of the ankle jerk reflex
S1 root
trochlear nerve palsy is characterized by ...
vertical diplopia
.... supply the demial portions of the 2 hemispheres (frontal and parietal lobes); occlusion can cause contralateral motor and sensory deifcits of the lower extremities, behavioral changes, and urinary incintinence
anterior cerebral arteries
the stapedius muscle is innervated by the ...
stapedius nerve(a branch of the facial n.)
paralysis of the stapedius muscle results in ....
hyperacusis(increased sensitivity to sound)
general sensation from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue is carried by the ....
mandibular devision of the trigeminal nerve
gustatory innervation of anterior 2/3 of the tongue is provided by ....
chorda tympani of the facial nerve
pancoast tumors are non-small cell lung cancers(squamous cell ca, adenoca) that arise near the ...
superior sulcs
Horner's syndrome occurs due to involvement of the ...
cervical sympatetic ganglia
the middle meningeal artery is a branch of the .... that neters the skull at the .... and courses intracranially deep to the pterion
maillary rtery; foramen spinosum
.... injury results in weakness and paralysis of the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, nad tensor fasciae latae muscles
superior gluteal nerve
mandible originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
maxilla originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
malleus originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
incus originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
zygoma originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
vomer originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
palate originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
temporal lobe originates from ...
first pharyngeal arch
first pharyngeal arch innervated by ...
trigeminal nerve
lies in the inferolateral wall of the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle
the head of the caudate
the head of the caudate is separated from the globus pallidus and putamen by the ...
internal capsule
results from trauma to the leg near the head of the fibula
coomon peroneal nerve injury
sensory innervation of the external aurditory canal
auricular branch of the vagus(posterior part of the canal); CN V3(rest canal)
injury to Meyer's loop in the temporal lobe results in ...
contralateral superior quadrantanopia
... characterized by well-articulated, nonsensical speech paired with a lack of language comprehension
receptive aphasia(Wernicke's)
located in the auditory association cortex within the posterior portion of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant lobe
Wernicke's area
then neural structure most frequently affected in patients with Wernicke encepahlopathy is ...
the mammilary body
lesions of the occipital corte can produce ...
contralateral homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing
hemiparesis with the arm affected more than a leg occurs due to occlusion of the ...
middle cerebral artery
the deep branch of the radial nerve arises near the ...
lateral epicondyle of the humerus
radial head subluxation can damage ....
the deep branch of the radial nerve
weakness of the forearm and hand extensors without sensory loss
damage of the deep branch of the radial nerve
loss of the gag reflex, loss of sensation in the upper pharynx, posterior tongue, tonsils and middle ear cavity, and loss of taste sensation on the posterior one-third of the tongue
lesions of the glosspharyngeal nerve
location of the chemoreceprtor trigger zone(CTZ)
area postrema of the dorsal medullar near the fourth ventricle
coagulase negative, novobiocin resistant, catalas +
Staph. saprophyticus
coagulase negative, novobiocin sensitive, catalas +
Staph. epidermidis
catalse +, coagulase + coccus
staph. auresus
catalase + cocci
staphylococci
DNase is produced by...
group A strep
pyrophasphate analog that does not require intracellular activation; directly inhibits both DNA polymerase in herpesvirus and reverse transcriptase in HIV
foscarnet
... must be administered IV and is most commonly used in trting advanced AIDS patients who ahve acyclovir-resistant herpesvirus infections or ganciclovir-resistant CMV infections
foscarnet
... is nucleoside analog that must be intracellulary converted to its monophosphate form by a virally encoded thymidine kinase; cellular kinases convert the monophospahte form into a triphosphate form, which inhibits herpesviral DNA polymerase-demiated replication
acyclovir
... is a cytosine analog classified as a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor(NRTI); it must be phophorylated to its active form, triphophate, by intracellular kinase; inhibits HIV reverse transcription through viral DNA chain termination
lamivudine
protease inhibitor that binds to the catalytic site of an HIV aspartic protease, preventing the cleavage of polyprotein precusrors necessary for the generation of functional viral proteins
saquinavir
huanine nucleoside nalogue that is structurally similar to acyclovir; requires intracellular conversion to its monophosphate form by a virally encoded kinase, and has greater activity than acyclovir against CMV DNA moplymerase
ganciclovir
antiviral agent that binds to and inhibits the M2 ion channels protein of influenza A viruses, bloking viral uncoating after host cell endocytosis
amantadine
antiviral agent; sialic acid analogue inhibitor of influenza A and B virus neuraminidase
oseltamivir
medium that used to isolate N. gonorrhoeae from clinical specimens
THayer-Martin medium - chocolate agar-based medium containing various antibiotics
once acyclovir enters the herpesvirus-infected host cell, it is converted to acyclovir monophosphate principally via a virally-encoded ...
thymidine kinase(TK)
CMV has increased sensitivity to .... beacuse of differences in viral DNA polymerase structure
ganciclovir
active forms of anri-herpesviral drugs inhibit ...
viral DNA polymerase
fever and sweating that occur every 48 hours are especially characteristic of P. ... and P. ... infection
vivax and ovale
.... must be used in addition to chloroquine to completely aredicate infections by P. vivax and P. ovale and prevent relapses
primaquine
long-term adverse effect related to chloroquine use
retinopathy
first-line trt for enterobiasis
albendazole
trt for enterobiasis in pregnant patients
pyrantel pamoate
trt for loiasis and lymphatic filiriasis infections
diethylcarbamazine
trt for strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis
ivermectin
trt for trypanosamoses(T. cruzi)
nifurtimox
trt for schistosomiasis, clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis
praziquantel
Gram(-) anaerobic rods that produce beta-lactamase;
bacteroides
second-generation fluoroquinolone taht acts by interferring with bacterial DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II); active against most gram-neg rods and bacilli, including Legionella and Pesudomonas aeruginosa; not effective against anerobic infections
ciprofloxacin
triicyclic glycopeptide that inhibits the synthseis of peptidoglycan, a main component of the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria
vancomycin
vancomycin use
MRSA; clostridium difficle
most common clinical manifestation of primary infection with HSV-1 infection
acute gingivostomatitis
HSV characteristic
enveloped with double-stranded DNA genome
zidovudine-?
thymidine analogue; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used to treat HIV infection
the methotrexate is a chemoterapeutic agent that inhiits DNA synthesis by inhibiting ...
dihydrofolate reductase(tetrahydrofolate regenerated from DHF by this enzyme)
integration of viral DNA into the host genome is mediated by ..., a retroviral enzyme that is inhibited by raltegravir
integrase
facultative intracellular gram-pos rod, with distinctive flagellar-based tumbling motility;
listeria monocytogenes
trt for listeria monocytogenes
ampicillin
listeria is most commonly transmitted through ...
food ingestions
listeria can cause ... in ID adults
meningitis
the genome of .... is a partially double-stranded circular DNA molecule housed within the hexagonal capsid
HBV
composed of icosaedral nuclecapsid and a +single-stranded RNA genome
picornaviridae(coxackie virus)
icosaedral core surrounded by a lipoprotein envelope and have double-starnded, linear DNA
herpesviridae family(CMV; EBV ...)
contains a bar-shaped protein core surounded by a glycoprotein envelope; genome is diploid consisting of 2+ single stranded RNA molecules that are transcribed into double-stranded DNA
HIV
small nonenveloped icosahedral virus with linear single-stranded DNA genome
parvovirus B19
most invasive strain of H. Influenzae can can cause sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia
type b
most common bacterial causes of otitis media, sinusitis and bacterial conjuctivitis in childhood (3)
1. Sterp. pneumoniae; 2. nontypeable H. influenzae; 3. Moraxella catarhalis
oxidase negative; lactose non-fermenter; gram-negative rod without H2S production
shigella
non-lactose fermenting organisms that produce acid during glucose fermentation; non-motile and do not produce H2S
shigella
non-lactose fermenting organisms that produce acid during glucose fermentation; non-motile and do produce H2S
salmonella
.... can cause inflamation and enlargement of the lymphoid tissue around the appendix and terminal ileum(pseudoappendicitis), leading to right lower qudrant pain and that can e confused with acute appendicits
yersinia entercolitica
essential pathogenic mechanism for Shigella infection
mucosal invasion of the M cells in Peyer's patches
.... is recomended fr individuals at high eposure risk of rabies
prophylactic vaccination
postexposure prophylais of ravies includes
rabies IG and vaccination
anogenital squamous cell carcinomas and their propsed precursors, quamous ntraepithelial lesions, have been linked to infection with ....
HPV
most frequently causes retinits in AIDS patients
CMV
vesicular, blistering eruption eventually leading to formation of a golden yellow crust; frquently occurs periorally, and can be caused by either Staph. aureus or Strep. pyogenes
impetigo
dimorphic fungi (3)
blastomyces; histoplasma; coccidioides
thin, septate hyphae with acute V-shaped branching
Aspergillus fumigatus
gram-pos, catalse-pos, aerobic/facultatively anaerobic, club-shaped rods
corynebacteria
... grows on cysteine-tellurite agar as dark black, slightly iridescent colonies
C. diphteriae
can be cultured in Loffler's medium where it will develop cyoplasmic metachromatic granules
C. diphteriae
... agar is used to grow many of the enteric bacteria
MacConkey agar
bile salt-containing agar that restricts the growth of msot Gram positive organisms
MacConkey
... medium will encourage growth of Neisseria species while prohibiting growth of other organisms
Thayer-Martin VCN
cocci, ableto growin the presence of both bile salts and 6.5% hypertonic saline
enterococci
streptococci that grow in the presence of bile but not in the presence of hypertonic saline
group D strep(Str. bovis; str. equinus)
medium used to culture Bordetella pertussis
Bordet-Gengou medium
.... is required for the release of virus from infected cells and for the spread of virus within the respiratory tract
neuraminidase
impairs uncoating or disassembly ofthe influenza A virion after host cell endocytosis
amantadine
herpseviruses bud through nad acquire the lipid bilayer envelope from the host ....
cell nuclear membrane
structural analogs of D-Ala-D-Ala that inhibit transpeptidase
penicillins