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Diff b/t blowing murmur and harsh murmur?
blowing murmur- blood flowing wrong way across valves

harsh murmur- blood hitting tissue, such as stenotic valve
Where are aortic murmurs best heard?
2nd right intercostal space
Where are mitral murmurs best heard?
apex of heart, often refer to left axilla
Aortic stenosis is a ____ murmur
harsh systolic

(aortic space is above the mitral space, systolic is above diastole in BP)
Aortic regurgitation is a _____ murmur
blowing diastolic murmur
Mitral stenosis is a ____ murmur
harsh, diastolic murmur

(Mitral space is BELOW aortic space)
Mitral regurg is a _____ murmur
blowing systolic murmur

due to advanced MVP, RHD, damage from infective endocarditis, papillary muscle rupture
What heart sound is heard in Mitral Valve Prolapse?
Midsystolic click

Common with Marfans, Ehlers-Danlos, Fragile X
What are the 2 types of ASD?

Which one comprises 90% of them?
1) Ostium primum

2) Ostium secundum (90%)
Persistent Truncus Arteriosus?
great vessels arent separated
What is Eisenmengers syndrome?
REVERSAL of Left to Right shunt to a Right to Left shunt (i.e from RVH)
Coarctation of aorta
2 types:
infant- preductal
adult- postductal
Two types of MI?
1) Subendocardial- nonQwave, NSTEMI (inner 1/3 to 1/2 wall infarcted)

2) Transmural- Qwave, STEMI, whole wall infarcted
The acute coronary syndromes are:
Unstable angina, NonQwave MI, Qwave MI
Stable angina, Unstable angina, NonQwave MI all have ST Segment ____
depression
Qwave MI and Prinzmetals angina have ST seg ___
elevation
How many weeks s/p MI does scar tissue form?
8 weeks
3 major signs of Left Heart Failure
Dyspnea, orthopnea, fatigue
3 major signs of Right Heart Failure
ankle edema, ascites, JVD
What path sign occurs to liver in RHF?
"Nutmeg liver" from venous engorgement
What are Roth spots?
small retinal hemorrhages in infective endocarditis
Acute infective endocarditis
staph or strep
acute onset, fever, chills
most common in IV drug users, diabetics
Which type of endocarditis occurs in those with prior valve pathology?
subacute infective endocard.
Which strep can later cause Acute Rheumatic Fever?
Group A Beta Hemolytic Strep Pyogenes
How does Acute Rheumatic Fever manifest?
Molecular mimicry- AB attack of heart following strep pyogenes infection
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis only occurs in:
SLE patients
#1 type of pericarditis worldwide?
Fibrinous!

Due to transmural MI or Dressler syndrome
#1 type of pericarditis in US?
Serous!

Due to Coxsackie B, uremia, Acute RhFever, scleroderma, RHD, SLE
Aschoff bodies are pathognomonic for.....
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Which criteria are used to diagnose Acute RhF?
Major and Minor Jones criteria
Need either 2 Major or
1 Major and 2 Minor
Major Jones Criteria?
migratory polyarthritis
Carditis
subcutaneous nodules
erythema marginatum
sydenhams chorea (st vitus' dance)
pursed lip breathing, barrel chest, and dyspnea are all signs of:
emphysema
Rhonchi with wet productive cough and dyspnea points to:
chronic bronchitis
"Cant hear, cant rear" is seen in what disease?
Kartagener syndrome- recurrent bronchial infections --> bronchiectasis +situs inversus + male sterility + hearing deficit
Low FEV1 which improves after albuterol, this is?
asthma (reversible)
Four types of asthma?
1) intrinsic- URI or stress
2) extrinsic- #1 form, type 1 HS
3) exercise induced (poor sympathetic NS tone)
4) drug induces (sulfites, BBs, NSAIDs)
non-caseating granulomas in lung that are replaced with fibrosing scars. Dyspnea, night sweats, cough.

Bilateral hilar adenopathy on CXR
Most common in blacks..

What is it?
Sarcoidosis
What causes adult ARDS?
diffuse injury to the lung endothelium (sepsis, chest trauma, massive blood transfusion, heroin)
What is the eventual result of endothelial damage in adult ARDS?
SEVERE interstitial fibrosis
Neonatal ARDs is due to:
insufficient surfactant (lecithin) as a result of immaturity (premie) born before 33-34 weeks

Preterm is before 37 weeks
Neonatal ARDs occurs when L:S (lecithin:sphingomyelin) ratio is:
below 2 as measured in amniotic fluid
What is the pathophys of Pneumoconiosis?
macrophages phagocytose substance --> release ROS, enzymes --> macrophage eventually dies --> fibrosis occurs --> repeat over and over
Which type of pneumoconiosis increases risk of SqC lung ca and malignant mesothelioma?
Asbestosis
Which pneumoconiosis is also known as Coal Workers P?
Anthracosis, or Black Lung Disease
What is Goodpastures syndrome?
autoimmune dz with antiGBM ABs
ABs destroy glomerular and pulmonary BM -> fibrosis
Didanosine, Lamivudine, Tenofovir, Zidovudine are all:
NRTIs or Nukes
Efavirenz and Nevirapine are:
NNRTIs or Non-Nukes
Ritonavir, atazanavir, darunavir, indinavir, nelfinavir are all:
Protease inhibitors

They inhibit protease which cleaves viral protein products into functional structures
When should HIV therapy be started? (5 examples)
Anyone who is HIV+ with:
1) AIDs defining illness
2) CD4 count less than 350
3) HIV assoc nephropathy
4) current Hep B infection
5) pregnant
What meds are included in HAART therapy for a new patient?
2 Nukes +
(1 boosted protease inhibitor OR 1 integrase inhibitor OR 1 CCR5 antagonist)
What is the drug of choice for treatment or Pneumocystis or prophylaxis against Toxoplasmosis in HIV patients?
TMP/SMX
Trimethoprim, pyrimethamine and methotrexate all inhibit this enzyme:
Dihydrofolate reductase
Chloramphenicol blocks this enzyme:
peptidyl transferase, the enzyme needed to form the peptide bond b/t AAs
Severe side effects of chloramphenicol?
Grey baby syndrome
severe aplastic anemia
What is the drug of choice in PCN allergic patients?
Erythromycin
What is the drug of choice for mycoplasma pneumoniae?
Macrolides
Clindamycin vs. metronidazole
Clinda used for anaerobic infections ABOVE the diaphragm

Metro used for anaerobic infections BELOW diaphragm
MOA of Dapsone?
similar to sulfonamides, inhibit dihydropteroate synthetase
6-mercaptopurine is used for this cancer:
ALL
Cytarabine is used in:
non-lymphocytic leukemia
How do bleomycin and doxorubicin work?
creates ROS that cause DNA breaks
What is the big side effect of bleomycin?
Fibrosis of lung

Blake Lively and Leo broke up, leo was a bitch and kept coughing
Why is there weakness in posterolateral aspects of the Lumbar bodies and IV discs?
the Posterior longitudinal ligament begins to narrow in the lumbar spine!
In the lumbar spine, a disc herniation affects the nerve root ____
below
What is the primary flexor of the hip?
Iliacus
Where does the spinal cord end and cauda equina begin?
L1-L2
What is the normal lumbosacral angle?
25-35 degrees
What are the 4 types of spina bifida?
1) Spina bifida occulta
2) Spina bifida meningocele
3) Spina bifida myelomeningocele
4) Rachischisis- completely open spine
Intense pain, saddle anesthesia, and urinary/fecal incontinence point to:
Cauda equina syndrome (a really bad HNP)
Diff bt spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis = pars interarticularis fracture (collar on the Scotty dog)

Spondylolisthesis= anterior displacement of one vertebra with respect to the vert inferior to it
Most common type of spondylolisthesis?
Type II- Isthmic Spondy

Always involves pathology of pars interarticularis
Subtype A- fatigue fx of pars
Subtype B- intact but elongated pars
Subtype C- trauma, acute fx of pars
What is POMP?
a chemo combo for ALL

Prednisone, Oncovin, Methotrexate, Purimethol

Oncovin = vincristine
Purimethol = 6-MP
Drug combo for Wilms Tumor?
Dactinomycin and Vincristine
Unique ADR of cyclophosphamide?
hemorrhagic cystitis