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layers of the epidermis
surface to base: corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basalis (californians like girls in string bikinis)
components of tight junction
claudins and occludins
components of intermed junction
cadherins (Ca+ dependent), connect to actin
components of desmosome
cadherins (Ca++ dependent), connect to desmoplakin (IF's)
components of hemidesmosomes
integrins (maintain integrity of BM), bind to laminin in the BM
unhappy triad
caused by clipping from the lateral side; damage to MCL, ACL and medial meniscus
ACL and PCL attachement
anterior and posterior refer to their sites of tibial attachment; PCL: superior medially, inferior laterally; ACL: superior laterally, inferior medially
most commonly injured muscle of the rotator cuff
supreaspinatus
muscles of rotator cuff
supraspinatus (abducts the arm), infraspinatus (lateral rotator), teres minor (adducts, lateral rotator), subscapularis (medial rotator, adducts)
fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus, dislocation of humeral head
damages the axillary nerve; can't aduct the arm at the sholder (deltoid), sensory loss over delt
incorrect use of crutch
damages radial nerve, causes defects in tricep extension, wrist extension, finger extension at MCP, supination and thumb extension/abduction
sublaxation of the radius
damages radial nerve, causes defects in wrist extension, finger extension at MCP, supination and thumb extension/abduction
midshaft fracture of the humerus
damages radial nerve, causes defects in tricep extension, wrist extension, finger extension at MCP, supination and thumb extension/abduction; can also hit the deep brachial artery
supracondylar fracture of humerus
(fracture of humerus just superior to elbow) damages brachial artery and median nerve, loss of thumb opposition, lateral finger flexion, wrist flexion
compression by carpal tunnel
damages median nerve, loss of lateral finger flexion, wrist flexion
dislocated lunate
damages median nerve, loss of lateral finger flexion, wrist flexion
fracture of medial epicondyle of the humerus
damages ulnar nerve; causes defects in: medial finger flexion, wrist flexion, abd/add of fingers, add of thumb
fracture of the hook of the hamate
damages ulnar nerve; causes defects in: medial finger flexion, abd/add of fingers, add of thumb
axillary nerve
C5-6, deltoids and teres minor, abducts arm at shoulder
radial nerve
C5-8, "great extensor", innervates posterior muscles of the arm, some posterior forearm compartment; actions inclue extension of arm and wrist, supination, finger extension at MCP, thumb extension and abduction
median nerve
C6-8, T1; innervates the flexors of the forearm, pronators, thenar eminanece, 2nd and 3rd lumbricals; actions are opposition of thumb, wrist flexion, lateral finger flexion
lumbricals
flex at MCP but maintain extension at IP; 2 and 3 innervated by median, 4 and 5 by ulnar nerve
interossei muscles
innervated by ulnar nerve; dorsal abduct, palmar adduct
ulnar nerve
C8-T1; innervates some muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm and many in the hand, crosses superficial to the retinaculum so not in carpel tunnel, also hypothenar eminence, all interossei, 4th and 5th lumricals; causes wrist flexion, medial finger flexion, ab/adduction of fingers, adduction of thumb
MC nerve
C5-7, flexion of arm at elbow and supination
Erbs palsy
occurs with damage to upper trunk (C5/6 roots), follows blow to shoulder or can occur during delivery; limb hangs by side (axillary nerve), medially rotated, forearm is pronated (MC nerve, biceps); sensory loss on lateral arm
Klumke's palsy
an embyrologic defect affecting the inferior trunk of brachial plexus (C8,T1), cervical rib can also compress subclavian artery; causes atrophy of thenar and hypothenar, atrophy of interossei, sensory def on medial side of hand, dissapearence of radial pulse when moving head to opp side; loss of function of all lumbricals causes total claw
ulnar claw
distal ulnar lesion (fracture hook of hamate), loss of medial lumbricals, 4th and 5th fingers are clawed
median claw
distal median lesion, loss of lateral lumbrical function, 2nd and 3rd digits are clawed
ape hand
proximal median nerve lesion, loss of opponens
muslces of the thenar and hypothenar eminences
FAO schwartz; thenar: opponens pollicic, abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis; hypo: opponens digiti minimi, abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi
obturator nerve
medial thigh; injured by anterior hip dislocation; results in defects in thigh adduction, sensory deficit in medial thigh
femoral nerve
anterior thigh (quad), damaged by pelvic fracture; damage leads to difficulty with thigh flexion and leg extension; sensory deficit over ant thigh and med leg
common peroneal
also called fibular nerve, damaged by trauma to the lateral aspect of the leg or fibula neck fracture, also anterior compartment syndrome; foot eversion and dorsiflexion, toe extension
tibial nerve
posterior lower leg, runs in the middle of the popliteal fossa; damaged by knee trauma, just below middle maleolus; foot inversion, plantarflexion, toe flexion
superior gluteal nerve
glut med and min, important stabalizers; damaged by posterior hip dislocation, injection to superior medial quad; difficulty with thigh abduction (+Trendelenburg)
inferior gluteal nerve
glut max, posterior hip dislocation; can't jump or climb stairs
dihydropyridine receptor
voltage gated receptors located on T-tubules, when T-tubules are depolarized, these also depolarize and induce a conformational change; are coupled to ryanodine receptors which allow Ca++ release from SR
A-band
corresponds to length of myosin bands extending from M-line; always same length
I-band
is where there is only actin; since contraction causes incr in overlap between A and M, I-band shortens with contraction
type I muscle fibers
slow twitch, red due to incr mito and myoglobin concentration; have incr oxid phosphorylation so they can sustain contraction; incr in endurance runners, exist in muscles like paraspinal muscles (one slow red ox)
type II fibers
fast twitch, white due to decr mito and myoglobin; incr anaerobic glycolysis; incr in sprinters and weight trainers
Ca++ binding effect on contraction
Ca binds to toponin, causes conformation change, moves tropomyosin out of way, A/M crossbridging; release of P causes power stoke and sliding; binding of new ATP releases ADP and releases the actin
SM contraction
AP → membrane depol → volatage gated Ca channels open → incr Ca in cytoplasm which binds to calmodulin → activates myosin-light chain kinase (MLCK) → phosphrylates myosin which allows it to form a cross bridge with actin; myosin light chain phosphorlase reverses this
articular cartilage
found on bone in joint spaces, made of hyaline cartilage, can be stained with Red Safrin O; type II collagen
pyrophosphate
important component of hydroxyappetite; bisphosphanates are structural analogs
how are adjacent osteocytes connected to each other
gap junctions in cannaliculi
OPG
RANK ligand decoy, prevents osteoclast differentiation
endochondral ossification
longitudinal bone growth, cartilaginous model of bone is made by chondrocytes, osteoblasts/clasts later replace with woven bone and remodel to lamellar bone
membranous ossification
flat bone growth (skull, facial bones, axial skeleton); woven bone formed directly without cartilage, later reformed to lamellar bone
source of osteoblast cells
mesenchymal stem cells in periosteum, important in fracture healing
heterotropic ossification
bone formed outside regular bone, can off as complication of fracture if osteoblast cells are misdirected
achondroplasia
AD, associated with advanced paternal age; failure of longitudinal bone growth leads to short limbs but normal torso/head size; impaired cartilage maturation due to FGF receptor mutation; common cause of dwarfism
osteoporosis general findings
reduction of bone mass but normal mineralization, sparse trabeulae
type I osteoporosis
post menopausal; bone break down > new bone (incr bone resorption) due to decr estrogen levels; normal Ca, PO4, ALP and PTH levels
Colles fracture
fracure of the distal radius, seen in osteoporosis
osteopetrosis
failure of normal bone resorption leads to thickened dense bones (defective osteoclasts) which are often brittle; normal Ca, PO4, ALP; decr marrow space leads to decr WBC/RBC/platelets; genetic def of carbonic anhydrase II; can lead to nerve palsies
osteomalacia/rickets
generalized decr in bone mass due to defective mineralization of osteoid leads to soft bones; normal # of trabeulae; may have incr osteoblast activity which tries to compensate for the soft bones by incr osteoid (which then can't be mineralized); due to decr Vit D; low Ca, low PO4, incr PTH, normal ALP
cupping and fraying of metaphysis
think osetomalacia/rickets
osteitis fibrosa cystica
caused by hyper-PTH; characterized by "brown tumors" (cystic spaces lined by osteoclasts, filled with fibrous stroma); high serum Ca, low PO4, high ALP
Paget's dz
abnormal bone architecture due to incr in both osteoblast and clast activity; possibly viral in origin (paramyxovirus); normal Ca/PO4/PTH levels, incr ALP; mosaic pattern of lamellar bone (like a jgsaw puzzle) with prominent cement lines that haphazerdly connect units (thick and weak); can lead to high output CHF (incr AV shunts in bone); also incr risk of osteogenic sarcomas
polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
bone is replaced by fibroblasts, collagen and irregular trabeculae; ex is McCune Albright; lesions (skin and bone) are on the same side of the body
myositis ossificans
usually in young atheletes following trauma; is essentially bone growth within a muscle; fibroblasts proliferate and this is then ossified; simple excision
osteoma
associated with Gardners; new piece of bone grows on another peice of bone, often in skull; benign
osteoid osteoma
interlacing trabeculae of woven bone surrounded by osteoblasts; < 2cm, found in prox tibia and femur in men <25 years old
osteoblastoma
interlacing trabeculae of woven bone surrounded by osteoblasts; larger than osteoid osteoma, found in vertberal column
giant cell tumor
osteoclastoma; most commonly at epiphyseal end of long bones, 20-40 years old; locally agressive benign tumor often around distal femur/proximal tibia; double bubble appearence on x-ray; spindle shaped cells with multinucleated giant cells
osteochondroma
most common benign bone tumor; mature bone with cartilagenous cap (exostosis, polyp like), usually men <25 years old, commonly in metaphysis, malignant transformation rare
enchondroma
benign cartilagenous neoplasm found in intramedullary bone; usually distal extremeties (ex: hands and feet)
osteosarcoma
2nd most common malignant tumor of bone; men 10-20 years old, commonly in metaphysis of long bones (distal femur/prox tibia); incr incidence in Pagets, bone infarcts, radiation and fam retinoblastoma; Codman's triangle or sunburst appearence (from lifting of periosteum); forms an osteoid matrix; presents with pain or pathologic fractures
Ewings sarcoma
anaplastic blue cell malignant tumor, boys <15, agressive with early mets but responsive to chemo; "onion skinning" appearence of bone; commonly in the diaphysis of long bones, pelvis, scapula and ribs; t(11;22)
chondrosarcoma
malignant cartilagenous tumor; men 30-60; pelvis, spine, scapula, humerus, tibia, femur; expansile glistening mass within the medullary cavity
epiphysis plus tumors found there
very end of a long bone, contains the caritlage; giant cell tumors grow here
metaphysis plus tumors found there
located medially to the epiphysis of bone but lateral to diaphysis; osteochondromas and osteosarcomas form here
diaphysis plus tumors found there
the middle most part of a bone, longest part; osteoid osteomas and Ewing's sarcomas occur here
which tumors are found with in the intramedullary space
endochrondromas and chondrosarcomas
osteoarthritis
mechanical wear and tear of joints leads to detruction of articular cartilage and joint space narrowin, subchondral cysts, sclerosis of bone, osteophytes, Heberden's nodes (DIP) and Bouchards (PIP); may have eburnation (polished, ivory like appearence); pain in weight bearing joints after use, improves with rest; noninflammatory, no systemic symptoms
pannus formation in RA
pannus is overgrowth of synovial tissue, grows over and destorys articular cartilage, eventually produces fibrosis and joints can become fixed and immovable; occurs in the MCP and PIP joints
Baker's cyst
cyst behind the knee, can be associated with RA
HLA associated with RA
HLA-DR4
type of inflammatory cells present in RA joints
lymphs, macrophages and plasma cells
Caplan syndrome
RA nodules in the lung plus pneumoconeosis
RA factor
IgM against IgG
treatment of RA
start with NSAIDs, steroids for immediate relief; if severe, consider methotrexate
Sjogrens
xeropthalmia (dry eyes, conjunctivitis), xerostomia (dry mouth, dysphagia), arthritis; parotid enlargement, incr risk of B-cell lymph, females 40-60; assoc with RA
sicca syndrome
similar to Sjogrens, dry eyes, nose, mouth, vagina; chronic bronchitis, reflux esophagitis; no arthritis
why does alcohol often precipitate gout
alcohol and uric acid compete for same excretion sites in the kidney, decr uric acid secretion and it builds up in the blood
composition and detection of gout crystals
monosodium urate; needle shaped and negatively birefringent (yellow under parrallel light)
conditions that may incr risk of gout
Lesch-Nyhan, PRPP excess, decr excretion of uric acid (thiazides), incr cell turnover, Von Gierkes
pseudogout
calcium pyrophosphate crystals, rhomboid, weakly positively birefringent (yellow with perpindicular)
3 most common causes of septic arthritis
N. gonorrhoeae, s. aureus, strep
common complications of ankylosing spondilitis
restriction of ability to breath, aortic regurg
psoriatic arthritis
joint pain associated with psorisasis; assymetric and patchy involvement; dactylitis (sausage fingers), pencil in cup deformities in fingers
antiphospholipid Ab's in SLE
cross react with cardiolipin which is used in RPR syphyllis test; also produce vessel thrombosis, miscarriages and incr PTT;
consequence of presence of anti-Ro Ab's in SLE
can cross the placenta in pregnant women and attack babys circulation system leading to complete heart block
anti-dsDNA and anti-Smith
anti-dsDNA: very specific to SLE, poor prognosis (incl development of nephritis); anti-smith: very specific for SLE but not prognostic
4 commom causes of drug induced lupus
phenytoin, INH, procainamide, hydralazine (HIPP); low incidence of renal and CNS involvement; have anti-histone Ab's
definining features of sarcoidosis
widespread noncaseating granulomas and elevated ACE levels, often also have hyper-Ig's and incr cytokines
cause of cutaneous anergy in sarcoidosis
may have cutaneous anergy to common skin Ag's because all the CD4 cells are in granulomas
organs affected in Sarcoidosis
always hits the lungs (restrictive fibrosis); next most common is face (uveitis and salivary glands, Bell's palsy), skin (erythema nodosum)
erythema nodusum
inflammation of the fat under the skin, causes tender skin nodules often on the skin; can be seen in sarcoidosis, Crohns, TB
polymyalgia rheumatica
pain and stifness in shoulders and hips; often associated with fever, malaise, weight loss; no muscular weakness; associated with temporal arteritis, often >50 years old
polymyositis
progressive symmetric prox muscle weakness due to CD8 mediated injury to muscle (biopsy shows muscle inflammation, muscle cells have incr MHC expression), often involves shoulders; no skin involvement; incr CK; +ANA, anti-Jo1
dermatomyositis
similar to polymyositis (muscle inflammation) but also a malar rash, heliotrope rash (racoon eyes), Gottron's papules (similar to psoriasis); incr risk of CA (esp lung)
myotonic dystrophy
AD, most common adult muscular dystrophy, trinucleotide repeat; selective atrophy of type I fibers; often starts with weakness of facial muscles, failure to relax muscles; CV problems and DM, frontal balding, cataracts
mixed CT dz
raynauds, arthralgias, myalgias, fatigue, esophageal hypomotility; anti-U1RNP
myasthenia gravis
type II HS with IgG's to postsynaptic N-AChR causing a decr end plate potential; causes ptosis, diplopia, general weakness; associated with thymoma (thymus tissue, contains germinal centers); symptoms worsen with use
Lambert-Eaton
auto-Ab's to presynaptic Ca++ channels, causes prox muscle weakness; associated with paraneoplastic (small cell), symptoms improve with use
Scleroderma (general)
excessive fibrosis and collagen deposition throughout body, puffy taught skin with no wrinkles; also affects renal, CV (HTN), pulmonary (fibrosis) and GI systems (dysphagia, malabsorption); mostly female; diffuse and CREST; Raynoud most common presenting symptom
diffuse scleroderma
widespread skin involvement, rapid progression, early visceral involvement; anti-Scl70
CREST
calcinosis, Raynouds (often first presenting sign), Esophageal dysmotility (no peristalsis in lower esophagus, decr LES presure can lead to GERD), Sclerodactly, Telangiectasia; limited skin involvement, anti-centromere
hyperkeratosis
incr thickness of stratum corneum (seen in psoriasis)
parakeratosis
hyperkeratosis with rentention of nuclei in stratum corneum (seen in psoriasis)
acntholysis
separation of epidermal cells, seen in pemphigus vulgaris
acanthosis
epiderma hyperplasia
nevocellular nevis
common mole, benign
ephelis
freckle, normal # of melanocytes but incr melanin pigment
atopic dermatitis
type I HS, eczema, common in skin flexures, often assocaited with other atopic dzs (asthma, allergic rhinitis)
psoriasis
silver scaling, esp on knees and elbows; acanthosis with parakeratotic scaling; incr stratum spinosum, decr granulosum, can be associated with nail pitting and psoriatic arthritis
Auspitz sign
seen in psoriasis, bleeding spots when scales are scraped off
seborrheic keratosis
flat, greasy pigmented epithelial proliferation with keratin filled cysts (horn cysts); lesions on head, trunk, extremities; common in older people, benign
vitiligo
irregular areas of complete depigmentation, caused by decr # of melanocytes
melasma
hyperpigmentation associated with pregnancy, OCPs
which levels of the skin/tissue does cellulitis affect
dermis and sub-q tissues
necrotizing fasciitis
deep tissue injury, usually anerobic bacteria and S. pyogens; results in crepitus from methane and CO2 production
scaled skin syndrome
toxin destroys keratinocyte attachements in granulosum layer only; fever and generalized erythematous rash with sloughing of supper layers of epidermis
hairly leukoplakia
white, painless plaques on tongue, cannot be scraped off, EBV mediated, assoc with HIV, treat with acyclovir
pemphigus vulgaris
IgG and C3B against desmosomes (cadherin, desmoplankin), linear immunofluresence throughout epidermis; acantholysis: intraepidermal bullae involving skin and oral mucosa (usually first); + Nikolskys (stroking skin causes separation of epidermis), incr in Jewish and Med
bullous pemphigoid
IgG against hemidesmisomes, subepidermal linear immunofluresence; can have eosiniphils in blisters; spares oral mucosa; neg Nikolskis; blisters are more firm and don't rupture as easily
dermatitis herpetiformis
assoc with celiac, on extensors of extremities and buttocks, deposits of IgA on tips of dermal papillae
Steven's Johnson
fever, bullae formation and necrosis, sloughing of skin and high mortality rate, usually drug reaction
toxic epidermal lysis
similar to Stevens Johnson but more severe with greater epidermal invovlement
lichen planus
pruritic, purple, polygonal papules; sawtooth infiltrate of lymphs at D-E junction; assoc with hep C
actinic keratosis
premalignant lesions (risk related to degree of epithelial dysplasia), small rough erythemetous/brownish papules, "cutaneous horn", nuclear atypia in basal layer, hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis; chelitis refers to presence on lip
acnthosis nigricans
hyperplasia of stratum spinosum; associated with hyperinsulinema (DM) and visceral malignancy
pityriasis rosea
herald patch followed days later by christmas tree distribution; papular eruptions, remits spontaneously
basal cell CA
rolled edges with central ulceration; pearly papules and palasading nuclei; locally invasive, rarely met
melanoma
S-100+, depth of tumor correlates with risk of mets; dysplastic nevus is precursor; dark with irregular borders
phospholipase A2
breaks down membrane lipids to arachadonic acid
lipoxygenase pathway
produces leukotrienes which genreally cause bronchoconstriction, vasoconstriction, incr permeability
LTB4
leukotriene, involved in PMN chemotaxis
prostacyclin
also PGI2, decr platelet aggregation, vasodilation, decr uterine tone; released from endothelium
PGE2
decr vascular tone, incr pain, incr uterine tone, incr temp, stomach protection
thromboxane A2
causes platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction (slows blood flow and allows platelets to aggregate), bronchoconstriction; made in platelets
bone histo in primary hyperparathyroidism
subperiosteal thinning
M line
where the myosin attach to
H zone
just lateral to the M line, where there is no actin, just myosin, gets smaller with contraction
RANK ligand
under stimulation, osteoblasts display the RANK ligand and this leads to osteoclast differentiation
carbonic anhydrase role in bone
important role in osteoclasts, allows them to generate acid to demineralize bone
cortical vs. trabecullar bone
cortical: long bones, mechanical support, sites of mucle attachement; trabecular (spongy, cancellous): 15% of total skeleton, more metabolically active, ex: vertebrae, more commonly affected in osetoporosis
clinical presenation of RA
morning stiffness improving with use, symmetric joint involvement, systemic symptoms (fever, fatigue, pleuritis, pericarditis, interstitial lung fibrosis)
common locations for tophi
external ear, achilles tendon
Asteroid bodies and Schaumann bodies
seen in Sarcoidosis; asteroid: stellate inclusions within giant cells; schaumann: laminated concretions of Ca and protein
erythema multiforme
associated with infetions (ex: myco pneumo, HSV, fungi), drugs, CA and autoimmune disorders, present with a variety of lesions (macules, papules, target lesions); due to cytotoxic T-cells primed against a specific Ag seem to cross react with Ag of the skin
location of melanocytes in the epidermis
in the basal layer
enteroperoxides
formed from COX pathway, precursors to PC's, PG's and TX
VEGF
secreted by cells in hypoxic conditions (ex: muscle cells in exercise)
scabies
ectoparasite transmitted by mite, severe itching, papules on wrists, elbows, buttocks, groin; permethrian cream
crush injury
causes rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria; damaged cells release K+, PO4, uric acid;
muscles with tensor in name innervated by who
V3
muscles of palate, pharynx and larynx
all are innervated by 10 except stylopharyngeas
lordosis
concave back, could be do to extensive contraction of hip flexors
size of petichiae, purpura and echymosis
petichie (<5mm), purpura (5mm-1cm), echymosis (>1cm); RBC extravasation, don't blanch, not palpable
skeletal muscle (2)
striated, peripheral nuclei
cardiac muscle (3)
striated, branched fibers, central nuclei
SM (2)
nonstriated, elongated nuclei