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The only cortisol producing tumor that is suppressed by dexamethasone?
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ACTH producing pituitary tumor
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Symptoms of 21 B hydroxylase deficiency?
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(1) HYPOtension
(2) masculinization |
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Symptoms of 11 B hydroxylase deficiency?
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(1) HYPERtension
(2) masculinization |
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Effect of cortisol on........
(1) Bone (2) Immune system |
(1) reduces bone formation (osteoporosis)
(2) suppresses the immune system |
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Tumors associated with MEN 1?
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(1) Pituitary
(2) parathyroids (3) Pancreas The 3 P's!!! |
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Tumors associated with MEN 2A?
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medullary thyroid tumor, pheochromocytoma, and
parathyroids |
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Tumors associated with MEN 2B?
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medullary thyroid tumor, pheochromocytoma, and mucosal neuromas/GI tumors
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Cancers associated with the RET GENE mutation?
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MEN 2A, MEN 2B, papillary thyroid CA, and medullary thyroid CA
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Part of sarcomere that contains actin only?
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I band
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Lies in the center of the I band in thr sarcomere?
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Z lines
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Anchored to the Z line of the sarcomere?
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actin
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Center of the sarcomere where myosin is bound?
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M line
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Region of the sarcomere where actin does not overlap with myosin?
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I band
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G protein involved in the MAP kinase signal transduction pathway?
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RAS protein
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RAS g protein becomes active when it binds to what molecule?
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GTP
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Oxygenated blood from the placenta is delivered to the fetus via...
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the umbilical vein
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Contains the highest oxygen content in the fetal circulation?
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umbilical vein from the placenta
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Blood in the umbilical vein bypasses the hepatic circulation via this structure?
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ductus venosus
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Remnant of the umbilical vein in the adult?
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ligamentum teres
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Remnant of the ductus venosus in the adult
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ligamentum venosum
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Delivers deoxygented blood from the fetus back to the placenta?
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umbilical arteries
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Blood pumped into the pulmonary circulation may bypass the lungs through this structure?
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ductus arteriosis
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Adult remnant of the ductus arteriosis?
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ligamentum arteriosum
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The most highly oxygented blood in the fetus is carried by this structure?
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umbilical vein
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The umbilical vein empties directly into the....
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inferior vena cava via the ductuc venosus
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The ability of a test to IDENTIFY those with a given disease?
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sensitivity
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Ability of a test to EXCLUDE those from having a disease?
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specificity
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Calculate sensitivity
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a/a+c= TP/TP+FN
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Calculate specificity
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b/b+d= TN/TN+FP
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Should be monitored in patients taking the class 3 AA amiodarone?
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Thyroid function (TSH)
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5 side effects of amiodarone?
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(1) Thyroid dysfunction
(2) corneal microdeposits (3) Blue-gray skin discolorization (4)Hepatitis (5) Pulmonary fibrosis |
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Neutrophils fail to turn blue upon nitroblue tetrazolium testing?
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hallmark test for CGD
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Enzyme that forms ROS in neutrophil phagolysosomes?
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NADPH oxidase
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Deficiency in NADPH oxidase?
Mode of inheritance? |
(1) chronic granulomatous disease
(2) x linked |
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Patients with CGD cannot kill....
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catalase positive orgs
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Results in fibrin coating of S.aureus and resistance to phagocytosis?
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coagulase
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Orgs with polysaccharide capsules?
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H influenzae and S. pneumoniae
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Gas gangrene
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clostridium perfringens
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Enzyme responsible for gas gangrene seen with clostridium perfringens?
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Lecithinase
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Region of the sarcomere containing ONLY myosin thick filaments?
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H band
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Bands of the sarcomere that decrease during contraction?
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H and I bands
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DNA mutation that introduces a STOP codon?
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nonsense mutation
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Deletion or insertion of base pairs which are not a multiple of three result in...
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frameshift mutations
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Moves more slowly toward the anode (+ end) than HbA and HbS on hemoglobin electrophoresis?
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HbC
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Nonpolar valine replaces negatively charged glutamic acid in both beta chains?
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HbS
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Lysine is substuted for glutamate?
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HbC
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DNA mutation that results in a changed amino acid?
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missense mutation
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Heart sound associated with increased LV end diastolic pressure?
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Third heart sound (S3)
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Third heart sound (S3) present in older adults?
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LV failure
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Decreased LV wall compliance (stiff ventricle)?
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S4 heart sound
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Required for vesicle to release their contents into the synaptic cleft?
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calcium
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Responsible for the upstroke in the AP in the SA node?
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calcium
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This ion is resposible for the upstroke of the AP in skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle?
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sodium
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Drugs that inhibit the metabolism of warfarin and increase the risk of bleeding?
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cyp inhibitors
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Delivers motor innervation to the diaphram?
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phrenic nerve (c3-c5)
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Motor innervation to the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles?
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spinal accesory nerve (CN XI)
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Will cause sharp pain on inspiration in the C3-C5 distribution?
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irritation of parietal pleura
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Carries PAIN fibers from the mediastinal and diaphragmatic pleura?
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phrenic nerve (c3-c5)
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Blotchy red muscle fibers on Gomori trichome stain?
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mitochondrial disease
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"RED Ragged" muscle fibers?
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mitochondrial disease
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Probability that a male will pass on a mitochondrial disease to his offspring?
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0%
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Mitochondrial diseases have what type of inheritance?
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maternal inheritance
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Grows on charcoal yeast extract agar with cysteine?
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legionella pneumophila
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health care workers can be nasal carriers of this org?
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MRSA
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Contaminates water and establishes infection by the pulmonary route?
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Legionella pneumophila
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Doing what is best for the patient?
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beneficience
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White plaques on oral mucosa?
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oral thrush
(candida albicans infection) |
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Present in bird and bat droppings?
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histoplasma capsulatum
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cave exploror
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histoplasma capsulatum
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Oral thrush in a healthy patient?
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think HIV infection
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Common cause of infertility?
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anovulation
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Acts like FSH and stimulates the formation of a dominant ovarian follicle?
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menotropin
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Injected to stimulate LH surge?
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hCG
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Sxs of adrenal insufficiency?
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vomiting, abdominal pain, weight loss, and hyperpigmentation
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Treatment of anaphylaxis, severe asthma, and cardiac arrest?
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epinephrine
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Used in the treatment of shock and refractory cardiac failure
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dopamine
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Immediate Rx for adrenal crisis?
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corticosteroids
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Rotator cuff is made up of the tendons of what 4 muscles?
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(1) supraspinatus
(2) infraspinatus (3) Teres minor (4) subscapularis (SITS) |
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Most common injured structure in rotator cuff injury
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tendon of the supraspinatus muscle
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Important side effects of the thiazlidinediones (TZDs) like pioglitazone and rosiglitazone?
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Liver injury and fluid retention
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