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72 Cards in this Set
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 has what type of inheritance?
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autosomal dominant
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cafe-au-lait spots, neurofibromas, and lisch nudules?
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neurofibromatosis type 1
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Small intestinal and colonic atresias occur due to...?
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vascular obstructions in utero
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"Apple peel" atresias are associated with...?
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obstruction of the SMA
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Bile acid binding resins(cholestyramine) are unique among hypolipidemia agents in that they....?
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increase blood TGs
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Formula for positive predictive value?
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a/a+b
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Formula for NPV?
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d/d+c
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What two epidemiological parameters vary as the prevalance of a disease changes?
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PPV and NPV
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Nerve responsible for extension of hand...damage causes wrist drop?
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radial nerve
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Damage to this nerve in the shoulder region affects opposition of the thumb?
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median nerve
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Damage to what nerve would affect thumb adduction?
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ulnar nerve
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Mitochondrial enzyme that activates caspases and causes cell death through intrinsic pathway apoptosis?
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cytochrome C
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Org associated with gas gangrene and late onset food poisoning that can cause a transient watery diarrhea?
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clostridium perfringens
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Orgs associated with early onset food poisoning caused by performed toxins?
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(1) staph aureus
(2) Bacillus cereus |
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The spores of this gram + bacillus are abundant in soil?
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clostridium Perfringens
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The most common form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia is due to a deficiency in.....?
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21 hydroxylase
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21 hydroxylase converts what to reactions to make mineralcorticoids and glucocorticoids?
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(1) progesterone--> 11 deoxycorticosterone
(2) 17 OH progesterone--> 11 deoxycortisol |
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With undescended testes, the seminiferous tubules will be affected. What hormone will likely be decreased in this pt?
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inhibin
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MCC of hypocalcemia?
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primary hypoparathyroidism
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What is a common cause of primary hypoparathyroidism?
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thyroid surgery
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Classic lab finding in pts with thalessemia?
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hypochromic, microcytic anemia
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What type of virus is hepatitis E?
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non-enveloped single stranded RNA virus
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Most concerning feature of hepatitis E infection?
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high mortality rate seen in infected pregnant woman
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What hepatitis viruses are transmitted by the fecal-oral route?
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hep a and e
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Hep E causes an acute illness and is not associated with.....?
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chronic infection
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Current alzheimer disease treatments?
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(1) cholinesterase inhibitors-->donepezil
(2) antioxidants--> alpha tocopherol (3)NMDA receptor antagonists--> memantine |
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HIT is treated with....?
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direct thrombin inhibitors
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Direct thrombin inhibitors used to rx HIT?
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(1) argatroban
(2) hirudin (3) lepirudin |
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Warfarin MOA?
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blocks vit k dependant glutamate residue carboxylation
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Inhibit Plt aggregation by inhibiting PDE activity and increasing Camp?
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dipyridamole and cilostazol
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Seen in pap smear specimens from woman with bacterial vaginosis caused by gardnerella vaginalis?
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clue cells
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Hallmark of HPV infection?
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koilocytosis
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These are immature squamous cells with a dense, irregularly staining cytoplasm and perinuclear clearing-assoc with HPV infection?
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koilocyte
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Common football injury with force to the lateral side of the knee causes damage to the....?
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(1)medial collateral ligament
(2)anterior cruciate ligament (3)lateral meniscus |
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Autoantibodies to hemidesmosomes?
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bullous pemphigoid
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Autoantibodies to desmosomes?
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pemphigus vulgaris
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Many noncaseating granulomas in organs and tissues in a young black woman w. bilateral hilar lymphoadenopathy?
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sarcoidosis
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Org that causes pharyngitis and pseudomembrane in the throat?
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corynebacterium diptheriae
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Immunization with diptheria toxoid induces production of...?
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circulating IgG against the exotoxin B subunit
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What subunit of the corynebacteriia diptheriae AB toxin is the binding subunit?
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the B subunit
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What is the formula for a 95% confidence interval?
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CI=mean+or-Z*SEM
note: sem=standard error of the mean=SD/square root n Z=z score=1.96 |
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For a 99% confidence interval, the z score is....?
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z=2.58
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characterized by sxs of schizophrenia in the presence of mood sxs?
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schozoaffective disorder
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Posterior neck tumors that are apparent at birth in infants w/ turner's sydrome?
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cystic hygromas
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Associated with swelling of the hands and feet (lymphedema) and posterior neck cystic hygromas at birth?
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turner's syndrome
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Characteristic appearance of turner's syndrome in the adult?
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(1) webbed neck
(2) low hairline (3) shield chest (4) short stature |
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round face+cat like cry+ microcephaly
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cri du chat syndrome
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short stature+primary ammenorrhea+coarctation of the aorta
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tuner's syndrome
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MC site of gastric tumors?
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lesser curvature of the stomach
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what arteries run along the lesser curvature of the stomach and are likely to be damaged by ulcers?
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L and R gastric arteries
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Presents with shearing or tearing chest pain that radiates to the back?
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aortic dissection
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Type of microcytic anemia where RBCs are unable to incorporate iron into heme?
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sideroblastic anemia
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Agents used to rx acute asthma exacerbations?
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beta 2 adrenergic agonists
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Ace inhibitor angiodema is due to an increase in what molecule?
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bradykinin
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dephosphorylates glycogen synthase promoting glycogen formation?
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protein phosphatase
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This enzyme is stimulated by insulin and results in glycogen formation and inhibition of gluconeogenesis?
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protein phosphatase
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Used to analyze mRNA?
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northern blot
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used to analyze DNA sequences?
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southern blot
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Strongly associated with anal and cervical squamous cell carcinoma?
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HPV 16, 18, and 31
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Another name for phosphatidylcholine?
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lecithin
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commonly used to measure fetal lung maturity in the amniotic fluid?
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lecithin/sphengomyelin ratio
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What happens to albumin CONCENTRATIONS in a pregnant woman from early gestation to term?
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decrease by 50%
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What receptors are bound by the HIV envelope protein Gp 120 and allow the virus to enter cells?
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CD4 and CCR5
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A deletion in both alleles that code for this receptor results in resistance to HIV infection?
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CCR5
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CA drugs that are nephrotoxic and cause acoustic nerve damage?
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cisplatin and carboplatin
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CA drug that causes peripheral neuropathy?
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vincristine
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CA drug that causes pulmonary fibrosis?
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bleomycin
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CA drug that causes cardiotoxicity?
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doxorubicin
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CA drug that causes hemorrhagic cystitis
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cyclophosphomide
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What drugs inhibit dihydrofolate reductase?
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trimethoprim, methotrexate, and pyrimethamine
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Obligate intracellular bugs that cannot make their own ATP?
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rickettsia and chlamydia
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Facultative intracellular bugs?
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"Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY"
salmonella, neisseria, brucella, mycobacterium, listeria, francisella, legionella, yersina pestis |