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Causes of acute pancreatitis?
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"GETSMASHED"
gallstones, ethanol, trauma, steroids, mumps, autoimmune disease, scorpion sting, hypercalcemia/hypertriglyceridemia, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, drugs (sulfa) |
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Enzyme that converts all proteolytic pancreatic enzymes to their active forms?
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trypsin
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Bartonella henselae can cause this disease in immunocompromised pts?
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bacillary angiomatosis
Note: cat scratch disease in normal pts |
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First line therapy for acute gout?
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NSAIDS (COX inhibitors)
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What is the rx for a patient with garlic breath?
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dimercaprol
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This toxin travels within the motor neuron by retrograde transport to the spinal cord?
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tetanus from clostridium tetani
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Associated with high doses of SSRIs?
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serotonin syndrome
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What is the precursor AA of serotonin?
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tryptophan
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Serotonin receptor antagonist used in the rx of serotonin syndrome?
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cyproheptadine
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The onset of action of an inhalational anesthetic is dependant on what parameter?
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the drug's solubility in the blood
note: the blood/gas partition coefficient |
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An inhalational anesthetic with a HIGH blood/gas partition coefficient has a slow of fast onset of action?
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slow onset of action
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Papules w/ a sandpaper texture on chronically sun exposed areas of the skin?
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actinic keratosis
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CA associated with abnormal proliferations of cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts?
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Choriocarcinoma
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What happens when Abs attach to the capsule of S. Pneumo?
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the capsule swells
Note: this is the "quellung reactions" |
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Acanthosis nigricans is commonly associated with what conditions?
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insulin resistance
underlying GI malignancies |
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68 YO female w/ sudden blindness and jaw pain during a meal?
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temporal arteritis
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Test that should be performed if temporal arteritis is suspected?
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ESR
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Deletion of the long arm of what cromosome is associated w/ digeorge syndrome?
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long arm of chromosome 22
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Arterial wall is composed of what three layers?
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endothelial intima
smooth muscle media connective tissue adventicia |
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How are the vasculidities divided?
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Large vessel--> include the aorta and its branches
medium vessel--> include muscular arteries that supply organs small vessel--> includes arterioles, capillaries, and venules |
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Presents w/ HA, blindness, and jaw pain w/ an elevated ESR in female pt > 50 YO?
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temporal (giant cell) arteritis
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What is the tx for temporal (giant cell) arteritis?
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corticosteroids
note: high risk of blindness if no rx |
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Presents in young asian females w/ visual and neurologic sxs w/ absent pulses..."pulseless disease"
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takayasu arteritis
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Granulomatous vasulitis that involves the aortic arch at branch points?
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takayasu arteritis
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Granulomatous vasulitis that involves branches of the carotid artery?
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temporal (giant cell) arteritis
note: involves temporal and opthalmic arteries |
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Name the two conditions that are large vessel vasulitidies?
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temporal (giant cell) arteritis
takayasu arteritis |
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In polyarteritis nodosum, you can have involvement of any organ except this one?
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the lung
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What is often found in the serum of pts w/ polyarteritis nodosum?
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HBsAg
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Early lesions consist of transmural inflammation with fibrinoid necrosis which heal w/ fibrosis producing a "string of pearls" on imaging?
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polyarteritis nodosum
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Name the medium vessel vasculidities that involve muscular arteries that supply organs?
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polyarteritis nodosum
Kawasaki disease Buerger disease |
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What vessels are involved in kawasaki disease that effects asian kids <4YO?
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coronary arteries
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Even though kawasaki disease presents with flu like sxs, what is the rx?
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ASA
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Necrotizing vasulitis involving the digits that leads to auto-amputation of fingers and toes?
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Buerger disease
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What risk factor is highly associated w/ Buerger disease where you have autoamputation of fingers and toes?
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Smoking
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Name the small vessel vaculidities that involve arterioles, capillaries, and venules?
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wegener granulomatosis
microscopic polyangitis churg straus syndrome Henoch schonlein purpura |
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We"c"ener granulomatosis involves a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis that involves what areas?
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nasopharynx, lungs, and kidneys
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What ab is associated w/ wegener granulomatosis that correlates w/ disease activity?
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c-anca
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What is the rx for wegener granulomatosis?
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cyclophosphamide
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Small vessel vasculitis that involves the lungs and kidneys and is associated with p-anca?
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microscopic polyangitis
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What is present in wegener granulomatosis that is not present in microscopic polyangitis?
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granulomas, nasophrynx involvement, and c-anca
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What two small vessel vasulitidies are associated with p-anca?
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microscopic polyangitis
churg strauss syndrome |
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What features of churg strauss syndrome seperate it from microscopic polyangitis?
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granulomas, hx of asthma, and peripheral eosinophila
note: both have p-anca |
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MC vasculitis in kids that is due to IgA immune complex depostion?
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henoch schonlein purpura
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Presents w/ PALPABLE purpura on ass and legs, and hematuria from IgA nephropathy following an URT infection?
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henoch schonlein purpura
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Causes of renal artery stenosis that can cause secondary HTN?
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elderly males->atherosclerosis
young females--> fibromuscular dysplasia |
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Developmental defect in BV walls that results in thickening..especially in the renal artery in young females
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fibromuscular dysplasia
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4 modifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis?
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HTN, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, and diabetes
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Hyaline arteriolosclerosis is a consequence of what two things?
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benign HTN and diabetes
note: proteins leak into the vessel wall |
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Arteriolosclerosis is divided into what two types?
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hyaline arteriolosclerosis-->B9 HTN and diabetes
hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis-->consequence of malignant HTN |
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Thickening of a large or medium vessel wall w/ an intimal plaque?
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atherosclerosis
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Thickening of arteriole vessel walls?
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arteriolosclerosis
note: divided into hyaline and hyperplastic |
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Thickening of arteriolar vessel walls due to hyperplasia of SM that is caused by malignant HTN?
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hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis
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Calcification of the media of medium sized vessels and this condition is non-obstructive?
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monkeberg medial calcific sclerosis
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Intimal tear w/ a dissection of blood through the media of the aortic wall?
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aortic dissection
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MCC of aortic dissection?
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HTN
note: marfans and ehlers danlos can also cause an AD |
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Sharp tearing chest pain that radiates to the back?
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aortic dissection
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What is the classical way to get weakening of the aortic wall in a thoracic aneurysm?
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tertiary syphilis
note: results in a "tree back" apperance of the aorta |
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What do you associate anti-mitochondrial abs with?
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primary biliary sclerosis
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Major complication of a thoracic anuerysm caused by tertiary syphilis?
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dilation of the aortic valve root which results in aortic valve insufficiency
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Ballon like dilation of the aorta that occurs BELOW the renal arteries but ABOVE the aortic bifurcation?
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AAA
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An AAA is classically due to the formation of this condition that leads to weakness of the aorta wall?
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atherosclerosis
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Presents w/ a pulsatile abdominal mass that grows w/ time in male smokers w/ HTN?
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AAA
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B9 tumor of BVs that often regresses during childhood?
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hemangioma
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Common locations of benign hemangiomas?
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liver and skin
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Malignant proliferation of endothelial cells?
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angiosarcoma
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Type of vascular CA associated w/ exposure to polyvinyl chloride?
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liver angiosarcoma
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Malignant proliferation of endothelial cells associated with HHV8?
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kaposi sarcoma
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HHV8 infection of endothelial cells creating purple plaques seen in older eastern european males, AIDS pts, and transfusion pts?
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kaposi sarcoma
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