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Causes of acute pancreatitis?
"GETSMASHED"
gallstones, ethanol, trauma, steroids, mumps, autoimmune disease, scorpion sting, hypercalcemia/hypertriglyceridemia, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, drugs (sulfa)
Enzyme that converts all proteolytic pancreatic enzymes to their active forms?
trypsin
Bartonella henselae can cause this disease in immunocompromised pts?
bacillary angiomatosis

Note: cat scratch disease in normal pts
First line therapy for acute gout?
NSAIDS (COX inhibitors)
What is the rx for a patient with garlic breath?
dimercaprol
This toxin travels within the motor neuron by retrograde transport to the spinal cord?
tetanus from clostridium tetani
Associated with high doses of SSRIs?
serotonin syndrome
What is the precursor AA of serotonin?
tryptophan
Serotonin receptor antagonist used in the rx of serotonin syndrome?
cyproheptadine
The onset of action of an inhalational anesthetic is dependant on what parameter?
the drug's solubility in the blood

note: the blood/gas partition coefficient
An inhalational anesthetic with a HIGH blood/gas partition coefficient has a slow of fast onset of action?
slow onset of action
Papules w/ a sandpaper texture on chronically sun exposed areas of the skin?
actinic keratosis
CA associated with abnormal proliferations of cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts?
Choriocarcinoma
What happens when Abs attach to the capsule of S. Pneumo?
the capsule swells

Note: this is the "quellung reactions"
Acanthosis nigricans is commonly associated with what conditions?
insulin resistance

underlying GI malignancies
68 YO female w/ sudden blindness and jaw pain during a meal?
temporal arteritis
Test that should be performed if temporal arteritis is suspected?
ESR
Deletion of the long arm of what cromosome is associated w/ digeorge syndrome?
long arm of chromosome 22
Arterial wall is composed of what three layers?
endothelial intima

smooth muscle media

connective tissue adventicia
How are the vasculidities divided?
Large vessel--> include the aorta and its branches

medium vessel--> include muscular arteries that supply organs

small vessel--> includes arterioles, capillaries, and venules
Presents w/ HA, blindness, and jaw pain w/ an elevated ESR in female pt > 50 YO?
temporal (giant cell) arteritis
What is the tx for temporal (giant cell) arteritis?
corticosteroids


note: high risk of blindness if no rx
Presents in young asian females w/ visual and neurologic sxs w/ absent pulses..."pulseless disease"
takayasu arteritis
Granulomatous vasulitis that involves the aortic arch at branch points?
takayasu arteritis
Granulomatous vasulitis that involves branches of the carotid artery?
temporal (giant cell) arteritis

note: involves temporal and opthalmic arteries
Name the two conditions that are large vessel vasulitidies?
temporal (giant cell) arteritis

takayasu arteritis
In polyarteritis nodosum, you can have involvement of any organ except this one?
the lung
What is often found in the serum of pts w/ polyarteritis nodosum?
HBsAg
Early lesions consist of transmural inflammation with fibrinoid necrosis which heal w/ fibrosis producing a "string of pearls" on imaging?
polyarteritis nodosum
Name the medium vessel vasculidities that involve muscular arteries that supply organs?
polyarteritis nodosum

Kawasaki disease

Buerger disease
What vessels are involved in kawasaki disease that effects asian kids <4YO?
coronary arteries
Even though kawasaki disease presents with flu like sxs, what is the rx?
ASA
Necrotizing vasulitis involving the digits that leads to auto-amputation of fingers and toes?
Buerger disease
What risk factor is highly associated w/ Buerger disease where you have autoamputation of fingers and toes?
Smoking
Name the small vessel vaculidities that involve arterioles, capillaries, and venules?
wegener granulomatosis

microscopic polyangitis

churg straus syndrome

Henoch schonlein purpura
We"c"ener granulomatosis involves a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis that involves what areas?
nasopharynx, lungs, and kidneys
What ab is associated w/ wegener granulomatosis that correlates w/ disease activity?
c-anca
What is the rx for wegener granulomatosis?
cyclophosphamide
Small vessel vasculitis that involves the lungs and kidneys and is associated with p-anca?
microscopic polyangitis
What is present in wegener granulomatosis that is not present in microscopic polyangitis?
granulomas, nasophrynx involvement, and c-anca
What two small vessel vasulitidies are associated with p-anca?
microscopic polyangitis

churg strauss syndrome
What features of churg strauss syndrome seperate it from microscopic polyangitis?
granulomas, hx of asthma, and peripheral eosinophila

note: both have p-anca
MC vasculitis in kids that is due to IgA immune complex depostion?
henoch schonlein purpura
Presents w/ PALPABLE purpura on ass and legs, and hematuria from IgA nephropathy following an URT infection?
henoch schonlein purpura
Causes of renal artery stenosis that can cause secondary HTN?
elderly males->atherosclerosis

young females--> fibromuscular dysplasia
Developmental defect in BV walls that results in thickening..especially in the renal artery in young females
fibromuscular dysplasia
4 modifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis?
HTN, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, and diabetes
Hyaline arteriolosclerosis is a consequence of what two things?
benign HTN and diabetes

note: proteins leak into the vessel wall
Arteriolosclerosis is divided into what two types?
hyaline arteriolosclerosis-->B9 HTN and diabetes

hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis-->consequence of malignant HTN
Thickening of a large or medium vessel wall w/ an intimal plaque?
atherosclerosis
Thickening of arteriole vessel walls?
arteriolosclerosis

note: divided into hyaline and hyperplastic
Thickening of arteriolar vessel walls due to hyperplasia of SM that is caused by malignant HTN?
hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis
Calcification of the media of medium sized vessels and this condition is non-obstructive?
monkeberg medial calcific sclerosis
Intimal tear w/ a dissection of blood through the media of the aortic wall?
aortic dissection
MCC of aortic dissection?
HTN

note: marfans and ehlers danlos can also cause an AD
Sharp tearing chest pain that radiates to the back?
aortic dissection
What is the classical way to get weakening of the aortic wall in a thoracic aneurysm?
tertiary syphilis

note: results in a "tree back" apperance of the aorta
What do you associate anti-mitochondrial abs with?
primary biliary sclerosis
Major complication of a thoracic anuerysm caused by tertiary syphilis?
dilation of the aortic valve root which results in aortic valve insufficiency
Ballon like dilation of the aorta that occurs BELOW the renal arteries but ABOVE the aortic bifurcation?
AAA
An AAA is classically due to the formation of this condition that leads to weakness of the aorta wall?
atherosclerosis
Presents w/ a pulsatile abdominal mass that grows w/ time in male smokers w/ HTN?
AAA
B9 tumor of BVs that often regresses during childhood?
hemangioma
Common locations of benign hemangiomas?
liver and skin
Malignant proliferation of endothelial cells?
angiosarcoma
Type of vascular CA associated w/ exposure to polyvinyl chloride?
liver angiosarcoma
Malignant proliferation of endothelial cells associated with HHV8?
kaposi sarcoma
HHV8 infection of endothelial cells creating purple plaques seen in older eastern european males, AIDS pts, and transfusion pts?
kaposi sarcoma