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At high altitudes what happens to plasma volume? O2 sat? RBC mass? erythropoeitin?
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plasma volume- no change
O2 sat- decreased RBC mass- increased erythropoeitin- increased |
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What are the purines? what amino acids are necessary for purine synthesis
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PURe As Gold= A and G
amino acids needed are glycine, glutamine, aspartate |
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what is the female equivalent to corpus spongiosum
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vestibular bulbs
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what is the female equivalent to cowper/ bulbourethral glands?
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greater vesticular glands of bartholin
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what is the female equivalent to the prostate gland
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urethral and paraurethral gland of skene
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what is the female equivalent to the glans penis
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glans clitoris
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what is the female equivalent to the ventral penile shaft
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labia minor
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what is the female equivalent to the scrotum
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labia majora
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what are the most common adult brain tumors?
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metastasis
glioblastoma multiform (astrocytoma) meningioma schwannoma |
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what are the most common childhood brain tumors
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pilocytic - astrocytoma
medullaoblastoma ependymoma |
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If a patient has large QRS comlexes and then becomes unconscious and dies what did he die from?
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sudden cardiac death from ventricular tachycardia
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what do G cells secrete?
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gastrin
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what do I cells secrete
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CCK- cholecystokinin
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S cells secrete?
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secretin
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D cells secrete?
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somatostatin
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Parietal cells secrete
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intrinisic factor and gastric acid
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chief cells secrete
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pepsin
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If you have severe pelvic pain with menses what do you have and what will they find on your ovary?
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endometriosis
have chocolate cyst on ovary |
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If a patient comes in hopped up on PCP what will they appear like?
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CRAZY F%&* RAGE!!!!
beliigerence impulsiveness fever psychomotor agitation vertical and horizontal nystagmus tachycardia homocidality - watch any medical show or svu psychosis delerium |
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what ratio determines fetal lung maturity?
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a lecithin to sphingomyelin ratio of >.2 in amniotic fluid= mature
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you are studying and day dream about working in UW's lab and remember what the real name for pulmonary surfactant is....
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dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine
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what does oligohydramnios cause in babies?
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pulmonary hypoplasia- incomplete organ development, primordial tissue persists
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You have an AIDS patient with pneumonia and found yeast in his lung. WHat organism is it and how do you treat?
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pneumocytis jiroveci
treat with TMP-SMX |
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what is the mechanism for TMP, SMX and methotrexate?
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inhibit folate synthesis
TMP/methotrexate- inhibit dihydrofolate reductase SMX- inhibit dihydropterate synthase |
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what factors will increase contractility?
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catecholamines and sympathetics
increased intracellular Ca decreased extracellular Na digitalis |
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what factors will decrease contractility
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B1 block
vagal stimulation heart failure acidosis hypoxia verapamil/diltiazem increased extracellular Na decreased intracellular Ca |
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which will be greater in SIADH urine osmolarity or serum osmolarity?
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urine osmolarity!! concentrated urine!
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what are the causes of SIADH
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ectopic ADH tumor (Small cell lung cancer)
CNS disorders/ head trauma pulmomary disease drugs like cyclophosphamide |
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treatment for SIADH
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demeclocycline or H2o restriction
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how do you detect a corneal abrasion?
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use fluorescine dye in dark light and pooled areas of fluorescine indicate a defect in cornea
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what is gender identity?
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a persons psychological affiliations with a particular sex
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gender role definition
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a culturally defined collection of attitudes and behaviors
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sex definition
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chromosomal, gonadal, anatomic and biologic makeup
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sexual orientation
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a pattern of a particular gender or group of genders
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