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Maintains integrity of basement membrane of skin and by what mechanism…
Integrins in hemidesmosomes by binding to laminin in BM
Which muscle unlocks knee and what direction does it rotate the femur to unlock it…
Popliteal, laterally rotates femur
Proximal lesion of the median nerve differs from a distal lesion of the median nerve (CTS) by…
Proximal lesion will get thumb opposition (giving OK sign) and sensation of thenar eminence, proximal nerve lesion gives ape hand
Dislocation of this bone causes CTS like picture…
Lunate
Klumpe’s total claw due to… pathophys…
C8, T1 palsey (cervical rib). Causes loss of all lumbricals and finger flexors (median nerve C5-7) and radial extensors unopposed.
Anterior hip dislocation hits which nerve… what sensory and motor affected…
Obturator nerve, loss of thigh ADDuction and sensation of medial thigh
Funxn of calmodulin…
Binds w/ Ca to activate MLCK to make myosin + actin crossbridge. Also activates glycogen phosphorylase so that glycogenolysis is coordinated w/ mscle contrxn
Order of tissue formation in membranous ossification…
Woven bone made first then replaced by llamelar bone (no cartilage used)
Estrogren decr osteoporosis effects by what mechanism…
Blocks osteoclast activating factor (IL-1)
ALP levels are normal in all bone diseases except…
Pagets and ostetitis fibrosa cystica (caused by renal failure)
Findings in osteopetrosis and genetic deficiency in…
Anemia, thrombocytopenia, infxns, cranial nerve impingment. Loss of carbonic anhydrase II
Ostetitis fibrosa cystica lab findings…
Incr Ca (unlike early renal failure), decr P, incr PTH, incr ALP
Findings in polyostotic fibrous dysplasia…
Bone lesions filled in w/ connective tissue, precocious puberty, unilateral Café-au-laits)
Osteoid osteoma histo descriptions… where found…
Interlacing trabeculae of woven bone surrounded by osteoblasts, < 2cm and found in diaphysis of long bones of leg
Osteoblastoma histo descriptions and findings…
Interlacing trabeculae of woven bone surrounded by osteoblasts, < 2cm. All this is same as osteoid osteoma. Found in vertebrae (where ost osteoma in diaphysis of tibia and femur)
How distinguish Ewings sarcoma from osteosarcoma histologically…
Ewings does NOT make bony matrix, has onion skinning of bone and small blue tumor cells. Osteosarcoma does make a bony matrix of malignant calcified osteoid.
Tumors on the bone diaphysis…
Osteoid osteoma and Ewings sarcoma
Tumors in the medullary cavity…
Chondrosarcoma and Enchondroma (will be in distal hands and feet)
Tumors of the bone metaphysic…
Osteosarcoma and osteochondroma
In knees beginning osteoarthritis, which aspect first loses cartilage…
Medial joint
Histo findings of rheumatoid nodules…
Fibrinoid necrosis surrounded by palisading histiocytes
Most specific antibody for RA…
Anti-CCP antibody
Sjogrens has incr risk for what malignancy…
B-cell lymphoma
Autoantibodies to what are developed in Sjogrens syn…
Autoab’s to ribonucleoprotein antigens
Histo findings of pseudogout…
Weakly positive birefringement basophilic, rhomboid crystals in joint. Formed from Ca pyrophosphate crystals
Chronic infectious arthritis most often due to…
TB or lyme dx
MOA of antiphospholipid syn… findings…
APLA blocks tPA giving elevated PTT uncorrectable w/ FFP. Thromboembolisms and repeated abortions
Findings in sarcoidosis…
Granulomas, incr ACE, bihilar lympaden, erythema nodosum, Bells, epithelial granulomas w/ Schaumans and asteroid bodies, hyperCa due to incr vit D conversn in epitheloid macros.
Muscles of biopsy show lymphocytic infiltrate and inflammation, is it poly or dermatomyositis…
Polymyositis since T-cell mediated
Distinguish LE syndrome from MG…
LE improves w/ use, extraoccular mscles spared, no reversal of symp w/ AChE inhibs alone
Rhabdomyoma located where… rhabdomyosarcoma located most often where…
Rmyoma in heart in Tuberous Sclerosis and Rmyosarcoma in head/neck area usually in kids
Hyperkeratosis and what is it seen in…
Thickening of S corneum seen in psoriasis
Changes in epidermis layers in psoriasis…
Hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis (S Corneum), thinning of S Granulosum, Acanthosis- epidermal hyperplasia by incr S Spinosum
Seborrheic keratosis… sign of leser-trelet…
Flat greasy pigmented epithelial proliferation w/ keratin-filled cysts. Looks pasted on. Usually in head, trunk, extremities. Sign of LT when appears in accordance w/ GI malignancy
Albinism and melanocytes…
Normal # of melanoytes, decr melanin prodxn
Vitiligo and melanocytes…
Decr # of melanocytes
Layer of epidermis affected by SSSS toxin…
S granulosum keratin attachments
Hairy leukoplakia mediated by what microorganism…
EBV
How differ B pemphoid and pemph. Vulgaris…
Pemph vulgaris has oral involvement, netlike pattern in IF, and + Nikolskies. Bul Pemphigoid has linear IF, - Nikolskies, and NO oral involvement
Dermatitis herpetiformis on histo…
IgA on tips of dermal papillae
Assoc w/ erythema multiforme…
M pneumonia, HSV, sulfa drugs, phenytoin, beta-lactams, cancers, autoimmune dx
Histo findings of Lichen Planus… assoc…
Lympho infiltrate dermal-epidermal junxn (sawtooth pattern). Purple, polygonal on skin. Assoc w/ Hep c
Actinic keratosis… assoc…
Sun exposure. Small, rough, sandpaper like. Scrape off and comes back. Risk of Squamous Cell CA
Epidermal layer affected in acanthosis nigricans…
S spinosum
Difference between PGE2and PGI2…
Both cause vasodilation but PGE2 incr temp and uterine tone while PGI2 Inhibits platlet aggration and Inhbitis uterine tone
Blocks lipoxygenase… SE…
Zileuton. Can cause HA, nausea and incr liver enzymes
Drug used for asprin induced asthma and how does work…
Zafirlukast, montelukast. Block leukotriene receptors.
Low dose asprin anti what… high dose…
Low dose: decr platelet aggs. Intermediate: antipyretic and analgesic. High dose: anti-inflammatory
What does aspirin have that NSAIDs do not…
Antiplatlet activity
Use of bisphosponates and SEs…
hyperCa of malignancy, Pagets, postmenopausal osteoporosis. SEs: corrosive esophagitis, N, diarrhea, avascular necrosis
MOA of colchinicne (acute gout)… SEs…
Binds and stabilizes tubulin which decr leukocyte chemotaxis and degranulation. GI side effects
Block tubular secretion of uric acid…
Diuretics and low dose aspirin
Probenecid…
Blocks tubular reabsorption of uric acid and blocks tubular secretion of penicillin
MOA of etanerecpt…
Acts as decoy receptor and binds TNF. Used for RF, and seronegatives
MOA of infliximab…
Antibody to TNF directly.
MOA of Adalimumab…
Antibody to TNF receptor