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Most common benign tumor of bone |
osteochondroma (young males < 25) |
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"Soap bubble" appearance of bone with this tumor |
osteoclastoma - tumor of osteoclasts |
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Prevention of osteoperosis |
Stop smoking/alcohol. Stop steroids if able, avoid PPI/H2 blockers if possible. Take bisphosphonates, exercise |
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Alendronate, Risendronate, Etidronate - what are these drugs and hwo do they work? |
Bisphosphonates. Inhibit osteoclasts to allow the osteoblasts to "catch up" and build more bone |
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Side effects of bisphosphonates |
Erosive esophagitis, osteonecrosis of Jaw (very rare) |
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Bisphosphonates are structural analogues of ____ |
Pyrophosphate - a component of hydroxyapatite. Bisphosphanates make hydroxyapatite more soluble |
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What is teriparatide? How is this used to treat osteoperosis? |
PTH analogue - reduces rate of fractures |
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PTH, calcium and phosphorus levels in primary osteoperosis? |
Normal |
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What is the pathogenesis of osteopetrosis? |
Osteoclasts deficient in carbonic anhydrase II - can't break down bony matrix, so you get rock-like, dense/thick bones |
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X ray showing bones "flaring out" at the ends because they're widened here. Patients can also have anemia/thrombocytopenia/low WBCs because of growth into marrow matrix |
osteopetrosis |
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Bone specific alk phos reflects Osteoblastic or osteoclastic activity? What about urinary deoxypyridinoline? |
Osteoblast, osteoclast |
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Increased hat size or hats getting too tight. Possibly some hearing loss due to narrowing of auditory foramen |
Paget disease of bone |
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Increased risk of osteosarcoma in this disease of bone |
Paget disease of bone |
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Bone replaced by collagen and fibroblasts |
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia |
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Fibrous dysplasia of bone (aka polyostotic fibrous dysplasia) is one part of triad in McCune Albright syndrome - what are the other two symptoms? How does this differ from albright hereditary osteodystrophy? |
Percocious puberty, cafe au lait spots, and fibrous dysplasia
Albright hereditary osteodystrophy - lack of responsiveness to PTH (so this is part of pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1). They have short stature, mental retardation, and short 4th/5th metacarpals with round faces. |
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Elevated alk phos, but normal calcium, phosphate, PTH |
Paget disease of bone |
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What vessels and nerves are damaged with posterior hip dislocations? |
Medial/lateral circumflex arteries (which surround femoral head), femoral vein, and femoral nerve |
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MCL, ACL, and either lateral or medial meniscus damaged in this injury |
Unhappy triad - lateral force on knee with platned foot |
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Most common ligament tear in ankle sprains |
anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL - Always tears first ligament) |
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Pain in the medial arch of your foot or around your heal happening with first steps in the morning or after weight bearing |
Plantar fasciitis |
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What are the 4 muscles of the rotator cuff? |
Supraspinatus - abduction, infraspinatus - medial rotation, teres minor - medial rotation, subscapularis - medial rotation |
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Which structures can be damaged in anterior shoulder dislocation? |
Axillary nerve and posterior circumflex artery, supraspinatus tendon |
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Achilles tendon rupture with these antibiotics |
Fluoroquinolones |
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Tenderness in anatomic snuffbox - which bone is likely fractured? Risk following fracture? |
Scaphoid. risk of nonunion and avascular necrosis due to it's poor blood supply |
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Pathogenesis of acetaminophen toxicity + antidote for toxicity |
NAPQI is a metabolite of the drug that depletes glutathoine - reacts with hepatocytes and can cause hepatic necrosis/liver failure. Antitode is N acetylcysteine, helps you regenerate glutathione |
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NSAIDs reversibly inhibit COX 1 and 2, but aspirin IRREVERSIBLEY binds Cox 1 |
remember that |
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Pannus formation in MCP and PIP but NOT in the DIPs |
Rheumatoid arthritis - Osteoarthritis affects the DIPs |
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Prefered DMARD for patients with moderate/severe rheumatoid arthritis? What drug is this and what side effects does it have? |
Methotrexate - PAINFUL MOUTH ULCERS and hepatoxicity, as well as increased susceptibility to infection b/c of bone marrow supression |
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DMARDs - disease modifing antirheumatic drugs |
used to treat rheumatoid arthritis - methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, TNF alpha inhibitors (etancercept/infliximab/adalimumab) |
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This infection causes erythema infectiousum in children (facial rash/fever) and arthritis in adults. It can mimic rheumatoid arthritis but it is SELF RESOLVING usually |
Parvovirus B19 |
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How does drinking alcohol cause gout flare ups? |
Alcohol metabolites use the same excretion sites as uric acid in kidney. Because the kidney has to choose between excreting alcohol/uric acid, so uric acid builds up and you get gout |
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How do you reat acute gout? Chronic gout? |
(1) Acute - NSAIDs mostly, or colchicine (stabalizes tubulin and inhibits polymerization of tubules to impair leukocyte chemotaxis --> Less inflammation) (2) Chronic - A) Allopurinol - inhibit xanthine oxidase to decrease uric acid synthesis. B) probenecid. inhibits uric acid reabsorption in PCT so it stays in urine and is excreted |
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Sausage fingers (dactylitis) with psoriasis and arthritis and "pencil in cup" deformity on x ray |
Psoriatic arthritis |
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Describe the respiratory, cardiovascular, and eye findings in ankylosing spondylitis |
Respiratory - ethesopathies (inflammation at tendon insertion site) is common with this disease, especially costovertebral/costosternal junction. This causes limited chest movement and results in hypoventilation. Cardiovascular - ascending aortitis leading to dilation and aortic insufficiency. Eye - uveitis |
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Can't pee, can't see, can't climb a tree |
Reiter syndrome (aka reactive arthritis) - common after chlamydia or GI infections too - uveitis/conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis |
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DMARDs can be used to treat seronegative spondyloarthropathies. One of these drug classes are TNF alpha inhibitors - what are these drugs? |
Entanercept, Infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, certolizumab |
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What are the three types of Juvenile idopathic arthritis (JIA) |
Polyarticular - severe symmetrical arthritis, Pauciarticular - few large joints, Systemic onset - systemic systems THEN arthritis later |
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Septic arthritis most commonly caused by these 3 organisms |
staph aureus, streptococcus, neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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11 diagnostic criteria for lupus, need to have 4 of these at some point during course of disease to have lupus |
DOPhAMINE RASH
Discoid lupus, Oral lesions, Photosensitivity, ANA+, Malar rash, Immuno (ANA+, Anti Smith, Anti dsDNA, Neuro, ESR, Renal, Arthritis, Serositis (pleuritis/pericarditis), Heme (thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, hemolytic anemia) |
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Antiphosphlipid antibody (aka anticardiolipin) anti dsDNA, anti Smith, false positive VDRL |
possible lab manifestations of lupus |
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Anti histone antibodies associated with |
drug induced lupus |
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Which drugs can cause lupus? What lab test would confirm drug induced lupus? |
SHIPP - Sulfanoamides, hydralazine, isoniazid, phenytoin, procainamide. Anti histone antibody. Associated with N-acetylation in the liver |
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Diffuse, widespread sclerosis that progresses rapidly and is associated with Anti DNA topoisomerase I (Anti SCL 70) |
Diffuse scleroderma |
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What is CREST syndrome? |
Other type of scleroderma. C-calcinosis, Raynaud, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly, Telangectasia |
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Antibodies implicated with diffuse scleroderma vs CREST syndrome |
Anti topoisomerase I (Anti SCL 70) in diffuse, anti centromere antibodies with CREST syndrome |
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Anti SSA (Anti Ro) and Anti SSB (anti La) |
Sjogren's syndrome - dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis |
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X linked frameshift mutation causing dystrophin gene deletion? Mutation? |
Duchenne, Becker |
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Accelerated muscle breakdown leading to elevated CK |
Duchenne |
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Pain/stiffness in proximal joints (eg shoulder/hips) with malaise, weight loss, fever, associated with temporal arteritis |
PMR - polymyalgia rheumatica |
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CD8 T cell induced injury to muscle fibers in shoulders/pelvis leading to proximal muscle weakness |
Polymyositis |
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Anti Jo 1 and ANA |
Polymyositis |
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Excess muscle tenderness at particular sites, associated with stiffness, paresthesia, poor sleep, emotional disturbances |
Fibromyalgia |
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Layers of epidermidis |
Californians like girls in string bikinis - Stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosoum, basale
Granulosum - psoriasis Melanin is in the basal layer
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E cadherin, actin associated with zonula adherens, these make ___ junction |
intermediate |
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Macula adherens aka |
Desmosome - keratin involved here |
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This connects the epithelial cell to basement membrane |
Hemidesmosome |
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Antibodies to hemidesmisome cause ____. Antibodies to desmosomes cause ____ |
bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris |
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Atopic dermatitis aka eczema commonly found on ___ surfaces |
flexor |
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Treatment for acne address the hyperkeratosis, sbum overproduction, propionibacterium acnes proliferation, and inflammation |
(1) Retinoids (vitamin A analogs) eg tretinoin (2) Isotretinoin or spironolactone/estrogen (3) Erythromycin/clindamycin or benzoyl peroxide (4) Steroids if need really really quick reduction of inflammation |
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Silvery scale rash, can also be associated with pitting of nails |
Psoriasis |
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"parakeratotic scaling" |
Psoriasis |
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Albinism vs vitiligo |
Albinism has normal melanocytes but less melanin (because of tyrosine enzyme deficiency), Vitiligo has DECREASED melanocytes |
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Hairy leukoplakia on side of tongue caused by |
EBV in immunocompromised people |
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Nikolsky's sign used to differentiate between |
Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris - in pemphigus vulgarius, you'll just rub someone's little mole thing and it'll fall off and that's positive. Negative in bullous pemphigoid |
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Erythema multiforme often caused by |
drugs (kinda mild steven johnson syndrome) |
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Which drugs can cause steven johnson syndrome? |
SAPS -
Seizure meds, Allopurionol, Penicillins, Sulfa meds |
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Purple, plaques associated with hepatitis C |
Lichen Planus |
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Pityriasis Rosea |
christmas tree rash |
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Sandpaper like, red premalignant lesions on bald men commonly. Treat with 5 fluorouracil |
Actinic keratosis |
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Keratin pearls, ulcerative red lesion on sun exposed areas, especially hands/face |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
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Rolled edge appearance with telangectasias |
Basal cell carcinoma |
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S100 is a marker of this |
Melanoma |
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Use this SERM to treat osteoporosis and breast cancer |
Ralosifene - estrogen agonist in bone, estrogen antagonist in breast |
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Osteomyelitis most commonly affects children - which part of bone does it affect mainly? |
metaphysis of long bones |
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Treatment of myasthenia gravis? |
Pyridostigmine or neostigmine - cholinesterase inhibitors. Give scopolamine if you get muscaranic overstimulation (this is an antimuscarinic agent) |
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Sunlight exposure catalyzes first reaction of active vitamin D synthesis |
7 dehydrocholesterol ---> cholecalciferol (aka Vitamin D3) |
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What is caudal regression syndrome? |
This is in BABIES - Sacral agenesis causing lower extremity paralysis and urinary incontinence - associated with poorly controled maternal diabetes |
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Common peroneal (aka fibular) nerve injury occurs with compression or trauma to lateral knee because it's superficially location. What motor/sensory dysfunction do you get with damage to this nerve? |
Superficial branch of the peroneal everts the foot and provides sensation to the majority of the dorsum of the foot. Deep peroneal nerve dorsiflexes the foot and provides sensation to the space between two first toes. Common peroneal nerve injury would cause foot drop and numbness to top of foot. It innervates the |
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Upon release from sarcoplasmic reticulum, what does calcium bind to? |
Troponin C on thin filmenets. This shifts position of tropomyosin and exposes the myosin binding sites on the actin filaments. |
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Where are the two common locations of ulnar nerve damage causing "claw hand" deformity? |
Either medial epicondyle of the humerus, or Guyon's canal near the hook of hamate and pisiform bone in the wrist |
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Part of sarcomere with only thin actin filments? part of sarcomere that only has thick mysoin filaments |
I band (on either side of Z line). H band is the middle part of the A band (on either side of M line) that has only thick myosin filaments |
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Which wrist bone is commonly dislocated with falls? Which one is broken? |
Lunate. It's smaller than the scaphoid on X ray. But these are the two bones that articulate with the radius
Scaphoid often broken |
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The sciatic nerve splits into these two nerves - name them and their function |
Tibial - goes in the popliteal fossa behind the knee. Involved with plantar flexion, toe flexion, and inversion of the foot (so damage means you'll be dorsiflexed and everted). Also provides sensation to PLANTAR foot Common peroneal lets you dorsiflex and sensation to the dorsum of the foot |
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Psoas sign |
inflammation of psoas muscle causes pain when hip is extended. |
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Which two muscles are major flexors of the hip? |
iliacus and psoas muscles |
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Which nerve exits the plevis through the obturator foramen? This nerve supplies adductor muscles of the thigh and can be damaged during pelvic surgery |
Obturator |
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Brachial plexus branching nerves from th lateral to medial cord? |
MARMU - Musculocutaneous, Axillary, Radial, Median, Ulnar |
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The median nerve courses between the humeral and ulnar heads of the pronator teres muscle then runs between flexor digitorum superficialis/profundus muscles before entering wrist and hand within carpal tunnel |
just know that |
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"mosaic pattern of lamellar bone" with cement lines linking irregular sections of lamellar bone |
Paget's disease of the bone |
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Muscles are made of two main fiber types - slow twitch (Type 1) and fast twitch (Type II) - what's the function of each? How do they differ in content of myoglobin and glycogen? |
Type I is low level, sustained force (like maintaining posture). They have high myoglobin concentration (example - paraspinal muscles). Type II are made for rapid forceful pulses of movement. They have very high glycogen content |
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Injections in superomedial part of butt risk injury of ____. Injections in superromedial, inferomedial, and inferolateral regions risk injury to ____ nerve. The superolateral quadrant is relatively safe |
Superior gluteal nerve. Sciatic nerve |
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Fracture of right humeral shaft can damage which artery? |
Deep brachial artery |
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Osteoid matrix accumulation around trabeculae and bowing of legs |
Vitamin D deficiency - rickets or osteomalacia |
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Fetal bone growth retardation and discoloration of teeth if mom uses |
Tetracyclines - |
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Femoral neck fractures can damage blood supply to femoral head and neck - which artery is damaged? This can cause avascular necrosis of femoral head |
Medial femoral circumflex |
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Pathogenesis of lambert eaton myasthenic syndrome |
Antibodies against voltage gated calcium channels participating in acetylcholine release |
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Proximal muscle weakness, cranial nerve involvement (diplopia, ptosis, dysarthria/dysphagia), and autonomic signs with possible small cell lung cancer |
Lambert Eaton |
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Sudden traction on outstretched/pronated arm of a child (eg, kid falls while holding hands with someone) can cause this injury |
Annular ligament tear and displaced. Radial head is subluxed. Pain when moving elbow |