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_______ kidney diseases include ectopic, horseshoe, agenisis, polycystic and cystic.
developmental
Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by ______ proteinuria, lipiduria and hypolbuminemia due to increased glomerular permeability resulting in severe edema.
massive >3.5 g/day
Nephritic syndrome is characterized by oliguria, ______ hematuria, uremia and ______
gross, Hypertension
Ag Ab complexes form due to a strep infection causing inflamation and increased numbers of mesangial cells and PMN's. This reaction compresses the GBM making it more permiable (nephritic syndrome) in this type of glomerulonephritis?
Acute
__________ glomerulonephritis is caused by injury resulting in increased glomerular pressure due to macrophage exudate and fibrin causing GBM rupture --> nephritic syndrome
Crescentic
Goodpasture's syndrome, SLE, IgA nephropathy and Wegener's granulomatosis are causes of _____ _______
Crescentic GN
Which type of GN is noninflammatory, caused by a thickening of the GBM "lumpy-bumpy" due to granular immune complex deposition --> nephrotic syndrome?
Membranous
________ is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults and is non responsive to therapy.
Membranous GN
Lipoid nephrosis is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children and is caused by the fusion of podocyte ______.
processes
Type of syndrome? Acute and Crescentic GN and Goodpasture's
nephritic (oligo/hematuria, hypertension)
________ and ______ are nephrotic (massive proteinuria).
Membranous GN and Lipid nephrosis
IgA nephropathy, Lupus nephritis and Membranoproliferative GN are _______ syndromes.
mixed nephritic/nephrotic
This is the term used for multiple disease processes which: chronic --> end stage kidney disease, nephrotic/nephritic, do not respond to Tx and cause kidney shrinkage.
Chronic proliferative GN
Berger's nephropathy (IgA deposits) and Membranoproliferative GN (duplicate GBM = "tram track") are both examples of ____ _______ _______.
Chronic proliferative GN
Berger's nephropathy is the most common cause of GN in s T/F?
TRUE
Signs of end stage Gn include: uremia, renal/tubular atrophy, hyalinized _______.
glomeruli
Acute, cerescentic, chronic proliferative and membranous GN, lipoid nephrosis and end stage glomerulopathy are all _________ kidney diseases.
Immunological
_________ and _____ _____ are example of metabolic kidney diseases.
diabetes, urinary stones
Diabetes causes a thickening of the GBM which increases permiability (proteinuria) resulting in _______ syndrome.
nephrotic
Increase mesangial matrix --> nodular glomerulosclerosis (Kimmelsteil-Wilson disease) is due to this disease?
diabetes
Pathological complications due to diabetes include ischemia (atrophy, arteriosclerosis, papillary necrosis) and a predispostion to _____.
pyelonephritis (infection)
T/F kidney stones are usually found in the renal pelvis or bladder.
TRUE
Kidney stones hematuria and renal colic and are more commonly found in men/women?
MEN
Acute tubular necrosis, Nephroangiosclerosis and Hypertension are all forms of _______ kidney infections.
Circulatory
The most common cause of sudden onset renal failure is ATN due to MI's and _____.
shock (hypovolemic, toxic)
Which circulatory kidney disease is caused by atherosclerotic plaques which cause infarcts, scaring and fibrosis?
Nephroangiosclerosis
Hypertension stimulates arteriole contraction leading to thickening and hyalinization of the vessel walls causing reduced perfusion. _____ is released due to perfusion contributing to further hypertension.
Renin
Polynephritis and Cystitis are kidney diseases caused by _______.
Infection (UTI's)
Bacteria can reach the UT through ________ or through the urethra (ascending inf.)
blood (hematogenous)
Acute pyelonephritis affects the entire kidney while chronic forms abcesses usually durring childhood, pregnancy or in the elderly. T/F
False - chronic = entire kidney, acute = abscess
Women are affected with UTI's more than men. T/F
TRUE
Predisposing facors to UTI's include: stones, surgery, pregnancy, prostate hyperplasia and ______.
tumors
Cystitis, more common in women young and old, is an infection of the _____.
bladder
Cranberry juice is a must for newlyweds (Chase) to avoid ______ ______ caused by being "naughty". Infections are also related to pregnancy, urinary stones and cystoscopy.
honeymoon cystitis
Acute csytitis shows visible conjestion and mucosal hemorrhaging. T/F
TRUE
Chronic cystitis causes ulceration and thickening of the bladder. _____ _______ causes soft yellowish plaques.
renal malakoplakia
Renal cell carcinoma, Wilms tumor and Transitional cell carcinoma are kidney diseases due to _______.
neoplasms/cancer
Kidney neoplasms are usually benign. T/F
FALSE malignant (common in older men)
_______ tumors are the most common in the urinay tract.
Bladder
55 year old male presents with hematuria, flank pain and a palpable mass (yellow invading renal vein) with increased EPO levels. He was later diagnosed with ______.
renal cell carcinoma - characterized by clear polygonal cells
3 year old presents with a multinodular renal mass replacing his kidney. Surgery and chemo are the treatment for this tumor.
Wilms
This hematuria causing tumor of the urinary collecting duct is twice as common as renal cell carcinoma.
Transitional cell carcinoma
What two things make up the composition of ?
Plasma (55%) and Cells (45%)
What cells are contained in ?
Erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets
What percent of plasma is water?
92%
What makes up plasma?
Water and proteins
Hematopoesis occurs in __________ in the liver, bone marrow, spleen and lymph nodes?
Fetus
Hematopoesis occurs in ____________ in the bone marrow (flat and long bones), the thymus and lymph nodes?
Children
Hematopoeisis occurs in ____________ in the bone marrow of flat bones only.
Adults
____________ hematopoesis subsides after birth and the __________ _______ remains the primary -forming organ.
Extramedullary; Bone Marrow
If hematopoetic bone marrow is destroyed, ___________ _________ may resume in the _______, _______, and _________ _______.
extramedullary hematopoiesis; spleen, liver, lymph nodes
Mature cells are descendants of pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells. Two major cell lineages are formed. What two are they and what do they give rise to?
Lymphoid and Myeloid lineages; Lymphoid -->B and T lymphocytes; Myeloid --> erythrocytes, megakaryocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils.
Most growth factors (ie interluekins) are produced in the bone marrow. Which one is the exception and where is it formed?
Erythropoeitin, Kidney
This cell has an average life span of 120 days, biconcave disk shape, thin center.
Red Cell
RBC formation is stimulated by ________ which is produced in the kidney.
Erythropoeitin
RBC formation requires these three specific nutrients.
Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12
This accounts for 90% of the dry weight of the RBC.
Hemoglobin
Adult hemoglobin has __ globin peptides, __ alpha and __ beta.
4; 2; 2
Which portion of hemoglobin is the binding portion?
Heme portion
Iron deficiency anemia is characterized by _______________.
Low hemoglobin values
What part of filtered hemoglobin is converted into blirubin?
Pyrrole Rings
When is excreted in the it is called _________ when it is exctreted in the feces it is called ___________.
urobilinogen; stercobilinogen
Iron is a component of the _______ moiety of hemoglobin.
Heme
Iron is absorbed in the intestine in the ______ form.
heme
Iron is absorbed via a receptor mechanism in its _______ form.
free
What enzyme transports iron?
transferrin
What molecule stores iron?
ferritin
What form is iron stored as in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow?
hemosiderin
60-80% of total body iron is stored in circulating red cells, the rest is bound to __________ and is stored as __________.
ferritin; hemosiderin
T or F: most of the iron released from destroyed red cells (in the spleen) is lost.
False; most is reutilized
decrease # of platelets
thrombocytopenia
decrease # of neutrophils
Neutropenia
Decrease # of leukocytes
leukopenia
decrease in all elements
pancytopenia
A reduction in Hb content in
anemia
This RBC disease is characterized by somnolence (inadequate brain O2), fatigue (inadequate O2), and paleness of skin
anemia
This type of anemia characterized by RBC's with normal color and size; could occur due to massive loss.
normocytic, normochromic anemia
This type of anemia characterized by small pale RBC's; could occur due to iron deficiency or thalassemaias.
Microcytic, hypochromic anemia
This type of anemia characterized by large, normal color RBC's; could occur due to Vitamin B12, folic acid deficiency
macrocytic, normochromic anemia
This type of anemia characterized by it's shape (poikilocytosis).
sickle cell anemia
variation in SIZE of RBC's
anisocytosis
Two types of aplastic anemia.
Idiopathic, Secondary
The prognosis for idiopathic aplastic anemia compared to secondary aplastic anemia is __________.
poorer (a word?)
This type of anemia is a generalized bone marrow failure (pancytopenia) and is usually accompanied by leukopenia and thrombocytopenia.
Aplastic anemia
The symptoms of this anemia are uncontrollable infections (leukopenia) and a bleeding tendency (thrombocytopenia).
Aplastic anemia
What is the only treatment for idiopathic aplastic anemia?
Bone marrow translplant
T or F: it is necessary to use Ab prophy for those with aplastic anemia.
TRUE
The causes of this disease are: metastatic carcinomas, diseminated granulomatous diseases, lymphomas, and other rare diseases (like gaucher's)
Myelophthisic anemia (aka replacement of marrow by neoplastic cells)
Inc. bleeding, Inc. infections and presence of a neoplastic population in bone marrow are characteristic of what disease.
Myelophthisic anemia (aka replacement of marrow by neoplastic cells)
What is the most common cause of anemia?
Iron deficiency anemia
The oral findings of this disease are pallor of soft palate, tongue, sublingual; atrophic tongue, glossodynia (buring sensation)
Iron deficiency anemia
This type of anemia: depletion of body iron stores, impaired hemoglobin synthesis
Iron deficiency anemia
In iron deficiency anemia the lab shows RBC's to be _________ and contain less ___________
small; hemoglobin (microcytic, hypochromic)
T or F: dental pts w/ Iron deficiency anemia usually require treatment modifications.
false
This syndrome is associated with dysphagia, anemia (ie iron deficiency), and increased risk of oral SCCA
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
T or F: there is no cure for iron deficiency anemia
false; just replace iron
Symptoms of this include: immature megaloblasts released into circulation; decreased RBC formation, Macrocytic anemia, hypersegmentation of neutrophils.
Vit. B12 deficiency (Cobalamin)
What does Vit. B12 bind to?
intrinsic factor
Lack of intrinsic factor causes what?
pernicious anemia
The most common cause of B12 deficiency anemia
pernicious anemia
T or f: vit b12 deficiency in pernicious anemia can be corrected with oral supplementation of vit b12
false; must be injected
What disease: spinal cord neuropathy associated, also could be associated with autoimmunity to parietal cells
pernicious anemia
What is the second cause of Vit B12 deficiency?
Malabsorbtion (stomach resection, celiac disease, crohn's disease)
What is the a common finding in both folic acid def. And vit b12 def.?
megaloblastic anemia
What tx modifications should you take when treating a pt. W/ vit b12 deficiency?
avoid nitrous (depletes b12 further)
the medications dilantin, methotrexate, and 5-FU (yes that's F. U.) are causes of what?
Folic Acid Deficiency
What symptom does vit b12 def have that folic acid def. Doesn't?
nuerologic abnormalities (the rest are essentially the same)
spina bifida, anencephaly are associated w/ what?
Folic Acid Deficiency
T or F: Folic acid sups can be taken orally.
true (vit b12 CAN'T)
Sickle cell anemia and thallassemia are what class of abnormal hematopoiesis?
hemoglobinopathies
Spherocytosis is what class of abnormal hematopoiesis?
Structural protein defects
What type of anemia: inherited, point mutation, Hb beta chain, N6 point mutation, result=abnormal hemoglobin
sickle cell anemia
T or F: those with the sickle cell train and those with the disease exhibit the same symptoms.
FALSE
Sickle cell anemia is most common among what population?
blacks
this disease characterized by abnormal Hemoglobin (HbS) that polymerizes at LOW O2 tension; induced by: fever, acidosis, dehydration, hypoxia.
sickle cell anemia
In Sickle cell anemia, RBC's are _________ sickled if they are deoxygenated, and they are _________ sickled if HbS polymerizes.
reversibly, irreversibly
The onset of symptoms for SC anemia first appear at what age?
one-two years (when HbF is usually replaced by HbA)
What disease? Marked underdevelopment, chronic anemia, jaundice, multiple organ infarcts, severe bone, spleen pain, intellectual impariment, recurrent infection, heart failure
sickle cell anemia
Dental findings of this disease include: spontaneous necrosis of multiple teeth, enlarged marrow spaces, "hair on end" in x-ray, delayed tooth eruption, osteomyelitis
sickle cell anemia
What is the prognosis for sickle cell anemia?
50% survival past age 50
How do you treat sickle cell
mainly avoid triggering factors, Ab prophy, hydroxy urea
what disease? Genetically inherited, 200 + mutations, quantitative defect of hemoglobin, decreased production of alpha chain, deficient or absent beta chain, end result=defect in AMOUNT of globin chain synthesized
Thalassemias (in general)
for the defective thalassemia gene, heterozygotes are thalassemai _________ and homozygotes are thal. ___________.
minor, major
Which thalassemia is more common, alpha or beta?
beta
What happens when deletion of all alpha globin transcripts occurs?
fetal demise
What disease: defect in synthesis of HbA that reduces the rate of globin chain synthesis. NO abnormal hemoglobin is produced (quantitative, not qualitative). Hypochromic, microcytic anemia results, crew-cut skull.
Thalassemias (in general)
In thalassemia minor, __ of four chains is missing, in thallassemia major ___ of four genes are missing.
one; two
Which thalassemia (alpha or beta) causes more severe anemia?
beta
What is the regular name of 'mediterranean anemia"
thalassemia
What disease? Mild symptoms, normal life expectancy, microcytic, hypocromic, (defective HbA synthesis, lower conc. Of HbA per RBC), no tx necessary
Thalassemia minor
which disease? Severe, high mortality, splenomegaly hemosiderosis, hepatomegaly, jaundice, Inc. hematopoeisis in flat bones, retarted growth, intellectual impairment, SOB (not "son of a bitch", "shortness of breath" chase), due to heart failure
thallassemia major
These dental findings are for what disease? Hair on end, chipmunk face, bimaxillary protrusion, teeth spacing, rarefaction of alveolar bone, widened marrow spaces, tooth discoloration (due to excess iron)
thallassemia major
T or F: there is an iron deficiency in thalassemia major.
false; an iron overload, side effect of hemolysis
What is the most common inherited disease of RBC's in caucasians?
hereditary spherocytosis
what disease: splenomegaly, jaundice, anemia, increased fragiligy of RBCs in hypotonic solution, gene mutation in structural membrane proteins (ankrin or spectrin).
hereditary spherocytosis
What are the diseases associated with Abnormal hematopoiesis?
Sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis
What are the diseases associated with decreased hematopoeisis?
aplastic anemia, replacement of marrow by neoplastic cells, iron deficiency anemia, vitamin B12 (perniciuos anemia) & folic acid deficiency, protein deficiency
Anemia due to loss will be ______chromic and _______cytic.
normo; normo
Immune hemolytic anemias can be caused by what 2 types of antigens?
autoantigen (anti-self) or alloantigen (anti-foreign)
what disease? Maternal abs cross placenta into fetal circulation, rh incompatibilities
erythroblastosis fetalis
what disease? attach to rbc surface, act as hapten, produciton of antibodies, rbc hemolysis
drug-related hemolytic anemia
what disease? Abs recognize self-antigens on rbc's, unknown cause
autoimmune hemolytic anemia
what disease is worldwide, the most common cause of hemolytic anemia?
anemia secondary to malaria
What is another name for polycythemia?
erythrocytosis
what disease? Hypertension, increased hemoglobin, elevated hematocrit, red complexion, headaches, splenomegaly, increase incidence towards clotting
Polycythemia Vera (aka primary)
How do you treat polycythemia?
phlebotomy, anti-leukemia
what disease? Non-neoplastic, high altitude causes it, anoxia, inc. erythropoeitin, compensatory increase in rbc
secondary polycythemia
What types of luekopenia are there?
Neutropenia, lyphopenia, selective lymphopenia
causes of ________ include: (cancer tx), radiation, aplastic anemia cyclic neutropenia, metastatic dx to bone marrow
leukopenia
A patient with neutropenia has a high risk of __________ infection, while a patient with lymphopenia has a high risk of _________________ infections
bacterial; bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic
What types of WBC disorders are there? (4)
leukopenia, leukocytosis, leukemias and lymphomas, multiple myeloma
An increase in WBC's above 10,000 per mL is what?
leukocytosis
what type of leukocytosis occurs in reaction to an acute bacterial infection?
Granulocytosis (neutrophilia)
what type of leukocytosis occurs in reaction to allergies (hay fever, asthma) and skin disieases or parasitic infections
eosinophilic leukocytosis
What type of leukocytosis occurs in rxn to vial infections & chronic infections (tb), and some autoimmune disorders
lymphocytosis
Leukocytosis is often accompanied by ___________, a lymph node enlargement.
lymphadeopathy
What is a common symptom in all of the following: URTI, infectious MONO (hopefully paul doesn't have this, cuz I heard you get it from kissing lots of hot s), AIDS, cat-scratch disease, TB, metastatic cancers
lymphadeopathy
Malignant disease that involves wbc precursorsin bone marrow and associated w/ malignant wbc's in peripheral .
leukemia
malignant wbc's in lymph nodes or other solid organs or tissues
lymphoma
T or F: bone marrow biopsy must be performed to confirm diagnosis of leukemia
true
T or F: most cases of luekemias are caused by HTLV-1.
False; most cases are unknown
Why does anemia, recurrent infection and bleeding occur in leukemia, a WBC disorder?
because the malignant cells overtake the RBC, WBC and platelet precursors in the marrow
What is the most common eventual cause of in patients w/ leukemias?
uncontrollable infection
As a result of leukemia, what lab findings do you find in the PERIPHERAL ?
immature cells (due to pancytopenia in the marrow)
Flow cytometry and cluster of differentiation are lab procdures to detect what?
leukemias
What are the two major types of leukemias?
myeloid (granulocytic-monocytic) and lymphoid (lymphocytic)
What are the most common leukemias?
Acute LymphoBLASTIC leukemia (ALL); Acute Myelogenous leukemia (AML); Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML); Chronic LymphoCYTIC leukemia (CLL)
What disease? Bimodal peaks--first in children under age 5, then in elderly; Most common malignant tumor in children under age 5; overall 20% of leukemias, most responsive to therapy
ALL
Symptoms of this disease: sudden onset, fatigue, fever, bleeding, flu-like symptoms, bone pain, lymphadenopathy (generalized), splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, child age less than 5
ALL
What lab findings in ALL?
elev. WBC, immature WBC's (blasts) in and marrow
T or F: with Tx, ALL never comes back
false; 50-75% remission (w/out chemo, 3-6 mos)
What are the 3 steps of chemotherapy?
Induction, Cosolidation, and Maintenance
Which step of chemo is to achieve a complete remission?
consolidation
What type of chemo is used to prepare a patient for bone marrow transplant?
conditioning chemo
What disease? Massive infiltration of the bone marrow with immature myeolblasts (immune cells) with immature blasts that spill over into peripheral , fatigue, pallor, diffuse BOGGY gingival enlargement, peak age 60
AML
What is the most common leukemia overall?
AML
_________ leukemia occurs in middle aged men showing signs of pancytopenia, spleno-hepato-megaly and lymphadenopathy. TRAP- tartrate resistant acid phosphatase- stains for the diseased cells.
Hairy cell
What disease? adults, fatigue, infections, splenomegaly, thrombosis, anorexia
CML
What do 90% of patients with CML have in common?
the Philadelphia Chromosome
50% of pts w/ CML progress to an _________ phase while the other 50% progress straight to a ________ ________.
accelerated(before blast crisis); blast crisis
Tx for CML:
Bone marrow translplant; Gleevec (tyrosine kinase inhibitor)
What disease? B-cell proliferation --> slow progressive autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
CLL
What disease? Old ppl (>50 yrs), cells indistinguishable from normal mature lymphocytes, slowly progressive, progonsis 7-10 yrs, chemo not indicated (NO Tx)
CLL
T or F: All lymphomas are malignant
TRUE
When a lymphoma is spread to other organs in the body (not lymphoid tissue) what is this spread called?
extranodal spread of lymphoma
What are the 2 main categories of lymphomas?
Hodgkins Disease & Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL--not to be confused with the National Hockey League--who cares about hockey anyway?)
T or F: lymph nodes are always involved in lymphomas
FALSE
Immunohistochemistry and Flow cytometry are methods to detect what disease?
lymphoma
HIV & EBV, environmental causes, gene translocations, antigenic stimulation, are supposed etiology factors for what disease?
Lymphomas
Which NHL is the most common and is slow-growing (indolent)?
Follicular lymphoma
Follicular, Mantle Cell, Diffuse large B-cell, Burkitt's, and Extranodal NK/T cell lymphomas are what class of lymphoma?
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL's)
Which NHL appears to be related to EBV, associated w/ children, max. & man. Involvement, and an endemic african variant (also curable)?
Burkitt lymphoma
Which NHL can appear as an ulcer on the hard palate?
extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma
What disease? Bimodal distribution (25 & 55), Reed-Sternberg Cells (bilobed/multilobed nucleus w/ clear zones), involves a single node or chain of nodes, possible EBV related.
Hodgkins disease
What is the most important in determining prognosis for hodgkins disease?
staging (lower stages have best prognosis)
Matching Types of Hodgkins: 1. lymphocyte predominant 2. Lymphocyte depleted 3. Mixxed cellularity 4. nodular sclerosing ---- a. most common b. worst prognosis c. best prognosis d. common in elderly
1.c 2.b 3.d 4.a
Dental diagnosis of a cervical lymphadenopathy could mean presence of __________.
a lymphoma (or a hicky on chase's neck)
Dental diagnosis of intraoral bleeding, fever, malaise, tiredness, boggy gumms (generalized!!!!) could mean presence of __________.
myeloid leukemias
Dental diagnosis of intraoral boggy red soft tissue mass (Localized!!!!) could mean presence of ____________
a lymphoma
Dental diagnosis of a destructive bone lesion could mean presence of ________
a lymphoma
What complications of leukemia/lymphoma tx are there in dentistry?
oral mucositis, viral, bacterial, fungal infextions,
As a long term side effect of tx for lymphomas/leukemias, lichenoid lesions (in the mouth) suggest onset of ______________.
Graft v. Host disease
T or F: some multiple myelomas are benign.
FALSE
What WBC disorder involves malignant plasma cells?
Multiple myeloma
What disease? s (45-50 yrs), NOT in children, bone destruction, punched out radiolucencies
Multiple myeloma
What disease? Bone pain & destruction, hypercalcemia, metastatic calcification, renal damage, bone fractures
Multiple myeloma
What disease? Lab findings: monoclonal Ig spike, Bence-Jones Protein, Abnormal plasma cells, amyloid deposition, light chain proteinuria
multiple myeloma
What other variants of Multiple myeloma are there?
solitary myeloma, extramedullary plasmacytoma (soft tissue), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
What disease? Bone destruction, punched out radiolucencies, soft tissue lesions, children.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Which laboratory evaluation? In vivo assessment of platelet response to vascular injury, normal=several minutes, elevated=defect in platelet # or function
Bleeding Time
What is the normal platelet count?
150,000-450,000 platelets/mm3
What lab evaluation? Time needed for plasma to clot in presence of exogenous source of thromboplastin and calcium
PT (prothrombin time)
What lab evaluation? Tests adequacy of Extrinsic and common coagulation pathways
PT (prothrombin time)
Deficiency of factors V, VII, or X, prothrombin, or fibrinogen is a diagnosis of ____________ Prothrombin time (PT)
increased
What lab evaluation? Time required for plasma to clot
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
Assesses the integrity of the INTRINSIC and common clotting pathways
PTT
Increased PTT is shown with a defect of factors __,___,___,___,___,___,prothrombin, fibrinogen or acquired antibody that interferes with intrinsic pathway.
V,VIII (especially, emphasized in class!), IX, X, XI, XII
What is the international normalized ratio (INR)?
PT/reference lab control plasma (normal = 1.0, elevated # equals clotting problem)
What are 3 mechanisms of vascular bleeding disorders?
Trauma, Vessel wall weakness, immune mechanisms
Scurvy, Amyloid, chronic systemic steroid use, inherited conditions infectious causes, and aging can all cause what type of bleeding disorder?
Vascular disorder
What bleeding disorder? Autoimmune vasculitidies, allergic rxns.
Immune mechanisms
What bleeding disorder? Petechiae & eccymoses, skin, mucous membranes, after minor trauma/spontaneously; normal platelet count, PT & PTT bleeding time
Vessel wall weakness & immune-related bleeding disorder
This type of bleeding disorder can be qualitative or quantitative
Platelet-related bleeding disorders
What platelet level characterizes thrombocytopenia?
<100,000/mm3
What occurs when platelet levels reach below 20,000/mm3?
Sponaneous bleeding, elevated bleeding time
Petechiae, and ecchymoses (skin+mucous membranes) are signs of what bleeding disorder?
thrombocytopenia
The etiology of this disease is: Decreased production of platelets, Increased loss of platelets
thrombocytopenia
Aplastic anemia, leukemia, infecious agents (ie rubella), and (interfere w/ megakaryocytes) are contributory to ______________.
decreased platelet production
Autoimmune destruction, SLE, HIV,Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, all contribute to _________.
increased platelet loss (via DESTRUCTION)
Hypersplenism leads to _____________.
increased platelet loss (via REMOVAL)
DIC (yes, that's right), (Shock, infection tumors, injured endothelial cells, activation of coagulation system, widespread thrombi, fibrinolysis, bleeding) all contribute to __________.
Increased platelet loss (via CONSUMPTION)
Two forms of Qualitative platelet bleeding disorders:
Acquired; congenital
Aspirin, NSAIDS, ESRD (accumulation of metabolites) and Plavix all lead to ___________
qualitative (acquired) platelet related bleeding disorder
________ clotting factor deficiencies are caused by inadequte production, excessive consumption, inhibition by anticoagulants.
Acquired
Why does chronic liver disease cause inadequate production of clotting factors?
All clotting factors (except von willenbrand's factor) are produced in the liver, thus, liver disease will cause a decrease in these
Why is chronic liver disease also known as hypofibrinogenemia
Because fibrinogen is the most abundant clotting factor produced in the liver
What does the anticoagulant coumadin do?
prevents vitamin K utilization in the liver (decreases clotting factors)
DIC is responsible for what clotting factor disease?
Acquired, excessive consumption of platelets
What are 2 anticoagulants that inhibit coagulation factor production?
Heparin and Warfarin
Hemophilia A & B are what type of bleeding disorders?
congenital clotting factor defeiciency
What clotting factor is congenitally deficient in Hemophilia A?
Factor VIII
What disease? Defeiciency of Factor VIII, -linked recessive, males, females carriers, 1:5000 males, 30% are new mutations
Hemophilia A
T or F: Hemophilia is an "all or nothing" disease that has no variance in severity.
FALSE
What percent of Factor VIII must be present (at least) to not have severe bleeding?
1%
T or F: petechiae are present in Hemophilia A
FALSE
If a patient presents with normal bleeding time and normal prothrombin time(PT), normal platelet count, and prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT), what disease does he have?
Hemophilia A
What pathway does the PTT test for?
Intrinsic pathway
What is the leading cause of for hemophiliacs?
AIDS
What is the treatment for hemophilia A?
recombinant factor VIII
What disease? AKA Christmas Disease, Deficiency of Factor IX, X-linked recessive
Hemophilia B
Hemophilia B is ______ common than Hemophilia A
10 times less (also less severe)
Where is Vonwillenbrand factor produced?
endothelial cells
T or F: von willenbrand disease usually reuslts in mild clinical bleeding problems
TRUE
If a patient comes into your office drunk as and is yellow from hepatitis, why would you be careful in treating him?
because both of these problems could cause bleeding problems (decreased coagulation factors). not the fact that he's drunk as . (that was to throw you off)
When should you schedule a patient who is on renal dialysis (if given standard heparin)?
The day after dialysis.
How long should a patient have NOT taken aspirin prior to surgery (dental tx)?
3 days if possible
Bleeding time from aspirin use should be less than ____ minutes to be ok for Tx
20
Aspirin is a(n) ______________ platelet inhibitor
irreversible
NSAIDS are a(n) ____________ platelet inhibitor
reversible
T or F: Plavix is a concern for inc. bleeding during Tx
FALSE
________ heparin patients must be hospitalized for Tx, while __________ heparin patients are generally not a concern
standard; low molecular weight
For warfarin patients, INR must be below __________for minor surgeries
2.5-3.5
Desmopressin, factor VIII, XI concentrates are used in hospital based Tx for patients with _____________
hemophilia
Develpomental bone disorders include achondroplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta and ________.
osteopetrosis
Achondroplasia cuases dwarfism, a defect in endochondral ossification. It is autosomal nt and caused by a mutation in ________, a gene coding for collagen.
FGFR3
Why are flat bones (eg. Calvarium) not affected by achondroplasia?
flat = intramembranous not endochondal ossification
This bone disease is a genetic defect of type __ collagen resulting in fragile bones, blue sclera, floppy mitral valve and dentinogenesis imperfecta.
1, Osteogenesis imperfecta
Of the four types of osteogenesis imperfecta type __ is most common and type ___ is lethal.
1,2
Osteopetrosis is a defect in _________ function resulting in defective bone remodeling causing dense, weak and painful bones. Bone marrow transplants result in normal function of these cells,
osteoclast
________ can be pyogenic (staph aureus) or tuberculous (of thespine - Pott's disease), and forms "islands of necrotic bone" (sequestrum) normally found at the ______ of long bones.
Osteomyelitis, metaphesis
Osteomeyelitis is caused by bacteremia, bone fracture, surgery, spread from adjacent tissue and ______ _______ leading to infections of the mandible a common site due to limited flow.
dental infections
Radiographs, especially __________, reveal the sequestrum and irregular radiolucencies of osteomyelitis and are used in conjuction with histologic examinations and ____ _____ for diagnostic purposes.
CT scans, bone scans
The distinguishing symptoms of osteomyelits include tooth mobility and _______ _______.
altered sensation
Tx for osteomyelitis includes antibiotics, debridement, decortication and hyperbaric O2. T/F
TRUE
Avascular necrosis is a bone ______ secondary to a circulatory disturbance caused by trauma, emboli, endodartitis (from chemo/rad.s) or idiopathically. Examples include ___________, ischemic / aseptic necrosis and NICO.
infarction, osteonecrosis
Clinically avascular necrosis is commonly found in ____ bones of children and _____ ______ of the elderly.
carpal, femoral heads
Osteoporosis, rickets, osteomalacia and hyperparathyroidism are forms of ________ disturbances.
metabolic
The etiology of primary osteoporosis is unknown while secondary is caused by inadequate vit. __ and ___ intake, immobilization and some medications.
D, Ca+
Overall aposition < resorption in osteoporosis leading to thin, brittle bones prone to fracture. T/F
TRUE
Risk factors of osteoporosis include: = Female (Asian), __________, inactivity, heredity and dietary deficiency. T/F
post-menopausal *also excessive corticosteroids
Diagnosis of osteoporosis is made via bone ____ tests and _____. Treatment includes biphosphonates (dec. osteoclast activity), calcitonin, Ca+ and ________ supplementation.
density, x-rays, estrogen
Inadequate bone mineralization due to a vitamin D disturbances (affects phosphate/Ca+ metabolism) in _______ is termed osteomalacia and in children ________.
adults, rickets
Reduced absorption of Ca+ and PO4 lowers serum levels. The body compensates for this by releasing _____ causing resorption of bone.
PTH --> inc Ca+(serum) along with inc renal Ca+ retention and excretion of PO4.
Rachitic rosary, craniotabes, bow legs and fractures are endochondral ossification disturbances due to _______.
Rickets
Osteomalacia --> soft bones, fractures and muscle weakness due to?
decreased serum Ca+
______ dental eruption and ______ mineralized teeth are caused by Rickets.
delayed, poorly
List in order from most to least common etiologies of hyperparathyroidism: parathyroid - hyperplasia, adenoma, carcinoma and chronic renal disease.
parathyroid-- 1. adenoma 2. hyperplasia 3. carcinoma ****chronic renal is a secondary cause
Clinical signs of hyperparathyroidism include renal stones, painful bones (cysts, __________ - giant cell aggregates), ________ moans (ulcers) and psychic groans (seizures) do to Ca+/PO4 imbalance.
brown tumors of hyperPTH, abdominal
_____________ could be the first manefestation of hyperfarathyroidism.
CGCG central giant cell granuloma
Treatment for hyperthyroid includes surgical removal of the affected gland (neoplasia) or 3-4 glands due to ______.
hyperplasia
A 45 year old British patient presents with thick skull, deafness, back pain and bowed legs. Lab tests show elevated serum alkaline phosphatase and normal Ca+/PO4. The bone biopsy shows mosaic "reversal lines" and a "cotton wool" appearance is found on his ceph. He is suffering from _______.
pagets disease (>40 yrs old)
Peget's disease also causes enlargement of the maxilla, spacing of teeth and an increased risk of _________.
osteosarcoma -- assume if >50 yrs old
Comminuted fractures have multiple fracture lines and fragmentsC. T/F
TRUE
Complicated fractures are ________.
infected
Hematoma formation --> granuloma tissue --> bony callus = steps of fracture healing. T/F
TRUE
_______ tumors of the bone include, osteochondroma, chondroma and osteoma.
Benign
________ is a shaped benign growth of both bone and cartilage with the marrow space contiunous with the rest of the bone.
Osteochondroma
Chondromas are benign growths of cartilage found mostly in small bones. Some undergo malignant transformation especially in the ____________.
maxilla and mandible
Osteomas are a benign growth of bone often found in the head and neck. T/F
True - often found in the sinuses
CGCG are painless, _______, well demarcated radiolucencies found in the mand/maxilla anterior to the first molars caused by overproliferation of giant cells and fibroblasts.
solitary
Malignant tumors of the bone include osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma and ______ sarcoma. Miscellaneous tumors include ________ _______, lymphomas and Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Ewings, Multiple myeloma
Head and neck osteosarcoma etiology is mostly unknown although irradiation and Pagets increase risk. These are characterised by their "____-____" lytic appearance and peripheral "sunray" periosteal reaction.
moth-eaten
T/F Teeth near underlying osteosarcomas are usually vital.
True
________ are malignant tumors of cartilage-producing cells affecting __ to __ year old patients and have a tendency to metstasize to the lungs. Tx = surgery.
Chondrosarcoma, 35-60
Cartilagenous lesions of the jaw (anterior maxilla) are usually benign. T/F
False - all should be considered malignant until proven benign
"Small round blue cell" tumors (gene rearrangement) are found in a biopsy of the _______ of a childs tibia suffering from ______ _______.
diaphysis, Ewings sarcoma
Which is most common in children osteosarcoma or Ewings?
osteosarcoma = #1, Ewings = #2
Tx for Ewings includes surgical excision, chemo and _______, known as the big three.
radiotherapy
Most common metastatic cancers to attack bone are ______ and ______.
breast and prostate.
Osteosarcomas are more common than mateastatic carcinomas (to bone) in adults. T/F
False - metastatic to bone = #1 in adults --> uncommon to jaws but of those which do 80% to mandible.
A malignant glandlike tumor found in the mandible of a 65 year old patient is most likely a ________.
metastatic adenocarcinoma
A patient complains of morning joint pain, stiffness, crepitus and swelling due to to the breakdown of articular cartilage and formation of bone cysts, spurs and sclerosis. The patient is most likely suffering from_______.
osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a ________ joint disease usually found in _________ joints due to wear and tear and inflamation.
degenerative, weight-bearing (knee, hip, vertebrae)
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic __________ disease affecting small _______ joints found 4:1 in women age 25-50.
autoimmune, synovial
Pathogenesis of RA is as follows: inflamation of joint --> ingrowth of vessels --> proliferation of synovial cells --> _______ ______ --> cartilage destruction --> ______ ______. Osteophytes, aka Heberden nodes (distal phalanges), and eburnation of bone also occurs.
granulation tissue (pannus), joint spacing
Juvenile RA affects small joints. T/F
False - affects large joints
Infectious arthritis is caused by what diease?
Lyme
Hyperuricemia (purine metabolism) --> excess uric acid --> crystalization in joints, tissues and kidneys --> phagocytosis of crystals = cell lysis --> inflamation. This pathogenesis is charactieristic of _______?
gout
Gout primarily affects males/females and is genetic/hormonal?
Males 95%, both genetic and hormonal
Gout develops __ to __ years after the onset of hyperuricemia commonly in the ___ ___.
15-30, big toe
Gout can be classified as acute or chronic. Acute causes pain for 2-3 days while chronic is less painful but displays joint _______ and subcutaneous uric acid deposits called ______.
deformation, tophi
GH and prolactin are secreted by the _____ pituitary and are (acidophilic/basophilic).
anterior; acidophilic
ACTH, FSH, LH and TSH are secreted by the _____ pituitary and are (acidophilic/basophilic).
anterior, basophilic
ACTH is a ________troph, TSH is a ______troph, and FSH and LH are ____trophs.
acth corticotroph, tsh thyrotroph, fsh and lh gonadotroph
ADH and oxytosin are released from the ______ and produced in the ________.
posterior pituitary; hypothalamus
Hyperpituitarism is usually caused by an ______ of the ______ lobe of the pituitary
adenoma; anterior
Adenomas of the pituitary produce an excess of multiple hormones secreted by that part of the pituitary
false (amost true), usually produces excess of one type of hormone
Pituitary adenomas are present in ___% of autopsied people.
25%
_________ is the most common hyperfunctioning pituitary andenoma causing amenorrhea, loss of libido, infertility and glactorrhea.
Prolactinoma
Somatotrophic adenoma before poohberty causes ______; after pooberty ______.
before gigantism; after acromegaly
Cushings disease is condidered a _____ adenoma causing an increased production of _____.
corticotroph, glucocorticoids (as happens in hyperproduction of ACTH)
Pituitary _______ include prolactinoma, GH (somatotroph) and corticotroph adenomas as well as null-cell, gonadotroph, thyrotroph and mixed adenomas. These are all forms of hyper-hypo-pituitarism?
adenomas, hyper**
_________ syndrome is a partial pituitary hypofunction caused by herniation of arachnoid matter into the sella usually due to a membrane defect. It is usually seen in obese women with _________ pregnancies.
Empty sella syndrome, multiple
Anterior pitutitary hypofunction due to postpartum ischemic necrosis-
Sheehan's Syndrome
_______ resembles an ameloblastoma derived from remnant ectodermal tissue of ______ pouch causing a slow growing neoplasm.
Craniopharyngioma, Rathke's
Most frequesnt cause of hypopituitarism is ________.
non-secretory pituitary adenomas
An abrupt enlargement of a pituitary adenoma due to acute hemorrhage within the tumor is calld a ______.
pituitary apoplexy
No signifiact clinical abnormalities are shone due to abnormal amounts of which hormone? (hint: posterior pituitary)
oxytocin
ADH oversecretion is most often due to
ADH producing tumor such (eg. oat cel carcinoma of the lung)
Over secreation of ADH causes __________ a syndrome that results in renal retention of water with an inablilty to diulte causing hyponatremia (low Na+)
Syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH)
Destruction of the posterior pituitary leads to ADH undersecretion causing _______.
diabetes insipidus
The thyroid gland stores _________ which is converted to T3 and T4 under the influence of TSH. Parafollicular (C-cells) synthesize and secrete _______.
thyroglobulin, calcitonin (inc. Ca+ absorption)
Warm skin, sweating, heat intolerance, hypermotility of GI tract, increased apetite, osteoporisis, iritabitly, tachycardia, arrhythmias, exopthalmos, fine oily hair and muscle weakness are symptoms of ________.
hyperthyroidism
The most common causes of hyperthyroidism include: Graves disease (most common), excess ingested TSH, goiters and _______.
adenomas
A patient suddenly manifests high fever, tachycardiam arrhythmias and hypertension due to hyperthyroidism. The patient is suffering from a ________.
thyroid storm
what should you do in a thyroid storm (sudden attack of hyperthyroidism)
stop dental proceedure, give O2, take vitals, give nitroglycerin and call 911
Which is not a form of Hypothyroidism: Hashimotos, cretinism, myxedema, Grave's disease.
Graves = hyper
Cells of the thyroid are ineffiecient in converting iodine to thyroid hormone causing enlargement. Thyroid tissue is then replaced by lymphocytes causing inflamation and primary hypothyroidism in this disease.
hashimotos thyroditis
______thyroidism in infancy due to dietary iodine deficiency causes wide set eyes, coarse facial features, protruding tongue and umbilicus and severe mental retardation (think eric) are manifestations of ________.
hypo-, cretinism
______ is a kind of an version of cretinsm (lethargy,mental slowness, cold intolerance, broad face, tongue enlargement, coarse dry hair)
myxedema
Cretinism occurs in ______ while myxedema in _______. Both are forms of ____thyroidism.
infants, late childhood-adult, hypo
______ is the most common cause of primary (endogenous) hyperthyroidism.
graves disease
Graves disease is manifested in 3 ways: pretibial myxedema (thickening of the skin over legs and dorsal foot), bulging eyes (exopthamos), and ________.
thyroxicosis (hyperthyroidism)
Graves disease is (hyper/hypo)secretion of what hormone and is most common in which gender
hyperthyroidism, female 7:1
HLA-DRS is to _____ as HLA DR3 is to _____
non-specific lyphoid thyroiditis ; graves disease
Either sporadic or endemic hyperplasia of the thyroid is referred to as a ______ goiter.
Diffuse non-toxic goiter
The most common cause of hypthyroidism in usa is?
hashimotos thyroditis
Types of thyroiditis include non-specific, hashimoto's, subacute granulomatous and ______.
Reidel's
Non-specific lymphoid thyroiditis is commonly found in (males/females) and shows mild gland enlargement with no ________ centers.
germinal
What autoimmune disease increases the risk of b-cell lymphoma, is more commonly found in females and is characterized histologically by Hurthle cells?
hashimotos thyroditis
Auto antibodies associated with Hashimotos include: anti- thyroid, thyroglobulin, TSH and iodine _________.
receptors
T/F de Quervain's thyroiditis is synonymous with subacute (granulomatous) thyroiditis, causing acute onset granulomatous inflamation.
TRUE
Fibrous tissue replaces normal thyroid tissue in ________ thyroiditis.
Reidel's
Thyroid neoplasms are usually benign? T/F
TRUE
Benign thyroid adenomas cause papillary change. T/F
false
Of the four main subtypes of thyroid carcinomas, papilary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic, which is most common?
Papilary 75-80%
Papilary projections containing ground glass, clear "orphan annie" nuclei are seen in _______ which typically has a good prognosis even when adjacent lymph nodes are invloved.
papillary carcinoma
Prognosis for papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is ______, anaplastic (undifferentiated) carcinoma of thyroid is _____.
good, poor
Medulary carcinoma arises from ________ cells causing secretion of calcitonin. It normally presents as a neck mass in 50-60 years of age and can be associated with
parafolicular (C-cells), MEN syndrome Iia and IIb (III)
Uniform folicles invading surrounding tissue and "cold" nodules are characterisitc of _______.
follicular carcinoma of the thyroid
T/F The parathyroid is stimulated hormonally?
False - [Ca+] decrease --> stimulates osteoclasts, increased renal asn GI absorption Ca+, inc vit D synthesis
Primary hyperparathyroidism is most often caused by ____ or _____ of the glands.
adenoma, hyperplasia
Stones groans moans and bones refers to what disorder
primary hyperparathyroidism
Increased serum phosphorus and decreased serum alkaline phosphatase occur in hyperparathyroidism. T/F
False - other way around
The most common cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism is ________.
renal failure
Hypoparathyroidism is less common and usually caused iatrogenically, or in rare instances by DiGeorge's syndrome and is accompanied by two signs _______ and ______.
Chvostek's (unilateral spasm in face by tapping on facial nerve), Trouseau's (hand/arm in tetany position similar to nerve compression)
The adrennal cortex secretes __________, _________, and ________
glucocorticoids (cortisol), Mineralcorticoids (aldosterone), androgens
Which is not a form of adrenal hyperfuction: Cushing's, Hyperaldosteronism (Conn's), Virilism, Addison's
Addison's is hypo
Cushings disease is an increased production of _____, that cuases adrenal (atrophy/hypertrophy)
glucocorticoids, atrophy or hypertrophy (****depending on whether it is caused by exogenous corticosteroids being administered (atrophy) or an adrenal or ectopic tumor producing ACTH (hyperplasia))
Which is not a symptom of Cushing's: moon face, buffalo hump, weight gain, extremity muscle wasting, stretch marks, osteoporosis, menstrual abnormalities, hirsutism, mental disturbances, hypertension, glycosuria, increased ACTH.
increased ACTH, Cushing's = dec. ACTH (hypo)
The most common form of Cushing's is caused by _________.
exogenous steroid medications
cushing's syndrome can be caused by adrenal tumor producing cortisol. This causes nodular hyperplasia.
true; true
Hyperaldosteronism causes Na+ retention, K+ excretion and hypertension. T/F
TRUE
An example of _____ hyperaldosteronism is Conn's syndrome which is due to _______ serum renin caused by negative feed back of hypertension.
primary, decreased
secondary aldosteronism is due to renal ischemia, edema or nephroticsyndrome and exhibits _______ serum renin.
increased *** opposite of primary
Adrenal virulism is caused by ____ defects or a ____ of the adrenal cortex producing virulism in females and precocious pubecent males.
enzymatic, tumor (virulism = hyper-aldosteronism)
Adrenal hypofunction (hypocorticism) is characterized by a ____ of glucocorticoids and often mineralcorticoids.
deficiency
Which is not a symptom of Addison's disease: somnolence, cardiac problems, hyperpigmentation, adrenal hypertrophy, weight loss, amenorrhea, loss of pubes (hotcoles still dosen't have any) and muscle weakness.
Hypertrophy is wrong. Addison's = hypocorticism = atrophy of adrenals
Tb was once the most common cause of Addison's but now it is due to _________ adrenal atrophy.
idiopathic/autoimmune
Which two diseases are asssociated with adrenal hypofuncion
addisions' and waterhous-friderichsen disease
Waterhous-friderichsen disease is caused by a _____ collapse often associated with ___.
vascular, DIC (sepsis from meningococcal meningitis)
The rule of tens applies to ___________ which is overproduction of epinephrine, norepinephrine and VMA that causes hypertension.
pheochromocytoma (rule = 10% bilateral, 10% children, 10% malignant)
Pheochromocytoma can be corrected surgically. T/F
TRUE
________ is a highly malignant catacholamine-producing tumor of early childhood (0-3 yrs) presenting as an ________ mass causing hypertension.
neuroblastoma, abdominal
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes are autosomal ______ in which one or more endocrine organs is ________.
dominant, hyperfunctional
MEN 1 is commonly called _____, linked to chromosome ___ , which causes tumors of the 3 p's: pituitary, _______ and pancrease.
Wermer syndrome, 11, pancrease (not penis, perv)
More than one of the following are involved: pituitary, parathyroid, pancreatic islets, adrenal cortex
MEN I (wermer syndrome)
Sipple syndrome is also called ____. Nearly all have medullary carcinoma of the ______ which is usually multifocal and aggressive.
MEN II, thyroid
MEN II (Sipple) is linked to chromosome 10 and causes ____ of the parathyroid (hyperparathyroidism).
hyperplasia
MEN Iib (MEN III) is simliar to MEN ___, but does not cuase hyperparathyroiditis. It is linked to mutations of the ret proto-oncogene and include pheocytochroma, medullary carcinoma and _______.
Iia (Sipple), oral mucosal neuromas
The enzymes ______, _____ and _______ are synthesized in pancreatic acini and are released in an inactive form.
amylase, lipase, peptidase (trypsin, chymotrypsin)
____________ stimulates secretion of pancreatic enzymes.
CCK (cholecystokinin)
_________ stimulates the release of bicarbonate.
Secretin
t/f Pancreatic enzymes are found in trace amounts in the normally; elevated levels of these enzymes can be an indicator of pancreatic disease.
True; True
Cystic fibrosus affects mucous secretions and plugs ducts. This leads to ____ of the pancrease resulting in ________.
atrophy, malabsorptioin
Pacreatitis is inflamationof the endocrine pancrease. T/F
False - exocrine**
Fat necrosis, pseudocysts and calcium soaps (hypercalcemia) result from the autodigesttion of the pancrease due to ____ _______.
acute pancreatitis
Increased serum ________ and _______is indicitave of acute pancreatitis.
amylase, lipase
80% of the cases of acute pancreatitis are due to _______ and _______; the cause of the other 20% is ___________
gallstones, excessive alcohol; idiopathic
70-80% of chronic pancreatitis is associated with _________ or __________ leading to progessive fibrosis and calcification causing ________.
alcohol abuse, cholecystitis, malabsorption
Chronic pancreatits may also cause destruction of the islet cells leading to secondary _____.
diabetes
Systenic organ failure, DIC, abscesses, pseudocysts and duodenal obstruction are characteristic of _______.
acute pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis displays pseudocysts and duct obstruction (same as acute) but also causes secondary diabetes and ________.
malabsorption
_____% of pancreatic neoplasms are malignant and rarely occur under age _____.
95%, age 40
A patient presents with abdominal pain radiating to the back, obstrutive jaundice; distended palpable gallbladder and weight loss. What do you suspect?
pancreatic cancer
Adenocarcinomas are usually located at the _____ of the pancrease tending to obstruct the ______ causing jaundice. They also metastasize _____.
head, common bile duct, early
90% of insulinomas, also called ____ _____ tumors, are (malignant or benign) and show signs similar to diabetes.
beta cell tumors, benign
The most common endocrine tumor is insulinoma. T/F
TRUE
Glucagonoma is also called an ______ _______ tumor and is usually (benign or malignant)
alpha cell tumor; benign
One of the most best indicators for pancreatic tumors is ______.
jaundice
Zollinger Ellison syndrome is caused by ____________ usually due to a gastrinoma.
recurrent peptic ulcers
Somatostatinomas are ____ cell tumors and present with mild diabetes, malabsorption, etc.
Delta
Diabetic synptoms include the 3 P's: polydipsia (thirst), polyuria and ______.
polyphagia - hotcoles is a phag
type of diabetes: Sudden onset (90% have complications in first two years)
type 1
type of diabetes: after age 30
type 2
type of diabetes: obese
type 2
type of diabetes: no endocrine cell antibodies
type 2
type of diabetes: amyloidosis
type 2
type of diabetes: low insulin levels
type 1
type of diabetes: normal body weight
type 1
type of diabetes: normal to increased insulin levels
type 2
type of diabetes: antibodies to beta cells
type 1
type of diabetes: familiary history more common
type 2 (60%) - type 1 is only (20%)
Ketoacidosis is common in type ____ diabetes but not in type ____.
ketoacidosis - common in I, not in 2
Less complications are seen in type ___ diabetes
2
there is a _____% concordance in twins with type 1 diabetes and a ____% concordance in twins with type II
50% (type I), 90% (type II)
Type 2 diabetes show increased insulin resistance in ____ and _____.
fat, muscle especially
Pancreatic carcinoma, chronic _________, endocrine diseases, steroids, bronze disease, cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, glucagonoma and _________ can cause seconday diabetes
pancreatitis, pregnancy
Complications of poorly controlled diabetics include kidney, cardiovascular, eye hemorrhages and nervous system problems. T/F
True; True
________ necrosis / polynephritis is often a result of diabetes.
Papillary
Cariovascular problems caused by diabetes include atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular insufficiency (gangrene) and more commonly _____.
MI's
Amyloidosis is common in type __ diabetes; and fibrosis is common in type ___.
II, I
t/f it is more common to see a hypoglycemic diabetic patient than hyperglycemic?
true (according to dr hess)
How can you assess if a patient is well controlled diabetic?
acts them what their Hba1c is (yes, "acts" was written for you coles)
Normal fasting glucose level is _____ mg/dl
60-100
A glucose level of ______ is considered elevated and _______ severely elevated.
180-240, >250
Define HbA1c?
% of glycosylated hemoglobin
What are the normal values of HbA1c?
normal is below 6.5%
Elevated A1c is ______ and severley elevated is ______
8.5-10%, and 10.5-14%
Which of the following will NOT help better manage a diabetic patient? Morning appointments, asking what symptoms they show when hypoglycemic, checking if their A1c level is elevated, providing insulin before treatment.
you shouldn't give them insulin (duuh mas) and elevated glucose levels are what you want, not elevated Hba1c. Hba1c should be as low as possible
The kidney basement membrane becomes thicker and less permeable with poorly controlled diabetes. T/F
false ; becomes thicker, but more permeable -->nephrotic syndrome
_____________ disease (diffuse glomerulosclerosis) is common in people with long standing diabetes and affects the ________ (which organ of the body)
Kimmelsteil wilson, kidney
Which of the following is not an anatomic change in diabetic patients: cataracts, peripheral neuropathy, fatty change in liver, xanthoma, abcesses/fungal lesions, gangrene.
all are symptoms
Which is not a symptom of hyperglycemia: thirst, polyurea, hunger, blurred vision, sweating, nausea and drowsyness.
sweating is a sign of hypo-glycemia
Which is not a symptom of hypoglycemia: sweating, anxiety, tremors, nausea, confusion and headache.
all are symptoms
Most common cause of immune nephrotic syndrome in adults
Membranous Nephropathy
Most common nephrotic syndrome in children
Lipoid Nephrosis
Most common glomerulonephritis
Bergers Nephropathy
Most common sudden onset renal failure
Acute Tubular Necrosis
Most common tumor of urinary tract
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Most common primary kidney cancer
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Most common childhood renal tumor
Wilms Tumor
Most common presenting symptom of transitional cell carcinoma
Hematuria
Most common iron deficiency
Anemia
Most common increased loss
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Most common inherited RBC disease in whites
Hereditary Spherocytosis
Most common cause of in leukemias
Infection
Most common childhood leukemia and malignant tumor in children
ALL
Most common leukemias
ALL, CLL, AML, CML
Most common leukemia overall and leukemia in s
AML
Most common non-hodgkins lymphoma
Follicular Lymphoma
Most common cause of associated with hemophilia A
HIV
Most common primary bone malignancy
Osteosarcoma
Most common second most common after osteosarcoma in children
Ewings Sarcoma
more common than osteosarcomas in s
Metastasis to Bone
Most common metastasis to bone
Breast/ Prostate
Most common infectious arthritis
Lyme Disease
Most common hyperpituitarism in anterior lobe
Adenoma
Most common hyperfunctioning pituitary adenoma
Prolactinoma
Most common hypopituitarism
Nonsecretory Adenoma
Most common ADH oversecretion
ADH Producing Tumor
most sensitive indicator of hypothyroidism
TSH
Most common primary hyperthyroidism
Graves Disease
Most common hypothyroid in U.S.
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Most common primary hyperparathyroidism
Parathyroid Adenoma or Hyperplasia
secondary hyperparathyroidism
Renal Failure
Cushing syndrome
Exogenous Corticosteroid Medications
Often associated with Berry aneurysm of the circle of Willis this autosomal nt kidney disorder involves multiple cysts --> hypertension, hematuria, secondary polycythemia and possible renal failure.
polycystic kidney disease
Which is not a sign of renal failure: azotemia (retained N), uremia, acidosis, hypercalcemia, hyperkalemia.
hypercalcemia - HYPOcalcemia is correct