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Dystrophin
the protein that mutated in Becker's and Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
Hereditary spherocytosis

defect protein, lab, treatment
ankyrin, or spectrin defect. RBC skeleton and membrane problem. Round and small RBC no central pallor.
MCHC increase, red cell distribution width increase.
RBC premature removal by spleen. family history
splenomegaly, aplastic crisis (Parovirus B19 infection)

lab:positive osmotic fragility test. normal to low MCV with abundance of cells which may mask microcytia

treatment: splenectomy, need pneumococcal vaccine before surgery. may need folic acid supplement
Follicular lymphoma
Adults or kid?
translocation, and what genes
adult
t(14,18)
Heavy chain Ig and bcl-2 (inhibit apoptosis)
Mantle cell lymphoma
Adult?
translocation, genes
CD
older male
t(11,14), cyclin D1 and Heavy chain Ig
poor prognosis CD5+
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Adult?
translocation genes?
usually older adults, 20% in kids,
most common adult NHL
maybe mature T cell in origin (20%)
Burkitt's lymphoma
adults?
translocation, genes
pathology
Adolescents
t(8,14), c-myc (transcription factor) and heavy chain Ig
starry sky in LM, sheets of lymphocytes with interspersed macrophage
associated with EBV
Jaw lesion endemic form in Africa, pelvis or abdomen in sporadic form
H pylori
gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer
risk factor for
diagnostic test
treatment
70% gastric ulcer, 100% duodenal ulcer
peptic ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma, lymphoma!!
Urease positive, creast alkaline environment.
triple therapy: proton pump inhibitor, clarithromycin, amoxicillin or metronidazole
acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy
Guillain-Barre syndrome
symptom, associated infection?
lab
treatment
Autoimmune destroy schwann cell, thus inflammation and demyelination of peripheral nerves and motor fibers.
symmetric ascending muscle weakness/paralysis beginning in lower extremities. 面瘫50%, Autonomic function may be affected (cardiac irregularity, hypertension, hypothension) 都survive, recover after weeks or months
CSF 蛋白细胞分离, protein increase, papilledema
Campylobacter jejuni and CMV
treatment: respiratory support, plasmapheresis, IV immunoglobin
Methotrexate (MTX)
Folic acid analog, inhibit dihydrofolate reductase, so DHF can become THF, dUMP can't become dTMP,
Cancer: leukemia, lymphoma, choriocarcinoma, sarcoma
non-cancer: abortion, ectopic pregnancy, RA, psoriasis
Tox: mylosuppression, reversible with folinic acid (leucovorin), macrovesicular fatty change in liver, mucositis, jaundice (indirect), teratogenic
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
classic triad
Most common childhood systemic vasculitis, Follow URI
triad:
skin: palpable purpura on buttocks/legs
Arthralgia
GI: abdominal pain, melena, multiple lesion of the same age
IgA complex deposits, IgA nephropathy
IgA nephropathy
Nephritic or nephronic
related to what disease
LM, EM, IF
Henoch-Schonlein purpura, childhood vasculitis
LM: mesangial proliferation
EM:mesangial IC deposits
IF: IgA based IC deposits in mesangial
often follow URI or acute gastroenteritis
polycythemia vera
RBC, WBC, platelets
Phil chromosome, Jak2
all linage increase, RBC, WBC platelets,
Phili chromosome negative
Jak2 mutation positive
independent of EPO
Essential thrombocytosis
RBC, WBC, platelets
Phil chromosome, Jak2
only platelets increase, phil N, Jak2 mutation (30-50%)
Myelofibrosis
RBC, WBC, platelets
Phil chromosome, Jak2
RBC morphology
RBC decrease, WBC Platelets variable,
phil N, Jak2 mutation (30-50%)
teardroop RBC
CML
RBC, WBC, platelets
Phil chromosome, Jak2
gene transformation
RBC decrease, WBC platelets increase
phil P, Jak2 mutation N
bcr-abl
Hereditary thrombosis, hypercoagulability
Factor V leiden
mutation in prothrombin gene
Antithrombin deficiency
protein C or S deficiency
Factor V leiden
mechanism
mutated V factor, resistant to degradation by protein C.
most common cause of hypercoagulability in white
Prothrombin gene mutation
gene mutation
mutation in 3' untranslated region, prothrombin production increase, so plasmin level and venous clots increase
Antithrombin deficiency
mechanism, heparin
AD, ATIII complex with heparin to break up fibrin and X faster. So when ATIII is not there, heparin doesn't work.
Protein C or S deficiency
reduced the ability to inactivate V and VIII,
increase risk of thrombotic skin necrosis with hemorrhage following warfarin.
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy PML
virus? mechanism
demylination of CNS due to destroy of oligodendrocytes.
JC virus. seen in 2-4% AIDS (reaction of latent viral infection). Rapidly progressive, fatal in months
Etoposide, carboplatin
inhibit topoisomerase II,
small cell carcinoma, prostate and testicular carcinoma
tox: myelosuppression, GI irritation, alopecia
Adult primary brain tumors
Glioblastoma (grade IV astrocytoma)
Meningioma
schwannoma
Oligodendroglioma
Pituitray adenom
Glioblastoma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, LM
cerebral hemisphere, can cross corpus callosum,
stain astrocytes with GFAP
peudopalisading, pleomorphic tumor cells-border central areas of necrosis and hemorrhage
Meningioma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, treatment, LM,
near surface of the brain including the parasagittal region
arise from arachniod cells, external to parenchyma, may have dural attachment
benign and resectable
LM: spindle cells concentrically arranged in a whorled pattern. psammoma bodies
schwannoma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, treatment LM
schwann cell origin, CN VIII, often at cerebellopotine angle
resectable or treat with sterotactic radiosurgery.
S100 +
NF2
LM: uniformly spindled Schwann cells with Antoni A (cellular fascicularc成束的c) and Antoni B (myxoid; vacuolated黏液状的,有液泡的) regions
Oligodendrogioma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, treatment LM
rare, slow growing, frontal lobes,
LM: chicken wire capillary, "fried egg", areas of calcification
Pituitary adenoma
where, symptom, sequelae
prolactinoma,
bitemporal hemianopia
sequelae: hypo or hyperpituitarism
Childhood primary brain tumors
Pilocytic (low grade) astrocytoma
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
Hemangioblastoma
Craniopharyngioma
Pilocytic astrocytoma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, treatment LM
children, often in posterior fossa (e.g. cerebellum). maybe supratentorial. GFAP
Benigh and good prognosis
Rosentha fibers
cystic+solid
Medulloblastoma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, treatment LM
highly malignant, cerebellum. a form of primitive neuroectodermal tumor. can compress 4th ventricle causing hydrocephalus, can send mets to spinal cord
Homer-Wright rosettes.
solid, small blue cells. Radiosensitive
Ependymoma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, treatment LM
4th ventricle, can cause hydrocephalus, poor prognosis
LM: characteristic perivascular pseudorosetts.
rod-shaped blepharoplast (basal ciliary bodies) found near nucleus
Hemangioblstoma
where, origin, benign or malignant, symptom, treatment LM
most often cerebellar,
von-Hipple-Lindau syndrom when found with retinal angiomas
can produce EPO
foamy cells and highly vascularity
craniopharyngioma
symptom, location, adult or kid, origin, LM
present with endocrine dysfunction, most common neoplasma from pituitary region.
derived from Rathke's pouch.
calcification
sickle cell anemia disease complication
siclle cell trait is heterozygotes (don't go to high altitude)
1. Aplastic crisis (due to parovirus B19)
2. Autosplenectomy (Howell-Jolly bodies)-increased risk of infection with encapsulated organism
3. Splenic sequestration crisis
4. Salmonella osteomyelitis
5. Painful crisis (vaso-occlusive): Dactylitis (painful hand swelling, bone infarction), acute chest syndrome, avascular necrosis
6. renal papillary necrosis, and microhematuria (medullary infact)
Aldesleukin interleukin2
renal cell carcinoma, metastatic melanoma
EPOetin alfa EPO
anemia esp in renal failure
Filgrastim
(G-CSF)
Sargramostim
GM-CSF
alfa interferon
Hepatitis B, C, Kaposi's sarcoma, leukemia, melignant melanoma
beta interferon
MS
gamma interferon
chronic granulomatous diseases
oprelvekin interleukin-11
thrombocytopenia
Thrombopoietin
thrombocytopenia
Bleomycin: mechanism, clinical use and tox
induce free radical formation, which cause DNA break,
testicular cancer, hodgkin's lymphoma
PULMONARY FIBROSIS, skin hyperpigmentation, minimal myeosuppression
Etoposide, mechanism, clinical use and tox
inhibit topoisomeraseII
solid tumors, leukemia, lymphoma
myelosuppression, GI irritataion, alopecia
Cisplatin, mechanism, clinical use and tox
crosslink DNA
testicular, bladder, ovary, lung
Nephrotoxicity and acoustic nerve damage. Prevent kidney problem with amifostine (free radical scavenger) and chloride diuresis, (mannitol?)
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura TTP
PT, BT,
mechanism
lab
symptom
PC<, BT>
ADAMTS13 deficiency vWF metalloprotease, reduced degragation of vWF multimers.
large vWF multimers-platelet aggregation and thrombosis, -platelet survival
lab: schistocytes, LDH>
symptom: pentad of neurological and renal symptoms, fever, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia