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What is the most common cause of community acquired pneuomonia in immunocompetent hosts?
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Strep pneumo
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Formula for Relative Risk Reduction
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[absolute risk(control) - absolute risk (treament)]
divided by absolute risk (contro;) |
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Neutral proteases (like elastase) in intra-alveoloar fluid are derived from?
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infiltrating neutrophils
and alveolar macrophages in excess, can lead to emphysema |
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Most common site for aortic rupture from MVA (most common cause of aortic rupture)
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aortic isthmus, distal to left subclavian artery
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Patient has essential fructosuria..how is fructose metabolized?
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hexokinase....metabolizes it to fructose-6-phosphate
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Renal angiomyolipomas are associated with?
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tuberous sclerosis (autosomal dominant, ash-leaf patches, brain hamartomas)
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In systolic heat failure what happens to LVEDP and LVEDV?
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Systolic- LVEDP and LVEDV both increased
Diastolic- only LVEDP increased (must increase to achiveve normal LVEDV) par |
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two function of type II pneumocytes?
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regeneration of alveolar lining following injury and surfactant production
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