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c3 deficiency predisposes to infection of
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encapsulated bacteria
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rotaviruse of the reoviridae (repetoviridae) can undergo reassorment because like flue (ss-rna of the prtho) has
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a segmented geneome
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encodes group specific antigens in the virion core such as p24 and 7 (capsid proteins)
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gag a 24 yearold
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group A strep pharyngitis can lead to rheumatic fever via
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antigenic mimicry because the cardiac myocytes resemble an antigen of group A strep
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cattle sheep dogs and chicken can transmit the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the industrialized world
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campylobacter jejuni (look out for the puppy that had the shits)
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most common infectious agent associated with guillanner barre and mimics appendicites
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campylobacter jejuni (look out for the puppy that had the shits)
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vibrio hemolyticus is transmitted via consumption of
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improperly cooked shellfish
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treatment of Gonoccocal infection must always include
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3rd generation cephalosporin plus coverage for chlamida so doxy or azuthromycin
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first line of defense in treating HTN in pregnancy
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methyldopa
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magic number for ladies who wanna have kids
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35 better have em before then
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the granulomatous pulmonary blasto diagnosed by a
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Sputum KOH prep
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hemorrhagic mediastinitis, medusa head colonies
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anthrax
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serpentine cords are a virulence factor for what
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TB
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consistent with the prescence of cord factor
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serpentine cords
cord factor is necessary for TB to be infective |
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inhibits the fusion of lysosomes to phagosomes allowing TB to live intracellularly in macrophages and what not
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sulfatides
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cryptococcus meningitis will show what in the CSF
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budding yeasts
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parvovirus b19 receptor (ssDNA and naked)
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P antigene, globoside on RBCs
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production of dextrans from sucrose by the viridans strep (alpha hemolytic resistnt to optochin) allows the bacteria to what
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adhere to fibrin therefroe viridans strep cannot cause subacute bacterial endocarditis unless there is prior damage to the valves causing fibrin deposition/exposure as opposed to staph aureus
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patients with histoplasmosis often have a history of
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cave exploring or cleaning out bird coops
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lamivudine is a
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mucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor used in HIV-1 and HIV-2
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bartonella henslae causes cat scratch disease and what else
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bacillary angiomatosis in HIV patients
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actin filaments in the sarcomer are bound to structural proteins where
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at the z line
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region of the sarcomere where actin does not overlap with myosin
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I band
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distinct dark region in the center of the sarcomere where myosin filaments overlap and are bound
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the M-line
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actin filaments are anchored into the
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z-line
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the Z-line lies in the center of the actin only clear region referred to as the
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I band
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H band is
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myosin only projecting from the M line
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A band is where
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the I meets the H
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where the actin I meets the H
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A band
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tetrodotoxin is a potent neurotoxin found in puffer fish that functions by
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blocking the voltage gated sodium channels in nerve membranes
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dofetilide blocks
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class III anti Arr blocks the delayed rectifier i.e passive transport of K leading to a prolonged refractory period and QT
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what is the defect in fragile X syndrome
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increased CCG (trinucleotide repeats) in the long arm of the X
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big jaw big ears and large testicles
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increased CCG in long arm of the X fragile X
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catalyzes the fisrt step of gluconeogenesis which is
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conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate in the godamned mitochondria also needs biotin
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found in the inner mitochondrialmembrane this bastard works both in TCA and oxidative phos
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succinate Dehydro
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enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway that requires thiamine
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tranketolase
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feared side effect of bupriprion therapy
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seizures
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drugs that cause seizures
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bupiprione, imipenem, isoniazid
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when a parasite enters the bloodstream what happens
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it is bound by free IgE which then binds an IgE Fc receptor located on an eosinophil causing release of an eosinophils major basic pro
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vitamin b2 is
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riboflavin
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