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1. Fastest growing tumor
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– Burkitt’s
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2. found in half of all autopsies
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PE
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3. Courvoisier’s Law:
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tumors that obstruct the common bile duct cause enlarged gallbladders, but obstructing gallstones do not (too much scarring), so if you can palpate the gallbladder you’e probably looking at cancer.
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4. Only DNA virus to replicate in cytoplasm:
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Pox
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5. Only RNA virus to replicate in nucleus:
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Influenza
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6. has the only protein capsule
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Bacillus anthracis
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7. elicits lymphocytosis rather than granulocytosis
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Bordetella pertussis (Whooping Cough)
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8. grow without destroying the normal architecture of the lung
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Bronchioalveolar carcinomas
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9. often lacks a capsule and, when stained with GMS, looks just like Pneumycistis carinii, except that Cryptococcus lacks the prominent nucleoli.
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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10. Weil Felix reaction:
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(+)R. rickettssi & (+)Proteus vulgaris & P. mirabilis
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11. Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) tests:
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1)VDRL 2)FTA-Abs: most widely used 3)TPI (immobilization test – most expensive but the Gold Standard)
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Cytokine
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Source
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Function
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IL 1
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1. Monocytes, macrophages
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Stimulates T cell proliferation & IL2 produciton
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IL 2
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2. Macrophages, T & NK cells
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Stim prolif of B, T & NK cell
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IL 3
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3. T cells
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GF of tissue mast cells & hematopoietic stem cells
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IL 4
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4. T cells
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growth of B & T cells/ HLA II Ags
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IL 5
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5. T cells
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Maturation of B à plasma cell
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IL 6
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6. T cells, monocytes
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Maturation of B & T cell/ (-) fibroblasts
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IFN a
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7. B cells, macrophages
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Antiviral activity
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IFN b
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8. Fibroblasts
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Antiviral activity
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IFN gamma
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9. T & NK cells
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Antiviral activity, (+) macrophages, HLA II Ags
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TNF a
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10. Macrophages, T & NK cells
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T cell prolif, IL 2 prod, cytotoxicity
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TNF b
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11. T cells
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T cell prolif, IL 2 prod, cytotoxicity
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