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1
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46 XY with normal Leydig cells but total absence of Sertoli

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Male external genitalia (DHT); Both Female and Male internal genitalia (need Sertoli to produce MIF)

2
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Treatment of pinworm (Enterobius)

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Albendazole

3
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Diethylcarbamazine is used to treat

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Loa Loa, Wuchereria bancrofti

4
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Ivermectin is used to treat

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Strongyloides, Onchocerciasis

5
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Nifurtimox is used to treat

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Trypanosomes, including Chagas

6
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Praziquantel is used to treat

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Schistosoma, Clonorchis, Tenia, Diphyllobothrium - Praise the SC TD

7
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Don’t use colchicine in

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Pregnancy, Renal dysfunction

8
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Glucocorticoids inhibit what step of PG synthesis

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LPA2

9
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Preferred treatment of acute gouty arthritis in elderly or renal failure

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Glucocorticoids

10
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Specific inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase

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Zileuton –> Inhibits LTB4, C4, D4, E4

11
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Monteleukast MOA

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LTD4 receptors

12
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Stimulation of B1 receptors in heart causes what 3 effects:

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(1) + Inotropy; (2) Weak + chronotropy; (3) Incr conduction velocity

13
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FGF contributions

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Angiogenesis, Embryonic development, Hematopoeisis, Wound repair

14
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Incr LV diastolic pressure in paitent with suspect Mitral Stenosis

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Aortic valve also dysfunctional

15
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Mechanism of Ciguatoxin and Batrachotoxin

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Binds Na channel, keeping it open –> persistent depolarization

16
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Toxin that acts similarly to Tetrodotoxin

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Saxitoxin

17
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What increases solubility of cysteine

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High pH - So risk of cystine stone with low pH

18
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Cystine shares transporter with

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Ornithine, Arginine, Lysine

19
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OTC deficiency symptoms

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Hyperammonemia, Mental retardation

20
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Daptomycin is not effective in treating

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Gram negatives; Pneumonia (surfactant)

21
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Terbinafine MOA

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Squalene Epoxidase

22
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Effectiveness of Unfractionated Heparin vs LMWH

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Unfractionated has equal activity against Factor Xa and Thrombin; LMWH has greater activity against Factor Xa than thrombin

23
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How to separate Gamma hemolytic Strep’s

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Enterococci is PYR+, Grows in bile and NaCl; Bovis is PYR-, grows in bile but not NaCl

24
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How to separate Alpha hemolytic Strep

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Viridans is Optochin resistant and Bile insoluble

25
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Effect of TNFa on Insulin receptor

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Phosphorylates serine residues of Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 –> Decr activity

26
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Phosphorylation of serine residues of Insulin Receptor Substrate 1

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TNFa, Catecholamins, Glucocorticoids, Glucagon –> Insulin resistance

27
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Papillary Thyroid cancer histology

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Large cells w/ overlapping nuclei, Finely dispersed chromatin, Ground glass appearance = Orphan Annie

28
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Benign follicular thyroid adenoma vs carcinoma

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Invasion of vessels or capsule

29
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Corneal reflex pathway

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Nasociliary V1 –> Temporal branch of VII

30
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Contents of Superior Orbital Fissue

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CN III, V1 branches, CNIV, CNVI, Superior Ophthalmic veins

31
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Bleeding in CKD patient

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Uremic toxins –> Impair platelet aggregation

32
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HIV Bloody diarrhea - Hemorrhagic polypoidal lesions, Spindle cells with surrounding blood vessel proliferation

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Kaposi sarcoma

33
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Chronic rejection of lung transplant

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Small airways –> Bronchiolitis obliterans

34
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Most common cause of elevated AFP

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Dating error - Confirm with fetal US

35
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Decreased Estriol on Triple Test

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Placental insufficiency

36
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Retrolental fibroplasia

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Retinopathy of prematurity - Neovascularization from hypoxia and oxygen therapy

37
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Serum added to mixture of cardiolipin, lecithin, cholesterol

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Rapid Plasma Reagin test

38
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7a hydroxylase

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Cholesterol –> Bile Salts

39
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Tholase

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Condenses two equivalents of Acetyl-CoA to form Acetoacetyl-CoA –> Substrate for HMG CoA Reductase

40
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Extremely high hCG may cause

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Hyperemesis gravidarum, Pre-eclampsia, Hyperthyroidism, Theca-lutein cysts

41
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Drugs that increase Lithium levels

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Thiazides (not loops), ACEi’s, NSAIDs

42
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Lithium reabsorption in kidney is linked to

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Na reabsorption

43
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Major AA responsible for transferring nitrogen to liver for disposal

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Alanine

44
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Hepatic tumor that can regress after OCT discontinuation

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Hepatic Adenoma

45
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Most common benign liver tumor

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Cavernous Hemangioma

46
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Mechanism of Edema and Lethal factors (anthrax)

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Edema = cAMP; Lethal = Protease that inhibits MAPK

47
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Bordatella pertussis toxins

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Pertussis = Gi ribosylation –> cAMP; AC toxin = AC –> cAMP

48
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Location and symptoms of Germinomas

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Pineal –> (1) Precocious puberty, (2) Obstructive hydrocephalus, (3) Parinaud

49
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Functions of Thyroid Peroxidase

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(1) Oxidation of iodide to iodine; (2) Iodination of thyroglobulin tyrosine residues; (3) Iodotyrosine coupling to form T3 and T4

50
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Anti-TPO

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Hashimoto’s

51
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Chronic lymphedema is a risk for developin what skin tumor

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Angiosarcoma

52
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Spongiosa filling medullary canal with no mature trabeculae

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Osteopetrosis

53
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Squatting vs Passive leg raise

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Squatting increases both Preload and Afterload, while Passive leg raise just Preload

54
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How to decrease MVP murmur

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Decr LV volume, bringing valve leaflets into a more normal anatomic arrangement

55
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In severe MVP, the murmur becomes more

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Holosystolic

56
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Histology of MVP

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Attenuation of fibrosa (collagen) layer; Thickening of spongiosa layer thru deposition of mucoid (myxomatous) material; Thinning of collagenous core of chordae tendineae

57
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Chromium deficiency

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Glucose intolerance (GLUT cofactor), Peripheral neuropathy

58
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Selenium deficiency

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Muscle pain and weakness, Dilated CM

59
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Copper deficiency

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Microcytic anemia (ferrochetolase), Aortic dissection (elastic tissue), Poor wound healing (lysyl oxidase)

60
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Only bile acid that is not reabsorbed in the terminal ileum

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Lithocholic acid

61
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Magnesium def

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Hypocalcemia with Tetany, Tachycardia

62
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Magnesium excess

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Neuromuscular depression, Bradycardia

63
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Congenital defect in Cytochrome b5 reductase

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This reduces ferrous hb to ferric in methemoglobinemia

64
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Free radicals from drugs and alcohol-related fatty change affect which zone of liver

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III

65
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Ubiquinated cytokeratin intermediate filament in hepatocytes in alcoholic liver disease

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Mallory bodies

66
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Nephrocalcinosis

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Metastatic calcification of renal tubules –> Diabetes insipidus

67
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Chemo regimen for Hodgkin

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Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine

68
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AE of Dacarbazine

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Azospermia