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1
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Normal alveolar partial pressures

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104 mmHg O2

40 mmHg CO2

2
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Normal pulmonary veins partial pressures

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40 mmHg O2

45 mmHg CO2

3
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Normal Trachea Partial Pressures

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150mmHg O2

0 mmHg CO2

4
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WBC differential for bone pain

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WBC normal=less than 2,000

Gout/Pseudogout WBC=20,000-50,000

Septic arthritis WBC=50,000+

5
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Low frequency sound heard best?

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Apex of cochlea near helicotrema

6
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High frequency sound heard best?

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Base of cochlea

7
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Difference between Scala vestibuli, scala tympani and scala media

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Scala vestibuli and scala tympani have perilymph with high Na

Scala media has endolymph which has high K (affected in Meineires disease)

8
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Produces aqueous humor in eye

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Ciliary epithelium with Beta adrenergic innervation

9
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Collects aqueous humor from trabecular meshwork in eye

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Canal of schlemm from drains into epscleral and conjunctival veins

10
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Collects aqueous humor from anterior chamber

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trabecular meshwork

Cholinomimetics and prostaglandins (parasympathetics) help collect

11
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LGN lower retinal fibers

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carry information from upper contralateral visual field project via temporal lobe (Meyer’s loop) to lingual gyrus

12
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LGN Upper Retinal fibers

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Carry information from lower contralateral visual field project to parietal lobe to cuneus gyrus

13
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Normal pressures in cardiac chambers (Just read)

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R. atrium=min: 0 max: 8
R. Ventricle=min: 4 max:25
Pulmonary artery=min:9 max:25
Left atrium= min:2 max:12
Left ventricle=min: 9 max: 130
Aorta=min:70 max:130
Generally Left is greater than right
14
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Anterior Wall MI (LAD) leads

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V1-V4

15
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Anteroseptal infarct (LAD) leads

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V1-V2

16
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Anterolateral infarct (LAD or LCX) leads

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V4-V6

17
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Lateral wall infarct (LCX) leads

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I, aVL

18
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Inferior wall infarct (RCA) leads

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II, III aVF

19
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GLUT-4

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Insulin dependent glucose transporter

Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle

20
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GLUT 1

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Insulin independent glucose transporter

RBCs, brain, cornea

21
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GLUT-5

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Insulin independent glucose transporter

Fructose: spermatocytes, GI tract

22
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GLUT-2

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Insulin independent glucose transporter

Biderictional

B-islet cells, liver, kidney, small intestine

23
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Phenylalanine derives into..

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Tyrosine (via BH4) 
to Dopa (via BH4)
To dopamine (via Vit. B6)
To NE (via vitamin C)
To Epinephrine (via SAM)
24
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Tryptophan derives into

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Niacin via Vitamin B6 to NAD/NADP

Serotonin via BH4 and Vitamin B6 to melatonin

25
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Histadine derives into

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Histamine via vitamin B6

26
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Glycine derives into

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Porphyrin via Vitamin B6

Heme

27
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Glutamate derives into

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GABA via vitamin B6

And Glutathione

28
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Arginine derives into

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Creatinine

Urea

Nitric Oxide (via BH4)

29
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Essential Amino Acids

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Gluogenic: methionine, valine and histidine
Gluocgenic/ketogenic: isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine
Ketogenic: lysine and leucine

30
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Acidic amino acids

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Aspartic acid and glutamic acid

Negatively charged at body pH

31
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Basic Amino acids

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Arginine, lysine, histidine

His has no charge at body pH

Arg and His needed in times of growth
Arg and Lys in histones

32
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Apolipoprotein E

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Mediates Remnant uptake

On everything but LDL

33
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Apolioprotein A-I

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Activates LCAt (cholesterol esterification)

HDL

34
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Apolipoprotein C-II

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Lipoprotein lipase cofactor

35
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Apolipoprotein B-48

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Mediates Chylomicron secretion and return remnants to liver

36
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Apolipoprotein B-100

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Binds LDL receptor-LDL particle uptake by liver cells