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1
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Hepatits B virus infection can produce one of three syndromes

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  1. acute hepatitis with complete resolution (most common)
  2. chronic hepatitis ( with or without cirrhosis and increase risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
  3. fulminant hepatitis with liver necrosis
2
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PE for lead poisoning

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blue “lead lines” at junction of teeth and gingival

3
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diagnostic finding on peripheral blood smear for lead poisoning

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basophilic stippling on background of hypo chromic microcytic anemia

4
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what does lead inhibit

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ferrochelatase and ALA dehydratase

5
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What is Mesothelioma

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rare malignant neoplasm arising from mesothelial cells, which line body cavities

6
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exposure to what is the primary risk factor for mesothelioma

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asbestos

- mining and industrial applications

7
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histo for mesothelioma

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  1. long slender microvilli

2. abundant tonofilaments

8
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Difference between adenocarcinoma and mesothelioma

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adenocarcinoma: short and plump microvilli

9
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Meningioma is derived from what

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meningothelial cells of arachnoid

10
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symptoms of Meningioma

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often asymptomatic

- seizures or focal neurologic signs

11
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histo for Meningioma

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  • Spindle cells arranged in whorled pattern

- psammoma bodies (eosinophilic laminar structures)

12
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location of meningiomas

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cerebral convexities in adults

13
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46 yr old women: persistent diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea improves with fasting. Endoscopy shows post bulbar duodenal and jejunal ulcers

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

14
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What causes Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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  • gastrin-secreting neuroendocrine tumor ( gastrinomas)

- located in small intestines or pancreas

15
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role of gastrin? can cause

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stimulate gastric acid production

  • peptic ulcer that can be located beyond the duodenal bulb
  • diarrhea b/c pancreatic intestinal enzymes inactivated by gastronome
16
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Zollinger-Ellison patients should get tested to rule out

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multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

17
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pathophysiology of thrombocitic thrombocytopenia purpura

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  • decrease or deficiency of ADAMTS13
18
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role of ADAMST13

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normally cleaves vRF multimers into smaller monomers for depredation

19
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patient with new-onset neurologic symptoms, anemia with schistocytes, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury has

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thrombotic thrombocytopenia purport TTP

20
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disseminated intravascular coagulation results from

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abnormal activation of coagulation cascade

21
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What is acute calculous cholecystitis

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acute inflammation of gallbladder initiated by gallstone obstruction of cystic duct

22
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Persistent gallbladder outflow obstruction promotes what

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hydrolysis of luminal lecithins to lysolecithins , disrupts protective mucus layer

  • exposed to bile salts releasing prostaglandin
  • inflammation causes hypo motility
  • ischemia
  • bacteria invade injured and necrotic gallbladder wall
23
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Klinefelter syndrome

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47 XXY

24
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in Klinefelter what is damaged in males

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Leydig cells resulting in low testosterone

  • excess gonadoptropins
  • increase estrogen
25
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PE for Klinefelter syndrome

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  • low testosterone
  • tall
  • gynecomastia
  • learning and social difficulties
26
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what can cause concentric hypertrophy

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  • long standing hypertension
  • aortic stenosis
    • all increase LV afterload
27
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What are 3 type of glial cells

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  1. astrocytes
  2. Oligodendrocytes
  3. microglia
28
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function of astrocyte

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tissue repaire

- proliferate cite of injury: astrocytosis

29
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gliosis

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proliferation of astrocytes in an area of neuron degeneration

30
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What happens to shrunken and deeply eosinophilic neurons of CNS

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cell death, phagocytized by microglia

31
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Aspirin is a mainstay treatment for what disease

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Kawasaki

32
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how is the liver impacted in Reye syndrome

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microvesicular steatosis of hepatocytes without inflammation and cerebral edema

33
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what is NF-kB

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transcription factors

- role in immune response to infection and inflammation

34
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what inhibits NF-kB

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IkB kinase

35
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how is IkB kinase degraded

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ubiquitination

36
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Activated protein C inactivates what

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factors Va and VIIIa

37
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clinical manifestations of factor V leiden include 3 things

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  1. deep vein thrombosis
  2. cerebral vein thrombosis
  3. recurrent pregnancy
38
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Most common cause of factor V leiden

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  • inherited hypergoagulabilty in Caucasian
39
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patient with distal duodenal ulcer and high-normal gastrin levels have what

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

40
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ulcers found beyond duodenal bulb suggests what syndrome

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Zollinger-Ellison

41
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Secretin is released from where

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duodenum

42
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Action of Secretin

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  • increase pancreatic bicarb secretion

- inhibit gastrin

43
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exogenous secretin stimualtes what

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gastrin release from gastronomes

44
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Diabetic CN III mononeuropathy presents

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  1. acute onset diplopia
  2. “down and out” position
  3. ptosis
45
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what causes diabetic mononeuropathy

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ischemic nerve damage, usually CN III

46
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why is pupillary size and reactivity normal in diabetic CN III mononeuropathy

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autonomic component for pupillary contraction and accommodation is located in the peripheral aspect of nerve. central is what gets damaged

47
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Patient with abdominal pain/distension, bloody diarrhea, fever and signs of shock in setting of untreated ulcerative colitis like has? diagnostic imaging

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toxic megacolon

- abdominal X-ray to se colonic dilation

48
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what diagnostic studies are contraindicated in toxic megacolon

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  1. barium contrast

2. colonoscopy

49
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Gastric biopsy specimen are taken for direct diagnosis for what

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H. pylori infection

50
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Urease impact on urea

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convert urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia

- causes pH increase

51
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C-anca is found in what type of patients

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  • granulomatosis with polyangiitis (wegener’s)
52
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What three things are involved in granulomatous vasculitis

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1 pulmonary symptoms

  1. upper respriatory tract
  2. renal disease
53
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis ( wegener’s) causes what to the kidney

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progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis typ 3

54
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Role of Prostacyclin in vessels

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  1. inhibits platelet aggregation and adhesion to endothelium
  2. vasodialtes
  3. increases permeability
55
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Protein C needs what vitamin

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vitamin K

56
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pt. early onset asthma, wrist drop, increase eosinophils in blood, antibodies against neutrophil myeloperoxidase, rhino sinusitis

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eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

57
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antibodies against neutrophil myeloperoxisdase is what test

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p-ANCA

58
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Another name for Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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Churg-Strauss

59
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Irreversible cell injury in brain leads to

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liquefactive necrosis

60
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ECG changes in anterior V1-V3 and lateral (I, aVL) chest leads.

ECG: ST-segment elevation in lead I, aVL and V1-3 with deep Q-wave development over next several hours mean?

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  • transmural infarct of anterolateral left ventricle

- obstructive thrombus superimposed on a ruptured atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque

61
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Overlying skin retraction on breast such as dimpling involves what structure

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suspensory ligament ( cooper ligament)

62
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Most common location of invasive breast carcinoma

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upper outer quadrant

63
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what expresses CD31

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PECAM1

platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule

64
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What is liver angiosarcoma

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rare malignant vascular endothelial cell neoplasm associated with carcinogen exposure
arsenic and polyvinyl chloride

65
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Most common type of lung cancer in the US

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Adenocarcinoma in situ ( bronchioalveolar carcinoma)

66
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Adenocarcinoma in situ of lung is located where and characterize it

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  • periphery of lung

- growth along intact alveolar septa

67
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histo for adenocarcinoma in situ of lung

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well-differentiated, dysplastic columnar cells

68
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clinical manifestation of adenocarcinoma in situ of lung

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  • bronchorrhea –> watery sputum
69
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What is medullary thyroid cancer

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tumors of parafollicular calcitonin-secreting C-cells

70
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mutation in medullary thyroid cancer

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RET proto-oncogene

71
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role of RET proto-oncogene

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codes membrane bound tyrosine kinase receptor

72
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Myeloblast nuclei have what? what does it stain for?

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Auer rods that stain for peroxidase

73
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Hairy cell leukemia stain for what

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TRAP

tartate resistant acid phosphatase

74
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When do you see myeloblast in blood smear

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acute myelogenous leukemia

75
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finding of impaired sperm motility raises concern for what

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primary ciliary dyskinesia

76
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PE for primary ciliary dyskinesia? Also called

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  1. chronic sinusitis
  2. situs inversus ( received right/left positioning of internal organs)
  3. infertility

Kartagener syndrome?

77
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Man comes in with immobile sperm due to abnormal tail function also has what problem

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persistent bronchial dilation

78
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what congenital cardiac anomaly has increase risk for cerebral hemorrhage ( berry aneurysms)

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Coarctation of aorta

79
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pt has phospholipase A2 receptor with IgG4 antibodies, with peripheral edema and proteinuria. renal disease?

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membranous nephropathy

80
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what causes renal disease in multiple myeloma

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deposition of light chains

81
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Shrunken nuclei, detectable Nissle substance, and eosinophilic cystoplasm, what happened to cell

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irreversible cell injury

82
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red neuron

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neuron reacting to acute irreversible damage

83
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role of microglia

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phagocytize dead neurons

84
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Cardiac arrest leads to rapid cessation of cerebral blood flow and causes what to brain

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global cerebral ishcemia

85
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What is the first area damaged during global cerebral ischemia

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hippocampus (pyramidal cells

Second: neocortex and parking cells of cerebellum

86
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patient with firm, palpable gallbladder and extensive calcification through out bladder wall has

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porcelain gallbladder

87
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Radiographic features of porcelain gallbladder

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thickened gallbladder wall with rim of patchy calcification

88
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Procelain gallbladder is a potential manifestation of what

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chronic cholecystitis

89
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Procelain gallbladder is associated with an increase risk of what

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adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder

90
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Acalculous cholecystitis commonly occurs in who

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critically ill patients ( those with sepsis, severe burns, trauma, immunosuppression

91
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what can cause acalculous cholecystitis

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ischemia

92
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clinical features of calculus cholecystitis

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  • fever
  • right upper quadrant pain
  • leukocytosis
93
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58 yr old patient: abrupt-onset severe chest pain radiates to his back, blood pressure higher in left arm than right arm but both high. no ST- segment elevation.

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intimal tear–> aortic dissection

94
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primary risk factor for aortic dissection

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hypertension

95
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atherosclerosis predisposes patient to what aorta problem

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aortic aneurysm

96
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What is Monckeberg sclerosis

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calcific deposits in medial layer of muscular arteries

97
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Tertiary syphilis can cause what to the heart

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obliterative endarteritis of the vasa vasorum

  • weakens aortic wall
  • predispose to aneurysms
98
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34 yr old man: low-grade fever, anorexia/nausea, dark-colored urine, right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness

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acute viral hepatitis

99
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what is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in young adults

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Hep A

100
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histo for acute viral hepatitis

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  • hepatocyte necrosis: cellular swelling and cytoplasmic emptying
  • monocyte infiltration
  • Councilman bodies: hepatocyte apoptosis–> cellular shrinkage and eosinophilia
101
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is HAV associated with a increased risk of hepatocellular cancer

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no

but B, C and aflatoxin B exposure is

102
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Middle-aged adult, presenting with dyspnea on exertion, nodular densities on x-ray, calcified hillier lymph nodes, and birefringent particles on biopsy

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Silicosis

103
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What is silicosis

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inhalation of mineral dusts

104
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What is the distinguishing feature of silicosis

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  • eggshell calcification and birefringent silica particles
105
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What is the single most important risk factor for development of intimal tears leading to aortic dissection

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hypertension

106
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what congenital things can cause aortic dissection

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  • bicuspid valve

- Marfan

107
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Atherosclerosis predisposes aorta to what

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aortic aneurysm

108
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demyelination of peripheral nerves in response to administration of myelin-like susbtance

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Guillain-Barre

109
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Beriberi ( thiamine deficiency) can do what do peripheral nerves

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demyelination

no inflammation like Guillain-Barre

110
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What causes Werdnig-Hoffman syndrome

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anterior horn cell damage

111
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Patients with medically intractable symptoms of Parkinson disease may benefit from high-frequency deep brain stimulation of what area

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Globus pallidus or subthalamic nucleus

- inhibit firing of nuclei