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PGE analog for NSAID induced gastritis?
Misoprositol
PGE1 used to keep PDA open?
Aprastadil
PGE1 used along with Mifeprostone for D & C?
Dinoprostone
Amyloidosis of the heart in an old person is due to what?
Transthyretin
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
Amyloidosis of the thyroid?
calcitonin due to medullary carcinoma of the thyroid
Amyloidosis of the pancreas?
amylin
Amyloidosis of the cerebrum/cerebral blood vessels is due to what?
beta amyloid
Amyloidosis of the pituitary gland is due to what?
prolactin
Amyloidosis of the immunoglobulin light chain occurs in what organs?
everywhere--heart, GI, kidney, Peripheral nerves, skin, tounge
Superior sulcus tumor is also called what?
Pancoast tumor
What causes methemoglobinemia?
oxidizing agents i.e fava beans, drugs
G6PD deficiency
Bronchial arteries arise from where?
descending aorta
Bronchial veins drain where?
left atrium
What are the 2 consequences of carbon Monoxide Poisoning?
1- carboxyhemoglobin-decreased 02 content of blood
2- increased affinity of hemoglobin for O2
What nerve is at risk during a thyroid surgery?
superior laryngeal nerve--innervating cricothyroid
Mucicarmine stain is used for what?
Cryptococcus
Pemphigus Vulgaris or Bullous Pemphigoid has a positive Nikolsky sign?
Pemphigus vulgaris--sepration of the epidermis upon manual stroking of skin
Rx for essential familal tremor?
propranolol
Differential between Carbamoyl Phosphotase I and ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency?
Carbamoyl Phosphatase I--elevated Ammonia
Ornithine Transcarbamylase-- ammonia and orotic acid
Megaloblastic anemia that does not improve with Vitamin B12 or folate?
Orotic aciduria--due to orotic acid phosphoribosyl transferase deficiency or Orotidine-5 Phosphoribosyl decarboxylase deficiency
Orotic aciduria is cause by a deficiency of what?
Oritidine 5-phosphoribosyl decarboxylase deficiency
orotic acid phosphoribosyl transferase deficiency
Allosteric activator of Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I?
N-acetyl glutamate
What is a pulsion diverticulum?
outpocketing of a colonic wall due to increased intraluminal pressure
Recurrent Nephrolithiasis at a young age implies what pathology?
cystinuria--or deficiency reabsorption of amino acids such as cysteine, ornithine, arginine lysine
Diagnostic test for cystinuria?
Sodium Nitroprusside-cyanide
Side effects of all nitrates i.e isosorbide nitrate, nitroglycerin?
reflex tachy
flushing
headaches
Familial HyperLipoproteinemia I is caused by what?
IIA
III
IV
Abeta-lipoproteinemia
Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency or Apo C II deficiency
LDL receptor deficiency
Apo E deficiency--ineffective chylomicron and VLDL
Overproduction of VLDL
Apo B48 and B100 deficiency
Rx for essential familial tremor?
propranolol
What commonly causes hydatid cysts?
Echinoccocus Granulosus
What receptor causes mydriasis or the contraction of the radial muscle?
alpha-1
What are the most common 3 locations for germinomas?
mediastinum
pineal gland
gonads
Author
pszurnicki
ID
136359
Card Set
Uworld 4
Description
Uworld 4
Updated
2012-02-20T22:53:34Z
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