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Calcium oxalate stones

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Envelope or dumbbell

Seen in hyperparathyroidisk

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Ammonium magnesium stones

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Rectangular, coffin lid

Seen in urease positive UTI

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Cysteine stones

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Hexagon stones

Seen in heriditary COLA
Cysteine, ornithine, lysine, arginine) - PCT

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Uric acid stones

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Rhomboid/rosette stones

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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy pathophysiology

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Loss of function ABCDE1 which imports VLCFA into peroxisomes for beta oxidation

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Kawasaki disease symptoms
CRASH and burn

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Conjunctivitis
Rash
Adenopsthy
Strawberry tongue
Hands and feet

Fever for 5 days

Give IVIG and aspirin

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Productive cough for more than 3 months to 2 years

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Bronchitis - submucosal gland hypertrophy

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Cardiac complications in Marfan

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Aortic root dilation — Aortic regurgitation
Aortic dissection
MVP

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SGLT -2 inhibitors

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-Flozin
Canagliflozin
Dapagliflozin

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GLP -1 Agonists

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Exanatide, Liraglutide

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DDP-4 inhibitors

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Gliptins

  • GLP stays in, Gliptins *
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Sulfonylreas

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Glyburide, glipizide, glimepiride

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Side effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors

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UTI, orthostatic hypotension

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Side effects of sulfonylreas

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weight gain
hypoglycemia

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Side effects of GLP -1 agonist

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Weight loss
N, V, pancreatitis

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Side effects of DDP -4 inhibits

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UTI
Weight neutral

17
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Linear ulcers esophagitis in immunocompromised patients, cause?

18
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How does hepatitis B damage hepatocytes?

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The viral antigens inside the hepatocytes activates CD8 T cells

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Fleshy non-tender mass

Histology shows proliferative endarteritis of small vessels with perivascular plasma cell-rich inflammatory infiltrates.

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Secondary syphilis, condyloma lata

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HLA B5701 needs to be checked before starting which HIV medication

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Abacavir - can cause high hypersensitivity

21
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Depletion of Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) can lead to seizures due to decreased activity of which enzyme?

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Pyridoxal Phosphate (PLP) and glutamate decarboxylase

Glutamate –> GABA
Vitamin B6 is a cofactor

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What is the time frame of brief psychotic disorder?

More than 1 positive schizophrenic symptoms from when?

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1 day to 1 month

23
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How long is normal grief?

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URI infection in young child that progresses to lower respiratory infection
Small airway dysfunction

Paribronchial thickening, lung hyperinflammation

Diagnosis?

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RSV infection

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Bacterial URTI 1. mild URI, no fever 2. Intense paroxysmal coughing with emesis for up to 8 weeks 3. Improvement High procalcitonin
Bordetella Pertussis
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RIPE drugs
Rifampin Isoniazid Pyrazinamide Ethambutol
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Side effects to RIPE drugs
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Medication used for MRSA or VRE that causes muscle pain and weakness as well as elevated serum aldolase and creatine kinase (myopathy, rhabdomyolysis)
Daptomycin Binds to cell membranes, incorporates potassium channels causing depolarization Intracellular inhibition of DNA, RNA, proteins --> cell death
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5 year old boy Symmetric hypertrophy of calf muscles, difficult standing, using arms to lift self (Gower sign) Diagnosis?
Duchenne Muscular dystrophy - X linked recessive Dystrophin stabilizes the sarcolemma of muscle fibers which anchor them to the ECM. Without the anchor = necrosis of muscle tissue
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Cause of death in duchenne muscular dystrophy
Dilated cardiomyopathy due to loss of cardiac cells = thinning of left ventricular wall + fibrous scarring
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MOA of methotrexate (second line of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis)
Folic acid analog that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase
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MOA of Leflunomide
Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase which makes orotic acid from carbamoyl phosphate Prescribed after failing methotrexate
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Neisseria menigitidis is a gram negative bacteria that has what virulence factors?
Antigenic variation of pilus IgA protease
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