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Goljan HY Extras
Question | Answer |
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T cells | 60-70% total lymphocyte count; ↓ AIDS, DiGeorge, adenine deaminase deficiency |
B cells | 10-20% total lymphocyte count; ↓ Bruton’s, adenine deaminase deficiency |
Antigen presenting cells | B cells, macrophages, dendritic cells |
Langerhan’s cells | antigen presenting cell in skin |
Major histocompatibility complex | chromosome 6; HLA genes for self-identity |
Class I proteins | recognized by CD8 T cells and NK cells |
Class II proteins | recognized by CD4 TH cells |
Type I reactions | IgE antibodies; mast cells; wheal and flare with bee sting |
Type II reactions | antibody-mediated; Goodpasture’s syndrome, rheumatic fever |
Type III reactions | immune complex-mediated; SLE glomerulonephritis |
Type IV reactions | cellular immunity; granuloma, positive PPD |
Delayed reaction hypersensitivity reactions | CD4 TH cells and macrophages |
Cytotoxic reactions | CD8 T cells; killing viral infected cells and neoplastic cells |
Graft viability | ABO compatibility most important; HLA match |
Fetus | allograft that is not rejected |
Hyperacute rejection | type II hypersensitivity; ABO incompatibility or anti-HLA antibodies |
Acute rejection | predominately cell-mediated reaction; MC rejection |
Graft vs. host reaction | jaundice, rash, bloody diarrhea |
IgA immunodeficiency | MC hereditary immunodeficiency; giardiasis, allergies |
Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia | XR; pre B cannot develop into B cells; S. pneumoniae infections |
DiGeorge syndrome | failure 3rd/4th pharyngeal pouches to develop; T cell deficiency; absent thymus |
S/S DiGeorge syndrome | absent thymic shadow; Candida, Pneumocystis infections; hypoparathyroidism |
Adenine deaminase deficiency | AR; combined B and T cell deficiency; gene therapy |
Wiskott Aldrich syndrome | XR; combined B and T cell deficiency; eczema, thrombocytopenia |
AIDS | MC acquired immunodeficiency HIV |
HIV transmission | MC sexually-transmitted; anal intercourse in homosexuals MCC |
HIV transmission in health care workers | accidental needle stick from HIV positive patient |
Follicular dendritic cell | reservoir for HIV in lymph nodes in latent phase |
AIDS | HIV positive plus CD4, TH cell ≤200 cells/μL or AIDS-defining condition |
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia | MC AIDS-defining disorder |
Screening test for HIV | ELISA test; detects anti-gp120 |
Confirmatory test for HIV | Western blot |
HIV test with two peaks | p24 antigen; positive prior to seroconversion and when AIDS is diagnosed |
MC cancer in AIDS | Kaposi sarcoma |
MC infections CD4 TH <100 cells/μL | CMV, toxoplasmosis, M. avium-intracellulare |
Hereditary angioedema | deficiency C1 esterase inhibitor; ↓ C2, C4, normal C3 |
Osmosis | H2O shift between ECF and ICF; controlled by serum Na+ and glucose |
Serum Na+ ~ TBNa+/TBW | decreased TBNa+ dehydration; increased TBNa+ pitting edema |
Isotonic loss | serum Na+ normal; adult diarrhea, loss whole blood; Rx with 0.9% saline |
Isotonic gain | serum Na+ normal; Rx with salt and H2O restriction |
Hyponatremia | ICF expanded; central pontine myelinolysis with rapid IV correction |
Hyponatremia hypotonic gain pure water | inappropriate ADH syndrome |
Hyponatremia hypotonic gain TBNa+ and TBW | pitting edema; cirrhosis, RHF |
Hyponatremia hypertonic loss TBNa+ | dehydration; loop diuretic, Addison’s, 11-hydroxylase deficiency |
Hypertonic state | hypernatremia or hyperglycemia; ICF contraction |
Hypernatremia hypertonic gain TBNa+ | pitting edema; sodium bicarbonate |
Hypernatremia hypotonic loss water | diabetes insipidus |
Hypernatremia hypotonic loss TBNa+ and TBW | osmotic diuresis, sweat, baby diarrhea |
Acidosis | potential for hyperkalemia (shift out of ICF) |
Alkalosis | potential for hypokalemia (shift into ICF) |
Hypokalemia | loop and thiazide diuretics MCC; alkalosis, albuterol/insulin; U wave |
Hyperkalemia | renal failure MCC; acidosis, ß-blocker, digitalis toxicity; peaked T wave |
Rx hyperkalemia | calcium gluconate → insulin with glucose → loop diuretic |
Respiratory acidosis | PaCO2 >45 mm Hg; compensation metabolic alkalosis |
Respiratory acidosis | chronic bronchitis, ARDS, barbiturate poisoning, paralysis diaphragms |
Respiratory alkalosis | PaCO2 <33 mm Hg; compensation metabolic acidosis |
Respiratory alkalosis | pulmonary embolus, anxiety, early bronchial asthma, restrictive lung disease |
Metabolic alkalosis | HCO3- >28 mEq/L; compensation respiratory acidosis |
Metabolic alkalosis | loop/thiazide diuretics, vomiting, primary aldosteronism |
Metabolic acidosis | HCO3- <2 mEq/L; compensation respiratory alkalosis |
↑ AG metabolic acidosis | add anions of acid to extracellular fluid |
↑ AG metabolic acidosis | lactate, AcAc, ß-OHB, salicylate, oxalate (ethylene glycol), formate (methyl alcohol), phosphate/sulfate (renal failure) |
Ethylene glycol, methyl alcohol | compete with alcohol for alcohol dehydrogenase |
Ethylene glycol poisoning | antifreeze; converted to oxalic acid; renal failure |
Methyl alcohol poisoning | window wiper fluid; converted to formic acid; blindness |
Normal AG metabolic acidosis | lose HCO3-; e.g., diarrhea, proximal/distal renal tubular acidosis |
AFP | increased in open neural tube defects; decreased in Down syndrome |
PCR | uses DNA polymerase |
Barr body | inactive X chromosome on nuclear membrane; 1 Barr body in females |
Missense mutation | point mutation with different amino acid; sickle cell trait/disease, Marfan |
Nonsense mutation | point mutation producing stop codon; ß-thalassemia major |
Frameshift mutation | insertion or deletion nucleotides alters reading frame; Tay-Sachs |
Trinucleotide repeat | disease worse in future generations (anticipation) |
Trinucleotide repeat disorders | fragile X (XR), Huntington’s (AD), myotonic dystrophy (AD) |
Nondisjunction | meiosis; unequal numbers of chromosomes |
Robertsonian translocation | Down syndrome with 46 chromosomes |
Microdeletion syndrome | genomic imprinting; chromosome 15 |
Paternal microdeletion | Prader-Willi; obese, mental retardation |
Maternal microdeletion | Angelman’s syndrome; happy puppy syndrome, mental retardation |
Advanced maternal age | increased risk for trisomies |
Down syndrome | trisomy 21; leading cause mental retardation |
S/S | slanted eyes; simian crease; endocardial cushion defect; Alzheimer’s |
Turner’s syndrome | XO; no Barr bodies; short stature and primary amenorrhea; streak ovaries |
Klinefelter’s syndrome | XXY; 1 Barr body; female secondary sex characteristics |
AR | homozygous (aa) for disease; heterozygotes (Aa) asymptomatic |
AR | most inborn errors metabolism, sickle cell, cystic fibrosis, hemochromatosis, Wilson’s |
AD | homozygote (aa) or heterozygote (Aa) express disease |
AD | spherocytosis, Marfan's syndrome, neurofibromatosis, von Willebrand, familial polyposis, polycystic kidney |
AD | delayed manifestation; penetrance; variable expressivity |
XR | male transmits to all daughters; female carrier transmits to 50% of sons |
XR | G6PD deficiency, Bruton, Lesch-Nyhan, testicular feminization, fragile X, hemophilia A/B |
Fragile X | mental retardation; macroorchidism at puberty; trinucleotide repeat |
Lesch Nyhan | XR; deficiency HGPRT; hyperuricemia; mental retardation |
Multifactorial inheritance | gout, type 2 diabetes, essential hypertension |
Mitochondrial DNA disorder | maternal transmission to all children; no paternal transmission |
Y chromosome | determines genetic sex |
Testosterone | develops seminal vesicles, epididymis, vas deferens |
Dihydrotestosterone | develops prostate and male external genitalia |
Male pseudohermaphrodite | genetic male; phenotypically female |
Female pseudohermaphrodite | genetic female; phenotypically male |
Testicular feminization | XR; deficient androgen receptors; MCC male pseudohermaphrodite |
21-Hydroxylase deficiency | ↑ 17 KS, ↓ 17 OH, lose salt, hypotension; female pseudohermaphrodite |
11-Hydroxylase deficiency | ↑ 17 KS, ↑ 17 OH, retain salt, hypertension; female pseudohermaphrodite |
17-Hydroxylase deficiency | ↓ 17 KS, ↓ 17 OH, retain salt, hypertension; male pseudohermaphrodite |
Calculate prevalence | carrier rate 1:30; couples at risk |
Calculate carrier rate | 1:3600; 3600 /4 = 900; √900) = 1:30 |
Malformation | intrinsic problem with morphogenesis |
HOX gene | involved in embryogenesis |
Alcohol | MCC of malformations; mental retardation; atrial septal defect |
Isotretinoin acid | craniofacial and cardiac defects |
Female with cystic acne needs Rx with retinoic acid | do pregnancy test before placing female on drug |
DES | problem with mullerian development; clear cell carcinoma of vagina |
Thalidomide | limb abnormalities |
Vertical transmission | transplacental (MC), delivery, breast feeding |
Congenital CMV | MC congenital infection; periventricular calcification; culture urine |
Congenital toxoplasmosis | basal ganglia calcification; blindness; avoid cat litter in pregnancy |
Congenital rubella | sensorineural hearing loss (MC); cataracts |
Congenital syphilis | transplacental after 5-6 months; saddle nose, rhagades, blindness, deformed teeth |
Congenital herpes | contracted during delivery; encephalitis |
Deformation | extrinsic problem in fetal development; oligohydramnios causing Potter’s facies |
Tobacco | leading cause premature death and cancer in United States |
Nicotine | most addictive substance; attaches to nicotinic cholinergic receptors |
Tobacco induced cancers | lung, oropharynx, larynx, pancreas, kidney, bladder |
Alcohol | CNS depressant (cortex, limbic system); legally drunk 80-100 mg/dL |
Alcohol | induces SER hyperplasia; increases alcohol metabolism |
Alcohol MCC of | folate/thiamine deficiency; sideroblastic anemia; liver fatty change; pancreatitis |
Alcohol | hypoglycemia; lactic/ketoacidosis; ↑ triglyceride; AST>ALT; ↑ GGT |
Ketoacidosis in alcoholic | ß-hydroxybutyric acid |
Heroin | poppy plant; non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis |
MPTP | meperidine derivative; produces parkinsonism |
Cocaine | blocks uptake of dopamine/norepinephrine; mydriasis; AMI, CNS infarction |
Marijuana | tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) binds basal ganglia receptors; delayed reaction time; red conjunctiva |
Intravenous drug abuse | HBV hepatitis MC systemic disease |
Acetaminophen toxicity | damage by FR acetaminophen; liver cell necrosis; renal papillary necrosis |
Rx acetaminophen toxicity | N-acetylcysteine (increases synthesis of glutathione) |
Salicylate toxicity | metabolic acidosis + respiratory alkalosis; hyperthermia; tinnitus, vertigo |
Estrogen risks | thromboembolism; cholestasis; endometrial/breast cancer |
Oral contraceptives | cholestasis, thrombosis, folate deficiency, hypertension, hepatic adenoma |
Hemolytic anemia | penicillin, methyldopa, quinidine |
Aplastic anemia | benzene, chloramphenicol |
Qualitative platelet dysfunction | NSAIDs |
Thrombocytopenia | heparin, quinidine |
Macrocytic anemia | methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, phenytoin, OC, alcohol |
Congestive cardiomyopathy | doxorubicin, daunorubicin |
Interstitial fibrosis | bleomycin, methotrexate |
Hemorrhagic gastritis | iron toxicity, NSAIDs |
Liver necrosis | acetaminophen, isoniazid, salicylates, halothane, isotretinoin acid |
Cholestasis | anabolic steroids, OC |
Fatty change in liver | amiodarone, tetracycline, alcohol |
Photosensitive rash | tetracycline |
SLE | procainamide, hydralazine |
Isopropyl alcohol | ↑ acetone; CNS dysfunction |
Lead | microcytic anemia, nephrotoxic ATN (proximal tubule), gout, encephalopathy, neuropathy |
Mercury | fish (tuna, salmon); nephrotoxic ATN; constricted visual fields |
Organophosphates | blocks acetylcholine esterase; miosis; paralysis; Rx. atropine, pralidoxime |
Polyvinyl chloride | plastic pipes; angiosarcoma of liver |
Scorpion sting | paralysis, hypertension, pancreatitis |
Crotaline bite | rattlesnakes, water moccasin, copperhead; DIC; serum sickness |
Coral snake bite | neurotoxin; binds to presynaptic nerve terminals and acetylcholine receptors |
Contact gunshot wound | soot + gunpowder (fouling) |
Intermediate gunshot wound | powder tattooing |
Distant gunshot wound | no powder tattooing; exit wound larger than entrance |
Motor vehicle accidents | leading cause accidental death between 1-39 yrs of age |
Burns | Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis MC COD |
First degree burn | painful; complete healing |
Second degree burn | painful; blister; complete healing |
Third degree burn | painless; scarring |
Frostbite | painless; ice crystallization in cells |
Electrical injury | AC worse than DC; decreasing resistance (wet skin) increases current |
House fires | carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning |
Heat exhaustion | fever and sweating |
Heat stroke | fever and anhydrosis |
Near drowning | survival following asphyxia due to submersion |
Wet drowning | initial laryngospasm then relaxation and water into lungs |
Dry drowning | intense laryngospasm without aspiration |
Cold water drowning | shunts blood from periphery to central core |
Drowning | hypoxemia key COD |
Acute mountain sickness | headache MC; non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (immediate descent) |
High altitude | normal %O2; decreased barometric pressure; respiratory alkalosis; ↑ 2, 3 BPG |
Ionizing radiation | DNA most susceptible protein |
Ionizing radiation | lymphoid tissue most radiosensitive; bone least radiosensitive |
Ionizing radiation cancers | leukemia (most common); thyroid cancer; osteogenic sarcoma |
UVB-related cancers | basal cell carcinoma (most common); squamous cancer; melanoma |
Carbohydrates | digestion begins in mouth |
Fats | digestion begins in small intestine |
Essential fatty acid deficiency | dermatitis, hair loss, poor wound healing |
Proteins | digestion begins in stomach |
Kwashiorkor | ↓ protein intake; ↓ visceral protein; ↓ albumin (pitting edema); fatty liver |
Marasmus | total calorie deprivation; ↓ somatic protein; broomstick extremities |
Anorexia nervosa | starvation; secondary amenorrhea (↓ GnRH); osteoporosis; ventricular MC COD |
Bulimia nervosa | binging with vomiting; hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis; ventricular MC COD |
Body mass index (BMI) | weight in kg/height in m2 |
Obesity | hypertension (MC), cholecystitis, osteoarthritis, type 2 DM, endometrial/breast cancer |
Leptin | obesity gene product released from adipose; maintains energy balance |
All-trans retinoic acid | Rx acute promyelocytic leukemia; matures blasts to neutrophils |
Vitamin A | maintain visual purple, prevent squamous metaplasia, growth |
Vitamin A deficiency | night blindness; blindness; squamous metaplasia |
Vitamin A toxicity | ↑ intracerebral pressure; papilledema; hepatic necrosis |
Vitamin D | maintain ionized Ca2+; mineralization of bone |
Vitamin D metabolism | skin photoconversion or reabsorb in gut → 1st hydroxylation liver → 2nd hydroxylation proximal tubule (1-α-hydroxylase) Vitamin D deficiency |
Causes | renal failure MCC; malabsorption; liver disease; ↓ sunlight |
Lab | ↓ Ca2+, ↓ phosphate (malabsorption), ↑ phosphate renal failure, ↑ PTH |
Hypervitaminosis D | ↑ Ca2+, renal stones |
Vitamin E | prevents FR damage of cell membrane |
Vitamin E deficiency | hemolytic anemia; posterior column/spinocerebellar tract degeneration |
Vitamin E toxicity | ↓ synthesis vitamin K-dependent procoagulation factors; anticoagulated |
Vitamin K | γ-carboxylates vitamin K-dependent factors |
Vitamin K deficiency | ↓ epoxide reductase activity (↓ function vitamin K); hemorrhagic diathesis; ↑ PT |
Warfarin | inhibits epoxide reductase |
Causes vitamin K deficiency | antibiotics MC, newborn, malabsorption, warfarin |
Thiamine functions | transketolase; dehydrogenase reactions (NADH for ATP synthesis) |
Example of dehydrogenase reaction | pyruvate → acetyl CoA; pyruvate dehydrogenase |
Thiamine deficiency | alcohol MCC; ↓ ATP synthesis |
S/S | dry beriberi - Wernicke’s, Korsakoff’s, peripheral neuropathy; wet beriberi - cardiomyopathy |
Niacin | oxidation-reduction reactions; NAD; NADP |
Niacin deficiency | pellagra; dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia |
Tryptophan | synthesis niacin, serotonin |
Tryptophan deficiency | Hartnup’s disease (↓ reabsorption neutral amino acids); carcinoid syndrome |
S/S niacin deficiency | diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia |
Corn | deficient in niacin and tryptophan |
Pyridoxine | heme synthesis, transamination, neurotransmitter synthesis |
Cause | taking isoniazid |
Pyridoxine (B6) deficiency | sideroblastic anemia; convulsions; peripheral neuropathy |
Vitamin B12/folate | DNA maturation, odd chain fatty acid metabolism (propionyl CoA) |
Vitamin B12/folate deficiency | macrocytic anemia |
Biotin | carboxylase reactions (pyruvate → oxaloacetate) |
Cause | eating raw eggs (avidin binds vitamin) |
S/S | alopecia, dermatitis |
Vitamin C | antioxidant, reduce ferric iron, hydroxylation proline/lysine, dopamine → norepinephrine |
Vitamin C deficiency | scurvy; hemorrhagic diathesis; poor wound healing |
Alkalotic state | lowers ionized Ca2+ producing tetany; total Ca2+ normal |
Hypoalbuminemia | lowers total Ca2+; no tetany |
Hypophosphatemia | decreased ATP; myoglobinuria |
Hypomagnesemia | causes hypocalcemia by inhibiting PTH synthesis/release |
Zinc deficiency | poor wound healing; dysgeusia (cannot taste); anosmia; perioral rash |
Copper deficiency | iron deficiency; poor wound healing (cofactor lysyl oxidase); aortic dissection |
Iodine deficiency | produces goiter and hypothyroidism |
Chromium deficiency | glucose intolerance |
Selenium | antioxidant that neutralizes peroxide |
Fluoride deficiency | dental caries |