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PATHOLOGY HIGH YIELD NBME ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND REVIEWED ANSWERS 2023/2024 Anticentromere antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Scleroderma (CREST) Antidesmoglein (epithelial) antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Pemphigus vulgaris (blistering) Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Goodpasture's syndrome (glomerulonehpritis and hemoptysis) Antihistone antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Drug-induced SLE (hydralazine, isoniazid, phenytoin, procainamide) Anti-IgG antibodies - CORREC...

iron absorption correct answers -ferric iron is taken in from diet -ferric iron is reduced by duodenal cytochrome B to become ferrous iron -ferrous iron is absorbed into enterocytes by DMT 1 -absorbed iron is stored as ferritin, or sent into portal hepatic circulation and carried by transferrin to developing RBCs transferrin correct answers plasma carrier protein for ferrous iron high iron level regulation correct answers -hepcidin is released from hepatocytes -ferroportin is inactivat...

USMLE Step 3 verified answers latest 2023Pseudogout associations hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa There is none. Get abdominal angiography first, then biopsy of muscle,...

Family Medicine EOR Hematology Exam Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Q: What is a common cause of sideroblastic anemia? Answer: Lead poisoning Q: What are neurological symptoms of lead poisoning? Answer: Ataxia Fatigue Learning disabilities Difficulty concentrating Developmental delays Peripheral neuropathy Q: What are other symptoms of lead poisoning? Answer: Anemia Colic, loss of appetite Proteinuria, glycosuria ...

USMLE STEP 2 CK EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Argatroban - correct answer Direct thrombin inhibitor Contraindicated in Renal Insuficiency Indicated in Liver Disease Fondaparinux - correct answer Factor Xa inhibitor Contraindicated in Liver failure Indicated in Kidney Failure Conditions associated to ITP - correct answer Lymphoma, leukemia, HIV, HCV, EBV, SLE, alcohol use, chemotherapy lead poisoning - correct answer Mild (5-44): no med, repeat levels & relocation Moder...

Overview of anemia Correct Answer-Big pictures: hypoproliferative vs. hemolytic vs. blood loss vs. sequestration Hypoproliferative: 1. Production defects (ACD, acute inflammation, impaired renal fxn, hypometabolism-Thyroid, hypogonadism, adrenal insuff; BM damage; all with little polychromasia, few retics; 2. Maturation defects: a. Cytoplasmic- Hgb synthesis-Fe def, sideroblastic, globin synthesis (thallasemia); b. Nuclear- DNA synthesis defect (B12, folate) Hemolytic: 1. Intrinsic (inherited)...

Midterm Exam: NR507/ NR 507 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |Grade A – Chamberlain Q: Autoimmune disease... Answer: .... can be familial. Q: Hypersensitivity: Type 4 Answer: -Delayed -T-cell mediated - Does NOT involve antigen/antibody complexes Q: Type 2 & 4 Hypersensitivity relationship Answer: (Type 2) Organ rejection involves cytotoxicity -> (Type 4) T-cells also involved in organ reje...

Mean Corpuscular Volume 1. MCV indicates the average size of individual red blood cells (RBCs). The normal (normocytic) range 1. is 76 to 96 fL. Macrocytic vs microcytic vs normocytic anemia (causes, symptoms, testing) 1. Mico- small size of RBCs, 2. Micro causes 3. Macro- 4. Macro causes 5. Normocytic 6. Normocytic causes- 1. MCV value of less than 80 fL. 2. nutritional deficiency=iron. anemia of chronic disease, thalassemias, sideroblastic. Lead poisoning-(microcytic/hypochrom...

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NR511/ NR 511 Final Exam: Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Review | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |Grade A (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) – Chamberlain Q: Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Anemias causes macrocytic normochromic ane- mias in which size cell is large and irregular Q: G6PD Deficiency Answer: Genetically linked *X-linked recessive disorder commonly seen in African American males* -Causes episodic hemolytic anemia because of decreased ability of RBC's ...