HLA-B27 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pathology USMLE step 1 2022/2023 Exam with Verified Solutions 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Rheumato...

Chagas Disease ---------- Correct Answer -------- Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or...

Chagas Disease ---------- Correct Answer -------- Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or...

COMPREHENSIVE BASIC SCIENCE EXAM (CBSE) REVIEW SET I WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | 2024 Chagas Disease Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarge...

Oligodendrocytes Myelinating cells of CNS "fried egg" - Answer Drusen bodies Spotty white/yellow material in eye Age related macular degeneration - Answer Achilles tendon xanthoma [AD] Familial hypercholesterolemia (no LDL R) - Answer Cherry hemangioma Adult, benign - Answer Roth spots Retinal hemorrhage w pale center Bacterial endocarditis - Answer Keyser-Fleischer Ring Wilson's dz= Low ceruoplasmin Cu accumulation KF ring present= Basal Ganglia atrophy as wel...

CCS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 All Renal ceases should have the following tests performed: UA, Chemistries, Renal US Order what when evaluating possible contrast induced renal failure? Mg level Tests ordered for Rhabdomyolysis BIT: UA (large amounts of blood w/out RBC seen), MAT: Urine myoglobin, K+ level (Hyperkalemia due to cell destruction), Ca level (low Ca do to sequestration by Phosphate), chemistries (especially look for low HCO3). Chest pain ECG, Tropni...

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 - CORRE...

Which of the following condition is the most common cause of increase anion gap? A.Metabolic alkalosis B. Metabolic acidosis Respiratory acidosis Respiratory alkalosis B. Metabolic acidosis High anion gap metabolic acidosis is caused generally by the body producing too much acid or not producing enough bicarbonate. This is often due to an increase in lactic acid or ketoacids, or it may be a sign of kidney failure. More rarely, high anion gap metabolic acidosis may be caused by ingesting ...

Chagas Disease - Answer Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or constipation Treat wit...

COMPREHENSIVE BASIC SCIENCE EXAM (CBSE) REVIEW SET I WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | 2024 Chagas Disease Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarge...