Lipid metabolism US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Lipid metabolism with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Lipid metabolism Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 171: A ceramide attached to a sugar (e.g. glucose, galactose) is known as a(n) _____
Answer: cerebroside
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 172: Adipocytes, β cells, and FFAs cause release of _____, which contributes to insulin resistance in obesity
Answer: cytokines ("adipokines")
Extra:
Watch Diabetes Mellitus Pathogenesis & Acute Clinical Manifestations [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-diabetes-diabetes-mellitus-pathogenesis-and-acute-clinical-manifestations?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine/diabetes/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 173: The enzyme _____ is deficient in metachromatic leukodystrophy
Answer: arylsulfatase A
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 174: _____ is released from the phospholipid cell membrane by the enzyme phospholipase A2
Answer: Arachidonic acid
Extra:
Watch NSAIDs [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pharmacology/units/medical-pharmacology-blood-inflammation/videos/medical-pharmacology-blood-and-inflammation-anti-inflammatory-nsaids?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/heme-onc/hemostasis/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 175: What lecithin:sphingomyelin ratio is indicative of adequate surfactant production?
_____
Answer: > 2
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/pulmonology/videos/lung-pathology-special-topics?index=12]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pulmonology?ref=anki
Flashcard 176: Pharmacology: Cholestatic Drugs
The rate limiting step of bile acid synthesis is done via _____
Answer: cholesterol 7a-hydroxylase
Extra:
Watch Gallbladder & Biliary Tract Disease [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pediatrics-hepatobiliary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-hepatobiliary-gallbladder-and-biliary-tract-disease-gallbladder-and-biliary-tract-disease?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/pancreatic-and-biliary-pathology?index=12]
https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki
Flashcard 177: Can glucocorticosteroids still be produced if there is absence of cholesterol desmolase, 21β-hydroxylase, 11β-hydroxylase, or 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase?
_____
Answer: No, a lack of any of these enzymes would block the synthesis of both corticosterone AND cortisol
Extra:
Watch Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-adrenal-disorders-congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia-cah?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrinology?ref=anki
Flashcard 178: The liver packages triglycerides and cholesterol into _____, which enter the blood
Answer: VLDLs
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 179: As triglycerides are removed from the VLDLs, the VLDL shrinks, forming _____
Answer: IDL
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 180: What demographic has an increased incidence of Tay-Sachs, Niemann Pick, and some forms of Gaucher disease?
_____
Answer: Ashkenazi Jews
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Keywords: Lipid metabolism flashcards, medical flashcards, NEET PG preparation, USMLE Step 1 flashcards, Anki alternative, spaced repetition medical, OnCourse flashcards
