Pancreatic diseases US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Pancreatic diseases 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.
Pancreatic diseases Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: What endocrine pathology is a risk factor for pancreatic adenocarcinoma? _____
Answer: Diabetes mellitus
Flashcard 2: Acute tubular necrosis may be caused by _____, which can occur with crush injuries
Answer: myoglobinuria
Flashcard 3: What are the followings in relation to splenomegaly?
-Inflammatory infiltration
-Myeloproliferative disorder
-Passive splenic congestion
-Presence of circulating immune complexes
-Red pulp hyperplasia
-Undegraded metabolite accumulation
Answer: Inflammatory infiltration: could lead to splenomegaly by chronic infections.
-Myeloproliferative disorder: splenomegaly by Leukemia & lymphoma.
-Passive splenic congestion: Splenomegaly by portal hypertension, splenic vein thrombosis, or congestive heart failure.
-Presence of circulating immune complexes: splenomegaly by infective endocarditis.
-Red pulp hyperplasia. splenomegaly by removing deform RBC in spleen due to lack of ATP.
-Undegraded metabolite accumulation: splenomegaly caused by lysosomal storage diseases ( Nieman pick & gaucher disease) due to accumulation of sphyngomyelin & glucocerebrosides.
Flashcard 4: Chronic Caisson disease (decompression sickness) is characterized by multifocal ischemic necrosis of _____
Answer: bone
Flashcard 5: Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease (ADTKD) has the potential to present with cysts in the _____
Answer: medullary collecting ducts
Flashcard 6: Acute tubular necrosis may be caused by high levels of _____ (e.g. tumor lysis syndrome)
Answer: uric acid
Flashcard 7: _____ is a complication of GAS pharyngitis or skin infection that presents with hematuria (cola-colored urine) and facial swelling.
Answer: PSGN (post strep glomerulonephritis)
Flashcard 8: Niemann-Pick disease
Answer:
Extra: accumulation of sphingomyelin progressive neurodegeneration, hepatosplenomegaly, cherry-red spot on macula
foam cells
Ashkenazi Jew AR
sphingomyelinase
Flashcard 9: Gaucher's disease
Answer:
Extra: accumulation of glucocerebroside hepatosplenomegaly, aseptic necrosis of femur, bone crises crumpled-paper cells
Ashkenazi Jew AR glucocerebrosidase
Flashcard 10: Patau's syndrome
Answer:
Extra: severe mental retardation, rocker-bottom feet, microopthalmia, microcephaly, cleft lip/palate, polydactyly, holoprosencephaly first trimester pregnancy screen:
decreased - β-hCG, PAPP-A
ultrasound: increased nuchal translucency in first trimester death within first year trisomy 13
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