Random USMLE Facts volume 8-6

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Random USMLE Facts volume 8-6:

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What is the function of hyaluronic acid?

Water retention in the extra-cellular matrix.

Which antiarrhythmic is specific for rapidly depolarizing or depolarized tissue?

Lidocaine is specific for rapidly depolarizing or depolarized tissue (like ischemic tissue).

What is the usage of:

• Procainamide: antiarrhythmic.
• Verapamil: atrial tachyarrhythmias.
• Adenosine: paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
• Digoxin: atrial fibrillation.
• Labetalol: refractory hypertension, hypertensive urgency, and pheochromocytoma.
• Amlodipine: hypertension and angina.

What are the causes and findings of superior sulcus tumor?

Hemoptysis in an elderly smoker. Other findings include shoulder pain, Horner's syndrome, upper limb edema, and paraplegia. These findings are collective called pancoast syndrome and are caused by a tumor at the lung apex; pain is distributed to C8, T1, and T2 nerve roots.

What is the purpose of meningococcal pilus?

Pharyngeal colonization; we're talking about Neisseria meningitidis.

Bisphosphonates are drugs that are structurally similar to?

Pyrophosphate.

Occlusion of what artery may cause Broca's aphasia?

Left middle cerebral artery; findings include inability to speak. It should be noted that the left hemisphere is more dominant in both left- and right-handed individuals.

What is the mechanism of action of perchlorate and pertechnetate?

Blockage of iodine absorption by the thyroid gland via competitive inhibition.

How do infectious agents develop resistance to penicillins?

Mutated penicillin binding proteins.

What is the order of enzymes used in base pair excision repair?

From first to last: glycosylase, endonuclease, lyase, DNA polymerase, and ligase.

What are some findings in VIPoma?

Diarrhea, achlorhydria, metabolic acidosis, and hypokalemia.

An individual with Barrett's esophagus is at the risk of developing?

Adenocarcinoma.

What is the connection between thyroid hormone and growth hormone?

Thyroid hormones stimulate growth hormone secretion by the anterior pituitary. An animal deficient in thyroid hormones will also be deficient in growth hormone.

What is the usability and mechanism of action of aprepitant?

Used to treat nausea; NK1 antagonist.

What are the findings and causes of homonymous hemianopsia?

One cause may be posterior cerebral artery stroke; findings include bumping into things on the right or left side. The PCA supplies the occipital lobe.

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