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Goljan 1
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Medical
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02/16/2008

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Term
Treatment for methemoglobinemia
Definition
Methylene blue, vitamin C
Term
Treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning
Definition
100% O2
Term
Mitochondrial toxins
Definition
Alcohol, salicylates
Term
Treatment of CN poisoning
Definition
amyl nitrate, followed by thiosulfate
Term
First symptom of CO poisoning
Definition
Headache
Term
Uncoupling agents
Definition
thermogenin, dinitrophenol
Term
Treatment of free radical injuries (any)
Definition
N-acetylcysteine
Term
Most common cause of drug induced fulminant hepatitis
Definition
Acetaminophen
Term
Councilman body
Definition
eosinophilic apoptotic cell- happens in viral infection, ischemia, among other things
Term
Neurosecretory granules are found in tumors of what?
Definition
Neural crest derivatives
Term
Precursor of colon cancer
Definition
tubular adenoma
Term
Differential for RLQ pain in teenage girl
Definition

Appendicitis, Cystic Teratoma (Calcifications = BINGO), Ectopic Pregnancy, Follicular Cyst

 

Term
Most common sarcoma in children
Definition
Rhabdomyosarcoma (comes out of penis/vagina)
Term
Most common salivary gland tumor
Definition
Mixed tumor (usually benign)
Term
Presentation of Hyaditiform mole
Definition
Preeclampsia symptoms in first trimester (hypertension, proteinuria, etc.). Snowstorm appearance on ultrasound.
Term
Three types of metastasis
Definition
Lymphatic, Hematogenous, Seeding
Term
How does carcinoma spread?
Definition

 First, it spreads via lymphatics. Once it makes it to the subclavian, it can spread hematogenously.

Term
How do sarcomas usually spread?
Definition
Hematogenously
Term
Carcinomas that like to invade blood vessels
Definition
Hepatic carcinoma, Renal Adenocarcinoma(renal vein), Follicular carcinoma of thyroid.
Term
Carcinomas that like to spread by seeding
Definition
Ovarian carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, glioblastoma multiforme.
Term
Two most common bones metastasized to:
Definition
1. Vertebral column, 2. Head of Femur
Term
Most common cause of superclavicular lymph node mass
Definition
Stomach cancer metastasis
Term

Most common cancer of

1. Brain

2. Lung

3. Liver 

Definition

1. Meta from lung

2. Meta from breast

3. Meta from lung 

Term
Steps in malignancy
Definition

1. Initiation (mutation)

2. Promotion (multiple copies of mutation)

3. Progression (sub-specializing)

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