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| What are the only two enzymes secreted by the pancreas in active form? |
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Definition
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1) What is the enzyme in the duodenal lumen, produced by the duodenum to activate other digestive enyzmes?
2) What enzyme is the major player in activating digestive enzymes? |
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Definition
1) Enteropeptidase or enterokinase - same thing
2) Trypsin activates itself and many other digestive enzymes from the pancreas. Initially activated by enteropepitdase. |
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Term
| ADPKD (Auto Dominant Polycystic Kidney Dz) |
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Definition
| Cystic dilatation of renal collection ducts in a person with flank pain, hematuria and hypertension. may have fam Hx of renal dz. |
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Term
Tertiary syphilis begins w/ vasa vasorum endarteritis and obliteration (of vasa vasorum) causes inflammaiton/ischemia and weakening of tunica adventitia, leads to dilation.
Serology positivity for FTA-ABS |
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Definition
| How does syphilis cause aortic aneurysms and what serology test is confirmatory of syphilis? |
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Term
Postural skeletal muscle have Type I slow twitch muscles (high mitochondria & myoglobin, low glycogen).
Where as muscles that have rapid forceful movements have type II fast twitch. |
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Definition
Explain the diff b/w muscle w/ high mitochondria & myoglobin, vs muscle w/ high glycogen and muscle fibers.
What are they used for, where do you find them? |
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Term
Blood loss is primary - may lead to death
Next investigate nutrition - which is the most common |
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Definition
| When you see Iron deficiency as anemia, what is the first or most important etiology to investigate? |
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