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MicroBiology and Pathophysiology

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Neoplasm   group of cells with single progenitor and mutation(s) leading to growth advantage and proliferation  
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Oncology   study of cancer  
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Neoplasia   new growth  
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Malignant   neoplasm with invasive capability  
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Benign   neoplasm confined to a location  
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Cancer   crab  
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Carcinoma   epithelial origin - 80% cancers  
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Sarcoma   mesenchymal origin  
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Tissue name + oma   usually benign exceptions being lymphoma, thymoma, melanoma  
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Differentiation - resemblance to normal    
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Anaplasia   “backward formation” – Pleomorphic - variable size and shape – Variable and bizarre nuclei – Loss of polarity / organizational pattern  
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Undifferentiated or anaplastic tumor cells   no longer resemble tissue of origin  
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Dysplasia   disorderly but non-neoplastic  
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Metastasis   Secondary implant of tumor discontinuous with primary tumor; Not all cancers have this ability; Sentinel lymph node  
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Dissemination via:   Seeding within body cavity (invasion of cavity) – Lymphatic spread (favored by carcinomas) – Hematogenous spread (sarcomas (venous))  
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Epidemiology   incidence, geography, environment, age, hereditary, preneoplastic lesions  
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Classic model of carcinogenesis - 3 stages   1. initiation 2. promotion 3. progression  
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Initiation   - rapid, un-repaired first mutation; irreversible  
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Promotion   - proliferation, then an “epigenetic” process (chemical but not genetic) affects gene expression, fosters development, ends with carcinogenesis; cell “transformed” to malignant  
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Progression (continued development after malignancy)   - acquisition of further mutations required for metastasis  
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What are the hallmarks of cancer?   Self-sufficient in growth signals (unregulated);Inhibitory signals ignored; Evasion of cell death; Limitless replicative potential; Angiogenesis; Ability to invade local tissues (and spread); Altered metabolic pathways;Immune system evasion  
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Carcinogenic agents   virus, radiation, chemicals  
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Grade/Staging   Grades - malignancy and Stage - of development  
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Grade - of malignancy   - of Malignancy - I-IV reflect increasing anaplasia  
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Stages of development   - of Development based on size of tumor, extent of lymph spread, metastases or not  
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TNM system   T1-4, NO-3, MO-1  
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AJC method   0- IV  
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Infectious Agents   Prions, Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, Helminths (Ectoparasites)  
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Prions   abnormally folded proteins, BSE - bovine spongiform encephalopathy -  
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accumulation of prion protein causes   neural spongiform damage  
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Viruses   Intracellular parasites, DNA or RNA genome, surrounded by capsid; Transient or persistent (Chronic or latent); Can be tumor-causing  
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Bacterial shapes   Sphere, rod, spiral  
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Gram Staining   positive or negative (easier vs. harder to treat)  
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Bacterial factors   Obligate intracellular, facultative intracellular, or extracellular; Projections: Flagella, pili; Colonize skin and GI tract >3000 types in normal gut! Estimated 10 m - 1 b types; shapes, aerobic or anaerobic, gram staining, shapes- sphere, rod, spiral  
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Gram positive factors   one layer, thick, absent outer membrane, possible periplasmic space, petidoglycan, teichoic acid and lipotechoic acid, less lipid, no porin proteins, more penetrable permeability, less resistance to molecules  
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Gram negative factors   two layers, thin, outer membrane, periplasmic space, porin proteins, more lipid, less peptidoglycan, less permeability of molecules, lipopolysaccharide, peptodoglycan, lipoportei  
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Eukaryotic   have membrane bound organelles  
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Prokaryotic cells (inc. bacteria)   are much smaller and simpler, with no separate organelles  
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Fungi   Food!, Antibiotics, Fermentation; Thick walls and membranes; Yeast or Hyphae Superficial or Deep infxns; Endemic or Opportunistic  
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Protozoa   single-celled, replicate intra or extra- cellularly , major problem in developing countries  
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Protozoa causing diseases   Toxoplasmosis, malaria, giardia, amoebic dysentary, African sleeping sickness, cryptosporidium, trichomonas  
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Helminths   parasitic worms, complex life cycles, roundworms, tapeworms, flukes  
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Ectoparasites   insects, arachnids, live on or in skin  
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modes of identifying   staining, antibodies, molecular techniques  
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Major contributing Factors to emerging infectious diseases   human behavior, environmental changes, adaptive pathogens  
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Bioterrorism danger based on   transmissibility, mortality, ease of production, effectiveness of therapy  
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Categories of bioterrorism   A - high risk; anthrax, small pox B- moderate; salmonella, e.coli C- emerging threats  
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Transmission routes of entry (and protective factors)   skin - pricks, bites, wounds, burns , GI - fecal contaminated food or water; respiratory - inhaled microbes, Urogenital - urethra - BL-KD, Vaginal  
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protective factors of skin   - Keratin, pH, fatty acids  
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protective factors of GI tract   acid, mucus, enzymes, peptides, flora, IgA  
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protective factors of respiratory   hair, mucus, cilia, macrophages  
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protective factors of urogenital   tube length, urine flow  
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protective factors of vaginal   pH, flora, secretions  
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Infx, dz spread within the body through   direct invasion - secrete lytic enzymes(some ext. cellular bacteria, fungi, helminths) blood or lymph spread (viruses, most bacteria, some protozoa, all helminths) cell to cell (most viruses)  
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Every fluid or tissue that is normally secreted, excreted, or shed is used by microorganisms to leave the host for transmission   Skin, saliva, respiratory droplets, feces, blood, STIs, vertical transmissions  
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how do microorganisms cause disease? Viral mechanisms   directly enter host cells, replicate at host's expense, bind to specific cell types, cytopathic effects, evade immune system  
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cytopathic effects   prevent synthesis of critical molecules, induce apoptosis, trigger immune attack of affected cells, transform infected cells into benign or malignant tumor cells,  
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How do bacterial mechanisms cause dz?   adhere to host cells, enter cells (intra. cellular b.) or travel btw cells, produce toxins, evade immune system; injurious immune response - hypersensitivity( delayed immune reaction, antibody complex formation)  
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immune evasion techniques   antigenic variation(mutation, genetic shuffling, diverse serotypes, inactivating antibodies, resisting phagocytes,(resist binding of cells, inhibit or kill) suppressing adaptive responses  
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HSV 1, 2, VZV (3)   live in nerves, destroy infected cells - Herpes, Human Papilloma Virus, Varicella and Zoster  
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CMV (5) HHV 6, 7   live in WBCs in blood, KD, glands; enlarge infected cells - cytomeglovirus and shingles chicken pox  
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EBV (4) HHV 8   live in lymphoid tissue, infect T or B lymphocytes only - Kaposi syndrome  
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Gene   - hereditary factor that reacts with environment resulting in a trait  
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Allele   - variant of a gene (you inherit two alleles for each gene, one from each parent)  
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Trait - quantifiable characteristic eg eye color   quantifiable characteristic eg. eye color  
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Chromosome   - strand of DNA encoded with genes (humans have 22 pairs plus 2 sex chromosomes = 46)  
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Locus - location of a specific gene on a chromosome   location of a specific gene on a chromosome  
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Heterozygous (hybrid)   - alleles of a particular gene are non-identical  
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Homozygous   - alleles of a particular gene are identical  
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Autosomes   - “non-sexual” chromosomes  
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X- (and Y-) linked -   locus for gene is on sex chromosome  
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Dominant   - only one allele of a gene necessary to express the trait  
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Recessive   both alleles of a gene must be identical to express the trait  
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Genotype -   genetic constitution of an individual made up of alleles  
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Phenotype -   end result of genetic and environmental factors giving the clinical state of an individual  
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hereditary   derived from one's parents  
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congenital   present at birth ; Not always genetic, eg congenital syphilis Not all genetic disorders are congenital, eg Huntington’s disease  
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Important to know about genes   every cell has all genes, same DNA, 20-39,000 human genes, 99.5% idential in all humans, DNA organizes in chromosomes, chromosomes organized into genes, genes code for proteins mostly, DNA made up of base pairs  
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Base pairing -   adenine can form two hydrogen bonds with Thymine; Cytosine can form three hydrogen bonds with Guanine  
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DNA   2 complementary strands, sequence of one determines the other - double helix  
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RNA   single stranded, may form secondary structures, participate in protein synthesis, 3 classes - messenger RNA, transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA  
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Genetic code   based on sequence of mRNA which is made up of nucleotides while proteins are made up of amino acids; must be specific relationship btw the nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence, 3 N (a codon) for one amino acid  
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Essential amino acids   cannot be made by the body; must come from food - Nine: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine  
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Nonessential amino acids   produced by the body; Alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid  
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conditional amino acids   non usually essential except in times of illness & stress. Arginine, cysteine, glutamine, tyrosine, proline, serine, glycine, ornithine,  
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genetic mutations   permanent change, point mutation aka "missense" nonsense mutation, framshift, Trinucleotide repeat eg. Fragile X  
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other alterations   sequence and copy number variations (polymorphisms, SNPS & CNVs); epigenetics(methylation) non coding RNA ( regulatory )  
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Genomic Imprinting   inherit only one working copy, depending on gene one is epigenetically silenced through the addition of methyl groups during egg or sperm formation - imprinting improperly can lead to 2 active/inactive copies - abnormals, cancer, etc.  
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Angelman Syndrome (AS)   Severe congenital mental retardation, unusual facial appearance, and muscular abnormalities ; Caused by abnormal function of a gene on chromosome 15; Maternal deletion  
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Prader- Willi Syndrome (PWS)   Obesity, low muscle tone, cognitive disabilities, and incomplete pubertal development; Loss of several genes on the chromosome 15; Paternal deletion  
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Mendel's Laws (Principles)   Segregation, Independent Assortment, Means - (The above principles include the simple assumption that one allele is dominant to another)  
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Segregation - M.law   gene pairs segregate (become alleles) when forming gametes (a parent will give only one copy to a child, a child is half and half of each parent)  
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Independent Assortment- M. law   genes for different traits assort independently of one another;  
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Means - M.law   Characteristic ratios of phenotypic classes, such as 3:1  
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Single gene defects   autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, X linked  
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AR inheritance: If both parents are carriers of the recessive allele for a disorder, all of their children will face the following odds of inheriting it:   AR: Autosomal Recessive Inheritance; 25% chance of having the disorder 50% chance of being a healthy carrier 25% chance of being healthy and not carrying the recessive allele at all  
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AR diseases - both parents carriers   Examples: sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, albinism, beta-thalassemia  
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AR Inheritance: If one parent is a carrier and the other has a recessive disorder, their children will have the following odds of inheriting it:   50% chance of being healthy carrier, 50% change of having disorder  
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Autosomal Dominant AD   disorders caused by dominant alleles, inheriting just one copy of D allele is enough to cause disorder, people who are heterozygous are not healthy carriers(Aa) they have disorders just like homozygous individuals (AA)  
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AD inheritance - if only one parent has a single copy of a dominant allele for a dominant disorder, their children will have the following odds of inheriting it   50% inheriting disorder, 50% being entirely normal  
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AD diseases   Huntington, polydactyly, familial hypercholesterolemia, Marfan syndrome, achondroplasia dwarfism  
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X linked Disorders - recessive   Hemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, red green color blindness  
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Mutation induced disorders - Marfan, Ehler Danlos, Cystic Fibrosis, Familial hyperCHL, PKU, Galactosemia, TaySachs, Neimann Pick, hereditary tumors   Structural protein encoding genes, Receptor or channel encoding genes, enzyme encoding genes, lysosomal and glycogen storage dz, cell growth regulating genes  
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chromosomal disorders   Trisomy 21 - Down, Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY), Turner Syndrome (X)  
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Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY)   Sterility, testicular atrophy, gynecomastia  
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Trisomy 21 - Down Syndrome   Prenatal - nuchal thickening, distinct appearance, mental disorders, increased risks  
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Turner Syndrome (X)   Sterility, webbed neck, aortic coarctation  
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Dysostoses   aplasia, missing, extra, abnromal fusion  
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dysplasia   osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones OI) Achondroplasia(dwarfism - inherited or spontaneous mutation, osteopetrosis - bones like stones  
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bones made of up   minerals and collagen  
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Acquired bone disorders   osteoporosis , Paget disease, Rickets, osteomalacia, hyperparathyroidism  
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Osteoporosis   loss of bone mass, can be regional(disuse), increased susceptibility to fracture, post menopausal - trabecular bone, compression fractures(vertebral collapse) senile or age related - cortical bone, fractures or weight baring bones - neck  
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causes of osteoporosis   primary - post menopausal, old age; secondary - endocrine disorders, GI disorders(absoprtion) drug exposures (steroids, chemicals, alcohol)  
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Paget disease   frenzied osteolysis , disordered rebuilding, resulting gain in bone mass - decreasing incidence, inflammatory response - may have viral trigger  
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RIckets and Osteomalacia   Vitamin D deficiency - children/deformity ; adults/under mineralization, fracture risk  
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PTH   regulates CA - activates osteoclasts, increased serum levels - entire skeleton affected, increased fracture risk, bone deformity, joint problems, reversible  
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Most common bone pathology of fractures   complete/incomplete, closed/compound; comminuted "pulverized" displaced  
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healing fracture   soft tissue callous, bony callous, remodeling  
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osteonecrosis   avascular necrosis - common in femoral head, knee shoulder ankle wrist - pn in joint first symptom, interruption in blood flow (infarction) due to trauma, inflammation, steroid use or unknown causes  
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osteomyelitis   bone and marrow inflammation caused by infection - common agents in include pyogenic or pus forming bacteria such as strep, e.coli, salmonella and TB, staph  
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osteoma   benign usually head and neck middle age, cosmetic or mechanical problems  
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osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma   benign usually male - teens painful  
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osteosarcoma   malignant, rare, incidence peaks in teens and elderly  
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Osteochondroma   common, benign, long bones stop growing with rest of bone - early adult, teens  
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chondroma   benign, middle age, short tubular bones  
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chondrosarcoma   malignant, rare, usually in males +40 - painful  
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fibrous and fibroosseous tissue   fibrous cortical defects and nonossifying fibroma - development abnormalities, asymptomatic  
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fibrous dysplasia   benign - asymptomatic or deforming depending upon location  
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Ewing sarcoma   malignant, painful , tubular and flat bones  
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primitive neuroectodermal tumor   malignant, painful , tubular and flat bones  
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Giant cell tumor (GCT)   benign, aggressive, males and females 20-40, painful, often around knee  
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Metastases - any cancer can go to bone   most common bone malignancies  
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Joint disorders   osteoarthritis, RA, Juvenile RA, gout pseudogout, infectious arthritis, tumor  
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OA - aka degenerative joint disease (DJD)   articular cartilage underlying bone - primary due to age, secondary trauma, deformity dz, obesity  
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RA   systemic, inflammatory autoimmune - synovitis under cartilage underlying bone, 3x5 more females, genetic predisposition, usually symmetric affecting small joints, nodules, deformity, RA factor (Ab) immune complexes  
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Gout   acute arthritis due to uric acid crystal deposits 1% pop. more in males  
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Infectious arthritis   suppurative (septic) Lyme arthritis  
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Joint tumors and lesions   ganglion and synovial cysts - TGCT -  
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Soft tissue = not epithelial   bone, cartilage, CNS, blood, lymph  
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Tumors and tumor like lesions in soft tissue   adipose- liposarcoma, lipoma, fibrous tissue - fibrohistiocytic(dermal), skeletal mm - Rhabdomyosarcoma, Smooth mm - leiomyoma, synovium - synovial sarcoma  
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How do microorganisms cause disease?   bacterial mechanisms & injurious immune response (hypersensitivity - delayed reaction of immune system,; antibody complex formation.  
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Bacterial mechanism   adhere to host cells, enter cells or travel btw, produce toxins, evade immune system  
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Adverse drug reactions    
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Heavy metal toxicity - symptoms of most common   lead exposure is absorped through LU or GI tract; organic is absorbed through skin - BONE, BLOOD, MARROW, NS, GI and KIDNEYS - targets; effects anemia to pain to peripheral neuropathy and encephalopathy  
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how are toxins excreted   Through excretory derivatives(polar water soluble ) bile, feces, serum, kidneys, urine  
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how and why is CO dangerous   result of incomplete combustion, safe in small amounts, displaces 02 from hemoglobin and binds to hemoglobin for long time, decreased 02 supply, can cause death  
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Xenobiotics -   exogenous chemicals that may be absorbed by the body through inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact  
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2 phages of the Liver & reactions   Metabolizing reactions occur in 2 phages - I (hydrolysis, oxidation or reduction(cytochrome p450) and II - glucuronidation, sulfation, methylation, and conjugation with gulathione (GSH)  
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Endotoxins   end products of metabolism, bacterial endotoxins.  
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lipid soluble toxins are stored in   adipose tissue and contribute to increased toxic load with weight loss  
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Liver Detoxification pathway - Cytochrome 450 - catalyzes reactions that   are either detoxify xenobiotics or active them into active compounds that cause cellular damage if not removed or processed further (both product ROS)  
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ROS   reactive oxygen species capable of causing cellular damage  
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Liver Detoxification pathway- Cytochrome 450   participates in metabolism of many common drugs such as acetaminophen, barbiturates, anticonvulsants, and alcohol; activity varies widely due to genetic and environmental factors - smoking fasting and alcohol use can effect activity  
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air pollutants can cause   increased airway reactivity, decreased lung function, inflammation of LU, infection, hypoxia, mortality  
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Lead toxic effects   hemolytic anemia, lead colic, kidney tubule inflammation, neuritis, encephalopathy, seizures, delayed development, intellectual impairment, lead lines  
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Toxic metals - Mercury   Inorganic - dental fillings, organic - fish - manifestation of toxicity depend on type and level of exposure, age and health of exposed person.  
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Signs of severe Mercury poisoning   tremors, inflammation of the gums, salivation excessive, psychiatric symptoms such as excitability, insomnia, and shyness (MAD HATTER)  
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Vitamins are   organic substances not synthesized by the body but necessary in the diet to prevent metabolic disorders  
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Deficiencies of any of the water soluble or fat soluble vitamins and trace elements necessary to a health diet cause   characteristics effects of "deficiency states"  
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Vit. A deficiency   night blindness, low immunity  
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Vit. D deficiency   Rickets in kids, osteomalacia in adults  
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Vit. E deficiency   hemolysis, vision and neurological problems  
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Vit. K deficiency   bleeding tendency  
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Vit. B1 - Thiamine   Beriberi ( nerves, heart, muscles)  
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Vit. B2 - Riboflavin   cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis, dermatitis  
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Vit B3 - niacin   dementia, dermatitis, diarrhea  
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Vit B5- pantothenic acid   fats, hormones, cholesterol metabolism  
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Vit. B6 - pyridoxine p5p   anemia, inflammation, morning sickness  
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Vit B7 -biotin   alopecia, skin rash  
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Vit. B9 - folate   anemia, birth defects  
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Vit. B12 - cobalamin   anemia, neuropathies  
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VIt. C   scurvy  
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