Most prominent neurotransmitter
Glutamate
Our GFR peaks at what age?
30
This organism survives by burrowing under the lining of the stomach
H. pylori
Bulla
The master gland
Pituitary gland
This neurotransmitter will elevate your mood
Serotonin
Severe blood loss could lead to which type of renal dysfunction?
Pre-renal
This phase of the digestive process is initiated when chyme is propelled into the duodenum through the enterogatric reflex
Intestinal phase
What is a macule?
Flat area of pigmented skin
Hyponatremia and hypo-osmolarity due to excessive ADH secretion
SIADH
Parkinson's Disease is a result of low levels of which neurotransmitter?
Dopamine
Which organism is most likely to cause glomerulonephritis?
Streptoccocus
Mallory-Weiss tear
Sudden hair loss in one area
Alopecia Areata
The most common form of thyroid disease
Hashimoto Thyroiditis
This disease typically affects the face, tongue, neck, and throat and causes weakness
Mysathenia Gravis
This area of the nephron reabsorbs 60% of water back into the bloodstream
Proximal tubule
The disease process where fat-soluble vitamins are not absorbed and are excreted in the stool
Steatorrhea
A circular lesion with central clearing found on the arm
Tinea corporis
Hemoglobin A1C > 6.5
Diabetes
Hard, yellow plaques of scar tissue that damage underlying axons are found in which disease process?
Multiple Sclerosis
What is the most common type of kidney stone?
Calcium Oxalate
This disease process only occurs in the large intestine which leads to the formation of pseudopolyps
Ulcerative Colitis
What purpose do melanocytes serve?
Classic triad of type I DM
polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia