Hormones Folks
This gland is the end target organ for ACTH
Adrenal
This hormone is synthesized by white and brown fat cells in response to insulin
Leptin
This oxidizes ethanol into acetaldehyde
Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH)
The cellular component of Ulcerative Colitis
TH2
What is the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis?
Chronic alcohol use
In addition to vasopressin, the posterior pituitary stores this hormone
Oxytocin
This is a vestibular disorder resulting in sensorineural loss
Ménière's Disease
This oxidizes acetaldehyde into acetic acid
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH)
The cellular components of Crohn's Disease
TH1 & TH17
This T Cell associated glycoprotein mediates beta cell destruction seen in Type I DM pathogenesis
CD8
This condition is caused by adrenal insufficiency of ACTH
Cushing's Disease
This class of drugs blocks K+ recycling back to endolymph resulting in ototoxicity
Loop Diuretics
An AST/ALT ratio > 2.0 may suggest... (HINT: Spider Nevi)
Alcoholic hepatits
100% of people with which condition have MHC Class II HLA-DQ2/DQ8?
Celiac Disease
Excessive buildup of ketone bodies in the liver as a result of altered lipid metabolism in diabete is known as this
Diabetic ketoacidosis
This autoimmune condition is an overreaction of the thyroid gland that characteristically affects ocular tissues
Grave's Disease
Levels of this mediator correlate with the severity of inflammation associated with pancreatitis
TNF-alpha
The 4 steps of alcoholic liver disease (ALD)
(IN ORDER)
1. Steatosis
2. Fibrosis
3. Cirrhosis
4. Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Most common type of leukemia seen in children
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Which pancreatitic enzyme is associated with fat necrosis?
Lipase
Low plasma T4 but high plasma TSH would indicate this thyroid condition
Primary hypothyroidism
This is the fluid enclosed within a collagen sheath and bathes the retina.
Vitreous Humor
The cells that perform the following functions that lead to fibrosis
1. Direct damage to all cells
2. Immune response
3. Inflammation
4. Initiates fibrosis
1. Aldehyde
2. Hepatocytes (Activate T/B-Cells)
3. Kupffer Cells
4. Stellate Cells
2 PARTER
1. Which chromosomes are associated with the formation of the Philadelphia chromosome?
2. The abnormal fusion gene created by Ph+ CML
2. BCR-ABL
Mody 2 is characterized by a gene mutation in this enzyme
Glucokinase