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First Aid Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Lung (mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma)
asbestos target
WT1 gene
primary amyloidosis
smooth muscle benign tumor

2. Neurofibromatosis type 2 22q tumor suppressor (key type 2=22)
Alk - phos
Colon and rectal cancer incidence
Necrosis
NF2 gene

3. Angiosarcoma
blood vessels malignant tumor
DCC gene
Primary tumors that met to liver
Paget's bone disease

4. Bacterial products (CLIK):C5a - LTB4 - IL-8 - Kallikrein
WT1 gene
Leukocyte extravasation: migration
NF2 gene
AIDS

5. Antibodies to presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NM junction
lung cancer incidence/mortality
smooth muscle malignant tumor
paraneoplastic effects of thymoma - small cell lung carcinoma
asbestos target

6. Tumor marker: Screen for prostate carcinoma. Can also be elevated in BPH and prostatitis.
PSA
cigarette smoke target
Napthalene (aniline) dyes target
Neoplasm associated with Down Syndrome

7. Sickle cell (altered shape) - polycythemia (too many) - CHF (unknown)
Irreversible - plasias
malignant mesenchyme tumor (general)
skeletal muscle malignant tumor
causes of decreased ESR

8. Macrophages and lymphocytes. Persistant destruction and repair.
Chronic inflammatory mediators
intrinsic apoptosis
blood vessels benign tumor
TRAP

9. Infections - inflammation - cancer - pregnancy - SLE
L- myc gene
fat malignant tumor
smooth muscle malignant tumor
causes of increased ESR

10. Tumor marker: ovarian - malignant epithelial tumors.
CA-19-9
CA-125
Free radical eliminators
asbestos target

11. Liver (angiosarcoma)
vinyl chloride target
granulomatous disease
bone benign tumor
Free radical cell damage

12. Tumor marker: thyroid medullary carcinoma
Irreversible - plasias
DCC gene
beta - hCG
calcitonin

13. TB - fungal infections - syphilis - leprosy - cat scratch fever - sarcoid - Crohn's - Berylliosis.
vinyl chloride target
granulomatous disease
Free radical cell damage
Leading cause of death in the US

14. Tumor marker: tartrate - resistant acid phosphatase. Hairy cell leukemia (B- cell neoplasm)
benign epithelial tumor
Free radical cell damage
TRAP
nitrosamines (smoked foods) target

15. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
skeletal muscle malignant tumor
Acute inflammatory mediators
APC gene
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)

16. Hyperuricemia (excess NA turnover)
Neoplasm associated with actinic keratosis
paraneoplastic effects of leukemias and lymphomas
AIDS
dysplastic nevus

17. Caused by peroxidation of membrane lipids. Causes acute gastric bleeding and chronic metabolic acidosis and scarring.
Where you see Psammoma bodies
WT1 gene
iron poisoning
Leukocyte extravasation: diapedesis

18. CML tyrosine kinase (oncogene)
lung cancer incidence/mortality
blood vessels malignant tumor
abl gene
c - myc gene

19. Heart disease
Leading cause of death in the US
smooth muscle malignant tumor
Leukocyte extravasation: tight binding
CCl4 target

20. Tumor marker: melanoma - neural tumors - astrocytomas
paraneoplastic effects of small cell lung carcinoma
S-100
Resolution of inflammation
nitrosamines (smoked foods) target

21. Bladder (transitional cell carcinoma)
AIDS
ret gene
Napthalene (aniline) dyes target
Alk - phos

22. Osteoma
benign >1 cell type tumor
bone benign tumor
DCC gene
S-100

23. Tumor marker: carcinoembryonic Ag Very nonspecific
fat malignant tumor
calcitonin
WT1 gene
CEA

24. Enzymes: catalase - superoxide dismutase - glutathione peroxidase.Vitamins: ACE Spontaneous decay
bcl -2 gene
Free radical eliminators
Red (hemorrhagic) infarcts
blood cell malignant tumors

25. Sarcoma
Necrosis
paraneoplastic effects of thymoma - small cell lung carcinoma
malignant mesenchyme tumor (general)
paraneoplastic effects of small cell lung carcinoma

26. Neurofibromatosis type 1 17q tumor suppressor
NF1 gene
causes of decreased ESR
p53 gene
paraneoplastic effects of leukemias and lymphomas

27. Restoration of normal structure - granulation tissue (vascularized + fibrosis) - abscess (fibrosis + pus) - fistula or scarring (collagen).
CCl4 target
TRAP
Resolution of inflammation
lung cancer incidence/mortality

28. Cancer
NF1 gene
ulcerative colitis
paraneoplastic effects of small cell lung carcinoma
Second - leading cause of death in the US

29. Enzymatic degradation and protein denaturation due to exogenous injury. Inflammatory process where intracellular components extravasate.
Napthalene (aniline) dyes target
WT1 gene
Necrosis
p16 gene

30. Melanoma - basal cell carcinoma - and especially squamous cell carcinomas of the skin.
Leukocyte extravasation: tight binding
DCC gene
Neoplasm associated with xeroderma pigmentosum (albinism)
S-100

31. Membrane lipid peroxidation - protein modification and DNA breakage.
Barrett's esophagus (chronic GI reflux)
causes of decreased ESR
APC gene
Free radical cell damage

32. Vascular: ICAM-1 Leukocyte: LFA-1 (integrin)
Neoplasm associated with tuberous sclerosis (facial angiofibroma - seizures - mental retardation)
Leukocyte extravasation: tight binding
nitrosamines (smoked foods) target
Primary tumors that met to liver

33. Leukemia - lymphoma
Acute inflammatory mediators
blood cell malignant tumors
paraneoplastic effects of thymoma - small cell lung carcinoma
DPC gene

34. Neuroblastoma transcription factor (oncogene)
N- myc gene
bone malignant tumor
Resolution of inflammation
Primary tumors that met to liver

35. Osteosarcoma
bone malignant tumor
TRAP
Where you see Psammoma bodies
S-100

36. Blood (leukemia)
fat benign tumor
Alkylating agents target
erb - B2 gene
Neoplasm associated with chronic atrophic gastritis - pernicious anemia - postsurgical gastric remants

37. Gastric adenocacinoma
Neoplasm associated with chronic atrophic gastritis - pernicious anemia - postsurgical gastric remants
Reversible - plasias
abl gene
nitrosamines (smoked foods) target

38. Colon cancer (Deleted in Colon Cancer) 18q tumor suppressor
DCC gene
paraneoplastic effects of renal cell carcinoma - hemangioblastoma
Neoplasm associated with actinic keratosis
benign epithelial tumor

39. All - AML
breast cancer incidence/mortality
primary amyloidosis
Neoplasm associated with Down Syndrome
asbestos target

40. Colonic adenocarcinoma
ulcerative colitis
Neoplasm associated with actinic keratosis
ras gene
paraneoplastic effects of leukemias and lymphomas

41. Sarcoma - papillary thyroid cancer
Leukocyte extravasation: rolling
N- myc gene
radiation exposure
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)

42. Colon>stomach>pancreas>breast>lung (liver and lung are the most common places for mets)
Leukocyte extravasation: migration
AIDS
Primary tumors that met to liver
malignant mesenchyme tumor (general)

43. Female 13%/23% and rising Male 16%/33% (mortality has plateaued)
malignant >1 cell type tumor
lung cancer incidence/mortality
paraneoplastic effects of renal cell carcinoma - hemangioblastoma
arsenic target

44. Colorectal cancer (assoc with FAP) 5q tumor suppressor
causes of decreased ESR
fat benign tumor
APC gene
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)

45. Melanoma 9p tumor suppressor
NF2 gene
Leukocyte extravasation: rolling
p16 gene
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)

46. Erythropoietin
Colon and rectal cancer incidence
paraneoplastic effects of renal cell carcinoma - hemangioblastoma
skeletal muscle malignant tumor
PSA

47. Breast and ovarian cancer 17q tumor suppressor (DNA repair protein)
Leukocyte extravasation: tight binding
Irreversible - plasias
calcitonin
BRCA1 gene

48. Tumor marker: (Normal in fetus). Hepatocellular carcinomas. Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis.
alpha - fetoprotein
WT1 gene
Neoplasm associated with chronic atrophic gastritis - pernicious anemia - postsurgical gastric remants
bone malignant tumor

49. Larynx (SqCC) - lung (SqCC and SCC) - kidney (renal cell carcinoma) - bladder (transitional cell carcinoma)
cigarette smoke target
causes of increased ESR
TRAP
benign >1 cell type tumor

50. Mature teratoma in men or malignant teratoma in M/F
Neoplasm associated with chronic atrophic gastritis - pernicious anemia - postsurgical gastric remants
bone malignant tumor
ras gene
malignant >1 cell type tumor