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First Aid Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Lipoma
fat benign tumor
Barrett's esophagus (chronic GI reflux)
CCl4 target
ras gene

2. Hyperplasia - metaplasia - dysplasia
CCl4 target
acanthosis nigricans (hyperpig and epidermal thickening)
Neoplasm associated with chronic atrophic gastritis - pernicious anemia - postsurgical gastric remants
Reversible - plasias

3. Lung - breast - skin (melanoma) - kidney (renal cell carcinoma) - GI.50% brain tumors are from mets
Primary tumors that met to brain
paraneoplastic effects of renal cell carcinoma - hemangioblastoma
Neoplasm associated with tuberous sclerosis (facial angiofibroma - seizures - mental retardation)
WT1 gene

4. Neurofibromatosis type 2 22q tumor suppressor (key type 2=22)
benign >1 cell type tumor
Irreversible - plasias
radiation exposure
NF2 gene

5. Prostate (blastic) - thyroid - testes - breast (lytic and blastic) - lung (lytic) - kidney (breast and prostate are most common)
Primary tumors that met to bone
erb - B2 gene
paraneoplastic effects of leukemias and lymphomas
granulomatous disease

6. Tumor marker: Screen for prostate carcinoma. Can also be elevated in BPH and prostatitis.
PSA
iron poisoning
Paget's bone disease
smooth muscle benign tumor

7. Skin (SqCC) - liver (angiosarcoma)
arsenic target
Alkylating agents target
skeletal muscle malignant tumor
Paget's bone disease

8. Esophagus - stomach
Leading cause of death in the US
Colon and rectal cancer incidence
benign >1 cell type tumor
nitrosamines (smoked foods) target

9. ADH
paraneoplastic effects of small cell lung carcinoma and intracranial neoplasms
dysplastic nevus
PSA
Primary tumors that met to brain

10. Bacterial products (CLIK):C5a - LTB4 - IL-8 - Kallikrein
paraneoplastic effects of SqC lung carcinoma - renal cell carcinoma and breast carcinoma.
Leukocyte extravasation: migration
Primary tumors that met to bone
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)

11. Breast cancer 13q tumor suppressor (DNA repair protein)
Neoplasm associated with xeroderma pigmentosum (albinism)
asbestos target
Neoplasm associated with actinic keratosis
BRAC2 gene

12. Neuroblastoma transcription factor (oncogene)
N- myc gene
paraneoplastic effects of small cell lung carcinoma and intracranial neoplasms
extrinsic apoptosis
calcitonin

13. Neutrophils (eos in the gut) - plus other granular leukocytes and antibodies.
immunodeficiency states
acanthosis nigricans (hyperpig and epidermal thickening)
smooth muscle malignant tumor
Acute inflammatory mediators

14. Mature teratoma in women
asbestos target
DCC gene
fat malignant tumor
benign >1 cell type tumor

15. Enzymes: catalase - superoxide dismutase - glutathione peroxidase.Vitamins: ACE Spontaneous decay
vinyl chloride target
Free radical eliminators
Irreversible - plasias
causes of increased ESR

16. Caused by peroxidation of membrane lipids. Causes acute gastric bleeding and chronic metabolic acidosis and scarring.
L- myc gene
Primary tumors that met to brain
iron poisoning
skeletal muscle malignant tumor

17. Lung - liver - intestine or following reperfusion.
NF2 gene
Chronic inflammatory mediators
Red (hemorrhagic) infarcts
iron poisoning

18. Erythropoietin
TRAP
Neoplasm associated with tuberous sclerosis (facial angiofibroma - seizures - mental retardation)
paraneoplastic effects of renal cell carcinoma - hemangioblastoma
Second - leading cause of death in the US

19. Anaplasia - neoplasia - desmoplasia (fibrous tissue formation in response to neoplasm)
extrinsic apoptosis
Irreversible - plasias
Leading cause of death in the US
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)

20. Sickle cell (altered shape) - polycythemia (too many) - CHF (unknown)
causes of decreased ESR
bone malignant tumor
Chronic inflammatory mediators
NF1 gene

21. Lung (mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma)
L- myc gene
DPC gene
asbestos target
lung cancer incidence/mortality

22. Angiosarcoma
Primary tumors that met to brain
causes of decreased ESR
blood vessels malignant tumor
Irreversible - plasias

23. Osteosarcoma
Bombesin
Neoplasm associated with xeroderma pigmentosum (albinism)
Leukocyte extravasation: tight binding
bone malignant tumor

24. Sarcoma - papillary thyroid cancer
cigarette smoke target
radiation exposure
APC gene
c - kit gene

25. Infections - inflammation - cancer - pregnancy - SLE
TRAP
prostate cancer incidence/mortality
Free radical eliminators
causes of increased ESR

26. Melanoma 9p tumor suppressor
c - kit gene
p16 gene
DPC gene
erb - B2 gene

27. ACTH or ACTH- like peptide
PSA
paraneoplastic effects of small cell lung carcinoma
skeletal muscle benign tumor
Leukocyte extravasation: diapedesis

28. Liver (angiosarcoma)
iron poisoning
vinyl chloride target
nitrosamines (smoked foods) target
Neoplasm associated with actinic keratosis

29. 32%/18% female
CEA
Autoimmune (Hashimoto's - myasthenia gravis)
AIDS
breast cancer incidence/mortality

30. Sarcoma
malignant mesenchyme tumor (general)
paraneoplastic effects of thymoma - small cell lung carcinoma
Neoplasm associated with tuberous sclerosis (facial angiofibroma - seizures - mental retardation)
Irreversible - plasias

31. Larynx (SqCC) - lung (SqCC and SCC) - kidney (renal cell carcinoma) - bladder (transitional cell carcinoma)
blood vessels benign tumor
Neoplasm associated with chronic atrophic gastritis - pernicious anemia - postsurgical gastric remants
cigarette smoke target
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)

32. Tumor marker: pancreatic adenocarcinoma
CA-19-9
c - myc gene
PSA
Autoimmune (Hashimoto's - myasthenia gravis)

33. Tumor marker: ovarian - malignant epithelial tumors.
CA-125
Leukocyte extravasation: diapedesis
blood cell malignant tumors
S-100

34. AL
fat benign tumor
vinyl chloride target
primary amyloidosis
blood vessels malignant tumor

35. Tumor marker: thyroid medullary carcinoma
Reversible - plasias
PSA
WT1 gene
calcitonin

36. Enzymatic degradation and protein denaturation due to exogenous injury. Inflammatory process where intracellular components extravasate.
Alk - phos
c - myc gene
malignant epithelial tumor
Necrosis

37. Leiomyoma
paraneoplastic effects of SqC lung carcinoma - renal cell carcinoma and breast carcinoma.
DCC gene
c - myc gene
smooth muscle benign tumor

38. Follicular and undifferentiated lymphomas anti - apoptotic molecule (oncogene)
cigarette smoke target
malignant >1 cell type tumor
benign >1 cell type tumor
bcl -2 gene

39. Colonic adenocarcinoma
ulcerative colitis
Neoplasm associated with xeroderma pigmentosum (albinism)
BRAC2 gene
radiation exposure

40. During embryogenesis - hormone induction and atrophy. Increased mitochondrial permeability and cytochrome c release. Increase Bax (pro - apoptotic) - decreased Bcl -2 (anti - apopotic).
Leading cause of death in the US
malignant >1 cell type tumor
intrinsic apoptosis
BRAC2 gene

41. MEN type II and III tyrosine kinase (oncogene)
causes of increased ESR
ret gene
Paget's bone disease
DPC gene

42. TB - fungal infections - syphilis - leprosy - cat scratch fever - sarcoid - Crohn's - Berylliosis.
Bombesin
fat benign tumor
smooth muscle malignant tumor
granulomatous disease

43. Osteoma
bone benign tumor
Autoimmune (Hashimoto's - myasthenia gravis)
Alkylating agents target
DPC gene

44. Mature teratoma in men or malignant teratoma in M/F
Free radical eliminators
Neoplasm associated with Down Syndrome
malignant >1 cell type tumor
BRAC2 gene

45. Liver (centrilobular necrosis - fatty change)
Free radical cell damage
CCl4 target
Plummer - Vinson syndrome (atrophic glossitis - esophageal webs - anemia)
Paget's bone disease

46. Lung tumor transcription factor (oncogene)
c - kit gene
L- myc gene
Napthalene (aniline) dyes target
fat malignant tumor

47. GIST cytokine receptor (oncogene)
Leukocyte extravasation: diapedesis
c - kit gene
Neoplasm associated with Down Syndrome
Acute inflammatory mediators

48. All - AML
Neoplasm associated with Down Syndrome
blood vessels benign tumor
Resolution of inflammation
Free radical eliminators

49. Breast and ovarian cancer 17q tumor suppressor (DNA repair protein)
skeletal muscle malignant tumor
Neoplasm associated with xeroderma pigmentosum (albinism)
Leading cause of death in the US
BRCA1 gene

50. Tumor marker: neuroblastoma - lung and gastric cancer
c - myc gene
Bombesin
benign epithelial tumor
causes of decreased ESR