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First Aid Basics

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1. Female 13%/23% and rising Male 16%/33% (mortality has plateaued)






2. Mature teratoma in women






3. Antibodies to presynaptic Ca2+ channels at NM junction






4. Macrophages and lymphocytes. Persistant destruction and repair.






5. Colonic adenocarcinoma






6. MEN type II and III tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






7. Bacterial products (CLIK):C5a - LTB4 - IL-8 - Kallikrein






8. ADH






9. Most human cancers - specifically Li - Fraumeni syndrome 17p tumor suppressor (blocks G1 to S phase progression)






10. Hyperplasia - metaplasia - dysplasia






11. Squamous cell carcinoma of skin






12. Pancreatic cancer (Deleted in Pancreatic Cancer) 18q tumor suppressor






13. Adenocarcinoma - papillary carcinoma






14. CML tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






15. Papillary (thyroid) - Serous (ovary) - Meningioma - Mesothelioma






16. Lymphoma


17. During embryogenesis - hormone induction and atrophy. Increased mitochondrial permeability and cytochrome c release. Increase Bax (pro - apoptotic) - decreased Bcl -2 (anti - apopotic).






18. Rhabdomyosarcoma






19. All - AML






20. Liver (centrilobular necrosis - fatty change)






21. Erythropoietin






22. Malignant lymphoma






23. Colon cancer (Deleted in Colon Cancer) 18q tumor suppressor






24. Breast and ovarian cancer 17q tumor suppressor (DNA repair protein)






25. 32%/13% male






26. Adenoma - papilloma






27. Skin (SqCC) - liver (angiosarcoma)






28. Esophageal adenocarcinoma


29. Colon>stomach>pancreas>breast>lung (liver and lung are the most common places for mets)






30. TB - fungal infections - syphilis - leprosy - cat scratch fever - sarcoid - Crohn's - Berylliosis.






31. Larynx (SqCC) - lung (SqCC and SCC) - kidney (renal cell carcinoma) - bladder (transitional cell carcinoma)






32. PTH- related peptide - TGF- beta - TNF - IL-1






33. Anaplasia - neoplasia - desmoplasia (fibrous tissue formation in response to neoplasm)






34. Prostate (blastic) - thyroid - testes - breast (lytic and blastic) - lung (lytic) - kidney (breast and prostate are most common)






35. GIST cytokine receptor (oncogene)






36. Solid tissues with single blood supply. Heart - kidney and spleen.






37. Tumor marker: neuroblastoma - lung and gastric cancer






38. Leukemia - lymphoma






39. Tumor marker: carcinoembryonic Ag Very nonspecific






40. Breast - ovarian and gastric carcinomas tyrosine kinase (oncogene)






41. ACTH or ACTH- like peptide






42. Secondary osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma


43. Vascular: ICAM-1 Leukocyte: LFA-1 (integrin)






44. AA






45. Lung (mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma)






46. Retinoblastoma - osteosarcoma 13q tumor suppressor (blocks G1 to S phase progression)






47. Astrocytoma - angiomyolipoma - cardiac rhabdomyoma






48. Ligand - receptor interactions. Release of perforin and granzyme B.






49. Burkitt's lymphoma transcription factor (oncogene)






50. Membrane lipid peroxidation - protein modification and DNA breakage.