Haana Shared "MSK Final" - 44 Picmonics
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MSK Final
Lipid Metabolism and Ketogenesis
- Lipid Metabolism
- Acetyl-CoA
- Biotin Cofactor
- Malonyl-CoA
- Fatty Acids
- Triglycerides
- Glycerol
- DHAP
- Acetoacetyl-CoA
- HMG-CoA
- HMG-CoA Reductase
- Mevalonate
- Cholesterol
- Ketogenesis
- Acetoacetate
- Beta-Hydroxybutyrate
4 mins
Classic Galactosemia
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase is Absent (GALT)
- Impaired Galactose-1-P to UDP-Galactose
- Galactitol Accumulation in Lens
- Signs and Symptoms
- Infantile Cataracts
- Failure to Thrive
- Hepatomegaly
- Jaundice
- Intellectual Disability
- Increased Risk E. Coli Sepsis
2 mins
Galactokinase Deficiency
- Autosomal Recessive
- Galactose to Galactose 1P
- Galactose Appears in Blood and Urine
- Benign
- Infantile Cataracts
- Failure to Develop a Social Smile
2 mins
Fructose Intolerance
- Pathophysiology
- Deficiency of Aldolase B
- Fructose 1-P To DHAP And GA
- Accumulation Of Fructose-1-Phosphate
- Inhibition Of Glycogenolysis
- Inhibition Of Gluconeogenesis
- Clinical Features
- Hypoglycemia
- Vomiting
- Jaundice
- Cirrhosis
- Autosomal Recessive
2 mins
Fructose Metabolism
- Liver Fructose Metabolism
- Fructose
- Fructokinase
- Fructose-1-Phosphate
- Aldolase B
- DHAP
- Glyceraldehyde
- Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate
2 mins
Essential Fructosuria
- Autosomal Recessive
- Defect in fructokinase
- Fructose to fructose 1-P
- Benign
- Fructose appears in blood and urine
- Fructose does not enter cells
54 secs
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Mechanism and Deficiency
- Mechanism
- Cobalamin
- Large reserve pool in the liver
- Homocysteine to methionine
- Methylmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoA
- Deficiency Signs and Symptoms
- Macrocytic Megaloblastic Anemia
- Hypersegmented Neutrophils
- Neurologic defects
- Posterior column
- Lateral corticospinal tract
- Spinocerebellar tract
5 mins
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency Causes
- Causes
- Vegans
- Pernicious Anemia
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Malabsorption
- Sprue
- Enteritis
- Crohn's Disease
- Diphyllobothrium latum
4 mins
Von Gierke Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Type I Glycogen Storage Disease
- Glucose-6-Phosphatase Deficiency
- Signs and Symptoms
- Increased Glycogen in Liver
- Hepatomegaly
- Enlarged Kidneys
- Severe Fasting Hypoglycemia
- Increased Triglycerides
- Increased Uric Acid (Gout)
- Increased Lactic Acid
- Doll-like Facies
- Treatment
- Continuous Oral Glucose (or Cornstarch)
- Avoid Fructose and Galactose
2 mins
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
- Axillary Nerve Damage
- Axillary Artery
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Supraspinatus Tendon
- Anterior Glenohumeral Ligament
- Anatomic Lesions
- Bankart's Lesion
- Hill-Sachs Lesion
1 min
Anterior Lower Leg Anatomy
- Innervation
- Deep Peroneal Nerve
- General Action
- Dorsiflex Foot
- Muscles
- Tibialis Anterior
- Invert Foot
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
- Extend 4 Toes
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
- Extend Great Toe
1 min
Anterior Thigh Muscles
- Innervation
- Femoral Nerve
- Muscles
- Iliopsoas
- Psoas Innervated by L1-3
- Sartorius
- Pectineus
- Quadriceps Femoris
- Vastus Lateralis
- Vastus Intermedius
- Vastus Medialis
- Rectus Femoris
2 mins
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Types
- Types
- Types 1 and 2 - Classical
- Type V Collagen Mutation
- Joints and Skin
- Type 3 - Hypermobility
- Most Common
- Tenascin X Deficiency
- Joint Instability
- Type 4 - Vascular
- Type III Collagen Mutation
- Vascular and Organ Rupture
2 mins
Paget's Disease of Bone
- Pathophysiology
- Men > Age 40
- Increased Osteoblast and Osteoclast activity
- Mosaic Pattern
- Signs and Symptoms
- Increased Skull Diameter
- Hearing Loss
- Fractures
- Bone Ache and Joint Pain
- High Output Heart Failure
- Diagnosis
- Bone Scan
- Normal Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and Calcium
- Elevated ALP
- Treatment
- Bisphosphonate
- Calcitonin
2 mins
Osteopetrosis (Marble Bone Disease)
- Pathophysiology
- Defective Osteoclast Resorption
- Carbonic Anhydrase II Mutation
- Lack of Acidic Environment
- Symptoms
- Fractures
- Nerve Palsies
- Diagnosis
- Myelophthisic Anemia
- Erlenmeyer Flask Bones
- Normal ALP and PTH
- Normal Calcium and Phosphorus
- Bone-in-bone Appearance
- Treatment
- Bone Marrow Transplant
2 mins
Achondroplasia
- Mechanism
- Autosomal Dominant
- Advanced Paternal Age
- Most Common Cause of Dwarfism
- Mutation of FGFR3 (Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3)
- Defective Endochondral Ossification
- Symptoms
- Delayed Motor Milestones
- Shortened Limbs with Normal Axial Skeleton Size
- May Develop Hydrocephalus
- Symptoms of Spinal Stenosis
- Normal Life Span and Fertility
2 mins
Osteomyelitis
- Cause/Mechanism
- Bone Infection
- Assessment
- Warmth
- Edema
- Constant Bone Pain
- Fever
- Interventions
- IV Antibiotics
- Implanted Beads
- Hyperbaric Oxygen
- Surgical Removal of Ischemic Tissue
- Considerations
- Elevated ESR
3 mins
Gout Disease
- Acute Inflammatory Monoarthritis
- Epidemiology
- Primarily in Males
- Pathophysiology
- Precipitation of Monosodium Urate Crystals
- Underexcretion of Uric Acid
- Overproduction of Uric Acid
- Negatively Birefringent, Needle-Shaped
- Symptoms
- Swollen, Red, Painful Joint
- Asymmetric Joint Distribution
- Podagra
- Tophus
- After Large Meal or Alcohol
2 mins
Gout Treatment
- Acute (Acute-angle)
- NSAIDs
- Glucocorticoids
- Colchicine
- Impairs Leukocyte Chemotaxis
- Chronic Gout (Crone Goat)
- Inhibit Xanthine Oxidase
- Allopurinol
- Febuxostat
- Inhibit Reabsorption of Uric Acid
- Probenecid
1 min
Pseudogout
- Pathophysiology
- > 50 Years Old
- Arthritis of Large Joints (Classically the Knee)
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystals
- Diagnosis
- Positively Birefringent
- Chondrocalcinosis (On X-ray)
- Treatment
- NSAIDs
- Colchicine
- Steroids
1 min
