epub |eng | 2016-04-19 | Author:Samir S. Shah, Lisa B. Zaoutis, Marina Catallozzi & Gary Frank

Mitochondrial FAOD affecting β-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids. For long-chain (especially 12–16 carbon length) fatty acids, one enzyme (mitochondrial “trifunctional protein”) carries out hydratase, 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase, and thiolase reactions. ...

epub |eng | 2015-02-16 | Author:Shah, Kaushal H. & Mason, Chilembwe

* * * There have been no reported serious adverse events such as neck fracture or carotid artery dissection Warn the patient that he will likely become symptomatic during the ...

epub |eng | 2012-11-22 | Author:Graber, Mark & Wilbur, Jason

You consult your pediatric orthopedic colleagues who take the infant to the operating room to wash out the joint and obtain cultures. An x-ray shows a lytic lesion in the ...

epub |eng | 2010-06-20 | Author:Gleason, Jessica [Gleason, Jessica]

What state(s) of the voltage-gated Na+ channel is/are most susceptible to drugs? Open state; inactivated state What two types of gates does the voltage-gated Na+ channel have? M (activating) H ...

epub |eng | 2014-09-28 | Author:Zane, Richard D.

Physical Exam • Hypothyroidism: Obese, delayed DTRs, diastolic HTN, dry, thick skin SQ tissue (myxedema), bradycardia, pl/pericardial/peritoneal effusion, hypothermia, hypotension, hypoventilation, altered sensorium • Myxedema coma: Hypothermia & severely altered ...

epub |eng | 2015-01-16 | Author:Gerard Doherty [Doherty, Gerard]

Figure 30–12. Cross-section of the colon depicting the sites where diverticula form. Note that the antimesocolic portion is spared. The longitudinal layer of muscle completely encircles the bowel and is ...

epub |eng | 2012-06-19 | Author:Toy, Eugene & Liu, Terrence & Campbell, Andre [Toy, Eugene]

CASE 28 A 62-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 1-week history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain. He complains of increased pain, nausea, and fever. He has ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2012-01-23 | Author:Le, Tao & Feinstein, James [Le, Tao]

(A) Acetazolamide (B) Furosemide (C) Hydrochlorothiazide (D) Mannitol (E) Triamterene ANSWERS 1. The correct answer is B. The juxtaglomerular (JG) cells in the afferent arteriole and the macula densa in ...

epub |eng | 2012-12-19 | Author:Doan, Thao & Melvold, Roger & Viselli, Susan & Waltenbaugh, Carl [Doan, Thao]

Figure 14.2 Asthma. Asthma is a reversible airway obstruction often caused by the release of inflammatory mediators from mast cells upon encounter with allergen. These inflammatory mediators cause the loosening ...

epub |eng | 2012-08-30 | Author:Sanders, Mark Jason & Toy, Eugene & Yetman, Robert & Hormann, Mark & Lahoti, Sheela & McNeese, Margaret & Geltemeyer, Abby M. [Sanders, Mark Jason]

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 29.1 A 16-year-old adolescent boy complains of intermittent cola-colored urine of several years’ duration, usually when he has a “cold.” He is otherwise well and has no medical ...

epub |eng | 2013-05-26 | Author:Costanzo, Linda S. [Costanzo, Linda S.]

EXPLANATION OF CASE. There are two possible explanations for this woman’s glucosuria: (1) a defect in the renal transport mechanism for glucose or (2) an increased filtered load of glucose ...

epub |eng | 2012-09-03 | Author:Campbell, William W.

FIGURE 25.6 Left hemiparesis of 15 years’ duration. The patient circumducts his left leg as he begins walking. The spasticity, or increase in tone, is most marked in the flexor ...

epub |eng | 2012-09-04 | Author:Tintner, Ron & Toy, Eugene & Simpson, Ericka [Tintner, Ron]

CJD belongs to a family of human and animal diseases known as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Spongiform refers to the characteristic appearance of infected brains, which become filled with ...

mobi |eng | 2014-04-25 | Author:Conrad Fischer

Features that do not change with disease activity: • Sclerosing cholangitis • Pyoderma gangrenosum Move the clock forward 1 to 3 months at a time. Continue mesalamine chronically. On CCS, ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2011-06-20 | Author:Daum, Robert & Canel, Jason [Daum, Robert]

• Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed • Significant change in appetite or body weight • Difficulty sleeping or oversleeping • Psychomotor agitation or retardation • Loss of energy ...