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Copy of Top 50 Picmonics for Step 1
Isoniazid
- Indications
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Mechanism of Action
- Requires Catalase Peroxidase
- Decreases Mycolic Acid Synthesis
- Fast vs Slow Acetylators
- Side Effects
- B6 Deficiency
- Neurotoxicity
- Hepatotoxicity
- Drug-induced Lupus
1 min
Huntington's Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Dominant
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CAG Repeats
- Chromosome 4
- Anticipation
- Caudate
- Decrease of ACh
- Decrease of GABA
- Signs and Symptoms
- Chorea
- Dementia
- Depression
- Glutamate Toxicity
- Neuronal Death via NMDA Binding
3 mins
Clindamycin
- Mechanism of Action
- Bacteriostatic
- Binds 50S Ribosomal Subunit
- Blocks Translocation
- Indications
- Anaerobic Infections above the Diaphragm
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Lung Abscess
- Side Effects
- Can Cause Pseudomembranous Colitis
1 min
Giardia lamblia
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Ingestion of Cysts
- Seen in Campers
- Daycare Centers
- Mental Hospitals
- Infects Small Intestine
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloating
- Flatulence
- Fatty Diarrhea
- Diagnosis
- Crescent-shaped Protozoa Adjacent to Epithelial Brush Border
- Predisposed if Low IgA
- Treatment
- Metronidazole
3 mins
Prolactinoma
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Galactorrhea
- Prolactin Inhibits Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
- Impotence
- Amenorrhea
- Bitemporal Hemianopsia
- Treat with Dopamine
2 mins
Toxoplasma gondii
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Cysts in meat or cat feces
- Signs and Symptoms
- Brain Abscess in HIV Patients
- Ring-enhancing brain lesions
- Crosses placenta in pregnant women
- Congenital TORCH infection
- Treatment
- Pyrimethamine
- Sulfadiazine
2 mins
Chlamydia trachomatis
- Characteristics
- A to C
- Trachoma
- Follicular Conjunctivitis
- Blindness
- Africa
- L1 to 3
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Buboes
- Genital Ulcer
- D to K
- Urethritis and PID
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Staccato Cough
- Neonatal Conjunctivitis
2 mins
Carcinoid Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Neuroendocrine Cells
- Serotonin
- Appendix
- Diagnosis
- Chromogranin A
- Neuron Specific Enolase
- Dense Core Bodies on EM
- Signs and Symptoms
- Symptoms When Metastasize to Liver
- Flushing
- Wheezing
- Right Heart Murmur
- Diarrhea
4 mins
21 Hydroxylase Deficiency
- Pathophysiology
- Decreased Cortisol
- Increased 17 Hydroxyprogesterone
- Decreased Aldosterone
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hypotension
- Increased Renin
- Hyperkalemia
- Female Pseudohermaphroditism
2 mins
Campylobacter Jejuni
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacillus
- Flagella
- Curved
- Corkscrew Appearance
- Oxidase-Positive
- Grows Well at 42 Degrees
- Undercooked Poultry
- Unpasteurized Milk
- Puppies with Diarrhea
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Reiter's Syndrome or Reactive Arthritis
3 mins
EHEC (Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli)
- Characteristics
- O157:H7
- Non-Sorbitol Fermenting
- Hamburger Meat
- Produces Shiga-Like Toxin
- Gram-Negative
- Lysogeny
- Inactivates 60 S ribosome
- Disease
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Acute Renal Failure
- Thrombocytopenia
2 mins
Hirschsprung Disease
- Failure of Neuronal Crest Cell Migration
- Involves Rectum
- Lack of Auerbach and Meissner Plexus
- Chronic Constipation
- Failure to Pass Meconium
- Congenital Megacolon
- Increased Risk with Down Syndrome
2 mins
Wilson's Disease Symptoms
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Basal Ganglia Degeneration
- Dementia
- Dyskinesia
- Asterixis
- Kayser-Fleischer Rings
- Slit Lamp Exam
- Hemolytic Anemia
2 mins
Crohn's Symptoms and Associations
- Diarrhea
- Malabsorption
- Bile-Wasting
- Pigment Gallstones
- Oxalate Kidney Stones
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Erythema Nodosum
- Uveitis
- Migratory Polyarthritis
2 mins
Hemochromatosis Pathophysiology
- Pathophysiology
- Hemosiderin Deposition
- Autosomal Recessive
- HLA-A3
- Secondary to Transfusion Therapy
- Increase Iron
- Increase Ferritin
- Increased Transferrin Saturation
2 mins
Vancomycin Side Effects & Toxicity
- Side Effects
- Thrombophlebitis
- Nephrotoxicity
- Ototoxicity
- Diffuse Flushing Called Red Man Syndrome
- Prevent with Antihistamine
- Prevent with Slow Infusion
2 mins
Trichomonas vaginalis
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Signs and Symptoms
- Vaginitis
- Pruritus
- Foul-smelling Greenish Frothy Discharge
- Strawberry Cervix
- Diagnosis
- Corkscrew Motility on Wet Prep
- Treatment
- Metronidazole
1 min
Tetracycline Toxicities
- Inhibition of Bone Growth in Children
- Teratogen
- Discoloration of Teeth
- Photosensitivity
- GI Distress
2 mins
Bacterial Endocarditis
- Signs and Symptoms
- Fever
- New murmur
- Janeway Lesions
- Splinter Hemorrhages
- Roth spots/round white spots on retina
- Osler nodes/tender lesions on finger or toe pads
- Anemia
2 mins
Rheumatic Fever
- Pathophysiology
- Pharyngeal Infection with Strep Pyogenes (Group A Strep)
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Signs and Symptoms
- Aschoff Bodies
- Anitschkow's Cells
- Early Death Due to Myocarditis
- Migratory Polyarthritis
- Subcutaneous Nodules
- Erythema Marginatum
- Chorea
- Diagnosis
- Elevated ESR
2 mins
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