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Changes in mucosa observed on endoscopy typically include yellow shaggy mucosa with erythematous eroded patches. +
Methacholine is an inhaled non-selective muscarinic receptor agonist used in “challenge tests” to diagnose bronchial hyperreactivity (asthma and COPD). +
Riociguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator that increases vessel reactivity to nitric oxide and can thereby treat pulmonary hypertension. +
Ammonium chloride can be given for methamphetamine overdose. It helps to acidify the urine and increase renal clearance of the drug. +
The intercostal space contains the intercostal Vein, Artery, and Nerve (VAN) in that order from superior to inferior. +
Proteins can be targeted for degradation by the addition of ubiquitin molecules to lysine residues. +
GLUT5 is a fructose transporter expressed on the apical border of enterocytes in the small intestine. It does not translocate to the cell membrane with exercise. +
The mylohyoid muscle is not classically considered a muscle of mastication. It serves to elevates the hyoid and the tongue during swallowing and speaking. +
Sotalol is both a non-selective beta-blocker and potassium channel blocker (Class III antiarrhythmic). It is not an effective antidote for beta-blocker overdose. +
While lung is the second most common site of metastasis in colon cancer patients, cancer cells are more likely to spread to the lymphatics before metastasis. Furthermore, cancers below the pectinate line are more likely squamous cell carcinomas than colorectal adenocarcinomas. +
The spermatic cord travels through the inguinal canal and contains the vas deferens and essential neurovascular structures for the scrotum. +
This is the mechanism of action of sildenafil. One side effect of sildenafil is headache. +
While alkalinization of the urine can help to solubilize uric acid, the clinical data to support the use of acetazolamide in tumor lysis syndrome are weak. It is much more important to decrease the formation of uric acid with allopurinol. +
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common cancer. It occurs in sun-exposed areas and is often invasive but rarely metastasizes. It often presents as a pearly nodule, and can later appear as a chronically non-healing ulcer. The explosive growth and regression of the mass in this patient is inconsistent with basal cell carcinoma. +
''S agalactiae'' is a catalase-negative, beta-hemolytic, gram-positive coccus with bacitracin resistance. It is alternatively referred to as Group B streptococci and is a common cause of neonatal meningitis. +
At this stage, the patient is displaying symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Eventually, patients with De Quervain’s thyroiditis return to a euthyroid state. +