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OCD is characterized by the presence of obsessions that are only relieved by executing compulsions. In contrast to OCPD, patients with OCD have insight and recognize that their symptoms are excessive and out of the ordinary. +
Both botulinum and tetanus toxin cleave SNARE protein at synapses, thereby disabling neurotransmitter release at the synaptic cleft. +
Penicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic used to treat some gram-positive organisms, some gram-negative organisms, and syphilis. +
Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that binds to the 23S rRNA of the 50S ribosomal subunit. It may be used to treat atypical pneumonias. +
Most RNA viruses, including the Norwalk virus are composed of ssRNA. While the Norwalk virus is a cause of diarrhea in both children and adults, it is not the most common cause of watery diarrhea in children. +
Incorrect! This patient is hypotensive and in shock, therefore her peripheral perfusion will be decreased. +
Displacement is a redirected emotion or phobia. The source of the emotion stays the same, but the target changes. For example, a woman divorced by her husband punishes her son as the reason why the husband left her. This is an example of an immature defense mechanism. +
The thickened secretions from the pancreas block the exocrine movement of the digestive enzymes into the duodenum and result in irreversible damage to the pancreas. This causes atrophy of the exocrine glands and progressive fibrosis. However, the endocrine pancreas might also be damaged at the advanced stage of the disease. The median age at diagnosis of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is 21 years. +
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a neuroendocrine tumor that originates from the parafollicular cells (C-cells) which produce calcitonin (CT). Medullary thyroid carcinoma may be associated with multiple endocrine neoplasias (MEN) type 2A and 2B. +
Patients with moderate-to-severe disease should receive adjunctive corticosteroids as early as possible and certainly within 72 hours after starting specific PCP therapy. However, methylprednisolone is not classically associated with hemolytic anemia. +
The disorder of recurrent corneal erosion occurs due to a poor adhesion between the corneal epithelial cells and the basement membrane cells (Bowman's layer). +
The bilaminar germ disc consists of two layers: the epiblast and the hypoblast. These layers differentiate from the embryoblast at day-8 after fertilization. The epiblast will further differentiate into the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm to make up the trilaminar germ disc. The hypoblast will form the extraembryonic membrane and the yolk sac. +
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There are no signs of inflammation in this patient. Amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (AIH) is cause of this thyroid function abnormality. +
If the infection occurs within 13–26 weeks after conception there is a 23% chance the infant will be affected by the disease. This is not the trimester during which the patient is at highest risk. +
Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is the most common congenital disorder resulting in live births. It is characterized by intellectual disability, prominence of the epicanthal folds, flat facies, and single palmar crease. It is not classically associated with rubella infection during pregnancy. +
This is not the correct dosing regimen for treating adults and children with onchocerciasis. The correct dose is 150 micrograms per kilogram in one dose every six months. +
Umbilical cord blood cannot be tested due to maternal and fetal blood mixing, which may give false positive results. +