Medical MindMaps for USMLE Step 1

Retinal Vassel Oclussion

2015-03-28T12:46:00.004-04:00

Broca's and Wernicke's Aphasia

2014-09-14T22:02:00.001-04:00

Sensitivity and Specificity

2014-07-20T00:37:00.001-04:00

Lung and Chest Wall

2014-01-26T01:25:00.003-05:00

Bilirrubin and Hereditary Hyperbilirrubinemias

2014-01-24T21:34:00.001-05:00

Protein synthesis

2014-01-22T19:17:00.004-05:00

START codon = AUG or GUG (rare)
STOP codons = UAA, UAG, UGA
Synthesisi of proteins activated by GTP hydrolisis
Ribosome advance from 5' to 3' terminal
tRNA activated by ATP

Aminoglycosides inhibit initiation complex and produce misreading of mRNA
Chloramphenicol inhibits 50S peptidyltransferase
Macrolides and Clindamycin bind 50S blocking translocation

RNA processing (eukaryotes) and Splicing of mRNA

2014-01-22T18:49:00.002-05:00

OCCURS IN THE NUCLEUS

OCCURS IN THE CYTOPLASM

P bodies, storage and manage (regulates or turns over) the mRNA processed in the cytoplasm (UW 2035).
LSE patients makes antibodies to splicesomal snRNPs.
3' splicesome terminal = AG

HIV Structure

2014-01-21T16:11:00.003-05:00

Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Contraction

2014-01-21T02:10:00.003-05:00

Body Water Graphics

2014-01-19T23:10:00.004-05:00

Male-Female Genital Homologues

2014-01-19T14:44:00.000-05:00

Glycolisis

2014-01-18T21:58:00.003-05:00

Basics of Metabolism

2014-01-18T21:33:00.004-05:00

Lipid Lowering Agents

2014-01-18T20:34:00.000-05:00

LDL -> Statins -> +Ezetimibe
Cholesterol -> Ezetimibe
HDL -> Niacine
TGC -> Fibrates -> +Niacine (UW 166)

Kidney Embryology

2014-01-18T19:49:00.001-05:00

The URETERIC bud (Mesonephros) stimulates to Metanephric mesenchyma to develops:

Glomerulus, renal tubules to distal convulated (UW 1736).

Hematology Drugs Overview

2014-01-18T16:16:00.000-05:00

Anemias

2014-01-18T14:41:00.001-05:00

Leukemias

2014-01-18T03:09:00.001-05:00

Lymphomas

2014-01-18T02:51:00.000-05:00

Sickle Cell Anemia

2014-01-18T01:54:00.001-05:00

HbS (replace aa glutamic by valine - missing mutation), causes Hb hydrophobic molecular aggregation in hypoxic, dehydratatior, or acidic conditions making polymer chains (UW 1242)

Blood Groups

2014-01-18T01:20:00.003-05:00

Coagulation Cascade and Platelet Plug Formation

2014-01-18T01:08:00.002-05:00

Platelet Coagulation

2014-01-18T00:56:00.003-05:00

Blood Cell Diferentiation

2014-01-18T00:02:00.001-05:00

Mature RBC's do not have nucleus and loss hemoglobin synthesis capacity, because lack mitochondrias (UW 1455).

MEN Syndromes

2014-01-17T16:05:00.002-05:00