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nbme22/Block 1/Question#38 (reveal difficulty score)
A newborn born at 26 weeks' gestation has ...
Dipalmitoyl lecithin ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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submitted by โˆ—adong(144)
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literally know every single name they can possibly call this

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djtallahassee  literally a new name every nbme +11
skonys  I just knew Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine because it was super long and I thought "these fucks will prob ask for the specific name" and then yolo'd on the lecithin part +1



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Premie has no surfactant

Angiotensin II - generated in hypovolemia

Dipalmitoyl lecithin aka dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine lung surfactant

Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate aka PIP2 Gq receptor pathway

Phosphatidylserine -involved in intrinsic apoptosis when exposed on extracellular surfaces

Sphinogmyelin - composes myelin and also has roles in signal transduction, apoptosis. Lecithin: Sphingomyelin ratio >2 indicates mature fetal lungs.

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endochondral1  how are we supposed to know that dipalmitoyl lecithin is the same thing as dipalmitorylphosphatidylcholine +7
qfever  FA 2019 page 647 Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mix of lecithins, the most important of which is dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC). Also: Screening tests for fetal lung maturity: lecithin- sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio in amniotic fluid (โ‰ฅ 2 is healthy; < 1.5 predictive of NRDS) +21



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I think the reason they are being such little turds and calling it dipalmitoyl lecithin instead of DPPC is because there's a thing called the lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio which needs to be high in order to indicate that the fetal lung has matured. Both lecithin (DPPC) and sphingomyelin are present in fetal lungs, but the amount of lecithin shoots way up towards the end of gestation, raising the L:S and indicating lung maturity.

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mutteringly  naw they just turd +4



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