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Term
abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly
Definition
Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)
Term
Back pain, fever, night sweats, wieght loss
Definition
Pott's disease (vertebral TB)
Term
Bluish line on gingiva
Definition
Burton's line (lead poisoning)
Term
Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis
Definition
Paget's disease of bone (increased osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)
Term
Cafe au lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty
Definition
McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G protein signaling mutation)
Term
Cherry red spot on macula
Definition
Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumilation), Neimann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation), central retinal artery occlusion
Term
child w/ fever develops red rash on face that spreads to body
Definition
slapped cheeks (erythema infectiosum/5th dz: parvovirus B19)
Term
dilated cardiomyopathy, edema polyneruopathy
Definition
wet beriberi (thiamine/vitB def)
Term
erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells
Definition
Sezary syndrome (cutaneous T cell lymphoma) or mycosis fungoides
Term
fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Definition
peyronie's dz (CT d/o)
Term
hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands
Definition
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (genetic benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction; incr cancer risk)
Term
hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neuro sx
Definition
gaucher's dz (glucocerebrosidase def)
Term
hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis
Definition
Conn's syndrome
Term
hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia
Definition
chronic bronchitis - hyperplasia of mucous cells
Term
infant w/ failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, neurodegeneration
Definition
Neimann-Pick dz (genetic sphingomyelinase def)
Term
infant w/ hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, hepatomegaly
Definition
Cori's dz (debranching enzyme def)
Term
infant w/ microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, structural heart defect
Definition
Edward's syn (trisomy 18)
Term
mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time
Definition
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of GpIIb/IIIa)
Term
multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/supernumerary teeth
Definition
gardner's syndrome (subtype of FAP)
Term
myopathy (infantile HCM), exercise intolerance
Definition
pompe's dz (lysosomal alpha-1,4-glucosidase deficiency)
Term
oscillating slow/fast breathing
Definition
Cheyne-Stokes respirations (central apnea in CHF or increased ICP)
Term
painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia
Definition
cold agglutinin dz (autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis)
Term
painless jaundice
Definition
cancer of pancreatic head obstructin bile duct
Term
polyuria, acidosis, growth failure, electrolyte imbalanaces
Definition
Fanconi's syndrome (proximal tubular reabsorption defect)
Term
rash on palms and soles
Definition
2 syphilis, coxsackie A, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Term
recurrent colds, unusual eczema, high serum IgE
Definition
Hyper IgE syndrome = Job's syndrome - neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality
Term
red itchy swollen rash of nipple/areola
Definition
Paget's disease of breast (represents underyling neoplasm)
Term
renal cell carcinoma (bilateral), hemangioblastomas, angiomatosis, pheochromocytoma
Definition
von Hippel-Lindau dz (dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation
Term
retinal hemorrhages w/ pale centers
Definition
Roth spots (bacterial endocarditis)
Term
severe jaundice in neonate
Definition
Crigler-Najjar syndrome (congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia_
Term
short stature, increased incidence of tumors/leukemia, aplastic anemia
Definition
Fanconi's anemia (genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair; often progresses to AML)
Term
slow progressive muscle weakness in boys
Definition
Becker's muscular dystrophy (X-linked missense mutation in dystrophin; less severe than Duchene's
Term
smooth flat moist white lesions on genetalia
Definition
condyloma lata (2 syphilis)
Term
urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in male
Definition
Reactive arthritis assd w/ HLA-B27
Term
vascular birthmark (port wine stain)
Definition
hemangioma (benighn, but associated w/ Sturge-Weber syndrome)
Term
waxy casts w/ low urine flow
Definition
chronic end stage renal dz
Term
weight loss, diarrhea, arthritis, fever, adenopathy
Definition
Whipple's dz (tropheryma whippelli)
Term
anticentromere antibodies
Definition
scleroderma (CREST)
Term
antidesmoglein (epithelial) antibodies
Definition
pemphigus vulgaris (blistering)
Term
anti-IgG antibodies
Definition
rheumatoid arthritis (systemic inflammation, joint pannus, boutonniere deformity)
Term
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)
Definition
vasculitis (c-ANCA: Wegeners; p-ANCA: microscopin polyangitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome)
Term
antiplatelet antibodies
Definition
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Term
anti-topoisomerase antibodies
Definition
diffuse systemic scleroderma
Term
apple core lesion on abdominal xray
Definition
colorectal cancer (usually left-sided)
Term
azurophilic granular needles in leukemic blasts
Definition
Aur rods (acute myelogenous leukemia, especially promyelocytic [M3] type)
Term
bacitracin sensitive
Definition
streptococcus pyogenes (group A)
Term
bacitracin resistant
Definition
strep agalactiae (group B)
Term
boot shaped heart on xray
Definition
tetrology of fallot, RVH
Term
branching gram + ros w/ sulfer granules
Definition
actinomyces israelii
Term
brown tumor of bone
Definition
hemorrhage (hemosiderin) causes brown color of osteolytic systs: due to 1) hyperparathyroidism, 2) osteitis fibrosa cystica
Term
cardiomegaly w/ apical atrophy
Definition
chaga's dz (trypanosoma cruzi)
Term
circular grouping of dark tumor cells surrounding pale neurofibrils
Definition
Home Wright rosettes (neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, retinoblastoma)
Term
desquamated epithelium casts in sputum
Definition
Curschmann's spirals (bronchial asthma; can result in whorled mucous plugs)
Term
dissarayed granulosa cells in eosinophilic fluid
Definition
call-Exner bodies (granulosa-theca cell tumor of the ovary)
Term
dysplastic squamous cervical cells w/ nuclear elargement and hyperchromasia
Definition
koilocytes (HPV)
Term
enlarged cells w/ intranuclear inclusion bodies
Definition
"owl-eye" CMV
Term
enlarged thyroid cells w/ ground glass nuclei
Definition
"orphan annie eye" nuclei (papillary carcinoma of thyroid)
Term
eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in liver cells
Definition
mallory bodies (alcoholic liver dz)
Term
eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in nerve cell
Definition
lewy body (parkinsons)
Term
eosinophilic globule in liver
Definition
councilman body (toxic or viral hepatitis, yellow fever)
Term
eosiniophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampal nerve cell
Definition
rabies virus (lyssavirus)
Term
giant B cells w/ bilobed nuclei w/ prominant inclusions "owl eyes"
Definition
Reed-Sternberg cells (Hodgkins lymphoma)
Term
glomerulus like structure surrounding vessel in germ cells
Definition
Schiller-Duval bodies (yolk sac tumor)
Term
hair on end (crew cut) appearance on x-ray
Definition
beta thallasemia, sickle cell anemia (marrow expansion)
Term
hCG elevated
Definition
choriocarcinoma, hyditaform mole
Term
heart nodules (granulomatous)
Definition
aschoff bodies (rheumatic fever)
Term
hexagonal, double pointed, needle like crystals in bronchial secretions
Definition
bronchial asthma (Charcot-Leyden crystals: eosinophilic granules)
Term
hilar lymphadenopathy, peripheral granulomatous lesions in middle or lower lung lobes (can calcify)
Definition
Ghon complex (1 TB)
Term
honeycomb lung on x-ray
Definition
interstitial fibrosis
Term
increased AFP
Definition
dating error, anencephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defects)
Term
increased uric acid levels
Definition
gout, Lesch-Nyan syndrome, tumor lysis syndrom, loop and thiazide diuretics
Term
intranuclear eosinophilic droplet-like bodies
Definition
cowdry type A bodies (HSV or CMV)
Term
iron containing nodules in alveolar septum
Definition
ferruginous bodies (asbestosis: increased chance of mesothelioma)
Term
large lysosomal vessicles in phagocytes, immunodeficiency
Definition
Chediak-HIgashi dz (congenital failure of phagolysosome formation)
Term
lead pipe appearance of colon on x-ray
Definition
ulcerative colitis (loss of haustra)
Term
lumpy bumpy appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence
Definition
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (immune complex deposition of IgG and C3b)
Term
mammary gland blue domed cyst
Definition
fibrocystic change of the breast
Term
mucin filled cell w/ peripheral nucleus
Definition
signet ring (gastric carcinoma)
Term
narrowing of bowel lumen on barium radiograph
Definition
string sign (crohns dz)
Term
nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli
Definition
kimmelstiel-wilson nodules (diabetic nephropathy)
Term
novobiocin sensitive
Definition
staph epidermidis
Term
novobiocin resistant
Definition
staph saprophyticus
Term
onion skin periosteal reaction
Definition
ewings sarcoma (malignant round cell tumor)
Term
pseudopalisading tumor cells on brain biopsy
Definition
blioblastoma multiforme
Term
rectangular, crystal like, cytoplasmic inclusions in leydig cells
Definition
reinke crystals (leydig cell tumor)
Term
renal epithelial casts in urine
Definition
acute toxic/viral nephrosis
Term
sheets of medium sized lymphoid cells ("starry sky" appearance on histology)
Definition
burkitt's lymphoma (t[8:14] c-myc activation, assd w/ EBV; "black sky" made up of malignant cells)
Term
silver staining spherical aggregation of tau protiens in neurons
Definition
pick bodies (pick dz: progressive dementia, personality changes)
Term
soap bubble in femor or tibia on xray
Definition
giant cell tumor of bone (generally benign)
Term
spikes on basement membrane, dome like subepithelial deposits
Definition
membranous glomerulonephritis
Term
stacks of RBCs
Definition
rouleaux formation (high ESR, multiple myeloma)
Term
stippled vaginal epithelial cells
Definition
clue cells (gardenerella vaginalis)
Term
tennis racket shaped cytoplasmic organelles (EM) in langerhans cells
Definition
birbeck granules (histiocytosis X: eosinophilic granuloma)
Term
thumb sign on lateral xray
Definition
epiglottitis (H. flu)
Term
thyroid like appearance of kidneys
Definition
chronic bacterial pyelonephritis
Term
tram track appearance on LM
Definition
membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Term
WBCs that look smudged
Definition
CLL (almost always B cell; affects the elderly)
Term
tx absence seizure
Definition
ethosuxamide
Term
tx acute gout attack
Definition
NSAIDs, colchicine
Term
tx anxiety
Definition
buspirone
Term
tx arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Definition
class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
Term
tx BPH
Definition
tamsulosin, finasteride
Term
tx chronic gout
Definition
probenecid (underexcretor);
allopurinol (overproducer)
Term
tx chronic hepatitis
Definition
IFN-alpha
Term
tx chronic myelogenous leukemia
Definition
imatinib
Term
tx clostridium botulinum
Definition
antitoxin
Term
tx clostridium dificile
Definition
oral metronidazole
Term
tx clostridium tetani
Definition
antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Term
tx crohns dz
Definition
corticosteroids, infliximab
Term
tx cryptococcus neoformans
Definition
fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)
Term
tx cystic fibrosis
Definition
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxes (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Term
tx cytomegalovirus
Definition
ganciclovir
Term
tx diabetes insipidis
Definition
desmopressin (central);
hydroclorthiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Term
tx DKA
Definition
fluids, insluin, K
Term
tx enterococci
Definition
vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Term
ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Definition
fimepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Term
H. flu B prophylaxis
Definition
rifampin
Term
hemorrhagic cystitis
Definition
Mesna
Term
tx hyeperaldosteronism
Definition
spironolactone
Term
tx infertility
Definition
leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile)
Term
tx legionella pneumophila
Definition
erythromycin
Term
tx malignant hyperthermia
Definition
dantrolene
Term
medical abortion
Definition
mifepristone
Term
tx multiple sclerosis
Definition
beta interferon
Term
tx neisseria meningitidis
Definition
penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)
Term
tx prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Definition
leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)
Term
tx prostate carcinoma
Definition
flutamide
Term
tx pseudomonal aeruginosa
Definition
antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycosides
Term
tx pulmonary hypertension
Definition
bosentan
Term
tx rickettsia rickettsii
Definition
tetracycline, chloramphenicol (esp w/ aplastic anemia)
Term
tx ringworms
Definition
terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole
Term
tx schizophrenia (negative sx)
Definition
5HT2A antagonists (olanzapine)
Term
tx schizophrenia (positive sx)
Definition
D2 receptor antagonists
Term
tx sickle cell anemia
Definition
hydroxyurea (increase HbF)
Term
tx sporothrix schenckii
Definition
oral KI
Term
tx strep pneumo
Definition
penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infections, pneumonia);
vancomycin (meningitis)
Term
tx tonic clonic seizure
Definition
phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine
Term
tx toxoplasma gondii
Definition
sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Term
tx trichomonas vaginalis
Definition
metronidazole
Term
tx ulcerative colitis
Definition
5-ASA, infliximab
Term
UTI prophylaxis
Definition
TMP-SMX
Term
tx wegener's granulomatosis
Definition
cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids
Term
actinic (solar) keratosis
Definition
precursor to squamous cell carcinoma
Term
acute gastric ulcer associated w/ CNS injury
Definition
cushing's ulcer (increased ICP stimulates vagal gastric secretion)
Term
acute gastric ulcer associated w/ severe burns
Definition
curling's ulcer (greatly reduced plasma volume results in sloughing of gastric mucosa)
Term
dissecting aneurysm risk factor
Definition
hypertension
Term
risk for aortic aneurysm, abdominal and descending
Definition
atherosclerosis
Term
benign melanocytic nevus
Definition
spitz nevus (most common in 1st 2 decades)
Term
bleeding disorder w/ GpIb deficiency
Definition
Bernard-Soulier disease (defect in platelet adhesion to von Willebrand's factor)
Term
brain tumor (adults)
Definition
supratentorial: mets > astrocytoma (including glioblastoma multiforme) > miningioma > schwannoma
Term
brain tumor (kids)
Definition
infratentorial: medulloblastoma (cerebellum);
supratentorial: craniopharyngioma (cerebrum)
Term
most common breast cancer
Definition
infiltrating ductal carcinoma
Term
most common breast mass
Definition
1. fibrocystic change in young women
2. carcinoma in postmenopausal women
Term
cardiac tumor (kids)
Definition
rhabdomyoma, often seen in tuberous sclerosis
Term
cardiac tumor (adults)
Definition
1. metastasis
2. 1 myxoma (4:1 left to right atrium; "ball and valve")
Term
cardiac manifestation of lupus
Definition
Libman-Sacks endocarditis (nonbacterial, affect both sides of mitral valve)
Term
cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Definition
Chiari malformation (often presents w/ progressive hydrocephalus or syringomyelia)
Term
chronic atrophic gastritis (autoimmune)
Definition
predisposition to gastric carcinoma (can also cause pernicious anemia)
Term
congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypotension
Definition
21 hydroxylase deficiency
Term
congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)
Definition
Dubin-JOhnson syndrome (inability of hepatocytes to secrete conjugated bilirubin into bile)
Term
constrictive pericarditis MCC
Definition
TB (developing world)
SLE (developed world)
Term
cushing's syndrome MCC
Definition
1. corticosteroid therapy
2. excess ACTH secretion by pituitary
3. small cell lung carcinoma
Term
MCC early cyanosis (less common)
Definition
tetrology of fallot, transposition of great vessels, truncus arteriousus
Term
MCC late cyanosis (more common)
Definition
VSD, ASD, PDA
Term
MCC death in CML
Definition
blast crisis
Term
MCC death in SLE
Definition
lupus nephropathy
Term
ejection click
Definition
aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Term
MCC glomerulonephritis (adults)
Definition
Berger's dz (IgA nephropathy)
Term
MCC gynecologic malignancy
Definition
endometrial carcinoma (US)
cervical carcinoma (worldwide)
Term
MCC helminth infection in US
Definition
enterobius vermicularis,
ascaris lubricoides
Term
MCC hereditary bleeding disorder
Definition
von Willebrand's dz
Term
HLA-B27
Definition
ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrom, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis
Term
HLA-DR3 or DR4
Definition
DM1, RA, SLE
Term
holosystolic murmur
Definition
VSD, tricuspid regurg, mitral regurg
Term
infections in chronic granulomatous dz
Definition
staph aureus, E. coli, aspergillus (catalase +)
Term
late cyanotic shunt (uncorrected L->R becomes R->L)
Definition
eisenmenger's syndrome (ASD, VSD, PDA; results in pulmonary HTN/polycythemia)
Term
mcc myocarditis
Definition
coxsackie B
Term
mcc neoplasm (kids)
Definition
1. ALL
2. cerebellar medulloblastoma
Term
nephrotic syndrome (adults)
Definition
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Term
nephrotic syndrome (kids)
Definition
minimal change disease (assd w/ infections/vasccinations; tx w/ corticosteroids)
Term
mcc ovarian tumor (benign, bilateral)
Definition
serous cystadenoma
Term
mcc ovarian tumor (malignant)
Definition
serous cystadenocarcinoma
Term
mcc pancreatitis (acute)
Definition
gallstones, alcohol
Term
mcc pancreatitis (chronic)
Definition
alcohol (adults), CF (kids)
Term
age of pts w/ ALL, CLL, AML, CML
Definition
All: child
CLL: >60
AML: ~60
CML: 30-60
Term
mcc primary hyperaldosteronism
Definition
adenoma of adrenal cortex
Term
primary hyperparathyroidism
Definition
1. adenomas
2. hyperplasia
3. carcinoma
Term
S3 (protodiastolic gallop)
Definition
increased ventricular filling
L-> R shunt, mitral regurg, LV failure (CHF)
Term
S4 (presystolic gallop)
Definition
stiff/hypertrophic ventricles (aortic stenosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy)
Term
site of diverticula
Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
sites of atherosclerosis
Definition
abdominal aorta > coronary > popliteal > carotid
Term
t(14;18)
Definition
follicular lymphoma (bcl-2 activation)
Term
t(8;14)
Definition
burkitt's lymphoma (c-myc activation)
Term
t(9:22)
Definition
philadelphia chromosome, CML (bcr-abl fusion)
Term
mc testicular tumor
Definition
seminoma
Term
mc thyroid cancer
Definition
papillary carcinoma
Term
mc tumor of infancy
Definition
hemangioma (usually regress spontaneously)
Term
tumore of adrenal medula (kids vs adults)
Definition
adults: pheochromocytoma (usually benign)
kids: neuroblastoma (malignant)
Term
mc type of Hodgkin's
Definition
nodular sclerosis (vs mixed cellularity, lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion)
Term
mc type of non-Hodgkins
Definition
diffuse large cell
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