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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. 45 XO - female hypogonadism - hypothyroid - short - webbed neck - 1* amenorrhea p52






2. Asbestosis - yellow - brown - rod shaped body with clubbed ends - stain with Prussian blue






3. Peripheral neuropathy - atrophy of muscles - wet - high output cardiac failure - DCM - AV shunting - hypervolemia






4. Transloc seen in ewing sarcoma






5. Development of large pituitary adenomas following bilat adrenalectomy






6. Primary aldosteronism






7. Associated with 90% cases of ankylosing spondylitis - common in rheumatoid arthritis






8. Autosomal recessive - unusually large platelets - lack of 'GPIb IX V'






9. Gene product facilitates apoptosis - decreases bcl::2 and increases Bax






10. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia - precocious puberty - caf






11. Aggressive B- cell lymphoma - EBV - starry sky appearance - c myc






12. Seen in Down synd - small white spots on periphery of iris






13. Port wine stain on face - ipsilateral glaucoma - vascular lesions of ocular choroidal tissue - extensive hemangiomatous involvement of meninges






14. Thyroid replacement by fibrous tissue - unkown origin - mimics






15. Nystagmus - intention tremor - scanning speech - seen in MS






16. Retinoblastoma on chromosome 13






17. Tennis racket shaped cytoplasmic inclusion seen in langerhans cells (so also seen in langerhan cell histiocytosis)






18. Deficient a1 -4 glucosidase - accumulation of glycogen in liver - heart - skeletal muscle - cardiomegaly - muscle hypotonia - spelnomegaly - intractable hypoglycemia - death from cardiorespiratory failure before age 3






19. = MEN1






20. Severe unconj hyperbilirubinemia due to deficient glucuronyl transferase






21. Malabsorption syndrome - Tropheryma wippelii bacilli - small intestine commonly affected - arthralgias - cardiac - and neuro symptoms






22. Associated with papillary thyroid CA






23. Defective cilia - sinusitis - bronchiectasis - situs inversus - sometimes hearing loss and male sterility






24. Osteophytes at PIP joints






25. Small round blue cell tumor of bone - long bones - kids - 11:22 transloc






26. Unknown etiology - necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of small to medium sized vessels of the respiratory tract - kidneys - and other organs - circulating C- ANCAs






27. Acute inflammatory demyelinating dx primarily involving peripheral nerves






28. Pigmented iris hamartoma seen in neurofibromatosis






29. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






30. Autosomal recessive - neutropenia - albinism - cranial and peripheral neuropathy - tendency to develop repeated infections - abnormal WBCs (abnormal mictotubul formation and large cytoplasmic granules = lysosomes)






31. Seen in CLL - leukemic B- cells that are fragile






32. Materal transmission del(15)(q11q13) - aka happy puppet syndrome - mental retardation - ataxia - seizures - inappropriate laughter






33. Downward displacement of cerebellar tonsils and medulla through foramen magnum






34. Deficient sphingomyelinase - accumulation of sphingomyelin in phagocytes - foamy histiocytes in liver - spleen - lymph nodes - skin - hepatosplenomegaly - anemia fever - occasional neuro degeneration - half have cherry red spot macula






35. Ring of copper deposited around iris seen in Wilson






36. Aka trisomy 18 - mental retardation - prominent occiput - micrognathia (small jaw) - low::set ears - rocker::bottom feet - finger deformities - congenital heart dx






37. Eczematoid lesion of nipple areola - large cells with clear 'halo like' area - invade epidermis - underlying ductal CA






38. Deficient muscle phosphorylase - glycogen in skeletal muscle - cramps with exertion






39. Seen in insulinoma - episodic hyperinsulinemia and hypoglycemia - CNS dysfunction - reversal of CNS probs with administration of glucose






40. Epithelial cells with eosinophilc granular cytoplasm seen in hashimoto






41. Autosomal dominant - numerous adenomatous polyps along with osteomas and soft tissue tumors






42. Iron deficient anemia associated with upper::esophageal web






43. Infectious disorder - caused postencephalitic parkinsonism






44. Aka hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia - telangectasias in skin and mucous membranes - epistaxis - GI bleeds






45. Aka osteitis deformans - increased osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity






46. Metastatic stomach CA to ovary






47. Superclavicular lymph node identifying metastatic stomach CA






48. Aneurysm at small artery bifurcations






49. Aka trisomy 13 - mental retardation - microcephaly - micropthalmia - brain abnormalities - cleft lip/palate - polydactyly - rockerbottom feet - congenital heart dx






50. Radiologic appearance of periostium in bone tumors