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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Diffuse nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis






2. Aka IgA nephropathy - deposition of IgA in mesangium - benign recurrent hematuria in kids following infection






3. Metastatic stomach CA to ovary






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






5. X linked - absence of plasma cells and serum immunoglobulins - cell mediated immunity still ok - no germinal centers - recurrent bacterial infections - resistances to fungal and viral still - btk gene defect






6. Autosomal dominant - fatal - progressive degeneration of striatum and frontal cortex with neuronal depletion and gliosis






7. Vaginal epithelial cell with stippled appearance due to adherent coccobacilli






8. Lots of tumors - breast CA - soft tissue sarc - brain tumors - leukemias - has loss of p53 tumor suppressor gene






9. Superclavicular lymph node identifying metastatic stomach CA






10. = MEN2a






11. Acute promyelocytic leukemia PML gene on 15 and RARa on 17






12. Acute inflammatory demyelinating dx primarily involving peripheral nerves






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






14. Ovarian tumor resembling bladder transitional epith






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






16. Aka osteopetrosis - marble bone dx - dense skeleton - failure of osteoclastic activity






17. Associated with Wegener granulomatosis






18. Mucopolysaccharidosis - deficient a L iduronidase - accumulations of heparin sulfate and dermatan sulfate in heart - brain - liver - and other organs - progressive - hepatosplenomagaly - dwarfism - gargoyle - like facies - stubby fingers - corneal cl






19. On lymph node biopsy - seen with Burkitt lymphoma






20. Aspirin toxicity seen in kids after acute febrile viral dx - microvesicular fatty change in liver and encephalopathy






21. Seen in hyperacute rejection - = acute inflammation - fibrinoid necrosis of small vessels - and extensive thrombosis






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






23. Autoimmune hypothyroid - hurthle cells common






24. Scheinker syndrome :: prion dx - fatal familial insomnia






25. Eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusions in hippocampus and purkinje cells seen in rabies infection






26. Aka acute disseminated langerhans cell histiocytosis - aggressive - usually fatal - kids hepatosplenomegaly - LAD - pancytopenia - pulmonary involvement - recurrent infections






27. Single erythematous plaque on shaft of penis or scrotum






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






29. Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer - DNA repair genes messed up






30. Deficient debranching enzyme amylo -1 -6- glucosidase - glycogen in liver - heart - skeletal muscle - stunted growth - hepatomegaly - hypoglycemia






31. Non::neoplastic tumor like masses - fibrous replacement of resorbed bone






32. Malignant lymphoma with features resembling inflammatory disorder - young men - Reed Sternburg cells






33. Aka polycystic ovary syndrome - young women - amenorrhea - infertility - obesity - hirsutism






34. Also seen in urine of MM - stacks of RBCs - will have high ESR






35. Urethritis - conjunctivitis - arthritis - associated with venereal or intestinal infection






36. Aka lentigo maligna - precursor to lentigo maligna melanoma






37. Aka neurofibromatosis - neurofibromas in skin - schwannomas of CN VIII - caf






38. Sphingomyelin containing phagocytes seen in Niemman::Pick dx in liver - spleen - lymph nodes and skin






39. Gene mutated in achondroplasia (most common form of dwarfism) - located at 4p16.3






40. Nuclei arranged in horseshoe - shaped pattern about periphery of cell - characteristic of but not specific for granulomatous TB (as opposed to a foreign body giant cell that has scattered nuclei)






41. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia - precocious puberty - caf






42. Pituitary insufficiency post - partum - low TSH ACTH






43. Associated with breast alone (isn't one of these associated with prostate? Check)






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






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






46. Abnormal WT 1 gene - intersexual disorders - nephropathy - wilms tumor






47. Radiologic appearance of periostium in bone tumors






48. Myc :: neuroblastoma amplicatiion correlates inversely with degree of differentiation






49. Seen in granuloma inguinale - multiple organisms filling large histiocytes






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







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