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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






2. Area of focal interstitial myocardial inflammation characterized by fragmented collagen and fibrinoid material - by large cells (Anitschkow myocytes) and occasional multinucleated giant cells (Aschoff cells)






3. Pituitary insufficiency post - partum - low TSH ACTH






4. Metastatic stomach CA to ovary






5. Deficient glucose -6- phosphatase - accumulation of glycogen in liver and kidney - hepatomegaly - hypoglycemia






6. Subcutaneous fibrosis of dorsum of penis






7. Primary adrenal failure






8. Pigmented iris hamartoma seen in neurofibromatosis






9. Infectious disorder - caused postencephalitic parkinsonism






10. Similar to Dubin Johnson with no black liver






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






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






13. Hereditary nephritis associated with nerve deafness and ocular disorders - mutation in gene for the a5 chain of type IV collagen






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






15. Aka velocardiofacial syndrome and CATCH 22 syndrome - micro deletion of 22q11 - Cardiac abnormalities - Abnormal facies - T cell deficit due to thymic hypoplasia - Cleft palate - Hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism - from poor development of 3rd a






16. Paraneoplastic synd looks like myasthenia gravis - often small cell lung CA






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






18. Variant of rheumatoid arthritis - aka juvenile rheumatoid arthritis






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






20. Different in that it is the primary disorder - recurrent vasospasm of small arteries and venules - pallor - cyanosis - fingers and toes - young healthy women






21. Aka pituitary cachexia - generalized panhypopituitarism






22. Aka infantile progressive spinal muscular atrophy - autosomal recessive - LMN disease - infants






23. Aka subcortical leukoencephalopathy - assoc with HTN - multiple lacunar infarcts and progressive demyelination in subcortical area






24. Mutation here causes pseudohypoparathyroidism






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






26. Gene product facilitates apoptosis






27. Associated with Wegener granulomatosis






28. Deficient hypoxanthine::guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) - low purine metabolism - high uric acid - thus gout - mental retardation - choreoathetosis - spasticity - self mutilation - aggressiveness






29. B Thalassemia major






30. Thiamine deficiency - cerebral dysfunction - aka alcoholic encephalopathy - hemorrhagic lesions in the mamillary bodies - confusion - ataxia - ophthalmoplegia - and memory loss plus confabulation p 105 and p115






31. Tumor suppressor mutated in breast and ovary






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






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






34. Seen in papillary thyroid CA






35. Seen in urine of patients with multiple myeloma - Ig light chain either k or l






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






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






38. Located on xsome 6 - mutation here = hereditary hemochromatosis






39. Associated with papillary thyroid CA






40. Autoimmune hypothyroid - hurthle cells common






41. Epithelial cells with eosinophilc granular cytoplasm seen in hashimoto






42. Aka lentigo maligna - precursor to lentigo maligna melanoma






43. Vasosmasm of small vessels - most often in fingers - seen with autoimmune dx like SLE - scleroderma and others (R in CREST) - recurrent vasospasm - always secondary to underlying disorder






44. Diffuse nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis






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






46. Catastrophic adrenal insuff and vascular collapse - hemorrhagic necrosis of adrenal cortex






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






48. Paracentric inversion or translocation with 17 associated with papillary thyroid CA






49. Gene product inhibits apoptosis






50. Aka congenital megacolon - dilation of colon due to absence of ganglion cells






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