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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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






2. Associated with Wegener granulomatosis






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






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






5. Modest elevated serum unconj bilirubin - due to decreased uptake by liver cells and reduced activity of glucuronyl transferase






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






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






8. Variant of rheumatoid arthritis - splenmegally - neutropenia - RA






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






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






11. Variant of rheumatoid arthritis - aka juvenile rheumatoid arthritis






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






13. Follicular lymphoma IG heavy chain on 14 - bcl -2 oncogene on 18






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






15. 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






16. Dysplastic cell seen in HPV






17. B Thalassemia major






18. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






19. Tumor suppressor common in familial polyposis coli and adenoCA of colon as well as other tumors






20. DsDNA antibodies and Sm Smith antigen = highly specific for SLE






21. Diffuse nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis






22. Aka lentigo maligna - precursor to lentigo maligna melanoma






23. Similar to Dubin Johnson with no black liver






24. Mucinous cell - characteristic of stomach CA met to ovary (krukenberg tumor)






25. Primary adrenal failure






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






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






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






29. Single erythematous plaque on shaft of penis or scrotum






30. Autoimmune thyroiditis - hyperthyroid - exophthalmos - increased in HLA DR3 and HLA B8 pos people






31. Small follicles filled with eosinophilic secretion - diagnostic feature of granulose cell tumor






32. Thrombotic occlusion of major hepatic veins - abnormal pain - jaundice - hepatomegaly - acites - liver failure - assoc with polycythemia vera - hepatocellular CA - and other common neoplasms - may occur as a complication of pregnancy






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






34. Osteophytes at PIP joints






35. Aka angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universal - deficient a::galactosidase A - accumulate ceramide trihexoside - skin lesions angiokeratomas - fever - burning pain in extremities - cardiovascular and cerebrovascular involvement - death as adult by re






36. Intracytoplasmic proximal dentritic eosinophilic inclusions consisting of actin seen in Alzheimers






37. Primary aldosteronism






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






39. Retinoblastoma on chromosome 13






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






41. Severe unconj hyperbilirubinemia due to deficient glucuronyl transferase






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






43. Aka osteitis deformans - increased osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity






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






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






46. Clear cell renal tumor seen in kids






47. Protooncogene mutated in medulary thyroid CA (MENII)






48. 2/neu :: oncogene (aka c - erbB2) - in breast cancer = poor prognosis






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






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