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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Ovarian tumor resembling bladder transitional epith






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






3. Defective in x- linked brutons agammaglobulinemia - B- cell tyrosine kinase






4. Tumor suppressor mutated in breast and ovary






5. Single erythematous plaque on shaft of penis or scrotum






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






7. Tumor suppressor mutated in Von Recklinhousen






8. Triad of ovarian fibroma - ascites - hydrothorax






9. Radiologic appearance of periostium in bone tumors






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






11. Aka antiglomerular basement membrane dx - antibodies against alveolar and glomerular basement membranes - linear immunoflorescence






12. Epithelial cells with eosinophilc granular cytoplasm seen in hashimoto






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






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






15. Aka osteitis deformans - increased osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity






16. Ring of copper deposited around iris seen in Wilson






17. Seen in papillary thyroid CA






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






19. Appears as multiple wart - like lesions resembling condyloma accuminatum






20. Philadelphia chromosome - CML bcr abl fusion c - abl on 9 - bcr on 22






21. Aneurysm at small artery bifurcations






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






23. Hamartomatous polyps in colon and small intest - freckles on lips - hands - genitalia - higher incidence of adeno CA of colon and other malignancies - stomach - breast - ovaries






24. Aka allergic granulomatous angiitis - necrotizing vasculitis - variant of polyarteritis nodosa - involves pulmonary vasculature - peripheral eosinophilia - and asthma






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Mesangial matrix material acculmulations seen in nodular glomerulosclerosis seen in diabetic nephropathy






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






33. Subcutaneous fibrosis of dorsum of penis






34. Mutation = paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria






35. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






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






37. Aka pituitary cachexia - generalized panhypopituitarism






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Pituitary insufficiency post - partum - low TSH ACTH






43. 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






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






45. Hemihypertrophy - macroglossia - organomegaly - neonatal hypoglycemia - various embryonal tumors - deleted WT 2 gene






46. Aka mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome - acute self - limited - infants and young kids - acute necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium vessels - fever hemorrhagic edema of conjunctivae - lips and oral mucosa - and cervical LAD - can cause coronary






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






48. At least 2 X and one Y - hypogonadism - tall - gynecomastia - low testosterone - high pituitary gonadotropins - infertility -






49. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia - precocious puberty - caf






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