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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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






2. Binucleated or multinucleated giant cell seen in Hodgkin dx






3. Clear cell renal tumor seen in kids






4. Severe unconj hyperbilirubinemia due to deficient glucuronyl transferase






5. 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






6. Aka pulseless dx - inflammation and stenosis of medium and large sized arteries - often aortic arch thus aortic arch syndrome






7. Aka pituitary cachexia - generalized panhypopituitarism






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






9. Gene product facilitates apoptosis






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






11. On lymph node biopsy - seen with Burkitt lymphoma






12. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






13. Acute inflammatory demyelinating dx primarily involving peripheral nerves






14. X linked - aka immunodeficiency with thrombocytopenia and eczema - total immunoglobulins often normal - recurrent infections






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






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






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






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






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






20. Aka osteitis deformans - increased osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity






21. Aka thromboangiitis obliterans - acute inflame of small and med arteries of extremities - extending to adjacent veins and nerves - young jewish men - painful ischemic dx - worse with smoking






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






23. Aneurysm at small artery bifurcations






24. Radiologic appearance of periostium in bone tumors






25. Gene product inhibits apoptosis






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Parkinsonism with autonomic dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension






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






32. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






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






34. Infectious disorder - caused postencephalitic parkinsonism






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






36. Pigmented iris hamartoma seen in neurofibromatosis






37. Protooncogene mutated in medulary thyroid CA (MENII)






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






39. Impaired tubular reabsorption of tryptophan - pellagra::like manifestations






40. B1 thiamine - B2 riboflavin - B3 niacin - B6 pyridoxine - B12 cobalamin - C ascorbic acid - D calciferol - E a::tocopherol






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






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






43. Ovarian tumor resembling bladder transitional epith






44. 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






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






46. Metastatic stomach CA to ovary






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






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






49. 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






50. = MEN2a