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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Renal tubular dysfunction - impaired reabsorption of glucose - amino acids - phosphate - and bicarb thus glycosuria - hyperphosphaturia - hypophosphatemia - aminoaciduria - systemic acidosis






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






3. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia - precocious puberty - caf






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






5. Associated with papillary thyroid CA






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






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






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






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






10. Autosomal recessive - conj hyperbilirubinemia - defect in bili transport - black color to liver






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






12. Ovarian tumor resembling bladder transitional epith






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






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






15. Retinoblastoma on chromosome 13






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






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






18. Oncogenes that code for p21 proteins which are membrane signalers






19. Subcutaneous fibrosis of dorsum of penis






20. Chromosome 19 - allele common in alzheimers






21. Tennis racket shaped cytoplasmic inclusion seen in langerhans cells (so also seen in langerhan cell histiocytosis)






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






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






24. Single erythematous plaque on shaft of penis or scrotum






25. Aka chronic progressive histiocytosis - not as bad as Letterer Siwe






26. Clear cell renal tumor seen in kids






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






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






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






35. Severe unconj hyperbilirubinemia due to deficient glucuronyl transferase






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






37. 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






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






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






40. B Thalassemia major






41. Manifestation of lymphplasmocytic lymphoma - B cell neoplasm






42. Mutation = paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria






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






44. Deficient glucocerebrosidase - accumulation of glucocerebroside in cells of mononuclear phagocyte system 3 types ::






45. 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






46. Small round eosinophilic masses found in dieing hepatocytes often containing chromatin remnants seen in viral hepatitis






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






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






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






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







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