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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia - precocious puberty - caf






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






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






4. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






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






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






7. Tumor suppressor mutated in wilms tumor






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






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






10. Occurs in SLE - small vegitations on either or both surfaces of valves






11. Autoimmune hypothyroid - hurthle cells common






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






13. Gene product facilitates apoptosis






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






15. Mutation = paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria






16. 5p chromosome deletion - severe mental retardation - microcephaly - catlike cry - low birth weight - round face - hypertelorism (wide eyes)






17. Dysplastic cell seen in HPV






18. Aka trisomy 18 - mental retardation - prominent occiput - micrognathia (small jaw) - low::set ears - rocker::bottom feet - finger deformities - congenital heart dx






19. Seen in papillary thyroid CA






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






21. Severe unconj hyperbilirubinemia due to deficient glucuronyl transferase






22. Intracytoplasmic inclusions seen in leydig cell tumors p283






23. 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






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






25. = MEN2a






26. Parkinsonism with autonomic dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension






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






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






29. Paternal transmission del (15)(q11q13) - hypogonad - hypotonia - mental retardation - behavior probs - uncrontrolled appetite






30. Epithelial cells with eosinophilc granular cytoplasm seen in hashimoto






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






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






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






34. 45 XO - female hypogonadism - hypothyroid - short - webbed neck - 1* amenorrhea p52






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






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






37. Aka lentigo maligna - precursor to lentigo maligna melanoma






38. Osteophytes at DIP joints






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






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






41. Superclavicular lymph node identifying metastatic stomach CA






42. Primary aldosteronism






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






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






45. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






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






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






48. Acute inflammatory demyelinating dx primarily involving peripheral nerves






49. Materal transmission del(15)(q11q13) - aka happy puppet syndrome - mental retardation - ataxia - seizures - inappropriate laughter






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