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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. Port wine stain on face - ipsilateral glaucoma - vascular lesions of ocular choroidal tissue - extensive hemangiomatous involvement of meninges






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






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






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






5. Triad of ovarian fibroma - ascites - hydrothorax






6. B Thalassemia major






7. 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






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






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






10. Metastatic stomach CA to ovary






11. Infectious disorder - caused postencephalitic parkinsonism






12. Acute promyelocytic leukemia PML gene on 15 and RARa on 17






13. Ring of copper deposited around iris seen in Wilson






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






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






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






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






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






19. Minute neutrophilic abscesses found within parakeratotic stratum corneum in psoriasis






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






21. Superclavicular lymph node identifying metastatic stomach CA






22. = MEN1






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






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






25. Mutation = paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria






26. 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






27. Seen in papillary thyroid CA






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Osteophytes at PIP joints






33. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






34. Burkitts c::myc is on 8 - IG heavy chain is on 14






35. Acute inflammatory demyelinating dx primarily involving peripheral nerves






36. Deficient muscle phosphorylase - glycogen in skeletal muscle - cramps with exertion






37. Adenomatous polyps with tumors of CNS






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






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






40. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






41. Gene product inhibits apoptosis






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






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






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






45. Dysplastic cell seen in HPV






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






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






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






49. Ovarian tumor resembling bladder transitional epith






50. = MEN2a