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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Primary aldosteronism






2. Infectious disorder - caused postencephalitic parkinsonism






3. Development of large pituitary adenomas following bilat adrenalectomy






4. Similar to Hurler - deficient L iduronosulfate sulfatase - accumulations of heparin sulfate and dermatan sulfate - hepatospenomegaly - micrognathia - retinal degeneration - joint stiffness - mental retardation - cardiac lesions






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






6. 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






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






8. Intracytoplasmic proximal dentritic eosinophilic inclusions consisting of actin seen in Alzheimers






9. Deficient hexosaminidase A - GM2 ganglioside accumulation - especially in neurons - CNS degeneration - mental/motor deterioration - blindness - cherry red spot on macula - death by 4 years of age






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






11. Aneurysm at small artery bifurcations






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






13. Parkinsonism with autonomic dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension






14. Thyroid replacement by fibrous tissue - unkown origin - mimics






15. Defective cilia - sinusitis - bronchiectasis - situs inversus - sometimes hearing loss and male sterility






16. Pituitary insufficiency post - partum - low TSH ACTH






17. 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






18. Retinoblastoma on chromosome 13






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






20. Adenomatous polyps with tumors of CNS






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






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






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






24. Nuclei arranged in horseshoe - shaped pattern about periphery of cell - characteristic of but not specific for granulomatous TB (as opposed to a foreign body giant cell that has scattered nuclei)






25. Hemangioblastoma or cavernous hemangioma of cerebellum - brainstem or retina - adenomas - cysts in liver - kidney - pancreas - and other organs - increased renal cell CA - gene = short arm of chromosome 3






26. Mucopolysaccharidosis - deficient a L iduronidase - accumulations of heparin sulfate and dermatan sulfate in heart - brain - liver - and other organs - progressive - hepatosplenomagaly - dwarfism - gargoyle - like facies - stubby fingers - corneal cl






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






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






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






30. Superclavicular lymph node identifying metastatic stomach CA






31. Single erythematous plaque on shaft of penis or scrotum






32. 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






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






34. Diffuse nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis






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






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






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






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






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






40. Autosomal recessive - hepatitis - accumulation of copper due to transport problem - low ceruloplasmin seen - kayser fleischer rings in eyes






41. Aka pituitary cachexia - generalized panhypopituitarism






42. Ovarian tumor resembling bladder transitional epith






43. Aka lentigo maligna - precursor to lentigo maligna melanoma






44. Intracytoplasmic inclusions seen in leydig cell tumors p283






45. Radiologic appearance of periostium in bone tumors






46. Aka polycystic ovary syndrome - young women - amenorrhea - infertility - obesity - hirsutism






47. Tumor suppressor mutated in breast and ovary






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






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






50. 5p chromosome deletion - severe mental retardation - microcephaly - catlike cry - low birth weight - round face - hypertelorism (wide eyes)