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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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






2. Clear cell renal tumor seen in kids






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






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






5. B Thalassemia major






6. = MEN2a






7. This comes in a wet variety and a dry one - they are both Vit B1 thiamine deficiency






8. Gene product facilitates apoptosis






9. = MEN1






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Osteophytes at DIP joints






16. Tumor suppressor common in familial polyposis coli and adenoCA of colon as well as other tumors






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






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






19. Chromosome 19 - allele common in alzheimers






20. Eczematoid lesion of nipple areola - large cells with clear 'halo like' area - invade epidermis - underlying ductal CA






21. Aka IgA nephropathy - deposition of IgA in mesangium - benign recurrent hematuria in kids following infection






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






23. Aka acute disseminated langerhans cell histiocytosis - aggressive - usually fatal - kids hepatosplenomegaly - LAD - pancytopenia - pulmonary involvement - recurrent infections






24. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






25. Seen in hyperacute rejection - = acute inflammation - fibrinoid necrosis of small vessels - and extensive thrombosis






26. On lymph node biopsy - seen with Burkitt lymphoma






27. 2/neu :: oncogene (aka c - erbB2) - in breast cancer = poor prognosis






28. Aka superior sulcus tumor - seen in bronchogenic CA - often with Horner's






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






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






31. Dysplastic cell seen in HPV






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






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






34. Parkinsonism with autonomic dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension






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






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






37. Nystagmus - intention tremor - scanning speech - seen in MS






38. Tumor suppressor mutated in breast and ovary






39. Triad of ovarian fibroma - ascites - hydrothorax






40. Associated with Wegener granulomatosis






41. Single erythematous plaque on shaft of penis or scrotum






42. 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






43. Mucinous cell - characteristic of stomach CA met to ovary (krukenberg tumor)






44. Intra::alveolar hemosiderin - laden macrophages caused by RBCs from capillary rupture 2* to pulmonary HTN






45. Pigmented iris hamartoma seen in neurofibromatosis






46. Associated with papillary thyroid CA






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






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






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






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







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