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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Similar to paget breast - sometimes related to underlying adenoCA of sweat glands






2. Autosomal recessive - unusually large platelets - lack of 'GPIb IX V'






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






4. Primary aldosteronism






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






6. Aka lentigo maligna - precursor to lentigo maligna melanoma






7. 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






8. Small round blue cell tumor of bone - long bones - kids - 11:22 transloc






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






10. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






11. Seen in papillary thyroid CA






12. X linked - absence of plasma cells and serum immunoglobulins - cell mediated immunity still ok - no germinal centers - recurrent bacterial infections - resistances to fungal and viral still - btk gene defect






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






14. Autoimmune hypothyroid - hurthle cells common






15. Aka trisomy 13 - mental retardation - microcephaly - micropthalmia - brain abnormalities - cleft lip/palate - polydactyly - rockerbottom feet - congenital heart dx






16. Gene product inhibits apoptosis






17. Dysplastic cell seen in HPV






18. Associated with papillary thyroid CA






19. Variant of rheumatoid arthritis - aka juvenile rheumatoid arthritis






20. Small follicles filled with eosinophilic secretion - diagnostic feature of granulose cell tumor






21. Associated with Wegener granulomatosis






22. 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)






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






24. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






25. Deficient hypoxanthine::guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) - low purine metabolism - high uric acid - thus gout - mental retardation - choreoathetosis - spasticity - self mutilation - aggressiveness






26. Acute inflammatory demyelinating dx primarily involving peripheral nerves






27. Single erythematous plaque on shaft of penis or scrotum






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






29. Aka pituitary cachexia - generalized panhypopituitarism






30. Tumor suppressor mutated in breast and ovary






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






32. Chromosome 19 - allele common in alzheimers






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Urethritis - conjunctivitis - arthritis - associated with venereal or intestinal infection






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






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






40. On lymph node biopsy - seen with Burkitt lymphoma






41. Development of large pituitary adenomas following bilat adrenalectomy






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






43. Epithelial cells with eosinophilc granular cytoplasm seen in hashimoto






44. Parkinsonism with autonomic dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension






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






46. Hemorrhagic urticaria of extensor surgaces of arms - legs - and buttocks - with fever - arthralgias - and GI renal involvement similar to IgA nephropathy - associated with URIs






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






48. 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






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






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