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1. 'A23Methionine - Threonine - Valine - Arginine - Histadine' -
Lancet - shaped diplococci: Microbiology
Pigment Producing Bacteria: Microbiology
Glucogenic amino acids
Antibiotics Inducing cytochrome P450

2. Hypothyroidism -
Needle - shaped
Myxedema
Howell - Jolly bodies
dramatic

3. Naked for CPRat: Calcivirus
Polyneuropathy preceded by GI or Respiratory infection
Neurofibrillary tangles
Naked RNA: Microbology
Bloody diarrhea agents: Microbiology

4. 2nd syphilis Rocky Mountain Spotted fever - Meningitis
Multi Brain Abscess: Microbiology
Non Motile Gram (+) Rods: Microbiology: Microbiology
Rash on palms and soles
Panlobular Emphysema

5. Cavernous hemangiomas - adenomas - A45von - hippel - lindau disease
Recurrent vasospasm in extremities
Bacterial membrane contains cholesterol: Microbiology
Rib notching
Renal cell carcinoma

6. Fibrin - globulin - pro) - and - Russel Bodies - (eosinophillic Ig containing inclusions) - A46Multiple Myeloma -

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7. A07oral cancer. -
Occupational exposure to Asbestos
Intussception
Lead pipe rigidity from antipsychotics
Betel nuts

8. Corenybacterium D & Nocardia -
Cold abscesses
Fatty liver
Branching rods in oral infection
Non Motile Gram (+) Rods: Microbiology: Microbiology

9. Cystic fibrosis
Recurrent pulmonary Psuedomonas and S. Aureus infections
Iron/cysteine supplement (charcoal -yeast agar) : Microbiology
Brushfield's spots
Podocyte Effacement

10. Pasteurella multocida -
Caudate degeneration (autosomal dominant)
salt & pepper lesions (Lytic lesions of flat bones) of vertebrae
Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns
Cat Bites

11. Wegener's and Goodpasture's (Hemoptysis and glomerular disease) -
Cartilage damage
Lisch nodules
Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis
Exfoliatin (scalded skin syndrome) : Microbiology

12. A03Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Anti - IgG antibodies
Osteitis fibrosis cystica (brown tumor)
Night blindness leading to tunnel vision
Reinke crystals

13. Impetigo -
Chediak - Higashi disease
Only dsRNA: Microbiology
Fast vs. slow acetylators due to antibiotics
Honey coloured crust

14. Rifampin -
Call - Exner bodies
Bad canned foods
Orange bodily fluids due to antibiotics
Koiliocytes

15. Diphtheria toxin & Pseudomonas exotoxon A -
Crescendo decrescendo murmur
Malabsorption syndrome caused by Tropheryma whippelii
EFII Ribosylation: Microbiology
Gower's Maneuver (use of patient arms to help pick legs up off the floor)

16. Multiple myeloma
B Prophage: Microbiology
Russell Bodies
Jaundice - RUQ pain - Fever
Bloody diarrhea agents: Microbiology

17. DIC -
Post streptococcal infection. Necrotizing arteritis of the caudate
Podagra
ADA Deficiency
D- Dimers

18. Pseudomonas
pneumonia in cystic fibrosis or burn victims
Agent Orange
Bagassosis
Low serum ceruloplasmin

19. A04Mononucleosis -
Esophageal webs with iron deficiency
Atypical lymphocytosis
IgM & C3 deposits in Glomerulonephririts
Calcium chelator of antibiotics

20. A07Sarcoidosis -
Negri bodies
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy/ granulomas / uveitis
Charcot - Leyden Crystals - (eosinophil membranes)
Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns

21. Diabetic ketoacidosis -
HGPRT deficiency e
Kussmaul hypernea
Rose Bush Thorns
Alpha Feto Protein increase

22. Wegener's granulomatosis
Hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness
Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Positive C- anca
Palpable purpura on legs and buttocks

23. 'A39a1 antitrypsin deficiency - causing elastase - = - compliance in the lung' -
Panlobular Emphysema
Polyarthralgia due to antibiotics
Ecthyma Gangrenosum (Target shaped skin lesions w/ a black center and red ring surrounding the lesion)
Negri bodies

24. Coarctation of the aorta -
Lucid interval
Positive Murphy's
Diminished absent lower limb pulses
Blurred yellowing vision headache

25. Gram (+): Bacillus & Clostridium made up of dipicolinate & Keratin -
Endospores G(+): Microbiology
RBC Osmotic Fragility
Ptosis
Diabetes Insibidus - Exophthalmos - Skull Lesions

26. Neural Tube Defects - Spina Bifida - Anencephaly -
Owl's eye
Increased alpha - feto protein in amniotic fluid or maternal serum
Jarisch - Herxheimer reaction
Keto & Gluco amino acids

27. Zygomycosis: Rhizopus & Mucor. Only mycosis w/o septate. Infect Ketoacidotic Diabetics. -
High - output cardiac failure (dilated cardiomyopathy)
Nonseptate Hyphae: Microbiology
HbS presence
Blurred yellowing vision headache

28. Plummer - vinson syndrome -
HLA- DR3 or DR4
Ejection click
Esophageal webs with iron deficiency
Butterfly rash

29. 'A44Streptococcus pneumoniae - Haemophilus influenzae - Neisseria meningitidis'
Bilateral amygdala lesions
Pleuritic chest pain relieved by sitting forward
Obligate Non Intracellular Parasites: Microbiology
Quellung reaction: Microbiology

30. Associated w/lymphoid neoplasms. See agglutination & hemolysis in tissue exposed to cold. IgM Abs -
Chronic Cold Agglutinaiton
Currant - jelly sputum
Chronic progressive histiocytosis
Osteitis fibrosis cystica (brown tumor)

31. 'A23B- thallasemia - sickle cell anemia (extramedullary hematopoeisis)' -
Blueberry muffin spots
Black eschar on skin
Hair - on - end appearance on XR
Malabsorption syndrome caused by Tropheryma whippelii

32. Corynebacterium diphtheriae -
Club - shaped bacilli in palisades: Microbiology
Bronchogenic apical tumor associated with Horner's syndrome
Panlobular Emphysema
Dermatitis - Dementia - Diarrhea

33. Peyronie's Disease
Anti - streptolysin O (ASO) : Microbiology
Non lactose formers: Microbiology
Penile fibrosis
Roth's Spots in Retina - (hemorrhage w/ pale center)

34. Sickle cell anemia -
Lysosomal glucosidase deficiency associated with cardiomegaly
Inguinal hernia in Older men Direct
HbS presence
Condylomata lata

35. Iron deficiency anaemia -

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36. A00P. aeroginosa infection -
Defect in platelet adhesion
Iron/cysteine supplement (charcoal -yeast agar) : Microbiology
Rose Bush Thorns
Burn patients & Cystic fibrosis

37. Aortic stenosis -
Bronchogenic apical tumor associated with Horner's syndrome
Positive Murphy's
Crescendo decrescendo murmur
Sail sign

38. Ella likes cysteineat: Francisella Brucella Legionella Pasturella -
Infection by Anopheles Mosquito: Microbiology
Need Cysyeine for growth: Microbiology
Positive C- anca
DES (Diethylstilbesterol) Exposure in utero

39. mitral stenosis -
Cat Bites
opening snap in heart
Iduronidase deficiency
Boot - shaped heart on XR

40. Congenital Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia

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41. Sheep - A19Fasciola Hepatica. Txt: Praziquantel -
Rash on palms and soles
eating raw fish
Proximal tubular reabsorption defect
Currant Jelly appearance

42. Bronchial Asthma -
Coagulase (+): Microbiology
Charcot - Leyden Crystals - (eosinophil membranes)
Lumpy- bumpy appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence
Diphyllobothrium latum

43. 'A45Urethritis - conjunctivitis - arthritis'

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44. Mycosis Fungoides (cutaneous T- cell lymphoma) -
Heterophil antibodies
Hyperpigmentation of skin
Cerebriform nuclei
2 circular DNAs: Microbiology

45. A03Vasculitis -
Cherry- Red spot on Macula
Mousy body odor
Antineutrophil antibodies
Bagassosis

46. 'A38Vancomycin - aminoglycosides' -
Agammaglobulinemia: X- linked
Oto - and nephrotoxicity due to antibiotics
Rice H2O Diarrhea: Microbiology
- ANCA

47. Isoniazid -
Fast vs. slow acetylators due to antibiotics
Neurofibrillary tangles
Novobiocin Resistant (UTIs) : Microbiology
Heinz Bodies - (small round inclusions/extensions of RBC membrane)

48. A04Nasal polyps Rhinitis bronchoconstriction -
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Increased Uric acid levels
Inguinal hernia in Older men Direct
Aspirin - Asthma Triad

49. Gaucher's disease -
D- Dimers
Condylomata lata
Glucocerebrosidase deficiency
Chocolate agar: Microbiology

50. Bartter's syndrome -
Kerley B lines
Albuminocytologic dissociation
Hyperreninemia
Acid Fast Organisms: Microbiology