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USMLE Buzzwords

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1. Pyogenic osteomyelitis
Periosteal elevation on XR
Lumpy- bumpy appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence
Alpha - Feto Protien AFP Most Common Cause/Association:
Lack color: Microbiology

2. Dry mouth - arthritis - A18Sjogren's syndrome -
Ejection click
Only dsRNA: Microbiology
Dry eyes
Roth's Spots in Retina - (hemorrhage w/ pale center)

3. A05Sickle cell anemia -
Sail sign
Alcoholic retching then haematemesis
Kimmelstiel - Wilson nodules
Autosplenectomy

4. Corneybacterium diphtheriae -

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5. A08Actinomyces israelii -
Rigidity Resting Tremor - Bradykinesia
Branching rods in oral infection
Pyocyanin & Pyoverdin: Microbiology
ADA Deficiency

6. Glioblastoma Multiforme
Pseudopalisade tumor cell arrangement
pneumonia in cystic fibrosis or burn victims
Obligate Non Intracellular Parasites: Microbiology
Post - MI fibrinous pericarditis

7. rabies -
Palmar crease/simian crease
Nystagmus - Intention Tremor - Scanning Speech
Call Exner Bodies - (spaces filled with eosinophilic fluid and basement membrane material)
Negri bodies

8. A04Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - (esp promyelogenous type) -
Birbeck granules on EM
Endospores G(+): Microbiology
Auer Rods
Asymptomatic shiny patches / red - brown with yellow / Diabetic

9. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) -
Endospores G(+): Microbiology
Colon polyps with osteomas and soft tissue tumors
Hyperpigmentation of skin
Polyarthralgia due to antibiotics

10. Amphotericin B -
Dry eyes
Recurrent vasospasm in extremities
Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns
Infusion - related toxicity due to antibiotics

11. Pityriasis rosea -
Herald patch
Boutonniere deformity
Gastric ulcer: Acute
PICA Thrombosis

12. Duchenne's -

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13. Diphtheria toxin & Pseudomonas exotoxon A -
EFII Ribosylation: Microbiology
Cold Nodules
Herald patch
Diminished reflexes

14. 'A28Gout - - Lesch - Nyhan syndrome - - myeloproliferative disorders - - loop and thiazide diuretics' -
No lactation postpartum
Increased Uric acid levels
neonateal meningitis
Cat Scratch Disease

15. Measles -
Koplik spots
Encapsulated bacteria: Microbiology
Rotor's Syndrome
Cogwheel rigidity

16. 'A17Parkinson's disease (basal ganglia disorder - rigidity - resting tremor - bradykinesia)' -
Mid systolic click
Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra
Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Neurofibrillary tangles

17. Culture for all Fungi ie…Culture Cryptococcus neofromans which is found in pigeon droppings
Sabourauda Agar
Dimorphic Fungi: Microbiology
Monoclonal antibody spike
Indian Ink: Microbiology

18. Neurofibromatosis (Von Recklinghausen's disease) -
Club - shaped bacilli in palisades: Microbiology
Protein A: Microbiology
Lisch nodules
Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

19. Wilson's disease -
Kayser Fleischer rings
Pheochromocytoma and amyloid producing medullary thyroid carcinoma
Hyperphagia
Only ssDNA: microbiology

20. ...
Quellung reaction: Microbiology
Calcinosis
Posthepatic venous thrombosis
Pheochromocytoma and amyloid producing medullary thyroid carcinoma

21. A05Mycoplasma pneumoniae -
Nystagmus - Intention Tremor - Scanning Speech
Bacterial membrane contains cholesterol: Microbiology
Only dsRNA: Microbiology
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy/ granulomas / uveitis

22. A00Mycobacterium
Chocolate Cysts on ovaries
Charcot - Leyden Crystals - (eosinophil membranes)
Acid Fast Organisms: Microbiology
Lewy Bodies

23. Acute cholecystitis

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24. A01Cushing's ulcer (increased ICP that stimulates vagal gastric secretion) -
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury
Anticentromere Antibodies
Blueberry muffin spots
Nonseptate Hyphae: Microbiology

25. Measles -
Rigidity Resting Tremor - Bradykinesia
Call - Exner bodies
Codman's triangle on XR
Cough Coryza Conjunctivitis - Fever

26. Streptococcus pneumoniae -
Blueberry muffin spots
Optochin sensitive: Microbiology
No arm pronation
Bacitracin sensitive: Microbiology

27. 'A23B- thallasemia - sickle cell anemia (extramedullary hematopoeisis)' -
Kimmelstiel - Wilson nodules
beta Hemolysis/Bacitracin Resistant: Microbiology
Hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with hemorrhagic urticaria and URI's
Hair - on - end appearance on XR

28. Congestive heart failure/Pulmonary oedema -
Recurrent pulmonary Psuedomonas and S. Aureus infections
Kerley B lines
hCG elevated
Pannus

29. Streptococcus throat infection -
Neurofibrillary tangles
Painful pharyngeal erythema with exudate
Roth's Spots in Retina - (hemorrhage w/ pale center)
Anti - ds DNA antibodies (ANA)

30. Predisposition to gastric carcinoma -
Chronic atrophic gastritis
Asymptomatic shiny patches / red - brown with yellow / Diabetic
Lowenstein - Jensen medium: Microbiology
Pigment Producing Bacteria: Microbiology

31. Takayasu arteritis - stenosis of aortic arch and its large branches with ischemia to upper part of the body
Friction Rub
Pulseless disease
Lumpy- bumpy appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence
Black eschar on skin

32. 'A19Osteoarthritis (polished - ivory- like appearance of bone)' -
Pink Puffer
Iron/cysteine supplement (charcoal -yeast agar) : Microbiology
Cherry- Red spot on Macula
Eburnation

33. Common peroneal lesion -
Foot drop. No dorsiflexion or eversion of the foot
Positive Murphy's
Alpha Feto Protein increase
Beta Hemolysis/Bacitracin Sensitive: Microbiology

34. Klebsiella -
Butterfly rash
Currant - jelly sputum
Rash on palms and soles
Oto - and nephrotoxicity due to antibiotics

35. Hemangioma
Deficiency of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase.
Hypnagogic Hallucinaitons
Port - wine stain
Cough Coryza Conjunctivitis - Fever

36. Primary TB -
Betel nuts
Ghon focus
Positive C- anca
Cafe'- au - lait spots on skin

37. A02Streptococcus pneumoniae -
Food poisoning from reheated fried rice
Parasites & CA: Aspergillus flavus
Howell - Jolly bodies
Alpha - hemolytic: Microbiology

38. Splenectomy (or nonfunctional spleen) -
Infection by Reduviid Bug: Microbiology
Howell - Jolly bodies
Lens dislocation
Increased Uric acid levels

39. A03SLE (Type III hypersensitivity) -
Deficiency of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase.
Autosplenectomy
Anti - ds DNA antibodies (ANA)
Penile fibrosis

40. Neural Tube Defects - Spina Bifida - Anencephaly -
Kulchitsky cells
Abdominal pain wakes patient from sleep
Increased alpha - feto protein in amniotic fluid or maternal serum
Cutaneous T- cell lymphoma

41. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis -
IgM & C3 deposits in Glomerulonephririts
Monoclonal antibody spike
Pseudorosettes
Reid index (increased)

42. Ella likes cysteineat: Francisella Brucella Legionella Pasturella -
Need Cysyeine for growth: Microbiology
Cold Nodules
Butterfly rash
Dry eyes

43. Tendonitis due to antibiotics - A11Fluoroquinolones -
Encapsulated bacteria: Microbiology
Cartilage damage
Bacterial membrane contains cholesterol: Microbiology
Positive Murphy's

44. Whipple's disease -
Right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Lisch nodules
Mallory bodies
Malabsorption syndrome caused by Tropheryma whippelii

45. Eisenmenger's syndrome -
Late cyanosis shunt (uncorrected L->R shunt becomes R->L shunt)
Anti epithelial cell Antibody
Bouchard's nodes
Heat intolerance / palpitations

46. Multiple Sclerosis (Charcot's Triad) -
Eburnation
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy/ granulomas / uveitis
Nystagmus - Intention Tremor - Scanning Speech
eating raw fish

47. Phenylketonuria -
Basophilic stippling of RBC's
Russell Bodies
Defect in platelet aggregation
Deficiency of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase.

48. Intention tremor - scanning speech) - A12Multiple sclerosis -

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49. Actinomycetes = Nocardia
Filamentous Bacteria: Microbiology
Bagassosis
M protein: Microbiology
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury

50. Ribs - skull - A47Multiple Myeloma
Albuminocytologic dissociation
salt & pepper lesions (Lytic lesions of flat bones) of vertebrae
Podocyte fusion
Holosystolic murmur