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1. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis -
IgM & C3 deposits in Glomerulonephririts
Baker's cyst in popliteal fossa
Inclusion Bodies: Microbiology
Endocarditis associated with SLE
2. Mycobacterium tuberculosis -
Increased alpha - feto protein in amniotic fluid or maternal serum
Cord factor: Microbiology
Chronic Cold Agglutinaiton
No arm pronation
3. Hypothyroidism -
Floppy Baby
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Cold intolerance / weight gain
Malabsorption syndrome caused by Tropheryma whippelii
4. Subacute bacterial endocarditis. -
5. DIC -
Cord factor: Microbiology
D- Dimers
Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy
Cafe'- au - lait spots on skin
6. Hyperthyroidism -
Aschoff bodies - (painless fibrinoid nodule in myocardium)
Obligate Non Intracellular Parasites: Microbiology
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Heat intolerance / palpitations
7. Pyloric stenosis -
Nonbilious vomiting / olive size abdominal mass
Bag of worms NB. Can be secondary to obstruction of left renal vein (such as with a renal cell carcinoma / a renal vein thrombus /or retroperitoneal adenopathy)'
Codman's triangle on XR
M protein: Microbiology
8. Coarctation of the aorta -
Reed - Stenberg cells
Chancre (not painful)
Chocolate agar: Microbiology
Diminished absent lower limb pulses
9. Eisenmenger's syndrome -
Late cyanosis shunt (uncorrected L->R shunt becomes R->L shunt)
Dieterle silver stain: Microbiology
High - output cardiac failure (dilated cardiomyopathy)
HLA- B27
10. A02Goodpasture's Syndrome -
Kayser Fleischer rings
Proximal tubular reabsorption defect
salt & pepper lesions (Lytic lesions of flat bones) of vertebrae
Anti basement membrane antibodies
11. Cardiac pathology - and edema -'A41Dry beriberi (Thiamine - B1 deficiency)'
Night blindness leading to tunnel vision
Machinery like murmur
Polyneuropathy
Irregularly irregular rhythm
12. Papovavirus.
IgA Protease Activity: Microbiology
Renal disease Seen in kidney transplant patients: Microbiology
Agent Orange
Kerley B lines
13. Clostridium Difficile -
Betel nuts
Fast vs. slow acetylators due to antibiotics
Painless genital ulcer/chancre
Pseudomembranous colitis (can be precipitated by clindamycin/ampicillin) : Microbiology
14. Krukenberg tumor -
Heterophil antibodies
Calcinosis
Hypersegmented neutrophils
Gastric adenocarcinoma with ovarian metastases
15. A07Achalasia -
Rib notching
Ascending weakness/paralysis
Birds beak on barium swallow
Bulla in lung
16. CHF -
Nutmeg liver
Sail sign
Codman's triangle on XR
High fever/ rigidity after anaesthesia
17. Glanzmann's thrombasthenia -
Contact lens solution infection
Irregularly irregular rhythm
Defect in platelet aggregation
Indian Ink: Microbiology
18. Alport's syndrome -
Gastric ulcer: Acute
Hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness
Marble Bone
Rhomboid crystals
19. Gardner's syndrome -
Colon polyps with osteomas and soft tissue tumors
Painless jaundice
Cold abscesses
Caudate degeneration (autosomal dominant)
20. Liver -'A19Clonorchichis - Chinese liver fluke. Txt: Praziquantel' -
Encapsulated bacteria: Microbiology
eating raw fish
Hemorrhagic Fevers: Microbiology
Malabsorption syndrome caused by Tropheryma whippelii
21. Goes through superficial inguinal ring. Medial to inferior epigastric artery - A29-
Obese female with headache takes OCPs
Rhomboid crystals
Bag of worms NB. Can be secondary to obstruction of left renal vein (such as with a renal cell carcinoma / a renal vein thrombus /or retroperitoneal adenopathy)'
Inguinal hernia in Older men Direct
22. rabies -
Negri bodies
Heterophil antibodies
Oto - and nephrotoxicity due to antibiotics
Cat Scratch Disease
23. A08Fibrocystic change of the breast -
Polyneuropathy preceded by GI or Respiratory infection
Gram - negative coccobacilli: Microbiology
Filamentous Bacteria: Microbiology
Blue - domed cysts
24. Infectious mononucleosis (EBV) -
Hypnagogic Hallucinaitons
Heterophil antibodies
Lens dislocation
Recurrent pulmonary Psuedomonas and S. Aureus infections
25. Cori's disease -
Call - Exner bodies
HGPRT deficiency e
Debranching enzyme deficiency
No cell wall. Membrane has cholesterol: Microbiology
26. Trichomoniasis -
Roth's Spots in Retina - (hemorrhage w/ pale center)
Only ssDNA: microbiology
Green frothy foul vaginal discharge
Novobiocin sensitive (Endocarditis in IVDUs) : Microbiology
27. A02Streptococcus pneumoniae -
Alpha - hemolytic: Microbiology
Infection by TseTse Fly: Microbiology
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Panlobular Emphysema
28. Sheehan's syndrome (pituitary infarction) -
Post streptococcal infection. Necrotizing arteritis of the caudate
No lactation postpartum
Non Motile Gram (+) Rods: Microbiology: Microbiology
Rice H2O Diarrhea: Microbiology
29. A04Neurosyphillis -
30. Granulosa Theca Cell Tumor of the Ovary -
Call Exner Bodies - (spaces filled with eosinophilic fluid and basement membrane material)
Rhomboid crystals
blebs (large subpleural bullae)
Lens dislocation
31. Narcolepsy -
Hypnagogic Hallucinaitons
Malabsorption syndrome caused by Tropheryma whippelii
Cherry- Red spot on Macula
2 circular DNAs: Microbiology
32. Multiple myeloma -
Inguinal hernia Seen in young boys processus vaginalis did not close
B Prophage: Microbiology
Lytic bone lesions on XR
Alpha Hemolysis/Optochin Resistant: Microbiology
33. Haemophilus influenzae -
Hyperphagia
Gram - negative coccobacilli: Microbiology
Asymptomatic shiny patches / red - brown with yellow / Diabetic
eating raw fish
34. Actinomycetes = Nocardia
S4 in Heart Auscultation
Floppy Baby
Filamentous Bacteria: Microbiology
Fast vs. slow acetylators due to antibiotics
35. Hypocalcemia -
36. Behcet's syndrome - a form of vasculitis that can lead to ulceration and other lesions. (Not Reiters!) -
Kussmaul hypernea
Defect in platelet adhesion
Oral ulcers / genital ulcers / arthritis
Ketogenic amino acids
37. Gas emboli -
Caisson disease
Pyocyanin & Pyoverdin: Microbiology
HLA- B27
Howell - Jolly bodies
38. Raynaud's Syndrome
HbS presence
Recurrent vasospasm in extremities
Cold abscess in spine
Cherry- Red spot on Macula
39. A04Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - (esp promyelogenous type) -
Bordet Gengou Agar: Microbiology
Cold abscesses
Naked RNA: Microbology
Auer Rods
40. Staph A & Yersenia pestis -
Obligate Aerobes: Microbiology
Gastrin - secreting tumor associated with ulcers
Coagulase (+): Microbiology
Curschmann's spirals
41. Plasmodium
Antihistone antibodies
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Protozoa: Microbiology
Contact lens solution infection
42. A00Lead poisoning -
Oto - and nephrotoxicity due to antibiotics
Holosystolic murmur
Acid fast inclusion bodies Increased urinary coproprophyrin - Anemia: microcytic/hypochromic - Stippling of the basophils Gingival line & lead line in bones: x- ray - Mental retardation
Currant - jelly sputum
43. Haemophilus influenzae -
Factors X and V: Microbiology
hCG elevated
Face - Like Appearance Trophozoites
Rib notching
44. 'A45Urethritis - conjunctivitis - arthritis'
45. Ethambutol -
Sail sign
Optic neuritis due to antibiotics
Most Common Cause/Association: 5- HT increase
Asymptomatic shiny patches / red - brown with yellow / Diabetic
46. Corynebacterium diphtheriae -
Club - shaped bacilli in palisades: Microbiology
EFII Ribosylation: Microbiology
eating raw fish
Caisson disease
47. 'A44Streptococcus pneumoniae - Haemophilus influenzae - Neisseria meningitidis'
Farmer's Lung
Quellung reaction: Microbiology
Only dsRNA: Microbiology
Anti - IgG antibodies
48. Chronic Hypertension -
Irregularly irregular rhythm
Cotton wool spots
No arm pronation
Apple - green birefringence
49. Endometriosis -
Alcoholic retching then haematemesis
Postpartum pituitary necrosis
Chocolate Cysts on ovaries
Heinz bodies
50. Primary syphilis -
Benign polyposis
Acute Cold Agglutination
Hyperpigmentation of skin
Chancre (not painful)