USMLE Buzzwords

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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Retinitis pigmentosa -
Ghon focus
Dimorphic Fungi: Microbiology
Night blindness leading to tunnel vision
RBC Osmotic Fragility


2. Colon CA -
Parasites & CA: S. mansoni
Gray- baby syndrome
Kerley B lines
Pink Eye


3. Streptococcus pneumoniae -
Lancet - shaped diplococci: Microbiology
Bad canned foods
Relapsing Fever
Ecthyma Gangrenosum (Target shaped skin lesions w/ a black center and red ring surrounding the lesion)


4. Rapidly progressive GN nephritic syndrome Associated w/ multi system disease or post - strep/post infectious glomerular nephritis -

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5. A03Streptococcus pyogenes -
Antiplatelet antibodies
Nonbilious vomiting / olive size abdominal mass
Most Common Cause/Association: 5- HT increase
Anti - streptolysin O (ASO) : Microbiology


6. A03Primary Biliary Sclerosis -
Deleted dystrophin gene (X- linked recessive)
Antimitochondrial antibodies
2 circular DNAs: Microbiology
Inguinal hernia Seen in young boys processus vaginalis did not close


7. Endocarditis - Type III Immune complex mediated

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8. Serratia
Currant Jelly appearance
Need Cysyeine for growth: Microbiology
Pigment Producing Bacteria: Microbiology
Bronchogenic apical tumor associated with Horner's syndrome


9. DIC -
Intussception
Reed - Stenberg cells
D- Dimers
Dinner fork deformity


10. RCC - Hemangioblastoma -
PICA Thrombosis
Inguinal hernia in Older men Direct
Gastric ulcer: Acute
Erythropoietin


11. Hemangioma
Chediak - Higashi disease
Polyneuropathy preceded by GI or Respiratory infection
Renal epithelial casts in urine
Port - wine stain


12. HPV -
Mallory bodies
Deleted dystrophin gene (X- linked recessive)
eating raw fish
Koiliocytes


13. Ehlers - Danlos syndrome -
Elastic skin
Ant - epithelial cell antibodies
Cafe'- au - lait spots on skin
Donovan bodies


14. Pseudomonas
Cold Nodules
Charcot's triad: (nystagmus
Autoantibodies against alveolar and glomerular basement membrane proteins
pneumonia in cystic fibrosis or burn victims


15. Cystic fibrosis
neonateal meningitis
Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Intussusseption dt hyperplasia of Peyer's Patches
Recurrent pulmonary Psuedomonas and S. Aureus infections


16. Hypoplastic Goiter nodules that do not take up radio active iodine. [Opposite: hot & do take up iodine] -
Muscle phosphorylase deficiency
Cold Nodules
Blueberry muffin spots
Filamentous hemagglutinin: Microbiology


17. Malignant hyperthermia -
Calcinosis
Relapsing Fever
High fever/ rigidity after anaesthesia
Congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia


18. M. tuberculosis ID -
Continuous machinery murmur
No cell wall. Membrane has cholesterol: Microbiology
Lactose formers: Microbiology
Lowenstein - Jensen medium: Microbiology


19. Wilson's disease -
Low serum ceruloplasmin
HbF presence
Kimmelstiel - Wilson nodules
Cold Nodules


20. Nocardia -
Multi Brain Abscess: Microbiology
Parasites & CA: S. mansoni
Cold abscesses
Pyocyanin & Pyoverdin: Microbiology


21. Lesch - Nyhan syndrom -
HGPRT deficiency e
salt & pepper lesions (Lytic lesions of flat bones) of vertebrae
Podocyte fusion
Keto & Gluco amino acids


22. 'A23B- thallasemia - sickle cell anemia (extramedullary hematopoeisis)' -
McBurney's sign
Continuous machinery murmur
Glucocerebrosidase deficiency
Hair - on - end appearance on XR


23. Malaria -
Gray- baby syndrome
Positive C- anca
Kulchitsky cells
Infection by Anopheles Mosquito: Microbiology


24. Neurofibromatosis -

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25. 'A37Clostridium - Actinomyces - Bacteroides' -
Baker's cyst in popliteal fossa
Irregularly irregular rhythm
Obligate Anaerobes: Microbiology
Inguinal hernia Seen in young boys processus vaginalis did not close


26. 'A25Wet beriberi (thiamine - vitamin B1 deficiency)' -
Podagra
High - output cardiac failure (dilated cardiomyopathy)
Infection by TseTse Fly: Microbiology
Abdominal pain wakes patient from sleep


27. Corneybacterium diphtheriae -

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28. Plasmodium
Protozoa: Microbiology
Nephritis
Atypical lymphocytosis
Podocyte Effacement


29. Epidural hematoma -
Acid fast inclusion bodies Increased urinary coproprophyrin - Anemia: microcytic/hypochromic - Stippling of the basophils Gingival line & lead line in bones: x- ray - Mental retardation
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (Black liver)
Lucid interval
Lumpy- bumpy appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence


30. Behcet's syndrome - a form of vasculitis that can lead to ulceration and other lesions. (Not Reiters!) -
Buerger's disease
Red - man syndrome due to antibiotics
Oral ulcers / genital ulcers / arthritis
Freshwater lake infection: Microbiology


31. 'A39a1 antitrypsin deficiency - causing elastase - = - compliance in the lung' -
Panlobular Emphysema
Peau d'orange
Obesity / amenorrhea / hirsuitism / infertility
Chancre (not painful)


32. Ascending cholangitis - This is known as Reynold's Pentad
Fast vs. slow acetylators due to antibiotics
RUQ pain / fever / jaundice + altered mental state and shock
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury
eating raw fish


33. A01Klebsiella -
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury
Bacterial membrane contains cholesterol: Microbiology
Alcoholics - Aspiration pneumonia Abscesses in the lungs
Boutonniere deformity


34. Isoniazid -
Hyperreninemia
Fast vs. slow acetylators due to antibiotics
Clue cells on wet mount
Cutaneous T- cell lymphoma


35. Pericarditis association -
Charcot - Leyden Crystals - (eosinophil membranes)
Donovan bodies
Friction Rub
Honey coloured crust


36. A07Subarachnoid hemorrhage -
Lowenstein - Jensen medium: Microbiology
Bloody tap on LP
Hypochromic microcytosis
Nonseptate Hyphae: Microbiology


37. Perioral pigmentation - A06Puetz - Jeghers syndrome -
Muscle phosphorylase deficiency
Benign polyposis
Sabrands: Microbiology
Alpha - Feto Protien AFP Most Common Cause/Association:


38. Streptococcus pneumoniae -
B Prophage: Microbiology
Chocolate agar: Microbiology
Polyarthralgia due to antibiotics
Optochin sensitive: Microbiology


39. A05Due to M. vulgaris (actinomycetes) Inhalation of sugar cane dust -
Lancet - shaped diplococci: Microbiology
Floppy Baby
Atypical lymphocytosis
Bagassosis


40. A00Lead poisoning -
Christmas tree patterned rash
Cold abscesses
Acid fast inclusion bodies Increased urinary coproprophyrin - Anemia: microcytic/hypochromic - Stippling of the basophils Gingival line & lead line in bones: x- ray - Mental retardation
Alcoholic retching then haematemesis


41. Gas emboli -
eating raw fish
Caisson disease
Reed - Stenberg cells
Cold abscesses


42. Pasteurella multocida -
Dog or cat bite
Charcot - Leyden Crystals - (eosinophil membranes)
Podocyte Effacement
Nonbilious vomiting / olive size abdominal mass


43. Clindamycin
Diphyllobothrium latum
Infection by Sandfly: Microbiology
Pseudomembranous colitis due to antibiotics
Gastrin - secreting tumor associated with ulcers


44. Pseudomonas aeroginosa -
(+) Frei Test
Neurofibromatosis with cafe - au - lait spots
Contact lensa
Painless genital ulcer/chancre


45. Bronchial Asthma (whorled mucous plugs) -

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46. Guillain - Barre Syndrome
Deleted dystrophin gene (X- linked recessive)
Down syndrome
Reduviid bug bite: Microbiology
Polyneuropathy preceded by GI or Respiratory infection


47. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
eating raw fish
Contact lens solution infection
Diminished absent lower limb pulses
Red urine in the morning


48. Dry mouth - arthritis - A18Sjogren's syndrome -
Loffler's Medium: Microbiology
Dry eyes
Pheochromocytoma and amyloid producing medullary thyroid carcinoma
Exotoxin A: Microbiology


49. Bordetella pertussis -
Curschmann's spirals
Filamentous hemagglutinin: Microbiology
Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon
No lactation postpartum


50. Borrelia recurrentis
blebs (large subpleural bullae)
Relapsing Fever
Baker's cyst in popliteal fossa
hCG elevated