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1. Bronchial Asthma (whorled mucous plugs) -
2. A07Paraseptal emphysema - can rupture and cause pneumothorax -
Post streptococcal infection. Necrotizing arteritis of the caudate
Hyperreninemia
blebs (large subpleural bullae)
Sabourauda Agar
3. Neiserria and most Gram (-)s including Pseudomonas aeruginosa -
Oxidase (+): Microbiology
beta Hemolysis/Bacitracin Resistant: Microbiology
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
RBC Osmotic Fragility
4. Plasmodium
Erythropoietin
Protozoa: Microbiology
Parasites & CA: Aspergillus flavus
HbF -
5. Trypansoma cruzi: Chagasa
Burton's lines
Nephritis
Ejection click
Infection by Reduviid Bug: Microbiology
6. 'A26VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - mitral regurgitation' -
Indian Ink: Microbiology
Hair - on - end appearance on XR
Holosystolic murmur
Herpangina: Microbiology
7. Krukenberg tumor -
Betel nuts
Gastric adenocarcinoma with ovarian metastases
Hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with hemorrhagic urticaria and URI's
Ketogenic amino acids
8. A09Lead poisoning -
9. A05Streptococcus pyogenes -
Lines of Zahn
Only C3 deposits in Glomerulonephririts
Bacitracin sensitive: Microbiology
Burn patients & Cystic fibrosis
10. A02SLE (type 3 hypersensitivity) -
Nigrostriatal dopamine depletion
Parasites & CA: Schistosoma haematobium
Anti dsDNA Ab (ANA antibody)
Hepatolenticular degeneration
11. rabies -
Ejection click
Currant - jelly sputum
Negri bodies
Anticentromere Antibodies
12. A05Sickle cell anemia -
Autosplenectomy
Podagra
Renal disease Seen in kidney transplant patients: Microbiology
Only C3 deposits in Glomerulonephririts
13. Endometriosis -
Pseudomembranous colitis due to antibiotics
Pulseless disease
Chocolate Cysts on ovaries
Intussusseption dt hyperplasia of Peyer's Patches
14. Cryptococcus neoformans -
Autosplenectomy
Indian Ink: Microbiology
Polyarthralgia due to antibiotics
RUQ pain / fever / jaundice + altered mental state and shock
15. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) -
Chediak - Higashi disease
Hyperpigmentation of skin
Parasites & CA: S. mansoni
Neurofibromatosis with cafe - au - lait spots
16. Pericarditis
Niacin production: Microbiology
Bulla in lung
Pleuritic chest pain relieved by sitting forward
Baker's cyst in popliteal fossa
17. Miosis - anhidrosis - A43Horner's syndrome
Late cyanosis shunt (uncorrected L->R shunt becomes R->L shunt)
Ptosis
pneumonia in cystic fibrosis or burn victims
Caisson disease
18. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis -
Lumpy- bumpy appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence
Heat intolerance / palpitations
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Elastic skin
19. A08Digoxin toxicity -
Roth's Spots in Retina - (hemorrhage w/ pale center)
Benign polyposis
Blurred yellowing vision headache
Bacterial membrane contains cholesterol: Microbiology
20. A03Vasculitis -
Chocolate Cysts on ovaries
Bamboo spine on x- ray
Antineutrophil antibodies
Farmer's Lung
21. Cardiac pathology - and edema -'A41Dry beriberi (Thiamine - B1 deficiency)'
Rigidity Resting Tremor - Bradykinesia
Parasites & CA: Schistosoma haematobium
Alcoholics - Aspiration pneumonia Abscesses in the lungs
Polyneuropathy
22. Bacillus Cereus -
Grows in Rice: Microbiology
Neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality
Rash on palms and soles
Polyneuropathy
23. Pneumomediastinum (aka mediastinal emphysema)
EFII Ribosylation: Microbiology
Currant - jelly sputum
Sail sign
Eburnation
24. Mycoplasma pneumoniae has fried egg colonies on Eaton agar (needs cholesterol) -
HGPRT deficiency e
Eaton Fried Eggs: Microbiology
Hypersegmented neutrophils
Branching rods in oral infection
25. Cystic fibrosis
Recurrent pulmonary Psuedomonas and S. Aureus infections
No lactation postpartum
Antigliadin antibodies
Postpartum pituitary necrosis
26. Glanzmann's thrombasthenia -
Jaundice - RUQ pain - Fever
Erythropoietin
Defect in platelet aggregation
Alcoholic retching then haematemesis
27. A08Actinomyces israelii -
Branching rods in oral infection
Freshwater lake infection: Microbiology
HGPRT deficiency e
Palmar crease/simian crease
28. Chloramphenicol -
HLA- B27
Palpable purpura on legs and buttocks
Antimitochondrial antibodies
Gray- baby syndrome
29. Adenovirus (causes hyperplasia of Peyer's patches) -
Diabetes Insibidus - Exophthalmos - Skull Lesions
Intussception
Bulla in lung
Kernicterus due to antibiotics
30. Rabies Negri bodies intracytoplasmic Pox virus Guarnieri intracytoplasmic & acidophilic CMV Owl's eyes intracytoplasmic & intranuclear HSV Cowdry bodies intranuclear -
Koiliocytes
Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis
Acid fast inclusion bodies Increased urinary coproprophyrin - Anemia: microcytic/hypochromic - Stippling of the basophils Gingival line & lead line in bones: x- ray - Mental retardation
Inclusion Bodies: Microbiology
31. Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Rigidity Resting Tremor - Bradykinesia
Clue cells on wet mount
Curschmann's spirals
Lysosomal glucosidase deficiency associated with cardiomegaly
32. McArdle's disease -
Protein A: Microbiology
Boutonniere deformity
Alcoholic retching then haematemesis
Muscle phosphorylase deficiency
33. Toxic or viral hepatitis -
Councilman bodies
Pick bodies
Glucogenic amino acids
Fried egg shaped colony: Microbiology
34. Acute toxic/viral nephrosis
Renal epithelial casts in urine
Hofbauer Cells
Agammaglobulinemia: X- linked
Brushfield's spots
35. A02Skip lesions (Crohn's disease = autoimmune) -
Albuminocytologic dissociation
Posthepatic venous thrombosis
Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon
Lowenstein - Jensen medium: Microbiology
36. Vancomycin
Renal epithelial casts in urine
Red - man syndrome due to antibiotics
Osler's nodes
Lead pipe rigidity from antipsychotics
37. Staph A & Yersenia pestis -
Negri bodies
Chediak - Higashi disease
Coagulase (+): Microbiology
eating raw fish
38. E. Coli -
Atypical lymphocytosis
Infection by TseTse Fly: Microbiology
High - output cardiac failure (dilated cardiomyopathy)
neonateal meningitis
39. A05Due to M. vulgaris (actinomycetes) Inhalation of sugar cane dust -
Bagassosis
Anticentromere Antibodies
Cold Nodules
Honey coloured crust
40. A03Celiac disease -
Niacin production: Microbiology
Antigliadin antibodies
Myxedema
High fever/ rigidity after anaesthesia
41. Tension headache -
Reid index (increased)
Hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness
S3 in Heart Auscultation
Headache in band - like distribution
42. Dry mouth - arthritis - A18Sjogren's syndrome -
Curschmann's spirals
Infection by Sandfly: Microbiology
Dry eyes
Koiliocytes
43. Mycosis Fungoides (cutaneous T- cell lymphoma) -
Bordet Gengou Agar: Microbiology
Protozoa: Microbiology
Kayser Fleischer rings
Cerebriform nuclei
44. Wilson's disease -
Jarisch - Herxheimer reaction
PICA Thrombosis
Low serum ceruloplasmin
No cell wall. Membrane has cholesterol: Microbiology
45. A02Pemphigous vulgaris -
Dynein defect
Ant - epithelial cell antibodies
HGPRT deficiency e
Penile fibrosis
46. Pompe's disease -
Megaloblastic anemia (supplement with vitamin B6) due to antibiotics
Lysosomal glucosidase deficiency associated with cardiomegaly
Petehial hemorrhages are seen on kidney surfaces = Flea - Bitten surface = young black men
Anticentromere Antibodies
47. All -
Bordet Gengou Agar: Microbiology
Protein A: Microbiology
Anticentromere Antibodies
Down syndrome
48. A07Kluver - Bucy syndrome -
Congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
PICA Thrombosis
Bilateral amygdala lesions
Chronic Cold Agglutinaiton
49. Von Recklinghausen's disease -
Rotor's Syndrome
DES (Diethylstilbesterol) Exposure in utero
Intussception
Neurofibromatosis with cafe - au - lait spots
50. Cor pulmonale
Right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns
Lewy Bodies
Dysphagia (due to webs in the upper esophagus)