USMLE Buzzwords

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1. Precocious puberty - cafe - au - lait spots - short stature - young girls - A41Albright's syndrome -
Parasites & CA: Aspergillus flavus
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Palmar crease/simian crease
HbF -


2. Crigler - Najar syndrome -
Charcot's triad: (nystagmus
Bacterial membrane contains cholesterol: Microbiology
Baker's cyst in popliteal fossa
Congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia


3. Sporothrix schenckii
Inguinal hernia Seen in young boys processus vaginalis did not close
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Rose Bush Thorns
Chronic progressive histiocytosis


4. Wegener's and Goodpasture's (Hemoptysis and glomerular disease) -
Post - MI fibrinous pericarditis
Lines of Zahn
Hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with hemorrhagic urticaria and URI's
Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis


5. Libman - Sacks disease -
Endocarditis associated with SLE
Iron/cysteine supplement (charcoal -yeast agar) : Microbiology
Janeway lesions - (non - tender
Lowenstein - Jensen medium: Microbiology


6. A07Histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma) -
Needle - shaped
Heterophil antibodies
Birbeck granules on EM
Atypical lymphocytosis


7. Pick's disease
Pick bodies
Reid index (increased)
Hemorrhagic Fevers: Microbiology
Rouleaux Formation (stacked RBC's dt inc ESR


8. Actinomycetes = Nocardia
Filamentous Bacteria: Microbiology
Oral ulcers / genital ulcers / arthritis
Calcium chelator of antibiotics
Charcot's triad: (jaundice


9. Mitral valve prolapse -
Eburnation
Mid systolic click
ASO
Hypertension


10. Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid -
No lactation postpartum
Grows in Rice: Microbiology
Rash on palms and soles
Orphan Annie nuclei


11. All -
High fever/ rigidity after anaesthesia
Down syndrome
Philadelphia Chromosome (bcr - abl)
Heinz Bodies - (small round inclusions/extensions of RBC membrane)


12. Pompe's disease -
Howell - Jolly bodies
Bloody diarrhea agents: Microbiology
Lysosomal glucosidase deficiency associated with cardiomegaly
Occupational exposure to Asbestos


13. Lesch - Nyhan syndrom -
Calcinosis
Penile fibrosis
Rhomboid crystals
HGPRT deficiency e


14. Osteoarthritis (DIP swelling 2nd to osteophytes) -


15. Plummer - vinson syndrome -
Boutonniere deformity
Dieterle silver stain: Microbiology
Alpha Feto Protein increase
Esophageal webs with iron deficiency


16. A03Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Hyperreninemia
Anti - IgG antibodies
Cafe'- au - lait spots on skin
DES (Diethylstilbesterol) Exposure in utero


17. Hand - Schuller - Christian Disease -
Hyperphagia
Diabetes Insibidus - Exophthalmos - Skull Lesions
Periosteal elevation on XR
Burton's lines


18. A09small/medium artery vasculitis -


19. Malignant mesothelioma -
Crescendo decrescendo murmur
Freshwater lake infection: Microbiology
Occupational exposure to Asbestos
Post - MI fibrinous pericarditis


20. rabies -
Negri bodies
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)'
Lack color: Microbiology
Hemorrhagic Fevers: Microbiology


21. Neiserria and most Gram (-)s including Pseudomonas aeruginosa -
Fried egg shaped colony: Microbiology
Alcoholic retching then haematemesis
Oxidase (+): Microbiology
Nutmeg liver


22. Lipid laden macrophages seen in villi of Erythroblastosis Fetalis -
Cold abscess in spine
Hofbauer Cells
Acid fast inclusion bodies Increased urinary coproprophyrin - Anemia: microcytic/hypochromic - Stippling of the basophils Gingival line & lead line in bones: x- ray - Mental retardation
Coagulase (+): Microbiology


23. 'A35Mycoplasma - Smallest living bacteria. - P1 protein inhs ciliary action Fried egg colonies Atypical pneumonia young adults' -
Obligate Intracellular Bacteria: Microbiology
No cell wall. Membrane has cholesterol: Microbiology
Roth's Spots in Retina - (hemorrhage w/ pale center)
Lines of Zahn


24. A01Bruton's disease -
Agammaglobulinemia: X- linked
Kaposi's sarcoma
Recurrent vasospasm in extremities
Lactose formers: Microbiology


25. Multiple myeloma
Condylomata lata
Eburnation
Russell Bodies
Crescendo decrescendo murmur


26. A07oral cancer. -
Chvostek's sign (facial muscle spasm upon tapping)
Heberden's nodes
Betel nuts
Defect in platelet aggregation


27. A08Congenital rubella -
Blueberry muffin spots
Heat intolerance / palpitations
McBurney's sign
opening snap in heart


28. A00Mycobacterium
Elastic skin
Atrophy of the mamillary bodies
Acid Fast Organisms: Microbiology
Lactose formers: Microbiology


29. 'A47L -> R shunt (VSD - ASD - PDA) mitral regurgitation - LV failure (CHF)'
Bronchogenic apical tumor associated with Horner's syndrome
Anti basement membrane antibodies
Ash leaf spots
S3 in Heart Auscultation


30. A01Mallory Weiss tear -
Alcoholic retching then haematemesis
Petehial hemorrhages are seen on kidney surfaces = Flea - Bitten surface = young black men
Down syndrome
Blue sclera


31. A07Anthrax -
Black eschar on skin
Need Cysyeine for growth: Microbiology
Peau d'orange
Birbeck granules on EM


32. A06Gilbert's syndrome -
Jaundice - RUQ pain - Fever
Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Proximal tubular reabsorption defect
Cough Coryza Conjunctivitis - Fever


33. Median nerve lesion -
Ash leaf spots
No arm pronation
Owl's eye
Dog or cat bite


34. A01Severe cellular immune deficiency SCID -
Infection by Sandfly: Microbiology
ADA Deficiency
Cold abscesses
Atypical lymphocytosis


35. Pseudomonas aeruginosa -
Lucid interval
Exotoxin A: Microbiology
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury
Rose Bush Thorns


36. 'A26VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - mitral regurgitation' -
Argyll Robertson Pupil - (accomodate but don't react to light)
Cherry- Red spot on Macula
Holosystolic murmur
Charcot's triad: (nystagmus


37. Hypoplastic Goiter nodules that do not take up radio active iodine. [Opposite: hot & do take up iodine] -
Panlobular Emphysema
Red - man syndrome due to antibiotics
Codman's triangle on XR
Cold Nodules


38. 'A17Pellagra - (Vitamin B3 - Niacin Deficiency)' -
Dermatitis - Dementia - Diarrhea
Rose Bush Thorns
Raw seafood intoxicaiton
Cord factor: Microbiology


39. Haemophilus influenzae -
Negri bodies
Ferruginous bodies
Gram - negative coccobacilli: Microbiology
Sail sign


40. 2nd syphilis Rocky Mountain Spotted fever - Meningitis
HLA- B27
Rash on palms and soles
Non Motile Bacilli & Clostridium: Microbiology
beta Hemolysis/Bacitracin Resistant: Microbiology


41. Congenital Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia


42. Malaria -
Infection by Anopheles Mosquito: Microbiology
Herald patch
Contact lensa
Dieterle silver stain: Microbiology


43. Chaga's Disease (Trypanosoma infection) -
Iduronidase deficiency
Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy
Lisch nodules
Aspirin - Asthma Triad


44. Chloramphenicol -
Periosteal elevation on XR
Rhomboid crystals
eating raw fish
Gray- baby syndrome


45. A05Rheumatoid arthritis -


46. CMV -


47. Chlamydia Pistacci (Chlamydia do not make own ATP)
Deficiency of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase.
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Chubby teen male with knee pain
Obligate Intracellular Bacteria: Microbiology


48. Bordetella pertussis -
Parasites & CA: Schistosoma haematobium
(+) Frei Test
Mid systolic click
Filamentous hemagglutinin: Microbiology


49. Raynaud's Syndrome
Barr Body
Renal epithelial casts in urine
Recurrent vasospasm in extremities
Obese female with headache takes OCPs


50. A09Associated w/ Emphysema = Blebat = outpouching - If it ruptures causes Pneumothorax -
Hair - on - end appearance on XR
Bulla in lung
Pink Puffer
Rose Bush Thorns