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USMLE Diseases And Findings

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. Wilson's - viral hepatitis - alpha -1- antitrypsin






2. Measles






3. Hepatolenticular degeneration (copper accumulation & decrease in ceruloplasmin)


4. Pick's Disease






5. HTN






6. Tumor arising in cells of Cajal (pacemakers of gut)






7. Rheumatic fever






8. Bilateral lesions of amygdala (hypersexuality; oral behavior)






9. Parkinson's (eosinophilic inclusions in damaged substantia nigra cells)






10. Intraductal papilloma






11. Aortic regurgitation






12. Neisseria meningitidis impressive rash with bugs






13. Somatization disorder


14. Tuberculosis - other including coccidioides






15. Juvenile melanoma (always benign)






16. Hodgkin's Disease






17. Maternal rubella and prematurity






18. Caused by bacterial meningitis - leads to obstructive hydrocephalus






19. Defective collagen


20. G6PDH Deficiency






21. Duchenne muscular dystrophy






22. Edward's (Trisomy 18)






23. Hyperemia - edema and necrosis of globus






24. CML






25. Glaucoma






26. Giant cell tumor of bone






27. COPD






28. Gardnerella vaginitis - trichomonas?






29. Late cyanotic shunt (R?L) pulmonary HTN & RVH 2? to long - standing VSD - ASD - or PDA


30. Aganglionic megacolon


31. Glycogen storage disease (G6Pase deficiency)


32. Hyperestrinism: liver failure - pregnancy






33. SCCA






34. Chronic cholecystitis (scarring)






35. Pyelonephritis






36. PKU






37. BPH






38. Osteitis fibrosa cystica ('brown tumor') 2* to hyperparathyroidism


39. Clostridia (gas forming)






40. Loss of light reflex constriction (contralateral or bilateral) - 'Prostitute's Eye' - accommodates but does not react - Pathognomonic for 3?Syphilis






41. Pernicious anemia (antibodies to intrinsic factor or parietal cells ? ?IF ? ?Vit B12 ? megaloblastic anemia)






42. Rheumatoid arthritis - neutropenia - splenomegaly


43. Emphysema Centroacinar - smoking Panacinar - ?1- antitrypsin deficiency






44. Idiopathic polyneuritis (ascending muscle weakness & paralysis; usually self - limiting)






45. Neural tube defects - hepatocellular carcinoma - yolk sac and embryonal carcinoma






46. Epileptic events originating in the primary motor cortex (area 4)






47. TTP (fever - anemia - thrombocytopenia - renal failure - neuro problems)






48. Chicken pox






49. TTP






50. Factitious disorder (consciously creates symptoms - but doesn't know why)