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Opening snap murmur
Definition
Mitral stenosis
Term
Mid-systolic click
Definition
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Term
“Diamond-shaped murmur” (crescendo-decrescendo) on precordial chest
Definition
Aortic Stenosis
Term
Osborn wave aka. J wave (upward deflection of S wave)
Definition
Hypothermia
Term
Murmur with wide pulse pressure
Definition
Aortic Insufficiency
Term
Erythema Marginatum (“bathing suit distribution”)
Definition
Rheumatic fever
Term
“Water bottle” appearance of cardiac silhouette
Definition
Pericardial effusion
Term
Kerley B lines
Definition
CHF
Term
Honey-combing with calcified parietal pleural plaques
Definition
Asbestosis
Term
Anti-glomerular Basement membrane Abs with hematuria and hemoptysis
Definition
Good-Pasteur’s Syndrome
Term
Virchow’s node (L supraclavicular LAD)
Definition
Mets from GI tumor
Term
Schaumann’s bodies and asteroid bodies
Definition
Sarcoidosis
Term
Signet Ring (thick bronchial walls) on CXR
Definition
Bronchiectasis
Term
Curschmann spirals (mucus casts in small airways)
Definition
Asthma
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“Sentinel Loop” or “Colon cut-off sx” of gas pattern on KUB
Definition
Pancreatitis
Term
"Thumbprinting” of bowel
Definition
Ischemia
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single or hypoechoic ring with a hyperechoic center (target/donut sign) on US
Definition
Intussception
Term
Bilious vomiting and abdominal distention in a newborn
Definition
Duodenal atresia
Term
Codman’s sign (peri-osteal elevation that forms an angle with the bone cortex)
Definition
Osteosarcoma
Term
Synovial proliferation with pannus formation
Definition
RA
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Kayser-Fleisher rings (green-yellow ring around cornea)
Definition
Wilson's Disease
Term
Shoulder sx (bulge of pyloric m. into the antrum)
Definition
Pyloric Stenosis
Term
Peripheral wedge-shaped consolidation/shadow on pleural surface (Hampton hump)
Definition
PE
Term
Westmark sign (regional area of decreased pulm. Vascularity on CXR
Definition
PE
Term
Silver, copper-wiring and AV nicking on Fund
Definition
HTN retinopathy
Term
Open bomb-bay door sign (bone fragments in the sinus)
Definition
Orbital Fx
Term
Hanging teardrop sign (herniation of orbital fat into max. sinus)
Definition
Orbital Fx
Term
Yellow CSF from hemolysis (xanthochromia)
Definition
Subarachnoid bleed
Term
Dimple sx on ant. Medial surface of the knee
Definition
Posterolateral knee dislocation
Term
Low plasma rennin with increased 24 hour urine aldosterone
Definition
Hyperaldosteronism
Term
“Eggshell” pattern from calcified LNs on CXR
Definition
Silicosis
Term
Diffuse vacuolar changes of gray matter with reactive astrocytosis on cortical bx
Definition
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dz.
Term
Pellagra (diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia)
Definition
Niacin def.
Term
Intravenous inclusions/Pick bodies
Definition
Pick dz
Term
Hemorrhagic necrosis of temporal lobes on CT
Definition
Herpetic encephalitis
Term
Lhermitte sign (electrical feeling down the back with neck flexion)
Definition
MS
Term
CSF oligoclonal bands
Definition
MS
Term
“Racoon eyes”:
Definition
Orbital fx
Term
Prehn sign (pain relieved with elevation of scrotum)
Definition
Epididymitis
Term
Bell-clapper deformity
Definition
Abnormal attachment of testis in the scrotum (risk factor for torsion)
Term
Hazy/steamy cornea with a fixed, dilated pupil
Definition
Angle-closure glaucoma
Term
Large, deep linear ulcers on barium swallow
Definition
CMV
Term
Multiple, small, volcanic-shaped ulcers on barium swallow
Definition
Herpes
Term
“Shaggy” mucosa on barium swallow
Definition
Candida
Term
Sausage digits
Definition
Reiters
Term
Cullen and Grey-Turner sxs
Definition
Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Term
“Corkscrew” esophagus on barium swallow
Definition
Esophageal spasm
Term
Bubbly lytic lesion on x-ray (“ground-glass”)
Definition
Fibrous Dysplasia
Term
“Sunburst” on bone x-ray
Definition
Osteosarcoma
Term
Positive Birefringent rhomboid-shaped crystals (Perpendicular and blue)
Definition
pseudogout
Term
Negative Birefringent needle-shaped crystals (parallel and yellow)
Definition
gout
Term
Fund: Cotton wool spots, hemorrhages, microaneurysms, hard exudates, neovascularization
Definition
Proliferatvie DM Retinopathy (late)
Term
Fund: Cotton wool spots, hemorrhages, microaneurysms, hard exudates, venous dilatation
Definition
Nonproliferative DM Retinopathy (early)
Term
Fund: Arteriolar constriction, flame hemorrhages, cotton wool spots, hard exudates
Definition
HTN Retinopathy
Term
Brushfield spots (on the iris)
Definition
Down’s Syndrome
Term
“Dew drops on a rose petal”
Definition
Chicken pox
Term
Tearing chest pain radiating to the back in a very tall male with long, slender hands/fingers
Definition
Marfan Syndrome – aortic dissection
Term
Dinner fork deformity
Definition
Colle's fx
Term
“Ring of fire” on US
Definition
Ectopic Pregnancy
Term
Kerley B lines on CXR
Definition
CHF (or pulm. Fibrosis or carcinomatosis)
Term
Delta waves on EKG
Definition
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Term
Presence of a paratesticular nodule at the superior aspect of the testicle, with its characteristic blue-dot appearance (Blue-dot sign)
Definition
testicular appendix torsion
Term
Heavy, painful vaginal bleeding in the 2nd or 3rd trimester
Definition
Placenta abruption
Term
Heavy, painless vaginal bleeding in the 2nd or 3rd trimester
Definition
Placentia previa
Term
Prominent epicanthal folds, sandal toe, and simian creases
Definition
Downs Syndrome
Term
Rodent ulcer
Definition
Basal cell ca
Term
“Onion skin" appearance on x-ray
Definition
Ewings sarcoma
Term
Auspitz sign (pin point bleed on peeling of scab)
Definition
Psoriasis
Term
Double bubble sign on abd xray
Definition
Duodenal atresia in an infant
Term
Distended neck veins, decreased BP, muffled heart sounds- Beck's Triad
Definition
Cardiac tamponade
Term
Spontaneous Hemarthroses
Definition
Hemophilia
Term
Anatomical Snuffbox tenderness
Definition
Scaphoid fx
Term
(+) Scotch tape test
Definition
Pinworms
Term
“Stuck on” waxy lesion
Definition
Seborrheic Keratosis
Term
Cafe aulait spots and rubbery skin nodules
Definition
Neurofibromatosis
Term
Triple Layered sputum
Definition
Brochiectasis
Term
Spontaneous Hemarthroses
Definition
Hemophilia
Term
“Moon facies and buffalo hump”
Definition
Cushings
Term
“Pill-rolling” tremor
Definition
Parkinsons
Term
Fruity breath
Definition
DKA
Term
Umilicated papules
Definition
Molluscum Contagiosum
Term
“Fungus ball” on CXR
Definition
Aspergillus fumigatus PNA
Term
Encapsulated organisms on India Ink:
Definition
Cryptococcus neoformans
Term
“Coin-shaped” or “Discoid” plaques with vesicles and papules
Definition
Nummular eczema
Term
Flagellated, curved, oxidase (+) gram (-) rods in stool
Definition
Campylobacter jejuni
Term
Bile stained eggs and proglottids in stool exam
Definition
Fish tapeworm
Term
Coral red fluorescence with Wood’s lamp
Definition
Erythrasma
Term
Nikolsky’s Sign (manual pressure separates epidermis from the dermis)
Definition
Pemphigus Vulgaris (or toxic epidermal necrolysis)
Term
Vesicular rash at different stages
Definition
varicella
Term
Negri bodies on brain tissue
Definition
Rabies
Term
(+) Heterophil antibodies (monospot)
Definition
Mono
Term
Multiple ring-enhancing lesions on brain CT or MRI in HIV pt
Definition
Toxoplasmosis
Term
Pear-shaped trophozoites with 2 nuclei and 4 flagella
Definition
Giardia
Term
“Whirlpool” of intraluminal worms on KUB
Definition
Ascariasis (Ascaris Lumbricoides)
Term
(+) Widal agglutination test
Definition
typhoid fever
Term
Rose spots after initial infection symptoms
Definition
Typhoid fever (and other Salmonella infections)
Term
“Floppy baby syndrome”
Definition
Botulism
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