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Term

Bud-Chiari Syndrome

aka

Post hepatic venous thrombosis

 

Definition
Abdominal Pain, ascites, hepatomegaly
Term
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Definition

Achilles tendon xanthoma

 

Term

Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome

 

Meningococcemia

Definition
Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC
Term
Marfan's Syndrome
Definition

Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints

 

Term
Erythropoietin injection
Definition
Athlete with polycythemia
Term
Pott's disease
Definition
Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss
Term
Sarcoidosis
Definition

Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis

 

Term
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Definition
Blue sclera
Term
Burton's line
Definition
Bluish line on gingiva
Term
Pagets disease of bone
Definition

Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis

increased osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity

Term
Aortic regurgitation
Definition
Bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing
Term
Nf I
Definition

Pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas

Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules

Term
NF-2
Definition

Bilateral acoustic neuromas

Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules

 

Term
McCune-Albright Syndrome
Definition

masaic G-protein signaling mutation

Cafe-au-lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty

Term
Muscular Dystrophy (Duchennes)
Definition

Calf Pseudohypertrophy

X-linked recessive deleted gene

Term

Tay-Sachs

 

 

Definition

Cherry red spot on macula

Ganglioside accumulation

Term
Niemann-Pick
Definition
Term
Central retinal artery occlusion
Definition
Cherry red spot on macula
Term
Dresslers Syndrome
Definition

Chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub

persistent fever following MI

Autoimmune-mediated post-MI (1-12 weeks) fibrinous pericarditis

Term
Gowers Sign
Definition
Child Uses arms to stand up from squat
Term

Parvo B19

erythema infectiosum

Definition
Child with fever develops red rash on face that spreads to body
Term
Huntington's disease
Definition

Autosomal dominant CAG repeat

Chorea, dementia, Cuadate degeneration

 

Term
McArdle's disease
Definition

muscle phosphorylase deficiency

Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps

Term

Internuclear opthalmoplegia

MLF lesion

Definition

Stroke or MS

Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia

Term

PDA

 

Definition
Continuous Machinery Murmur
Term
Graves
Definition

Myxedema - cutaneous dermal edemea due to connective tissue deposition

Hypothyroidism

 

Term
Kaposi's Sarcoma
Definition

Dark purple Skin

HHV-8

Term

Kaussmaul Breathing

 

Definition

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Deep labored breathing, hyperventilation

Term
Pellagra
Definition

Niacin Deficiency

Dermatitis, Dementia, diarrhea

Term
Wet Beriberi
Definition

Thiamine deficiency

Dilated Cardiomyopathy, edema, polyneuropathy

Term
Pasteurella Multocida
Definition

Cellulitis at inoculation site

Dog or Cat bite resulting in infection

Term

Plummer-Vinson Syndrome

 

Definition

May progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Dysphagia, Glossitis, Iron deficiency anemia

Term
Sjogren's Syndrome
Definition

Autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands

Dry eyes, mouth, arthritis

SSA/Rho

SSB/La

 

Term
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Definition

Collagen type III defect

Elastic Skin, hypermobility of joints

Berry Aneurysms

Term
Virchow's Node
Definition

Abdominal Metastasis

Left Supraclavicular

Term
Sezary Syndrome
Definition

Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma

or Mycosis Fungoides

 

Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells

 

Term
Chvostek's Sign
Definition

Hypocalcemia

 

Facial muscle spasm upon tapping

 

Term
Acute Cholycistitis
Definition

Bile Duct blockage

Fat, female, forty, fertile

Term
Jarisch-herxheimer reaction
Definition

rapid lysis of spirochetes rusults in toxin release

 

Fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis

 

Term

Measles

 

Definition
Fever, Caugh, coryza, conjunctivitis, diffuse rash
Term
B Symptoms
Definition

Lymphoma

 

Fever, night sweats, weight loss

Term
Peyronie's disease
Definition
Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Term

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

 

pathology

Definition
HGPRT deficiency, X-linked recessive
Term

Lesch Nyhan Syndrome

 

Presentation

Definition

Gout, mental retardation, self-mutilating behavior in boy

 

Term
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Definition

Hamartomatous GI polyps, Hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands

 

Bowel Obstruction, INcreased cancer risk

Term
Goucher's disease
Definition

glucocerebrosidase deficiency

Hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms

 

Term
Alport's Syndrome
Definition
Hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts
Term
Trousseau's sign
Definition

Hypercoagulability leading to migrating DVT's and vasculitis

 

indicates adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung

Term

Kluver Bucy syndrome

 

Definition

Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdocility

 

Bilateral amygdala lesion

 

Term

Conn's Syndrome

 

Definition
Hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic acidosis
Term
Blue BLoater
Definition

Hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia

 

Hyperplasia of mucous cells

Term

Nonpainful chancre

 

 

 

 

 

Painful

Definition

Indurated Ulcerated genital lesion

 

Nonpainful:Due to Syphilis

Painful with Exudate: Chancroid (H. ducreyi)

Term
Niemann-Pick disease
Definition
Infant with failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, neurodegeneration

Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
Term
Cori's Disease
Definition
Infant with Hypoglycemia, Failure to thrive, Hepatomegaly

Debranching enzyme deficiency
Term
Edwards Syndrome
Definition
Infant with microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, structural heart defect

Trisomy 18
Term
Charcot's Triad

ascending cholangitis
Definition
Jaundice, RUQ pain, fever
Term
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Definition
Keratin Pearls on Skin biopsy
Term
Erythema Chronicum Migrans
Definition
Large rash with bull's-eye appearance

Ixodes

Borrelia
Term
Epidural Hematoma
Definition
Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury

middle meningeal artery rupture
Term
Bruton's disease

X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
Definition
Male child, recurrent infections, no mature B cells
Term
Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia
Definition
Mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time

lack of IIB/IIIA
Term
Gardner's syndrome
Definition
Multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/supernumerary teeth

Subtype of FAP
Term
Wegener's
Definition
Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs), necrotizing glomerulonephritis

C-ANCA
Term
Goodpasture's
Definition
Necrotizing Vasculitis (lungs), necrotizing glomerulonephritis

Anti-basement membrane antibodies
Term
Erb-Duchenne palsy
Definition
Neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth

Superior trunk (C5- C6)
Term
Sheehan's Syndrome
Definition
No lactation postpartum, absent, menstruation, cold intolerance
Term
Multiple Sclerosis
Definition
Nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech, bilateral internuclear opthalmoplegia
Term
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Definition
Oscillating slow/fast breathing

Central apnea in CHF or increased ICP
Term
Cold agglutinin disease
Definition
Painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia

Autoimmune hemolysis caused by M. Pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis
Term
Reynaud's Syndrome
Definition
Painful, pale, cold fingers/toes

Vasospasm in extremities
Term
Osler's node
Definition
Painful, raised red lesions on palms and soles

Infective endocarditis
Term
Janeway Lesions
Definition
Painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles

Infective endocarditis
Term
Cancer of Pancreatic head
Definition
Painless jaundice and bile duct obstruction
Term
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Definition
Palbable purpura, joint pain, abdominal pain (child)

IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys
Term
Wermer's syndrome

MEN 1
Definition
Pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors
Term
Fanconi's syndrome
Definition
proximal tubular reabsorption defect

Polyuria, acidosis, growth failure, electrolyte imbalance
Term
Horner's syndrome
Definition
sympathetic chain lesion

Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
Term
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Definition
Rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends

following GI/upper respiratory infection
Term
Rash on palms and soles
Definition
2ndary syphilis
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Coxsackie A
Term
Jobs syndrome
Definition
Recurrent colds
unusual eczema
high serum IgE

Hyper-IgE syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality
Term
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Definition
red "current jelly" sputum in alcoholic or diabetic
Term
Paget's disease of the breast
Definition
Red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola

represents underlying neoplasm
Term
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Definition
Red urine in the morning
fragile RBC's
Term
Von Hippel-Lindau disease
Definition
Renal cell carcinoma
hemangioblastomas
angiomatosis
pheochromocytoma

Autosomal dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation
Term
Pompe's disease
Definition
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
juvenile form: cardiomegaly
Exercise intolerance

lysosomal glucosidase deficiency
Term
Roth's spots
Definition
Retinal hemorrhages with pale centers

bacterial endocarditis
Term
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Definition
Severe jaundice in neonate
congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Term
Fanconi's anemia
Definition
Short stature
increased incidence of tumors/leukemia
aplastic anemia

Autosomal recessive, often progresses to AML
Term
Karagemer's syndrome
Definition
dynein defect affecting cilia

Situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis
Term
Addison's disease
Definition
primary adrenocortical insufficiency of autoimmune or infectious etiology

Skin hyperpigmentation
Term
Becker's muscular dystrophy
Definition
X-linked defective dystrophin; less severe than duchenne's

SLow progressive muscle weakness in boys
Term
Koplik spots
Definition
measles

small, irregular red spots on buccal/ lingual mucosa with blue-white centers
Term
Condylomata lata
Definition
Smooth flat, moist white lesions on genitals

secondary syphilis
Term
Strawberry tongue
Definition
Scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease, toxic shock syndrome
Term
Turner Syndrome
Definition

XO, short stature, webbed neck, lyphedema

 

Streak ovaries

Congenital heart disease

horseshoe kidney

Term

Gout/Podagra

 

 

Definition

Hyperuricemia

 

Sudden swollen/painful big toe join

Tophi

Term
Scurvy
Definition

Vit C deficiency, can't hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis

 

Swollen gums

Mucous bleeding

Poor wound healing

Spots on skin

Term
Osteoarthritis
Definition

Osteophytes on PIP (bouchard's), DIP (heberdens)

 

Swollen, hard, painful finger joints

 

Term
Aortic valve stenosis
Definition
Systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)
Term
Sipples Syndrome (MEN2A)
Definition

Thyroid

Parathyroid

Pheochromocytoma

Term
Bell's Palsy
Definition

LMN CN VII palsy

 

Unilateral facial drooping involving forehead

Term
Reiter's Syndrome
Definition

(Reactive arthritis associated with HLA-B27)

 

Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in male

Term
Hemangioma
Definition

Benign

Associated with Sturge-Weber Syndrome

 

Vascular birthmark (port-wine stain)

Term
Shwartzman Reaction
Definition

Follows second exposure to endotoxin

 

Vasculitis from exposure to endotoxin causing glomerular thrombosis

Term
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Definition

Alcoholic and bulimic patients

 

Vomiting blood following esophagogoastric lacerations

Term

Chronic end-stage renal disease

 

Definition
Waxy casts with very low urine volume
Term
Acute pyelonephritis
Definition

WBC casts in urine

 

Acute pyelonephritis

Term
Whipple's disease
Definition

Tropheryma Whippelii

 

Weight loss

diarrhea

arthritis

fever

adenopathy

Term

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

 

Definition

Worst headache of my life

 

Most commonly a berry anuerysm

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