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04/22/2010

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Term
Bacteremia/pneumonia (IVDA)
Definition
S. aureus
Term
Bacteria associated with cancer
Definition
H. pylori
Term
Bacteria found in GI tract
Definition
Bacteriodes (2nd most common is E. coli)
B. frafilis
Term
Brain tumor (adults)
Definition
Mets > astrocytoma (including glioblastoma multiforme) > meningioma > schwannoma
Term
Brain tumor (kids)
Definition
infratentorial
astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma
Term
brain tumor - supratentorial (kids)
Definition
craniopharyngioma, bitemporal hemianopia
Term
Breast cancer
Definition
invasive ductal carcinoma (in the US, 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer)
Term
breast mass
Definition
fibrocystic change (in postmenopausal women, carcinoma is most common)
Term
breast tumor (benign)
Definition
fibroadenoma
Term
bug in debilitated, hospitalized pneumonia patient
Definition
Klebsiella
Term
cardiac primary tumor (adults)
Definition
myxoma (4:1 left to right atrium; "ball and valve")
Term
Cardiac primary tumor (kids)
Definition
rhabdomyoma
tuberous sclerosis
Term
cardiac tumor (adults)
Definition
metastasis
Term
cardiomyopathy
Definition
dilated cardiomyopathy
Term
chromosomal disorder
Definition
Down syndrome (associated with ALL, Alzheimer's dementia, and endocardial cushion defects)
Term
Chronic arrhythmia
Definition
atrial fibrillation (association with high risk of emboli)
Term
congenital cardiac anomaly
Definition
VSD
Term
constrictive pericarditis
Definition
tuberculosis
Term
coronary artery involved in thrombosis
Definition
LAD > RCA > LCA
Term
cyanosis (early; less common)
Definition
Tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of great vessels, truncus arteriosus
Term
cyanosis (late; more common)
Definition
VSD, ASD, PDA (close with indomethacin, open with misoprostol)
Term
demyelinating disease
Definition
multiple sclerosis
Term
dietary defectit
Definition
iron --> microcytic, hypochromic anemia
Term
epiglottitis
Definition
H. influenza type b
Term
esophageal cancer
Definition
squamous cell carcinoma (worldwide)
adenocarcinoma (US)
Term
gene involved in cancer
Definition
p53 tumor suppressor gene
Term
group affected by CF
Definition
Caucasians (fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies, mucous plugs/lung infections)
Term
gynecologic malignancy
Definition
endometrial carcinoma
Term
heart murmur
Definition
mitral valve prolapse
mid-systolic click
Term
heart valve in bacterial endocarditis
Definition
mitral
Term
heart valve in bacterial endocarditis in IVDA
Definition
tricuspid
Term
heart valve (rheumatic fever)
Definition
mitral valve (aortic is 2nd)
Term
helminth infection (US)
Definition
Enterobius vermicularis (ascaris lumbricoides is 2nd most common)
tx - mebendazole
Term
Hereditary bleeding disorder
Definition
von Willebrand's
tx - DDADP, desmopressin, ADH analogue
diagnosis with "+" ristocetin test
Term
kidney stones
Definition
calcium = radiopaque (2nd most common is ammonium = radioopaque; formed by urease-positive organisms such as Proteus vulgaris or Staphlococcus)
Term
leukemia (adults)
Definition
AML
Term
liver disease
Definition
alcoholic liver disease
Term
location of brain tumors (adults)
Definition
supratentorial
Term
location of brian tumors (kids)
Definition
infratentorial
Term
lysosomal storage disease
Definition
Gaucher's disease
cytoplasm - wrinkled tissue paper
MR, bone pain, hepatosplenomegaly
Term
male cancer
Definition
prostatic carcinoma
Term
malignancy associated with noninfectious fever
Definition
Hodgkin's disease
Term
malignant skin tumor
Definition
basal cell carcinoma (rarely metastasizes)
Term
motor neuron disease
Definition
ALS
Term
neoplasm (kids)
Definition
ALL (2nd most common is cerebellar astrocytoma)
Term
nephrotic syndrome
Definition
membranous glomerulonephritis
Term
obstruction of male urinary tract
Definition
BPH
tx - alpha 1 blockers
Term
opportunistic infection in AIDS
Definition
PCP pneumonia
Term
ovarian tumor (benign)
Definition
serous cystadenoma
Term
ovarian tumor (malignant)
Definition
serous cystadenocarcinoma
Psammoma bodies
Term
pancreatic tumor
Definition
adenocarcinoma (head of pancreas)
painless jaundice
Term
patient with ALL/CLL/AML/CML
Definition
ALL - child; CLL - adult > 60; AML - adult > 60; CML - adult 35-60
Term
patient with Hodgkins
Definition
young male (except nodular sclerosis type - female)
Term
pituitary tumor
Definition
prolactinoma (2nd - somatotrophic "acidophilic" adenoma)
Term
preventable cancer
Definition
lung cancer
Term
primary bone tumor (adults)
Definition
multiple myeloma
benign tumor - osteochondroma
in kids - osteosarcoma
Term
primary hyperparathyroidism
Definition
adenomas (followed by hyperplasia, then carcinoma)
Term
primary liver tumor
Definition
hepatoma
Term
renal tumor
Definition
renal cell carcinoma - associated with von Hippel-Lindau and acquired polycystic kidney disease; paraneoplastic syndromes)
Term
secondary hyperparathyroidism
Definition
hypocalcemia of chronic renal failure
absence of vitamin D
Term
sexually transmitted disease
Definition
chlamydia
2 - gonorrhea
Term
site of diverticula
Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
site of atherosclerosis
Definition
abdominal aorta > coronary > popliteal > carotid
Term
skin cancer
Definition
basal cell carcinoma
Term
stomach cancer
Definition
adenocarcinoma
Term
testicular tumor
Definition
seminoma
Term
thyroid cancer
Definition
papillary carcinoma
Term
tracheoesophageal fistula
Definition
lower esophagus joins trachea/upper esophagus - blind pouch
Term
tumor in men
Definition
prostate carcinoma
Term
tumor in women
Definition
leiomyoma (estrogen dependent)
Term
tumor of infancy
Definition
hemangioma
Term
tumor of adrenal medulla (adults)
Definition
pheochromocytoma (benign)
Term
tumor of adrenal medulla (kids)
Definition
neuroblastoma (malignant)
Term
type of Hodgkin's
Definition
nodular sclerosis
Term
vasculitis
Definition
temporal arteritis (risk of ipsilateral blindness due to thrombosis of opthalmic artery)
Term
viral encephalitis
Definition
HSV
Term
vitamin deficiency (US)
Definition
folic acid
Term
nutrient deficiency (US)
Definition
iron
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