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Path Unit 3
Lungs, skin, vasculitis, hn, etc
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11/16/2011

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Term
paraneoplastic syndromes
Definition

small cell: ADH->SIADH, ACTH->cushing, antibodies to NMJ->LE myasthenic syndrome

 

squamous- PTH->hypercalcemia

Term
basal cell carcinoma
Definition
basophilic cell palisading with retraction
Term
melanoma
Definition

marked cellular atypia

vac cytoplasm, hyperchrom nucleiw/ prom nucleoli, pleomorphism, paget spread

 

DEPTH OF INVASION IMPORTANT

Term
pemphigus vulgaris
Definition

desmoglein (of desomsomes) defects- mucosal3/skin1 distribution

 

intraepidermal blistering, no keratinocyte necrosis, eosinophils, IgG in spinous layer

 

basal cells still attached by hemides (tombstones)

 

Nicholsky- pressure induces blisters

 

Layers: CGSB

Term
bullous pemphigoid
Definition

accesory to hemidesmosomes of basal layer

BPAg1- plakin family: IF to HD, 2- collagen XVII: NC16 most often target

 

subepidermal blister, eosinophil or mononucl infiltr

IgG/C3 on epidermal BM

 

initial: pruritis, urticaria

bullous: bulla on normal or erythema, thick roofed

Term
porphyria cutanea tarda
Definition

absorb blue light

subepiderm cell-poor blister with festooning of dermal papillae, IgG/comp at dermo/epi jx

 

woods lamp-> pink urine

 

t: phelobotomy, antimalarials, b-carotene

Term
dermatitis herpetiformis
Definition

granular deposition of IgA in papillary dermis, papillary dermal edema w/neutrophil infiltr with pervasc lymphocytic infiltr, subepidermal split

biopsy adjacent

 

symmetrical on elbow, extensor forearms, back, butt, knees, scalp

herpetiform papulovesicles with an edematous base

 

very pruritic--> no vesicles present

Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
fibrillation, eburnation, osteophyte formation--> nerve root compression
Term
rhematoid arthritis
Definition

non-suppurative inflammatory synovitis, anti-CCP antibodies

 

hyperplastic/trophic synovium with lymph, plasma, histio aggregates, neutrophil in synovial fluid (not stroma), PANNUS, nodule-central necrosis w.palisading histiocytes and inflamm cells, rhem vasc: small/medium

 

hand joints

Term
pseudogout
Definition

chondrocalcinosis, calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease CPPD

 

chalky deposits, blue-purple aggregate in synovium containing weakly birefringent[image]

Term
hyaline membranes
Definition
leaked plasma + dead cell debris
Term
goodpasture
Definition

hemoptysis, renal failure

blood in alveoli, normal interstitium, linear immunofluor for igg and complement

 

crescent glomerulonephritis, similar immunofluor to alv

Term
trali
Definition

anti-neutrophil/HLA antibodies-->aggregate in pulm capillaries

t: steroids

p: donor deferrment

Term
transfusion anaphylaxis
Definition
host antibodies to donor IgA in IgA deficiency
Term
hypotensive reaction
Definition

platelet transfusion using a neg charged leuko reduction filter in pts on ACE inhibitors

 

--->generation of bradykinin

 

t: STOP

p: prestorage leukodepletion, hold off on ACE inh

Term
TA-GVHD
Definition
immunocompromised patients (but not AIDS), premies, HLA matched platelets, blood from relatives, Tobias Funke
Term
fungi
Definition

aspergillus: ubiquitous, histoplasma: river valleys, coccidiodes: southwest, cryptococcus:ubiq, blastomyces:rare

 

hyphae:aspergillus

dimorphic:histo,blasto,coccid

yeast:crypto

 

pneumocystis: aids, diagnosed on lavage/biopsy (not culture)

Term
neuroendocrine tumors
Definition

small cell can be

 

synaptophysin, chromogranin

 

carcinoid can be: salt and pepper chromatin, 

Term
pancoast tumor
Definition
lung apices, horner's syndrome
Term
calretinin
Definition
mesothelial marker-->mesothelioma
Term
thymoma
Definition
possible spindle shape, myasthenia gravis, cyotkeratin positive
Term
Preventive Medicine Formulas
Definition

LR+=sens/(1-spec)

LR-=(1-sens)/spec

 

sens=a/a+c

spec=d/b+d

ppv=a/a+b

npv=d/c+d

Term
steps for evaluating new information
Definition

safety

tolerability

effectiveness

price

simplicity of use

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