Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Step 1 Rapid Review Flashcards
From First Aid for the USMLE step 1
344
Other
Graduate
04/18/2012

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly
Definition
Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)
Term
Achilles tendon xanthoma
Definition
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Term
Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC
Definition
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome (meningiococcemia)
Term
Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints
Definition
Marfan's syndrome (fibrillin defect)
Term
Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss
Definition
Pott's disease (vertebral tuberculosis)
Term
Big toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape
Definition
Babinski's sign (UMN lesion)
Term
Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis
Definition
Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)
Term
Blue sclera
Definition
Osteogenesis imperfecta (collagen defect)
Term
Bluish line on gingiva
Definition
Burton's line (lead poisoning)
Term
Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis
Definition
Paget's disease of bone (increased osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)
Term
Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma)
Definition
Neurofibromatosis type I (+ bilateral acoustic neuromas=type 1)
Term
Calf pseudohypertrophy
Definition
Muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne's)
Term
"Cherry red spot" on macula
Definition
Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumulation) or Niemann-Pick (lysosomal storage disease)
Term
Chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI
Definition
Dressler's syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis)
Term
Child uses arms to stand up from squat
Definition
Gower's sign (Duchenne muscular dystrophy: X-linked recessive deleted dystrophin gene)
Term
Child with fever develops red rash that spreads to body
Definition
"Slapped cheeks" (erythema infectiosum/fifth disease: parvovirus B19)
Term
Chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration
Definition
Huntington's disease (autosomal-dominant CAG repeat expansion)
Term
Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps
Definition
McArdle's disease (muscle phosphorylase deficiency)
Term
Cold intolerance
Definition
Hypothyroidism
Term
Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia
Definition
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (damage to MLF; bilateral [multiple sclerosis], unilateral [stroke])
Term
Continuous "machinery" heart murmur
Definition
PDA (close with indomethacin; open with misoprostol)
Term
Cutaneous/dermal edema due to connective tissue deposition
Definition
Myxedema (hypothyroidism, Grave's disease)
Term
Dark purple skin/mouth nodules
Definition
Kaposi's sarcoma (usually AIDS patients: associated with HHV-8)
Term
Deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation
Definition
Kussmaul breathing (diabetic ketoacidosis)
Term
Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea
Definition
Pellagra (niacin; b3 deficiency)
Term
Dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, polyneuropathy
Definition
Wet beriberi (thiamine B1 deficiency)
Term
Dog or cat bite resulting in infection
Definition
Pasturella multocida
Term
Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Definition
Sjogren's syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands)
Term
Dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia
Definition
Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)
Term
Elastic skin, hypermobility of joints
Definition
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (collagen defect)
Term
Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Definition
Virchow's node (abdominal metastasis)
Term
Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells
Definition
Sezary syndrome (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) or mycosis fungoides
Term
Facial muscle spasm upon tapping
Definition
Chvostek's sign (hypocalcemia)
Term
Fat, female, forty, and fertile
Definition
Acute cholecystitis (bile duct blockage)
Term
Fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis
Definition
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release)
Term
Fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash
Definition
Measles (morbillivirus)
Term
Fever, night sweats, weight loss
Definition
B symptoms (lymphoma)
Term
Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Definition
Peyronie's disease (connective tissue disorder)
Term
Gout, mental retardation, self-mutilating behavior in a boy
Definition
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (HGPRT deficiency)
Term
Green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea
Definition
Kayser-Fleischer rings (copper accumulation from Wilson's disease)
Term
Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands
Definition
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (genetic benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction; increased cancer risk)
Term
Hepatosplenomealy, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms
Definition
Gaucher's disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency)
Term
Hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts
Definition
Alport's syndrome (collagen mutation)
Term
Hypercoagulability (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis)
Definition
Trousseau's sign (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)
Term
Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdocility
Definition
Kluver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion)
Term
Hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic acidosis
Definition
Conn's syndrome (primary hyperaldosteronism)
Term
Hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia
Definition
"Blue bloater" (chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucous cells)
Term
Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion (nonpainful)
Definition
Chancre (primary syphilis: Treponema pallidum)
Term
Infant with failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, neurodegeneration
Definition
Niemann-Pick disease (genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency)
Term
Infant with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, and hepatomegaly
Definition
Cori's disease (debranching enzyme deficiency)
Term
Infant with microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, and structural heart defect
Definition
Edward's syndrome (trisomy 18)
Term
Jaundice, RUQ pain, fever
Definition
Charcot's triad 2 (ascending cholangitis)
Term
Keratin pearls on a skin lesion
Definition
Squamous cell carcinoma
Term
Large rash with bull's eye appearance
Definition
Erthemia chronicum migrans from tick bite (lyme disease: borrelia)
Term
Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury
Definition
Epidural hematoma
Term
Male Child, recurrent infections, no mature B cells
Definition
Bruton's disease (X-linked agammaglobulinemia)
Term
Mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time
Definition
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of GPIIb/IIIa)
Term
Multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/supernumerary teeth
Definition
Gardner's syndrome (genetic disorder, predisposes to colon cancer)
Term
Necrotozing vasculitis (lungs) and Necrotozing glomerulonepritis
Definition
Wegener's and Goodpasture's syndromes (hemoptysis and glomerular disease)
Term
Neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth
Definition
Erb-Duchene palsy (superior trunk C5-C6 brachial plexus injury; waiter's tip)
Term
No lactation postpartum, absent menstruation, cold intolerance
Definition
Sheehan's syndrome (pituitary infarction)
Term
Nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech
Definition
Chargot's trad 1 (MS)
Term
Oscillating slow/fast breathing
Definition
Cheyne-Stokes respirations (central apnea in CHF or increased intracranial pressure)
Term
Painful blue finger/toes, hemolytic anemia
Definition
Cold agglutinin disease (autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis)
Term
Painful, pale, cold fingers/toes
Definition
Raynaud's syndrome (vasospasm in extremities)
Term
Painful, raised red lesions on palms and soles
Definition
Osler's node (infective endocarditis)
Term
Painless jaundice
Definition
Cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing the bile duct
Term
Palpable purpura, joint pain, abdominal pain (child)
Definition
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys)
Term
Pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors
Definition
Wermer's syndrome (MEN 1)
Term
Pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation
Definition
"Pink puffer" (emphysema: centroacinar =smoking, panacinar=alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency)
Term
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, cafe-au-lat spots, short stature in a young girl
Definition
McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G-protein signaling mutation.
Term
Polyuria, acidosis, growth failure, electrolyte imbalances
Definition
Fanconi's syndrome (proximal tubular reabsorption defect)
Term
Positive anterior "drawer sign"
Definition
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
Term
Ptosis, miosis, anhydrosis
Definition
Horner's syndrome (sympathetic chain lesions)
Term
Pupil accommodates but doesn't react
Definition
Argyll Robertson pupil (neurosyphilis)
Term
Rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends (following GI/upper respiratory infection)
Definition
Guillian-Barre syndrome (autoimmune acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy)
Term
Rash on palms and soles
Definition
secondary syphilis, RMSF
Term
Recurrent colds, unusual eczema, high serum IgE
Definition
Job's syndrome (hyper IgE syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality)
Term
Red "currant jelly" sputum
Definition
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Term
Red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola
Definition
Paget's disease of the breast (represent underlying neoplasm)
Term
Red urine in the morning
Definition
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Term
Renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastomas, angiomatosis, pheochromocytoma
Definition
von Hippel-Lindau disease (dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation)
Term
Resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, postural instability
Definition
Parkinson's disease (nigrostriattal dopamine depletion)
Term
Restrictive cardiomyopathy (juvenile form: cardiomegaly), exercise intolerance
Definition
Pompe's disease (lysosomal glucosidase deficieny)
Term
retinal hemorrhages with pale centers
Definition
Roth's spots (bacterial endocarditis)
Term
Severe jaundice in neonate
Definition
Crigler-Najjar syndrome (congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)
Term
Severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness
Definition
McBurney's sign (appendicitis)
Term
Short stature, increased incidence of tumors/lukemia, aplastic anemia
Definition
Fanconi's anemia (genetically inherited; often progresses to AML)
Term
Single palm crease
Definition
Siminan crease (Down syndrome)
Term
Sinus inversus, chornic sinusitis, bronchiectasis
Definition
Kartagener's syndrome (dynein defect affecting cilia)
Term
Skin hyperpigmentation
Definition
Addison's disease (primary adrrenocortical insufficiency of autoimmune or infectious etiology)
Term
Slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys
Definition
Becker's muscular dystrophy (x-linked, defective dystrophin; less severe than Duchenne's)
Term
Small, irregular spots on buccal/lingual mucosa with blue-white centers
Definition
Koplik spots (measles)
Term
Small, nontender, erythematous lesions on palms/soles
Definition
Janeway lesions (infective endocarditis)
Term
Smooth, flat, moist white lesions on genitals
Definition
Condylomata lata (secondary syphilis)
Term
Splinter hemorrhages in fingernails
Definition
Bacterial endocarditis
Term
"Strawberry tongue"
Definition
Scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease, toxic shock syndrome
Term
Streak ovaries, congenital heart disease, horseshoe kidney
Definition
Turner's syndrome (XO, short stature, webbed neck, lymphedema)
Term
Sudden swollen/painful big toe joint, tophi
Definition
Gout/podoagra (hyperuricemia)
Term
Swollen gums, mucous bleeding, poor wound healing, spots on skin
Definition
Scurvy (vitamin c deficiency: can't hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis)
Term
Swollen, hard, painful finger joints
Definition
Osteoarthritis (osteophytes on PIP (Bouchard's nodes), DIP (Heerden's nodes))
Term
Systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)
Definition
Aortic valve stenosis
Term
Thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal tumors
Definition
(Sipple's syndrome 9MEN 2A)
Term
Ulcerated genital lesion with exudate (painful)
Definition
Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
Term
Unilateral facial drooping
Definition
Bell's palsy (LMN CN VII palsy)
Term
Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in a male
Definition
Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome)
Term
Vasculitis from exposure to endotoxin causing glomerular thrombisi
Definition
Shwartzman reaction (following second exposure to endotoxin)
Term
Vomiting blood following esophagogastric laceration
Definition
Mallory Weiss syndrome (alcoholics and eating disorders)
Term
"Waxy" casts with very low urine flow
Definition
Chronic end-stage renal disease
Term
WBC casts in urine
Definition
Acute pyelonephritis or cystitis
Term
Weight loss, diarrhea, arthritis, fever, adenopathy
Definition
Whipple's disease (Tropheryma whippelii)
Term
"Worst headache of my life"
Definition
Berry aneurysm (Assoc. with APKD)
Term
Vascular birthmark (port-wine stain)
Definition
hemangioma (benign, but associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome)
Term
Anticentromere antibodies
Definition
Scleroderma (CREST)
Term
Antidesmoglein (epithelial) antibodies
Definition
Phemphigus vulgaris (blistering)
Term
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies
Definition
Goodpasture's syndrome (glomerulonephritis and lung hemorrhage)
Term
Antihistone antibodies
Definition
Drug induced SLE
Term
Anti-IgG antibodies
Definition
Rheumatoid arthritis (systemic inflammation, joint pannus, boutonniere deformity)
Term
Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA)
Definition
primary biliary cirrhosis (female, cholestasis, portal hypertension)
Term
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)
Definition
Vasculitis (Wegener's, microscopic polyangiitis, glomerulonephritis)
Term
Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs: anti-Smith and anti dsDNA)
Definition
SLE (type III hypersensitivity)
Term
Antiplatelet antibodies
Definition
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) (bleeding diathesis)
Term
Anti-topoisomerase antibodies
Definition
Diffuse systemic scleroderma
Term
Anti-transglutaminase/antigliadin antibodies
Definition
Celiac disease (diarrhea, distention, weight loss)
Term
Azurophilic granular needles in leukemic blasts
Definition
Auer rods (AML: especially the promyelocytic type)
Term
"Bamboo spine" seen on x-ray.
Definition
Ankylosing spondylitis (chronic inflammatory arthrtis: HLA-B27)
Term
Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs
Definition
Howell-Jolly bodies (due to splenectomy or nonfunctional spleen)
Term
Basophilic stippling of RBCs
Definition
Lead poisoning or sideroblastic anemia
Term
Bloody tap on LP
Definition
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Term
"Boot-shaped" heart on x-ray
Definition
Tetralogy of Fallot, RVH
Term
Branching gram-positive rods with sulfur granules
Definition
Actinomyces israelii
Term
Bronchogenic apical lung tumor
Definition
Pancost's tumor (can compress sympathetic ganglion and cause Horner's syndrome)
Term
"Brown" tumor of bone
Definition
Hemorrhage (hemosiderin) causes brown color of osteolytic cysts. Due to: 1. Hyperparathyroidism 2. Osteitis fibrosa cystica (von Recklinghausen's disease of bone)
Term
Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy
Definition
Chaga's disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)
Term
Cellular crescents in Bowman's capsule
Definition
Rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis
Term
"Chocolate cyst" of ovary
Definition
Endometriosis (frequently involves both ovaries)
Term
Circular grouping of dark tumor cells surrounding pale neurofibrils
Definition
Homer Wright rosettes (neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, retinoblastoma)
Term
Colonies of mucoid Pseudomonas in lungs
Definition
Cystic fibrosis (CFTR mutation in Caucasians resulting in fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and mucous plugs)
Term
Degeneration of dorsal column nerves
Definition
Tabes dorsalis (tertiary syphilis)
Term
Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra
Definition
Parkinson's disease (basal ganglia disorder: rigidity, resting tremor, bradykinesia)
Term
Desquamated epithelium casts in sputum
Definition
Curschmann's spirals (bronchial asthma; can result in whorled mucous plugs)
Term
Disarrayed granulosa cells in eosinophilic fluid
Definition
Call-Exner bodies (granulosa-theca cell tumor of the ovary)
Term
Dysplastic squamous cervical cells with nuclear enlargement and hyperchromasia
Definition
Koliocytes (HPV: predisposes to cervical cancer)
Term
Enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies
Definition
"Owl's eye" appearance of CMV
Term
Enlarged thyroid cells with ground glass nuclei
Definition
"Orphan Annie" eye nuclei (papillary carcinoma of the thyroid)
Term
Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in liver cell
Definition
Mallory bodies (alcoholic liver disease)
Term
Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in nerve cell
Definition
Lewy body (Parkinson's disease)
Term
Eosinophilic globule in liver
Definition
Councilman body (toxic or viral hepatitis, often yellow fever)
Term
Eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampal nerve cells
Definition
Rabies virus (Lyssavirus)
Term
Extracellular amyloid deposition in gray matter of brain
Definition
Senile plaques (Alzheimer's disease)
Term
Giant B cells with bilobed nuclei with prominent inclusions ("owl's eye")
Definition
Reed-Sternberg cells (hodgkin's lymphoma)
Term
Glomerulus-like structure surrounding vessel in germ cells
Definition
Schiller-Duval bodies (yolk sac tumor)
Term
"Hair-on-end" (crew cut) appearance on x-ray
Definition
Beta thalassemia, sickle cell anemia (extramedulary hematopoiesis)
Term
hCG elevated (not pregnant)
Definition
Choriocarcinoma, hydatidiform mole (occurs with and without embryo)
Term
Heart nodules (inflammatory)
Definition
Aschoff bodies (rheumatic fever)
Term
Heterophile antibodies
Definition
Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)
Term
Hexagonal, double-pointed, needle-like crystals in bronchial secretions
Definition
Bronchial asthma (Charcot-Leyden crystals: eosinophilic ranules)
Term
High level of D-dimers
Definition
DVT, pulmonary embolism, DIC
Term
"Honeycomb lung" on x-ray
Definition
Interstitial fibrosis
Term
hypersegmented neutrophils
Definition
Megaloblastic anemia (B12, folate deficiency)
Term
Hypochromic, microcytic anemia
Definition
Iron deficiency anemia, lead poisoning, thalassemia (HbF sometimes present)
Term
Increased alpha fetoprotein in amniotic fluid or maternal serum
Definition
Anencephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defects)
Term
Increased uric acid levels
Definition
Gout, lesch-Nyhan syndrome, myeloproliferative disorders, loop and thiazide diuretics
Term
Intracellular eosinophilic droplet like bodies
Definition
Cowdry type A bodies (HSV or yellow fever)
Term
Iron containing nodules in alveolar septum
Definition
Ferruginous bodies (asbestosis: increased chance of mesothelioma)
Term
Large lysosomal vesicles in phagocytes, immunocompromised
Definition
Chediak-Higashi disease (failure of phagolysosome formation)
Term
Low serum cerulopaslmin
Definition
Wilson's disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)
Term
"Lumpy-bumpy" appearance of glomeruli on immunoflurescence
Definition
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Term
Lytic (hole punched) bone lesions on x-ray
Definition
Multiple myeloma
Term
Mammary gland "blue domed" cyst
Definition
Fibrocystic change of the breast
Term
Monoclonal antibody spike
Definition
1. Multiple myeloma (called the M proteon; usually IgG or IgA)
2. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
3. Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (M protein=IgM)
Term
Monoclonal globulin protein in blood/urine
Definition
Bence Jones proteins (multiple myeloma (kappy or lambda Ig light chains in urine) Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (IgM)
Term
Mucin-filled cell with peripheral nucleus
Definition
Signet ring (gastric carcinoma)
Term
Narrowing of bowel lumen on barium radiograph
Definition
"String sign" Chron's disease)
Term
Needle shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Definition
Gout (hyperuricemia)
Term
Nodular hyaline depositis in glomeruli
Definition
Kimmelsiel-Wilson nodules (diabetic nephropathy)
Term
"Nutmeg" appearance of liver
Definition
Chronic passive congestion of liver due to right heart failure
Term
"Onion-skin" periosteal reaction
Definition
Ewing's sarcoma (malignant round-cell tumor)
Term
Periosteum raised from bone, creating triangular area
Definition
Codman's triangle on x-ray (osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, pyogenic osteomyelitis)
Term
Podocyte fusion on EM
Definition
Minimal change disease (child with nephrotic syndrome)
Term
Polished, "ivory like" appearance of bone at cartilage erosion
Definition
Eburnation (osteoparthritis resulting in bony sclerosis)
Term
Protein aggregates in neurons from hyperphosphorylation of protein tau
Definition
Neurofibrillary tangles (Alzheimer's disease and CJD)
Term
Pseudopalisade tumor cell arrangement
Definition
Glioblastoma multiforme
Term
RBC casts in urine
Definition
Acute glomerulonephritis
Term
Rectangular, crystal-like inclusions in Leydig cells
Definition
Reinke crystals (Leydig cell tumor)
Term
Renal epithelial casts in urine
Definition
Acute toxic/viral nephrosis
Term
Rhomboid crystals, positively birefringent
Definition
Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate)
Term
Rib notching
Definition
Corarctation of the aorta
Term
Sheets of medium-sized lymphoid cells ("starry sky" appearance on histology)
Definition
Burkitt's lymphoma (t[8:14] c-myc activation, associated with EBV)
Term
Silver-staining spherical aggregation of tau proteins in neurons
Definition
Pick bodies (Pick's disease: progressive dementia, similar to Alzheimer's)
Term
Small granulomatous lesion in lungs (can calcify)
Definition
Ghon focus (primary TB: Mycobacterium bacilli)
Term
Small, round RBC inclusions
Definition
Heinz bodies (G6PD deficiency, aplha thalassemia, chronic liver disease)
Term
"Soap bubble" on X-ray
Definition
Giant cell tumor of bone (generally benign)
Term
"Spikes" on basement membrane, "dome-like" endothelial deposits
Definition
Membranous glomerulonephritis (may progress to nephrotic syndrome)
Term
Stacks of red blood cells
Definition
Rouleaux formation (high ESR: multiple myeloma)
Term
Stippled vaginal epithelial cells
Definition
"Clue cells" Gardnerella vaginalis
Term
"Tennis-racket" shaped cytoplasmic organelles (EM) in Langerhans cells
Definition
Birbeck granules (histiocytosis X: eosinophilic granuloma)
Term
Thrombi made of white/red layers
Definition
Lines of Zahn (arterial thrombus, layers of platelets/RBCs)
Term
"Thumb sign" on lateral x-ray
Definition
Epiglottitis (H. influenzae)
Term
Thyroid-like appearance of kidney
Definition
Chronic bacterial pyelonephritis
Term
"Tram-track" appearance on LM
Definition
Membroproliferative glomerulonephritis
Term
Triglyceride accumulation in liver cell vacuoles
Definition
Fatty liver disease (alcoholic or metabolic syndrome)
Term
WBCs that look "smudged"
Definition
CLL (almost always B cell; affects the elderly)
Term
"Wire loop" glomerular appearance on LM
Definition
Lupus nephropathy
Term
Yellow CSF
Definition
Xanthochromia (subarachnoid hemorrhage)
Term
Actinic (solar) keratosis
Definition
Squamous cell carcinoma
Term
Acute gastric ulcer assoc. with CNS injury
Definition
Cushing's ulcer (increased ICP stimulates vagal gastric secretion)
Term
Acute gastric ulcer assoc. with severe burns.
Definition
Curling's ulcer (greatly reduced plasma volume results in sloughing of gastric mucosa)
Term
Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon
Definition
Skip lesions (chron's disease:autoimmune)
Term
Aneurysm, dissecting
Definition
Hypertension
Term
Aortic aneurysm, abdominal and descending aorta
Definition
Atherosclerosis
Term
Aortic aneurysm, ascending
Definition
tertiary syphilis
Term
Atrophy of the mammillary bodies
Definition
Wernicke's encephalopathy (thiamine deficincy causing ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and confusion)
Term
Autosplenectomy (fibrosis and shrinkage)
Definition
Sickle cell anemia (HbS)
Term
Bacteremia.pneumonia (IV drug user)
Definition
S. aureus
Term
Bacteria associated with stomach cancer
Definition
H. pylori
Term
Bacterial meningitis (adults and elderly)
Definition
S. pneumoniae
Term
Bacterial meningits (newborns and kids)
Definition
Group B sterptococcus (newborns), S. pneumoniae/N. meningitis (kids)
Term
Benign meloncytic nevus
Definition
Spitz nevus (most common in the first 2 decades)
Term
Bleeding disorder with Gp1B deficiency
Definition
Bernart-Soulier disease (defect in platelet adhesion
Term
Brain tumor (adults)
Definition
Supratentoral: mets more than astrocytoma (including gleoblastoma multiforme
Term
Brain tumor (kids)
Definition
Infratentorial:medulloblastoma (cerebellum) or supratentorial: craniopharngioma (cerebrum)
Term
Breast cancer
Definition
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma (in the US, 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer)
Term
Breast mass
Definition
1. Firocystic change
2. Carcinoma (in postmenopausal women)
Term
Breast tumor (benign)
Definition
Fibroadenoma
Term
Bug in debilitated, hospitalized pneumonia patient
Definition
Klebsiella
Term
Cardiac primary tumor (kids)
Definition
Rhabdomyoma
Term
Cardiac manifestation of lupus
Definition
Libman-Sacks endocarditis (nonbacterial, affecting mitral)
Term
Cardia tumor (adults)
Definition
1. Metastasis
2. primary myxoma (4:1 left to right atrium; "ball and valve")
Term
Cardiomyopathy
Definition
Dilated cardiomyopathy (40% are familial)
Term
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Definition
Arnold-Chiari malformation (often causes hydrocephalus)
Term
Chronic arrhythmia
Definition
Atrial fibrillation (associated with high risk of emboli)
Term
Chronic atropic gastritis (autoimmune)
Definition
Predisposition to gastric carcinoma (can also cause pernicious anemia)
Term
Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina
Definition
DES exposure in utero
Term
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Definition
21-hydrxylase deficiency
Term
Congenital cardiac anomaly
Definition
VSD
Term
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)
Definition
Dubin-Johnson syndrome (inability of hepatocytes to secrete conjugated bilirubin into bile)
Term
Constrictive pericarditis in developing world
Definition
TB
Term
Coronary artery involved in thrombosis
Definition
LAD>RCA>LCA
Term
Cretinism
Definition
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Term
Cushing's syndrome
Definition
1. Corticosteroid therapy
2. Excess ACTH secretion by the pituitary
Term
Cyanosis (early; less common)
Definition
Tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of great vessels, truncus arteriosis
Term
Cyanosis (late; more common)
Definition
VSD, ASD, PDA
Term
Death in CML
Definition
Blast crisis
Term
Death in SLE
Definition
Lupus Nephropathy
Term
Dementia
Definition
1. Alzheimer's disease
2. Multiple infarcts
Term
Demyelinating disease
Definition
Multiple sclerosis
Term
DIC
Definition
Gram negative sepsis, obstetric complications, cancer, burn trauma
Term
Dietary deficit
Definition
Iron
Term
Diverticulum in pharynx
Definition
Zenker's diverticulum (diagnosed by barium swallow)
Term
Ejection click
Definition
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Term
Esophageal cancer
Definition
Squamous cell carcinoma
Term
Food poisoning
Definition
S. aureus
Term
Gene involved in cancer
Definition
p53 tumor suppressor gene
Term
Glomerulonephritis (adults)
Definition
Berger's disease IgA nephropathy)
Term
Gynecologic malignancy
Definition
Endometrial carcinoma
Term
Heart murmur
Definition
Mitral valve prolapse
Term
Heart murmur
Definition
Mitral (rheumatic fever), tricuspid (IV drug abuse), aortic (2nd affected in rheumatic fever)
Term
Helminth infection (US)
Definition
1. Enterobius vermicularis
2. Ascaris lumbricoides
Term
Hematoma-epidural
Definition
Rupture of middle meningeal artery (arterial bleeding is fast)
Term
Hematoma-subdural
Definition
Rupture of bridging veins (trauma; venous bleeding is slow)
Term
Hemochromatosis
Definition
Multiple blood transfusion (can result in CHF and increase risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Term
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Definition
Cirrotic liver (often associated with hepatitis B and C)
Term
Hereditary bleeding disorder
Definition
von Willebrand's disease
Term
Hereditary harmless jaundice
Definition
Gilbert's syndrome (benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)
Term
HLA-B27
Definition
Ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome, ulcerative colitis
Term
HLA-DR3 or DR4
Definition
Diabetes myelitis type 1, rheumatoid arthrtis, SLE
Term
Holosystolic murmur
Definition
VSD, tricuspid regurgitation, mitral regurgitation
Term
Hypercoaguability, endothelial damage, blood stasis
Definition
Virchow's triad (results in venous thrombosis)
Term
Hypertension, secondary
Definition
Renal disease
Term
Hypoparathyroidism
Definition
Thyroidectomy
Term
Hypopituitarism
Definition
Adenoma
Term
Infection in blood transfusion
Definition
Hepatitis C
Term
Kidney stones
Definition
1. calcium=radiopaque
2. Sturvite (ammonium) = radiopaque (formed by urease-positive organisms such as proteus vulgaris or staphlococcus)
3. Uric acid = radiolucent
Term
Late cyanotic shunt (uncorrected L to R becomes R to L
Definition
Eisenmenger's syndrome (caused by ASD, VSD, PDA; results in pulmonary hypertension.polycythemia)
Term
Liver disease
Definition
Alcoholic liver disease
Term
Lysosomal storage disease
Definition
Gaucher's disease
Term
Male cancer
Definition
Prostatic carcinoma
Term
Malignancy associated with noninfectious fever
Definition
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Term
Malignant skin tumor
Definition
Basal cell carcinoma (rarely metastasizes)
Term
Mental retardation
Definition
1. Down syndrome
2. Fragile X syndrome)
Term
Mets to bone
Definition
Breast, lung, thyroid, testes, prostate, kidney
Term
Mets to brain
Definition
Lung, breast, skin (melanoma), kidney (renal cell carcinoma), GI
Term
Mets to Liver
Definition
Colon, gastric, pancreatic, breast, and lung carcinomas
Term
Mitral valve stenosis
Definition
Rheumatic heart disease
Term
Motor neuron disease
Definition
ALS
Term
Myocarditis
Definition
Coxackie B
Term
Neoplasm (kids
Definition
1. ALL
2. Cerebellar medulloblastoma
Term
Nephrotic syndrome (adults)
Definition
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Term
Nephrotic syndrome (kids)
Definition
Minimal change disease (associated with infections/vaccinations; treat with corticosteroids)
Term
Obstruction of the male urinary tract
Definition
BPH
Term
Opening snap
Definition
Mitral stenosis
Term
Opportunistic infection in AIDS
Definition
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Term
Organ receiving mets
Definition
Adrenal glands (due to rich blood supply)
Term
Organ sending mets
Definition
Lung more than breast or stomach
Term
Osteomyelitis
Definition
S. aureus
Term
Osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell disease
Definition
Salmonella
Term
Osteomyelitis with IV drug use
Definition
Pseudomonas
Term
Ovarian metastasis from gastric carcinoma or breast cancer
Definition
Krukenberg tumor (mucin-secreting signet-ring cells)
Term
Ovarian tumor (benign)
Definition
Serous cystadenoma
Term
Ovarian tumor (malignant)
Definition
Serous cystadenocarcinoma
Term
Pancreatic tumor
Definition
Adeoncarcinoma (head of the pancreas)
Term
Acute pancreatitis
Definition
EtOH and gallstones
Term
Pancreatitis chronic
Definition
Etoh (adults), CF (kids)
Term
Patient with ALL/CLL/AML/CML
Definition
ALL: child, CLL: adult over 60, AML:adult>60, CML:adult 35-50
Term
Patient with Hodgkin's disease
Definition
Young male (except nodular sclerosis type: female)
Term
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Definition
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (monoarticular arthritis)
Term
Philadelphia chromosome t(19;22) (bcr-abl)
Definition
CML (may sometimes be associated with ALL/AML)
Term
Pituitary tumor
Definition
1. Prolactinoma
2. Somatotropic "acidophilic" adenoma
Term
Pneumonia, hospital acquired
Definition
Klebsiella
Term
Pirmary amenorrhea
Definition
Turner's syndrome (XO)
Term
Primary bone tumor (adults)
Definition
Multiple myeloma
Term
Primary hyperaodosteronism
Definition
Adenoma of adrenal cortex
Term
Primary hyperparathyroidim
Definition
1. Adenomas
2. Hyoerpasia
3.Carcinoma
Term
Primary liver cancer
Definition
Hepatocellular carcinoma (also known as hepatoma)
Term
Pulmonary hypertension
Definition
COPD
Term
Recurrent inflammation/thrombsis of small/medium vessels in extremities
Definition
Buerger's disease (strongly associated with tobacco)
Term
Renal tumor
Definition
Renal cell carcinoma: associated with von Hippel-Lindau and adult polycystic kidney disease; paraneoplastic syndrome (erythropoietin, renin, PTH, ACTH)
Term
Right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Definition
Cor pulmonale
Term
S3 (protodiastolic gallop)
Definition
Inc. ventricular filling (L to R shunt, mitral regurgitation, LV failure (CHF))
Term
S4 (presystolic gallop)
Definition
Stiff/hypertrophic ventricle (aortic stenosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy)
Term
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Definition
Hypocalcemia of chronic kidney disease
Term
Sexually transmitted disease
Definition
Chlamydia
Term
SIADH
Definition
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Term
Site of diverticula
Definition
Sigmoid colon
Term
Site of metastasis
Definition
1. Regional lymph nodes
2. Liver
Term
Sites of atherosclerosis
Definition
Abdominal aorta>coronary>popliteal>carotid
Term
Stomach cancer
Definition
Adeoncarcinoma
Term
Stomach ulceratons and high gastrin levels
Definition
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma of duodenum or pancreas)
Term
t(14;18)
Definition
Follicular lymphomas (bcl-2 activation)
Term
t(8;14)
Definition
Burkitt's lymphoma (c-myc activation)
Term
t(9;22)
Definition
Philadelphia chromosome, CML (bcr-abl hybrid)
Term
Temporal arteritis
Definition
Risk of ipsilateral blindness due to thrombosis of ophthalmic artery
Term
Testicular tumor
Definition
Seminoma
Term
Thyroid cancer
Definition
Papillary carcinoma
Term
Tumor in women
Definition
Leiomyoma (estrogen dependent)
Term
Tumor of infancy
Definition
Hemangioma
Term
Tumor of the adrenal medulla (adults)
Definition
Pheochromocytoma (usually benign)
Term
Tumor of the adrenal medulla (kids)
Definition
Neuroblastoma (malignant)
Term
Type of Hodgkin's
Definition
Nodular sclerosis (vs. mixed cellularity, lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion)
Term
Type of non-Hodgkin's
Definition
Diffuse large cell
Term
UTI
Definition
E. coli, Staphylococcus saprophyticus (young women)
Term
Viral encephalitis
Definition
HSV
Term
Vitamin deficiency (SU)
Definition
Folic acid (pregnant women are at high risk; body stores only a 3 to 4 month supply
Supporting users have an ad free experience!