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1
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Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly

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Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)

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Abdominal pain, diarrhea, leukocytosis, recent antibiotic use

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Clostridium difficile infection

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Achilles tendon xanthoma

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Familial hypercholesterolemia (Decrease LDL receptor signaling)

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Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia)

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Anaphylaxis following blood transfusion

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IgA deficiency

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Anterior “drawer sign” ⊕

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Anterior cruciate ligament injury

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Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection,

hyperflexible joints

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Marfan syndrome (fibrillin defect)

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Athlete with polycythemia

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2° to erythropoietin injection

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Back pain, fever, night sweats

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Pott disease (vertebral TB)

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Bilateral acoustic schwannomas

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Neurofibromatosis type 2

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Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis

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Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)

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Black eschar on face of patient with diabetic ketoacidosis

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Mucor or Rhizopus fungal infection

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Blue sclera

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Osteogenesis imperfecta (type I collagen defect)

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Bluish line on gingiva

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Burton line (lead poisoning)

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Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis

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Paget disease of bone ( Increased osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)

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Bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing

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Aortic regurgitation

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“Butterfly” facial rash and Raynaud phenomenon in a young female

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Café-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma), cutaneous neurofibromas, pheochromocytomas, optic gliomas

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Neurofibromatosis type I, pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas

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Café-au-lait spots (unilateral), polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities

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McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G-protein signaling

mutation)

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Calf pseudohypertrophy

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Muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne, due to
X-linked recessive frameshift mutation of dystrophin gene)
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Cervical lymphadenopathy, desquamating rash, coronary

aneurysms, red conjunctivae and tongue

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Kawasaki disease (treat with IVIG and aspirin)

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“Cherry-red spots” on macula

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Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumulation) or Niemann-Pick

(sphingomyelin accumulation), central retinal artery occlusion

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Chest pain on exertion

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Angina (stable: with moderate exertion; unstable: with

minimal exertion or at rest)

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Chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI

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Dressler syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis, 2–12 weeks after acute episode)

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Chest pain with ST depressions on EKG

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Unstable angina (troponins −) or NSTEMI (troponins +)

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Child uses arms to stand up from squat

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Gowers sign (Duchenne muscular dystrophy)

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Child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body

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“Slapped cheeks” (erythema infectiosum/fifth disease:

parvovirus B19)

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Chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration

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Huntington disease (autosomal dominant CAG repeat
expansion)
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Chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications

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Congenital toxoplasmosis

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Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria

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McArdle disease (skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)

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31
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Cold intolerance

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Hypothyroidism

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32
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Conjugate horizontal gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia

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Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (damage to MLF; may be
unilateral or bilateral)
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33
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Continuous “machine-like” heart murmur

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PDA (close with indomethacin; open or maintain with PGE analogs)

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Cutaneous/dermal edema due to connective tissue deposition

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Myxedema (caused by hypothyroidism, Graves disease

[pretibial])

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Cutaneous flushing, diarrhea, bronchospasm

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Carcinoid syndrome (right-sided cardiac valvular lesions, Increased 5-HIAA)

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Dark purple skin/mouth nodules in a patient with AIDS

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Kaposi sarcoma, associated with HHV-8

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Deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation

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Kussmaul respirations (diabetic ketoacidosis)

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Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea

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Pellagra (niacin [vitamin B3] deficiency)

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Dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition

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Wet beriberi (thiamine [vitamin B1] deficiency)

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Dog or cat bite resulting in infection

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Pasteurella multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site)

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Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis

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Sjögren syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine

glands)

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42
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Dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia

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Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)

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Elastic skin, hypermobility of joints, Increased bleeding tendency

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type V collagen defect, type III

collagen defect seen in vascular subtype of ED)

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Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node

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Virchow node (abdominal metastasis)

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45
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Episodic vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss

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Meniere disease

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46
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Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly,

atypical T cells

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Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) or Sézary syndrome (mycosis fungoides + malignant T cells in blood)

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47
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Facial muscle spasm upon tapping

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Chvostek sign (hypocalcemia)

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48
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Fat, female, forty, and fertile

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Cholelithiasis (gallstones)

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49
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Fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic

treatment for syphilis

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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in endotoxin release)

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Fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash

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Measles

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51
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Fever, night sweats, weight loss

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B symptoms (staging) of lymphoma

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52
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Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis with abnormal

curvature

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Peyronie disease (connective tissue disorder)

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53
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Golden brown rings around peripheral cornea

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Kayser-Fleischer rings (copper accumulation from Wilson disease)

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Gout, intellectual disability, self-mutilating behavior in a boy

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, X-linked

recessive)

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55
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Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of

mouth/feet/hands/genitalia

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (inherited, benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction; Increased cancer risk, mainly GI)

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Hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, osteoporosis, aseptic necrosis of femur, bone crises

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Gaucher disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency)

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57
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Hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss,

cataracts

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Alport syndrome (mutation in collagen IV)

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58
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Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality,

hyperdocility

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Klüver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion)

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59
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Hyperreflexia, hypertonia, Babinski sign present

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UMN damage

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Hyporeflexia, hypotonia, atrophy, fasciculations

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LMN damage

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Hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia

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“Blue bloater” (chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucous cells)

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Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion

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Nonpainful: chancre (1° syphilis, Treponema pallidum)

Painful, with exudate: chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

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Infant with “cherry-red” spot on macula, hepatosplenomegaly, and neurodegeneration

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Niemann-Pick disease (genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency)

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64
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Infant with cleft lip/palate, microcephaly or

holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, cutis aplasia

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Patau syndrome (trisomy 13)

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Infant with hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly

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Cori disease (debranching enzyme deficiency) or Von Gierke disease (glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency, more severe)

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Infant with microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched

hands, and structural heart defect

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Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)

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Jaundice, palpable distended non-tender gallbladder

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Courvoisier sign (distal obstruction of biliary tree)

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68
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Large rash with bull’s-eye appearance

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Erythema chronicum migrans from Ixodes tick bite (Lyme

disease: Borrelia)

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69
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Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury

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Epidural hematoma (middle meningeal artery
rupture)
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70
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Male child, recurrent infections, no mature B cells

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Bruton disease (X-linked agammaglobulinemia)

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71
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Mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time

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Glanzmann thrombasthenia (defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of GpIIb/IIIa)

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72
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Muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins, hypotension

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Beck triad of cardiac tamponade

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73
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Multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/supernumerary teeth

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Gardner syndrome (subtype of FAP)

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74
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Myopathy (infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), exercise intolerance

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Pompe disease (lysosomal α-1,4-glucosidase deficiency)

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Neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth

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Erb-Duchenne palsy (superior trunk [C5–C6] brachial plexus injury: “waiter’s tip”)

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76
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No lactation postpartum, absent menstruation, cold

intolerance

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Sheehan syndrome (pituitary infarction)

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77
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Nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech, bilateral

internuclear ophthalmoplegia

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Multiple sclerosis

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78
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Painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia

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Cold agglutinin disease (autoimmune hemolytic
anemia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious
mononucleosis, CLL

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Painful fingers/toes changing color from blue to white to red with cold or stress

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Raynaud phenomenon (vasospasm in extremities)

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80
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Painful, raised red lesions on pads of fingers/toes

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Osler nodes (infective endocarditis, immune complex
deposition)
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81
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Painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles

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Janeway lesions (infective endocarditis, septic emboli/
microabscesses)
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82
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Painless jaundice

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Cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing bile duct

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Palpable purpura on buttocks/legs, joint pain, abdominal pain (child), hematuria

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Henoch-Schönlein purpura (IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys)

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84
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Pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors

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MEN 1 (autosomal dominant)

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Periorbital and/or peripheral edema, proteinuria,

hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia

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Nephrotic syndrome

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Pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation

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“Pink puffer” (emphysema: centriacinar [smoking], panacinar [α1-antitrypsin deficiency])

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Polyuria, renal tubular acidosis type II, growth failure,

electrolyte imbalances, hypophosphatemic rickets

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Fanconi syndrome (multiple combined dysfunction of the proximal convoluted tubule)

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Pruritic, purple, polygonal planar papules and plaques (6 P’s)

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Lichen planus

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89
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Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis

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Horner syndrome (sympathetic chain lesion)

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90
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Pupil accommodates but doesn’t react

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Argyll Robertson pupil (neurosyphilis)

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Rapidly progressive limb weakness that ascends following GI/ upper respiratory infection

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Guillain-Barré syndrome (acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy subtype)

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92
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Rash on palms and soles

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Coxsackie A, 2° syphilis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Recurrent cold (noninflamed) abscesses, unusual eczema, high serum IgE

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Hyper-IgE syndrome (Job syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality)

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Red “currant jelly” sputum in alcoholic or diabetic patients

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Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia

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95
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Red “currant jelly” stools

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Acute mesenteric ischemia (adults), intussusception (children)

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Red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola

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Paget disease of the breast (sign of underlying neoplasm)

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Red urine in the morning, fragile RBCs

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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

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98
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Renal cell carcinoma (bilateral), hemangioblastomas,

angiomatosis, pheochromocytoma

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von Hippel-Lindau disease (dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation)

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99
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Resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, postural instability,

shuffling gait

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Parkinson disease (loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta

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100
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Retinal hemorrhages with pale centers

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Roth spots (bacterial endocarditis)

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101
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Severe jaundice in neonate

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Crigler-Najjar syndrome (congenital unconjugated

hyperbilirubinemia)

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102
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Severe RLQ pain with palpation of LLQ

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Rovsing sign (acute appendicitis)

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103
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Severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness

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McBurney sign (acute appendicitis)

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104
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Short stature, café au lait spots, thumb/radial defects, Increase incidence of tumors/leukemia, aplastic anemia

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Fanconi anemia (genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair; often progresses to AML)

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105
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Single palmar crease

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Down syndrome

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106
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Situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, infertility

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Kartagener syndrome (dynein arm defect affecting cilia)

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107
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Skin hyperpigmentation, hypotension, fatigue

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1° adrenocortical insufficiency (e.g., Addison disease) causes Increased ACTH and Imcreased α-MSH production)

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108
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Slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys

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Becker muscular dystrophy (X-linked missense mutation in dystrophin; less severe than Duchenne)

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109
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Small, irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa with

blue-white centers

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Koplik spots (measles; rubeola virus)

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110
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Smooth, moist, painless, wart-like white lesions on genitals

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Condylomata lata (2° syphilis)

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Splinter hemorrhages in fingernails

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Bacterial endocarditis

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112
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“Strawberry tongue”

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Scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease

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113
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Streak ovaries, congenital heart disease, horseshoe kidney, cystic hygroma at birth, short stature, webbed neck, lymphedema

A

Turner syndrome (45,XO)

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114
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Sudden swollen/painful big toe joint, tophi

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Gout/podagra (hyperuricemia)

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115
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Swollen gums, mucosal bleeding, poor wound healing,

petechiae

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Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency: can’t hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis)

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116
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Swollen, hard, painful finger joints

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Osteoarthritis (osteophytes on PIP [Bouchard nodes], DIP [Heberden nodes])

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117
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Systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)

A

Aortic stenosis

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118
Q

Telangiectasias, recurrent epistaxis, skin discoloration,

arteriovenous malformations, GI bleeding, hematuria

A

Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome

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119
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Thyroid and parathyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma

A

MEN 2A (autosomal dominant RET mutation)

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120
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Thyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuromatosis

A

MEN 2B (autosomal dominant RET mutation)

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121
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Toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape

A

Babinski sign (UMN lesion)

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122
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Unilateral facial drooping involving forehead

A

LMN facial nerve (CN VII) palsy; UMN lesions spare the

forehead

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123
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Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in a male

A

Reactive arthritis associated with HLA-B27

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124
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Vascular birthmark (port-wine stain) of the face

A

Nevus flammeus (benign, but associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome)

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125
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Vomiting blood following gastroesophageal lacerations

A

Mallory-Weiss syndrome (alcoholic and bulimic patients)

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126
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Weight loss, diarrhea, arthritis, fever, adenopathy

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Whipple disease (Tropheryma whipplei)

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127
Q

“Worst headache of my life”

A

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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128
Q

Anticentromere antibodies

A

Scleroderma (CREST)

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129
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Anti-desmoglein (epithelial) antibodies

A

Pemphigus vulgaris (blistering)

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130
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Anti–glomerular basement membrane antibodies

A

Goodpasture syndrome (glomerulonephritis and hemoptysis)

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131
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Antihistone antibodies

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Drug-induced SLE (e.g., hydralazine, isoniazid, phenytoin, procainamide)

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132
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Anti-IgG antibodies

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Rheumatoid arthritis (systemic inflammation, joint pannus, boutonnière deformity)

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133
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Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs)

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1° biliary cirrhosis (female, cholestasis, portal hypertension)

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134
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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)

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Microscopic polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) (MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA); granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener; PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA)

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135
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs: anti-Smith and anti-dsDNA)

A

SLE (type III hypersensitivity)

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136
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Antiplatelet antibodies

A

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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137
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Anti-topoisomerase antibodies

A

Diffuse systemic scleroderma

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138
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Anti-transglutaminase/anti-gliadin/anti-endomysial antibodies

A

Celiac disease (diarrhea, weight loss)

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139
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“Apple core” lesion on barium enema x-ray

A

Colorectal cancer (usually left-sided)

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140
Q

Atypical lymphocytes

A

EBV

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141
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Azurophilic peroxidase ⊕ granular inclusions in granulocytes and myeloblasts

A

Auer rods (AML, especially the promyelocytic [M3] type)

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142
Q

Bacitracin response

A

Sensitive: S. pyogenes (group A); resistant: S. agalactiae

group B

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143
Q

“Bamboo spine” on x-ray

A 
Ankylosing spondylitis (chronic inflammatory arthritis:
HLA-B27)
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144
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Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs

A

Howell-Jolly bodies (due to splenectomy or nonfunctional spleen)

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145
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Basophilic stippling of RBCs

A

Lead poisoning or sideroblastic anemia

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146
Q

Bloody or yellow tap on lumbar puncture

A

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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147
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“Boot-shaped” heart on x-ray

A

Tetralogy of Fallot (due to RVH)

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148
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Branching gram-positive rods with sulfur granules

A

Actinomyces israelii

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149
Q

Bronchogenic apical lung tumor on imaging

A

Pancoast tumor (can compress cervical sympathetic chain and cause Horner syndrome)

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150
Q

“Brown” tumor of bone

A

Hyperparathyroidism or osteitis fibrosa cystica (deposited hemosiderin from hemorrhage gives brown color)

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151
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Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy

A

Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)

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152
Q

Cellular crescents in Bowman capsule

A

Rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis

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153
Q

“Chocolate cyst” of ovary

A

Endometriosis (frequently involves both ovaries)

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154
Q

Circular grouping of dark tumor cells surrounding pale

neurofibrils

A

Homer-Wright rosettes (neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma)

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155
Q

Colonies of mucoid Pseudomonas in lungs

A 
Cystic fibrosis (autosomal recessive mutation in CFTR gene
-> fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and mucous plugs)
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156
Q

Decreased AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

A

Down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities

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157
Q

Degeneration of dorsal column fibers

A

Tabes dorsalis (3° syphilis), subacute combined degeneration (dorsal columns, lateral corticospinal, spinocerebellar tracts affected)

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158
Q

“Delta wave” on EKG, short PR interval, supraventricular

tachycardia

A

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (Bundle of Kent bypasses AV node)

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159
Q

Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra

A

Parkinson disease (basal ganglia disorder: rigidity, resting tremor, bradykinesia)

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160
Q

Desquamated epithelium casts in sputum

A

Curschmann spirals (bronchial asthma; can result in whorled mucous plugs)

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161
Q

Disarrayed granulosa cells arranged around collections of eosinophilic fluid

A

Call-Exner bodies (granulosa cell tumor of the ovary)

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162
Q

Dysplastic squamous cervical cells with “raisinoid” nuclei and hyperchromasia

A

Koilocytes (HPV: predisposes to cervical cancer)

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163
Q

Electrical alternans (alternating amplitude on EKG)

A

Pericardial tamponade

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164
Q

Enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies

A

“Owl eye” appearance of CMV

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165
Q

Enlarged thyroid cells with ground-glass nuclei with central clearing

A

“Orphan Annie” eyes nuclei (papillary carcinoma of the

thyroid)

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166
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Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in liver cell

A

Mallory body (alcoholic liver disease)

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167
Q

Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in nerve cell

A

Lewy body (Parkinson disease)

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168
Q

Eosinophilic globule in liver

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Councilman body (viral hepatitis, yellow fever), represents hepatocyte undergoing apoptosis

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169
Q

Eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampal and cerebellar neurons

A

Negri bodies of rabies

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170
Q

Extracellular amyloid deposition in gray matter of brain

A

Senile plaques (Alzheimer disease)

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171
Q

Giant B cells with bilobed nuclei with prominent inclusions (“owl’s eye”)

A

Reed-Sternberg cells (Hodgkin lymphoma)

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172
Q

Glomerulus-like structure surrounding vessel in germ cells

A

Schiller-Duval bodies (yolk sac tumor)

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173
Q

“Hair on end” (“Crew-cut”) appearance on x-ray

A

β-thalassemia, sickle cell disease (marrow expansion)

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174
Q

hCG elevated

A

Choriocarcinoma, hydatidiform mole (occurs with and

without embryo, and multiple pregnancy)

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175
Q

Heart nodules (granulomatous)

A

Aschoff bodies (rheumatic fever)

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176
Q

Heterophile antibodies

A

Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)

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177
Q

Hexagonal, double-pointed, needle-like crystals in bronchial secretions

A 
Bronchial asthma (Charcot-Leyden crystals: eosinophilic
granules)
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178
Q

High level of d-dimers

A

DVT, PE, DIC

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179
Q

Hilar lymphadenopathy, peripheral granulomatous lesion in middle or lower lung lobes (can calcify)

A

Ghon complex (1° TB: Mycobacterium bacilli)

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180
Q

“Honeycomb lung” on x-ray or CT

A

Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis

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181
Q

Hypercoagulability (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis)

A

Trousseau syndrome (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)

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182
Q

Hypersegmented neutrophils

A

Megaloblastic anemia (B12 deficiency: neurologic symptoms; folate deficiency: no neurologic symptoms)

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183
Q

Hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis

A

Conn syndrome (primary hyperaldosteronism)

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184
Q

Hypochromic, microcytic anemia

A

Iron deficiency anemia, lead poisoning, thalassemia (fetal hemoglobin sometimes present)

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185
Q

Increased AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

A

Dating error, anencephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defects)

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186
Q

Increased uric acid levels

A

Gout, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome, loop and thiazide diuretics

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187
Q

Intranuclear eosinophilic droplet-like bodies

A

Cowdry type A bodies (HSV or VZV)

188
Q

Iron-containing nodules in alveolar septum

A

Ferruginous bodies (asbestosis: Increased chance of mesothelioma)

189
Q

Keratin pearls on a skin biopsy

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

190
Q

Large granules in phagocytes, immunodeficiency

A

Chédiak-Higashi disease (congenital failure of phagolysosome formation)

191
Q

“Lead pipe” appearance of colon on abdominal imaging

A

Ulcerative colitis (loss of haustra)

192
Q

Linear appearance of IgG deposition on glomerular and

alveolar basement membranes

A

Goodpasture syndrome

193
Q

Low serum ceruloplasmin

A

Wilson disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)

194
Q

“Lumpy bumpy” appearance of glomeruli on

immunofluorescence

A

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (due to deposition of IgG, IgM, and C3)

195
Q

Lytic (“punched-out”) bone lesions on x-ray

A

Multiple myeloma

196
Q

Mammary gland (“blue domed”) cyst

A

Fibrocystic change of the breast

197
Q

Monoclonal antibody spike

A

-Multiple myeloma (usually IgG or IgA)
-Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
(MGUS consequence of aging)
-Waldenström (M protein = IgM) macroglobulinemia
-Primary amyloidosis

198
Q

Mucin-filled cell with peripheral nucleus

A

“Signet ring” (gastric carcinoma)

199
Q

Narrowing of bowel lumen on barium x-ray

A

“String sign” (Crohn disease)

200
Q 
Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing
glomerulonephritis
A

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener; PR3-ANCA/
c-ANCA) and Goodpasture syndrome (anti–basement
membrane antibodies)

201
Q

Needle-shaped, negatively birefringent crystals

A

Gout (monosodium urate crystals)

202
Q

Nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli

A

Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules (diabetic nephropathy)

203
Q

Novobiocin response

A

Sensitive: S. epidermidis; resistant: S. saprophyticus

204
Q

“Nutmeg” appearance of liver

A

Chronic passive congestion of liver due to right heart failure or Budd-Chiari syndrome

205
Q

“Onion skin” periosteal reaction

A

Ewing sarcoma (malignant small blue cell tumor)

206
Q

Optochin response

A

Sensitive: S. pneumoniae; resistant: viridans streptococci

S. mutans, S. sanguis

207
Q

Periosteum raised from bone, creating triangular area

A

Codman triangle on x-ray, Ewing sarcoma, pyogenic

osteomyelitis)

208
Q

Podocyte fusion or “effacement” on electron microscopy

A

Minimal change disease (child with nephrotic syndrome)

209
Q

Polished, “ivory-like” appearance of bone at cartilage erosion

A

Eburnation (osteoarthritis resulting in bony sclerosis)

210
Q

Protein aggregates in neurons from hyperphosphorylation of tau protein

A

Neurofibrillary tangles (Alzheimer disease) and Pick bodies (Pick disease)

211
Q

Psammoma bodies

A
  • Meningiomas
  • Papillary thyroid carcinoma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Papillary serous carcinoma of the endometrium and ovary
212
Q

Pseudopalisading tumor cells on brain biopsy

A

Glioblastoma multiforme

213
Q

RBC casts in urine

A

Glomerulonephritis

214
Q

Rectangular, crystal-like, cytoplasmic inclusions in Leydig cells

A

Reinke crystals (Leydig cell tumor)

215
Q

Recurrent infections, eczema, thrombocytopenia

A

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

216
Q

Renal epithelial casts in urine

A

Intrinsic renal failure (e.g., ischemia or toxic injury)

217
Q

Rhomboid crystals, positively birefringent

A

Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals)

218
Q

Rib notching

A

Coarctation of the aorta

219
Q

Ring-enhancing brain lesion in AIDS

A

Toxoplasma gondii, CNS lymphoma

220
Q

Sheets of medium-sized lymphoid cells with scattered pale, tingible body–laden macrophages (“starry sky” histology)

A 
Burkitt lymphoma (t[8:14] c-myc activation, associated with
EBV; “starry sky” made up of malignant cells)
221
Q

Silver-staining spherical aggregation of tau proteins in

neurons

A

Pick bodies (Pick disease: progressive dementia, changes in personality)

222
Q

“Soap bubble” in femur or tibia on x-ray

A

Giant cell tumor of bone (generally benign)

223
Q

“Spikes” on basement membrane, “dome-like” subepithelial deposits

A

Membranous nephropathy (nephrotic syndrome)

224
Q

Stacks of RBCs

A

Rouleaux formation (high ESR, multiple myeloma)

225
Q

“Steeple” sign on CXR

A

Croup (parainfluenza virus)

226
Q

Stippled vaginal epithelial cells

A

“Clue cells” (Gardnerella vaginalis)

227
Q

Streptococcus bovis bacteremia

A

Colon cancer

228
Q

“Tennis racket”-shaped cytoplasmic organelles (EM) in

Langerhans cells

A

Birbeck granules (Langerhans cell histiocytosis)

229
Q

Thousands of polyps on colonoscopy

A

Familial adenomatous polyposis (autosomal dominant,

mutation of APC gene)

230
Q

Thrombi made of white/red layers

A

Lines of Zahn (arterial thrombus, layers of platelets/RBCs)

231
Q

“Thumb sign” on lateral neck x-ray

A

Epiglottitis (Haemophilus influenzae)

232
Q

Thyroid-like appearance of kidney

A

Chronic pyelonephritis (usually due to recurrent infections)

233
Q

“Tram-track” appearance of capillary loops of glomerular basement membranes on light microscopy

A

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

234
Q

Triglyceride accumulation in liver cell vacuoles

A

Fatty liver disease (alcoholic or metabolic syndrome)

235
Q

“Waxy” casts with very low urine flow

A

Chronic end-stage renal disease

236
Q

WBC casts in urine

A

Acute pyelonephritis

237
Q

WBCs that look “smudged”

A

CLL (almost always B cell)

238
Q

“Wire loop” glomerular capillary appearance on light

microscopy

A

Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (usually seen with

lupus)

239
Q

Yellowish CSF

A

Xanthochromia (e.g., due to subarachnoid hemorrhage)

240
Q

Absence seizures

A

Ethosuximide

241
Q

Acute gout attack

A

NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids

242
Q

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

A

All-trans retinoic acid

243
Q

ADHD

A

Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine

244
Q

Alcoholism

A

Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care

245
Q

Alcohol withdrawal

A

Long-acting benzodiazepines

246
Q

Anorexia

A

Nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine

247
Q

Anticoagulation during pregnancy

248
Q

Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

A

Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

249
Q

B12 deficiency

A

Vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)

250
Q

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

A

α1-antagonists, 5α-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

251
Q

Bipolar disorder

A 
Mood stabilizers (e.g., lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine),
atypical antipsychotics
252
Q

Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

A

Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

253
Q

Buerger disease

A

Smoking cessation

254
Q

Bulimia nervosa

255
Q

Candida albicans

A

Topical azoles (vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal); fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic)

256
Q

Carcinoid syndrome

A

Octreotide

257
Q

Chlamydia trachomatis

A

Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection),

erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

258
Q

Chronic gout

A

Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (e.g., allopurinol, febuxostat)

259
Q

Chronic hepatitis B or C

A

IFN-α (HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir

HCV

260
Q

Chronic myelogenous leukema

261
Q

Clostridium botulinum

262
Q

Clostridium botulinum

A

Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

263
Q

Clostridium tetani

264
Q

CMV

A

Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

265
Q

Crohn disease

A

Corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine

266
Q

Cryptococcus neoformans

A

Fluconazole (in AIDS patients)

267
Q

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

268
Q

Depression

A

SSRIs (first-line)

269
Q

Diabetes insipidus

A

Desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

270
Q

Diabetes mellitus type 1

A

Dietary intervention (low carbohydrate) + insulin replacement

271
Q

Diabetes mellitus type 2

A

Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if

refractory)

272
Q

Diabetic ketoacidosis

A

Fluids, insulin, K+

273
Q

Enterococci

A

Vancomycin, aminopenicillins/cephalosporins

274
Q

Erectile dysfunction

A

Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil

275
Q

ER ⊕ breast cancer

276
Q

Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

A

Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

277
Q

Haemophilus influenzae (B)

A

Rifampin (prophylaxis)

278
Q

Generalized anxiety disorder

A

SSRIs, SNRIs (first line); buspirone (second line)

279
Q

SSRIs, SNRIs (first line); buspirone (second line)

A

Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

280
Q

Heparin reversal

A

Protamine sulfate

281
Q

HER2/neu ⊕ breast cancer

A

Trastuzumab

282
Q

Hyperaldosteronism

A

Spironolactone

283
Q

Hypercholesterolemia

A

Statin (first-line)

284
Q

Hypertriglyceridemia

285
Q

Immediate anticoagulation

286
Q

Infertility

A

Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene

287
Q

Influenza

A

Oseltamivir, zanamivir

288
Q

Kawasaki disease

A

IVIG, high-dose aspirin

289
Q

Legionella pneumophila

A

Macrolides (e.g., azithromycin)

290
Q

Long-term anticoagulation

A

Warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban

291
Q

Malaria

A

Chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

292
Q

Malignant hyperthermia

A

Dantrolene

293
Q

Medical abortion

A

Mifepristone

294
Q

Migraine

A

Abortive therapies (e.g., sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (e.g., propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline)

295
Q

Multiple sclerosis

A

Disease-modifying therapies (e.g., β-interferon, natalizumab); for acute flares, use IV steroids

296
Q

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

297
Q

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent

C. trachomatis)

298
Q

Neisseria meningitidis

A

Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

299
Q

Neural tube defect prevention

A

Prenatal folic acid

300
Q

Osteomalacia/rickets

A

Vitamin D supplementation

301
Q

Osteoporosis

A

Calcium/vitamin D supplementation (prophylaxis);
bisphosphonates, PTH analogs, SERMs, calcitonin,
denosumab (treatment)

302
Q

Patent ductus arteriosus

A

Close with indomethacin; open or maintain with PGE

analogs

303
Q

Pheochromocytoma

A

α-antagonists (e.g., phenoxybenzamine)

304
Q

Pneumocystis jirovecii

A

TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

305
Q

Prolactinoma

A

Cabergoline/bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

306
Q

Prostate adenocarcinoma/uterine fibroids

A

Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

307
Q

Prostate adenocarcinoma

308
Q

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

Antipseudomonal penicillins, aminoglycosides, carbapenems

309
Q

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

A

Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

310
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii

A

Doxycycline, chloramphenicol

311
Q

Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

A

Atypical antipsychotics

312
Q

Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

A

Typical and atypical antipsychotics

313
Q

SIADH

A

Fluid restriction, IV hypertonic saline, conivaptan/tolvaptan, demeclocycline

314
Q

Sickle cell disease

A

Hydroxyurea (Increases fetal hemoglobin)

315
Q

Sporothrix schenckii

A

Itraconazole, oral potassium iodide

316
Q

Stable angina

A

Sublingual nitroglycerin

317
Q

Staphylococcus aureus

A

MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal
penicillins); MRSA: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid,
ceftaroline

318
Q

Streptococcus bovis

A

Penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

319
Q

Streptococcus pyogenes

A

Penicillin prophylaxis

320
Q

Temporal arteritis

A

High-dose steroids

321
Q

Tonic-clonic seizures

A

Levetiracetam, phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

322
Q

Toxoplasma gondii

A

Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

323
Q

Treponema pallidum

A

Penicillin

324
Q

Trichomonas vaginalis

A

Metronidazole (patient and partner)

325
Q

Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

A

Carbamazepine

326
Q

Ulcerative colitis

A

5-ASA preparations (e.g., mesalamine), 6-mercaptopurine, infliximab, colectomy

327
Q

UTI prophylaxis

328
Q

Warfarin reversal

A

Fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)

329
Q

Actinic (solar) keratosis

A

Precursor to squamous cell carcinoma

330
Q

Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury

A

Cushing ulcer (Increased intracranial pressure stimulates vagal gastric H+ secretion)

331
Q

Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns

A 
Curling ulcer (greatly reduced plasma volume results in
sloughing of gastric mucosa)
332
Q

Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal

colon

A

Skip lesions (Crohn disease)

333
Q

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal

A

Atherosclerosis

334
Q

Aortic aneurysm, ascending or arch

A

3° syphilis (syphilitic aortitis), vasa vasorum destruction

335
Q

Aortic aneurysm, thoracic

A

Marfan syndrome (idiopathic cystic medial degeneration)

336
Q

Aortic dissection

A

Hypertension

337
Q

Atrophy of the mammillary bodies

A 
Wernicke encephalopathy (thiamine deficiency causing
ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and confusion)
338
Q

Autosplenectomy (fibrosis and shrinkage)

A

Sickle cell disease (hemoglobin S)

339
Q

Bacteria associated with gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and stomach cancer

340
Q

Bacterial meningitis (adults and elderly)

A

S. pneumoniae

341
Q

Bacterial meningitis (newborns and kids)

A

Group B streptococcus/E.coli (newborns),

S. pneumoniae/N. meningitidis (kids/teens)

342
Q

Bilateral ovarian metastases from gastric carcinoma

A

Krukenberg tumor (mucin-secreting signet ring cells)

343
Q

Bleeding disorder with GpIb deficiency

A

Bernard-Soulier syndrome (defect in platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor)

344
Q

Brain tumor (adults)

A

Supratentorial: metastasis, astrocytoma (including

glioblastoma multiforme), meningioma, schwannoma

345
Q

Brain tumor (kids)

A

Infratentorial: medulloblastoma (cerebellum) or
supratentorial: craniopharyngioma

346
Q

Breast cancer

A

Invasive ductal carcinoma

347
Q

Breast mass

A

Fibrocystic change, carcinoma (in postmenopausal

women)

348
Q

Breast tumor (benign)

A

Fibroadenoma

349
Q

Cardiac 1° tumor (kids)

A

Rhabdomyoma, often seen in tuberous sclerosis

350
Q

Cardiac manifestation of lupus

A

Marantic/thrombotic endocarditis (nonbacterial)

351
Q

Cardiac tumor (adults)

A

Metastasis, myxoma (90% in left atrium; “ball and valve”)

352
Q

Cerebellar tonsillar herniation

A

Chiari II malformation

353
Q

Chronic arrhythmia

A

Atrial fibrillation (associated with high risk of emboli)

354
Q

Chronic atrophic gastritis (autoimmune)

A

Predisposition to gastric carcinoma (can also cause pernicious anemia)

355
Q

Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina

A

DES exposure in utero

356
Q

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypotension

A

21-hydroxylase deficiency

357
Q

Congenital cardiac anomaly

358
Q

Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)

A

Dubin-Johnson syndrome (inability of hepatocytes to secrete conjugated bilirubin into bile)

359
Q

Constrictive pericarditis

A

TB (developing world); idiopathic, viral illness (developed world)

360
Q

Coronary artery involved in thrombosis

A

LAD > RCA > circumflex

361
Q

Cretinism

A

Iodine deficit/congenital hypothyroidism

362
Q

Cushing syndrome

A
  • Iatrogenic (from corticosteroid therapy)
  • Adrenocortical adenoma (secretes excess cortisol)
  • ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma (Cushing disease)
  • Paraneoplastic (due to ACTH secretion by tumors)
363
Q

Cyanosis (early; less common)

A

Tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of great vessels, truncus arteriosus

364
Q

Cyanosis (late; more common)

A

VSD, ASD, PDA

365
Q

Death in CML

A

Blast crisis

366
Q

Death in SLE

A

Lupus nephropathy

367
Q

Dementia

A

Alzheimer disease, multiple infarcts (vascular dementia)

368
Q

Demyelinating disease in young women

A

Multiple sclerosis

369
Q

DIC

A

Severe sepsis, obstetric complications, cancer, burns, trauma, major surgery

370
Q

Dietary deficit

371
Q

Diverticulum in pharynx

A

Zenker diverticulum (diagnosed by barium swallow)

372
Q

Ejection click

A

Aortic stenosis

373
Q

Esophageal cancer

A

Esophageal cancer Squamous cell carcinoma (worldwide); adenocarcinoma

374
Q

Food Poisoning (Exotoxin mediated)

A

S. aureus, B. cereus

375
Q

Glomerulonephritis (adults)

A

Berger disease (IgA nephropathy)

376
Q

Gynecologic malignancy

A 
Endometrial carcinoma (most common in U.S.); cervical
carcinoma (most common worldwide)
377
Q

Heart murmur, congenital

A

Mitral valve prolapse

378
Q

Heart valve in bacterial endocarditis

A

Mitral > aortic (rheumatic fever), tricuspid (IV drug

abuse)

379
Q

Helminth infection (U.S.)

A

Enterobius vermicularis, Ascaris lumbricoides

380
Q

Hematoma—epidural

A

Rupture of middle meningeal artery (trauma; lentiform

shaped)

381
Q

Hematoma—subdural

A

Rupture of bridging veins (crescent shaped)

382
Q

Hemochromatosis

A

Multiple blood transfusions or hereditary HFE mutation

can result in heart failure, “bronze diabetes,” and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

383
Q

Hepatocellular carcinoma

A

Cirrhotic liver (associated with hepatitis B and C and with alcoholism)

384
Q

Hereditary bleeding disorder

A

von Willebrand disease

385
Q

Hereditary harmless jaundice

A 
Gilbert syndrome (benign congenital unconjugated
hyperbilirubinemia)
386
Q

HLA-B27

A

Ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, ulcerative colitis, psoriatic arthritis

387
Q

HLA-DR3

A

Diabetes mellitus type 1, SLE, Graves disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis

388
Q

HLA-DR4

A

Diabetes mellitus type 1, rheumatoid arthritis

389
Q

Holosystolic murmur

A

VSD, tricuspid regurgitation, mitral regurgitation

390
Q

Hypercoagulability, endothelial damage, blood stasis

A

Virchow triad (Increased risk of thrombosis)

391
Q

Hypertension, 2°

A

Renal disease

392
Q

Hypoparathyroidism

A

Accidental excision during thyroidectomy

393
Q

Hypopituitarism

A

Pituitary adenoma (usually benign tumor)

394
Q

Infection 2° to blood transfusion

A

Hepatitis C

395
Q

Infections in chronic granulomatous disease

A

S. aureus, E. coli, Aspergillus (catalase ⊕)

396
Q

Intellectual disability

A

Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome

397
Q

Kidney stones

A
  • Calcium = radiopaque
  • Struvite (ammonium) = radiopaque (formed by urease
    ⊕ organisms such as Klebsiella, Proteus species, and
    S. saprophyticus)
  • Uric acid = radiolucent
398
Q

Late cyanotic shunt (uncorrected left to right becomes right to left)

A

Eisenmenger syndrome (caused by ASD, VSD, PDA; results in pulmonary hypertension/polycythemia)

399
Q

Liver disease

A

Alcoholic cirrhosis

400
Q

Lysosomal storage disease

A

Gaucher disease

401
Q

Male cancer

A

Prostatic carcinoma

402
Q

Malignancy associated with noninfectious fever

A

Hodgkin lymphoma

403
Q

Malignancy (kids)

A

ALL, medulloblastoma (cerebellum)

404
Q

Metastases to bone

A

Prostate, breast > lung > thyroid

405
Q

Metastases to brain

A

Lung > breast > genitourinary > melanoma > GI

406
Q

Metastases to liver

A

Colon&raquo_space; stomach, pancreas

407
Q

Mitochondrial inheritance

A

Disease occurs in both males and females, inherited through females only

408
Q

Mitral valve stenosis

A

Rheumatic heart disease

409
Q

Mixed (UMN and LMN) motor neuron disease

A

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

410
Q

Myocarditis

A

Coxsackie B

411
Q

Nephrotic syndrome (adults)

A

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

412
Q

Nephrotic syndrome (kids)

A

Minimal change disease

413
Q

Neuron migration failure

A

Kallmann syndrome (hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia)

414
Q

Nosocomial pneumonia

A

S. aureus, Pseudomonas, other enteric gram-negative rods

415
Q

Obstruction of male urinary tract

416
Q

Opening snap

A

Mitral stenosis

417
Q

Opportunistic infection in AIDS

A

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

418
Q

Osteomyelitis

A

S. aureus (most common overall)

419
Q

Osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease

A

Salmonella

420
Q

Osteomyelitis with IV drug use

A

Pseudomonas, Candida, S. aureus

421
Q

Ovarian tumor (benign, bilateral)

A

Serous cystadenoma

422
Q

Ovarian tumor (malignant)

A

Serous cystadenocarcinoma

423
Q

Pancreatitis (acute)

A

Gallstones, alcohol

424
Q

Pancreatitis (chronic)

A

Alcohol (adults), cystic fibrosis (kids)

425
Q

Patient with ALL /CLL /AML /CML

A

ALL: child, CLL: adult > 60, AML: adult ∼ 65, CML: adult

45–85

426
Q

Pelvic inflammatory disease

A

C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae

427
Q

Philadelphia chromosome t(9;22) (BCR-ABL)

A

CML (may sometimes be associated with ALL/AML)

428
Q

Pituitary tumor

A

Prolactinoma, somatotropic adenoma

429
Q

1° amenorrhea

A

Turner syndrome (45,XO)

430
Q

1° bone tumor (adults)

A

Multiple myeloma

431
Q

1° hyperaldosteronism

A

Adenoma of adrenal cortex

432
Q

1° hyperparathyroidism

A

Adenomas, hyperplasia, carcinoma

433
Q

1° liver cancer

A 
Hepatocellular carcinoma (chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis,
hemochromatosis, α1-antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson disease)
434
Q

Pulmonary hypertension

435
Q

Recurrent inflammation/thrombosis of small/medium vessels in extremities

A

Buerger disease (strongly associated with tobacco)

436
Q

Renal tumor

A

Renal cell carcinoma: associated with von Hippel-Lindau and cigarette smoking; paraneoplastic syndromes (EPO, renin, PTHrP, ACTH)

437
Q

Right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause

A

Cor pulmonale

438
Q

S3 heart sound

A

Increased ventricular filling pressure (e.g., mitral regurgitation, HF), common in dilated ventricles

439
Q

S4 heart sound

A

Stiff/hypertrophic ventricle (aortic stenosis, restrictive

cardiomyopathy)

440
Q

2° hyperparathyroidism

A

Hypocalcemia of chronic kidney disease

441
Q

Sexually transmitted disease

A

C. trachomatis (usually coinfected with N. gonorrhoeae)

442
Q

SIADH

A

Small cell carcinoma of the lung

443
Q

Site of diverticula

A

Sigmoid colon

444
Q

Sites of atherosclerosis

A

Abdominal aorta > coronary artery > popliteal artery

> carotid artery

445
Q

Stomach cancer

A

Adenocarcinoma

446
Q

Stomach ulcerations and high gastrin levels

A

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma of duodenum or

pancreas)

447
Q

t(14;18)

A 
Follicular lymphomas (BCL-2 activation, anti-apoptotic
oncogene)
448
Q

t(8;14)

A 
Burkitt lymphoma (c-myc fusion, transcription factor
oncogene)
449
Q

t(9;22)

A

Philadelphia chromosome, CML (BCR-ABL activation,

tyrosine kinase oncogene)

450
Q

Temporal arteritis

A

Risk of ipsilateral blindness due to occlusion of ophthalmic artery; polymyalgia rheumatica

451
Q

Testicular tumor

A

Seminoma (malignant, radiosensitive)

452
Q

Thyroid cancer

A

Papillary carcinoma

453
Q

Tumor in women

A

Leiomyoma (estrogen dependent, not precancerous)

454
Q

Tumor of infancy

A

Strawberry hemangioma (usually regresses spontaneously by childhood)

455
Q

Tumor of the adrenal medulla (adults)

A

Pheochromocytoma (usually benign)

456
Q

Tumor of the adrenal medulla (kids)

A

Neuroblastoma (malignant)

457
Q

Type of Hodgkin lymphoma

A 
Nodular sclerosing (vs. mixed cellularity, lymphocytic
predominance, lymphocytic depletion)
458
Q

Type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

A

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

459
Q

UTI

A

E. coli, Staphylococcus saprophyticus (young women)

460
Q

Vertebral compression fracture

A

Osteoporosis (type I: postmenopausal woman; type II: elderly man or woman)

461
Q

Viral encephalitis affecting temporal lobe

462
Q

Vitamin deficiency (U.S.)

A

Folate (pregnant women are at high risk; body stores only 3- to 4-month supply; prevents neural tube defects)

463
Q

Sensitivity

A

TP / (TP + FN)

464
Q

Specificity

A

TN / (TN + FP)

465
Q

Positive predictive value

A

TP / (TP + FP)

466
Q

Negative predictive value

A

TN / (FN + TN)

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