Aaron intro to Path 1B and Cardio Flashcards
Carcinomas tend to spread via lymph, what four want to spread via the blood?
Follicular Carcinoma Renal Cell Carcinoma Hepatcellular Carcinoma Choriocarcinoma
Blastomycosis can affect what type of people?
Immunocompetent
How does Coccidiodidomycosis stay alive?
Phagosome/Lysosome fusion
When it comes to the fungi, what lives at 37 degrees? 25 degrees?
Yeast Mold
What virus has the Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells?
Measles pneumonia
What does EBV have, cell signaling?
overexpression of c-myc
What lovely disease appears from the PCT?
Renal Cell Carcinoma
If we have antibodies against desmoglein 1 and 3, and a positive Nikolsky sign, what am I?
Pemphigus Vulgaris
What disease is an antibody for BPAG2, contains eosinophils, has a ribbon candy IF pattern?
Bullous Pemphigoid
What disease is superficial damage, desmoglein 1?
Pemphigoid Foliaceus
If i have conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis, what disease might we be?
Reiter Syndrome, reactive arthritis
What is centriacinar associated with? What is panacinar associated with?
Smoking, upper lobes Emphysema, liver cirrhosis
Where do the benign cells of Renal Oncocytoma originate from?
Collecting ducts
What is bladder cancer, kidney stones, in urine? What is acute cystitis, in urine?
Hematuria, no casts Pyuria, no casts
What is fatty casts, associated with the “Maltese cross”?
Nephrotic Syndrome
What does Prostaglandin E2 do?
Temperature controlling mechanism
What has anti-Scl-70 (anti-DNA topoisomerase I antibody) and anti-RNA polymerase III? What has anti-centromere antibody?
Diffuse Scleroderma Limited Scleroderma: CREST syndrome
Where does polymyositis attack? Where does dermatomyositis attack?
Endomysial Inflammation Perimysial inflammation
What are markers for polymyositis or Dermatomyositis?
High CK, ANA, anti-Jo-1, anti-SRP, and anti-Mi-2
What disease has a CGG repeat, bad FMR1 gene, hypermethylation?
Fragile X Syndrome
What is the Huntington’s Disease repeat? What is the Myotonic Dystrophy repeat?
CAG (Caudate has low ACh and GABA) CTG (Cataracts, Toupee, and Gonadal atrophy)