buzz words

Question 1

string of beads

Answer 1

fibromuscular dysplasia of renal a –> HTN from this renovasc dis

Question 2

onion skinning of arteries

Answer 2

hyperplastic arteriosclerosis

Question 3

pipestem appearance of vessels on x-ray

Answer 3

mockeberg sclerosis (medial calcific sclerosis)
=calcificaiton of internal elastic lamina and media of arteries --> stiffen without obstruction

Question 4

cystic medial degeneration is assoc w

Answer 4

thoracic aortic aneurism

Question 5

Roth spots

Answer 5

bacterial endocarditis

-round white spots on retina surrounded by hem

Question 6

Olser nodes

Answer 6

bacterial endocarditis

-tender raised lesions on finger or toe pads

Question 7

Janeway lesions

Answer 7

bacterial endocarditis

-small, painless, erythematous lesions on palm or sole

Question 8

aschoff bodies

Answer 8

rheumatic fever

-granuloma w giant cells

Question 9

anischow cells

Answer 9

rheumatic fever

-enlarged mfs w ovoid, wavy, rod-like nucleus

Question 10

Homer-Wright rosettes

Answer 10

neuroblastoma

Question 11

Kimmelsteil-Wilsom nodules

Answer 11

DM

-happens in glomerulosclerosis that can progress to proteinuria

Question 12

Kussmal respirations

Answer 12

DKA (rapid, deep)

Question 13

fruity odor on breath

Answer 13

DKA (d/t exhaled acetone)

Question 14

“cape-like” b/l loss of p/t in UE (fine tough preservd)

Answer 14

syringomyelia (assoc w Chiari 1)

Question 15

Lewy bodies

Answer 15

Parkinsons Dis

-composed of a-synuclein

Question 16

prions PrPc –> PrPsc

Answer 16

creutzfeldt-Jakob dis

Question 17

increased 14-3-3 protein in CSF

Answer 17

creutzfeldt-Jakob dis