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1
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crew cut x-ray

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thalassemia

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hypersegmented neutrophils

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any macrocytic-hyperchromic anemia but think folate or B12 deficiency

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3
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Fat in bone marrow

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aplastic anemia

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4
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Macrocytic-hyperchromic anemia WITH neuro problems

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B12 deficiency anemia

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Macrocytic-hyperchromic anemia WITHOUT neuro problems

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Folate deficiency anemia

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6
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too much EPO

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secondary polycythemia

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7
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abnormal PML/RARA fusion protein

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acute promyelocytic leukemia (a type of acute myelogenous leukemia)

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8
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no terminal differentiation of myeloid cells

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acute myelogenous leukemia

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9
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proliferation of mature myeloid cells

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chronic myelogenous leukemia

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10
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BCR-ABL fusion –> tyrosine kinase activation

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chronic myelogenous leukemia

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11
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West Philadelphia born and raised chromosome

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chronic myelogenous leukemia or B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (children mostly)

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12
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MYC oncogene

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Burkitt’s lymphoma

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13
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child with large tumor in jaw or face

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Burkitt’s lymphoma

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14
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starry sky macrophages

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Burkitt’s lymphoma

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15
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Reed Sternberg cells

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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16
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punched-out skull lesions

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multiple myeloma

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17
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viscous blood, red skin

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polycythemia

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18
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trans-retinoic acid is used to treat….

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acute promyelocytic leukemia

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19
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Bence Jones protein

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multiple myeloma

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20
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prostate - peripheral zone

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prostate cancer

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21
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prostate - transitional or central zone

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BPH

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22
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no basal reserve cells

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prostate cancer

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23
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Isolated humps between the glomerular BM and podocytes

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Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

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breaks in the BM, crescents formed by proliferated parietal cells

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Crescentic glomerulonephritis

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25
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Anti Type IV collagen antibody

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Goodpasture syndrome

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26
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leukocyte casts in urine

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acute pyelonephritis

27
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proteinaceous casts in the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts

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acute tubular necrosis

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Orphan Annie eye nuclei

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma

29
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moon face

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Cushing disease

30
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buffalo hump

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Cushing disease

31
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striations on the skin of stomach

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Cushing disease

32
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bite cells

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G6PDH deficiency

33
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moth balls (napthalene)

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G6PDH deficiency

34
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fava beans

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G6PDH deficiency

35
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pencil/cigar-shaped cells

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iron-deficiency anemia

36
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desmoplastic response

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comedo DCIS (high grade) OR invasive ductal carcinoma

37
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CA-125

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cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary

38
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signet ring cells

39
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D cyclin dysregulation

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multiple myeloma

40
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Erythoplasia of Queyrat

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Bowen disease (carcinoma in situ of penis)

41
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prominent Leydig cells

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cryptorchidism

42
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parchment/crinkled

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lichen sclerosus of vulva

43
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chocolate cysts

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endometriosis

44
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powder burns

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endometriosis

45
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mutated mismatch repair and PTEN tumor suppressor gene

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endometrioid carcinoma (type 1)

46
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whorls of smooth muscle cells

47
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Ashkenazi Jewish women

48
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irregular kidney surface

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autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

49
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smooth kidney surface

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autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

50
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vanillylmandelic acid

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phaeochromocytoma

51
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EBV in endemic cases

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Burkitt lymphoma

52
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Keratin pearls

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keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

53
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BCL6/BCL2 gene rearrangements

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Diffuse large B cell lymphoma

54
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embryonal elements/mixed tumor in kidney

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Wilms tumor

55
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cigarette smoking

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urothelial carcinoma or Grave’s disease or acute promyelocytic leukemia

56
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coarse chromatin granules

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cervical intraepithelial neoplasm (CIN) aka dysplasia

57
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nipple discharge

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non-comedo DCIS or invasive ductal carcinoma

58
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perineural invasion

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invasive ductal carcinoma

59
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desmoplastic response

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invasive ductal carcinoma OR comedo DCIS

60
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dirty brown granular casts in urine

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acute tubular necrosis

61
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schistosomiasis

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urothelial carcinoma

62
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Gleevec

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tx for CML (blocks tyr. kinase binding site)

63
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Disappearance of rete pegs

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Lichen sclerosus of the vulva

Pathology Pt. 4 (10 decks)

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