Classic Labs/Findings Flashcards
> AFP in amniotic fluid / maternal serum
Dating error
Anencephaly
Spina bifida
Anti centromere antibodies
Scleroderma (CREST)
Anti desmoglein (anti desmosome) antibodies
Pemphigous Vulgaris (blistering)
Anti histone antibodies
4
Drug induced SLE
- hydralazine
- isoniazid
- phenytoin
- procainamide
Anti IgG antibodies
Systemic inflammation, joint pannus, boutonnière deformity
Rheumathoid arthritis
Antiplatelet antibodies
PTI
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Anti-Topoisomerase antibodies
Diffuse systemic scleroderma
Antibodies CELIAC DISEASE
3
Anti-gliadin
Anti-endomysial
Anti-transglutaminase
“Apple core” lesion on barium enema x-ray
Colorectal cancer (usually left side)
Atypical lymphocytes
EBV
“Bamboo spine” on x-ray
Ankylosing spondylitis
(Chronic inflammatory arthritis)
HLA-B27
Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs
Howell-Jolly bodies
-> splenectomy o no fx spleen
Basophilic stppling of RBCs
Lead poisoning of Sideroblastic anemia
Bloody or yellow tap on lumbar puncture
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Branching gram+ rods with sulfur granules
Actinomyces Israelii
⬇️ AFP in amniotic fluid/ maternal serum
Down Syndrome
Edwards Syndome
Large granules in phagocytes, inmunodeficiency
Chédiak-Higashi disease
🤐 congenital failure of phagolysosome formation
Recurrent infections , eczema, trombocytopenia
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Optochin sensitivity
Sensitive: S pneumoniae
Resistant: S viridians S sanguis
Novobiocin response
Sensitivity: S epidermidis
Resistant: S saprophyticus
Streptococcus Bovis bacteremia —> Ca
COLON CANCER
Branching gram ➕ rods with SULFUR GRANULES
Actinomyces israelii
Hiliar lymphadenopathy
Peripheral granulomatous lesion in middle or lower lung lobe ( can ca+)
Ghon Complex
1* TB ( M bacilli)
“Thumb sign” on lateral neck x-ray
EPIGLOTITIS ( Haemophilus Influenzae)
Bacteria-covered vaginal epithelial cells
“Clue cells” (Gardnerella Vaginalis)
CARDIOMEGALY w/ apical atrophy
Chagas’ disease. (Trypanosoma cruzi)
Atypical lymphocytes
EBV
Enlarged cells with intraNuclear Inclusion Bodies
“Owl eye” appearance of CMV
Heterophile antibodies
Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)
Intranuclear eosinophilic droplet-like bodies
Cowdry type A bodies (HSV o VZV)
Eosinophilic gloube in Liver –> hepatocyte Apoptosis
Councilman body
Viral hepatitis, yellow fever
“Steeple” sign on frontal CXR ⛪️ -campanario-
CROUP ( parainfluenza virus)
Eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampus and cerebellar neurons
NEGRI bodies of rabies
Ring-enhancing brain lesion on CT/MRI in AIDS
Toxoplasma gondii
CNS lymphoma
Psammoma bodies
Cancer…
Meningiomas
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Mesothelioma
Papillary serous Ca endometrium/ovary
“Delta wave” ECG
Short P-R interval
Supra ventricular tachycardia
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Bundle of Kent bypasses AV node
👢boot shaped –> ❤️ on X-ray
Tetralogy of Fallot
Due to RVH
Rib notching
Inferior surface x-ray
Coarctation of the aorta
Heart nodules (granulomatous)
ASCHOFF BODIES
rheumatic fever
Electrical alternans
Alternating AMPLITUDE ECG
Cardiac Taponade
ANCA
Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
Microscopic polyangeitis & eosinophilic granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis ➡️ (MPO-ANCA / p-ANCA)
Granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis ➡️ (Wegener; PR3-ANCA/ c-ANCA)
Primary sclerosing Cholangitis ➡️ (MPO-ANCA / p-ANCA)
HTA
⬇️ K+
Metabolic Alkalosis
1* HyperAldosteronism (Conn syndrome)
Enlarged thyroid cells with ground-glass nuclei w/ central clearing
“Orphan Annie” eyes nuclei
👁👧🏼
PAPILLARY carcinoma of the thyroid
Mucin-filled cell with peripheral nucleus
“Signet ring” 💍 gastric carcinoma
Celiac disease
Antibodies x3
Anti-Transglutaminase
Anti-Gliadin
Anti-Endomysial
“String sign” on barium x-ray
signo de la cuerda
Crohn disease
Narrowing of bowel Lumen