Classic Labs/findings Flashcards
Down syndrome, Edward syndrome
LOW AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum
Chediak Higashi disease (congenital failure of phagolysosome formation)
Large granules in phagocytes
Immunodeficiency
Wiskott Aldrich syndrome
Recurrent infections
Eczema
Thrombocytopenia
Optochin sensitive
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Optichin RESISTANT
Viridans streptococci
- S mutans
- S sanguis
Novobiocin sensitive
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Novobiocin resistant
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Bacitracin sensitive
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A)
Bacitracin resistant
Streptococcus agalactiae (group B)
Colon cancer
Streptococcus bovis bacteremia
Actinomyces israelii
Branching gram + rods with sulfur granules
Ghon complex (primary TB Mycobacterium bacilli)
Hilar lymphadenopathy AND Peripheral granulomatous lesion in middle or lower lung lobes (can calcify)
Epiglottitis (Haemophilus influenzae)
“Thumb sign” on lateral neck XR
Clue cells (Gardnerella vaginalis)
Bacteria covered vagina epithelial cells
Chagas’ disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)
Dilated cardiomyopathy with apical atrophy
MEGACOLON
MEGAESOPHAGUS
South America
Romana sign- unilateral periorbital swelling
Epstein Barr Virus
Atypical lymphocytes
“Owl eye” appearance of CMV
Enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies
Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)
Heterophile antibodies
Cowdry Type A bodies (HSV or VZV)
Intranuclear eosinophilic droplet like bodies
Councilman body (viral hepatitis, yellow fever), represents hepatocyte undergoing apoptosis
Eosinophilic globule in liver
Croup (parainfluenza virus)
“Steeple sign” on frontal CXR
Negri bodies of rabies
Eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampal and cerebellar neurons
Toxoplasma gondii, CNS lymphoma
Ring enhancing bran lesion on CT/MRI in AIDS
Meningiommas, papillary thyroid carcinoma, mesothelioma, papillary serous carcinoma of endometrium and ovary
Psamomma bodies
Wolff Parkinson White syndrome (bundle of Kent bypasses AV node)
“Delta wave” on EKG, short PR interval, supraventricular tachycardia
Tetralogy of Fallot (d/t RVH)
“Boot shaped” heart on CXR
Coarctation of the aorta
Rib notching (inferior surface on XR)
Aschoff bodies (rheumatic fever)
Heart nodules (granulomatous)
Cardiac tamponade
Electrical alternans (alternating amplitude on EKG)
- Microscopic polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA)
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener; PR3 ANCA/c-ANCA
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis (MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA)
Antineutrophil cyroplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)
Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn syndrome)
HTN
Hypokalemia
Metabolic alkalosis
“Orphan Annie” eyes nuclei (papillary carcinoma of thyroid)
Enlarged thyroid cells with ground glass nuclei with central clearing
Signet ring (diffuse gastric carcinoma)
Mucin filled cell with peripheral nucleus
Celiac disease (diarrhea, weight loss)
Anti transglutaminase/anti gliadin/anti endomysial antibodies
String sign (Crohn disease)
Narrowing of bowel lumen barium x Ray
Ulcerative colitis (loss of haustra)
Lead pipe appearance of colon on abdominal imaging
Familial adenomatous polyposis (autosomal dominant, mutation of APC gene)
Thousands of polyps on colonoscopy
100% progression to colon cancer
Colorectal cancer (usually left sided)
“Apple core” lesion on barium enema
Mallory body (alcoholic liver disease)
Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions of damaged keratin filaments in liver cell
Fatty liver disease (alcoholic or metabolic syndrome)
Triglyceride accumulation in liver cell vacuoles
Cellular “ballooning”
Chronic passive congestion of liver d/t RHF or Budd Chiari syndrome
Nutmeg appearance of liver
Primary biliary cholangitis (female, cholestasis, portal HTN)
Anti mitochondrial antibodies(AMAs)
Wilson disease (hepatolenticular degeneration, Kayser Fleischer rings due to copper accumulation)
Low ceruloplasmin
Trousseau syndrome (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)
Migratory thrombophlebitis (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis)