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Classic labs/findings Flashcards

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Dec. AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

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Down syndrome

Edwards syndrome

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Large granules in phagocytes, immunodeficiency

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Chédiak-Higashi disease (congenital failure of

phagolysosome formation)

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Recurrent infections, eczema, thrombocytopenia

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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

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Optochin sensitivity

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Sensitive: S pneumoniae;
Resistant: viridans streptococci
(S mutans, S sanguis)

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Novobiocin response

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Sensitive: S epidermidis; Resistant: S saprophyticus

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Bacitracin response

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Sensitive: S pyogenes (group A);
Resistant: S agalactiae (group B)

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Streptococcus bovis bacteremia

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Colon cancer

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Branching gram + rods with sulfur granules

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Actinomyces israelii

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Hilar lymphadenopathy, peripheral granulomatous lesion in middle or lower lung lobes (can calcify)

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Ghon complex (1° TB: Mycobacterium bacilli)

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“Thumb sign” on lateral neck x-ray

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Epiglottitis (Haemophilus influenzae)

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Bacteria-covered vaginal epithelial cells

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“Clue cells” (Gardnerella vaginalis)

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Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy

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Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)

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Atypical lymphocytes

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EBV

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Enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies

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“Owl eye” appearance of CMV

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Heterophile antibodies

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Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)

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Intranuclear eosinophilic droplet-like bodies

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Cowdry type A bodies (HSV or VZV)

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Eosinophilic globule in liver

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Councilman body (viral hepatitis, yellow fever), represents hepatocyte undergoing apoptosis

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“Steeple” sign on frontal CXR

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Croup (parainfluenza virus)

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Eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of

hippocampal and cerebellar neurons

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Negri bodies of rabies

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Ring-enhancing brain lesion on CT/MRI in AIDS

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  1. Toxoplasma gondii

2. CNS lymphoma

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Psammoma bodies

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  1. Papillary thyroid carcinoma
  2. somatostatinoma
  3. meningioma
  4. mesothelioma
  5. ovarian serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma
  6. prolactinoma
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“Delta wave” on ECG, short PR interval, supraventricular

tachycardia

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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (Bundle of Kent bypasses AV node)

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“Boot-shaped” heart on

x-ray

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Tetralogy of Fallot (due to RVH)

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Rib notching (inferior surface, on x-ray)

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Coarctation of the aorta

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Heart nodules (granulomatous)

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Aschoff bodies (rheumatic fever)

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Electrical alternans (alternating amplitude on ECG)

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Cardiac tamponade

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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)

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  1. Microscopic polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA);
  2. granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener; PR3- ANCA/c-ANCA);
  3. primary sclerosing cholangitis (MPO-ANCA/
    p-ANCA)
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Hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis

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1° hyperaldosteronism (Conn syndrome)

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Enlarged thyroid cells with ground-glass nuclei with central clearing

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“Orphan Annie” eyes nuclei (papillary carcinoma of the thyroid)

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Mucin-filled cell with peripheral nucleus

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“Signet ring” (gastric carcinoma)

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Anti-transglutaminase /

anti-gliadin / anti-endomysial antibodies

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Celiac disease (diarrhea, weight loss)

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Narrowing of bowel lumen on barium x-ray

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“String sign” (Crohn disease)

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“Lead pipe” appearance of colon on abdominal imaging

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Ulcerative colitis (loss of haustra)

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Thousands of polyps on colonoscopy

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Familial adenomatous polyposis (autosomal dominant, mutation of APC gene)

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“Apple core” lesion on barium enema x-ray

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Colorectal cancer (usually left-sided)

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Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in liver cell

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Mallory body (alcoholic liver disease)

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Triglyceride accumulation in liver cell vacuoles

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Fatty liver disease (alcoholic or metabolic syndrome)

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“Nutmeg” appearance of liver

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Chronic passive congestion of liver due to right heart failure or Budd-Chiari syndrome

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Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs)

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1° biliary cholangitis (female, cholestasis, portal hypertension)

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Low serum ceruloplasmin

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Wilson disease (hepatolenticular degeneration and Kayser- Fleischer rings due to copper accumulation)

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41
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Migratory thrombophlebitis (leading to migrating DVTs
and vasculitis)
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Trousseau syndrome (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)

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Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs

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Howell-Jolly bodies (due to splenectomy or nonfunctional spleen)

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Basophilic stippling of RBCs

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  1. Lead poisoning

2. Sideroblastic anemia

44
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Hypochromic, microcytic anemia

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  1. Iron deficiency anemia
  2. Lead poisoning, 3. Thalassemia (fetal
    hemoglobin sometimes present)
45
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“Hair on end” (“Crew-cut”) appearance on x-ray

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  1. Beta-thalassemia

2. Sickle cell disease (marrow expansion)

46
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Hypersegmented neutrophils

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Megaloblastic anemia (B12 deficiency- neurologic symptoms; Folate deficiency- NO neurologic symptoms)

47
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Antiplatelet antibodies

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ITP - Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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High level of D-dimers

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DVT, PE, DIC

49
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Giant B cells with bilobed nuclei with prominent

inclusions (“owl’s eye”)

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Reed-Sternberg cells (Hodgkin lymphoma)

50
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Sheets of medium-sized lymphoid cells with scattered pale, tingible body–laden macrophages (“starry sky” histology)

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Burkitt lymphoma (t[8:14] c-myc activation, associated with EBV; “starry sky” made up of malignant cells)

51
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Lytic (“punched-out”) bone lesions on x-ray

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Multiple myeloma

52
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Monoclonal antibody spike

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  1. Multiple myeloma (usually IgG or IgA)
  2. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS- consequence of aging)
  3. Waldenström (M protein = IgM) macroglobulinemia
  4. Primary amyloidosis
53
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Stacks of RBCs

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Rouleaux formation (high ESR, multiple myeloma)

54
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Azurophilic peroxidase (+) granular inclusions in
granulocytes and myeloblasts
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Auer rods (AML, especially the promyelocytic [M3] type)

55
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WBCs that look “smudged”

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CLL (almost always B cell)

56
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“Tennis racket”-shaped cytoplasmic organelles (EM) in Langerhans cells

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Birbeck granules (Langerhans cell histiocytosis)

57
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“Brown” tumor of bone

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Hyperparathyroidism or osteitis fibrosa cystica (deposited hemosiderin from hemorrhage gives brown color)

58
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“Soap bubble” in femur or tibia on x-ray

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Giant cell tumor of bone (generally benign)

59
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Raised periosteum (creating a “Codman triangle”)

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Aggressive bone lesion (eg, osteosarcoma, Ewing

sarcoma, osteomyelitis)

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“Onion skin” periosteal reaction

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Ewing sarcoma (malignant small blue cell tumor)

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Anti-IgG antibodies

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Rheumatoid arthritis (systemic inflammation, joint pannus, boutonniere and swan neck deformities)

62
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Rhomboid crystals, (+) birefringent

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Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals)

63
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Needle-shaped, (-) birefringent crystals

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Gout (monosodium urate crystals)

64
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Elevated uric acid levels

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  1. Gout
  2. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
  3. Tumor lysis syndrome
  4. Loop and thiazide diuretics
65
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“Bamboo spine” on x-ray

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Ankylosing spondylitis (chronic inflammatory arthritis: HLA-B27)

66
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs: anti-Smith and antidsDNA)

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SLE

type III hypersensitivity

67
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Anti-histone antibodies

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Drug-induced SLE (eg, hydralazine, isoniazid,

phenytoin, procainamide)

68
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Anti-topoisomerase antibodies

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Diffuse scleroderma

69
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Keratin pearls on a skin biopsy

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Bloody or yellow tap on lumbar puncture

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Xanthochromia (due to subarachnoid hemorrhage)

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Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in neuron

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Lewy body (Parkinson disease and Lewy body dementia)

72
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Extracellular amyloid deposition in gray matter of brain

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Senile plaques (Alzheimer disease)

73
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Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra

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Parkinson disease (basal ganglia disorder: rigidity, resting tremor, bradykinesia)

74
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Protein aggregates in neurons from hyperphosphorylation

of tau protein

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  1. Neurofibrillary tangles (Alzheimer disease)

2. Pick bodies (Pick disease)

75
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Silver-staining spherical aggregation of tau proteins in neurons

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Pick bodies (Pick disease: progressive dementia, changes in personality)

76
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Pseudopalisading tumor cells on brain biopsy

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Glioblastoma multiforme

77
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Circular grouping of dark tumor cells surrounding pale neurofibrils

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Homer-Wright rosettes (neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma)

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“Waxy” casts with very low urine flow

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Chronic end-stage renal disease

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Nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli

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Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules (diabetic nephropathy)

80
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Podocyte fusion or “effacement” on electron microscopy

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Minimal change disease (child with nephrotic syndrome)

81
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“Spikes” on basement membrane, “dome-like”

subepithelial deposits

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Membranous nephropathy (nephrotic syndrome)

82
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RBC casts in urine

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Glomerulonephritis

83
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“Tram-track” appearance of capillary loops of glomerular basement membranes on light microscopy

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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

84
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Anti–glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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Goodpasture syndrome (glomerulonephritis and
hemoptysis)
85
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Cellular crescents in Bowman capsule

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Rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis

86
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“Wire loop” glomerular capillary appearance on light microscopy

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Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (usually seen with lupus)

87
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Linear appearance of IgG deposition on glomerular and alveolar basement membranes

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Goodpasture syndrome

88
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“Lumpy bumpy” appearance of glomeruli on

immunofluorescence

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Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (due to deposition of IgG, IgM, and C3)

89
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Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis

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  1. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener-PR3-ANCA / c-ANCA)
  2. Goodpasture syndrome (anti-basement
    membrane antibodies)
90
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Thyroid-like appearance of kidney

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Chronic pyelonephritis (usually due to recurrent
infections)
91
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WBC casts in urine

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Acute pyelonephritis

92
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Renal epithelial casts in urine

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Intrinsic renal failure (eg, ischemia or toxic injury)

93
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hCG elevated

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  1. Choriocarcinoma

2. Hydatidiform mole (occurs with and without embryo, and multiple pregnancy)

94
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Dysplastic squamous cervical cells with “raisinoid” nuclei and hyperchromasia

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Koilocytes

HPV: predisposes to cervical cancer

95
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Disarrayed granulosa cells arranged around collections of eosinophilic fluid

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Call-Exner bodies (granulosa cell tumor of the ovary)

96
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“Chocolate cyst” of ovary

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Endometriosis (frequently involves both ovaries)

97
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Mammary gland (“blue domed”) cyst

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Fibrocystic change of the breast

98
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Glomerulus-like structure surrounding vessel in germ

cells

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Schiller-Duval bodies (yolk sac tumor)

99
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Rectangular, crystal-like, cytoplasmic inclusions in Leydig cells

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Reinke crystals (Leydig cell tumor)

100
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Thrombi made of white/red layers

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Lines of Zahn (arterial thrombus, layers of platelets/ RBCs)

101
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Hexagonal, double-pointed, needle-like crystals in bronchial secretions

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Bronchial asthma (Charcot-Leyden crystals: eosinophilic granules)

102
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Desquamated epithelium casts in sputum

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Curschmann spirals (bronchial asthma; can result in whorled mucous plugs)

103
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“Honeycomb lung” on x-ray or CT

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

104
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Colonies of mucoid Pseudomonas in lungs

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Cystic fibrosis (autosomal recessive mutation in CFTR gene -> fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and mucous plugs)

105
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Iron-containing nodules in alveolar septum

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Ferruginous bodies (asbestosis: inc. chance of lung cancer)

106
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Bronchogenic apical lung tumor on imaging

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Pancoast tumor (can compress cervical sympathetic chain and cause Horner syndrome)

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