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Classic Presentations Flashcards

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abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly

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Budd-Chiari Syndrome

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achilles tendon xanthoma

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Familial Hypercholesteolemia

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adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome

meningococcemia

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anterior ‘drawer sign’ +

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ACL injury

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arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints

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Marfan Syndrome
(fibrillin defect)
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athlete with polycythemia

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2nd to EPO injection

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back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss

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Pott disease

vertebral TB

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bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis

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Sarcoidosis

noncaseating granulomas

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blue sclera

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Osteogenesis imperfecta
(type I collagen defect)
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bluish line on gingiva

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Burton line (lead poisoning)

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bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis

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Paget disease of bone

osteoblast & osteoclast activity

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bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing

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Aortic regurgitation

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‘butterfly’ facial rash & Raynaud phenomenon in a young female

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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café-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma)

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Neurofibromatosis type I

+ pheo/optic gliomas

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café-au-lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities

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McCune-Albright syndrome

mosaic G-protein signaling mutation

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calf pseudohypertrophy

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Muscular dystrophy (MC = Duchenne): X-linked recessive deletion of dystrophin gene

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‘cherry-red spots’ on macula

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Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumulation) or
Niemann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation);
central retinal a. occlusion

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chest pain on exertion

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Angina

stable: w/ moderate exertion; unstable: w/ minimal exertion

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chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI

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Dressler syndrome

AI-mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 wks after acute episode

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child uses arms to stand up from a squat

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Gowers sign

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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child w/ fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body

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Parvovirus B19/erythema infectiosum/fifth disease);

‘slapped cheeks’

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chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration

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Huntington disease

AD CAG repeat expansion

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chronic exercise intolerance w/ myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria

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McArdle disease
(muscle glycogen phosphorylase def)
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cold intolerance

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Hypothyroidism

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conjugate lateral gaze palsy. horizontal diplopia

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Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) 
MLF damage --> b/l = multiple sclerosis; unilateral = stroke
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continuous ‘machine-like’ heart murmur

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PDA

close w/ indomethacin; open/maintain w/ misoprostol

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cutaneous/dermal edema d/t CT deposition

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Myxedema
(hypothyroidism = periorbital/facial)
(Graves disease = periorbital + pretibial)

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dark purple skin/mouth nodules in AIDS patient

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Kaposi sarcoma

HHV-8

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deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation

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Kussmaul respirations
(diabetic ketoacidosis)
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dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea

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Pellagra

niacin/Vit B3 def

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DCM, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition

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Wet beriberi
(thiamine/Vit B1 def)
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dog or cate bite resulting in infection

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Pasteurella multocida

cellulitis at inoculation site

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dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis

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Sjogren syndrome
(AI destruction of exocrine glands)
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dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, IDA

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Plummer-Vinson syndrome

may progress to esophageal SqCC

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elastic skin, hypermobility of joints

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Ehler-Danlos syndrome

type III collagen defect

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enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node

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Virchow node
(abdominal metastasis)
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erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells

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Mycosis fungiodes (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) OR
Sézary syndrome (MF + malignant T-cell in blood)
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facial muscle spasm upon tapping

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Chvostek sign

hypocalcemia

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fat, female, forty, fertile

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Cholelithiasis

gallstones

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fever, chills, headache, myalgia following abx tx for syphilis

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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

rapid lysis of spirochetes –> toxin release

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fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash

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Measles

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42
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fever, night sweats, weight loss

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B symptoms (staging) of lymphoma

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43
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fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis

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Peyronie disease

CT disorder

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gout, intellectual disability, self-mutilating behavior in a boy

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

HGPRT def, X-linked recessive

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green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea

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Kayser-Fleischer rings

Wilson disease

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hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

inheritied, benign polyposis –> bowel obstruction; GI cancer risk

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hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms

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Gaucher disease
(glucocerebrosidase def)
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hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts

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Alport syndrome
(type IV collagen mutation)
49
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hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdocility

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Klüver-Bucy syndrome

b/l amygdala lesion

50
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hyperreflexia, hypertonia, Babinski sign +

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UMN damage

51
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hyporeflexia, hypotonia, atrophy, fasciculations

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LMN damage

52
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hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia

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‘Blue bloater’

chronic bronchitis: mucous cell hyperplasia

53
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indurated, ulcerated genital lesion

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Nonpainful: chancre (1’ syphilis)

Painful w/ exudate: chancroid (H. ducreyi)

54
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infant w/ cleft lip/palate, microcephaly or holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, cutis aplasia

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Patau syndrome

trisomy 13

55
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infant w/ FTT, hepatosplenomegaly, neurodegeneration

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Niemann-Pick disease

sphingomyelinase def

56
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infant w/ hypoglycemia, FTT, hepatosplenomegaly

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Cori disease (debranching enzyme def) OR
Von Gierke disease (glucose-6-phosphatase def, more severe)
57
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infant w/ microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, structural heart defect

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Edwards syndrome

trisomy 18

58
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jaundice, palpable distended non-tender gallbladder

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Courvoisier sign
(biliary tree distal obstruction)
59
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large rash w/ bull’s-eye apperance

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Erythema chronicum migrans from Ixodes tick bite (Lyme disease-Borrelia + Babesiosis-Babesia)

60
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lucid interval after TBI

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Epidural hematoma

middle meningeal a. rupture

61
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male child, recurrent infections, no mature B cells

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Bruton disease

X-linked agammaglobulinemia

62
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mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time

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Glanzmann thrombasthenia
(GpIIb/IIIa defect --> platelet aggregation defect)
63
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muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins, hypotension

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Beck triad of cardiac tamponade

64
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multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/supernumerary teeth

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Gardner syndrome

FAP subtype)

65
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myopathy (infantile HCM), exercise intolerance

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Pompe disease
(lysosomal a1,4-glucosidase def)
66
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neonate w/ arm paralysis following difficult births

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Erb-Duchenne palsy

superior trunk [C5-C6] brachial plexus injury: ‘waiter’s tip’

67
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no lactation post-partum, absent menstruation, cold intolerance

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Sheehan syndrome

pituitary infarction

68
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nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech, b/l INO

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Multiple sclerosis

69
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oscillating slow/fast breathing

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Cheyne-Stokes respirations

central apnea in CHF or increased intracranial P

70
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painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia

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Cold agglutinin disease

AIHA d/t Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis

71
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painful, pale, cold fingers/toes

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Raynaud phenomenon

vasospasm in extremities

72
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painful, raised red lesions on pad of fingers/toes

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Osler nodes
(infective endocarditis, IC deposition)
73
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painless erythematous lesions on palms/soles

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Janeway lesions
(infective endocarditis, septic emboli/microabscesses)
74
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painless jaundice

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Cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing bile duct

75
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palpable purpura on butt/legs, joint pain, abdominal pain (child), hematuria

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Henoch-Schönlein purpura

IgA vasculitis affecting skin & kidneys

76
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pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors

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MEN1 (AD)

77
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periorbital +/or peripheral edema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia

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Nephrotic syndrome

78
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pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation

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‘Pink puffer’

emphysema: centriacinar [smoking], panacinar [A1AT def]

79
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polyuria, renal tubular acidosis type II, growth failure, electrolyte imbalances, hypophosphatemic rickets

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Fanconi syndrome
(proximal tubular reabs defect)
80
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pruritic, purple, polygonal planar papules and plaques (6 P’s)

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Lichen planus

81
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ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis

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Horner syndrome

sympathetic chain lesion

82
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pupil accommodates but doesn’t react

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Argyll Robertson pupil

neurosyphilis

83
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rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends following GI/URI

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Guillain-Barré syndrome

acute AI inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

84
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rash on palms and soles

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Coxsackie A,
2’ syphilis,
Rocky Mountain spotted fever

85
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recurrent colds, unusual eczema, high serum IgE

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Hyper-IgE syndrome

Job syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality

86
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red ‘currant jelly’ sputum in alcoholic or diabetic patient

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

87
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red ‘currant jelly’ stools

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Acute mesenteric ischemia (adults);

Intususception (infants)

88
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red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola

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Paget disease of the breast

sign of underlying neoplasm

89
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red urine in the morning, fragile RBCs

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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

90
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renal cell carcinoma (b/l), hemangioblastomas, angiomatosis, pheochromocytoma

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von Hippel-Lindau disease

dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation

91
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resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, postural instability

A 
Parkinson disease
(nigrostriatal dopamine depletion)
92
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retinal hemorrhages with pale centers

A 
Roth spots
(bacterial endocarditis)
93
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severe jaundice in neonate

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Crigler-Najjar syndrome

congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

94
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severe RLQ pain with palpation of LLQ

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Rovsing sign

acute appendicitis

95
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severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness

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McBurney sign

acute appendicitis

96
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short stature, increased incidence of tumors/leukemia, aplastic anemia

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Fanconi anemia

genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair; often progresses to AML

97
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single palmar crease

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Down syndrome

98
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situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, infertility

A 
Kartagener syndrome
(dynein arm defect affecting cilia)
99
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skin hyperpigmentation, hypotension, fatigue

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Addison disease

1’ adrenocortical insuff causes increased ACTH and a-MSH production

100
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slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys

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Becker muscular dystrophy

X-linked missense mutation in dystrophin; less severe than Duchenne

101
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small, irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa w/ blue-white centers

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Koplik spots

measles/rubeola virus

102
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smooth, flat, moist, painless white lesions on genitals

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Condylomata lata (2’ syphilis)

103
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splinter hemorrhages in fingernails

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Bacterial endocarditis

104
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‘strawberry tongue’

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Scarlet fever,
Kawasaki disease,
Toxic shock syndrome

105
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streak ovaries, congenital heart disease, horseshoe kidney, cystic hygroma at birth, short stature, webbed neck, lymphedema

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Turner syndrome

45, XO

106
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sudden swollen/painful big toe joint, tophi

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Gout/podagra

hyperuricemia

107
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swollen gums, mucosal bleeding, poor wound healing, petechiae

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Scurvy

vit C def: can’t hydroxylate Pro/Lys for collagen syn

108
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swollen, hard, painful finger joints

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Osteoarthritis

osteophytes on PIP [Bouchard nodes], DIP [Heberden nodes]

109
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systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)

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Aortic valve stenosis

110
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thyroid and parathyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma

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MEN2A

AD RET mutation

111
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thyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuromatosis

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MEN2B

AD RET mutation

112
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toe extension/fanning upon planta scrape

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Babinski sign

UMN lesion

113
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unilateral facial drooping involving forehead

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Facial nerve palsy

LMN CN VII palsy

114
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urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in a male

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Reactive arthritis a/w HLA-B27

Reiter syndrome

115
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vascular birthmark (port-wine stain)

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Hemangioma

benign, but a/w Sturge-Weber syndrome

116
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vomiting blood following gastroesophageal lacerations

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome

alcoholic & bulimic patients

117
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weight loss, diarrhea, arthritis, fever, adenopathy

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Whipple disease
(Tropheryma whipplei)
(CAN - cardio/arthritis/neuro sx’s)

118
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‘worst headache of my life’

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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