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1
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Keratin pearl

A

squamous cell carcinoma

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2
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Asteroids and Schaumann bodies

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Sarcoidosis

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3
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Charcot-Leyden crystals

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Asthma

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4
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Curschmann spirals

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Asthma

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5
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Mucus plugs

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Could be bronchitis, but probably ASTHMA

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6
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psuedopolyps

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Ulcerative collitis

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7
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ACTH/cushing’s and nearly all other paraneoplastic syndromes

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small cell carcinoma

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8
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Permanent bronchial dilations (esp. secondary to another infection)

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Bronchiectasis

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9
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E-cadherin

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Gastric cancer

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10
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beta catenin/microsatellite pathways

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Colorectal cancer

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11
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Migratory thrombophlebitis

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pancreatic cancer

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12
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

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Can be involved in others, but a severe deficiency = panacinar emphysema

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13
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Alpha fetoprotein

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hepatocellular carcinoma

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14
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Serum alkaline phosphatase

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cholestasis

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15
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Courvorsier sign

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pancreatic cancer

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16
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Calcification in radiographs

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CHRONIC pancreatitis

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17
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fat necrosis/saponification/chalky deposits

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acute pancreatitis

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18
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Reid index

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Chronic bronchitis

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19
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Elevated serum amylase

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acute pancreatitis

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20
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Accumulation of hyaline

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ARDS (acute phase)

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21
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Noncaseating granulomas

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Crohn’s or sarcoidosis

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22
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Cobblestone lungs

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usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)

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23
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honeycomb fibrosis

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UIP

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24
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PTH/hypercalcemia paraneoplastic syndrome

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squamous cell carcinoma

25
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Damaged crypts that “resemble volcanoes”

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pseudomembranous colitis

26
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Rectal bleeding/inflammation

A

Could be Crohn’s but probably Ulcerative Colitis.

See if they also mention pseudopolyps/only superficial mucosal inflammation

27
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clincial symptoms of iron deficiency/anemia and bloody stool

A

colorectal cancer

could also be a case of severe ulcerative colitis, but less likely

28
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Ground glass hepatocytes

A

Hepatitis B virus

29
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Mallory bodies - aka “alcoholic hyaline”

A

Alcoholic hepatitis

30
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HBV + HCV often = ?

31
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Airway remodeling (what disease and what is it)

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Asthma.

Permanent narrowing of the airways resulting from inflammation and fibrosis

32
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temporal heterogeneity early and late lesions (regarding the lungs)

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Usual Interstitial Pneumonia

33
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eosinophils in the lungs

34
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asbestos bodies

A

asbestosis

35
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pleural rind

A

malignant mesothelioma

36
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betel quid and paan

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oral and tongue cancers

37
Q

distal end of esophagus

A

adenocarcinoma

38
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middle third of esophagus

A

squamous cell carcinoma

39
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glandular, heaped up mass with central ulcerations

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intestinal type adenocarcinoma

40
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signet ring

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diffuse (infiltrating) type adenocarcinoma

41
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Litinis Plastica

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diffuse (infiltrating) type adenocarcinoma

42
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Gliadin, generalized malabsorption

A

Celiac disease

43
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Transmural necrosis of intestine

44
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skip lesions

45
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toxic megacolon

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Ulcerative colitis

46
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bile lakes

A

Cholestasis

47
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limiting plate necrosis

A

CHRONIC hepatitis

48
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“moth-eaten”

A

CHRONIC hepatitis

49
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aflatoxin B1

A

hepatocellular carcinoma

50
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straw-colored fluid

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serous cystadenoma of the pancreas

51
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explosive diarrhea

52
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hyperkeratinization

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Vitamin A deficiency

53
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squamous metaplasia

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Vitamin A deficiency

54
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ballooning degeneration

A

acute viral hepatitis

55
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Type 1 and 3 collagen in space of Disse

A

liver cirrhosis

56
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Kulchitsky cells

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Bronchial carcinoid

57
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Transmural and segmental bowel lesion

58
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Councilman bodies

A

Acute hepatitis

59
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Pseudocyst

A

occurs after acute pancreatitis (thus will often be seen in chronic pancreatitis as well)

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