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Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury

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Cushing ulcer –> Incr. intracranial pressure stimulates vagal gastric secretion.

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Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns

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Curling ulcer –> Greatly reduced plasma volume results in sloughing of gastric mucosa.

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Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon

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Skip lesions - Crohn.

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Dissecting aneurysm

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HTN

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Aortic aneurysm, abdominal and descending aorta.

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Atherosclerosis

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Aortic aneurysm, arch.

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3o syphilis –> syphilitic aortitis –> vasa vasorum destruction.

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Atrophy of the mammillary bodies

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Wernicke encephalopathy –> Thiamine deficiency causing ataxia + ophthalmoplegia + confusion.

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Autosplenectomy (Fibrosis + shrinkage)

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Sickle cell anemia (HbS).

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Bacteria associated with gastritis, PUD, stomach cancer

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H.pylori

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Bacterial meningitis (adults and elderly)

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S.pneumoniae

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Bacterial meningitis (newborns and kids)

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Group B strep/ E.coli (newborns)

S.pneumoniae/N.meningitidis (kids)

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Benign melanocytic nevus

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Spitz nevus - most common in 1st two decades.

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Bleeding disorder with GpIb deficiency

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Bernard-Soulier syndrome –> Defect in platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor.

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Brain tumor (adults)

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Supratentorial –> Metastasis > Astrocytoma (including glioblastoma multiforme) > Meningioma > Schwannoma.

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Brain tumor (kids)

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Infratentorial –> Medulloblastoma (cerebellum)

Supratentorial –> Craniopharyngioma

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Breast cancer - MC

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Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

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Breast mass

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Fibrocystic change

Carcinoma (post menopausal women)

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Benign breast tumor

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Fibroadenoma

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Primary cardiac tumor (kids)

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Rhabdomyoma - often seen in tuberous sclerosis.

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Cardiac manifestation of lupus

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Libman-Sacks endocarditis –> Non bacterial, affecting BOTH SIDES of MV.

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Cardiac tumor (adults)

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Metastasis

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Primary cardiac tumor (adults)

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Myxoma –> 4:1 Left:Right atrium.

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Cerebellar tonsillar herniation

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Chiari II malformation

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Chronic arrhythmia

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A-fib

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Chronic atrophic gastritis (autoimmune)

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Predisposition to gastric carcinoma –> can also cause pernicious anemia.

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Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina

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DES exposure in utero

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Compression fracture

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Osteoporosis:
Type I –> Post menopausal woman
Type II –> Elderly man or woman

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28
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Hypotension

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21-hydroxylase deficiency

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29
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Congenital cardiac anomaly

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VSD

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Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)

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Dubin-Johnson syndrome (inability of hepatocytes to secrete conjugated bilirubin into bile).

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31
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Constrictive pericarditis

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Developing world –> TB

Developed world –> SLE

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32
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Coronary artery involved in thrombosis

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LAD>RCA>LCA

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33
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Cretinism

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Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism

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Cushing syndrome

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  1. Iatrogenic Cushing (from corticosteroid therapy)
  2. Adrenocortical adenoma (secretes excess cortisol)
  3. ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma
  4. Paraneoplastic Cushing (due to ACTH secretion by tumors)
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35
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Early cyanosis (LESS common)

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  1. Fallot
  2. Transposition of the great vessels
  3. Truncus arteriosus
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36
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Late cyanosis (MORE common)

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VSD
ASD
PDA

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37
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Death in CML

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Blast crisis

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38
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Death in SLE

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Lupus nephropathy

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39
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Dementia

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Alzheimer

Multiple infarcts

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40
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Demyelinating disease in young women

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MS

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41
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DIC

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  1. Severe sepsis
  2. Obstetric complications
  3. Cancer
  4. Burns
  5. Trauma
  6. Major surgery
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42
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Dietary deficit

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Iron

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43
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Diverticulum in pharynx

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Zenker –> diagnosed by barium shallow.

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44
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Ejection click

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Aortic/pulmonic stenosis

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45
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Esophageal cancer

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Worldwide –> SCC

US –> Adenocarcinoma

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46
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Food poisoning (exotoxin mediated)

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S.aureus

B.cereus

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47
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Glomerulonephritis (adults)

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IgA nephropathy (Berger disease)

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48
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Gynecologic malignancy

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MC in US –> Endometrial carcinoma

MC worldwide –> Cervical carcinoma

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49
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Congenital heart murmur

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MVP

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50
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Heart valve in bacterial endocarditis

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MV > AV (RF)

TV (IVDA)

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51
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Helminth infection (US)

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Enterobius vermicularis

Ascaris lumbricoides

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Hematoma - epidural

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Rupture of middle meningeal artery (trauma; lentiform shaped)

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53
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Hematoma - subdural

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Rupture of bridging veins (crescent shaped)

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Hemochromatosis

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Multiple blood transfusions OR hereditary HFE mutation –> can result in CHF, bronze diabetes, and incr. risk of HCC.

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HCC

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Cirrhotic liver –> associated with hep B and C and with alcoholism.

56
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Hereditary bleeding disorder

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von Willebrand

57
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Hereditary harmless jaundice

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Gilbert –> Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.

58
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HLA B-27

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  1. Ankylosing spondylitis
  2. Reactive arthritis
  3. UC
  4. Psoriatic arthritis
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HLA-DR3 or DR4

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DM type I
RA
SLE

60
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Holosystolic murmur

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  1. VSD
  2. TV regurgitation
  3. MV regurgitation
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Hypercoagulability
Endothelial damage
Blood stasis

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Virchow triad - Results in venous thrombosis.

62
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2o HTN

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Renal disease

63
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Hypoparathyroidism

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Accidental excision during thyroidectomy

64
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Hypopituitarism

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Pituitary adenoma (usually benign tumor)

65
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Infection 2o to blood transfusion?

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Hep C

66
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Infections in chronic granulomatous disease

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  1. S.aureus
  2. E.coli
  3. Aspergillus
    (cat(+))
67
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Intellectual disability

A

Down

Fragile X

68
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Kidney stones

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Calcium = Radiopaque
Struvite (ammonium) = Radiopaque (formed by urease(+) organisms - P.vulgaris or Staph)
Uric acid = Radiolucent

69
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Late cyanotic shunt (uncorrected left to right becomes right to left).

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Eisenmenger syndrome - Caused by:
1. ASD
2. VSD
3. PDA
Results in:
1. Pulmonary HTN 
2. Polycythemia
70
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Liver disease

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Alcoholic cirrhosis

71
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Lysosomal storage disease

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Gaucher disease

72
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Male cancer

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Prostatic carcinoma

73
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Malignancy associated with noninfectious fever

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Hodgkin lymphoma

74
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Malignancy (kids)

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  1. ALL

2. Medulloblastoma (cerebellum)

75
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Metastases to bone

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Prostate, breast > Lung > Thyroid

76
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Metastases to brain

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Lung > Breast > Genitourinary > Melanoma > GI

77
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Metastases to liver

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Colon&raquo_space; Stomach, pancreas

78
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Mitochondrial inheritance

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Disease occurs in both males and females, inherited through females only.

79
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MV stenosis

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Rheumatic heart disease

80
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Mixed (UMN + LMN) disease

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

81
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Myocarditis

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Coxsackie B

82
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Nephrotic syndrome (adults)

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FSGS

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Nephrotic syndrome (kids)

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Minimal change disease

84
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Neuron migration failure

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Kallman syndrome - Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia.

85
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Nosocomial pneumonia

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  1. K.pneumoniae
  2. E.coli
  3. P.aeruginosa
86
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Obstruction of male urinary tract

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BPH

87
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Opening snap

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MV stenosis

88
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Opportunistic infection in AIDS

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P.jirovecii pneumonia

89
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Osteomyelitis

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S.aureus

90
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Osteomyelitis in sickle cell anemia

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Salmonella

91
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Osteomyelitis with IV drug use

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  1. Pseudomonas

2. S.aureus

92
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Ovarian metastasis from gastric carcinoma or breast cancer

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Krukenberg tumor (mucin-secreting signet-ring cells).

93
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Ovarian tumor (benign, bilateral)

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Serous cystadenoma

94
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Ovarian tumor - malignant

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Serous cystadenocarcinoma

95
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Acute pancreatitis

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Gallstones + Alcohol

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Chronic pancreatitis (adults)

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Alcohol

97
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Chronic pancreatitis (kids)

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CF

98
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Patients with ALL/CLL/AML/CML

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ALL: child
CLL: adult>60
AML: adult - 65
CML: adult 30-60

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PID

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Chlamydia trachomatis

N.gonorrhoeae

100
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Philadelphia chromosome t(9;22) (bcr-abl)

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CML –> May sometimes be associated with ALL/AML.

101
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Pituitary tumor

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Prolactinoma, somatotropic “acidophilic” adenoma.

102
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Primary amenorrhea

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Turner syndrome (45, XO)

103
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Primary bone tumor (adults)

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Multiple myeloma

104
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Primary hyperaldosteronism

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Adenoma of the adrenal cortex

105
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Primary hyperparathyroidism

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  1. Adenomas
  2. Hyperplasia
  3. Carcinoma
106
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Primary liver cancer

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HCC - chronic hep, cirrhosis, hemochromatosis, AAT def.

107
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Pulmonary HTN

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COPD

108
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Recurrent inflammation

Thrombosis of small/medium vessels in extremities

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Buerger disease (strongly associated with tobacco)

109
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Renal tumor

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RCC - Associated with:

  1. Smoking
  2. VHL
110
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Renal tumor - paraneoplastic syndromes?

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  1. EPO
  2. Renin
  3. PTH
  4. ACTH
111
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Right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause

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Cor pulmonale

112
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S3 - protodiastolic gallop

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Incr. ventricular filling (left-to-right shunt, MV regurgitation, LV failure (CHF)).

113
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S4 - Presystolic gallop

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Stiff/hypertrophied ventricle –> AV stenosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy.

114
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism

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Hypocalcemia of chronic kidney disease.

115
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STD

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Chlamydia usually coinfected with gonorrhea.

116
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SIADH

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Small cell carcinoma of the lung

117
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Site of diverticula

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Sigmoid colon

118
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Site of atherosclerosis

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Abdominal aorta > Coronary artery > Popliteal artery > Carotid artery.

119
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Stomach cancer

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Adenocarcinoma

120
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Stomach ulcerations and high gastrin levels

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Zollinger-Ellison

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t(14;18)

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Follicular - bcl-2 activation.

122
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t(8;14)

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Burkitt lymphoma (c-myc activation)

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t(9;22)

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Philadelphia chromosome, CML (bcr-abl fusion)

124
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Temporal arteritis

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  1. Risk of ipsilateral blindness due to thrombosis of ophthalmic artery
  2. Polymyalgia rheumatica
125
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Testicular tumor

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Seminoma - malingnant, radiosensitive.

126
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Thyroid cancer

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Papillary carcinoma

127
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Tumor in women

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Leiomyoma - estrogen dependent, not precancerous.

128
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Tumor of infancy

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Hemangioma - usually regresses spontaneously by childhood.

129
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Tumor of the adrenal medulla (adults)

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Pheochromocytoma - usually benign.

130
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Tumor of the adrenal medulla (kids)

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Neuroblastoma (malignant)

131
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Type of Hodgkin

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Nodular sclerosis - vs mixed cellularity, lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion.

132
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Type of NHL

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DLBCL

133
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UTI

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  1. E.coli

2. S.sapro

134
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Viral encephalitis affecting temporal lobe

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HSV-1

135
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Vitamin deficiency (US)

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Folate - pregnant women are at high risk - body stores only 3-4 months supply; prevents neural tube defects.

136
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Actinic (solar) keratosis

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Precursor to SCC

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