First Aid Classic Labs/Findings Flashcards
Classic Labs/Findings:
Anticentromere antibodies
Scleroderma (CREST)
Classic Labs/Findings:
Anti-desmoglein (epithelial) antibodies
Pemphigus vulgaris (blistering)
Classic Labs/Findings:
Antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies
Goodpasture syndrome (glomerulonephritis and hemoptysis)
Classic Labs/Findings:
Antihistone antibodies
Drug-induced SLE (ie hydrazine, isoniazid, phenytoin, procainamide)
Classic Labs/Findings:
Anti-IgG antibodies
Rheumatoid arthritis (systemic inflammation, joint pannus, boutonniere deformity)
Classic Labs/Findings: Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs)
Primary biliary cirrhosis (female, cholestasis, portal hypertension)
Classic Labs/Findings:
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)
Microscopic polyangiitisand eosinophilic granulmoatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) (MPO-ANCA/pANCA);
granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener; PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA)
Classic Labs/Findings: Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs: anti-Smith and anti-dsDNA
SLE (type III hypersensitivity)
Classic Labs/Findings: Antiplatelet antibodies
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Classic Labs/Findings: Antitopoisomerase antibodies
Diffuse systemic scleroderma
Classic Labs/Findings: Anti-transglutaminase/anti-gliadin/anti-endomysial antibodies
Celiac disease (diarrhea, weight loss)
Classic Labs/Findings: “Apple core” lesion on barium enema x-ray
Colorectal cancer (usually left-sided)
Classic Labs/Findings: Atypical lymphocytes
EBV
Classic Labs/Findings: Azurophilic peroxidase + granular inclusions in granulocytes and myeloblasts
Auer rods (AML, especially the promyelocytic [M3] type)
Classic Labs/Findings: Bacitracin response
Sensitive: S. pyogenes (group A);
Resistant: S. agalactiae (group B)
Classic Labs/Findings: “Bamboo spine” on x-ray
Ankylosing spondylitis (chronic inflammatory arthritis: HLA-B-27)
Classic Labs/Findings: Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs
Howell-Jolly bodies (due to splenectomy or nonfunctional spleen)
Classic Labs/Findings: Basophilic stippling of RBCs
Lead poisoning or sideroblastic anemia
Classic Labs/Findings: Bloody or yellow tap on lumbar puncture
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Classic Labs/Findings: Boot-shaped heart on x-ray
Tetralogy of Fallot (due to RVH)
Classic Labs/Findings: Branching gram-positive rods with sulfur granules
Actinomyces israelii
Classic Labs/Findings: Bronchogenic apical lung tumor on imaging
Pancoast tumor (can compress cervical sympathetic chain and cause Horner syndrome)
Classic Labs/Findings: “Brown” tumor of bone
Hyperparathyroidism or osteitis fibrosa cystica (deposited hemosiderin from hemorrhage gives brown color)
Classic Labs/Findings: Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy
Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)
Classic Labs/Findings: Cellular crescents in Bowman capsule
Rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis
Classic Labs/Findings: “Chocolate” cyst of ovary
Endometriosis (frequently involves both ovaries)
Classic Labs/Findings: Circular grouping of dark tumor cells surrounding pale neurofibrils
Homer-Wright rosettes (neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma)
Classic Labs/Findings: Colonies of mucoid Pseudomonas in lungs
Cystic fibrosis (autosomal recessive mutation in CFTR gene –> fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and mucous plugs)
Classic Labs/Findings: Decreased AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum
Down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities
Classic Labs/Findings: Degeneration of dorsal column fibers
Tabes dorsalis (tertiary syphilis); Subacute combined degeneration (dorsal columns, lateral corticospinal, spinocerebellar tracts affected)
Classic Labs/Findings: “Delta wave” on EKG, short PR internal, supraventricular tachycardia
Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (Bundle of Kent bypasses AV node)
Classic Labs/Findings: Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra
Parkinson disease (basal ganglia disorder: rigidity, resting tremor, bradykinesia)
Classic Labs/Findings: Desquamated epithelium casts in sputum
Curschmann spirals (bronchial asthma; can result in whorled mucous plugs)
Classic Labs/Findings: Disarrayed granulosa cells arranged around collections of eosinophilic fluid
Call-Exner bodies (granulosa cell tumor of the ovary)
Classic Labs/Findings: Dysplastic squamous cervical cells with “raisinoid” nuclei and hyperchromasia
Koilocytes (HPV: predisposes to cervical cancer)
Classic Labs/Findings: Electrical alterations (alternating amplitude on EKG)
Pericardial tamponade
Classic Labs/Findings: Enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies
“Owl eye” appearance of CMV
Classic Labs/Findings: Enlarged thyroid cells with ground-glass nuclei with central clearing
“Orphan Annie” eyes nuclei (papillary carcinoma of the thyroid)
Classic Labs/Findings: Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in liver cell
Mallory body (alcoholic liver disease)
Classic Labs/Findings: Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in nerve cell
Lewy body (Parkinson disease)
Classic Labs/Findings: Eosinophilic globule in liver cell
Councilman body (viral hepatitis, yellow fever), represents hepatocyte undergoing apoptosis
Classic Labs/Findings: Eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampal and cerebellar neurons
Negri bodies of rabies
Classic Labs/Findings: Extracellular amyloid deposition in gray matter of the brain
Senile plaques (Alzheimer disease)
Classic Labs/Findings: Giant B cells with bilobed nuclei with prominent inclusions (“owl’s eye”)
Reed-Sternberg cells (Hodgkin lymphoma)