First Aid Rapid Review Key Associations Flashcards
Actinic (solar) keratosis
Precursor to squamous cell carcinoma
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury
Cushing’s ulcer (increase ICP stimulates vagal gastric secretion)
Acute gastric ulcer associated with sever burns
Curling’s ulcer (greatly reduced plasma volume results in sloughing of gastric mucosa)
Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon
Skip lesions (Crohn’s disease)
Anuerysm, dissecting
Hypertension
Aortic aneurysm, abdominal and descending aorta
Atherosclerosis
Aortic aneurysm, arch
Tertiary syphilis (syphilitic aortitis), vasa vasorum destruction
Aortic aneurysm, ascending
Marfan’s syndrome (idiopathic cystic medial degeneration)
Atrophy of the mammillary bodies
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (thiamine deficiency causing ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and confusion)
Atrophy of the mammillary bodies
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (thiamine deficiency causing ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and confusion)
Autosplenectomy (fibrosis and shrinkage)
Sickle cell anemia (hemoglobin S)
Autosplenectomy (fibrosis and shrinkage)
Sickle cell anemia (hemoglobin S)
Bacteria associated with gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and stomach cancer
H. pylori
Bacterial meningitis (adults and elderly)
Strep pneumoniae
Bacterial meningitis (newborns and kids)
Group B strep (newborns), S. pneumoniae/Neisseria meningitidis (kids)
Benign melanocytic nevus
Spitz nevus (most common in first 2 decades)
Bleeding disorder with GpIb deficiency
Bernard-Soulier syndrome (defect in platelet adhesion to von Willebrand’s factor)
Brain tumor (adults)
Supratentorial: Metastasis> Astrocytoma (including glioblastoma multiforme)>meningioma>schwannoma
Brain tumor (adults)
Supratentorial: Metastasis> Astrocytoma (including glioblastoma multiforme)>meningioma>schwannoma
Brain tumor (kids)
Infratentorial: medulloblastoma (cerebellum) or Supratentorial: craniopharyngioma (cerebrum)
Brain tumor (kids)
Infratentorial: medulloblastoma (cerebellum) or Supratentorial: craniopharyngioma (cerebrum)
Breast cancer
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma (in US, 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer)
Breast cancer
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma (in US, 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer)
Breast mass
Fibrocystic change, carcinoma (in postmenopausal women)
Breast mass
Fibrocystic change, carcinoma (in postmenopausal women)
Breast tumor (benign)
Fibroadenoma
Breast tumor (benign)
Fibroadenoma
Cardiac primary tumor (kids)
Rhabdomyoma, often seen in tuberous sclerosis
Cardiac primary tumor (kids)
Rhabdomyoma, often seen in tuberous sclerosis
Cardiac manifestation of lupus
Libman-Sacks endocarditis (nonbacterial, affecting both sides of mitral valve)
Cardiac manifestation of lupus
Libman-Sacks endocarditis (nonbacterial, affecting both sides of mitral valve)
Cardiac tumor (adults)
Metastasis, Primary myxoma (4:1 left to right atrium, “ball and valve”)
Cardiac tumor (adults)
Metastasis, Primary myxoma (4:1 left to right atrium, “ball and valve”)
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Chiari malformation (often presents with progressive hydrocephalus or syringomyelia)
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Chiari malformation (often presents with progressive hydrocephalus or syringomyelia)
Chronic arrhythmia
Atrial fibrillation (associated with high risk of emboli)
Chronic arrhythmia
Atrial fibrillation (associated with high risk of emboli)
Chronic atrophic gastritis (autoimmune)
Predisposition to gastric carcinoma (can also cause pernicious anemia)
Chronic atrophic gastritis (autoimmune)
Predisposition to gastric carcinoma (can also cause pernicious anemia)
Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina
DES exposure in utero
Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina
DES exposure in utero
Compression fracture
Osteoporosis (type 1: postmenopausal women; type 2: elderly man or woman)
Compression fracture
Osteoporosis (type 1: postmenopausal women; type 2: elderly man or woman)
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypotension
21-hydroxylase deficiency
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypotension
21-hydroxylase deficiency
Congenital cardiac anomaly
VSD
Congenital cardiac anomaly
VSD
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)
Dubin-Johnson syndrome (inability of hepatocytes to secrete conjugated bilirubin into bile)
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)
Dubin-Johnson syndrome (inability of hepatocytes to secrete conjugated bilirubin into bile)
Constrictive pericarditis
Tuberculosis (developing world); SLE (developed world)
Constrictive pericarditis
Tuberculosis (developing world); SLE (developed world)
Coronary artery involved in thrombosis
LAD>RCA>LCA
Coronary artery involved in thrombosis
LAD>RCA>LCA
Cretinism
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Cretinism
Iodine deficit/hypothyroidism
Cushing’s Syndrome
- Iatrogenic Cushing’s (from corticosteroid therapy)
- Adrenocortical adenoma (secretes excess cortisol)
- ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma
- Paraneoplastic Cushing’s (due to ACTH secretion by tumors)
Cyanosis (early; less common)
Tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of great vessels, truncus arteriosus
Cyanosis (lare; more common)
VSD, ASD, PDA
Death in CML
Blast crisis
Death in CML
Blast crisis
Death in SLE
Lupus nephropathy
Death in SLE
Lupus nephropathy
Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease, multiple infarcts
Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease, multiple infarcts
Demyelinating disease in young women
Multiple sclerosis
Demyelinating disease in young women
Multiple sclerosis
DIC
Severe sepsis, obstetric complications, cancer, burns, trauma, major surgery
DIC
Severe sepsis, obstetric complications, cancer, burns, trauma, major surgery
Dietary deficit
Iron
Dietary deficit
Iron
Diverticulum in pharynx
Zenker’s diverticulum (diagnosed by barium swallow)
Diverticulum in pharynx
Zenker’s diverticulum (diagnosed by barium swallow)
Ejection click
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Ejection click
Aortic/pulmonic stenosis
Eophageal cancer
Squamous cell carinoma (worldwide); adenocarcinoma (US)
Eophageal cancer
Squamous cell carinoma (worldwide); adenocarcinoma (US)
Food poisoning (exotoxin mediated)
S. aureus, B. cereus
Food poisoning (exotoxin mediated)
S. aureus, B. cereus
Glomerulonephritis (adults)
Berger’s disease (IgA nephropathy)
Glomerulonephritis (adults)
Berger’s disease (IgA nephropathy)
Gynecologic malignancy
Endometrial carcinoma (most common in US); cervical carcinoma (most common worldwide)
Gynecologic malignancy
Endometrial carcinoma (most common in US); cervical carcinoma (most common worldwide)
Heart murmur, congenital
Mitral valve prolapse
Heart murmur, congenital
Mitral valve prolapse
Heart valve in bacterial endocarditis
Mitral > aortic (rheumatic fever), tricuspid (IV drug abuse)
Heart valve in bacterial endocarditis
Mitral > aortic (rheumatic fever), tricuspid (IV drug abuse)
Helminth infection (US)
Enterobius vermicularis, Ascaris lumbricoides
Helminth infection (US)
Enterobius vermicularis, Ascaris lumbricoides
Hematoma - epidural
Rupture of middle meningeal artery (trauma; lentiform shaped)
Hematoma - epidural
Rupture of middle meningeal artery (trauma; lentiform shaped)
Hematoma - subdural
Rupture of bridging veins (crescent shaped)
Hematoma - subdural
Rupture of bridging veins (crescent shaped)
Hemochromatosis
Multiple blood transfusions or hereditary HFE mutation (can result in CHF, “bronze diabetes,” and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Hemochromatosis
Multiple blood transfusions or hereditary HFE mutation (can result in CHF, “bronze diabetes,” and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma)
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cirrhotic liver (associated with hep B and C and with alcoholism)
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cirrhotic liver (associated with hep B and C and with alcoholism)
Hereditary bleeding disorder
von Willebrand’s disease
Hereditary bleeding disorder
von Willebrand’s disease
Hereditary harmless jaundice
Gilbert’s syndrome (benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)
Hereditary harmless jaundice
Gilbert’s syndrome (benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)
HLA-B27
Ankylosing spndylitis, Reiter’s syndrome, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis
HLA-B27
Ankylosing spndylitis, Reiter’s syndrome, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis
HLA-DR3 or -DR4
Diabetes mellitus type 1, Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE
HLA-DR3 or -DR4
Diabetes mellitus type 1, Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE
Holosystolic murmur
VSD, tricuspid regurgitation, mitral regurgitation
Holosystolic murmur
VSD, tricuspid regurgitation, mitral regurgitation
Hypercoagulability, endothelial damage, blood stasis
Virchow’s triad (results in venous thrombosis)
Hypercoagulability, endothelial damage, blood stasis
Virchow’s triad (results in venous thrombosis)
Hypertension (secondary)
Renal disesae
Hypertension (secondary)
Renal disesae
Hypoparathyroidism
Accidental excision during thyroidectomy
Hypoparathyroidism
Accidental excision during thyroidectomy
Hypopituitarism
Pituitary adenoma (usually benign tumor)
Infection secondary to blood transfusion
Hep C
Infections in chronic granuomatous disease
Staph aureus, E coli, Aspergillus (catalase positive)
Kidney stones
- Calcium = radiopaque
- Struvite (ammonium) = radiopaque (formed by urease-positive organisms like Proteus vulgaris or Staph)
- Uric acid = radiolucent
Late cyanotic shunt (uncorrected left to right becomes right to left)
Eisenmenger’s syndrome (caused by ASD, VSD, PDA; results in pulmonary hypertension/polycythemia)
Liver disease
Alcoholic cirrhosis
Lysosomal storage disease
Gaucher’s disease
Male cancer
prostate carcinoma
Malignancy associated with noninfectious fever
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Malignancy (kids)
ALL, medulloblastoma (cerebellum)
Mental retardation
Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome
Metastases to bone
Prostate, breast > lung > thyroid, testes
Metastases to brain
Lung > breast > Genitourinary > Osteosarcoma > melanoma > GI
Metastases to liver
Colon»_space; stomach, pancreas
Mitochondrial inheritance
Disease occurs in both males and females; inherited through females only
Mitral valve stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
Mixed (UMN and LMN) motor neuron disease
ALS
Myocarditis
Cocksackie B
Nephrotic syndrome (adults)
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Nephrotic syndrome (kids)
Minimal change disease
Neuron migration failure
Kallmann syndrome (hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia)
Nosocomial pneumonia
Klebsiella, E. Coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Obstruction of male urinary tract
BPH
Opening snap
Mitral stenosis
Opportunistic infection in AIDS
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneomonia
Osteomyelitis
S. aureus
Osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease
Salmonella
Osteomyelitis in IV drug use
Pseudomonas, S. aureus
Ovarian metastasis from gastric carcinoma or breast cancer
Krukenberg tumor (mucin-secreting signer-ring cells)
Ovarian tumor (benign, bilateral)
Serous cystadenoma
Ovarian tumor (malignant)
Serous cystadenocarcinoma
Pancreatitis (acute)
Gallstones, alcohol
Pancreatitis (Chronic)
Alcohol (adults), cystic fibrosis (kids)
Patient with ALL/CLL/AML/CML
ALL: child
CLL: adult >60
AML: adult ~65
CML: adult 30-60
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Philadelphia chromosome t(9;22) (brc-abl)
CML (may sometimes be associated with ALL/AML)
Pituitary tumor
Prolactinoma, somatotropic “acidophilic” adenoma
Primary amenorrhea
Turner syndrome (45,XO
Primary bone tumor (adults)
Multiple myeloma
Primary hyperaldosteronism
Adenoma of adrenal cortex
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Adenomas, hyperplasia, carcinoma
Primary liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (chronic hep, cirrhosis, hemochromatosis, a1-antitrypsin deficiency)
Pulmonary hypertension
COPD
Recurrent inflammation/thrombosis of small/medium vessels in extremities
Buerger’s disease (strongly associated with tobacco)
Renal tumor
Renal cell carcinoma: associated with von Hippel-Lindau and cigarette smoking; paraneoplastic syndromes (EPO, renin, PTH, ACTH)
Right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cor pulmonale
S3 (prediastolic gallop)
Increased ventricular filling (left to right shunt, mitral regurg, LV failure [CHF])
S4 (presystolic gallop)
Stiff/hypertrophic ventricle (aortic stenosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy)
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Hypocalcemia of chronic kidney disease
Sexually transmitted disease
Chlamydia (usually coinfected with gonorrhea)
SIADH
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Site of diverticula
Sigmoid colon
Sites of atherosclerosis
Abdominal aorta > coronary artery > popliteal artery > carotid artery
Stomach cancer
Adenocarcinoma
Stomach ulcerations and high gastrin levels
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (gastrinoma of duodenum or pancreas)
t(14;18)
Follicular lymphomas (bcl-2 activation)
t(8;14)
Burkitt’s lymphoma (c-myc activation)
t(9;22)
Philadelphia chromosome, CML (bcr-abl fusion)
Temporal arteritis
Risk of ipsilateral blindness due to thrombosis of ophthalmic artery; polymyalgia rheumatica
Testicular tumor
Seminoma
Thyroid cancer
Papillary carcinoma
Tumor in women
Leiomyoma (estrogen dependent, not precancerous)
Tumor of infancy
Hemangioma (usually regresses spontaneously by childhood)
Tumor of the adrenal medulla (adult)
Pheochromocytoma (usually benign)
Tumor of the adrenal medulla (child)
Neuroblastoma (malignant)
Type of Hodgkin’s
Nodular sclerosis (vs. mixed cellularity, lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion)
Type of non-Hodgkin’s
Diffuse large cell
UTI
E.coli, Staph saprophyticus (young women)
Viral encephalitis affecting temporal lobe
HSV-1
Vitamin deficiency (US)
Folate (pregnant women are at high risk; body stores only 3-4 month supply; prevents neural tube defects)