HALLMARK FINDINGS Flashcards by Megan Oliver

Albumino-Cytologic Dissociation

Guillain-Barre (markedly increased protein in CSF w/ only modest increase in cell count)

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Antiplatelet Antibodies

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Arachnodactyly

Marfan’s

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Aschoff Bodies

Rheumatic Fever

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Auer Rods

Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (AML type M3)

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Autosplenectomy

Sickle Cell Anemia; low O2 increases sickling; aplastic crisis w/ B19 (Parvovirus ssDNA) infection; Salmonella Osteomyelitis; vaso-occlusive painful crisises; tx: hydroxyurea & bone marrow transplant

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Babinski

UMN lesion

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Basophilic Stippling of RBCs

lead poisoning

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Bence Jones Protein

multiple myeloma; Waldenstrom’s Macroglobinemia

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Birbeck Granules

Histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma)

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Blue Bloater

Chronic Bronchitis

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Boot-Shaped Heart

Tetralogy of Fallot

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Bouchard’s Nodes

OA; proximal IP joint

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Boutonniere’s Deformity

RA; flex proximal & extended distal IP joints

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Brown Tumor

Hyperparathyroidism

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Brushfield Spot

Down’s Syndrome

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Call-Exner Bodies

Granulosa Cell Tumor: associated w/ endometrial hyperplasia & carcinoma; Granuloma-Theca Cell Tumor

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Cardiomegaly w/ Apical Atrophy

Chagas’ Disease

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Chancre

Primary Syphilis

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Chancroid

Haemophilus ducreyi

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Charcot Triad

MS = nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech

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Charcot’s Cholangitis Triad

RUQ pain, fever, jaundice

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Charcot-Leyden Crystals

bronchial asthma

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Cheyne-Stokes Breathing

cerebral lesion

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Chocolate Cysts

endometriosis

Chvostek's Sign

hypocalcemia; facial spasm in tetany

Clue Cells

Gardnerella vaginitis; BV

Codman's Triangle

Osteosarcoma

Cold Agglutinins

Mycoplasma pneumonia; infectious mononucleosis

Condyloma Lata

secondary syphilis

Cotton Wool Spots

HTN; cytoid bodies seen w/ SLE (yellowish cotton wool fundal lesions)

Councilman Bodies

dying hepatocytes - HepB

Crescents in Bowman's Capsule

rapidly progressive (crescentic glomerulonephritis)

Currant-Jelly Sputum

Klebsiella

Curschmann's Spirals

bronchial asthma

Currant Jelly Stool

Intussusception

Depigmentation of Substantia Nigra

Parkinson's

Donovan Bodies

Granuloma inguinale (STD)

Eburnation

OA; polished, ivory-like appearance of bone

Ectopia Lentis

Marfan's

Erythema Chronicum Migrans

Lyme Disease

Fatty Liver

Alcoholism

Ferruginous Bodies

Asbestosis

Ghon Focus

Primary Tuberculosis

Ghon Complex

Secondary Tuberculosis

Glitter Cells

Acute Pyelonephritis

Heberden's Nodes

OA; distal IP joint

Heinz Bodies

G6PD Deficiency

Heterophil Antibodies

infectious mononucleosis; EBV

Hirano Bodies

Alzheimer's

Hypersegmented PMNs

Megaloblastic Anemia

Hypochromic Microcytic RBCs

iron-deficiency anemia or Beta-Thalassemia

Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction

Syphilis; over-aggressive tx of an asymptomatic pt that causes sx due to rapid lysis

Joint Mice

OA; fractured osteophytes

Kaussmaul Breathing

Acidosis / Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Keratin Pearls

squamous cell CA of skin; actinic keratosis is precursor

Keyser-Fleischer Ring

Wilson's Disease

Kimmelstiel-Wilson Nodules

Diabetic Nephropathy: nodular glomerulosclerosis nodules of mesangial matrix

Koilocytes

HPV 6 & 11 (condyloma acuminatum - benign) and HPV 16 & 18 (malignant association)

Koplik Spots

Measles

Lewy Bodies

Parkinson's; eosinophilic inclusions in damaged substantia nigra cells

Lines of Zahn

arterial thrombus

Lisch Nodules

Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinhausen's disease) = pigmented iris hamartomas

Lumpy-Bumpy IF Glomeruli

post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis; prototype of Nephritic Syndrome

Mallory Bodies

Alcoholic Hepatitis

McBurney's Sign

Appendicitis

Michaelis-Gutmann Bodies

Malakoplakia; lesions on bladder; usually due to E. coli

Monoclonal Antibody Spike

Multiple Myeloma; called M protein (usually IgG or IgA)

Myxedema

Hypothyroidism

Negri Bodies

Rabies

Neuritic Plaques

Alzheimer's

Neurofibrillary Tangles

Alzheimer's

Non-pitting Edema

Myxedema; Anthrax Toxin

Notching of Ribs

Coarctation of Aorta

Nutmeg Liver

CHF = causing congested liver

Owls Eye Cells

CMV; Reed Sternburg Cells (Hodkins Lymphoma); Aschoff Cells seen in RF

Painless Jaundice

Pancreatic CA (head)

Pannus

RA; also see morning stiffness that dec w/ joint use; HLA-DR4

Pautrier's Microabscesses

Mycosis Fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma)

Philadelphia Chromosome

CML

Pick Bodies

Pick's Disease