High-Yield Facts

Question 1

Histological bodies

Aschoff bodies
Anitschkow cells
Mallory bodies
Councilman bodies
Call-Exner bodies
Schiller Duval

Answer 1

Aschoff bodies - rheumatic fever (granuloma with giant cells)
Anitschkow cells - rheumatic fever (macrophages + wavy nucleus)
Mallory bodies - alcoholic liver ds
Councilman bodies - hepatitis C, yellow fever
Call-Exner bodies - granulosa cell tumor
Schiller Duval - yolk sac tumor

Question 2

Drugs contraindicated in VT

Answer 2

Verapamil => cardiac arrest

Question 3

Hydralazine MOA

Answer 3

Increase cGMP -> smooth muscle relaxation at arterioles

Question 4

Contraindications of hydralazine

Answer 4

SLE -> drug induced lupus
IHD -> reflex tachycardia may precipitate MI