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Histology Flashcards

1
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Key cell associated with acute inflammation

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Neutrophil

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2
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Key cells assocaited with chronic inflammation

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Lymphocytes and plasma cells

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3
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Examples of acute inflammation

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Appendicitis

Cholecystisis

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4
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Example of chronic inflammation where plasma cells and lymphocytes found

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Lymphomas

IBD

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5
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When would you see neutrophilsin chronic inflammation sites

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Acute exacerabations of chronic inflammation

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6
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What do lymphomas look like histologically

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Sheets of lymphocytes looking the same

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7
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Where do you find eosinophils

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Allergic
Parasitic infections
Tumours

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8
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What tumours are eosinophils commonly found in

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Hodgkins lymphoma

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9
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What is known as asthma of the oesophagus

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Eosinophilic oesophagitis

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10
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Where do you find pathologically a lot of mast cells

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Urticaria

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11
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What are macrophages associated with

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Late acute inflammation

Chronic inflammation

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12
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What is common chronic inflammation pathology with lots of macrophages

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Granulomas

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13
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What type of cells are macrophages normally

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Phagocytic

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14
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In chronic inflammation what do macrophages become

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Secretory

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15
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What are types of carcinoma

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Squamous cell carcinoma
Adenocarcinomas
Transitional cell carcinoma

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16
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Where do squamous cell carcinomas arise

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Skin
Mouth
Anus
Cervix
Oesophagus
17
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Defining histological features of squamous cell carcinomas

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Intracellular bridges

Keratin production

18
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Defining histological features of adenocarcinomas

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Mucin production

Glands

19
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Where are adenocaricinomas found

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Breast
Lung
Colon
Pancreas

20
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Where are transitional cell carcinomas found

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Bladder

21
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How to tell if there is mucin in a histology sample

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Do a mucin stain

22
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How to tell if tumour is a melanom

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Melanin stain

23
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What are 2 types of stains

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Histochemical

Immunohistochemical

24
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What is principle of histochemical stains

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Based on reaction between stain and specific component of tissue- product will have recognisable colour change for example

25
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What is stain for haemochromatosis

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Prussian blue iron stain

26
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What is stain for amyloid

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Congo red

27
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Principle of immunohistochemical stain

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Based on using antibody specific to antigen in a tissue

28
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What does ziehl neelson stain identify

A

TB

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