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1
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Ovarian mets from gastric carcinoma or breast cancer

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Krukenberg tumor (mucin-secreting signet ring cells)

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Primary liver cancer

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HCC (chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, hemochromatosis, alpha1-antitrypsin def’y)

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2
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SIADH

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Small cell carcinoma of lung

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3
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Acute gastric ulcer associated wtih severe burns

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Curling ulcer (greatly reduced plasma volume results in sloughing of gastric mucosa)

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3
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Bacterial meningitis in kids

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Strep pneumo

Neisseria meningitidis

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4
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Site of atherosclerosis

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Abdominal aorta > Coronary artery > Popliteal artery > Carotid artery

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5
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HLA-B27

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Ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, ulcerative colitis, psoriatic arthritis

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5
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Tumor of adrenal medulla (kids)

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Neuroblastoma (malignant)

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5
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Tumor of adrenal medulla (adults)

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Pheochromocytoma (usually benign)

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Acute gastric ulcer assoc w/CNS injury

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Cushing ulcer (increased ICP stimulates vagal gastric secretion)

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7
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Nephrotic syndrome - kids

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MCD

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8
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Infections in CGD

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Staph aureus, E Coli, Aspergillus (Catalase +)

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t(8;14)

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Burkitt lymphoma (c-myc activation)

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10
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Cardiac manifestation of lupus

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Libman-Sacks endocarditis (nonbacterial, affects both sides of mitral valve)

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10
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Thyroid cancer

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Papillary carcinoma

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11
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Brain tumors - adults

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Supratentorial: mets>astrocytoma (including GBM)>meningioma>schwannoma

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12
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Brain tumors - kids

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Infratentorial: Medulloblastoma (cerebellum) or supratentorial: Cranopharyngioma

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12
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Gynecologic malignancy

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Endometrial carcinoma (most common in US)

Cervical carcinoma (most common world wide)

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12
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Recurrent inflammation/thrombosis of small/medium vessels in extremities

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Buerger disease

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13
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Malignancy - kids

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ALL, medulloblastoma (cerebellum)

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13
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Primary hyperaldosteronism

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Adenoma of adrenal cortex

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14
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Cushing syndrome

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  • Iatrogenic cushing (from steroid therapy)
  • Adrenocortical adenoma (secretes excess cortisol)
  • ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma
  • Paraneoplastic Cushing (due to ACTH secretion by tumors)
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15
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Glomerulonephritis (adults)

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Berger disease (IgA nephropathy)

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15
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Nephrotic syndrome - Adults

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FSGS

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16
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Lysosomal storage disease

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Gaucher disease

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17
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Congenital heart murmur

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MVP

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17
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Hypopituitarism

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Pituitary adenoma (usually benign tumor)

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17
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Ovarian tumor (benign, bilateral)

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Serous cystadenoma

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19
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Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia

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Dubin-Johnson syndrome

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20
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Mets to bone

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Prostate, breast> Lung > Thyroid

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22
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Food poisoning - exotoxin

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S. aureus, B. cereus

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23
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Type of non-Hodgkin

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Diffuse large cell

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24
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Pulmonary HTN

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COPD

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25
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Bleeding disorder with Gp1b deficiency

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Bernard-Soulier syndrome (defect in plt adhesion to vWF)

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26
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Pateint with ALL/CLL/AML/CML

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ALL: Child

CLL: Adult >60

AML: Adult ~65

CML: Adult 30-60

28
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CAH with hypotension

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21-hydroxylase deficiency

29
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Renal tumor

A

RCC: Associated with VHL and cigarettes

Paraneoplastic syndromes (EPO, renin, PTH, ACTH)

30
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Hereditary harmless jaundice

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Gilbert syndrome (benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)

31
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S3

A

Increased ventricular filling

(L-R shunt, MR, LV failure)

31
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Stomach cancer

A

Adenocarcinoma

32
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Osteomyelitis w/IVDU

A

Pseudomonas, S aureus

34
Q

Arch of aorta aneurysm

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Tertiary syphilis, vasa vasorum destruction

36
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Cardiac tumor - adults

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Mets, Primary myxoma (ball and valve, LA>RA)

37
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Rhabdomyoma

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Tuberous sclerosis

38
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HLA-DR3 or DR4

A

DM Type 1

RA

SLE

39
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Nosocomial pneumonia

A

Klebsiella, E coli, Pseudomonas

40
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Mets to liver

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Colon >> Stomach, pancreas

40
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Site of diverticula

A

Sigmoid colon

41
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Primary hyperparathyroidism

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Adenomas, hyperplasia, carcinoma

42
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S4

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Stiff/hypertrophic ventricle (AS, Restrictive cardiomyopathy)

43
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Testicular tumor

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Seminoma (malignant, radiosensitive)

44
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Esophageal cancer

A

SCC - worldwide

Adeno - US

45
Q

Mets to brain

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Lung > Breast > GU > Melanoma > GI

46
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Infection secondary to blood transfusion

A

Hepatitis C

48
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Actinic keratosis

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Precursor to SCC

49
Q

t(14;18)

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Follicular lymphoma (bcl-2 activation)

51
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Myocarditis

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Coxsackie B

52
Q

t(9;22)

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Philadelphia chromosome, CML

53
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Heart valve in bacterial endocarditis

A

Mitral> Aortic (rheumatic fever)

Tricuspid (IV drug abuse)

54
Q

Holosystolic murmur

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VSD, TR, MR

55
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Ejection click

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Aortic/Pulmonic stenosis

57
Q

Kidney stones

A

Calcium = radiopaque

Struvite (ammonium) = radiopaque (formed by urease + organisms like proteus and staph)

Uric acid = radiolucent

58
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Death in CML

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Blast crisis

60
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Ovarian tumor (malignant)

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Serous cystadenocarcinoma

62
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Coronary artery involved in thrombosis

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LAD>RCA>LCA

63
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Neuron migration failure

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Kallmann syndrome

64
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Death in SLE

A

Lupus nephropathy

65
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Type of Hodgkin

A

Nodular sclerosis (vs mixed cellularity, lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion)

66
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Pituitary tumor

A

Prolactioma

Somatotrophic acidophilic adenoma

67
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Cerebellar tonsillar herniation

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Chiari II malformation

69
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Autoimmune chronic atrophic gastritis

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Predisposition to gastric carcinoma (can also cause pernicious anemia)

70
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Malignancy associated with noninfectious fever

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Hodgkin lymphoma

72
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RHF due to a pulmonary cause

A

Cor pulmonale

73
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Primary bone tumor (adults)

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Multiple myeloma

74
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Helminth infection (US)

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Enterobius vermicularis

Ascaris lumbricoides

75
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism

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Hypocalcemia of chronic kidney disease

76
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Constrictive pericarditis

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TB (developing world)

SLE (developed world)

77
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Opening snap

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Mitral stenosis

78
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Ascending aorta aneurysm

A

Marfan (cystic medial degeneration)

79
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Cardiac primary tumor in kids

A

Rhabdomyoma

Often seen in tuberous sclerosis

80
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Philadelphia chromosome

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t(9;22) bcr-abl

CML

81
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Secondary hypertension

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Renal disease

82
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UTI

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E Coli

Staph saprophyticus

83
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Mitral valve stenosis

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Rheumatic heart disease

84
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Mixed UMN and LMN motor neuron disease

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