Key Associations Flashcards

1
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actinic (solar) keratosis

A

precursor to squamous cell carcinoma

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2
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acute gastric ulcer assoc with CNS injury

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Cushing ulcer (increased ICP stimulates vagal gastric H+ secretion)

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3
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acute gastric ulcer assoc with severe burns

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

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4
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age ranges for patient with ALL, CLL, AML, CML

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  • ALL: child
  • CLL: adult >60
  • AML: adult ~65
  • CML: adult 45-85
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5
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alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon

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skip lesions (crohn disease)

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6
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abdominal aortic aneurysm

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atherosclerosis

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7
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ascending or arch aortic aneurysm

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tertiary syphilis (syphilitic aortitis), vasa vasorum destruction

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8
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thoracic aortic aneurysm

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Marfan syndrome (idiopathic cystic medial degeneration)

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9
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aortic dissection

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hypertension

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10
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atrophy of the mammillary bodies

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Wernicke encephalopathy (Thiamine deficiency causing ataxia, opthalmoplegia and confusion)

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11
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autosplenectomy (fibrosis and shrinkage)

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Sickle cell disease (Hb S)

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12
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bacteria assoc with gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric malignancies (adenocarcinoma, MALToma)

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H. Pylori

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13
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bacterial meningitis (adults and elderly)

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S, pneumoniae

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14
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bacterial meningitis (newborns and kids)

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  • newborns: Group B strep/E. Coli/ Listeria monocytogenes

- kids/teens: S pneumoniae/ N meningitidis

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15
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bacterial ovarian mets from gastric carcinoma

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Krukenberg tumor (mucin-secreting signet ring cells)

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16
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bleeding disorder with Gp1b deficiency

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bernard-soulier syndrome (defect in platelet adhesion to vWF)

17
Q

brain tumor in adults

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supratentorial: metastasis, astrocytoma (including glioblastoma multiforme), meningioma, schwannoma

18
Q

brain tumor in kids

A
  • infratentorial: medulloblastoma (cerebellum) or

- Supratentorial: craniopharyngioma

19
Q

breast cancer

A

invasive ductal carcinoma