Key Associations Flashcards
Associated with
Actinic (solar) keratosis
Precursor to Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Associated with
Acute gastric ulcer associated w/ CNS injury
Cushing’s ulcer
High ICP –> Vagal gastric secretion
Associated with
Acute gastric ulcer associated w/ severe burns
Cushing’s ulcer
Reduced plasma volume–>Sloughing of gastric mucosa
Associated with
Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon
Skip lesions (Crohn’s disease)
Associated with
Aneurysm, dissecting
Hypertension
Associated with
Aortic aneurysm: Abdominal and Descending aorta
Atherosclerosis
Associated with
Aortic aneurysm: Arch
Tertiary syphillis (syphilitic aortitis) -->Vaso vasorum destruction
Associated with
Aortic aneurysm: Ascending
Marfan’s Syndrome (idiopathic cystic medial degeneration)
Associated with
Atrophy of the mamillary bodies
Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Thiamine deficiency–>Ataxia, opthalmoplegia, confusion
Associated with
Autosplenectomy (Fibrosis & Shrinkage)
Sickle cell anemia (Hemoglobin S)
Associated with
Bacteria associated w/ gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and stomach cancer
H.pylori
Associated with
Bacterial meningitis (Adults and Elderly)
Strep Pneumoniae
Associated with
Bacterial menigitis (Newborns and Kids)
Group B Strep (Newborns)
S. pneumoniae/Neisseria meningitidis (kids)
Associated with
Benign melanocytic nevus
Spitz nevus (Most common in first two decades)
Associated with
Bleeding disorder w/ GpIb deficiency
Bernard-Soulier syndrome
Defect in platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor
Associated with
Brain tumor (Adults)
Supratentorial:
Metastasis
> Astrocytoma (including Glioblastoma multiforme)
>Meningioma
>Schwannoma
Associated with
Brain tumor (Kids)
Infratentorial?
Supratentorial?
Infratentorial: Medulloblastoma (cerebellum)
Supratentorial: Craniopharyngioma (Cerebrum)
Associated with
Breast cancer
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
In the U.S., 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer
Associated with
Breast mass (benign)
Fibroadenoma
Associated with
Cardiac primary tumor (Kids)
Rhabdomyoma
Often seen in Tuberous sclerosis
Associated with
Cardiac manifestation of lupus
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
NON-bacterial, affecting BOTH SIDES of MITRAL valve
Associated with
Cardiac tumor (adults)
Metastasis
Primary Myxoma
(4:1 L atrium to R atrium
“Ball & valve”)
Associated with
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Chiari malformation (Often presents w/ progressive HYDROCEPHALUS or SYRINGIOMYELIA)
Associated with
Chronic arrythmia
Atrial fibrillation (High risk of emboli)
Associated with
Chronic atrophic gastritis (autoimmune)
Predisposition to gastric cancer
Can cause Pernicious anemia
Associated with
Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina
DES (Diethylstilbestrol) exposure in utero
Associated with
Compression fracture
Osteoporosis
Type I: Postmenopausal women
Type II: Elderly
Associated with
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypotension
21-hydroxylase deficiency
Associated with
Congenital cardiac anamoly
VSD
Associated with
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
“Black liver”
Dubin-Johnson syndrome
hepatocytes can’t secrete conjugated bilirubin into bile
Associated with
Constrictive pericarditis
Tuberculosis (developing world)
SLE (developed world)
Associated with
Coronary artery involved in thrombosis
LAD > RCA > LCA
Associated with
Cretinism (Severely stunted growth)
Iodine deficit/Hypothyroidism
Associated with
Cushing’s syndrome
Iatrogenic cushing’s = Corticosteroid therapy
Adrenocortical adenoma (secretes Cortisol)
ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma
Paraneoplastic cushing’s (ACTH secretion by tumors)
Associated with
Cyanosis (early after birth; less common)
Tetralogy of Fallot (PROVe)
Transposition of great vessels
Truncus arteriosis
Associated with
Cyanosis (late after birth; more common)
VSD, ASD, PDA
Associated with
Death in CML
Blast crisis
Associated with
Death in SLE
Lupus nephropathy
Associated with
Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
Multiple infarcts
Associated with
Demyelinating disease in young women
MS
Associated with
DIC
Severe sepsis Obstetric complications Cancer Burns Trauma Major surgery
Associated with
Dietary deficit
Iron
- ->MICROcytic, HYPOchromic anemia
- ->Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Associated with
Diverticulum in pharynx
Zenker’s diverticulum
Diagnosed by barium swallow
Associated with
Ejection click
Aurtic/pulmonic stenosis
Associated with
Esophageal cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma (Worldwide)
Adenocarcinoma (U.S.)
Associated with
Food poisoning (endotoxin-mediated)
S. Aureus
B. Cereus
Associated with
Glomerulonephritis (adults)
Berger’s disease (IgA nephropathy)
Associated with
Gynecologic malignancy
Endometrial carcinoma (U.S.)
Cervical carcinoma (Worldwide)
Associated with
Heart murmur, congenital
MITRAL valve prolapse
Associated with
Heart valve in bacterial endocarditis
Mitral
> Aortic (rheumatic fever)
> Tricuspid (IV drug abuse)
Associated with
Helminth infection (U.S.)
Enterobius vermicularis
Ascaris lumbricoides
Associated with
Hematoma: Epidural
Middle Meningeal Artery rupture
Lentiform/Banana
Lucid interval
Trauma