Key Pathology Word Associations Flashcards

1
Q

Alpha-fetoprotein elevation in amniotic fluid

A

Spinal Bifida

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2
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Alpha-fetoprotein elevation in adult

A

Hepatocellular carcinoma

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3
Q

Amyloid deposits in the brain

A

Alzheimer’s disease

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4
Q

Antibodies to ACh receptors in NMJ

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Myasthenia gravis

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5
Q

Antibodies to Ca++ influx pumps in NMJ

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Lambert Eaton Syndrome

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6
Q

Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

A

Goodpasture disease

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7
Q

Anti-IgG antibodies

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

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8
Q

Anti-Nuclear Antibodies

A

SLE

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9
Q

Apical cavitations

A

tuberculosis

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10
Q

Antischkows cells

A

Rheumatic fever

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11
Q

Apical lung tumor

A

Pancoast Tumor

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12
Q

Ascending demyelinating polyneuropathy

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Gillian-Barrel syndrome

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13
Q

Aschoff bodies

A

Rheumatic fever

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14
Q

Auer’s rods

A

Acute myelogenous leukemia

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15
Q

Basophilic stippling and blue gums

A

Lead poisoning

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16
Q

BCR - abl oncogene

A

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

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17
Q

Bence Jones proteins

A

Multiple myeloma

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18
Q

Berry aneurysms

A

Adult polycystic disease of the kidney

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19
Q

Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

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20
Q

Bilateral exophthalmos

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Grave’s disease

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21
Q

Bilateral Hilar lymphadenopathey

A

Sarcoidosis, TB, or lymphoma

22
Q

Bleeding gums

A

scurvy

23
Q

Blue sclera and broken bones

A

Osteogenesis imperfecta

24
Q

Brodie’s abcess

A

Osteomyelitis

25
Q

Bouchard’s node

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

26
Q

BRCA - 1/2 tumor marker

A

Breast CA

27
Q

Bronze skin and diabetes mellitus and testicular atrophy

A

hemochromatosis

28
Q

Brown cysts in bone

A

hyperparathyroidism

29
Q

Buffalo hump and truncal obesity

A

Cushing’s syndrome

30
Q

Bull’s eye rash

A

Lyme disease

31
Q

Butterfly rash

A

SLE

32
Q

CA-125

A

Ovarian cancer

33
Q

Café au lait spots

A

neurofibromatosis

34
Q

Calor, rubor, tumor, dolor, and function laesa

A

Acute inflammation

35
Q

Caput medusae

A

Portal hypertension

36
Q

Carcinoembryonic antigen

A

Colon cancer

37
Q

Caseous necrosis

A

TB

38
Q

Cerebellar tonsillar herniation

A

Arnold-Chiari malformation Type 2

39
Q

Cerebellar vermis herniation

A

Arnold-Chiari malformation Type 1

40
Q

Change from one cell type to another cell type

A

metaplasia

41
Q

Chariot-Leiden crystals or Curschmann’s spirals

A

asthma

42
Q

Chloride transport regulator defect

A

Cystic fibrosis

43
Q

Cherry red macula and mental retardation

A

Tay-Sachs disease

44
Q

Chocolate cysts in the pelvis

A

Endometriosis

45
Q

Chorea due to decreased GABA

A

Huntington’s disease

46
Q

Clue cells

A

Bacterial vaginosis

47
Q

Coagulative necrosis

A

Myocardial infarction

48
Q

Cobblestone appearance of intestinal mucosa

A

Crohn’s disease

49
Q

Codman’s triangle on x-ray

A

Osteosarcoma

50
Q

Condylomata accuminata

A

HPV infection