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Key Pathology Word Associations Flashcards

1
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Alpha fetoprotein elevation, amniotic fluid

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Spina bifida

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2
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Alpha fetoprotein elevation, adult

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

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3
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Amyloid deposits in brain

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Antibodies to acetylcholine receptors in NMJ

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Myasthenia gravis

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5
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Antibodies to calcium influx pumps in NMJ

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Lambert eaton syndrome

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Anti-IgG antibodies, inflammatory arthritis

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RA

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7
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Antinuclear antibodies, inflammatory arthritis

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SLE

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8
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Apical cavitations

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TB

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9
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Antischkow cells

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Rheumatic fever

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10
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Aschoff bodies

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Rheumatic fever

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11
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Auer’s rods

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Acute myelogenous leukaemia

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12
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Basophilic stippling

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Lead poisoning

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13
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BCR-abl onogene

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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

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14
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Bence jones protein

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MM

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15
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Berry aneurysm

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Adult polycystic kidney disease

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16
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BL hilar lymphadnopathy

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Sarcoidosis

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17
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Brown cysts in bone

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Hyperparathyroidism

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18
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Buffalo hump, truncal obesity

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Cushing’s syndrome

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19
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CA-125

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Ovarian cancer

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20
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Carcinoembryonic antigen

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Colon cancer

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21
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Caseous granulomas

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TB

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22
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Cerebellar tonsillar herniation

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Arnold chiara malformato

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23
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Carcot leyden crystals

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Asthma

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24
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Chocolate cysts in pelvis

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Endometriosis

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25
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Clue cells

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Bacterial vaginosis

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26
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Coagulative necrosis

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MI

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27
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Cobblestone appearance of intestinal mucosa

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Crohn’s disease

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28
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Codman’s triangle on x-ray

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Osteosarc

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29
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Congenital aganglionosis of colon

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Hirschsprung’s disease

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30
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Curschmann’s spirals

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Asthma

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31
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Dark urine, dark cartilage

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Alkaptonuria

32
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Downey cells

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Mononucleosis

33
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Dystrophin defect

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Duchennes MD

34
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Fatty necrosis

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Liver damage

35
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Eburnation

36
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Fibrillin defect

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Marfan’s

37
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Ghon’s focus and complex

38
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Guarneri bodies

39
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Heterophil antibodies

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Mononucleosis

40
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Hirano’s bodies

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Alzheimer’s disease

41
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HLA B8

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Graves disease

42
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HLA B27

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Seroneg spondyloarthritis

43
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HLA DR3/4

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DM type 1, RA, SLE

44
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Hypercoagulability, venous stasis, vessel wall damage

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Virchow’s triad

45
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Hyperelasticity of skin and joint capsule

46
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Hyperpigmented skin, fatigue

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Addison’s disease

47
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Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules

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Diabetic nerphropathy

48
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Langhan’s giant cells

49
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Lewy bodies

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Parkinsons

50
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Lines of Zahn

51
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Liquefactive necrosis

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Nerve damage

52
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L-MYC oncogene

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Colon cancer

53
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Looser’s zone

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Osteomalacia

54
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MacCallum patch in left atrium

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Rheumatic fever

55
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Macrocytic normochromic anemia

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Folic acid/vit B12 deficiency

56
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Malignant plasma cells

57
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Microcytic homnocromic anemia

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Iron deficient anaemia

58
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MC cancer in men

59
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MC cancer in women

60
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MC cause of osteomyelitis

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Staphylococcus aureus

61
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MC malignant brain tumour, adults

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Glioblastoma multiforme

62
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MC malignant brain tumour, kids

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Neuroblastoma

63
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MM primary bone tumour, adults

64
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MC primary bone tumour, kids

65
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M spike on protein electrophoresis

66
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Needle shaped negatively birefringent crystals

67
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Neurofibrillary tangles

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Alzheimer’s

68
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Nutmeg liver

69
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Post-menopausal bleeding

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Endometrial cancer

70
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Red blood cell casts in urine

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Glomerulonephritis

71
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Rib notching on chest xray

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Coarctation of aorta

72
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Reed-sternberg cells

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Hodgkins lymphoma

73
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Thyroglobulin antibodies

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Hashimotos disease

74
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Virchow’s triad

75
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XO chromosomal disease

76
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XXY chromosomal disease

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Klinefelter syndrome

77
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Zenker’s degeneration

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Skeletal muscle damage

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