Key pathology word associations Flashcards
1
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alpha-fetoprotein elevation in amniotic fluid
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spina bifida
2
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alpha-fetoprotein elevation in adult
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hepatocellular carcinoma
3
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amyloid deposits in the brain
A
alzheimers
4
Q
antibodies to ach receptors in NMJ
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myasthenia gravis
5
Q
antibodies to calcium influx pumps in NMJ
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lambert eaton syndrome
6
Q
anti-glomerular basement membrane anti bodies
A
goodpasture disease
7
Q
anti-igg antibodies
A
RA
8
Q
anti-nuclear antibodies
A
SLE
9
Q
apical cavitations
A
tuberculosis
10
Q
antischkow cells
A
RA
11
Q
apical lung tumor
A
pancoast tumor
12
Q
aschoff bodies
A
Rheumatic fever
13
Q
auers rods
A
acute myelogenous leukemia
14
Q
basophilic stippling
A
lead poisoning
15
Q
BCR -abl oncogene
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chronic myelogenous leukemia
16
Q
bence jones proteins
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multiple myeloma
17
Q
berry aneurysms
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adult polycystic disease of th ekidney
18
Q
bilateral adrenal heamorrhage
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waterhouse-friderchisen syndrome
19
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bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
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sacoidosis
20
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BRCA-1/2 tumor marker
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breast cancer
21
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brown cysts in bone
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hyperparathyroidism
22
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buffalo hump and truncal obesity
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cushings syndrome
23
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CA-125
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ovarian cancer
24
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carcinembryonic antigen
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colon cancer
25
caseous granulomas
tuberculosis
26
cerebellar tonsillar herniation
arnold-chiari malformation
27
charcot-leyrden crystals
asthma
28
chocolate cysts in th epelvis
endometriosis
29
clue cells
bacterial vaginosis
30
coagulative necrosis
myocardial infaction
31
cobblestone appearance of intestinal mucosa
crohns disease
32
codmans triangle on x-ray
osteosarcoma
33
congenital aganglionosis of the colon
hischsprungs disease
34
curschmanns spirals
asthma
35
dark urine and dark cartilage
alkaptonuria
36
downey cells
mononucleosis
37
dry eyes and dry mouth
sjorgen syndrome
38
dystrophin defect
duchenne's muscular dystrophy
39
eburnation
osteoarthiris
40
fatty necrosis
liver damage
41
fibrillin defect
marfan's syndrome
42
ghon's focus and complex
primary tuberculosis
43
guarneri bodies
smallpox
44
heterophil antibodies
mononucleosis
45
hirano's bodies
alzheimers
46
HLA-B8
graves disease
47
HLA-B27
AS, reiter's syndrome, ulcerative colitis
48
HLA-DR3 or 4
DM type 1, RA and SLE
49
hypercoagulability, venous stasis and vessel wall damage
vichows triad
50
hyperelasticity of skin and joint capsule
ehler's-danlso syndrome
51
hyperpigmented sink with fatigue
addisons disease
52
immotile cilia with sinusitis, bronchiestasts and situs inversus
kartageners syndrome
53
kimmelstiel-wilson nodules
diabetic nephropathy
54
langhans giant cells
tuberculosis
55
lewy bodies
parkinsons disease
56
lines of zahn
thrombus
57
liquefactive necrosis
never damage
58
liver and brain damage after aspirin ingestion
reye syndrome
59
l-myc oncogene
colon cancer
60
loosers zone
osteomalacia
61
maccallums patch in left atrium
rheumatic fever
62
macrocytic normochromic anemia
folic acid or vit b12 deficiency
63
malignant plasma cells
multiple myeloma
64
microcytic hypochromic anemia
iron deficiency anemia
65
minimal change of the basement membrane
nephrotic syndrome
66
most common cancer in men
prostate cancer
67
most common cancer in women
breast cancer
68
most common cause of osteomyelitis
staphylococcus aureus
69
most common malignant bone tumor
metastases
70
most common benign brain tumor
meningiuma
71
most common kidney tumor in children
wilms tumor
72
most common malignant brain tumore in adults
glioblastoma multiforme
73
most common malignant brain tumor in children
neuroblastoma
74
most common primary bone cancer in adults
multiple myeloma
75
most common primary bone cancer in teens
osteosarcoma
76
M spike on serum electriphresis
multiple myeloma
77
needle shaped negatively birefringent crystals
gout (uric acid crystals)
78
neri bodies
rabies
79
neurofibrillary tangles
alzheimers disease
80
N-MYC oncogene
neuroblastoma
81
non-casseous granulomas in the gut
crohns disease
82
non=caseous granulomas in the lung
sarcoidosis
83
nutmeg liver
congestive heart failure
84
onion skin periosteal reaction on x-ray
ewings sarcoma
85
oral pigmentation and intestinal polyps
peutz-jegher syndrome
86
osteophytes
osteoarthritis
87
owl-eye appearance
cryptococcus neoformans
88
p16 oncogene
malignant melanoma
89
pannus formation
RA
90
philadelphia chromosome
chronic myelogenous leukemia
91
post-coital bleeding
carcinoma of the cervix
92
post-menopausal bleeding
endometrial cancer
93
prostatic specific antigen
prostatic carcinoma
94
red and gray hepatization in lung
pneumonia
95
red blood cell casts in urine
glomerulonephritis
96
recurrent peptic ulcers
zollinger-ellison syndrome
97
rib notching on x-ray
giant cell tumor
98
spaghetti and meatballs appearance
malassezia furfur
99
splenomegaly and eyethema nodosum
sacroidosis
100
staryy sky appearance in lymph node
burkitts lymphoma
101
stunted small intestinal villi due to gluten sensitivity
celiac disease
102
thymic and parathyroid aplasia
digeorge syndrome
103
thyroglobulin antibodies
hashimotos disease
104
vanilyl mandelic acid in the urine
pheochromocytoma
105
virchows triad - vessel damage, stasis, hypercoagulability
deep vein thrombosis
106
vomiting blood after protracted vomiting and retching
mallory-weiss syndrome
107
wallerian degeneration
nerve damage
108
white blood cell casts in urine
pyelonephritis
109
XO chromosomal disease
turners disease
110
XXY chromosomal disease
klinefelters syndrome
111
zenkers degeneration
skeletal muscle damage
