May 24 Flashcards
Sarcoidosis is associated with an increased _____ ratio
CD4:CD8
Patients with autoimmune gastritis are also at risk for…
carcinoid tumour
When does a pancreatic ductal injury manifest?
Usually a few days after the trauma
presentation of pancreatic ductal injury?
presents very similarly to pancreatitis - vomiting, poor appetite, fever, abdominal pain
what would kidney biopsy show in the case of renal papillary necrosis?
coagulatory necrosis
All parents who had a still birth should be recommended…
autopsy of the infant
Lymphagitis is associated with which organism?
S. pyogenes
Is S. aureus associated with lymphangitis?
no
how do OCPs influence the incidence of PMS?
decrease it
how do OCPs influence the risk of benign breast cysts?
decrease
what is autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 (smidcht syndrome)?
multiple endocrine problems - commonly autoimmune thyroid disease, adrenal insufficency and type I diabetes
what is considered an increased cup to disc ratio?
ratio > 0.6