MESH POOL Flashcards
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Strawberry tongue
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Scarlet fever and Kawasaki disease
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MCC of UTI in women
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E. coli
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Cause of honeymoon cystitis
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E. coli
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Blindness due to scarring in a newborn
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Chlamydia trachomatis
5
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Hydrophobia in rabies infxn due to
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Laryngeal spasm
6
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Dohle bodies
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Leukocytosis in chronic bacterial infection
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MC type of Hodgkin lymphoma
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Nodular sclerosis (NSHL) aka Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Pathologic finding in NSHL
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Lacunar Reed Sternberg cell
9
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Mott cells
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Multiple myeloma
10
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Russel bodies
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Multiple myeloma
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Renal finding in HIV
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FSGN
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Libmann Sacks endocarditis
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SLE
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Most specific antibody for SLE
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Anti-Sm
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Wire loop appearance of kidneys
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SLE
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MC class of renal disease in SLE
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IV (diffuse proliferative lupus)
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Achalasia on UGI series
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Bird’s beak
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Parasite associated with achalasia
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T. cruzi
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MC 1° CNS adult tumor
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Glioblastoma multiforme
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Homer Wright pseudorosettes
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Neuroblastoma aka medulloblastoma
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Flexner Wintersteiner rosettes
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Retinoblastoma
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Small vessel vasculitis, IgA deposition
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HSP
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Hallmark of HSP
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Palpable purpura
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Diffuse foot process effacement
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Minimal change disease (MCD) aka lipoid nephrosis
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MCD, response to steroids
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Excellent
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Smoker, leg claudication at rest
Buerger disease
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MC location of MI
Transmural
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MC vessel occluded in MI
LAD
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Dengue patient, given FFP transfusion, 3 days developed fever, chills, jaundice. Agent?
Hepatitis C (BT-associated hepatitis)
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MC cancers that metastasize to bone
Prostate and breast
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Kidney finding in chronic hypertension
Nephrosclerosis
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MC type of VSD
Membranous
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MC location of Tb osteomyelitis
Thorax and lumbar
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Defective cell eliminated from the body by
Apoptosis
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Reid index is associated with
Bronchitis
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MC type tetanus
Generalized
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Funnel-shaped pelvis
Android
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Aschoff body
Rheumatic fever
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Mc Allman plaque
Rheumatic fever
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Mc Allman plaque consists of
Caterpillar cells/Anitschkow cells
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Child with greasy, frothy, bulky stools
Malabsorption syndrome
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Characteristic BM finding in Aplastic Anemia
Abundant fat cells
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(+) ground glass pattern with air bronchograms
RDS
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Anti-TPO antibodies
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
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(+) linear anti-GBM deposits
Goodpasture's syndrome
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Heart shaped vertebra
Thoracic
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Neoplasia associated with dysplastic nevus
Melanoma
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Crew cut xray
Beta thalasemia (bone marrow hyperplasia)
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Guarneri bodies
Inclusion bodies for Small Pox
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Donovan bodies
Granuloma inguinale
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Most number of RS (Reed-Sternberg) cells
Mixed type
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Varicella-zoster, the virus that causes chicken pox, can remain latent in the
Sensory ganglia
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HEART FAILURE CELLS
Hemosiderin-laden macrophages
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Hirano bodies
Alzheimer's disease
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Sanded nuclei
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection
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Vignette: Obese woman with infertility, acne, alopecia, hirsuitism
PCOS/Stein-Leventhal syndrome
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MC cause of death after MI
Ventricular arrhthymia (ventricular fibrillation)
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RUSTY SPUTUM + ALCOHOLIC
S. pneumoniae
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Lobar pneumonia
S. pneumoniae
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Thymic aplasia
DiGeorge's Disease
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4 years old, with recurrent otitis media, eczema, and thrombocytopenia from Strep pneumoniae. AND, he bleeds a lot. His IgM is low
WAS (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
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Infection in a post renal transplant patient
CMV
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Presence of pneumatocoeles on chest radiograph
S. aureus
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A syndrome characterized by galactorrhea-amenorrhea not associated with pregnancy
Ahumada-del Castillo syndrome
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Intrauterine synechiae, typically occurring after curettage of the uterus, presenting as amenorrhea
Asherman syndrome
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Severe cerebral atrophy with two distinct features of neurofibrillary tangles and senile amyloid plaques is diagnostic of
Alzheimer’s disease
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Alzheimer’s disease, defective gene
APOE4 gene
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The most frequent cause of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
Ruptured berry aneurysm
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HPV that can cause cervical CA
HPV 16 and 18
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Proven to be a cause of skin cancer
Ultraviolet light exposure
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A5year old malnourished child with a month long history of voluminous watery stools. Came in due to petechia
Vitamin K deficiency
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A 33-year old woman undergoes an annual physical examination and there are no abnormal findings. A Pap smear was done as part of the pelvic examination. Cytologically, the cells obtained from the cervical smear show severe epithelial dysplasia. Which of the following statements best explains the significance of these findings?
The lesion could progress to invasive cervical carcinoma
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A 2 yo boy with a history of repeated transfusions came to you with exam findings of hepatosplenomegaly and prominent cheekbones. Where is the defect?
Globin synthesis
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Drug that is a known carcinogen
Griseofulvin
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Case of a boy with joint laxity, dislocation of the lens, high stature. Where is the defect?
Structural protein (MARFAN)
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Sea blue histiocytes
CML
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Case of a 4 year old boy with blood picture of spherocytes and reticulocytes.. Where is the defect?
RBC membrane (Hereditary spherocytosis)
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Indomethacin blocks
PG
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Gastric cancer most commonly occurs in
Lesser curvature
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Person with AIDS presents with deteriorating mental status. The cerebrospinal fluid revealed bright red organisms with India Ink. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Cryptococcosis
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A 30 year old male with obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and problem with lipids. What is the
diagnosis?
Metabolic syndrome
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A 25 year old woman came in for amenorrhea of 2-3 months. Examination showed a uterine sized of 4-5
months. Pregnancy test was positive. Grape like clusters where found
Hydatidiform mole
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After recovering from a viral respiratory infection, 22-year old woman, weakness in distal extremities that rapidly ascends to involve proximal muscles, absent deep tendon reflexes, CSF protein to be increased, but very few cells are
present, biopsy of a peripheral nerve reveals inflammation and demyelination
GBS
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Lung cancer common in non-smokers
AdenoCA
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Case of MI. Earliest sign of necrosis
12 hours; 2-3 hours if tetrazolium salt solution used
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Case with red infarct. This occurs in
Lung
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A 50 year old who came in with pain on walking. Joint aspiration showed blue-black discoloration. What is
the deficiency?
Homogentisic acid oxidase
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Case of megaloblastic anemia. What vitamin deficiency would cause this?
Vit B12 and folate
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A 2 year old boy presented with a large well circumscribed abdominal mass involving both kidneys. Microscopic examination reveals epithelial tissues, blastema and mesenchymal tissues.
Wilm’s Tumor
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Most common type of renal cell cancer
Clear cell
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Which of the following is a common feature of all Hodgkin’s Lymphomas
RS cells
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Case of foul-smelling copious sputum with destruction of alveolar walls
Bronchiectasis
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A 30 yr woman with complains of problems with her vision and lactation even though she is not pregnant
Prolactinoma
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A woman with complains of tremors, weight loss and palpitations. Work-up showed infiltration of recti muscles with fibrous tissues.
Graves’ disease
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Patient with long- standing hypertension will most likely present with
Lacunar infarcts
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Montelukast acts by inhibiting
Leukotrienes
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Case of patient with microscopic findings of loss of differentiation of cells... (malignant transformation)
Anaplasia
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Microscopic findings that would point to papillary thyroid cancer
Psammoma bodies
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Typhoid ileitis is commonly due to untreated
Typhoid fever
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Patient with findings of hyperparathyroidism. Microscopic findings of fairly uniform polygonal cells with a small centrally placed nuclei.
Parathyroid adenoma
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An 8 yr old male came in with findings of a holosytolic murmur 5/6 on the 2nd parasternal border. Where is
the defect? (no mention of right or left... since this is pediatric- VSD?)
Membranous interventricular septum
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus most commonly occurs in
Middle third
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Test for diagnosis of SLE
Anti-dsDNA
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The inflammatory reaction seen in typhoid ileitis is composed mostly of
Mononuclear cells
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A 10 month old infant presented with a vaginal mass
Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Case of Alzheimer’s disease. What bodies can be seen in the hippocampus and purkinje cells?
Hirano bodies
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What is the most characteristic cell found in Rhabdomyoma?
Spider cell
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Case of someone undergoing a ct-scan with contrast. Mechanism of kidney injury after injection of contrast
medium
Direct kidney injury
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Percent of hepatocellular carcinoma from hepatitis B infection
More than 50%
