MESH POOL Flashcards
Strawberry tongue
Scarlet fever and Kawasaki disease
MCC of UTI in women
E. coli
Cause of honeymoon cystitis
E. coli
Blindness due to scarring in a newborn
Chlamydia trachomatis
Hydrophobia in rabies infxn due to
Laryngeal spasm
Dohle bodies
Leukocytosis in chronic bacterial infection
MC type of Hodgkin lymphoma
Nodular sclerosis (NSHL) aka Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Pathologic finding in NSHL
Lacunar Reed Sternberg cell
Mott cells
Multiple myeloma
Russel bodies
Multiple myeloma
Renal finding in HIV
FSGN
Libmann Sacks endocarditis
SLE
Most specific antibody for SLE
Anti-Sm
Wire loop appearance of kidneys
SLE
MC class of renal disease in SLE
IV (diffuse proliferative lupus)
Achalasia on UGI series
Bird’s beak
Parasite associated with achalasia
T. cruzi
MC 1° CNS adult tumor
Glioblastoma multiforme
Homer Wright pseudorosettes
Neuroblastoma aka medulloblastoma
Flexner Wintersteiner rosettes
Retinoblastoma
Small vessel vasculitis, IgA deposition
HSP
Hallmark of HSP
Palpable purpura
Diffuse foot process effacement
Minimal change disease (MCD) aka lipoid nephrosis
MCD, response to steroids
Excellent
Smoker, leg claudication at rest
Buerger disease
MC location of MI
Transmural
MC vessel occluded in MI
LAD
Dengue patient, given FFP transfusion, 3 days developed fever, chills, jaundice. Agent?
Hepatitis C (BT-associated hepatitis)
MC cancers that metastasize to bone
Prostate and breast
Kidney finding in chronic hypertension
Nephrosclerosis
MC type of VSD
Membranous
MC location of Tb osteomyelitis
Thorax and lumbar
Defective cell eliminated from the body by
Apoptosis
Reid index is associated with
Bronchitis
MC type tetanus
Generalized
Funnel-shaped pelvis
Android
Aschoff body
Rheumatic fever
Mc Allman plaque
Rheumatic fever
Mc Allman plaque consists of
Caterpillar cells/Anitschkow cells
Child with greasy, frothy, bulky stools
Malabsorption syndrome
Characteristic BM finding in Aplastic Anemia
Abundant fat cells
(+) ground glass pattern with air bronchograms
RDS
Anti-TPO antibodies
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
(+) linear anti-GBM deposits
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Heart shaped vertebra
Thoracic
Neoplasia associated with dysplastic nevus
Melanoma
Crew cut xray
Beta thalasemia (bone marrow hyperplasia)
Guarneri bodies
Inclusion bodies for Small Pox
Donovan bodies
Granuloma inguinale
Most number of RS (Reed-Sternberg) cells
Mixed type
Varicella-zoster, the virus that causes chicken pox, can remain latent in the
Sensory ganglia
HEART FAILURE CELLS
Hemosiderin-laden macrophages
Hirano bodies
Alzheimer’s disease
Sanded nuclei
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Vignette: Obese woman with infertility, acne, alopecia, hirsuitism
PCOS/Stein-Leventhal syndrome
MC cause of death after MI
Ventricular arrhthymia (ventricular fibrillation)
RUSTY SPUTUM + ALCOHOLIC
S. pneumoniae
Lobar pneumonia
S. pneumoniae
Thymic aplasia
DiGeorge’s Disease
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)
Infection in a post renal transplant patient
CMV
Presence of pneumatocoeles on chest radiograph
S. aureus
A syndrome characterized by galactorrhea-amenorrhea not associated with pregnancy
Ahumada-del Castillo syndrome
Intrauterine synechiae, typically occurring after curettage of the uterus, presenting as amenorrhea
Asherman syndrome
Severe cerebral atrophy with two distinct features of neurofibrillary tangles and senile amyloid plaques is diagnostic of
Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease, defective gene
APOE4 gene
The most frequent cause of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
Ruptured berry aneurysm
HPV that can cause cervical CA
HPV 16 and 18
Proven to be a cause of skin cancer
Ultraviolet light exposure
A5year old malnourished child with a month long history of voluminous watery stools. Came in due to petechia
Vitamin K deficiency
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
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
Drug that is a known carcinogen
Griseofulvin
Case of a boy with joint laxity, dislocation of the lens, high stature. Where is the defect?
Structural protein (MARFAN)
Sea blue histiocytes
CML
Case of a 4 year old boy with blood picture of spherocytes and reticulocytes.. Where is the defect?
RBC membrane (Hereditary spherocytosis)
Indomethacin blocks
PG
Gastric cancer most commonly occurs in
Lesser curvature
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
A 30 year old male with obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and problem with lipids. What is the
diagnosis?
Metabolic syndrome
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
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
Lung cancer common in non-smokers
AdenoCA
Case of MI. Earliest sign of necrosis
12 hours; 2-3 hours if tetrazolium salt solution used
Case with red infarct. This occurs in
Lung
A 50 year old who came in with pain on walking. Joint aspiration showed blue-black discoloration. What is
the deficiency?
Homogentisic acid oxidase
Case of megaloblastic anemia. What vitamin deficiency would cause this?
Vit B12 and folate
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
Most common type of renal cell cancer
Clear cell
Which of the following is a common feature of all Hodgkin’s Lymphomas
RS cells
Case of foul-smelling copious sputum with destruction of alveolar walls
Bronchiectasis
A 30 yr woman with complains of problems with her vision and lactation even though she is not pregnant
Prolactinoma
A woman with complains of tremors, weight loss and palpitations. Work-up showed infiltration of recti muscles with fibrous tissues.
Graves’ disease
Patient with long- standing hypertension will most likely present with
Lacunar infarcts
Montelukast acts by inhibiting
Leukotrienes
Case of patient with microscopic findings of loss of differentiation of cells… (malignant transformation)
Anaplasia
Microscopic findings that would point to papillary thyroid cancer
Psammoma bodies
Typhoid ileitis is commonly due to untreated
Typhoid fever
Patient with findings of hyperparathyroidism. Microscopic findings of fairly uniform polygonal cells with a small centrally placed nuclei.
Parathyroid adenoma
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
Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus most commonly occurs in
Middle third
Test for diagnosis of SLE
Anti-dsDNA
The inflammatory reaction seen in typhoid ileitis is composed mostly of
Mononuclear cells
A 10 month old infant presented with a vaginal mass
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Case of Alzheimer’s disease. What bodies can be seen in the hippocampus and purkinje cells?
Hirano bodies
What is the most characteristic cell found in Rhabdomyoma?
Spider cell
Case of someone undergoing a ct-scan with contrast. Mechanism of kidney injury after injection of contrast
medium
Direct kidney injury
Percent of hepatocellular carcinoma from hepatitis B infection
More than 50%
