Path Buzzwords 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Target cells
A
Thalassaemia, asplenia, liver disease
2
Q
Pappenheimer bodies
A
Lead poisoning, sideroblastic anaemia, haemolytic anaemia
3
Q
Corkscrew appearance in arteris
A
Buerger’s disease
4
Q
Iron overload
A
Bronzed diabetes, short, HF
Need regular blood transfusions
5
Q
Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
A
Hairy cell leukaemia
6
Q
ALL
A
In children only
7
Q
Starry sky appearance on microscopy
A
Burkitt’s lymphoma
8
Q
Old men + rash similar to eczema/psoriasis
A
Mycoses fungoides
9
Q
Hypolobulated megarkaryocytes + thrombocytosis
A
5q syndrome
10
Q
Gomori methanamine silver stain
A
PCP
11
Q
Pear shaped organism
A
Giardia lamblia
12
Q
Rose spots
A
Salmonella typhi
13
Q
India ink stain shows yeast and halo
A
Cryptococcus neoformans
14
Q
Recurrent aseptic meningitis
A
HSV
15
Q
Painful genital ulcer
A
HSV Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid) - painful unilateral lymph nodes
