Patho Qs 2 Flashcards
3 constrictions of the ureter
UPJ, UVJ, where the ureter crosses the iliac vessels
MCC of hydronephrosis in infants and children
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction, more commonly in the left ureter
MCC of retroperitoneal fibrosis
Idiopathic (Ormond disease)
2 complications of retro peritoneal fibrosis
Hydronephrosis and right sided varicocele
Drug that has been shown to cause retro peritoneal fibrosis
Methysergide (ergot derivative)
MC site if varicocele? Left or right?
Left
Nests of urothelium or inbudding of the surface epithelium found in the mucosa lamina of the urinary bladder
Brunn nests
Malignancy associated with PSC?
Cholangiocarcinoma
Histopathologic hallmark of PSC?
Onion skin fibrosis
Developmental failure in the anterior wall of the abdomen and bladder
Bladder extrophy
MC serious bladder anomaly
Vesicoureteral reflux
Failure of obliteration of fetal allantois
Patent urachus
Clinical presentation of patent urachus
Drainage of urine from the umbilicus in newborns
MCC of bladder adenocarcinoma
Patent urachus
Umbilical arteries become the?
Medial umbilical ligament
Umbilical vein becomes?
Ligamentum teres hepatic
MC organisms involved in acute cystitis
Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterobacter, Proteus
Suppurative neutrophilic infiltration, hyperemic bladder with exudation
Acute cystitis
Another name for Hunner Ulcer
Chronic Pelvic Pain syndrome/ Interstitial Cystitis
Glomerulations in bladder mucosa with chronic mucosal ulcers and mast cell infiltration
Interstitial cystitis/ Hunner Ulcer
Chronic E. coli infection that shows soft, yellow, raised mucosal plaques with Michaelis Gutmann bodies
Malakoplakia - specific to the bladder
Majority of bladder cancers are of what origin?
Epithelial (95%)
Mesenchymal (5%)
MC type of bladder rumors
Urothelial carcinoma - 90%
MC precursor lesion of bladder cancer
Non-invasive papillary tumors
Most important risk factor in bladder CA
Smoking
Urothelial CA - more common in males or females?
Males
Role of BCG in bladder CA
For recurrence prevention - topical immunotherapy by intravesicle installation of BCG
Triad of Reiter syndrome
Arthritis, urethritis, conjunctivitis
Fibromatosis of Buck’s fascia
Peyronie disease
What fails to close in hypo and epispadias?
Male urogenital folds
Orifice of the prepuce too small to permit normal retraction
Phimosis
Bell clapper deformity
Testicular toraion
MC germ cell tumor
Seminoma
Female counterpart of seminoma
Dysgerminoma
Testicular tumor: large polyhedral, distinct cell membrane, clear cytoplasm and a large central nucleus
Seminoma
Schiller-Duval bodies
Yolk sac tumors
YST tumor markers
AFP, alpha-1 antitrypsin
Tumor marker of Choriocarcinoma
b-HCG
Helter-Skelter collection of differentiated cells or organoid structures
Teratoma
First area of lymphatic spread of testicular tumors
Para-aortic > mediastinal > supraclavicular
Hematogenous spread of testicular tumors
Lungs > liver, brain, bones
Rod shaped crystaloids of Reinke
Leydig cell tumor
MC form of testicular neoplasm in men over 60 years old
Testicular lymphoma
Recurrent UTI with boggy prostate on PE
Chronic prostatitis
Hallmark finding in BPH
Nodular hyperplasia
When to start screening for prostate CA?
Low risk: > 50 yo
High risk: > 40 yo
Most common variant of prostate adenocarcinoma
Acinar variant (70%)
Normal PSA
NV: < 4 ng/ml
Greenish opaque membranes with dense band-like exudates on amniotic surface
Chorioamnionitis
Brown tumor
Hyperparathyroidism
Railroad track appearance of cancellous bone
Hyperparathyroidism
Platybasia
Paget diaeaae
Leontiasis ossea
Paget disease
Erlenmeyer flask deformity
Osteopetrosis
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
Osteonecrosis
MC location of osteosarcoma
Metaphysis of long bones (50% around the knee)
Chicken wire pattern of mineralization
Chondroblastoma
MCC of SIADH
Small cell CA of the lung
What causes the mental status dysfunction in patients with SIADH?
Cerebral edema
Treatment for SIADH
Water restriction
If symptomatic, correct H2O deficit first before H2O restriction
MCC of secondary hyperparathyroidism
Renal failure
MC primary hypercoagulable state
Factor V Leiden mutation
MCC of fever 24-36 hours post-op
Resorption/ Obstruction atelectasis
Fever, absent tactile fremiti, dullness to percussion, IPSILATERAL tracheal deviation
Deficiency in alpha-1 anti-trypsin will cause what kind of emphysema?
Panacinar emphysema
From respiratory bronchioles to alveoli
Smoking leads to what kind of emphysema
Centroacinar emphysema
Includes respiratory bronchioles and upper lobes
Criteria for chronic bronchitis
Persistent cough with sputum for at least 3 months in at least 2 consecutive years in the absence of any identifiable cause
Putative mediators of the acute asthma attack (cause the attack)
Leukotrienes C4, D4, E4 (SRSA) and Ach
Scene of the crime mediators of the acute asthma attack
Histamine, PGD2, platelet aggregating factor
Permanent diltation of bronchi and bronchioles
Bronchiecstasis
MCC of clinical pyelonephritis
Ascending infection
What condition presents with anemia out of proportion to the renal insufficiency
Analgesic Nephropathy
Positively birefringent needle-like crystals
Urate Nephropathy
Saturnine gout
Lead poisoning that leads to gout
MCC of renal disease in patients with essential hypertension
Benign nephrosclerosis
MC type of renal stone
Calcium oxalate (adults/ oldies), calcium phosphate (pedia) stones
Coffin lid appearance
Magnesium ammonium phosphate stones
Only radioluscent stone
Uric acid stones (the rest are radio opaque)
MC type of renal cell CA
Clear cell carcinoma (70-90%) - chromosome 3 affected
Pole most commonly involved in renal cell CA
Upper pole
Pole most commonly involved in Horseshoe kidney
Lower pole
Respiratory infections in patients with Cystic Fibrosis is commonly due to what organism?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Most common finding in SIDS
Multiple petechiae
MC tumors of infancy
Hemangiomas
Spontaneously regress within 1 year
MC form of teratoma in childhood
Sacrococcygeal teratomas
Tumors of the sympathetic ganglia and adrenal medulla
Neuroblastoma
MC extra cranial solid tumor of childhood
Neuroblastoma
N-myc oncogene
Neuroblastoma
c-myc oncogene
Burkitt lymphoma
Triphasic combination of blastemal, stromal and epithelial cell types
Wilm’s tumor
Milk and roses complexion
Arsenic poisoning
Pathogenesis of malignant hyperthermia
Nitrosylation of ryanodine receptor type 1 (RYR1)
DOC: dantrolene
Spike and wave vs spike and dome
Spike and wave: EEG finding in absence seizure, tx: ethosuximide
Spike and dome: Seen in EM of MGN
1972 vs 1973
1972: vit k dependent clotting factors
1973: roots of the PNS
Glisson’s capsule vs Gerota’s capsule
Glisson’s: liver
Gerota’s: kidneys