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Auspitz sign

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Psoriasis (pinpoint bleeding spots from exposure of dermal papillae when scales are scraped off)

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heliotrope rash

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dermatomyositis

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anti jo 1

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dermatomyositis and polymyositis

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Anti dna topoisomerase

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Diffuse scleroderma

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Anti centromere

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CREST

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anti citrullinated

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Rheumatoid arthritis (citRUllinated)

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Schaumann and asteroid bodies

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Sarcoid (Asteroid has sarcoid)

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Non caseating granuloma+ increased ACE

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sarcoid

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9
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Anti smooth muscle

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autoimmune hepatitis

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10
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Antihistone

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Drug induced lupus

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11
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dactylitis

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psoriatic arthritis

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12
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Assoc with temporal arteritis

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polymyalgia rheumatica

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13
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Monosodium urate crystals

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gout

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14
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calcium pyrophosphate crystals

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pseudogout

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15
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Tophus

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gout

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16
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Anti Ro

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Sjogrens (also anti La) ribonucleoprotein

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17
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Anti La

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Sjogrens (also anti Ro) ribonucleoprotein

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18
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Pannus

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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19
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HLA DR4

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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20
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Double bubble

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Duodenal atresia or giant cell tumor of bone (epiphysis)

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21
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Blue cell tumor

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Ewings sarcoma

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Onion skin appearance in bone

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Ewings sarcoma (also PSC and Tay sachs)

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Glistening mass in medullary cavity

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chondrosarcoma

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24
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Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

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(bone is replaced by fibroblast) think McCune Albright

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25
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Verrucae

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warts– caused by hpv

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26
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Plaques with silvery scaling

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Psoriasis

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27
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Multiple seborrheic keratoses (stuck on)

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Indicates underyling malignancy

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28
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Honey colored crusting

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impetigo

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29
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IgG AB against desmoglein 3

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pemphigus vulgaris

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30
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IgG against hemidesmisomes

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bullous pemphigoid (antibodies are BULLOw the epidermis)

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31
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christmas tree distribution rash

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Pityriasis Rosea

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32
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Colles fracture

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Osteoporosis (can happen otherwise but very common in osteoporosis)

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33
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Chalk stick fracture

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Pagets disease

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34
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Mosaic bone pattern

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Pagets disease

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35
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Sun burst appearance on xray

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Osteosarcoma

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36
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Pleiomorphic cells that produce osteoid

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Osteosarcoma

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37
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Soap bubble appearance on x ray

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Giant cell tumor of bone (epiphysis; knee region)

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38
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Polished ivory appearance of bone

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Osteoarthritis

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39
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Bamboo spine

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Ankylosing spondylitis

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40
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Wichams striae

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Lichen planus (reticular white lines on surface)

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41
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Postauricular lymphadenopathy

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Rubella (when speaking about child with rash)

42
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Cherry red appearance of skin?

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CO poisoining

43
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String of pearls?

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Polyarteritis nodosa; PCOS; small bowel obstruction

44
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Strawberry cervix?

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Trichimonas

45
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Strawberry tongue?

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Kawasaki, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Scarlet Fever

46
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p anca?

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Microscopic polyangitis (no granulomas); Churg Strauss; ulcerative colitis

47
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Vasculitis with IgA deposition?

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Henoch Shonlein Purpura

48
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Targetoid rash?

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Erythema multiforme or Lyme disease

49
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Charcot leyden crystals?

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Asthma– eosinophilic breakdown in sputum

50
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Honey comb lung on xray?

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Interstitial fibrosis

51
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Egg shell calcification?

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Silicosis

52
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Ivory white calcified pleural plaque?

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Asbestosis

53
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Chocolate agar blood and cyanosis?

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Methemoglobin

54
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Golden brown fusiform rods–dumbbell shaped

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Asbestos bodies (iron deposits)

55
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Hemosiderin laden macrophages?

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Heart failure cells–macrophages consume blood–>build up of iron

56
Q

Nutmeg liver?

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Right Heart Failure

57
Q

Fixed splitting

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ASD

58
Q

Boot shaped heart on xray?

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Tetralogy of Fallot

59
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Hurthle cells

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Hashimotos (also see lymphocytic infilitrates with germinal centers)

60
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Pretibial myxedema?

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Hyperthyroidism

61
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Antimicrosomal antibody?

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Hashimotos (also see antithyroglobulin)

62
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Antithyroglobulin antibody?

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Hashimotos

63
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Dense core bodies

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Carcinoid tumor

64
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Regenerative nodules and bridging fibrosis?

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Cirrhosis

65
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Elevated creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) and MB band

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Acute MI

66
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“Bread and butter” appearance, granular

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Fibrinous pericarditis

67
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Cystic medial necrosis, CT weakness underlying aortic dissection

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Marfan’s

68
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Amorphous deposits of pale pink material between myocardial fibers

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Amyloid (cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy)

69
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Splinter hemorrhages and Roth spots (petechiae in retina)

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Subacute endocarditis

70
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Interstitial lymphocytic infiltrates / heart

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Viral myocarditis

71
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Aschoff bodies (foci of enlarged cells surrounded by collage, lymphocytes, plasma cells)

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Rheumatic fever

72
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Fish mouth shape due to chronic rheumatic scarring

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Mitral valve affected by RHD

73
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Bird beak and lymphocytic infiltration at Auerbach plexus

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Achalasia

74
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Squamous to columnar epithelium, goblet cells

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Barrett’s esophagus

75
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Whorled appearance

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Leiomyoma (eg benign esophageal tumor)

76
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Signet ring appearance

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Gastric adenocarcinoma

77
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Absent rugae

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Linitis plastica

78
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Villous atrophy

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Celiac disease

79
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Skip lesions

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Crohn’s

80
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Crypt abscesses and pseudopolyps

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Ulcerative colitis

81
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Frond-like appearance without nuclear atypia

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Peutz-Jegher’s syndrome

82
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Cauliflower appearance due to elongated glandular structures

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Villous adenoma

83
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Episodic elevations in serum amino transferase

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Hepatitis C

84
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Ground glass hepatocytes

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Hepatitis B

85
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Muddy red, mushy appearance with blotchy bile staining, collapsed reticulin framework and preserved portal tracts

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Fulminant liver

86
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Yellow and greasy liver

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Hepatic steatosis

87
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Mallory bodies (eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions)

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Alcoholic liver disease (Wilsons and NASH have these, too)

88
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“Alligator skin” like mucosal changes

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Gastric varices

89
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Iron deposits appear blue; “bronze diabetes”

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Hemochromatosis

90
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Kayser-Fleischer ring (and Mallory bodies)

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Wilson’s disease

91
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Round/oval cytoplasmic globular inclusions in hepatocytes, strongly PAS+

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Alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency

92
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+anti mitochondrial antibody

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Primary biliary cirrhosis

93
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Barium –> beaded appearance in biliary tree; assoc w ulcerative colitis; “onion skin” like appearance Increased risk of Cholangiocarcinoma

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis

94
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CA 19-9 and CA 50

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Cholangiocarcinoma

95
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Abnormal deposition of cholesterol and TG-filled macrophages in lamina propria of GB; “strawberry gallbladder”

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Cholesterolosis

96
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Shaggy, roughened mucosal surface or “porcelain” appearance; Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses in muscularis

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Chronic cholecystitis

97
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“Onion skin” like; concentric peri-ductal fibrosis

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Ascending cholangitis

98
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No epithelial lining

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Pancreatic pseudocyst

99
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Sheets of cells with uniform nuclei and eosinophilic or clear cytoplasm with PAS+ eosinophilic inclusions (similar to carcinoid) Cystic areas between cells..

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Solid pseudopapillary tumor

100
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Honeycombed, Von Hippel Lindau syndrome (cysts and hemangioblastomas), cysts contain ciliates, cuboidal epithelium

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Serous cystadenoma

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