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Pathology Flashcards

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Abdominal pain and tenderness in the right iliac fossa

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Appendicitis

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Abdominal pain, blue gum line and constipation

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Lead poisoning

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Abdominal pain following an alcoholic binge

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Pancreatitis

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Abdominal pain in right iliac fossa and diarrhea

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Crohn’s Disease

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Abdominal in left iliac fossa, blood in stool, young female

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Ulcerative colitis

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Abdominal pain in left iliac fossa, blood in stool, older male

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Diverticulitis

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Abdominal pain, splenomegaly in a black child

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Sickle Cell disease

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Adrenal hemorrhage and shock

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

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Amenorrhea, no lactation after postpartum hemorrhage

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Sheehan’s syndrome

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Arachnodactyl, lens dislocation, hypermobile joints

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Marfans disease

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Argyll-Robertson pupil, aortic aneurysm and angina pectoris

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Tertiary syphilis

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Ataxia, heart problems and scoliosis

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Friedreich’s disease

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Beefy-red tongue and fatigue

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum

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Sarcoidosis

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Bilateral ptosis, diplopia and difficulty in chewing in female

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Myasthenia gravis

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Bitot’s spots in the eye

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Vitamin A deficiency

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Bladder or bowel control problem

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Cauda Equina syndrome

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Bleeding swollen gums

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Scurvy

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Blue lips, swollen ankles and dyspnea

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Chronic bronchitis

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Blue sclera and frequent fractures in an infant

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Osteogenesis imperfecta

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Bone pain, head enlargement and deafness

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Paget’s disease of bone

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Bronze skin, cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus

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Hemochromatosis

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Buffalo hump, obesity, and purplish abdominal striae

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Cushing’s syndrome

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Buboes in the groin, sign of the groove

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Lymphogranuloma venerum

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Bull’s eye rash

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Lyme disease

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Butterfly rash and multiple painful joints in young female

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Cafe-au-lait spots and skin nodules

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Neurofibromatosis

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Calf pseudohypertrophy ad positive Gower’s sign

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Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy

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Cape-like distribution of loss of pain

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Syringomyelia

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Caput medusa

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Cirrhosis with portal hypertension

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Carditis, chorea, polyarthritis and subcutaneous nodules

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Rheumatic fever

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Casal’s necklace

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Pellagra

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Cat scratch, fever and local lymphadenitis

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Cat scratch disease

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Cauliflower-like lesions on the hands or genitalia

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Human Papilloma viral infection

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Cherry-red spot on the macula

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Tay-Sachs disease

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Cherry-red skin and headaches

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Carbon Monoxide poisoning

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Chest pain worse on lying down and better on sitting forward

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Pericarditis

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Chest pain worse with exertion, better with rest

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Angina pectoris

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Chest pain with sweating and feeling of apprehension

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Myocardial infarction

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Chills, fever, vomiting and costovertebral angle tenderness

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Pyelonephritis

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Chorea and dementia

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Huntington’s disease

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Chronic non-healing ulcer on ear or nose

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Cirrhosis and Kayser-Fleisher rings

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Wilson’s disease

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Clubbing and cyanosis in an infant with heart murmur

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Fallot’s tetralogy

44
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Condylomata accuminata

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Human papilloma virus infection

45
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Condylomata lata

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Secondary syphilis

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Coryza, conjunctivitis and “C” oplick spots

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Deep labored breathing with acetone smell on breath

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia

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Dry eyes, dry mouth and arthritis

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Sjögren’s syndrome

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Dysphagia, glossitis and iron deficiency anemia

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Plummer-Vinson syndrome

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Dyspepsia worse with eating food

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Gastric type of peptic ulcer disease

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Elastic skin with hypermobile joints

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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Enlarged nerves and anesthetic hypopigmented rashes

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Fair, fat, fertile female over 40 with abdominal pain

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Cholecystitis

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Fever, cough, chest pain in a parrot breeder

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Bird fancier’s disease

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This necrosis is seen in infarctions in the heart and is due to protein denaturation?

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Coagulative necrosis

57
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This necrosis is seen in infarctions in the brain?

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Liquefactive necrosis

58
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This necrosis is seen in tuberculosis.

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Caseous necrosis

59
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This necrosis is seen in acute pancreatitis.

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Enzymatic necrosis

60
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This necrosis is seen in liver damage and injury to fatty tissue?

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Fatty necrosis

61
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This type of degeneration shows waxy hyaline as seen in skeletal muscle damage?

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Zenker’s degeneration

62
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This type of degeneration is the dying back of the nerve axons after injury to the nerves?

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Wallerian degeneration

63
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A congenital right to left shunt in the heart causes?

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Cyanotic Heart Disease

64
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A congenital left to right shunt in the heart causes?

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Acyanotic Heart Disease as in VSD, ASD, and PDA

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What is the most commonly blocked artery causing myocardial infarction?

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Left Anterior Descending artery

66
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Right heart failure due to COPD or pulmonary embolism is termed?

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Cor pulmonale

67
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What does CREST syndrome stand for?

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Calcinosis cutis
Raynaud's phenomenon
Esophageal dysfunction
Scleroderma
Telangiectasia
68
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What is the most common adrenal medulla tumor in children?

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Neuroblastoma

70
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What is known as the 10% tumor?

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Pheochromocytoma (adrenal medulla tumor)

71
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This is secreted during the first half of the cycle to stimulate egg development

72
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This is secreted from the pituitary mid cycle to cause ovulation

73
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This is responsible for proliferation during the first half of the cycle and increases pregnancy

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This is responsible for secretion during the second half of the cycle, secreted by the corpus leuteum and increases pregnancy

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Progesterone

75
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S/S: ectopic endometrium, painful menstruation, can lead to infertility

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Endometriosis

76
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This is an infection of fallopian tubes, under 35 y/o, IUD increases risk, ectopic pregnancy

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Salpingitis

77
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This is improper implantation of an egg, rupture could cause sterilization and/or death

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ectopic pregnancy

78
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Instead of a fetus, a disorganized, benign mass develops and is termed what?

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Hydatidiform mole

79
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Instead of a fetus a cancerous mass develops and is termed what

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choriocarcinoma

80
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An increase in GH in a child can lead to what?

81
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An increase in GH in an adult can lead to what?

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Acromegaly

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A decrease in GH can lead to what?

83
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AKA for hyperthyroidism

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S/S: weight loss, insomnia, tachycardia, goiter, nervousness and hypertension

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aka for hypoadrenalism

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aka for hyperadrenalism

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S/S: moon face, hirsutism, purple striae, weight gain, hypertension, buffalo hump

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S/S: bronze skin, hypotension

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