Pathology Flashcards

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Connective tissues all have a common theme, which is…

A

They are inflammatory / autoantibody driven

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2
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Lupus antibodies are directed against

A

Structural components of DNA

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3
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Scleroderma antibodies are directed against which structures? (2)

A
  • Anti-centromere

- Anti-telomere

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4
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ANA+ and anti-dsDNA+ suggests which disease?

A

SLE

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5
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Anti-Scl-70+ suggests which disease?

A

Scleroderma

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6
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CREST is AKA

A

Scleroderma

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7
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Vasculitis only ever affects the arterial vessels. True/false?

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False - more commonly arterial but can affect all vessels

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8
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Giant Cell Arteritis has a defined cause. True/false?

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False - unknown

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9
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Biopsies are always diagnostic for GCA

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False - segmental and skip lesions present

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10
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A negative biopsy rules out GCA. True/false?

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False

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11
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Fibrinoid necrosis of vessel is buzzword for

A

Polyarthritis nodosa

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12
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Wegner’s is a small/large vasculitis which is also known as….

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Small vasculitis. AKA Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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13
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Churg-Strauss is AKA

A

Eosinophilic granulomatosis

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14
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Most common cause of overproduction of gout

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Idiopathic (Lysch-Nyham is rare)

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15
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What is the most common cause of gout?

A

Under-excretion

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16
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Urate secretion is reduced by which common cardiac / resp medication?

A

Thiazide diuretics

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17
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Paget’s disease is a condition of more/less bone which is normal/abnormal.

A

More bone which is abnormal.

18
Q

RANK-L is associated with which condition?

A

Paget’s Disease

19
Q

Osteomalacia in the young is termed

20
Q

Osgood-Schlatter’s affects which area and in which group?

A

Affects the patellar tendon at its tibial insertion, affects the sporty youth.

21
Q

Chondromalacia patella is AKA

A

Runner’s Knee

22
Q

GCA affects which artery?

A

Temporal arteries (may also involve ophthalmic and vertebral)

23
Q

Does a negative biopsy rule out GCA?

A

No, skip lesions

24
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Polyarteritis nodosa is a vasculitis of which vessel size?

A

Small to medium sized

25
Does polyarteritis involve the lungs?
No, characteristically spares
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Polyarteritis nodosa typically affects which organ?
Kidney
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Is polyarteritis nodosa ANCA positive/negative?
Negative
28
Which % of Polyarteritis Nodosa patients havee hepatitis B?
33%
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Henloch-Schlein-Purpura is a vasculitis of which vessel size?
Small
30
Goodpasture's Syndrome is a vasculitis of which vessel size?
Small
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Are crystals from gout present after lab processing?
No, lost in formalin and residual amorphous eosinophilic debris
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Psuedogout is caused by what
Calcium pyrophosphate
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Psuedogout is often incidentally seen on which imaging modality?
X-ray
34
What are the 3 stages of Paget's?
Osteolytic Mixed Burnt out
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"Thick excess bone with abnormal reversal line in a mosaic pattern" indicates which disease?
Paget's
36
Leontiasis ossea is indicative of which disease?
Paget's (Lion's Face)
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Platybasia is indicative of which disease
Paget's (spine abnormality)
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Sabre tibia is indicative of which disease?
Paget's
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What's a potentially serious complication of Paget's Disease (cancer)?
Osteosarcoma
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"Rickety rosary" is a sign for which disease
Osteomalacia