Pathology- Diseases of Organ Systems (34%) Flashcards
Dust from sand, rock or glass. Sandbalsters at risk
Silicosis
Rocky Quarry Disease
Silicosis
Risk for mesothelioma (malignant tumor) in lower lung lobes
Asbestosis
Iron Dust
Siderosis
Cotton Dust. “Brown Lung”
Byssinosis
Black lung disease from miners.
Antracosis
Caplan’s syndrome=
Antracosis + RA
Endemic Fungus around Mississippi or Ohio valleys
Histomycosis or Histoplasmosis
Endemic fungus in deserts of the southwest
coccidiomycosis
San Joaquin Valley Fever
Coccidiomycosis
Curschmann’s Spirals or Charcot Leyden Crystals
Asthma
Sputum analysis yeilds eosinophils
Asthma
Iron in lungs due to bleeding
Hemosiderosis
Affects Chloride Ion Channels in baby.
Cystic Fibrosis
Affects GI and Respiratory Mucus linings and exocrine secretions
Cystic fibrosis
Honeycomb Lung
Pulmonary fibrosis
Caseous necrosis in lung
Tuberculosis
Gohns complexes
Tuberculosis
Epitheliod Histocytes
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis in the spine
Pott’s Disease
Vertebra collapses from TB
Gibbus deformity
vasculitis of the lung and kidney
Wegener’s granulomatosis
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Emphysema
Decreased tubular excretion of nitrogen (increased nitrogen in the blood)
Azotemia
MC/c by prostate problems or ureter stones
hydronephrosis
MC/c by calcium ocalates (too much sugar in diet)
Kidney stones
Kidney Stone Pain Pattern
starts in back and radiates to the flanks, once in ureters it is localized to the groin
RBCs and small amounts of protein in the urine
Nephritic Syndrome
Hypertension, Edema, Proteinurea (massive)
Pre-eclampsia (nephrotic syndrome)
Hypertension, Convulsions, Edema, Proteinurea
Eclampsia (possible fatal)
Moth eaten apperance of Kidney
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Acute Tubercular Necrosis
Shock
Neuroblastoma. Mixed tumor of the kidney. In children (malignant)
Wilm’s Tumor
Decresed cortisol, hypoadrenia, LBP, hyperpigmentation
Addison’s Disease
XS ACTH leading to XS MSH
Addison’s Disease
XS Aldosterone (ZG), hypertension, water retention
Conn’s
XS Cortisol (Z.F), hyperadrenia
Cushing’s
moon face, buffalo hump, purple striae, central obesity
Cushing’s
Hyperplasia of thyroid cells due to lack of iodine
Goiter
Hyperparathyroidism, exopthalmoses, heat intolerence, weight loss, rapid HR, hair loss
Grave’s
AutoImmune disease cause of hypothyroidism
Hashimotos
Increase Pituitary size
Hashimotos
Hypothyroidism, Cretinism (child), Cold intolerance, weight gain, slow HR, lateral 1/3 of eyebrow loss,
Myxedema
HPV 16 virus implicated
Cervical Cancer
can cause testicular cancer
Cryptochism
MC site is the ovary
endometriosis
Uretra exits on the dorsal surface of the penis
epispadias
Urethra exits on the ventral surface of the penis
hypospadias
Pregnancy or hydatidiform mole
increased HcG
non-viable embryo that has implanted
hydatidiform mole
tumor of smooth muscle, fibroids in the uterus
Leiomyoma
anovulation, obesity, hirsutism
Polycystic ovary disease
MC/c of cancer of the testes mesenchymal/stem cells
seminoma
Hutchinson’s teeth, Rhagades, Saddle nose deformity, Sabre blade tibia, interstitial keratitis
congenital syphilis
maculopapular rash and condylomata lata
secondary syphilis
tabes dorsalis, aortic aneurysm, gummas
tertiary syphilis
Argyll Robertson’s puppil, not react to light but constricts on accomodation
tertiary syphilis
Adie’s Pupil
tonic pupil dilation due to injury to CN III’s edinger westphal nucleus