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Pathology Word Associations Flashcards

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alpha-fetoprotein elevation in amniotic fluid

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spina bifida

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alpha-fetoprotein elevation in adult

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hepatocellular carcinoma

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amyloid deposits in the brain

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Alzheimer’s disease

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antibodies to acetylcholine

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myasthenia gravis

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antibodies to calcium influx pumps in NMJ

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Lambert eaton syndrome

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anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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Goodpasture disease

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anti-IgG antibodies

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rheumatoid arthritis

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8
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anti-nuclear antibodies

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SLE

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9
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apical cavitations

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Tuberculosis

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10
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anitschkow cells (Aschoff body)

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rheumatic fever

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11
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apical lung tumor

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pancoast tumor

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12
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ascending demyelinating polyneuropathy

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Guillain-Barre SYNDROME

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aschoff bodies

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rheumatic fever

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14
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auer’s rods

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acute myelogenous leukemia

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15
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basophilic stippling and blue gums

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lead poisoning

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16
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BCR-abl oncogene

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Chronis myelogenous loeukemia

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17
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bence jones proteins

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multiple myeloma

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18
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berry aneurysms

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adult polycystic disease of the kidney

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19
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bilateral adrenal hemorrage

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waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

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20
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bilateral exophthalmos

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graves disease

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21
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bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy

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sarcoidosis, tb, or lymphoma

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22
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bleedings gums

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scurvy

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23
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blue sclera and broken bone

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osteogensis imperfecta

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24
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brodies abcess

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osteomyelitis

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25
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bouchard’s node

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rheumatoid arthritis

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26
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BRCA-1/2 tumor marker

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Breast cancer

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27
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bronze skin and diabetes mellitus and testicular atrophy

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hemochromatosis

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28
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brown cysts in bone

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hyperparathyroidism

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29
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buffalo hump and truncal obesity

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cushing’s syndrome

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30
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bull’s eye rash

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lyme disease

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31
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butterfly rash

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systemic lupus erthematosus

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32
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CA-125

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Ovarian cancer

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33
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Café au lait spots

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Neurofibromastosis

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34
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calor, rubor, tumor, dolor, function laesa

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acute inflammation

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35
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caput medusae

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portal hypertension

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36
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carcinoembryonic antigen

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colon cancer

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37
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caseous necrosis

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tuberculosis

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38
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cerebellar tonsillar herniation

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Arnold-chiari malformation type 2

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39
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cerebellar vermis herniation

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Arnold-chiari malformation type 1

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40
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change from one cell type to another cell type

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metaplasia

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41
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charcot-leyden crystals or curschmann’s spirals

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asthma

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42
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chloride transport regulator defect

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Cystic fibrosis

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43
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cherry red macula and mental retardation

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tay-sachs disease

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44
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chocolate cysts in the pelvis

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endometriosis

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45
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chorea due to decreased GABA

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Huntington’s disease

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46
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clue cells

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bacterial vaginosis

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47
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coagulative necrosis

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myocardial infarction

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48
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cobblestone appearance of intestinal mucosa

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crohn’s disease

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49
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codman’s triangle on x-ray

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osteosarcoma

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50
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condylomata accuminata

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HPV infection

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51
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condylomata lata

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secondary syphilis

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52
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congenital aganglionosis of the colon

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hirschsprung’s disease

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53
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Cullen or grey turner’s sign

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acute pancreatitis

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54
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dark urine and dark cartilage

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alkaptonuria

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55
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defective chromosome 5

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cri du chat

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56
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disorderly non-neoplastic growth

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dysplasia

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57
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disorderly disorganized neoplastic growth

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anaplasia

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58
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downey cells

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mononucleosis

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59
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dry eyes and dry mouth

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sjogren’s syndrome

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60
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dystrophin defect

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duchenne’s muscular dystrophy

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61
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eburnation

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osteoarthritis

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62
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enzymatic necrosis

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acute pancreatitis

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63
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erythema nodosum

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sarcoidosis, tb or drug reaction

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64
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esophageal metaplasia

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barrett esophagus

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65
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fatty necrosis

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liver damage

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66
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fawn’s beard

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spina bifida occulta

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67
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fibrillin defect

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marfan’s syndrome

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68
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galactorrhea

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prolactinoma

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69
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ghon’s focus and complex

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primary tuberculosis

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70
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Guarneri bodies

71
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gumma

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tertiary syphilis

72
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gynecomastia in a tall thin male (XXY)

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klinefelter’s syndrome

73
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herberden’s nodes

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osteoarthritis of the fingers

74
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heliotrope eyelid discolouration and gottron’s papules

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dermatomyositis

75
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heterophil antibodies

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mononucleosis

76
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hirano’s bodies

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Alzheimer’s disease

77
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HLA-B8

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graves disease

78
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HLA-B27

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Psoriatic arthritis, AS, IBD, Reiter’s

79
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HLE-DR3 or 4

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DM type 1, RA, and SLE

80
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human mad cow disease

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

81
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Hunner’s ulcers in the bladder

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interstitial cystitis

82
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Hutchinson’s notched central incisors

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congenital syphilis

83
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hypercoagulability, venous stasis and vessel wall damage

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Virchow’s triad

84
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hyperelasticity of skin and joiny capsule

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ehlers-danlos syndrome

85
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hyperpigmented skin creases with fatigue

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Addison’s disease

86
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immotile cilia with sinusitis, bronchiectasis and situs inversus

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kartagener’s syndrome

87
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inappropriate ADH secretion

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small cell lung cancer

88
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increased sized of tissue or organ

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hypertrophy

89
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increased number of cells

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hyperplasia

90
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indistinct philtrum

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fetal alcohol syndrome

91
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kayser-fleisher rings

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Wilson’s disease

92
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kimmelsteil-wilson nodular sclerosis

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diabetic nephropathy

93
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koilonychias and dysphagia in a post-menopausal woman

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plummer vinson syndrome

94
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langhan’s giant cells

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tuberculosis

95
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large cyst in the posterior cranial fossa

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Dandy Walker syndrome

96
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lewy bodies

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Parkinson’s disease

97
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libman-sack’s endocarditis

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systematic lupus erythematosus

98
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linear esophageal tear after retching

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome

99
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lines of zahn

100
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liquefactive necrosis

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brain infarction

101
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liver and brain damage after aspirin ingestion

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reye syndrome

102
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L-MYC oncogene

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colon cancer

103
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loser’s zone (pseudo-fracture)

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osteomalacia

104
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maccallum’s patch in left atrium

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rheumatic fever

105
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macrocytic normochromic anemia

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folic acid or vitamin b12 deficiency

106
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malignant plasma cells

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multiple myeloma

107
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microcytic hypochromic anemia

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iron deficiency anemia

108
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minimal change of the basement membrane

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nephrotic syndrome

109
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most common cancer in men

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prostate cancer

110
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most common cancer in women

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breast cancer

111
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most common cause of oseomyelitis

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staphyloccus aureus

112
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most common malignant bone tumor

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Metastases

113
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most common benign brain tumor

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meningioma

114
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most common kidney tumor in children

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wilms tumor

115
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most common malignant brain tumor in adults

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glioblastoma multiform

116
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most common malignant brain tumor in children

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neuroblastoma

117
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most common primary bone cancer in adults

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multiple myeloma

118
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most common primary bone cancer in teens

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osteosarcoma

119
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most common skin cancer

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basal cell carcinoma

120
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most malignant skin cancer

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malignant melanoma

121
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M spike on serum electrophoresis

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multiple myeloma

122
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multiple cysts in both kidney’s for adult

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polycycstic disease of the kidney

123
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multiple cysts in one kidney in an infant

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congenital polycystic disease of kidney

124
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multiple superficial ulcers in the colon

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ulcerative colitis

125
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needle-shaped negatively birefringent crystals

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gout (uric acid crystals)

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negri bodies

127
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neurofibrillary tangles

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alzheimers disease

128
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N-MYC oncogene

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Neuroblastoma

129
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non-caseous granulomas in the gut

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crohn’s disease

130
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non-caseous granulomas in the lung

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sarcoidosis

131
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nutmeg liver

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congestive heart failure

132
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onion-skin periosteal reaction on x-ray

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ewing’s sarcoma

133
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oral pigmentation and intestinal polyps

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peutz-jegher syndrome

134
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osteophytes

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osteoarthritis

135
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owl-eye appearance in a lung biopsy

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Cryptococcus neoformans

136
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p16 oncogene

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malignant melanoma

137
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pannus formation

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rheumatoid arthritis

138
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paroxysms of hypertension, palpitations and perspiration

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pheochromocytoma

139
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Philadelphia chromosome

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chronic myelogenous leukemia

140
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pill-rolling tremor and decreased dopamine

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Parkinson’s disease

141
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post coital bleeding

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carcinoma of the cervix

142
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post-menopausal bleeding

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endometrial cancer

143
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prostatic specific antigen

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prostatic carcinoma

144
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pseudo-hypertrophy of calf muscles

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duchenne’s muscular dystrophy

145
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pulmonary stenosis, VSD, over-riding aorta, RVH

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Tetrology of Follot

146
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pulsatile midline abdominal mass

147
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rachitic rosary

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vitamin D deficiency in children

148
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red and grey hepatisation in lung

149
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radiofemoral delay

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coarctation of the aorta

150
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red blood cell casts in urine

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glomerulonephritis

151
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recurrent peptic ulcer

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zollinger-ellison syndrome

152
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rib notching on chest x-ray

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coarctation of the aorta

153
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Reed Sternberg cells

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

154
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rokitansky-ashoff sinuses

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cholecystitis

155
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scanning speech, intention tremor and nystagmus

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multiple sclerosis

156
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sero-positive (rheumatoid factor) arthritis

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RA and SLE

157
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soap-bubble appearance on x-ray

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giant cell tumor

158
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spaghetti and meatballs appearance

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malassezia furfur

159
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splenomegaly and eyethema nodosum

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sarcoidosis

160
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splinter hemorages

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subacute bacterial endocarditis

161
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starry sky appearance in lymph node

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burkitt’s lymphoma

162
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stunted small intestinal villi due to gluten sensitivity

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celiac disease

163
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subchondral sclerosis

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osteoarthritis

164
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thymic and parathyroid aplasia

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digeorge syndrome

165
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thyroglobulin antibodies

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hashimoto’s disease

166
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trisomy 21

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down syndrome

167
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vanilyl mandelic acid in the urine

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pheochromocytoma

168
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Virchow’s triad-vessel damage, stasis, hypercoagulability

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deep vein thrombosis

169
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vomiting blood after protracted vomiting and retching

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome

170
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wallerian degeneration

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nerve damage

171
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weight loss and troister’s sign

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gastric carcinoma

172
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white blood cells case in urine

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pyelonephritis

173
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XO chromosomal disease

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Turner’s disease

174
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zenker’s degeneration

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skeletal muscle damage

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