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Rapid Review: Classic Labs/Findings Flashcards

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Anticentromere Antibodies

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Scleroderma (CREST)

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Antidesmoglein (Epithelial) Antibodies

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Pemphigus Vulgaris (Blistering)

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Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies

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Goodpasture Syndrome (Glomerulonephritis & Hemoptysis)

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Antihistone Antibodies

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Drug-Induced SLE (Hydralazine, Isoniazid, Phenytoin, Procainamide)

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Anti-IgG Antibodies

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (Systemic Inflammation, Joint Pannus, Boutonnière Deformity)

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Antimitochondrial Antibodies (AMAs)

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1 ° Biliary Cirrhosis (Female, Cholestasis, Portal Hypertension)

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Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCAs)

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Vasculitis (PR3-ANCA / c-ANCA: Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis [Wegener’s]; MPO-ANCA / p-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome)

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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANAs: Anti-Smith & Anti-dsDNA)

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SLE (Type III Hypersensitivity)

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Antiplatelet Antibodies

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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Anti-Topoisomerase Antibodies

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Diffuse Systemic Scleroderma

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Anti-Transglutaminase / Anti-Gliadin / Anti-Endomysial Antibodies

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Celiac Disease (Diarrhea, Distention, Weight Loss)

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“Apple-Core” Lesion On Abdominal X-Ray

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Colorectal Cancer (Usually Left-Sided)

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Azurophilic Peroxidase-Positive Granular Inclusions In Granulocytes & Myeloblasts

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Auer Rods (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Especially The Promyelocytic [M3] Type)

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Bacitracin Response

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Sensitive: Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A); Resistant: Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B)

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“Bamboo Spine” On X-Ray

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Ankylosing Spondylitis (Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis: HLA-B27)

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Basophilic Nuclear Remnants In RBCs

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Howell-Jolly Bodies (Due To Splenectomy Or Nonfunctional Spleen)

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Basophilic Stippling Of RBCs

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Lead Poisoning Or Sideroblastic Anemia

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Bloody Or Yellow Tap On Lumbar Puncture

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

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“Boot Shaped” Heart On X-Ray

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Tetralogy Of Fallot (Due To RVH)

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Branching Gram-Positive Rods With Sulfur Granules

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Actinomyces israelii

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Bronchogenic Apical Lung Tumor On Imaging

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Pancoast Tumor (Can Compress Sympathetic Ganglion & Cause Horner’s Syndrome)

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“Brown” Tumor Of Bone

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Hyperparathyroidism Or Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica (Deposited Hemosiderin From Hemorrhage Gives Brown Color)

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Cardiomegaly With Apical Atrophy

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Chagas Disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)

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Cellular Crescents In Bowman’s Capsule

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Rapidly Progressive Crescentic Glomerulonephritis

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“Chocolate Cyst” Of Ovary

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Endometriosis (Frequently Involves Both Ovaries)

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Circular Grouping Of Dark Tumor Cells Surrounding Pale Neurofibrils

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Homer-Wright Rosettes (Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Retinoblastoma)

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Colonies Of Mucoid Pseudomonas In Lungs

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Cystic Fibrosis (Autosomal Recessive Mutation In CFTR Gene → Fat-Soluble Vitamin Deficiency & Mucous Plugs)

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↓ α-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid/Maternal Serum

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Down Syndrome Or Other Chromosomal Abnormality

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Degeneration Of Dorsal Column Nerves

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Tabes Dorsalis (3° Syphilis), Subacute Combined Degeneration (Dorsal Columns & Lateral Corticospinal Tracts Affected)

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Depigmentation Of Neurons In Substantia Nigra

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Parkinson’s Disease (Basal Ganglia Disorder: Rigidity, Resting Tremor, Bradykinesia)

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Desquamated Epithelium Casts In Sputum

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Curschmann Spirals (Bronchial Asthma; Can Result In Whorled Mucous Plugs)

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Disarrayed Granulosa Cells Arranged Around Collections Of Eosinophilic Fluid

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Call-Exner Bodies (Granulosa-Theca Cell Tumor Of The Ovary)

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Dysplastic Squamous Cervical Cells With “Raisinoid” Nuclei & Hyperchromasia

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Koilocytes (HPV: Predisposes To Cervical Cancer)

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Enlarged Cells With Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies

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“Owl’s Eye” Appearance Of CMV

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Enlarged Thyroid Cells With Ground-Glass Nuclei With Central Clearing

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“Orphan Annie Eyes” Nuclei (Papillary Carcinoma Of The Thyroid)

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Eosinophilic Cytoplasmic Inclusion In Liver Cell

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Mallory Bodies (Alcoholic Liver Disease)

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Eosinophilic Cytoplasmic Inclusion In Nerve Cell

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Lewy Body (Parkinson Disease)

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Eosinophilic Globule In Liver

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Councilman Body (Toxic Or Viral Hepatitis, Often Yellow Fever) Represents Hepatocyte Undergoing Apoptosis

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Eosinophilic Inclusion Bodies In Cytoplasm Of Hippocampal & Cerebellar Neurons

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Negri Bodies Of Rabies (Lyssavirus)

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Extracellular Amyloid Deposition In Gray Matter Of Brain

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Senile Plaques (Alzheimer Disease)

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Giant B Cells With Bilobed Nuclei With Prominent Inclusions (“Owl’s Eye”)

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Reed-Sternberg Cells (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma)

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Glomerulus-Like Structure Surrounding Vessel In Germ Cells

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Schiller-Duval Bodies (Yolk Sac Tumor)

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“Hair On End” (Crew-Cut) Appearance On X-Ray

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β-Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia (Marrow Expansion)

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hCG Elevated

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Choriocarcinoma, Hydatidiform Mole (Occurs With & Without Embryo & Multiple Pregnancy)

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Heart Nodules (Granulomatous)

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Aschoff Bodies (Rheumatic Fever)

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Heterophile Antibodies

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Infectious Mononucleosis (EBV)

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Hexagonal, Double-Pointed, Needle-Like Crystals In Bronchial Secretions

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Bronchial Asthma (Charcot-Leyden Crystals: Eosinophilic Granules)

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High Level Of D-dimers

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DVT, Pulmonary Embolism, DIC

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Hilar Lymphadenopathy, Peripheral Granulomatous Lesion In Middle Or Lower Lung Lobes (Can Calcify)

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Ghon Complex (Primary TB: Mycobacterium bacilli)

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“Honeycomb Lung” On X-Ray Or CT

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Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Hypercoagulability (Leading To Migrating DVTs & Vasculitis)

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Trousseau’s Syndrome (Adenocarcinoma Of Pancreas Or Lung)

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Hypersegmented Neutrophils

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Megaloblastic Anemia (B12 Deficiency: Neurologic Symptoms; Folate Deficiency: No Neurologic Symptoms)

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Hypertension, Hypokalemia, Metabolic Alkalosis

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Conn Syndrome (Primary Hyperaldosteronism)

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Hypochromic, Microcytic Anemia

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Iron Deficiency Anemia, Lead Poisoning, Thalassemia (Fetal Hemoglobin Sometimes Present)

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↑ α-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid / Maternal Serum

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Dating Error, Anencephaly, Spina Bifida (Neural Tube Defects)

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↑ Uric Acid Levels

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Gout, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, Loop & Thiazide Diuretics

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Intranuclear Eosinophilic Droplet-Like Bodies

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Cowdry Type A Bodies (HSV or VZV)

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Iron-Containing Nodules In Alveolar Septum

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Ferruginous Bodies (Asbestosis: ↑ Chance Of Mesothelioma)

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Keratin Pearls On A Skin Biopsy

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Large Lysosomal Vesicles In Phagocytes, Immunodeficiency

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Chediak-Higashi Disease (Congenital Failure Of Phagolysosome Formation)

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“Lead Pipe” Appearance Of Colon On Barium Enema X-Ray

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Ulcerative Colitis (Loss Of Haustra)

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Linear Appearance Of lgG Deposition On Glomerular & Alveolar Basement Membranes

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Goodpasture Syndrome

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Low Serum Ceruloplasmin

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Wilson Disease (Hepatolenticular Degeneration)

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“Lumpy Bumpy” Appearance Of Glomeruli On Immunofluorescence

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Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis (Due To Immune Complex Deposition Of lgG, IgM & C3b)

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Lytic (“Hole Punched”) Bone Lesions On X-Ray

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Multiple Myeloma

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Mammary Gland (“Blue Domed”) Cyst

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Fibrocystic Change Of The Breast

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Monoclonal Antibody Spike

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Multiple Myeloma (Usually lgG Or lgA)
Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Undetermined Significance (MGUS; NucleusNormal Consequence Of Aging)
Waldenstrom's (M Protein = IgM) Macroglobulinemia Primary Amyloidosis
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Mucin-Filled Cell With Peripheral

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Signet Ring (Gastric Carcinoma)

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Narrowing Of Bowel Lumen On Barium X- Ray

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“String Sign” (Crohn Disease)

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Necrotizing Vasculitis (Lungs) & Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis

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Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener’s; PR3-ANCA / c-ANCA Positive) & Goodpasture’s Syndrome (Anti-Basement Membrane Antibodies)

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Needle-Shaped, Negatively Birefringent Crystals

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Gout (Monosodium Urate Crystals)

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Nodular Hyaline Deposits In Glomeruli

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Kimmelstiel-Wilson Nodules (Diabetic Nephropathy)

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Novobiocin Response

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Sensitive: Staphylococcus epidermidis
Resistant: Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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“Nutmeg” Appearance Of Liver

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Chronic Passive Congestion Of Liver Due To Right Heart Failure Or Budd-Chiari Syndrome

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“Onion Skin” Periosteal Reaction

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Ewing’s Sarcoma (Malignant Small Blue Cell Tumor)

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Optochin Response

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Sensitive: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Resistant: Viridans streptococci (S. mutans, S. sanguis)

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Periosteum Raised From Bone, Creating Triangular Area

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Codman Triangle On X-Ray (Osteosarcoma, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Pyogenic Osteomyelitis)

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Podocyte Fusion Or “Effacement” On Electron Microscopy

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Minimal Change Disease (Child With Nephrotic Syndrome)

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Polished, “Ivory Like” Appearance Of Bone At Cartilage Erosion

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Eburnation (Osteoarthritis Resulting In Bony Sclerosis)

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Protein Aggregates In Neurons From Hyperphosphorylation Of Protein Tau

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Neurofibrillary Tangles (Alzheimer’s Disease) & Pick’s Bodies (Pick ‘s Disease)

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Psammoma Bodies

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Meningiomas, Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, Mesothelioma, Papillary Serous Carcinoma Of The Endometrium & Ovary

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Pseudopalisading Tumor Cells On Brain Biopsy

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Glioblastoma Multiforme

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RBC Casts In Urine

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Glomerulonephritis

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Rectangular, Crystal-Like, Cytoplasmic Inclusions In Leydig Cells

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Reinke Crystals ( Leydig Cell Tumor)

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Renal Epithelial Casts In Urine

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Intrinsic Renal Failure (e.g., Ischemia Or Toxic Injury)

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Rhomboid Crystals, Positively Birefringent

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Pseudogout (Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystals)

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Rib Notching

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Coarctation Of The Aorta

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Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesion In AIDS

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Toxoplasma gondii, CNS Lymphoma

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Sheets Of Medium-Sized Lymphoid Cells With Scattered Pale, Tingible Body-Laden Macrophages (“Starry Sky” Histology)

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Burkitt’s Lymphoma (t [8:14] c-myc Activation, Associated With EBV; “Starry Sky” Made Up Of Malignant Cells)

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Silver-Staining Spherical Aggregation Of Tau Proteins In Neurons

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Pick bodies (Pick’s Disease: Progressive Dementia, Changes In Personality)

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“Soap Bubble” In Femur Or Tibia On X-Ray

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Giant Cell Tumor Of Bone (Generally Benign)

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“Spikes” On Basement Membrane, “Dome Like” Subepithelial Deposits

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Membranous Glomerulonephritis (May Progress To Nephrotic Syndrome)

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Stacks Of RBCs

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Rouleaux Formation (High ESR, Multiple Myeloma)

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Stippled Vaginal Epithelial Cells

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“Clue Cells” (Gardnerella vaginalis)

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“Tennis Racket” Shaped Cytoplasmic Organelles (EM) In Langerhans Cells

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Birbeck Granules (Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Or Histiocytosis X: Eosinophilic Granuloma)

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Thrombi Made Of White / Red Layers

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Lines Of Zahn (Arterial Thrombus, Layers Of Platelets / RBCs)

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“Thumb Sign” On Lateral X-Ray

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Epiglottitis (Haemophilus influenzae)

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Thyroid-Like Appearance Of Kidney

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Chronic Bacterial Pyelonephritis

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Tram-Track Appearance Of Capillary Loops Of Glomerular Basement Membranes On Light Microscopy

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Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis

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Triglyceride Accumulation In Liver Cell Vacuoles

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Fatty Liver Disease (Alcoholic Or Metabolic Syndrome)

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“Waxy” Casts With Very Low Urine Flow

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Chronic End-Stage Renal Disease

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WBC Casts In Urine

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Acute Pyelonephritis

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WBCs That Look “Smudged”

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CLL (Almost Always B Cell)

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“Wire Loop” Glomerular Capillary Appearance On Light Microscopy

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Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis (Usually Seen With Lupus)

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Yellowish CSF

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Xanthochromia (e.g., Due To Subarachnoid Hemorrhage)

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Atypical Lymphocytes

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“Delta Wave” On EKG, Short PR Interval, Supraventricular Tachycardia

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Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome (Bundle Of Kent Bypasses AV Node)

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Electrical Alternans (Alternating Amplitude On EKG)

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Pericardial Tamponade

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Recurrent Infections, Eczema, Thrombocytopenia

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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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“Steeple” Sign On CXR

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Croup (Parainfluenza Virus)

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Streptococcus bovis Bacteremia

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Colon Cancer

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Thousands Of Polyps On Colonoscopy

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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (Autosomal Dominant, Mutation Of APC Gene)

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