Rapid Review - First Aid Flashcards
Classic Presentations:
- gout
- intellectual disability
- self-mutilating behavior
- male
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
- HGPRT deficiency
- X-linked recessive
Classic Presentations:
- situs inversus
- chronic sinusitis
- bronchiectasis
- infertility
Kartagener Syndrome
- dynein arm defect affecting cilia
Classic Presentations:
- blue sclera
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- type I collagen defect
Classic Presentations:
- elastic skin
- hypermobility of joints
- ↑ bleeding tendency
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- type V collagen defect
- type III collagen defect seen in vascular subtype of ED
Classic Presentations:
- arachnodactyly
- lens dislocation (upward)
- aortic dissection
- hyperflexible joints
Marfan Syndrome
- fibrillin defect
Classic Presentations:
- café-au-lait spots (unilateral)
- polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
- precocious puberty
- multiple endocrine abnormalities
McCune-Albright Syndrome
- mosaic G-protein signaling mutation
Classic Presentations:
- calf pseudohypertrophy
Muscular Dystrophy
- most commonly Duchenne
- due to X-linked recessive frameshift mutation of dystrophin gene
Classic Presentations:
- child uses arms to stand up from squat
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Gowers sign
Classic Presentations:
- slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
- X-linked missense mutation in dystrophin
- less severe than Duchenne
Classic Presentations:
- cleft lip/palate
- microcephaly or holoprosencephaly
- polydactyly
- cutis aplasia
Patau Syndrome
- Trisomy 13
Classic Presentations:
- microcephaly
- rocker-bottom feet
- clenched hands
- structural heart defect
Edwards Syndrome
- Trisomy 18
Classic Presentations:
- single palmar crease
Down Syndrome
Classic Presentations:
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- edema
- alcoholism or malnutrition
Wet Beriberi
- thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency
Classic Presentations:
- dermatitis
- dementia
- diarrhea
Pellagra
- niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency
Classic Presentations:
- swollen gums
- mucosal bleeding
- poor wound healing
- petechiae
Scurvy
- vitamin C deficiency
- can’t hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis
Classic Presentations:
- chronic exercise intolerance
- myalgia
- fatigue
- painful cramps
- myoglobinuria
McArdle Disease
- skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency
Classic Presentations:
- infant
- hypoglycemia
- hepatomegaly
Cori Disease
- debranching enzyme deficiency
Von Gierke disease
- glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
- more severe
Classic Presentations:
- myopathy (infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- exercise intolerance
Pompe Disease
- lysosomal α-1,4-glucosidase deficiency
Classic Presentations:
- “cherry-red spots” on macula
Tay-Sachs
- ganglioside accumulation
Niemann-Pick
- sphingomyelin accumulation
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Classic Presentations:
- hepatosplenomegaly
- pancytopenia
- osteoporosis
- aseptic necrosis of femoral head
- bone crises
Gaucher Disease
- glucocerebrosidase deficiency
Classic Presentations:
- achilles tendon xanthoma
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- ↓ LDL receptor signaling
Classic Presentations:
- anaphylaxis following blood transfusion
IgA Deficiency
Classic Presentations:
- male child
- recurrent infections
- no mature B cells
Bruton Disease
- X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Classic Presentations:
- recurrent cold (noninflamed) abscesses
- unusual eczema
- high serum IgE
Hyper-IgE Syndrome
- Job Syndrome
- neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality
Classic Presentations:
- strawberry tongue
- Scarlet Fever
- Kawasaki Disease
Classic Presentations:
- adrenal hemorrhage
- hypotension
- DIC
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
- meningococcemia
Classic Presentations:
- red “currant jelly” sputum
- alcoholic or diabetic patients
Klebsiella pneumoniae Pneumonia
Classic Presentations:
- large rash with bull’s-eye appearance
Erythema Chronicum Migrans
- Ixodes tick bite
- Lyme Disease: Borrelia
Classic Presentations:
- indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
- Nonpainful: chancre (1° syphilis, Treponema pallidum)
- Painful, with exudate: chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
Classic Presentations:
- pupil accommodates but doesn’t react
Neurosyphilis
- Argyll Robertson pupil
Classic Presentations:
- smooth, moist, painless, wart-like white lesions on genitals
Condylomata Lata
- 2° syphilis
Classic Presentations:
- fever, chills, headache, and myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis
Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction
- rapid lysis of spirochetes results in endotoxin-like release
Classic Presentations:
- dog or cat bite resulting in infection
- Pasteurella multocida*
- cellulitis at inoculation site)
Classic Presentations:
- rash on palms and soles
- Coxsackie A
- 2° Syphilis
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Classic Presentations:
- black eschar on face
- diabetic ketoacidosis
Mucor or Rhizopus fungal infection
Classic Presentations:
- chorioretinitis
- hydrocephalus
- intracranial calcifications
Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Classic Presentations:
- fever
- cough
- conjunctivitis
- coryza
- diffuse rash
Measles
Classic Presentations:
- small, irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa with blue-white centers
Koplik Spots
- measles (rubeola) virus
Classic Presentations:
- back pain
- fever
- night sweats
Pott Disease
- vertebral TB
Classic Presentations:
- child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body
Erythema Infectiosum/Fifth Disease
- “slapped cheeks” appearance
- Parvovirus B19
Classic Presentations:
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- leukocytosis
- recent antibiotic use
Clostridium difficile
Classic Presentations:
- bounding pulses
- wide pulse pressure
- diastolic heart murmur
- head bobbing
Aortic Regurgitation
Classic Presentations:
- systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)
Aortic Stenosis
Classic Presentations:
- continuous “machine-like” heart murmur
PDA
- close with indomethacin
- keep open with PGE analogs
Classic Presentations:
- chest pain on exertion
Angina
- stable: with moderate exertion
- unstable: with minimal exertion or at rest
Classic Presentations:
- chest pain
- ST depression on ECG
- Angina (⊝ troponins)
- NSTEMI (⊕ troponins)
Classic Presentations:
- chest pain
- pericardial effusion/friction rub
- persistent fever following MI
Dressler Syndrome
- autoimmune-mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis
- 2 weeks to several months after acute episode
Classic Presentations:
- painful, raised red lesions on pads of fingers/toes
Osler Nodes
- infective endocarditis
- immune complex deposition
Classic Presentations:
- painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles
Janeway Lesions
- infective endocarditis
- septic emboli/microabscesses
Classic Presentations:
- splinter hemorrhages in fingernails
Bacterial Endocarditis
Classic Presentations:
- retinal hemorrhages with pale centers
Roth Spots
- bacterial endocarditis
Classic Presentations:
- distant heart sounds
- distended neck veins
- hypotension
Beck Triad
- cardiac tamponade
Classic Presentations:
- cervical lymphadenopathy
- desquamating rash
- coronary aneurysms
- red conjunctivae and tongue
- hand-foot changes
Kawasaki Disease
- treat with IVIG and aspirin
Classic Presentations:
- palpable purpura on buttocks/legs
- joint pain
- abdominal pain (child)
- hematuria
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
- IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys
Classic Presentations:
- telangiectasias
- recurrent epistaxis
- skin discoloration
- arteriovenous malformations
- GI bleeding
- hematuria
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
- Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome
Classic Presentations:
- skin hyperpigmentation
- hypotension
- fatigue
1° Adrenocortical Insufficiency
- Addison Disease
- causes ↑ ACTH and ↑ α-MSH production
Classic Presentations:
- cold intolerance
Hypothyroidism
Classic Presentations:
- cutaneous/dermal edema due to deposition of mucopolysaccharides in connective tissue
Myxedema
- caused by hypothyroidism
- Graves Disease—pretibial
Classic Presentations:
- facial muscle spasm upon tapping
Chvostek Sign
- hypocalcemia
Classic Presentations:
- no lactation postpartum
- absent menstruation
- cold intolerance
Sheehan Syndrome
- postpartum hemorrhage leading to pituitary infarction
Classic Presentations:
- deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Kussmaul respirations
Classic Presentations:
- cutaneous flushing
- diarrhea
- bronchospasm
Carcinoid Syndrome
- right-sided cardiac valvular lesions
- ↑ 5-HIAA
Classic Presentations:
- pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors
MEN 1
- autosomal dominant
Classic Presentations:
- thyroid tumors
- pheochromocytoma
- ganglioneuromatosis
- Marfanoid habitus
MEN 2B
- autosomal dominant RET mutation
Classic Presentations:
- thyroid and parathyroid tumors
- pheochromocytoma
MEN 2A
- autosomal dominant RET mutation
Classic Presentations:
- jaundice
- palpable distended non-tender gallbladder
Courvoisier Sign
- distal malignant obstruction of biliary tree
Classic Presentations:
- painless jaundice
Cancer of the Pancreatic Head
- obstruction of the bile duct
Classic Presentations:
- vomiting blood following gastroesophageal lacerations
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
- alcoholic and bulimic patients
Classic Presentations:
- dysphagia (esophageal webs)
- glossitis
- iron deficiency anemia
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
- may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Classic Presentations:
- enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Virchow Node
- abdominal metastasis
Classic Presentations:
- weight loss
- diarrhea
- arthritis
- fever
- adenopathy
Whipple Disease
- Tropheryma whipplei
Classic Presentations:
- severe RLQ pain with palpation of LLQ
Rovsing Sign
- acute appendicitis
Classic Presentations:
- severe RLQ pain with deep tenderness
McBurney Sign
- acute appendicitis
Classic Presentations:
- hamartomatous GI polyps
- hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands/genitalia
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- inherited, benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction
- ↑ cancer risk, mainly GI
Classic Presentations:
- multiple colon polyps
- osteomas/soft tissue tumors
- impacted/supernumerary teeth
Gardner Syndrome
- subtype of FAP
Classic Presentations:
- abdominal pain
- ascites
- hepatomegaly
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
- posthepatic venous thrombosis
Classic Presentations:
- severe jaundice in neonate
Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
- congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Classic Presentations:
- golden brown rings around peripheral cornea
Wilson Disease
- Kayser-Fleischer rings due to copper accumulation
Classic Presentations:
- fat
- female
- forty
- fertile
- familial
Cholelithiasis
- gallstones
Classic Presentations:
- short stature
- café-au-lait spots
- thumb/radial defects
- ↑ incidence of tumors/leukemia
- aplastic anemia
Fanconi Anemia
- genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair
- often progresses to AML
Classic Presentations:
- red urine in the morning
- fragile RBCs
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Classic Presentations:
- painful blue fingers/toes
- hemolytic anemia
Cold Agglutinin Disease
- autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis, and CLL
Classic Presentations:
- mucosal bleeding
- prolonged bleeding time
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
- defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of GpIIb/IIIa
Classic Presentations:
- fever
- night sweats
- weight loss
B Symptoms of Lymphoma
Classic Presentations:
- erythroderma
- lymphadenopathy
- hepatosplenomegaly
- atypical T cells
Mycosis Fungoides
- cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Sézary Syndrome
- mycosis fungoides + malignant T cells in blood
Classic Presentations:
- WBCs that look “smudged”
CLL
Classic Presentations:
- athlete
- polycythemia
2° to Erythropoietin Injection
Classic Presentations:
- neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth
- arm in “waiter’s tip” position
Erb-Duchenne Palsy
- superior trunk (C5–C6) brachial plexus injury
Classic Presentations:
- anterior “drawer sign” ⊕
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Classic Presentations:
- bone pain
- bone enlargement
- arthritis
Paget Disease of Bone
- ↑ osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity
Classic Presentations:
- swollen, hard, painful finger joints in an elderly individual
- pain worse with activity
Osteoarthritis
- osteophytes
- PIP—Bouchard nodes
- DIP—Heberden nodes
Classic Presentations:
- sudden swollen/painful big toe joint
- tophi
Gout/Podagra
- hyperuricemia
Classic Presentations:
- dry eyes
- dry mouth
- arthritis
Sjögren Syndrome
- autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands
Classic Presentations:
- urethritis
- conjunctivitis
- arthritis
- male
Reactive Arthritis
- HLA-B27
Classic Presentations:
- “butterfly” facial rash
- Raynaud phenomenon
- young female
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Classic Presentations:
- painful fingers/toes changing color from white to blue to red with cold or stress
Raynaud Phenomenon
- vasospasm in extremities
Classic Presentations:
- anticentromere antibodies
Scleroderma
- CREST
Classic Presentations:
- dark purple skin/mouth nodules in a patient with AIDS
Kaposi Sarcoma
- associated with HHV-8
Classic Presentations:
- anti-desmoglein (anti-desmosome) antibodies
Pemphigus Vulgaris
- blistering
Classic Presentations:
- pruritic, purple, polygonal planar papules and plaques
Lichen Planus
Classic Presentations:
- ↑ AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum
- Dating Error
- Open Neural Tube Defects
- anencephaly
- spina bifida
Classic Presentations:
- toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape
Babinski Sign
- UMN lesion
Classic Presentations:
- hyperphagia
- hypersexuality
- hyperorality
- hyperdocility
Klüver-Bucy Syndrome
- bilateral amygdala lesion
Classic Presentations:
- lucid interval after traumatic brain injury
Epidural Hematoma
- middle meningeal artery rupture
Classic Presentations:
- “worst headache of my life”
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Classic Presentations:
- resting tremor
- rigidity
- akinesia
- postural instability
- shuffling gait
Parkinson Disease
- loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta
Classic Presentations:
- chorea
- dementia
- caudate degeneration
Huntington Disease
- autosomal dominant CAG repeat expansion
Classic Presentations:
- nystagmus
- intention tremor
- scanning speech
- bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Multiple Sclerosis
Classic Presentations:
- rapidly progressive limb weakness that ascends following GI/upper respiratory infection
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy subtype
Classic Presentations:
- café-au-lait spots
- Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma)
- cutaneous neurofibromas
- pheochromocytomas
- optic gliomas
Neurofibromatosis Type I
Classic Presentations:
- vascular birthmark (port-wine stain) of the face
Nevus Flammeus
- benign
- associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome
Classic Presentations:
- renal cell carcinoma (bilateral)
- hemangioblastomas
- angiomatosis
- pheochromocytoma
von Hippel-Lindau Disease
- dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation
Classic Presentations:
- bilateral acoustic schwannomas
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Classic Presentations:
- hyperreflexia
- hypertonia
- Babinski sign present
UMN damage
Classic Presentations:
- hyporeflexia
- hypotonia
- atrophy
- fasciculations
LMN damage
Classic Presentations:
- unilateral facial drooping involving forehead
LMN Facial Nerve (CN VII) Palsy
- UMN lesions spare the forehead
Classic Presentations:
- episodic vertigo
- tinnitus
- hearing loss
Meniere Disease
Classic Presentations:
- ptosis
- miosis
- anhidrosis
Horner Syndrome
- sympathetic chain lesion
Classic Presentations:
- conjugate horizontal gaze palsy
- horizontal diplopia
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
- damage to MLF
- may be unilateral or bilateral
Classic Presentations:
- polyuria
- renal tubular acidosis type II
- growth failure
- electrolyte imbalances
- hypophosphatemic rickets
Fanconi Syndrome
- multiple combined dysfunction of the proximal convoluted tubule
Classic Presentations:
- bluish line on gingiva
Burton Line
- lead poisoning
Classic Presentations:
- periorbital and/or peripheral edema
- proteinuria (> 3.5g/day)
- hypoalbuminemia
- hypercholesterolemia
Nephrotic Syndrome
Classic Presentations:
- hereditary nephritis
- sensorineural hearing loss
- cataracts
Alport Syndrome
- mutation in collagen IV
Classic Presentations:
- streak ovaries
- congenital heart disease
- horseshoe kidney
- cystic hygroma at birth
- short stature
- webbed neck
- lymphedema
Turner Syndrome (45,XO)
Classic Presentations:
- red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola
Paget Disease of the Breast
- sign of underlying neoplasm
Classic Presentations:
- fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
- abnormal curvature
Peyronie Disease
- connective tissue disorder
Classic Presentations:
- hypoxemia
- polycythemia
- hypercapnia
Chronic Bronchitis
- hyperplasia of mucous cells
- “blue bloater”
Classic Presentations:
- pink complexion
- dyspnea
- hyperventilation
Emphysema
- “pink puffer”
- centriacinar—smoking
- panacinar—α1-antitrypsin deficiency
Classic Presentations:
- bilateral hilar adenopathy
- uveitis
Sarcoidosis
- noncaseating granulomas
Classic Labs/Findings:
- ↓ AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum
Down Syndrome
- chromosomal abnormalities
Classic Labs/Findings:
- large granules in phagocytes
- immunodeficiency
Chédiak-Higashi Disease
- congenital failure of phagolysosome formation
Classic Labs/Findings:
- recurrent infections
- eczema
- thrombocytopenia
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Classic Labs/Findings:
- branching gram ⊕ rods with sulfur granules
Actinomyces israelii
Classic Labs/Findings:
- Optochin sensitivity
- Sensitive: S. pneumoniae
- Resistant: viridans streptococci (S. mutans, S. sanguis)
Classic Labs/Findings:
- Novobiocin sensitivity
- Sensitive: S. epidermidis
- Resistant: S. saprophyticus
Classic Labs/Findings:
- Bacitracin sensitivity
- Sensitive: S. pyogenes (group A)
- Resistant: S. agalactiae (group B)
Classic Labs/Findings:
- Streptococcus bovis bacteremia
Colon Cancer
Classic Labs/Findings:
- hilar lymphadenopathy
- peripheral granulomatous lesion in middle or lower lung lobes (can calcify)
Ghon Complex
- 1° TB: Mycobacterium bacilli
Classic Labs/Findings:
- bacteria-covered vaginal epithelial cells
“Clue Cells”
- Gardnerella vaginalis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- ring-enhancing brain lesion on CT/MRI in AIDS
- Toxoplasma gondii
- CNS Lymphoma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- cardiomegaly with apical atrophy
Chagas Disease
- Trypanosoma cruzi
Classic Labs/Findings:
- heterophile antibodies
Infectious Mononucleosis
- EBV
Classic Labs/Findings:
- intranuclear eosinophilic droplet-like bodies
Cowdry Type A Bodies
- HSV
- VZV
Classic Labs/Findings:
- eosinophilic globule in liver
Councilman Body
- viral hepatitis
- yellow fever
- represents hepatocyte undergoing apoptosis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “steeple” sign on frontal CXR
Croup
- parainfluenza virus
Classic Labs/Findings:
- eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampal and cerebellar neurons
Negri Bodies
- rabies
Classic Labs/Findings:
- atypical lymphocytes
EBV
Classic Labs/Findings:
- enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies
CMV
- “owl eye” appearance
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “thumb sign” on lateral neck x-ray
Epiglottitis
- Haemophilus influenzae
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “delta wave” on ECG
- short PR interval
- supraventricular tachycardia
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- Bundle of Kent bypasses AV node
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “boot-shaped” heart on x-ray
Tetralogy of Fallot
- due to RVH
Classic Labs/Findings:
- rib notching (inferior surface, on x-ray)
Coarctation of the Aorta
Classic Labs/Findings:
- heart nodules (granulomatous)
Aschoff Bodies
- rheumatic fever
Classic Labs/Findings:
- electrical alternans (alternating amplitude on ECG)
Pericardial Tamponade
Classic Labs/Findings:
- hypertension
- hypokalemia
- metabolic alkalosis
1° Hyperaldosteronism
- Conn Syndrome
Classic Labs/Findings:
- enlarged thyroid cells with ground-glass nuclei with central clearing
“Orphan Annie” Eyes Nuclei
- papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
Classic Labs/Findings:
- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)
Microscopic Polyangiitis and Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Wegener
- PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA
Classic Labs/Findings:
- mucin-filled cell with peripheral nucleus
“Signet Ring”
- gastric carcinoma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- anti-transglutaminase/anti-gliadin/anti-endomysial antibodies
Celiac Disease
- diarrhea
- weight loss
Classic Labs/Findings:
- narrowing of bowel lumen on barium x-ray
“String Sign”
- Crohn Disease
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “lead pipe” appearance of colon on abdominal imaging
Ulcerative Colitis
- loss of haustra
Classic Labs/Findings:
- thousands of polyps on colonoscopy
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- autosomal dominant
- mutation of APC gene
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “apple core” lesion on barium enema x-ray
Colorectal Cancer
- usually left-sided
Classic Labs/Findings:
- eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in liver cell
Mallory Body
- alcoholic liver disease
Classic Labs/Findings:
- triglyceride accumulation in liver cell vacuoles
Fatty Liver Disease
- alcoholic
- metabolic syndrome
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “nutmeg” appearance of liver
Chronic Passive Congestion of Liver
- right heart failure
- Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Classic Labs/Findings:
- antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs)
1° Biliary Cirrhosis
- female
- cholestasis
- portal hypertension
Classic Labs/Findings:
- low serum ceruloplasmin
Wilson Disease
- hepatolenticular degeneration
- Kayser-Fleischer rings due to copper accumulation
Classic Labs/Findings:
- migratory thrombophlebitis (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis)
Trousseau Syndrome
- adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lungs
Classic Labs/Findings:
- basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs
Howell-Jolly Bodies
- due to splenectomy or nonfunctional spleen
Classic Labs/Findings:
- hypochromic, microcytic anemia
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Lead Poisoning
- Thalassemia—fetal hemoglobin sometimes present
Classic Labs/Findings:
- basophilic stippling of RBCs
- Lead Poisoning
- Sideroblastic Anemia
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “hair on end” (“crew-cut”) appearance on x-ray
Marrow Expansion
- β-Thalassemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
Classic Labs/Findings:
- hypersegmented neutrophils
Megaloblastic Anemia
- B12 deficiency: neurologic symptoms
- folate deficiency: no neurologic symptoms
Classic Labs/Findings:
- antiplatelet antibodies
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Classic Labs/Findings:
- high level of d-dimers
- DVT
- PE
- DIC
Classic Labs/Findings:
- giant B cells with bilobed nuclei with prominent inclusions (“owl’s eye”)
Reed-Sternberg Cells
- Hodgkin Lymphoma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- sheets of medium-sized lymphoid cells with scattered pale, tingible body–laden macrophages (“starry sky” histology)
Burkitt Lymphoma
- t(8:14) c-myc activation
- associated with EBV
- “starry sky” made up of malignant cells
Classic Labs/Findings:
- lytic (“punched-out”) bone lesions on x-ray
Multiple Myeloma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- monoclonal antibody spike
- Multiple Myeloma (usually IgG or IgA)
- Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS consequence of aging)
- Waldenström (M protein = IgM) Macroglobulinemia
- Primary Amyloidosis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- stacks of RBCs
Rouleaux Formation
- high ESR
- multiple myeloma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- azurophilic peroxidase ⊕ granular inclusions in granulocytes and myeloblasts
Auer Rods
- AML, especially the promyelocytic (M3) type
Classic Labs/Findings:
- WBCs that look “smudged”
CLL
- almost always B cell
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “tennis racket”-shaped cytoplasmic organelles (EM) in Langerhans cells
Birbeck Granules
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “brown” tumor of bone
Hyperparathyroidism or Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica
- deposited hemosiderin from hemorrhage gives brown color
Classic Labs/Findings:
- raised periosteum (creating a “Codman triangle”)
Aggressive Bone Lesion
- Osteosarcoma
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Osteomyelitis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “soap bubble” in femur or tibia on x-ray
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
- generally benign
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “onion skin” periosteal reaction
Ewing Sarcoma
- malignant small blue cell tumor
Classic Labs/Findings:
- anti-IgG antibodies
Rheumatoid Arthritis
- systemic inflammation
- joint pannus
- boutonniere and swan neck deformities
Classic Labs/Findings:
- rhomboid crystals
- ⊕ birefringent
Pseudogout
- calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals
Classic Labs/Findings:
- needle-shaped crystals
- ⊝ birefringent
Gout
- monosodium urate crystals
Classic Labs/Findings:
- ↑ uric acid levels
- Gout
- Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Loop and Thiazide Diuretics
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “bamboo spine” on x-ray
Ankylosing Spondylitis
- chronic inflammatory arthritis
- HLA-B27
Classic Labs/Findings:
- antinuclear antibodies (ANAs: anti-Smith and antidsDNA)
SLE
- type III hypersensitivity
Classic Labs/Findings:
- anti-topoisomerase antibodies
Diffuse Systemic Scleroderma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- keratin pearls on a skin biopsy
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- antihistone antibodies
Drug-Induced SLE
- Hydralazine
- Isoniazid
- Phenytoin
- Procainamide
Classic Labs/Findings:
- bloody or yellow tap on lumbar puncture
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Classic Labs/Findings:
- yellowish CSF
Xanthochromia
- due to subarachnoid hemorrhage
Classic Labs/Findings:
- eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in neuron
Lewy Body
- Parkinson Disease
- Lewy Body Dementia
Classic Labs/Findings:
- extracellular amyloid deposition in gray matter of brain
Senile Plaques
- Alzheimer Disease
Classic Labs/Findings:
- depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra
Parkinson Disease
- basal ganglia disorder
- rigidity
- resting tremor
- bradykinesia
Classic Labs/Findings:
- protein aggregates in neurons from hyperphosphorylation of tau protein
- Alzheimer Disease—neurofibrillary tangles
- Pick Disease—Pick bodies
Classic Labs/Findings:
- silver-staining spherical aggregation of tau proteins in neurons
Pick Bodies
- Pick Disease
- progressive dementia,
- changes in personality
Classic Labs/Findings:
- pseudopalisading tumor cells on brain biopsy
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Classic Labs/Findings:
- circular grouping of dark tumor cells surrounding pale neurofibrils
Homer-Wright Rosettes
- Neuroblastoma
- Medulloblastoma
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “waxy” casts with very low urine flow
Chronic End-Stage Renal Disease
Classic Labs/Findings:
- RBC casts in urine
Glomerulonephritis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “tram-track” appearance of capillary loops of glomerular basement membranes on light microscopy
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli
Kimmelstiel-Wilson Nodules
- diabetic nephropathy
Classic Labs/Findings:
- podocyte fusion or “effacement” on electron microscopy
Minimal Change Disease
- child with Nephrotic Syndrome
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “spikes” on basement membrane
- “dome-like” subepithelial deposits
Membranous Nephropathy
- Nnephrotic Syndrome
Classic Labs/Findings:
- anti–glomerular basement membrane antibodies
Goodpasture Syndrome
- glomerulonephritis
- hemoptysis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- cellular crescents in Bowman capsule
Rapidly Progressive Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “wire loop” glomerular capillary appearance on light microscopy
Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis
- usually seen with lupus
Classic Labs/Findings:
- linear appearance of IgG deposition on glomerular and alveolar basement membranes
Goodpasture Syndrome
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “lumpy bumpy” appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence
Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- due to deposition of IgG, IgM, and C3
Classic Labs/Findings:
- necrotizing vasculitis (lungs)
- necrotizing glomerulonephritis
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)
- PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA
Goodpasture Syndrome
- anti–basement membrane antibodies
Classic Labs/Findings:
- thyroid-like appearance of kidney
Chronic Pyelonephritis
- usually due to recurrent infections
Classic Labs/Findings:
- WBC casts in urine
Acute Pyelonephritis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- renal epithelial casts in urine
Intrinsic Renal Failure
- ischemia or toxic injury
Classic Labs/Findings:
- hCG elevated
- Choriocarcinoma
- Hydatidiform Mole
- occurs with and without embryo, and multiple pregnancy
Classic Labs/Findings:
- dysplastic squamous cervical cells with “raisinoid” nuclei
- hyperchromasia
Koilocytes
- HPV
- predisposes to cervical cancer
Classic Labs/Findings:
- Psammoma bodies
- Meningiomas
- Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma
- Papillary Serous Carcinoma of the Endometrium and Ovary
Classic Labs/Findings:
- disarrayed granulosa cells arranged around collections of eosinophilic fluid
Call-Exner Bodies
- granulosa cell tumor of the ovary
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “chocolate cyst” of ovary
Endometriosis
- frequently involves both ovaries
Classic Labs/Findings:
- mammary gland (“blue domed”) cyst
Fibrocystic Change of the Breast
Classic Labs/Findings:
- glomerulus-like structure surrounding vessel in germ cells
Schiller-Duval Bodies
- Yolk Sac Tumor
Classic Labs/Findings:
- rectangular, crystal-like, cytoplasmic inclusions in Leydig cells
Reinke Crystals
- Leydig Cell Tumor
Classic Labs/Findings:
- thrombi made of white/red layers
Lines of Zahn
- arterial thrombus
- layers of platelets/RBCs
Classic Labs/Findings:
- hexagonal, double-pointed, needle-like crystals in bronchial secretions
Charcot-Leyden Crystals
- Bronchial Asthma
- eosinophilic granules
Classic Labs/Findings:
- desquamated epithelium casts in sputum
Curschmann Spirals
- Bronchial Asthma
- can result in whorled mucous plugs
Classic Labs/Findings:
- “honeycomb lung” on x-ray or CT
Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
Classic Labs/Findings:
- colonies of mucoid Pseudomonas in lungs
Cystic Fibrosis
- autosomal recessive mutation in CFTR gene → fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and mucous plugs
Classic Labs/Findings:
- iron-containing nodules in alveolar septum
Ferruginous Bodies
- asbestosis
- ↑ chance of lung cancer
Classic Labs/Findings:
- bronchogenic apical lung tumor on imaging
Pancoast Tumor
- can compress cervical sympathetic chain and cause Horner syndrome
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Ethylene Glycol/Methanol Intoxication
Fomepizole
- alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Penicillin
- Ceftriaxone
- Rifampin—prophylaxis
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA:
- Nafcillin
- Oxacillin
- Dicloxacillin
MRSA:
- Vancomycin
- Daptomycin
- Linezolid
- Ceftaroline
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin Prophylaxis
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Penicillin/Cephalosporin—systemic infection, pneumonia
- Vancomycin—meningitis
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Streptococcus bovis
- Penicillin Prophylaxis
- evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Enterococci
- Vancomycin
- Aminopenicillins
- Cephalosporins
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Amoxicillin ± Clavulanate—mucosal infections
- Ceftriaxone—meningitis
- Rifampin—prophylaxis
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Legionella pneumophila
Macrolides
- Azithromycin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Piperacillin/Tazobactam
- Aminoglycosides
- Carbapenems
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Treponema pallidum
Penicillin G
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Doxycycline + Ceftriaxone—gonorrhea coinfection
- Oral Erythromycin—chlamydial conjunctivitis in infants
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Rickettsia rickettsii
- Doxycycline
- Chloramphenicol
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Candida albicans
- Vaginitis
- Topical Azoles
- Oral/Esophageal
- Nystatin
- Fluconazole
- Caspofungin
- Systemic)
- Fluconazole
- Caspofungin
- Amphotericin B
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Induction—Amphotericin B and Flucytosine
- Maintenance—Fluconazole (in AIDS patients)
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Sporothrix schenckii
- Itraconazole
- Oral Potassium Iodide
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX
- prophylaxis and treatment in immunosuppressed patients, CD4 < 200/mm3
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfadiazine + Pyrimethamine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Malaria
- Chloroquine
- Mefloquine
- Atovaquone/Proguanil—for blood schizont
- Primaquine—for liver hypnozoite
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole
- patient and partner
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Influenza
- Oseltamivir
- Zanamivir
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- CMV
- Ganciclovir
- Foscarnet
- Cidofovir
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone
- add Doxycycline to cover likely concurrent C. trachomatis
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Clostridium difficile
- Oral Metronidazole
- Oral Vancomycin—if refractory
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPE:
- Rifampin
- Isoniazid
- Pyrazinamide
- Ethambutol
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- UTI Prophylaxis
TMP-SMX
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Chronic Hepatitis B or C
- HBV and HCV
- IFN-α
- HCV
- Ribavirin
- Simeprevir
- Sofosbuvir
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Close—Indomethacin
- Open—PGE Analogs
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Stable Angina
Sublingual Nitroglycerin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Hypercholesterolemia
Statin
- first-line
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Buerger Disease
Smoking Cessation
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)
- Cyclophosphamide
- Corticosteroids
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Kawasaki Disease
- IVIG
- High-Dose Aspirin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Temporal Arteritis
High-Dose Steroids
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Arrhythmia—damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB Antiarrhythmics
- Lidocaine
- Mexiletine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Pheochromocytoma
α-Antagonists
- Phenoxybenzamine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Prolactinoma
Dopamine Agonists
- Cabergoline
- Bromocriptine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Central
- Desmopressin
- Nephrogenic
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Indomethacin
- Amiloride
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- SIADH
- Fluid Restriction
- IV Hypertonic Saline
- Conivaptan
- Tolvaptan
- Demeclocycline
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Diabetes Mellitus type 1
- Low Carbohydrate Diet
- Insulin Replacement
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Diabetes Mellitus type 2
- Dietary Intervention
- Oral Hypoglycemics
- Insulin—if refractory
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Fluids
- Insulin
- K+
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Carcinoid Syndrome
Octreotide
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Crohn Disease
- Corticosteroids
- Infliximab
- Azathioprine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Ulcerative Colitis
- 5-ASA Preparations
- Mesalamine
- 6-Mercaptopurine
- Infliximab
- Colectomy
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea
- ↑ fetal hemoglobin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Imatinib
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (M3)
All-Trans Retinoic Acid
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Anticoagulation during Pregnancy
Heparin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Heparin Reversal
Protamine Sulfate
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Immediate Anticoagulation
Heparin
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Long-Term Anticoagulation
- Warfarin
- Dabigatran
- Rivaroxaban
- Apixaban
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Warfarin Reversal
- Acute—Fresh Frozen Plasma
- Non-Acute—Vitamin K
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Cyclophosphamide-Induced Hemorrhagic Cystitis
Mesna
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- HER2/neu ⊕ Breast Cancer
Trastuzumab
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Osteoporosis
- Prophylaxis
- Calcium + Vitamin D
- Treatment
- Bisphosphonates
- PTH Analogs
- SERMs
- Calcitonin
- Denosumab
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Osteomalacia/Rickets
Vitamin D Supplementation
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Chronic Gout
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Allopurinol
- Febuxostat
- Pegloticase
- Probenecid
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Acute Gout Attack
- NSAIDs
- Colchicine
- Glucocorticoids
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Neural Tube Defect Prevention
Prenatal Folic Acid
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Migraine
- Abortive Therapies
- Sumatriptan
- NSAIDs
- Prophylaxis
- Propranolol
- Topiramate
- CCBs
- Amitriptyline
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)
Carbamazepine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
Multiple Sclerosis
- Disease-Modifying Therapies
- β-Interferon
- Natalizumab
- Acute Flares
- IV steroids
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Tonic-Clonic Seizures
- Levetiracetam
- Phenytoin
- Valproate
- Carbamazepine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Absence Seizures
Ethosuximide
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Malignant Hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Anorexia
- Nutrition
- Psychotherapy
- Mirtazapine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Bulimia Nervosa
SSRIs
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Alcoholism
- Disulfiram
- Acamprosate
- Naltrexone
- Supportive Care
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- ADHD
- Methylphenidate
- Amphetamines
- CBT
- Atomoxetine
- Guanfacine
- Clonidine
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Alcohol Withdrawal
Long-Acting Benzodiazepines
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Bipolar Disorder
- Mood Stabilizers
- Lithium
- Valproic Acid
- Carbamazepine
- Atypical Antipsychotics
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Depression
SSRIs
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- SSRIs
- SNRIs—first line
- Buspirone—second line
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Typical and Atypical Antipsychotics
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Atypical Antipsychotics
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- α1-Antagonists
- 5α-Reductase Inhibitors
- PDE-5 Inhibitors
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Infertility
- Leuprolide
- GnRH—pulsatile
- Clomiphene
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Woman
Aromatase Inhibitor
- Anastrozole
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- ER ⊕ Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Prostate Adenocarcinoma/Uterine Fibroids
- Leuprolide
- GnRH—continuous
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Medical Abortion
Mifepristone
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Flutamide
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Sildenafil
- Tadalafil
- Vardenafil
Classic/Relevant Treatments:
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (idiopathic)
- Sildenafil
- Bosentan
- Epoprostenol
Key Associations:
- Mitochondrial Inheritance
- disease occurs in both males and females
- inherited through females only
Key Associations:
- Intellectual Disability
- Down Syndrome
- Fragile X Syndrome
Key Associations:
- Vitamin Deficiency (USA)
Folate
- pregnant women are at high risk
- body stores only 3- to 4-month supply
- prevents neural tube defects
Key Associations:
- Lysosomal Storage Disease
Gaucher Disease
Key Associations:
- Food Poisoning—exotoxin mediated
- S. aureus
- B. cereus
Key Associations:
- Osteomyelitis
- S. aureus*
- most common overall
Key Associations:
- Bacterial Meningitis—adults and elderly
S. pneumoniae
Key Associations:
- Bacterial Meningitis—newborns and kids
- Newborns
- Group B Streptococcus
- E. coli
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Kids/Teens
- S. pneumoniae
- N. meningitidis
Key Associations:
- Gastritis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Gastric Malignancies
- Adenocarcinoma
- MALToma
H. pylori
Key Associations:
- Opportunistic Infection in AIDS
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Key Associations:
- Helminth Infection (US)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Key Associations:
- Myocarditis
Coxsackie B
Key Associations:
- Infection 2° to Blood Transfusion
Hepatitis C
Key Associations:
- Osteomyelitis in Sickle Cell Disease
Salmonella
Key Associations:
- Osteomyelitis with IV Drug Use
- Pseudomonas
- Candida
- S. aureus
Key Associations:
- UTI
- E. coli
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus—young women
Key Associations:
- Sexually Transmitted Disease
- C. trachomatis*
- usually coinfected with N. gonorrhoeae
Key Associations:
- Nosocomial Pneumonia
- S. aureus
- Pseudomonas
- Enteric Gram ⊝ Rods
Key Associations:
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- C. trachomatis
- N. gonorrhoeae
Key Associations:
- Infections in Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- S. aureus
- E. coli
- Aspergillus (catalase ⊕)
Key Associations:
- Metastases to Bone
Prostate, Breast > Lung, Thyroid, Kidney
Key Associations:
- Metastases to Brain
Lung > Breast > Prostate > Melanoma > GI
Key Associations:
- Metastases to Liver
Colon >> Stomach > Pancreas
Key Associations:
- S3 Heart Sound
- ↑ Ventricular Filling Pressure
- Mitral Regurgitation
- HF
- Dilated Ventricles
Key Associations:
- S4 Heart Sound
Stiff/Hypertrophic Ventricle
- Aortic Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Key Associations:
- Constrictive Pericarditis
- TB—developing world
- Idiopathic
- Viral—developed world
Key Associations:
- Holosystolic Murmur
- VSD
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Mitral Regurgitation
Key Associations:
- Ejection Click
Aortic Stenosis
Key Associations:
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Key Associations:
- Heart Murmur—congenital
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Key Associations:
- Chronic Arrhythmia
Atrial Fibrillation
- associated with high risk of emboli
Key Associations:
- Cyanosis—early, less common
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Transposition of Great Vessels
- Truncus Arteriosus
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Key Associations:
- Late Cyanotic Shunt
- uncorrected left to right becomes right to left
Eisenmenger Syndrome
- caused by ASD, VSD, and PDA
- results in pulmonary hypertension/polycythemia
Key Associations:
- Congenital Cardiac Anomaly
VSD
Key Associations:
- 2° Hypertension
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Hyperaldosteronism
Key Associations:
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Marfan Syndrome
- idiopathic cystic medial degeneration
Key Associations:
- Aortic Dissection
Hypertension
Key Associations:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Atherosclerosis
- smoking is major risk factor
Key Associations:
- Ascending or Arch Aortic Aneurysm,
Syphilitic Aortitis
- 3° syphilis
- vasa vasorum destruction
Key Associations:
- Sites of Atherosclerosis
Abdominal Aorta > Coronary Artery > Popliteal Artery > Carotid Artery
Key Associations:
- Cardiac Manifestation of Lupus
Marantic/Thrombotic Endocarditis
- nonbacterial
Key Associations:
- Heart Valve in Bacterial Endocarditis
Mitral > Aortic (rheumatic fever), Tricuspid (IV drug abuse)
Key Associations:
- Endocarditis
-
S. aureus
- acute
- IVDA
- tricuspid valve
- Viridans Stretococci
- subacute
- dental procedure
-
S. bovis
- colon cancer
- culture negative
- Coxiella
- Bartonella
- HACEK
Key Associations:
- Temporal Arteritis
- risk of ipsilateral blindness due to occlusion of ophthalmic artery
- polymyalgia rheumatica
Key Associations:
- recurrent Inflammation/thrombosis of small/medium vessels in extremities
Buerger Disease
- strongly associated with tobacco
Key Associations:
- 1° Cardiac Tumor (kids)
Rhabdomyoma
- often seen in tuberous sclerosis
Key Associations:
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- hypotension
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Key Associations:
- Cushing Syndrome
- Iatrogenic
- from corticosteroid therapy
- Adrenocortical Adenoma
- secretes excess cortisol
- ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Cushing Disease
- Paraneoplastic
- due to ACTH secretion by tumors
Key Associations:
- Tumor of the Adrenal Medulla (kids)
Neuroblastoma
- malignant
Key Associations:
- Tumor of the Adrenal Medulla (adults)
Pheochromocytoma
- usually benign
Key Associations:
- Cretinism
- Iodine Deficiency
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
Key Associations:
- HLA-DR3
- Diabetes Mellitus type 1
- SLE
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- also associated with HLA-DR5
- Addison Disease
Key Associations:
- Thyroid Cancer
Papillary Carcinoma
- childhood irradiation
Key Associations:
- Hypoparathyroidism
accidental excision during thyroidectomy
Key Associations:
- 1° Hyperparathyroidism
- Adenomas
- Hyperplasia
- Carcinoma
Key Associations:
- 2° Hyperparathyroidism
Hypocalcemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Key Associations:
- Hypopituitarism
Pituitary Adenoma
- usually benign tumor
Key Associations:
- HLA-DR4
- Diabetes Mellitus type 1
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Addison Disease
Key Associations:
- refractory peptic ulcers
- high gastrin levels
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
- gastrinoma of duodenum or pancreas
- associated with MEN1
Key Associations:
- Esophageal Cancer
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma—worldwide
- Adenocarcinoma—US
Key Associations:
- acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury
Cushing Ulcer
- ↑ intracranial pressure stimulates vagal gastric H+ secretion
Key Associations:
- acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns
Curling Ulcer
- greatly reduced plasma volume results in sloughing of gastric mucosa
Key Associations:
- bilateral ovarian metastases from gastric carcinoma
Krukenberg Tumor
- mucin-secreting signet ring cells
Key Associations:
- Chronic Atrophic Gastritis
- autoimmune
- predisposition to gastric carcinoma
- can also cause pernicious anemia
Key Associations:
- Gastric Cancer
Adenocarcinoma
Key Associations:
- alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon
Skip Lesions
- Crohn Disease
Key Associations:
- Diverticulum in Pharynx
Zenker Diverticulum
- diagnosed by barium swallow
Key Associations:
- Site of Diverticula
Sigmoid Colon
Key Associations:
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cirrhotic Liver
- hepatitis B and C
- alcoholism
- hemochromatosis
Key Associations:
- Liver Disease
Alcoholic Cirrhosis
Key Associations:
- 1° Liver Cancer
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- chronic hepatitis
- cirrhosis
- hemochromatosis
- α1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Wilson disease
Key Associations:
- hereditary harmless jaundice
Gilbert Syndrome
- benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Key Associations:
- Hemochromatosis
- multiple blood transfusions
- Hereditary HFE Mutation
- heart failure
- “bronze diabetes”
- ↑ risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
Key Associations:
- Pancreatitis (acute)
- gallstones
- alcohol
Key Associations:
- Pancreatitis (chronic)
- alcohol—adults
- cystic fibrosis—kids
Key Associations:
- Autosplenectomy
- fibrosis
- shrinkage
Sickle Cell Disease
- Hemoglobin S
Key Associations:
- Microcytic Anemia
Iron Deficiency
Key Associations:
- Bleeding Disorder with GpIb Deficiency
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
- defect in platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor
Key Associations:
- Hereditary Bleeding Disorder
von Willebrand Disease
Key Associations:
- DIC
- severe sepsis
- obstetric complications
- cancer
- burns
- trauma
- major surgery
- acute pancreatitis
- APL
Key Associations:
- malignancy associated with noninfectious fever
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Key Associations:
- Type of Hodgkin Lymphoma
Nodular Sclerosing
- vs. Mixed Cellularity, Lymphocytic Predominance, Lymphocytic Depletion
Key Associations:
- t(14;18)
Follicular Lymphomas
- BCL-2 activation
- anti-apoptotic oncogene
Key Associations:
- t(8;14)
Burkitt Lymphoma
- c-myc fusion
- transcription factor oncogene
Key Associations:
- Type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Key Associations:
- 1° bone tumor (adults)
Multiple Myeloma
Key Associations:
- age ranges for patient with ALL/CLL/AML/CML
- ALL: child
- CLL: adult > 60
- AML: adult ∼ 65
- CML: adult 45–85
Key Associations:
- Malignancy (kids)
- Leukemia
- Brain Tumors
Key Associations:
- Death in CML
Blast Crisis
Key Associations:
- t(9;22)
- Philadelphia Chromosome
- CML
- BCR-ABL oncogene
- tyrosine kinase activation
- more rarely associated with ALL
Key Associations:
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
Osteoporosis
- Type I: postmenopausal woman
- Type II: elderly man or woman
Key Associations:
- HLA-B27
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- IBD-Associated Arthritis
- Reactive Arthritis (formerly Reiter Syndrome)
Key Associations:
- Death in SLE
Lupus Nephropathy
Key Associations:
- Tumor of Infancy
Strawberry Hemangioma
- grows rapidly and regresses spontaneously by childhood
Key Associations:
- Actinic (Solar) Keratosis
Precursor to Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Key Associations:
Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation
Chiari I Malformation
Key Associations:
- Atrophy of the Mammillary Bodies
Wernicke Encephalopathy
- thiamine deficiency causing ataxia
- ophthalmoplegia
- confusion
Key Associations:
- Viral Encephalitis affecting temporal lobe
HSV-1
Key Associations:
- Epidural Hematoma
Middle Meningeal Artery Rupture
- trauma
- lentiform shaped
Key Associations:
- Subdural Hematoma
Rupture of Bridging Veins
- crescent shaped
Key Associations:
- Dementia
- Alzheimer Disease
- Vascular Dementia
- multiple infarcts
Key Associations:
- demyelinating disease in young women
Multiple Sclerosis
Key Associations:
- Brain Tumor (adults)
Supratentorial
- Metastasis
- Astrocytoma (including Glioblastoma Multiforme)
- Meningioma
- Schwannoma
Key Associations:
- Pituitary Tumor
- Prolactinoma
- Somatotropic Adenoma
Key Associations:
- Brain Tumor (kids)
Infratentorial
- Medulloblastoma (cerebellum)
Supratentorial
- Craniopharyngioma
Key Associations:
Mixed (UMN and LMN) Motor Neuron Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Key Associations:
1° Hyperaldosteronism
Adrenal Hyperplasia or Adenoma
Key Associations:
- Nephrotic Syndrome (adults)
Membranous Nephropathy
Key Associations:
- Nephrotic Syndrome (kids)
Minimal Change Disease
Key Associations:
- Glomerulonephritis (adults)
Berger Disease
- IgA Nephropathy
Key Associations:
- Kidney Stones
- Calcium = radiopaque
- Uric Acid = radiolucent
- Cystine = faintly radiopaque
- Struvite (ammonium) = radiopaque
- formed by urease ⊕ organisms such as Klebsiella, Proteus species, and S. saprophyticus)
Key Associations:
- obstruction of male urinary tract
BPH
Key Associations:
- Renal Tumor
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- von Hippel-Lindau
- cigarette smoking
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- EPO
- Renin
- PTHrP
- ACTH
Key Associations:
- 1° Amenorrhea
Turner Syndrome
- 45,XO
- 45,XO/46,XX mosaic
Key Associations:
- Neuron Migration Failure
Kallmann Syndrome
- hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- anosmia
Key Associations:
- Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Vagina
DES exposure in utero
Key Associations:
- Benign Ovarian Tumor
Serous Cystadenoma
- bilateral
Key Associations:
- Malignant Ovarian Tumor
Serous Cystadenocarcinoma
Key Associations:
- Tumor in Women
Leiomyoma
- estrogen dependent
- not precancerous
Key Associations:
- Gynecologic Malignancy
- Endometrial Carcinoma
- most common in US
- Cervical Carcinoma
- most common worldwide
Key Associations:
- Breast Mass
- Fibrocystic Change
- Carcinoma
- postmenopausal women
Key Associations:
- Breast Tumor
- benign
- young woman
Fibroadenoma
Key Associations:
- Breast Cancer
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Key Associations:
- Testicular Tumor
- Seminoma
- malignant
- radiosensitive)
- ↑ placental ALP
Key Associations:
- right heart failure due to a pulmonary cause
Cor Pulmonale
Key Associations:
- hypercoagulability
- endothelial damage
- blood stasis
Virchow Triad
- ↑ risk of thrombosis
Key Associations:
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- idiopathic
- heritable
- left heart disease (HF)
- lung disease (COPD)
- hypoxemic vasoconstriction (OSA)
- thromboembolic (PE)
Key Associations:
- SIADH
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
Equations:
- Volume of Distribution

Equations:
- Half-Life

Equations:
- Drug Clearance

Equations:
- Loading Dose

Equations:
- Maintenance Dose

Equations:
- Sensitivity

Equations:
- Specificity

Equations:
- Positive Predictive Value

Equations:
- Negative Predictive Value

Equations:
- Odds Ratio (for case-control studies)

Equations:
- Relative Risk

Equations:
- Attributable Risk

Equations:
- Relative Risk Reduction

Equations:
- Absolute Risk Reduction

Equations:
- Number Needed to Treat

Equations:
- Number Needed to Harm

Equations:
- Cardiac Output

Equations:
- Mean Arterial Pressure

Equations:
- Ejection Fraction

Equations:
- Resistance

Equations:
- Stroke Volume

Equations:
- Capillary Fluid Exchange

Equations:
- Renal Clearance

Equations:
- Glomerular Filtration Rate

Equations:
- Effective Renal Plasma Flow

Equations:
- Renal Blood Flow

Equations:
- Filtration Fraction

Equations:
- Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation (for extracellular pH)

Equations:
- Winters Formula

Equations:
- Physiologic Dead Space

Equations:
- Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

Equations:
- Alveolar Gas Equation
