Test 48: Pathology Flashcards
The 2 most important factors in osteoclast differentiation to osteoclasts include
M-CSF: macrophage colony-stimulating factor
RANK-L: receptor for activated nuclear factor kappa B ligand
Interaction of RANK-L with RANK is blocked by what
osteoprotegerin (OPG)
Bone turnover is regulated by what ratio
OPG to RANK-L
Estrogen role on bone
- inducing production of OPG by osteoblasts and stromal cells
- decrease RANK on osteoclast precursor
drug used in postmenopausal osteoprosis
Denosumab
Skin rash, photosensitivity, arthralgia and renal disease in young women suggests
SLE
Name 3 antibodies in SLE
- antinuclear abs (ANA)
- anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) abs : specific
- Anti-Smith abs : specific
Abs found in primary biliary cirrhosis
antimitochondiral abs
Liver mass with increased alpha-fetoprotein has what
hepatocellular carcinoma
which hepatitis can increase risk for hepatocellular carcinoma
B and C
how does HBV invade liver
- integration of viral DNA into genome of host hepatocytes
- tiggers neoplastic changes
14 yr old boy: minimally raised yellow spots on inner surface of abdominal aorta? what is this
fatty streaks
What is in fatty streaks
collection of lipid-laden macrophages ( foam cells)
HPV produce what viral proteins?
E6 and E7
What do E6 and E7 inhibit
E6: p53
E7: Rb
- inhibit cell cycle regulation
clinical feature of acute adrenal insufficiency ( adrenal crisis)
-hypotension/shock
treatment for acute adrenal insufficiency ( adrenal crisis)
- hydrocortisone or dexamethasone immediate
- fluid resuscitation
Patient has severe hypotension, skin hyper pigmentation, weight loss, hypothyroidism puts her at risk of other autoimmune endocrinopathies, has what
primary adrenal insufficiency
Mini-Mental Sate Examination MMSE does not test what? what can be used instead
executive function
- can be tested with clock drawing
patient must have what to demonstrate dementia
- impairment across several cognitive domains
2. functional impairment in activities of daily living
test for concentration
reciting months of year backwards
test for comprehension
following multistep commands
cerebellar vermis controls what? via?
axial/truncal posture coordination
- via medial descending motor system
acute lesions in cerebellar vermis would present as
-truncal and gait ataxia
Lesions in corticospinal tracts in cerebral subcortical white matter and brainstem cause
hemiparesis
lesions to the lower cerebellum vermis and flocculonodular lobe cause what
- vertigo/nystagmus
live biopsy shows, extensive lymphocyte infiltration and granulomatous destruction of interlobular bile ducts. what is this
primary biliary cirrhosis
What gets destroyed in primary biliary cirrhosis
-intrahepatic interlobular bile ducts
clinical features of primary biliary cirhhosis
- fatigue and pruritus ( first symptoms)
- Cholestasis
- xanthelasma
Fever, abdominal pain an jaundice in homeless man suggests
acute viral hepatitis
Fatigue and high alkaline phosphatase in a man with a long history of UC, suggests
primary sclerosing cholangitis
fever and prolonged episode of severe right upper abdominal pain after fatty mean ingestion in middle-aged, obese women suggests
acute cholecystitis
Weight loss, abdominal discomfort, jaundice and epigastric mass in older women suggests
pancreatitc cancer
What can cause functional heart murmurs in the absence of fixed valve lesion
acute hemodynamic changes
Dilatation of the left ventricle in response to increased preload can have what valve impact
functional mitral regurgitation
Holosystolic murmur over cardiac apex
mitral regurgitation
S3 gallop sound indicates
increased left ventricular filling rate during mid diastole
27 yr old male: infertility, bilateral gynecomastia, small firm testes. lower extremities are abnormally long
Klinefelter
47XXY
inhibit levels in Klinefelter
decreased because sertoli cell damage
Decreased LH, normal FSH, and evaluated testosterone in setting of low sperm count suggests
exogenous testosterone use
Normal LH and testosterone, elevated FSH, and a low spurn count suggests
cryptorchidism
D-xylose is what type of molecule
monosaccharide
what type of molecules are readily absorbed in GI tract
monosaccharides
If there is multi system invovlement and a biopsy shows transmural inflammation of the arterial wall with fibrinoid necrosis. what is ti
Polyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis nods greatest predisposing factor is what
Hep B
Most common vasculitis associated with antibiotic use
microscopic polyangiitis
Vasculitis linked to asthma is
Churg-Strauss syndrome
crescent formation on light microscopy is diagnostic of what renal disease
rapidly progressive (crescent) glomerulonephritis
What are 3 different abs in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
- antiglomerular basment membrane abs
- immune complex
- Pauce-Immune
Pauce-Immune in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis have what in kidney and serum
- no immunoglobulin or complement deposits in basement membrane of kidney
- antineutrophil cytoplasmic abs (ANCA) in their serum
What do UVA wavelengths do to the skin
penetrate deeper into skin and cause photo aging
- decreased collagen fibril production `
how does photoaging present on skin
- thinning of epidermis
- increase cross linking of collagen, with deposition of collagen breakdown products
what is the most likely responsible for patien’ts wrinkles
- collagen fibril production
- elastin degration also occurs but not most likely
Most common primary cerebral neoplasm in adults
glioblastoma
location of glioblastoma
cerebral hemispheres
Grossly what does Glioblastoma look like
necrosis and hemorrhage
“butterfly glioma” is seen in what
Glioblastoma, when cerebral hemisphere cross midline
symptoms of low back pain and morning stiffness in young man. HLA-B2, Fusion of sacroiliac joints
akylosing spondylitis