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Abdominal pain, ascites, and hepatomegaly

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Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)

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Achilles tendon xanthoma

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Familial hypercholesterolemia (dec LDL receptor signaling), AutoDom

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Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome (meningococcemia)

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Anterior Drawer Sign (positive)

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Anterior cruciate ligament injury

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Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints

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Marfan syndrome (fibrillin defect)

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Athlete with polycythemia

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Secondary to erythropoietin injection

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Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss

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Pott disease (vertebral TB)

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Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis

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Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)

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Blue sclera

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Osteogenesis imperfecta (type I collagen defect)

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Bluish line on gingiva

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Burton line (lead poisoning)

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Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis

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Paget disease of bone (increased osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity)

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Bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing

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Aortic regurgitation

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“Butterfly” facial rash and Raynaud phenomenon in young female

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma)

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Neurofibromatosis Type I (+ pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas), Chromo 17.

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Cafe-au-lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities

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McCune-Albright Syndrome (mosaic G-protein signaling mutation)

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16
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Calf pseudohypertrophy

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Muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne): X linked recessive DELETION of dystrophin gene. Presents early. Becker’s presents in teens, DECREASED production.

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17
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“Cherry-red spots” on macula

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Niemann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation, HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY) or Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumulation, NO HSM) or, central retinal artery occlusion.

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18
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Chest pain on exertion

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Angina (stable: with moderate exertion; unstable: with minimal exertion)

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Chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI

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Dressler syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 weeks after acute episode)

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Child uses arms to stand up from squat

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Gowers Sign (Duchenne muscular dystrophy)

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Child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body

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“Slapped cheeks” (erythemia infectiosum/fifth disease: parvovarius B19. Aplastic Anemia in sickle cell/hereditary spherocytosis)

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22
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Chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration

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Huntington disease (autosomal dominant CAG repeat expansion). Disease shows “anticipation”.

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23
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Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, and myoglobulinuria

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McArdle Disease (muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)

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24
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Cold interolerance

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Hypothyroid

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Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia

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Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (damage to MLF [medial longitudinal fasciculus]; bilateral [multiple sclerosis] or unilateral [stroked])

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26
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Continuous machine-like heart murmur

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PDA (close with indomethacin; open or maintain with misoprostol)

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Cutaneous/dermal edema due to connective tissue deposition

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Myxedema (caused by hypothyroidism, Graves disease [pretibial])

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Dark purple skin/mouth nodules in a patient with AIDS

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Kaposi sarcoma, associated with HHV-8

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Deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation

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Kussmaul respirations (diabete ketoacidosis)

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30
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Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea

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Pellagra (niacin [Vitamin B3] deficiency)

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31
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Dog or cat bite resulting in infection

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Pasteurella multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site)

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Dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition

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Wet beriberi (thiamine [Vitamin B1] deficiency)

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Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis

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Sjogren syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands)

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Dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia

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Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)

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Elastic skin, hypermobility of joints

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (Type III collagen defect)

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Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular nodes

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Virchow’s Node (abdominal metastasis)

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37
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Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells

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Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) or Sezary Syndrome (mycosis fungoides + malignant T cells in blood)

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38
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Facial muscle spasm during tapping

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Chvostek sign (hypocalcemia)

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39
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Fat, female, forty, and fertile

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Cholelithiasis (gallstones)

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Fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for Syphilis

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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release)

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41
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Fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash

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Measles

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42
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Fever, night sweats, weight loss

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B symptoms (staging) of lymphoma

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43
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Gout, intellectual disability, self-mutilating behavior in boy

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Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, X-linked recessive)

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44
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Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis

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Peyronie disease (connective tissue disorder)

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45
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Green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea

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Kayser-Fleischer rings (copper accumulation from Wilson disease); Low Ceruplasmin, low serum, high urinary copper. Treat w/ Penicilliamine

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Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (inherited, benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction; inc cancer risk, mainly GI)

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47
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Hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms

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Gaucher disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency)

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48
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Hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts

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Alport syndrome (mutation in collagen IV)

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49
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Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdocility

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Kluver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion)

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50
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Hyperreflexia, hypertonia, Babinski sign present

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UMN damage

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51
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Hyporeflexia, hypotonia, atrophy, fasciculations

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LMN damage

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52
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Hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia

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Blue Bloater (chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucous cells)

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53
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Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion

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Nonpainful: chancre (1˚ syphilis, Trepnenma palldium)Painful, with exudate: chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

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54
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Infant with cleft lip/palate, micocephaly or holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, cutis aplasia

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Patau syndrome (Trisomy 13)

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Infant with failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, and neurodegeneration

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Niemann-Pick disease (genetic phingomyelinase deficiency)

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Infant with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, and hepatomegaly

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Cori disease (debranching enzyme deficiency, alpha- 1,6 glucosidase) or Von Gierke disease (glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency, more severe, lactate)

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Infant with microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, and structural heart defect

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Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)

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58
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Jaundice, palpable distended non-tender gallbladder

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Courvoisier sign (distal obstruction of biliary tree)

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59
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Large rash with bull’s-eye appearance

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Erythemia chronicum migrans form Ixodes tick bite (Lyme disease: Borrelia)

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Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury

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Epidural hematoma (middle meningeal artery rupture)

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Male child, recurrent infections, no mature B cells

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Bruton disease (X-linked agammaglobulinemia due to bad bruton’s tyrosine kinase)

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62
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Mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time

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Glanzmann thrombasthenia (defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of GpIIb/IIIa)

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Muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins, hypotension

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Beck triad of cardiac tamponade (pressure on the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the space between the heart muscle [myocardium] and the outer covering sac of the heart [pericardium])

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Myopathy (infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), exercise intolerance

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Pompe Disease (lysosomal alpha-1,4-glucosidase deficiency)

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Neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth

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Erb-Duchenne palsy (superior trunk [C5-C6] brachial plexus injury: waiter’s tip)

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No lactation postpartum, absent menstruation, cold intolerance

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Sheehan syndrome (pituitary infarction)

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Nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech, bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

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Multiple Sclerosis

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Oscillating slow/fast breathing

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Cheyne-Stokes respirations (central apnea in CHF or increased intracranial pressure)

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69
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Painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia

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Cold agglutinin disease (autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by Mycoplasma penumoniae, infectious mononucleosis)

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70
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Painful, pale, cold fingers/toes

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Raynaud phenomenon (vasospasm in extremities)

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71
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Painful, raised red lesions on pad of fingers/toes

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Osler nodes (infective endocarditis, immune complex deposition)

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72
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Painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles

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Janeway lesions (infective endocarditis, septic emboli/microabscesses)

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73
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Painless jaundice

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Cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing bile duct

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74
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Palpable purpura on buttocks/legs, joint pain (child), hematuria

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Henoch-Schonlein purpura (IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys)

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75
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Pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors

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MEN I (autosomal dominant)

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76
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Pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation

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Pink Puffer: emphysema: centriacinar [smoking], panacinar [alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency], PAS + staining)

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Polyuria, renal tubular acidosis Type II, growth failure, electrolyte imbalances, hypophosphatemic rickets

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Fanconi syndrome (proximal tubular reabsorption defect)

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Pruritic, purple, polygonal planar papules and plaques

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Lichen planus

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79
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Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis

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Horner Syndrome (sympathetic chain lesion)

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Pupil accommodates but doesn’t react

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Argyll Robertson pupil (neurosyphilis)

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81
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Rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends following GI/upper respiratory infection

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Guillian-Barre syndrome (acute autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy); camplobacter jejuni

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82
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Rash on palms and soles

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Coxsackie A, 2˚ syphilis, Rocky Mountain Spotted fever

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Recurrent colds, unusual eczema, high serum IgE

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Hyper-IgE syndrome (Job syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality)

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Red current jelly sputum in alcoholic or diabetic patient

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Klebsiella penumoniae

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85
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Red current jelly stools

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Acute mesenteric ischemia (adults), intussusception (infants)

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Red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/aerolea

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Paget disease of the breast (sign of underlying neoplasm)

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Red urine in the morning, fragile RBCs

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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (no PIG therefore cannot attach DAF (CD55) and MIRL (CD59)

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Renal cell carcinoma (bilateral), hemagioblastomas, angiomatosis, pheechromocytoma

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von Hippel-Lindau disease (dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation)

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Resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, postural instability

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Parkinson disease (nigrostriatal dopamine depletion)

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Retinal hemorrhages with pale centers

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Roth spots (bacterial endocarditis)

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91
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Severe jaundice in neonate

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Crigler-Najjar syndrome (congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)

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Severe RLQ pain with palpation of LLQ

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Rovsing sign (acute appendicitis)

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Severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness

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McBurney sign (acute appendicitis)

94
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Short stature, inc incidence of tumors/leukemia, aplastic anemia

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Fanconi anemia (genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair; often progresses to AML)

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Single palmar crease

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Down Syndrome

96
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Situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, infertility

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Kartagener syndrome (dyenien arm defect affecting cilia)

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Skin hyperpigmentation, hypotension, fatigue

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Addison disease (1˚ adrenocortical insufficiency causes inc ACTH and inc alpha-MSH production)

98
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Slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys

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Becker muscular dystrophy (X linked missense mutation in dystrophin; less severe than Duchenne)

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Small, irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa with blue-white centers

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Koplik spots (measles; rubeola virus: “measles gets all the “PRESSN”: Paramyoxviridae, RNA, Env, Single Stranded, Negative)

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Smooth, flat, moist, painless white lesions on genitals

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Condylomata lata (2˚ syphilis)

101
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Splinter hemorrhages in fingernails

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Bacterial endocarditis

102
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Strawberry tongue

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Scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease, toxic shock syndrome

103
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Streak ovaries, congenital heart disease, horseshoe kidney, cystic hygroma at birth, short stature, webbed neck, lymphedema

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Turner syndrome (45, XO)

104
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Sudden swollen/painful big toe joint, tophi

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Gout/podagra (hyperuricemia)

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Swollen gums, mucosal bleeding, poor wound healing, petechiae

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Scurvy (Vitamin C deficiency: can’t hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis)

106
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Swollen, hard, painful finger joints

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Osteoarthritis (osteophytes on PIP [Bouchard nodes], DIP [Heberden nodes])

107
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Systolic ejection murmur (cresendo-decrescendo)

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Aortic valve stenosis

108
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Thyroid and parathyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma

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MEN 2A (autosomal dominant ret mutation)

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Thyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuromatosis, Marfinoid body habitus

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MEN 2B (autosomal dominant ret mutation)

110
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Toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape

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Babinski sign (UMN lesion)

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Unilateral facial dropping involving forehead

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Facial nerve (LMN CN VII palsy)

112
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Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in a male

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Reactive (Reiters) arthritis associated with HLA-B27 (can’t pee, can’t see, can’t climb a tree); associated with recent GI infection or Chlamydia infection

113
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Vascular birthmark (port-wine stain)

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Hemangioma (benign, but associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome)

114
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Vomiting blood following gastroesophageal lacerations

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome (alcoholic and bulimic patients)

115
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Weight loss, diarrhea, arthritis, fever, adenopathy

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Whipple disease (Tropheryma whipplei: foamy macrophages (PAS+) in the lamina propria)

116
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Worst headache of life

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

117
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Anticentromere antibodies

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Scleroderma (CREST)

118
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Antidesmoglein (epithelial) antibodies

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Pemphigus vulgaris (blistering), Positive Nikolsky Sign

119
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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Goodpasture syndrome (glomerulonephritis & hemoptysis), against Type 4 collagen

120
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Antihistone antibodies

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Drug-induced SLE (SHIPP: Sulfonamides, hydralazine, INH, phenytoin, procainamide):

121
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Anti-IgG antibodies

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Rheumatoid arthritis (systemic inflammation, joint pannus, boutonniere deformity)

122
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Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs)

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1˚ biliary cirrhosis (female, cholestasis, portal HTN)

123
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MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA

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Microscopic polyangiitis & Churg-Strauss syndrome

124
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PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA

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Granulomatosis w/polyangiitis (Wegener)

125
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Antinuclear antibodies (anti-Smith & anti-dsDNA)

A

SLE (type III hypersensitivity)

126
Q

Antiplatelet antibodies

A

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

127
Q

Anti-topoisomerase antibodies

A

Diffuse systemic scleroderma

128
Q

Anti-transglutaminase/anti-gliadin/anti-endomysial antibodies

A

Celiac disease (diarrhea, distention, weight loss)

129
Q

Apple core lesion on abdominal x-ray

A

Colorectal cancer (usually left-sided)

130
Q

Azurophilic peroxidase (+) granular inclusions in granulocytes & myeloblasts

A

Auer rods (AML, especially the promyelocytic [M3] type)

131
Q

Bacitracin response

A

Sensitive: Steptococcus pyogenes (Group A); resistant: streptococcus agalactiae (Group B)

132
Q

Bamboo spine on x-ray

A

Ankylosing spondylitis (chronic inflammatory arthritis; HLA-B27)

133
Q

Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs

A

Howell-Jolly bodies (d/t splenectomy or nonfunctional spleen)

134
Q

Basophilic stippling of RBCs

A

Lead poisoning or Sideroblastic anemia

135
Q

Bloody tap on LP

A

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

136
Q

Boot-shaped heart on x-ray

A

Tetralogy of Fallot, RVH

137
Q

Branching gram-positive rods w/sulfur granules

A

Actinomyces israelii

138
Q

Bronchogenic apical lung tumor on imaging

A

Pancoast tumor (can compress sympathetic ganglion & cause Horner syndrome)

139
Q

Brown tumor of bone

A

Hyperparathyroidism or osteitis fibrosa cystica (deposited hemosiderin from hemorrhage gives brown color)

140
Q

Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy

A

Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)

141
Q

Cellular crescents in Bowman capsule

A

Rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis

142
Q

Chocolate cyst of ovary

A

Endometriosis (frequently involves both ovaries)

143
Q

Circular grouping of dark tumor cells surrounding pale neurofibrils

A

Homer-Wright rosettes (neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, retinoblastoma)

144
Q

Colonies of mucoid Pseudomonas in lungs

A

Cystic fibrosis (autosomal recessive mutation in CFTR gene –> fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and mucous plugs)

145
Q

Dec AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

A

Down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormality

146
Q

Degeneration of dorsal column nerves

A

Tabes dorsalis (3˚ syphilis), subacute combined degeneration (dorsal columns & lateral corticospinal tracts affected)

147
Q

Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra

A

Parkinson disease (basal ganglia disorder; rigidity, resting tremor, bradykinesia)

148
Q

Desquamated epithelium casts in sputum

A

Curschmann spirals (bronchial asthma; can result in whorled mucous plugs)

149
Q

Disarrayed granulosa cells in eosinophilic fluid

A

Call-Exner bodies (granulosa-theca cell tumor of ovary)

150
Q

Dysplastic squamous cervical cells w/nuclear enlargement & hyperchromasia

A

Koilocytes (HPV; predisposes to cervical cancer)

151
Q

Enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies

A

Owl eye appearance of CMV

152
Q

Enlarged thyroid cells with ground glass nuclei

A

Orphan Annie eyes nuclei (papillary carcinoma of thyroid)

153
Q

Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in liver cell

A

Mallory body (alcoholic liver disease)

154
Q

Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion in nerve cell

A

Lewy body (Parkinson disease)

155
Q

Eosinophilic globule in liver

A

Councilman body (toxic or viral hepatitis, often yellow fever)

156
Q

Eosinophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of hippocampal & cerebellar nerve cells

A

Negri bodies of rabies

157
Q

Extracellular amyloid deposition in gray matter of brain

A

Senile plaques (Alzheimer disease)

158
Q

Giant B cells w/bilobed nuclei with prominent inclusions (“owl’s eye”)

A

Reed-Sternberg cells (Hodgkin lymphoma)

159
Q

Glomerulus-like structure surrounding vessel in germ cells

A

Schiller-Duval bodies (yolk sac tumor)

160
Q

Hair on end (crew-cut) appearance on x-ray

A

beta-Thalassemia, sickle cell anemia (marrow expansion)

161
Q

hCG elevated

A

Choriocarcinoma, hydatidiform mole (occurs w/& w/o embryo, and multiple pregnancy)

162
Q

Heart nodules (granulomatous)

A

Aschoff bodies (rheumatic fever)

163
Q

Heterophile antibodies

A

Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)

164
Q

Hexagonal, double-pointed, needle-like crystals in bronchial secretions

A

Bronchial asthma (Charcot-Leyden crystals; eosinophilic granules)

165
Q

High level of D-dimers

A

DVT, PE, DIC

166
Q

Hilar lymphadenopathy, peripheral granulomatous lesion in middle or lower lung lobes (can calcify)

A

Ghon complex (1˚ TB; Mycobacterium bacilli)

167
Q

Honeycomb lung on x-ray or CT

A

Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis

168
Q

Hypercoagulability (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis)

A

Trousseau syndrome (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)

169
Q

Hypersegmented neutrophils

A

Megaloblastic anemia (B12 deficiency - neurologic symptoms; folate deficiency - no neurologic symptoms)

170
Q

Hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis

A

Conn syndrome

171
Q

Hypochromic, microcytic anemia

A

Iron deficiency anemia, lead poisoning, thalassemia (fetal Hg sometimes present)

172
Q

Increased AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

A

Dating error, anencephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defects)

173
Q

Increased uric acid levels

A

Gout, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome, loop and thiazide diuretics

174
Q

Intranuclear eosinophilic droplet-like bodies

A

Cowdry type A bodies (HSV or CMV)

175
Q

Iron-containing nodules in alveolar septum

A

Ferruginous bodies (asbestosis inc chance of mesothelioma)

176
Q

Keratin pearls on a skin biopsy

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

177
Q

Large lysosomal vesicles in phagocytes, immunodeficiency

A

Chediak-Higashi disease (congenital failure of phagolysososome formation)

  • partial albinism
  • neuropathy
178
Q

Lead pipe appearance of colon on barium enema x-ray

A

Ulcerative colitis (loss of haustra)

179
Q

Linear appearance of IgG depostion on glomerular basement membrane

A

Goodpasture syndrome

180
Q

Low serum ceruloplasmin

A

Wilson disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)

181
Q

Lumpy bumpy appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence

A

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (immune complex deposition on IgG and C3b)

182
Q

Lytic (“hole punches”) bone lesions on x-ray

A

Multiple myeloma

183
Q

Mammary gland (“blue domed”) cyst

A

Fibrocystic change of the breast

184
Q

Monoclonal antibody spike (IgG or IgA)

A

Multiple myeloma (usually IgG or IgA)

185
Q

Monoclonal antibody spike

A

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS consequence of aging); Primary amyloidosis

186
Q

Monoclonal antibody spike (IgM)

A

Waldestrom (M protein = IgM) macroglobulinemia

187
Q

Mucin-filled cell with peripheral nucleus

A

Signet ring (gastric carcinoma)

188
Q

Narrowing of bowel lumen on barium x-ray

A

String sign (Crohn disease)

189
Q

Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis

A

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener; PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA) and Goodpasture syndrome (anti-basement membrane antibodies)

190
Q

Needle-shaped, negatively birefringent crystals

A

Gout (monosodium urate crystals)

191
Q

Nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli

A

Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules (diabetic nephropathy)

192
Q

Novobiocin response

A

Sensitive: Staphylococcus epidermiditis; resistant: staphylococcus saprophyticus

193
Q

Nutmeg appearance of liver

A

Chronic passive congestion of liver due to right heart failure

194
Q

Onion skin periosteal reaction

A

Ewing sarcoma (malignant round-cell tumor)

195
Q

Optochin response

A

Sensitive: Streptococcus pneumoniae; resistant: viridans streptococci

196
Q

Periosteum raised from bone, creating triangular area

A

Codman triangle on x-ray (osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, pyogenic osteomyelitis)

197
Q

Podocyte fusion or “effacement” on electron microscopy

A

Minimal change disease (child with nephrotic syndrome)

198
Q

Polished, “ivory-like” appearance of bone at cartilage erosion

A

Eburnation (osteoarthritis resulting in bony sclerosis)

199
Q

Protein aggregates in neurons from hyperphosphorylation of tau protein

A

Neurofibrillary tangles (Alzheimer disease) and Pick bodies (Pick disease)

200
Q

Psammoma bodies

A

Meningiomas, papillary thyroid carcinoma, mesothelioma, papillary serous carcinoma of the endometrium and ovary

201
Q

Pseudopalisading tumor cells on brain biopsy

A

Gioblastoma multiforme

202
Q

RBC casts in urine

A

Acute glomerulonephritis

203
Q

Rectangular, crystal-like, cytoplasmic inclusions in Leydig cells

A

Reinke crystals (Leydig cell tumor)

204
Q

Renal epithelial casts in urine

A

Acute toxic/viral renal injury

205
Q

Rhomboid crystals, positively birefringent

A

Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals)

206
Q

Rib notching

A

Coarctation of the aorta

207
Q

Ring-enhancing brain lesions in AIDS

A

Toxoplasma gondii, CNS lymphoma

208
Q

Sheets of medium-sized lymphoid cells with scattered pale, tangible body-laden macrophages (“starry sky” histology)

A

Burkitt lymphoma (t[8:14] c-myc activation, associated with EBV; “black sky” made up of malignant cells)

209
Q

Silver-staining spherical aggregation of tau proteins in neurons

A

Pick bodies (Pick disease; progressive dementia, changes in personality)

210
Q

Soap bubble in femur or tibia on x-ray

A

Giant cell tumor of bone (generally benign)

211
Q

Spikes on basement membrane, “dome-like” subepithelial deposits

A

Membranous glomerulonephritis (may progress to nephrotic syndrome)

212
Q

Stacks of RBCs

A

Rouleaux formation (high ESR, multiple myeloma)

213
Q

Stippled vaginal epithelial cells

A

Clue cells (Gardnerella vaginalis)

214
Q

Tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelles (EM) in Langerhans cells

A

Birbeck granules (Langerhans cell histiocytosis or histiocytosis X; eosinophilic granuloma)

215
Q

Thrombi made of white/red layers

A

Lines of Zahn (arterial thrombus, layers of platelets/RBCs)

216
Q

Thumb sign on lateral x-ray

A

Epiglottitis (Haemophilus influenzae)

217
Q

Thyroid-like appearance of kidney

A

Chronic bacterial pyelonephritis

218
Q

Tram-tack appearance of capillary loops of glomerular basement membranes on light microscopy

A

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

219
Q

Triglyceride accumulation in liver cell vacuoles

A

Fatty liver disease (alcoholic or metabolic syndrome)

220
Q

Waxy casts with very low urine flow

A

Chronic end-stage renal disease

221
Q

WBC casts in urine

A

Acute pyelonephritis

222
Q

WBCs that look “smudged”

A

CLL (almost always B cell)

223
Q

Wire loop glomerular capillary appearance on light microscopy

A

Lupus nephropathy

224
Q

Yellowish CSF

A

Xanthochromia (e.g. subarachnoid hemorrhage due to Bilirubin breakdown products)

225
Q

Short Stature, Short 4th and 5th digits, Hypocalcemia

A

Psuedohypoparathryoidism. Inactivating mutation of Gsalpha which cannot stimulate Adenylate Cyclase leading to decreased cAMP, leaving body unable to respond to PTH.

226
Q

Headache in a firefighter

A

CO exposure. Early sign of CO poisoning is headache

227
Q

Symptoms of HyperPTH

A

“Bones, stones, moans (psychiatric), and groans (GI)”

228
Q

Myotonia, Muscle Wasting, Frontal Balding, Cataracts, Testicular atrophy, Arrhythmia

A

Myotonic Dystrophy

229
Q

Pharyngoconjunctival Fever

A

Adenovirus

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