words I can't remember

Question 1

caseous

Answer 1

cheeselike;

as in TB, WEGENER, FUNGI

Question 2

suppurative

Answer 2

something that forms or discharges pus

Question 3

pannus

Answer 3

proliferative response of the synovial lining (in RA);

depends on cytokines and TNF

Question 4

constitutional symptoms

Answer 4

fever, fatigue, and malaise

Question 5

malaise

Answer 5

a vague feeling of discomfort that cannot be pinned down;

you “just don’t feel right”

Question 6

erythema multiforme

Answer 6

uncommon, associated with infections or drugs;

“target lesion” with central necrosis and perivenular inflammation

Question 7

erythema nodosum

Answer 7

“panniculitis”;
inflammation of subQ on the anterior leg (shins);
associated with infection and drugs

Question 8

erythema induratum

Answer 8

aka “nodular vasculitis”;
nodules on the posterior leg (calf);
associated with TB;
NECROSIS and INFLAMMATION within subQ fat

Question 9

atopy: “some dogs are prone to atopy.”

Answer 9

a tendency to be HYPERALLERGIC;
a person with atopy usually has lots of IgE;
IgE==>type 1 ==>allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma etc.

Question 10

atopic: “Your patient had an atopic reaction to the drug”

Answer 10

a type I hypersensitivity reaction

Question 11

urticaria

Answer 11

hives

Question 12

ankylosis

Answer 12

stiffening or fixation of a joint

Question 13

enthesitis

Answer 13

inflammation at a muscle INSERTION;

often leads to fibrosis and calcification

Question 14

tophus

Answer 14

aka “gouty pearl”

also, a name for tooth tartar (ew)

Question 15

osteophyte

Answer 15

bony outgrowth

**NOT the same as a cyst

Question 16

palisading: “I can see palisading epitheliod histiocytes”

Answer 16

a row of elongated nuclei parallel to each other;

seen in RA around fibrinoid necrosis

Question 17

granuloma

Answer 17

a nodular inflammatory lesion;
often small and persistant
often contains modified phagocytes 
     =>epitheliod cells, 
     =>giant cells, 
     =>other macrophages

Question 18

leukoclastic lesion

Answer 18

fragmentation of neutrophils within vessel walls

Question 19

extrinsic antigen

Answer 19

antigen that comes from outside
=> drugs
=> dust

Question 20

petechiae

Answer 20

TINY, LITTLE hemorrhagic spots the size of a pinhead

DO NOT BLANCHE

Question 21

ecchymosis

Answer 21

“A purplish patch caused by extravasation of blood into the skin, differing from petechiae only in size (i.e., larger than 3 mm diameter)”

=> a bruise

Question 22

purpura

Answer 22

what you see after a hemorrhage into the skin;

more non-specific term for petechiae/ecchymosis?

Question 23

pathognomonic

Answer 23

something that is characteristic or indicative of a disease;

ex: urate crystals in a joint are pathognomonic for gout