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06/12/2011

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Term
Actinic keratosis
Definition
Often precedes squamous cell carcinoma
Term
Addison's disease
Definition
Primary adrenocortical deficiency
Term
Albright's syndrome
Definition
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious poo-berty, cafe-au-lait spots, short stature, young girls
Term
Alport's syndrome
Definition
Hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness
Term
Anti-basement membrane antibodies
Definition
Goodpastooor's syndrome
Term
Anticentromere antibodies
Definition
Scleroderma (CREST)
Term
Anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies (ANA antibodies)
Definition
SLE (type III hypersensitivity)
Term
Anti-epithelial cell antibodies
Definition
Pemphigus vulgaris
Term
Antigliadin antibodies
Definition
Celiac disease
Term
Antihistone antibodies
Definition
Drug-induced SLE
Term
Anti-IgG antibodies
Definition
Rheumatoid arthritis
Term
Antimitochondrial antibodies
Definition
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Term
Antineutrophil antibodies
Definition
Vasculitis
Term
Antiplatelet antibodies
Definition
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Term
Arachnodactyly
Definition
Marfan's syndrome
Term
Argyll Robertson pupil
Definition
Neurosyphilis
Term
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Definition
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Term
Aschoff bodies
Definition
Rheumatic fever
Term
Atrophy of the mammillary bodies
Definition
Wernicke's encephalopathy
Term
Auer rods
Definition
Acute myelogenous leukemia (especially the promyelocytic type)
Term
Autosplenectomy
Definition
Sickle cell anemia
Term
Babinski's sign
Definition
UMN lesion
Term
"Bamboo spine" on x-ray
Definition
Ankylosing spondylitis
Term
Basophilic stippling of RBCs
Definition
Lead poisoning
Term
Becker's muscular dystrophy
Definition
Defective dystrophin; less severe than Duchenne's
Term
Bell's palsy
Definition
LMN CN VII palsy
Term
Bence Jones proteins
Definition
Multiple myeloma (kappa or lambda Ig light chains in urine), Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (IgM)
Term
Berger's disease
Definition
IgA nephropathy
Term
Bernard-Soulier disease
Definition
Defect in platelet adhesion
Term
Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis
Definition
Sarcoidosis
Term
Birbeck granules on EM
Definition
Histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma)
Term
Bloody tap on LP
Definition
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Term
"Blue bloater"
Definition
Chronic bronchitis
Term
Blue-domed cysts
Definition
Fibrocystic change of the breast
Term
Blue sclera
Definition
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Term
Boot-shaped heart on x-ray
Definition
Tetralogy of Fallot; RVH
Term
Bouchard's nodes
Definition
Osteoarthritis (PIP swelling secondary to osteophytes)
Term
Boutonniere deformity
Definition
Rheumatoid arthritis
Term
Branching rods in oral infection
Definition
Actinomyces israelii
Term
"Brown tumor" of bone
Definition
Hemorrhage causes brown color of osteolytic cysts:
1. Hyperparathyroidism
2. Osteitis fibrosa cystica (von Recklinghausen's disease)
Term
Bruton's disease
Definition
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Term
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Definition
Posthepatic venous thrombosis
Term
Buerger's disease
Definition
Small/medium-artery vasculitis
Term
Burkitt's lymphoma
Definition
8:14 translocation; associated with EBV; "starry sky" appearance on histology
Term
Burton's lines
Definition
Lead poisoning
Term
c-ANCA, p-ANCA
Definition
Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis
Term
Cafe-au-lait spots on skin
Definition
Neurofibromatosis
Term
Calf pseudohypertrophy
Definition
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
Term
Call-Exner bodies
Definition
Granulosa-theca cell tumor of the ovary
Term
Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy
Definition
Chagas' disease
Term
Chagas' disease
Definition
Trypanosome infection
Term
Chancre
Definition
Primary syphilis (not painful)
Term
Chancroid
Definition
Haemophilus ducreyi (painful)
Term
Charcot's triad
Definition
Multiple sclerosis (nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech), cholangitis (jaundice, RUQ pain, fever)
Term
Charcot-Leyden crystals
Definition
Bronchial asthma (eosinophil membranes)
Term
Chediak-Higashi disease
Definition
Phagocyte deficiency
Term
Cherry-red spot on macula
Definition
Tay-Sachs and Niemann-Pick disease
Term
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Definition
Central apnea in CHF and increased intracranial pressure
Term
"Chocolate cysts"
Definition
Endometriosis (frequently involves both ovaries)
Term
Chronic atrophic gastritis
Definition
Predisposition to gastric carcinoma
Term
Chvostek's sign
Definition
Hypocalcemia (facial muscle spasm upon tapping)
Term
Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina
Definition
DES exposure in utero
Term
Clue cells
Definition
Gardnerella vaginitis
Term
Codman's triangle on x-ray
Definition
Osteosarcoma
Term
Cold agglutinins
Definition
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis
Term
Cold intolerance
Definition
Hypothyroidism
Term
Condylomata lata
Definition
Secondary syphilis
Term
Continuous machinery murmur
Definition
Patent ductus arteriosis
Term
Cori's disease
Definition
Debranching enzyme deficiency
Term
Cough, conjunctivitis, coryza + fever
Definition
Measles
Term
Councilman bodies
Definition
Toxic or viral hepatitis
Term
Cowdry type A bodies
Definition
Herpesvirus
Term
Crescents in Bowman's capsule
Definition
Rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis
Term
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Definition
Congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Term
Curling's ulcer
Definition
Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns
Term
Currant-jelly sputum
Definition
Klebsiella
Term
Curschmann's spirals
Definition
Bronchial asthma (whorled mucous plugs)
Term
Cushing's ulcer
Definition
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS injury
Term
D-dimers
Definition
DIC
Term
Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra
Definition
Parkinson's disease (basal ganglia disorder-rigidity, resting tremor, bradykinesia)
Term
Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea
Definition
Pellagra (niacin, vitamin B3 deficiency)
Term
Dog or cat bite
Definition
Pastoooorella multocida
Term
Dressler's syndrome
Definition
Post-MI fibrinous pericarditis
Term
Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Definition
Post-MI fibrinous pericarditis
Term
Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Definition
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)
Term
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
Definition
Deleted dystrophin gene (X-linked recessive)
Term
Eburnation
Definition
Osteoarthritis (polished, ivory-like appearance of bone)
Term
Edwards' syndrome
Definition
Trisomy 18 associated with rocker-bottom feet, low-set ears, heart disease
Term
Eisenmenger's complex
Definition
Late cyanosis shunt (uncorrected L --> R shunt becomes R --> L shunt)
Term
Elastic skin
Definition
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Term
Erb-Duchenne palsy
Definition
Superior trunk (C5-C6) brachial plexus injury ("waiter's tip")
Term
Erythema chronicum migrans
Definition
Lyme disease
Term
Fanconi's anemia
Definition
Genetically inherited aplastic anemia
Term
Fanconi's syndrome
Definition
Proximal tubular reabsorption defect
Term
"Fat, female, forty, and fertile"
Definition
Acute cholecystitis
Term
Fatty liver
Definition
Alcoholism
Term
Ferruginous bodies
Definition
Asbestosis
Term
Gardner's syndrome
Definition
Colon polyps with osteomas and soft tissue tumors
Term
Gaucher's disease
Definition
Glucocerebrosidase deficiency
Term
Ghon focus
Definition
Primary TB
Term
Gilbert's syndrome
Definition
Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Term
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
Definition
Defect in platelet aggregation
Term
Goodpasure's sydrome
Definition
Autoantibodies against alveolar and glomerular basement membrane proteins
Term
Gower's maneuver
Definition
Duchenne's (use of patient's arms to help legs pick self off the floor)
Term
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Definition
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Term
"Hair-on-end" (crew-cut) appearance on x-ray
Definition
B-thalassemia, sickle cell anemia (extramedullary hematopoiesis)
Term
Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
Definition
Chronic progressive histiocytosis
Term
HbF
Definition
Thalassemia major
Term
HbS
Definition
Sickle cell anemia
Term
hCG elevated
Definition
Choriocarcinoma, hydatidiform mole (occurs with and without embryo)
Term
Heberden's nodes
Definition
Osteoarthritis (DIP swelling secondary to osteophytes)
Term
Heinz bodies
Definition
G6PD deficiency
Term
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Definition
Hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with hemorrhagic urticaria and URIs
Term
Heterophil antibodies
Definition
Infections mononucleosis (EBV)
Term
High-output cardiac failure (dilated cardiomyopathy)
Definition
Wet beriberi (thiamine, vitamin B1 deficiency)
Term
HLA-B27
Definition
Reiter's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis
Term
HLA-DR3 or -DR4
Definition
Diabetes mellitus type 1 (caused by autoimmune destruction of Beta cells)
Term
Homer Wright rosettes
Definition
Neuroblastoma
Term
Honeycomb lung on x-ray
Definition
Interstitial fibrosis
Term
Horner's syndrome
Definition
Ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis
Term
Howell-Jolly bodies
Definition
Splenectomy (or nonfunctional spleen)
Term
Huntington's disease
Definition
Caudate degeneration (autosomal dominant)
Term
Hyperphagia + hypersexuality + hyperorality + hyperdocility
Definition
Kluver-Bucy syndrome (amygdala)
Term
Hyperpigmentation of skin
Definition
Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease)
Term
Hypersegmented neutrophils
Definition
Macrocytic anemia
Term
Hypertension + hypokalemia
Definition
Conn's syndrome
Term
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Definition
Esophageal webs with iron deficiency anemia
Term
Podagra
Definition
Gout (MP joint of hallux)
Term
Hypochromic microcytosis
Definition
Iron deficiency anemia, lead poisoning
Term
Increased alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid/maternal serum
Definition
Anencephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defects)
Term
Increased uric acid levels
Definition
Gout, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, myeloproliferative disorders, loop and thiazide diuretics
Term
Janeway lesions
Definition
Endocarditis
Term
Jarisch-Herheimer reaction
Definition
Syphilis -- overaggressive treatment of an asymptomatic patient that causes symptoms due to rapid lysis
Term
Job's syndrome
Definition
Neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality
Term
Kaposi's sarcoma
Definition
AIDS in MSM (men who have sex with men)
Term
Kartagener's syndrome
Definition
Dynein defect
Term
Kayser-Fleischer rings
Definition
Wilson's disease
Term
Keratin pearls
Definition
Squamous cell carcinoma
Term
Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules
Definition
Diabetic nephropathy
Term
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
Definition
Bilateral amygdala lesions
Term
Koilocytes
Definition
HPV
Term
Koplik spots
Definition
Measles
Term
Krukenberg tumor
Definition
Gastric adenocarcinoma with ovarian metastases
Term
Kussmaul hyperpnea
Definition
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Term
Lens dislocation + aortic dissection + joint hyperflexibility
Definition
Marfan's syndrome (fibrillin deficit)
Term
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Definition
HGPRT deficiency
Term
Lewy bodies
Definition
Parkinson's disease
Term
Libman-Sacks disease
Definition
Endocarditis associated with SLE
Term
Lines of Zahn
Definition
Arterial thrombus
Term
Lisch nodules
Definition
Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's disease)
Term
Low serum ceruloplasmin
Definition
Wilson's disease
Term
Lucid interval
Definition
Epidural hematoma
Term
"Lumpy-bumpy" appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence
Definition
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Term
Lytic bone lesions on x-ray
Definition
Multiple myeloma
Term
Mallory bodies
Definition
Alcoholic liver disease
Term
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Definition
Esophagogastric lacerations
Term
McArdle's disease
Definition
Muscle phosphorylase deficiency
Term
McBurney's sign
Definition
Appendicities
Term
MLF syndrome (INO)
Definition
Multiple sclerosis
Term
Monoclonal antibody spike
Definition
Multiple myeloma (called the M protein; usually IgG or IgA), MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance), Waldenstrom's (M protein = IgM) macroglobulinemia
Term
Myxedema
Definition
Hypothyroidism
Term
Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis
Definition
Wegener's and Goodpastoooor's (hemoptysis and glomerular disease)
Term
Needle-shaped, negatively birefringent crystals
Definition
Gout
Term
Negri bodies
Definition
Rabies
Term
Nephritis + cataracts + hearing loss
Definition
Alport's syndrome
Term
Neurofibrillary tangles
Definition
Alzheimer's disease
Term
Niemann-Pick disease
Definition
Sphingomyelinase deficiency
Term
No lactation postpartum
Definition
Sheehan's syndrome (pituitary infarction)
Term
Nutmeg liver
Definition
CHF
Term
Occupational exposure to asbestos
Definition
Malignant mesothelioma
Term
"Orphan Annie" nuclei
Definition
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
Term
Osler's nodes
Definition
Endocarditis
Term
Owl's eye
Definition
CMV
Term
Paget's disease of bone (osteitis deformans)
Definition
Increased osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity
Term
Painless jaundice
Definition
Pancreatic cancer (head)
Term
Palpable purpura on legs and buttocks
Definition
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Term
Pancoast's tumor
Definition
Bronchogenic apical tumor associated with Horner's disease
Term
Pannus
Definition
Rheumatoid arthritis
Term
Parkinson's disease
Definition
Nigrostriatal dopamine depletion
Term
Periosteal elevation on x-ray
Definition
Pyogenic osteomyelitis
Term
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Definition
Benign polyposis
Term
Peyronie's disease
Definition
Penile fibrosis
Term
Philadelphia chromosome (bcr-abl)
Definition
CML (may sometimes be associated with AML)
Term
Pick bodies
Definition
Pick's disease
Term
Pick's disease
Definition
Progressive dementia, similar to Alzheimer's
Term
"Pink puffer"
Definition
Emphysema (centroacinar [smoking], panacinar [alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency])
Term
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Definition
Esophageal webs with iron deficiency anemia
Term
Podagra
Definition
Gout (MP joint of hallux)
Term
Podocyte fusion
Definition
Minimal change disease
Term
Polyneuropathy, cardiac pathology, and edema
Definition
Wet beriberi (vitamin B1 deficiency)
Term
Polyneropathy preceded by GI or respiratory infection
Definition
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Term
Pompe's disease
Definition
Lysosomal glucosidase deficiency associated with cardiomegaly
Term
Port-wine stain
Definition
Hemangioma
Term
Positive anterior "drawer sign"
Definition
Anterior cruciate ligament injury
Term
Pott's disease
Definition
Vertebral tuberculosis
Term
Pseudopalisade tumor cell arrangement
Definition
Glioblastoma multiforme
Term
Pseudorosettes
Definition
Ewing's sarcoma
Term
Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
Definition
Horner's syndrome (Pancoast's tumor)
Term
Rash on palms and soles
Definition
Seondary syphilis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Term
Raynaud's syndrome
Definition
Recurrent vasospasm in extremities
Term
RBC casts in urine
Definition
Acute glomerulonephritis
Term
Recurrent pulmonary Pseudomonas and S. aureus infections
Definition
Cystic fibrosis
Term
Red urine in the morning
Definition
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Term
Reed-Sternberg cells
Definition
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Term
Reid index (increased)
Definition
Chronic bronchitis
Term
Reinke crystals
Definition
Leydig cell tumor
Term
Reiter's syndrome
Definition
Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis
Term
Renal cell carcinoma + cavernous hemangiomas + adenomas
Definition
von Hippel-Lindau disease
Term
Renal epithelial casts in urine
Definition
Acute toxic/viral nephrosis
Term
Rhomboid crystals, positively birefringent
Definition
Pseudogout
Term
Rib notching
Definition
Coarctation of aorta
Term
Roth's spots in retina
Definition
Endocarditis
Term
Rotor's syndrome
Definition
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Term
Rouleaux formation (RBCs)
Definition
Multiple myeloma
Term
S3
Definition
Left-to-right shunt (VSD, PDA, ASD), mitral regurgitation, LV failure (CHF)
Term
S4
Definition
Aortic stenosis, hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
Term
Schiller-Duval bodies
Definition
Yolk sac tumor
Term
Senile plaques
Definition
Alzheimer's disease
Term
Sezary syndrome
Definition
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Term
Sheehan's syndrome
Definition
Postpartum pituitary necrosis
Term
Schwartzman reaction
Definition
Neisseria meningitidis
Term
Signet-ring cells
Definition
Gastric carcinoma
Term
Simian crease
Definition
Down syndrome
Term
Sipple's syndrome
Definition
MEN type IIa
Term
Sjogren's syndrome
Definition
Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Term
Skip lesions
Definition
Crohn's
Term
Slapped cheeks
Definition
Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease)
Term
Smith antigen
Definition
SLE
Term
"Smudge cell"
Definition
CLL
Term
Soap bubble on x-ray
Definition
Giant cell tumor of bone
Term
Spike and dome on EM
Definition
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Term
Spitz nevus
Definition
Benign juvenile melanoma
Term
Splinter hemorrhages in fingernails
Definition
Endocarditis
Term
Starry-sky pattern
Definition
Burkitt's lymphoma
Term
"Strawberry tongue"
Definition
Scarlet fever
Term
Streaky ovaries
Definition
Turner's syndrome
Term
String sign on x-ray
Definition
Crohn's disease
Term
Subepithelial humps on EM
Definition
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Term
Suboccipital lymphadenopathy
Definition
Rubella
Term
Sulfur granules
Definition
Actinomyces israelii
Term
Swollen gums, bruising, poor wound healing, anemia
Definition
Scurvy (ascorbic acid, vitamin C deficiency) -- vitamin C is necessary for hydroxylation of proline and lysine in collagen synthesis
Term
Systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)
Definition
Aortic valve stenosis
Term
t(8;14)
Definition
Burkitt's lymphoma (c-myc activation)
Term
t(14;18)
Definition
Follicular lymphomas (bcl-2 activation)
Term
Tabes dorsalis
Definition
Tertiary syphilis
Term
Tendon xanthomas (classically Achilles)
Definition
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Term
Thumb sign on lateral x-ray
Definition
Epiglottis (Haemophilus influenzae)
Term
Thyroidization of kidney
Definition
Chronic bacterial pylonephritis
Term
Tophi
Definition
Gout
Term
"Tram-track" appearance on LM
Definition
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Term
Tophi
Definition
Gout
Term
"Tram-track" appearance on LM
Definition
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Term
Trousseau's sign
Definition
Visceral cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (migratory thrombophlebitis), hypocalcemia (carpal spasm)
Term
Virchow's node
Definition
Left supraclavicular node enlargement from metastatic carcinoma of the stomach
Term
Virchow's triad
Definition
Pulmonary embolism (triad = blood stasis, endothelial damage, hypercoagulation)
Term
von Recklinghausen's disease of bone
Definition
Osteitis fibrosa cystica ("brown tumor")
Term
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
Definition
Adrenal hemorrhage associated with meningococcemia
Term
Waxy casts
Definition
Chronic end-stage renal disease
Term
WBC casts in urine
Definition
Acute cystitis
Term
Wermer's syndrome
Definition
MEN type I
Term
Whipple's disease
Definition
Malabsorption syndrome caused by Tropheryma whippelii
Term
Wilson's disease
Definition
Hepatolenticular degeneration
Term
"Wire loop" appearance on LM
Definition
Lupus nephropathy
Term
"Worst headache of my life"
Definition
Berry aneurysm- associated with adult polycystic kidney disease
Term
Xanthochromia (CSF)
Definition
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Term
Xerostomia + arthritis + keratoconjunctivities sicca
Definition
Sjogren's sydrome
Term
Zenker's diverticulum
Definition
Upper GI diverticulum
Term
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Definition
Gastrin-secreting tumor associated with ulcers
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