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04/12/2008

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Term
Actinic keratosis
Definition
often precedes squamous cell CA
Term
Addison's dx
Definition

primary adrenocortical deficiency

Low BP

Hyponatremia

Hyperkalemia

 

Term
McCune-Albright's syndrome
Definition

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

precocious puberty

cafe-au-lait spots

short stature

young girls

Term
Albuminocytologic disociation
Definition

Guillain-Barre

(increased protein in CSF with only modest increase in cell count)

Term
Alport's syndrome
Definition
Hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness
Term
Anti-basement membrane antibodies
Definition
Goodpasture's syndrome
Term
Anticentromere antibodies
Definition
Scleroderma (CREST)
Term
Anti-ds-DNA antibodies
Definition

SLE

 

Term
Anti-epithelial cell antibodies
Definition
Pemghius vulgaris
Term
Antigliadin antibodies
Definition
Celiac disease
Term
Antihistone antibodies
Definition
Drug-induced SLE
Term
Anti-Ig antibodies
Definition
RA
Term

Antimitochondria antibodies

Definition
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Term
Antineutrophil antibodies
Definition

Vasculitis

(ANCAs)

Term
Antiplatelet antibodies
Definition
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Term
Archnodactyly
Definition
Marfan's syndrome
Term
Argyll Robertson pupil
Definition

Neurosyphilis

(reactive to accomodation but NOT to light)

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
Term
Autosplenectomy
Definition

sickle cell anemia

Term
Babinski's sign
Definition
Upper motor neuron lesion
Term
Baker's cyts
Definition

in popliteal fossa

Rheumatoid arthritis

Term
"Bamboo spine" on x-ray
Definition
Ankylosing spondylitis
Term
Bartter's syndrome
Definition

Hyperreninemia

genetic defect in thick ascending limp of loop of Henle

Term
Basophilic stippling of RBCs
Definition
Lead poisoning
Term
Becker's muscluar dystrophy
Definition

defective dystrophin

less sever than Duchenne's MD

Term
Bell's palsy
Definition
Lower motor neuron CN VII palsy
Term
Brench Jones proteins
Definition

Multiple myeloma (kappa or lambda Ig light chains in urin)

OR

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (IgM)

Term
Berger's dx
Definition
IgA nephropathy
Term
Bernard-Soulier dx
Definition
defect in platelet adhesion
Term
Bilateral hilar adenopathy + uveitis
Definition
Sarcoidosis
Term
Birbeck granules on EM
Definition
Histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma)
Term
Blood in CSF on LP
Definition
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Term
"Blue bloater"
Definition
chronic bronchitis
Term
Blue domed cyst
Definition
Fibrocystic change of the breast
Term
Blue sclera
Definition
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Term
Boot-shaped heart on chest x-ray
Definition

Tetralogy of Fallot

OR

Right ventricular hypertrophy

Term
Bouchard's nodes
Definition
Osteoarthritis - PIP swelling due to osteophytes
Term
Boutonniere deformity
Definition
RA
Term
Branching rods in oral infection
Definition
Actinomyces israelii
Term
Brown tumor of bone
Definition

Hemorrhage causes brown color of osteolytic cysts

due to:

- hyperparathyroidism

- Osteitis fibrosa cystic (von Recklinghausen's dx)

Term
Brushfield's spots
Definition
Down syndrome
Term
Bruton's dx
Definition

X-linked agammaglobulinemia

inability to generate mature B-cells

- present in childhood w/ recurrent infections w/ extracellular encapsulated bacteria

Term
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Definition
Posthepatic venous thrombosis
Term
Buerger's dx
Definition
Small/medium-artery vasculitis
Term

Burkitt's lymphoma

Definition

8;14 translocation

associated w/ EBV

Term
Burton's lines
Definition
lead poisoning
Term
C-ANCA, P-ANCA
Definition

Wegener's granulomatosis

Polyarteritis nodosa

Term
Café-au-lait spots on skin
Definition
Neurofibromatosis
Term
Caisson's disease
Definition

Gas emboli

Term
Call-Exner bodies
Definition
Granulosa-theca cell tumor of the ovary
Term
Cardiomegaly w/ apical atrophy
Definition
Chagas' disease
Term
Cerebriform nuclei
Definition

Mycosis fungoides

(cutaneous T-cell lymphoma)

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
Chédiak-Higashi disease
Definition
Phagocyte deficiency
Term
Cherry-red spot on macula
Definition

- Tay-Sachs

- Niemann-Pick

- Central retinal artery occlusion

Term
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Definition

Central apnea in CHF

and

increased intracranial pressure

Term
"Chocolate cysts"
Definition

Endometriosis

(frequently involves ovaries)

Term
Chronic atrophic gastritis can lead to what?
Definition
Predisposition to gastric CA
Term
Chvostek's sign
Definition

facial muscle spasm upon tapping

due to Hypocalcemia

Term
DES exposure in utero
Definition
Clear cell adenocarcinoma CA of the vagina
Term
Clue cells
Definition
Gardnerella vaginitis
Term
Codman's triangle on x-ray
Definition
Osteosarcoma
Term
Cold agglutinins
Definition

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

or

Infectious mononucleosis

Term
Cold intolerance
Definition
hypothyroidism
Term
Chondylomata lata
Definition
secondary syphilis
Term
Continuous machiery murmur
Definition
Patent ductus arteriosus
Term
Cori's disease
Definition
Debranching enzyme deficiency
Term
Cotton-wool spots
Definition

in retina, indicate neuronal ischemia

due to chronic hypertension

Term
Cough, conjunctivitis, coryza + fever
Definition

Measles  

(Coryza = nasal congestion)

 

Term
Councilman bodies
Definition
toxic or viral hepatitis
Term
Cowdry type A bodies
Definition
Herpesvirus
Term
Crescents in Bowman's capsule
Definition
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Term
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Definition

Congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

(UDP-glucuronosyltransferase deficiency)

Term
Curling's ulcer
Definition
acute gastric ulcer assoicated with severe burns
Term
Currant-jelly sputum
Definition
Klebsiella
Term
Curschmann's spirals
Definition

whorled mucous plugs

(broncial asthma)

Term
Cushing's ulcer
Definition
Acute gastric ulcer assoicated with CNS injury
Term

D-dimers

Definition
DIC
Term
Depigmentation of neurons in the substantia nigra
Definition

Parkinson's disease

(a basal ganglia disorder)

Term
Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea
Definition
Pellagra (niacin/vitamin B3 deficiency)
Term
Diabetes insipidus + exophthalmos + lesions of skull
Definition
Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
Term
Dog or cat bite
Definition
Pasteurella multocida
Term
Donovan bodies
Definition

Granuloma inguinale

Term
Dressler's syndrome
Definition
Post-MI fibrinous pericarditis
Term
Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Definition

Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)

Autosomal Recessive

Term
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
Definition

Deletion of dystrophin gene (Xp21)

X-linked recessive

Term
Eburnation
Definition

Osteoarthritis

- polished, ivory like appearance of bone

Term
Edward's syndrome
Definition

Trisomy 18

- associated w/ rocker-bottom fee, low set ears, heart disease

Term
Eisenmenger's complex
Definition

Late cyanosis shunt

(uncorrected L --> R shunt becomes R --> L)

Term
Ehlers-Danlos
Definition

defect in collagen synthesis

results in elastic skin

Term
Erb-Duchenne palsy
Definition

Superior trunk brachial plexus injury

("waiter's tip")

Term
Erythema chronicum migrans
Definition
Lyme disease
Term
Fanconi's syndrome
Definition
Proximal tubular reabsorption defect
Term
"Fat, female, fourty 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 desmoid tumors
Term

Gaucher's disease

Definition

Lysosomal storage disease

Glucocerebrosidase deficiency

Term

Ghon focus

Definition
Primary TB
Term
Gilbert's syndrome
Definition
Benign congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Term
Glazmann's thrombasthenia
Definition
Defect in platelet aggregation
Term
Goodpasture's syndrome
Definition
Autoantiboides against alveolar and glomerular basement membrane proteins (IgG)
Term
Grower's maneuver
Definition

Use of pts arms to help pick self off the floor

- associated with Duchenne's MD

Term
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Definition
Idiopathic polyneuritis
Term
"Hair-on-end" appearance on x-ray
Definition

Extramedullary hematopoiesis

due to: 

- β-thalassemia

- Sickel cell anemia

 

Term
 Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
Definition
Chronic progressive histiocytosis
Term
HbF
Definition
Thalassemia major
Term
HbS
Definition
Sickel cell anemia
Term

hCG elevated

Definition

Choriocarcinoma

OR

Hydatidiform mole

(or pregnancy)

Term
Herberden's nodules
Definition

Osteoarthritis

DIP swelling secondary to osteophytes

Term
Heinz bodies
Definition
G6PD deficiency
Term
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Definition
Hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with hemorrhagic urticaria and URI's
Term
Heterophile antibodies
Definition
Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)
Term

High-output cardiac failure

(dilated cardiomyopathy)

Definition

Wet beriberi

(thiamine, vitamin B1 deficiency)

Term
HLA-B27
Definition

Reiter's syndrome

or

Ankylosing spondylitis

Term
HLA-DR3 or -DR4
Definition

Diabetes melitus type 1

(caused by autoimmune destruction of β cells)

Term
Homer Wright rosettes
Definition
Neuroblastoma
Term
Honeycomb lung on chest x-ray
Definition
Interstitial fibrosis
Term
Horner's syndrome
Definition
Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
Term
Howell-Jolly Bodies
Definition
Splenectomy
Term
Huntington's dx
Definition
Caudate degeneration (AD)
Term
Hyperphagia + hypersexuality + hyperorality + hyperdocility
Definition
Klüver-Bucy syndrome (amygdala)
Term
Hyperpigmentation of skin
Definition
primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's dx)
Term
Hypersegmented neutrophils
Definition
Macrocytic anemia
Term
Hypertension + hypokalemia
Definition
Conn's syndrome
Term
Hypochromatic microcytosis
Definition

Iron deficiency anemia

lead poisoning

Term
Increased α-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid/maternal serum
Definition

Anencephaly

Spina bifida cystica

Term
Increased uric acid levels
Definition

Gout

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

Myeloproliferative disorders

Loop and thiazide diuretics

Term
Intussusception
Definition
Adenovirus (causes hyperplasia of Peyer's patches)
Term
Janeway lesions
Definition
endocarditis
Term

Jarisch-Herxheimer 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
Term
Kartagener's syndrome
Definition
Dynein defect
Term
Kayser-FLeischer rings
Definition
Wilson's dx
Term
Keratin pearls
Definition
squamous cell carcinoma
Term
Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules
Definition
Diabetic nephropathy
Term
Klüver-Bucy syndrome
Definition
Bilateral amygdala lesions
Term
Koilocytes
Definition
HPV
Term
Koplik spots
Definition
Measels
Term
Krukenberg tumor
Definition
Gastric adenocarcinoma with ovarian metastases
Term
Kussmaul hyperpnea
Definition
DKA
Term
Lens dislocation + aortic dissection + joint hyperflexibilty
Definition

Margan's syndrome

(fibrilin deficit)

Term
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Definition
HGPRT deficiency
Term
Lewy bodies
Definition
PArkinson's dx
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
Esophagogasric lacerations
Term
McArdle's disease
Definition
Muscles phosphorylase deficiency
Term
McBurney's sign
Definition
Appendicitis
Term
MLF syndrome
Definition
Multiple sclerosis
Term
Monoclonal antibody spike
Definition

- Multiple myeloma (M protein, IgG or IgA)

- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

- Waldenströms macroglobulinemia (M protein, IgM)

Term
Myxedema
Definition
Hypothyroidism
Term
Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis
Definition

Wegener's granulomatosis

Goodpasture's disease (hemoptysis and renal 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
Nieman-Pick disease
Definition

Sphingomyelinase deficiency

Term
No lactation postpartum
Definition
Sheehan's syndrome (pituitary infarct)
Term
Nutmeg liver
Definition
Pulmonary hypertension (CHF)
Term
Occupational exposure to asbestos
Definition
malignant mesothelioma
Term
"Orphan annie" nuclei
Definition
Papillary CA of the thyroid
Term
Osler's nodes
Definition
Endocarditis
Term
Owl's eye inclusions
Definition
CMV
Term
Painless jaundice
Definition
Pancreatic cancer (head)
Term
Palpable purpura on legs and buttocks
Definition
 Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Term
Pancoast's tumor
Definition
Bronchogenic apical tumor associated with Horner's syndrome (compression of T1 spinal nerve)
Term
Pannus
Definition
RA
Term
Nigrostriatal dopamine depletion
Definition
Parkinson's disease
Term
Periosteal elevation on x-ray
Definition
Pyogenic osteomyelitis
Term
Peutz-Jaghers syndrome
Definition
benign polyposis coli
Term
Peyronie's disease
Definition
penile fibrosis (bent pee-pee)
Term
Philidelphia chromosome
Definition

bcr-abl

CML (sometimes associated AML)

Term
Pick's disease
Definition
Progressive dementia (similar to Alzheimer's)
Term
"Pink puffer"
Definition

Emphysema

- centroacinar --> smoking

- panacinar --> α-1 antitrypsin deficiency

 

Term
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Definition
Esophageal webs w/ iron deficiency anemia
Term

Podadra

Definition
Gout (MP joint of hallux)
Term
Podocytes fusion
Definition

Minimal change disease

Term
Polyneuropathy, cardic pathology, and edema
Definition
dry beriberi (thiamine, Vit B deficiency)
Term
Polyneuropathy preceded by GI or respiratory infection
Definition

Guillain-Barre syndrome

(ascending paralysis)

Term
Pompe's disease
Definition

Lysosomal glucosidase deficiency

associated with cardiomegaly

Term
Port-wine stain
Definition
Hemangioma
Term
Positive anterior "drawer sign"
Definition
ACL injury
Term
Pott's disease
Definition
Vertebral tuberculosis
Term
Pseudopalisading tumor cell arrangement
Definition
Glioblastoma multiforme
Term
Psedorosettes
Definition
Ewing's sarcoma
Term
Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
Definition
Horner's syndrome (associated w/ Pancoast's tumor)
Term
Rash on palms and soles
Definition

Secondary syphilis

RMSF

Term
Raynaud's syndrome
Definition
Recurrent vasospasm in extremities
Term
RBC casts in urine
Definition
acute glomerulonephritis
Term
Recurrent S. aureus and Psedomonas infections
Definition
Cystic fibrosis
Term
Red urine in the morning
Definition
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Term
Reed-Sternberg cells
Definition
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Term
increased Reid index
Definition
chronic bronchitis
Term
Reinke crystals
Definition
Leydig cell tumor
Term
Reiter's syndrome
Definition
urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis
Term
renal cell carcinoma + caverous hemangiomas + adenomas
Definition
von Hipple-Lindau disease
Term
Renal epithelial casts in urine
Definition
Acute toxic/viral nephrosis
Term
Rhomboid crystals, (+) birefringent
Definition

Pseudogout

Calcium pyrophosphate crystals

Term
Rib notching
Definition
Coarctation of the aorta
Term
Roth's spots
Definition

Endocarditis

(spots in eyes)

Term
Rotor's syndrome
Definition
Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Term
Rouleaux formation
Definition

(RBCs stacked up like coins)

Multiple myeloma

Term
S3 heart sound
Definition

Left to Right shunt (VSD, ASD, PDA)

Mitral regurg

LV failure (CHF)

Term
S4 heart sound
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
Shwartzman 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
Sjögren's syndrome
Definition
Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Term
Skip lesions
Definition
Crohn's
Term
Slapped cheeks
Definition

Erythema infectiosim (5th disease)

parvovirus B19

Term
Anti-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
Stawberry tounge
Definition

Scarlet fever

 

Term
Streak ovaries
Definition
Turner's syndrome
Term
String sign on x-ray
Definition
Crohn's disease
Term
Subepithelial humps on EM
Definition
Poststreptococcal GN
Term
Suboccipital lymphadenopathy
Definition
Rubella
Term
Sulfur granules
Definition
Actinomyces israelii
Term
Swollen gums, poor wound healing, burising, anemia
Definition
Scurvy
Term
Systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)
Definition
Aortic stenosis
Term
t(9;22)
Definition

Philidelphia chromosome

CML (bcr-abl hybrid)

Term
t(8;14)
Definition
Burkitt's lympoma (c-myc activation)
Term
t(14;18)
Definition
Follicular lymphoma (bcl-2 activation)
Term
t(15;17)
Definition

M3 type of AML

responsive to all-trans retinoic acid

Term
t(11;22)
Definition
Ewing's sarcoma
Term
t(11;14)
Definition
Mantle cell lymphoma
Term
Tabes dorsalis
Definition
tertiary syphilis
Term
Tendon xanthomas
Definition
Familial hypercholesterolemia (classically Achilles tendon)
Term
Thumb sign on lateral x-ray
Definition

Epiglottitis (H. influenza)

Term
Thyroidization of kidney
Definition
Chronic bacterial pyelonephritis
Term
Tophi
Definition
Gout
Term
"Tram-track" appearance on LM
Definition
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Term
Trousseau's sign
Definition
Visceral cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (migratory thrombophebitis), 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 (blood stasis, endothelial damage, hypercoagulation)
Term

von Recklinghausen's disease

Definition
Neurofibromatosis w/ café-au-lait spots
Term

von Recklinghausen's disease of bone

Definition

Osteitis fibrosa cystica

("brown tumor of bone")

Term
Wallenberg's syndrome
Definition
PICA thrombosis
Term
Waterhouse-Frederichsen syndrome
Definition
Adrenal hemorrhage associated with meninfococcemia
Term

Waxy cast

Definition
Chronic end-stage renal disease
Term
WBC casts
Definition

Acute pyelonephritis

Term
WBC's 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
"wire loop" appearance on LM
Definition
Lupus nephropathy
Term
Wilson's disease
Definition
Hepatolenticular degeneration
Term
"worst headache of my life"
Definition
Berry aneurysm --> associated with adult polycystic kidney disease
Term
Xanthochromia (CSF)
Definition
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Term
Xerostomia + arthritis + keratoconjunctivitis
Definition
Sjögren's syndrome
Term
Zenker's diverticulum
Definition
Upper Gi diverticulum
Term
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Definition
Gastrin-secreting tumor associated with ulcers
Term
AL protein
Definition

Primary amyloidosis

(Ig light chains --> multiple myeloma)

Term

AA protein

Definition

Secondary

(serum amyloid-associated protein --> chronic inflammatory disease)

Term

Transthyretin

Definition

Senile cardiac amyloidosis

(AF)

Term
Amylin
Definition

Diabetes mellitus type 2

(AE)

Term

A-CAL protein

Definition
amyloidosis associated with  medulary carcinoma of the thyroid
Term
Amyloid precrusor protein (APP)
Definition

Alzheimer's disease amyloidosis

(ß-amyloid)

Term
ß2-microglobulin
Definition

Dialysis associated amyloidosis

(MHC class I protein)

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