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1
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Heterophile antibodies

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Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)

2
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Hexagonal, double-pointed, needle-like crystals in bronchial secreations

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Bronchial asthma (Charcot-Leyden crystals: eosinophilic granules)

3
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High level of D-dimers

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DVT, PE, DIC

4
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Hilary lymphadenopathy, peripheral granulomatous lesion in middle or lower lung lobes (can calcify)

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Ghon complex (Primary TB Mycobacterium bacilli)

5
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“honecomb lung” on xray or CT

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Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis

6
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Hypercoaguability (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis)

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Trousseau syndrome (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)

7
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Hypersegmended neutrophils

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Megaloblastic anemia (B12 deficiency: neurologic symptoms; folate deficiency: no neurolgic symptoms)

8
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Hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis

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Conn syndrome

9
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Hypochromic, microcytic anemia

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

10
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Increased AFP in amniotic fluid/maternal serum

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Datting error, anecephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defects)

11
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Increase uric acid levels

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

12
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Intranuclear eosinophilic droplet-like bodies

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Cowdry type A bodies (HSV or CMV)

13
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Iron-containing nodules in alveolar septum

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Ferruginous bodies (asbestosis: increase chance of mesothelioma)

14
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Keratin pearls on skin biopsy

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Squamous cell carcinoma

15
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Large lysosomal phagocytes, immunodeficient

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Chediak-Higashi disease (congenital failure of phagolysosome formation)

16
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“lead pipe” appearance of colon on barium enema xray

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Ulcerative colitis (loss of haustra)

17
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Linear appearance of IgG deposition on glomerular basement membrane

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Goodpasture syndrome

18
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Low serum ceroplasmin

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Wilson Disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)

19
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“Lumpy bumpy” apperance of glomeruli on immunoflourescence

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Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (immune complex deposition of IgG and C3b)

20
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Lytic (hole punched) bone lesions on xray

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Multiple myeloma

21
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Mammary gland “blue domed” cyst

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Fibrocytic change of breast

22
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Monoclonal antibody spike

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Multiple myeloma (IgG or A)
Monoclononal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS consequence of aging)
Waldenstrom (M protein = IgM) macroglobinemia
Primary amyloidosis
23
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Mucin filled cell with peripheral nucleus

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“Signet ring” = gastric carcinoma

24
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Narrowing of bowel lumen on barium x-ray

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“String sign” (Crohn disease)

25
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Necrotizing vasculitis (lungs) and necrotizing glomerulonephritis

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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegner; PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA) and Good pastuure syndrome (anti-basement mmb antibodies)

26
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Needle-shaped, negatively birefringent crystals

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Gout (monosodium urate crystals)

27
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Nodular hylaine deposits in glomeruli

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Kimmelsteil-Wilson nodules (diabetic neuropathy)

28
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Novobiocin response

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Sensitive: Staphlococcus epidermidis;
resistant: Staphylococcus saphrophyticus

29
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Nutmeg liver

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Chronic passive congestion of liver dt Right heart failure

30
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Onion skin peristeal reaction

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Ewing sarcoma (malignant round cell tumor)

31
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Optochin response

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Sensitive: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Resistant: virdians streptococci

32
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Periosteum raised from bone, creating triangular area

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

33
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Podocyte fusion or “effacement” on EM

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Minimal Change Disease (child with nephrotic syndrome)

34
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Polished ‘ivory like’ appearance of bone at cartilage erosion

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Eburnation (osteoarthritis resulting in bony sclerosis)

35
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Protein aggregates in neurons from hyperphosphorylation of tau protein

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

36
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Psammoma bodies

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Meningiomas, Papillary Thyroid Cancer (PTC), mesothelioma, Papillary Serous carcinoma of the endometrium and ovary

37
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Pseudopalisading tumor cells on brain biopsy

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Glioblastoma multiforme

38
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RBC casts in urine

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Acute glomerulonephritis

39
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Rectangular, crystal like cytoplasmic inclusions in Leydig cells

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Reinke crystals ( Leydig cell tumor)

40
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Renal epithelial casts in urine

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Acute toxic/viral renal injury

41
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Rhomboid crystals, + birefringent

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Pseudogout (calcium pyrophospahte dihydrate cyrstals)

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Rib notching

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Coarctation of aorta

43
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Ring-enhancing brain lesion in AIDS

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Toxoplasma gondii, CNS lymphoma

44
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Sheets of medium sized lymphoid cells with scattered pale tingible body-laden macrophage (starry sky histology)

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

45
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Silver stained spherical aggregation of tau proteins in neurons

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Pick bodies (Pick disease: progressive dementia, change in personality)

46
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“Soap bubble” in femur on tibia or xray

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Giant cell tumor of bone (generally benign)

47
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“Spikes” on basement membrane, “dome-like” subepithelial deposits

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Membranous glomerulonephritis (may progress to nephrotic syndrome)

48
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Stacks of RBCs

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Rouleaux formation (high ESR, multiple myeloma)

49
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Stippled vaginal epithelial cells

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“Clue cells” Gardnella vaginalis

50
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Tennis racket shaped cytoplasmic organelles (EM) in Langerhans cells

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Birbeck granules (Langherhans cell histiocytosis or histiocytosis X: eosinophilic granuloma)

51
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Thrombi made of white/red layers

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

52
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“Thumb sign” on lateral xray

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Epiglottitis (Haemophilus influenzae)

53
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Tram track appearance of capillary loops of glomerular basement membranes on light microscopy

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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

54
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Triglyceride accumulation in liver cell vacuoles

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Fatty liver disease (alcoholic or metabolic syndrome)

55
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“Waxy” casts with very low urine flow

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Chronic end-stage renal disease

56
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WBC casts in urine

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Acute pyelonephritis

57
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WBCs that look ‘smudged’

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CLL (almost always B cell)

58
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“wire loop” glomerular capillary appearance on light imcroscopy

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Lupus nephropathy

59
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Yellowish CSF

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Xanthochromia (d/t subarachnoid hemorrhage)