Exam II Questions Flashcards
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Circulating immune complexes filter out small vessels & activate the complement cascade. C5a attracts neutrophils which causes local damaging inflammation..
Type III immune injury disease
All of the following are autoimmune diseases except:
a) systemic lupus erythematous
b) Bruton’s hypogammaglobulinemia
c) Sjogren’s
d) Graves
b) bruton’s hypogammaglobulinemia
Which organ has very low tolerance to edema?
Brain & lungs
Patients with Peutz-Jegher syndrome often present with:
a) multiple mucosal melanomas
b) nevus flamm
c) perioral freckling
d) petechial hemorrhage
c) perioral frecking
T/F: Grading of malignancy is done by pathologist at the microscope. Staging is done by the clinician to determine distribution of tumor in the body.
T/T
T/F: A diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma can be made clinically
T
Kaposi’s sarcoma is caused by the HIV:
False (Caused by HHV8)
The most common cause of right-sided heart failure is:
Left-sided heart failure
(Left-sided heart failure is usually caused by CAD, MI, or long-term HTN)
What terminology is used to describe invagination of the small intestines into itself, leading to necrosis?
Intussusception
Pt’s with Barretts esophagus are at risk of developing what type of malignancy?
Adenocarcinoma (most common in U.S.)
The oral lesions associated with ulcerative colitis are known as:
Pyostomatitis vegetans
What terminology used to describe metastasis of an adenocarcinoma to the bilateral ovaries?
Krunkenburg tumor
What is the average lifespan of a RBC?
120 days
What radiographic term can be used to describe both sickle cell anemia & thalassemia?
Hair on end
Sickle cell anemia occurs due to substitution between which two amino acids?
Valine to glutamic acid
Patient with Plummer Vinson syndrome present with chic type of anemia?
Iron deficiency
Which anemia is considered an autoimmune disease?
Hemolytic anemia
In viral infections, which type of WBC is elevated?
Leukocytes
What immune deficiency is caused by having a pronounced decrease in the number of neutrophils?
Neutropenia
When presenting with oral manifestation, what leukemia has a predilection for the gingiva?
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
What low grade lymphoma can be associated with patients with Sjogren’s
MALToma
Which high-grade lymphoma has a pre-direction for the jawbone of children & is associated with herpes IV (Epstein Barr)?
Burkett’s lymphoma
A malignancy of plasma cells is referred to as:
multiple myeloma
Name one medication that impairs the ability of platelets to aggregate:
Aspirin