Key Pathology Word Associations (Chiro essentials) Flashcards
(168 cards)
1
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Alpha-feto protein in amniotic fluid
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Spina Bifida
2
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Basophilic stippling and blue gums
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Lead Poisoning
3
Q
CA-125
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Ovarian Cancer
4
Q
Dark Urine and Dark Cartilage
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Alkaptonuria
5
Q
Eburnation
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Osteoarthritis
6
Q
Fatty Necrosis
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Liver damage, pancreatitis
7
Q
Galactorrhea
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Prolactinoma
8
Q
Heberden’s Nodes
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Osteoarthritis of the fingers
9
Q
Immotile cilia with sinusitis, bronchietasis and situs inversus
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Kartagener’s syndrome
10
Q
Kayser-Fleisher rings
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Wilson’s disease
11
Q
Langhan’s giant cells
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Tuberculosis
12
Q
MacCallum’s path in left atrium
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Rheumatic fever
13
Q
Negri bodies
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Rabies
14
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Onion-skin periosteal reaction on x-ray
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Ewing’s sarcoma
15
Q
p16 oncogene
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Malignant melanoma
16
Q
Rachitic rosary
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Vitamin D deficiency in children
17
Q
Scanning speech, intention tremor and nystagmus
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Multiple Sclerosis
18
Q
Thymic and parathyroid aplasia
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DiGeorge syndrome
19
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Vanilyl mandelic acid in the urine
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Pheochromocytoma
20
Q
Wallerian degeneration
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Nerve damage
21
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XO chromosomal disease
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Turner’s disease
22
Q
Zenker’s degeneration
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Skeletal muscle damage
23
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Alpha-feto protein in an adult
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
24
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BCR-abl oncogene
A
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
25
Calor, rubor, tumor, dolor, and functio laesa
Acute Inflammation
26
Disorderly non-neoplastic growth
Dysplasia
27
Amyloid deposits in brain
Alzheimer's disease
28
Bence Jones proteins
Multiple Myeloma
29
Caput medusae
Portal hypertension
30
Disorderly disorganized neoplastic growth
Anaplasia
31
Enzymatic necrosis
Acute pancreatitis
32
Fawn's beard
Spina bifida occulta
33
Ghon's focus and complex
Primary tuberculosis
34
Heliotrope eyelid discoloration and Gottron's papules
Dermatomyositis
35
Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodular sclerosis
Diabetic nephropathy
36
Inappropriate ADH secretion
Small cell lung cancer
37
Lewy bodies
Parkinson's disease
38
Macrocytic normochromic anemia
B9 or B12 deficiency
39
Erythema nodosum
Sarcoidosis, TB or drug reaction
40
Fibrillin defect
Marfan's syndrome
41
Guarneri bodies
Smallpox
42
Heterophil antibodies
Mononucleosis
43
Increse size of tissue or organ
Hypertrophy
44
Koilonchy and dysplagia in a post menopausal woman
Plummer Vinson syndrome
45
Libman-Sack's endocartitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
46
Malignant plasma cells
Multiple Myeloma
47
Esophageal metaplagia
Barrett's esophagus
48
Gumma
Tertiary syphilis
49
Hirano's bodies
Alzheimer's disease
50
Increased numbers of cells
Hyperplasia
51
Linear esophageal tear after retching
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
52
Lines of Zahn
Thrombus
53
Microcytic hypochromic anemia
Iron deficiency anemia
54
Antibodies to acetylcholine receptors in NMJ
Myasthenia Gravis
55
Berry aneurisms
Adult polycystic disease of the kidney
56
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Colon cancer
57
Downey cells
Mononucleosis
58
Antibodies to calcium influx pumps in NMJ
Lambert Eaton syndrome
59
Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
60
Caseous necrosis
Tuberculosis
61
Dry eyes or dry mouth
Sjorgen syndrome
62
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies
Goodpasture disease
63
Bilateral exophthalmus
Graves disease
64
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2
65
Dystrophin defect
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
66
Most common kidney tumor in children
Wilms tumor
67
Needle-shaped negatively birefringent crystals
Gout (uric acid crystals)
68
Oral pigmentation and intestinal polyps
Peutz-Jegher syndrome
69
Pannus formation
Rheumatoid arthritis
70
Red and gray hepatization in lung
Pneumonia
71
Sero-positive arthritis
RA and SLE
72
Thyroglobulin antibodies
Hashimoto's disease
73
Virchow's triad
Vessel damage, stasis, hypercoagulability (leads to DVT)
74
Weight loss and Trosier's sign
Gastric carcinoma
75
XXY Chromosomal disease
Klinefelter's syndrome
76
Neurofibrilary tangles
Alzheimer's disease
77
Osteophytes
Osteoartritis
78
Paroxysms of hypertension, palpitations and perspiration
Pheochromocytoma
79
Radiofemoral delay
Coarctation of the aorta
80
Soap bubble appearance on x-ray
Giant Cell tumor
81
Trisomy 21
Down's syndrome
82
Vomiting blood after protracted vomiting and retching
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
83
White blood cell casts in urine
Pyelonephritis
84
Multiple superficial ulcers in the colon
Ulcerative colitis
85
Pernicious Anemia
B12 deiciency
86
Anti-IgG antibodies
Rheumatoid arthritis
87
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
Sarcoidosis, TB or lyphoma
88
Cerebellar vermis herniation
Arnold-Chiari malformation Type 1
89
Anti-Nuclear antibodies
SLE
90
Bleeding Gums
Scurvy
91
Change from one cell type to another cell type
Metaplasia
92
Cullen or Grey Turner's sign
Acute pancreatitis
93
Apical cavitations
Tuberculosis
94
Blue sclera and broken bones
Osteogenesis imperfecta
95
Charcot-Leyden crystals or Curshmann's spirals
Asthma
96
Congenital agangliosis of the colon
Hirschprung's disease
97
Antischkow cells
Rheumatic fever
98
Auer's rods
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
99
Bull's Eye rash
Lyme disease
100
Cherry red macula and mental retardation
Tay-Sachs disease
101
Condylomata lata
Secondary syphilis
102
Most common cancer in men
Prostate cancer
103
HLA-B8
Graves disease
104
Liquefactive necrosis
Brain infarction
105
Minimal change in the basement membrane
Nephrotic syndrome
106
M spike on serum electrophoresis
Multiple Myeloma
107
Chocolate cysts in the pelvis
Endometreosis
108
N-MYC oncogene
Neuroblastoma
109
Owl's-eye appearance on a lung biopsy
Cryptococcus neoformans
110
Subchondral sclerosis
Osteoarthritis
111
Apical lung tumor
Pancoast tumor
112
Bouchard's node
Rheumatoid arthritis
113
HLA-B27
Psoriatic Arthritis, AS, IBD, Reiter's
114
Chorea due to decreased GABA
Huntington's disease
115
Most common cancer in women
Breast cancer
116
Looser's zone (psudo-fracture)
Osteomalacia
117
Most malignant skin cancer
Malignant Melanoma
118
HLA-DR3 or 4
DM type 1, RA and SLE
119
LIver and Brain damage after aspirin digestion
Reye syndrome
120
Most common skin cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
121
Aschoff bodies
Rheumatic fever
122
BRCA-1/2 tumor marker
Breast cancer
123
Stunted small intestinal villi due to gluten sensitivity
Celiac disease
124
Nutmeg liver
Congestive heart failure
125
Pulsatile midline abnormal mass
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
126
Pulmonary stenosis, VSD, over-riding aorta, RVH
Tetralogy of Fallot
127
Most common cause of osteomyelitis
Staphylococcus aureus
128
Human Mad Cow Disease
Variant Crutzfeld-Jakob disease
129
Ascending demyelinating polyneuropathy
Guillian-Barre syndrome
130
Most common malignant bone tumor
Metastases
131
Non-casous granuloma in the gut
Crohn's disease
132
Philadelphia Chromosome
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
133
Pill-rolling tremor and decreased dopamine
Parkinson's disease
134
Starry sky appearance in lymph node
Burkitt's lymphoma
135
Rokitansky-Ashoff sinuses
Cholecystitis
136
Most common benign brain tumor
Meningioma
137
Bronze skin, diabetes mellitus and testicular atrophy
Hemochromatosis
138
Clue cells
Bacterial vaginosis
139
Hunner's ulcers in the bladder
Interstitial cystitis
140
L-MYC oncogene
Colon cancer
141
Brown cysts in bone
Hyperparathyriodism
142
Condylomata accuminata
HPV infection
143
Most common malignant brain tumor in adults
Glioblastoma multiforme
144
Codman's triangle on x-ray
Osteosarcoma
145
Buffalo hump and truncal obesity
Cushing's syndrome
146
Coagulative necrosis
Myocardial infacrtion
147
Hutchinson's notched central incisors
Congenital syphillis
148
Splinter hemorrhages
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
149
Reed-Sternberg cells
Hodgkin's lymphoma
150
Pseudohypertrophic calf muscles
Duchenne Muscular dystrophy
151
Non-caseous granulomas in the lung
Sarcoidosis
152
Prostatic specific antigen
Prostatic Carcinoma
153
Most common malignant brain tumor in children
Neuroblastoma
154
Cobblestone appearance of intestinal mucosa
Crohn's disease
155
Hypercoagulability, venous stasis, and vessel wall damage
Virchow's triad
156
Most common primary bone cancer in adults
Multiple Myeloma
157
Multiple cysts in both kidneys as an adult
Adult polycystic disease of the kidney
158
Hyperelasticity of the skin and joint capsule
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
159
Spaghetti and meatballs appearance
Malassezia furfur
160
Rib notching on chest x-ray
Coarctation of the Aorta
161
Post-coital bleeding
Carcinoma of the cervix
162
Splenomegaly and Erythema nodosum
Sarcoidosis
163
Most common primary bone cancer in teens
Osteosarcoma
164
Multiple cysts in one kidney in an infant
Congenital polycystic disease of the kidney
165
Hyperpigmented skin creases with fatigue
Addison's disease
166
Post-menopausal bleeding
Endometrial cancer
167
Red blood cell casts in urine
Glomerulonephritis
168
Recurrent peptic ulcers
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
