Flashcards in Pathology Deck (30):
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C1INH is used to
prevent the cleavage of C2 and C4 so that the complement system isn't activated
it also blocks kvllikrein from turning into bradykinin
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peripheral eosinophilia and antibodies against neutrophil myeloperoxidase are associated with
Churg-Strauss
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antimitochondrial antibodies are seen in
primary billiard cirrhosis
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FEV1 in obstructive lung disease
low
5
FEV1 in restrictive lung disease
low
6
FEVC1/FVC obstructive lung disease
low
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FEVC1/FVC restrictive lung disease
normla to high
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FVC in obstructive lung disease
normal to decreased
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FVC in restrictive lung disease
decreased
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patchy whitish thinning of the skin is
lichen sclerosis
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endoneural inflammatory infiltrate that consists of t cells and macrophages in demyelinating neurons is seen in
Gillian Barre
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endomysial inflammatory infiltrate seen in
polio
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a square with an x in the center is a sign of what kind of kidney stone
calcium oxalate
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rectangular cells " Coffin Lids" are a sign of what kidney stone
magnesium ammonium sulphate
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yellow or red-brown diamond or rhombus stone is a sign of
uric acid
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flat yellow hexagonal stones resemble what
cysteine
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the pathogenesis of HIV associated dementia involves what
inflammatory activation of microglial cells
18
what is the best method for detecting C diff
PCR of toxins A and B in the stool
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decrease levels of Ach in the nucleus of Mynert and the Hippocampus is seen in what disease
ALZ
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locus cerelus plays a role in
panic attacks and has large amounts of NE
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what is it called when the ureters enter the bladder at a perpendicular angle instead of an oblique one
veiscouteral reflux
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compound papilla are always open and are found in what part of the kidney
the upper and lower poles
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cytokine responsible for phagolysosome formation, and granulomas development
IFN-gamma
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what cytokine stimulates NK cells to destroy targeted cells and gets T cells to stimulate IFN-y
IL - 12
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papules and vehicles that are usually found on the elbows with deposits of IgA at the tips of the dermal papillae are a manifestation of what
dermatitis herpetiformis
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dermatitis herpetiformis is also associated with what other pathology
Celiac disease
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thinning and splitting of the basement membrane in the kidneys that is an X linked dominant condition is what disease
Aport Disease
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spinocerebellar tract degeneration and dorsal column degeneration is associated with what disease
Fredrick Ataxia
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what is it called when there seems to be an increase in CSF but in reality it is just that there is an increase in the atrophy of the brain tissuee ( ALZ, or Pick Disease)
hydrocephalus ex vacuo
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