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pathology misc Flashcards

1
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timeframe of acute postinfectious GN

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1-3 weeks after strep throat infection or impetigo

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timeframe of IgA nephropathy

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1-2 days after URTI

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Kimmelstein Wilson bodies

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diabetic glomerulonephritis - mesangial nodules

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4
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histology findings of alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency

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intracytoplasmic inclusions of A1AT which stain period acid schiff

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5
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autoimmune hepatits

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type 1 - anti-nuclear antibodies, anti-smooth muscle

type 2 - anti-LKMIg

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alport’s syndrome inheritance

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X linked, anti collagen type 4, alpha 5 chain

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thin basement membrane disease inheritance

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autosomal dominant, type 4 collagen alpha 4 chain

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acute interstitial nephritis

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hypersensitivity reaction, usually to a drug
begins days after exposure
fever, skin rash, haematuria, eosinophilia

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Waldenstroms macroglobinuria

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NHL - IgM

FLAWs and hyperviscosity

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fanconi anaemia

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autosomal recessive, pancytopenia, renal malformations

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dyskeratosis congenita

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x linked - telomere instability

aplastic anaemia. skin pigmentation, oral leukoplakia, nail dystophy

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schwachman-diamond syndrome

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aplastic anaemia. autosomal recessive - neutrophilia

AML risk

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Diamond-blackfan syndrome

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red cell aplasia, normal WCC and platelets

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polycythaemia rubra vera symptoms

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  • hyperviscosity
  • plethora (red nose)
  • retinal vein engorgement
  • aquagenic pruritis
  • peptic ulcers - histamine release
  • gout
  • thrombosis and stroke
  • splenomegaly
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essential thrombocytopenia mutations

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JAK2, calreticulin and MPL

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essential thrombocytopenia symptoms

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venous and arterial thrombosis
erythromelalgia
splenomegaly, dizziness, headaches, blurred vision

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17
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essential thrombocytopenia treatment

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aspirin, anagrelid, hydroxycarbamide

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18
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example of NRTI

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lamuvidine, emtricitabine

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19
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NNRTI example

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efavirenz, nevirapine

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20
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Protease inhibitor example

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ritonavir, Indinavir, amprenavir

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21
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Integrase inhibitor example

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raltegravir

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22
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nucleotide RTI example

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tenofovir

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23
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side effects of NRTI

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lactic acidosis

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24
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side effect of NNRTI

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SJS, TENS, fatal fulminant hepatitis

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25
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side effect of PI

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hyperlipidaemia, type 2 diabetes, lipodystrophy

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26
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Campylobacter jejuni clinical picture

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unpasteurised milk and poultry
prodrome of headache and fever. bloody foul diarrhoea with cramps.
oxidase positive, motile, gram negative curved rods

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Cryptosporidium parvum clinical picture

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infects jejunum, severe diarrhoea in immunocomprimised. oocytes seen in stool by modified kinyoun acid fast stain.

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28
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rat bite

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spirillum minus (haverhill fever)`

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29
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cat scratch disease

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bartonella henselae

30
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brucellosis clinical picture

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dairy or contact with animals
undulant fever, myalgia, malaise.
endocarditis and osteomyelitis.
WCC usually normal.
tetracycline or doxycycline with streptomycin.
brucella abortus = cattle
brucella melitensis = goats, mediterranean

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Leptospira interrogans

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rat or dog urine in water, penetrates broken skin / swimming.
high spiking temps, conjunctival haemorrhages, jaundice, haemolytic anaemia

32
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Bacillus anthracis

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painless black, round lesion and rim of oedema

pulmonary - massive lympahdenopathy and mediastinal haemorrhage

33
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aspergillus flavus

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carcinogen for HCC

34
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crytococcis

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found in pigeon poo

35
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EBV

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pyrexia, jaundice, lymphadenopathy, sore throat

36
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ring enhancing lesion

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cerebral abscess, toxoplasmosis, lymphoma (vasogenic oedema

37
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boat shaped cells

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Pneumocystis carnii

38
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haemophilus influenzae

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gram negative coccibacilli

39
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commonest cause of UTI in all patient groups

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E coli

40
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haemorrhagic cystitis in children

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adenovirus

41
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pseudomonus treatment in CF

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ceftadizime

42
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treatment for gram negative septicaemia

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gent and ampicillin

43
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renal tuberculosis

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RFs

haematuria, dysuria, back pain

44
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urethral syndrome

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asymptomatic bacteriuria - symptoms of UTI without bacteria

45
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antibiotic prophylaxis before colorectal surgery

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cef & met 0-2hrs before and no longer than 24 hrs afterward

46
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cavitating pneumonia or urinary tract infections

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klebseilla

47
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Chagas disease

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latin america
swelling around eye
fever, malaise, lymphadenopathy and eventually cardiomyopathy
trypomastigote

48
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Wucheria bancrofti

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microfilariae in peripheral blood, eosinophilia and symptoms affecting the lymph nodes

49
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Leishmania donovani

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visceral leishmaniasis
opportunistic infection in HIV
fever, splenomegaly, leukopenia and hypergammaglobulinaemia, pancytopenia. fatigue, weight loss, dizziness, cough, diarrhoea
xerosis - dry roughenes skin

50
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Pneumocystis carnii

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non productive cough, fever, dyspnoea

HIV related illness

51
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trypanosomiasis

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african sleeping sickness and chagas disease

52
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Schistosoma mansoni

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infects the mesenteric veins (vs haematobium = vesical veins)
swimming
nausea, vommiting, diarrhoea, skin rash, lymphadenopathy with hepatosplenomegaly
WCC and eosinophilia

53
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Giardia lambia

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tear-drop shaped trophozoites
cysts and trophozoites seen on stool examination
pale, fatty stools

54
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Congenital toxoplasmosis

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hepatomegaly, jaundice, seizures, intra-cranial calcification.

55
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congenital rubella syndrome

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microphthalmia, deafness, hepatosplenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, rash,

56
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congenital HSV infection

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microcephaly, chorioretinitis, vesicular skin lesions

57
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Bare lymphocyte syndrome

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defect of regulatory factor X or class II transactivator.
absent expression of HLA molecules within thymus
type 1 - MHC 1 absent - CD8 deficient
type 2 - MHC 2 absent - CD4 deficient
associated with sclerosing cholangitis.

58
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Brutons agammaglobulinaemia

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X linked. BTK gene mutation.

failure of production of mature B cells - no antibodies.

59
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common variable immunodeficiency

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low IgG, A, E,

defect in b cell differentiation.

60
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Hyper IgM syndrome

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CD40 mutation. X linked condition.
activated T cells cannot interact with B cells.
risk of autoimmunity and malignancy.

61
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Kostmann syndrome

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severe congenital neutropenia. autosomal recessive - HAX mutation. low neutrophil count <500
treatment - G-CSF

62
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leukocyte adhesion deficiency

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deficiency in CD18 (beta2 integrin subunit)

high neutrophil count and delayed umbilical cord separation

63
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chronic granulomatous disease

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NADPH oxidase defect. 
negative NBT (does not turn blue) 
negative DHR (does not flouresce as rhodamine not generated) - PLACESS (catalase positive) susceptibility 
mostly X linked
64
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Severe combine immunodeficiency

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IL2 receptor (X linked), adenosine deaminase (AR) deficiency. 
AIDs defining illnesses - candida etc. 
reticular dysgenesis - most severe form - deficiency in everything but erythrocytes.
65
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Cyclic neutropenia

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episodic neutropenia occurring every 3 weeks, lasting several days.
ELA1 mutation, treated with G-CSF

66
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cyclophosphamide

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akylates guanine base of DNA. damages DNA and prevents cell replication, affect B cells.

67
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mycophenilate mofetil

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inhibits IM PDH which prevents guanine synthesis. blocks de novo nucleotide synthesis - prevents replication of DNA. affects T cells.

68
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Azathioprine

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metabolised by liver to 6 metacarpurine by TPMT. blocks de novo purine synthesis. inhibits T cells activation & proliferation.

69
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tacrolimus

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inhibits calcineurin which normally activates transcription of IL2 therefore reduces T cell proliferation

70
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cyclosporin

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inhibits calcineurin. gingival hypertrophy.

71
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sirolimus

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blocks clonal proliferation of T cells.

72
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OTK3

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muromab - binds to CD3. mops up t cells. given in steroid resistant infection.

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