Pathology word associations Flashcards
(117 cards)
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Alpha-fetoprotein elevation in amniotic fluid
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Spina bifida
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Alpha-fetoprotein elevation in adult
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
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Amyloid deposits in the brain
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Alzheimer’sdisease
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Antibodies to acetylcholine receptors in NMJ
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Myasthenia gravis
5
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Antibodies to Calcium influsx pumps in NMJ
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Lambert Eaton syndrome
6
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Anti-Glomerular basement membrane antibodies
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Goodpasture disease
7
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Anti-IgG antibodies
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
8
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Anti-Nuclear Antibodies
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SLE
9
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Apical cavitations
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Tuberculosis
10
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Antischkow cells
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Rheumatic fever
11
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Apical lung tumor
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Pancoast tumor
12
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Aschoff bodies
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Rheumatic fever
13
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Auer’srods
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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
14
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Basophilic stippling
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Lead poisoning
15
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BCR-abl oncogene
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia
16
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Bence Jones proteins
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Multiple Myeloma
17
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Berry aneurysms
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Adult polycystic disease of the kidney
18
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Bilateral adrenal heamorrhage
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
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Sarcoidosis
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BRCA-1/2 tumor marker
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Breast cancer
21
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Brown cysts in bone
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Hyperparathyroidism
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Buffalo hump and truncal obesity
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Cushing’ssyndrome
23
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CA-125
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Ovarian cancer
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Carcinoembryonic antigen
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Colon cancer
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Caseous granulomas
Tuberculosis
26
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Arnold-Chiari malformation
27
Charcot-Leyden crystals
Asthma
28
Chocolate cysts in the pelvis
Endometriosis
29
Clue cells
Bacterial vaginosis
30
Coagulative necrosis
Myocardial infarction
31
Cobblestone appearance of intestinal mucosa
Crohn’s disease
32
Codman’s triangle on x-ray
Osteosarcoma
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Congenital aganglionosis of the colon
Hirschsprung’s disease
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Curschmann’s spirals
Asthma
35
Dark urine and dark cartilage
Alkaptonuria
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Downey cells
Mononucleosis
37
Dry eyes and dry mouth
Sjorgen syndrome
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Dystrophin defect
Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
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Eburnation
Osteoarthritis
40
Fatty necrosis
Liver damage
41
Fibrillin defect
Marfan’s syndrome
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Ghon’s focus and complex
Primary Tuberculosis
43
Guarneri bodies
Smallpox
44
Heterophil antibodies
Mononucleosis
45
Hirano’s bodies
Alzheimer’s disease
46
HLA-B8
Graves disease
47
HLA-B27
AS, Reiter’s syndrome, ulcerative colitis
48
HLA-DR3 or 4
DM type 1, RA and SLE
49
Hypercoagulabilty, venous stasis and vessel wall damage
Virchow’s triad
50
Hyperelasticty of skin and joint capulse
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
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Hyperpigmented skin with fatigue
Addison’s disease
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Immotile cilia with sinusitis, bronchietasts and situs inversus
Kartagener’s syndrome
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Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules
Diabetic nephropathy
54
Langhan’s giant cells
Tuberculosis
55
Lewy bodies
Parkinson’s disease
56
Lines of Zahn
Thrombus
57
Liquefactive necrosis
Nerve damage
58
Liver and brain damage after aspirin ingestion
Reye syndrome
59
L-MYC oncogene
Colon cancer
60
L ooser’s zone
Osteomalacia
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MacCallum’s patch in lefrt atrium
Rheumatic fever
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Macrocytic normochromic anemia
Folic acid or Vitamin B12 deficiency
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Malignant plasma cells
Multiple Myeloma
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Microcytic hypochromic anemia
Iron deficiency anemia
65
Minimal change of the basement membrane
Nephrotic syndrome
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Most common cancer in men
Prostate cancer
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Most common cause of osteomyelitis
Staphylococcus aureus
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Most common cancer in women
Breast cancer
69
Most common malignant bone tumor
Metastases
70
Most common benign brain tumor
Meningioma
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Most common kidney tumor in children
Wilms tumor
72
Most common malignant brain tumor in adults
Glioblastoma multiforme
73
Most common malignant brain tumor in children
Neuroblastoma
74
Most common primary bone cancer in adults
Multiple Myeloma
75
Most common primary bone cancer in teens
Osteosarcoma
76
M spike on serum electrophoresis
Multiple Myeloma
77
Needle-shaped negatively birefringent crystals
Gout [uric acid crystals]
78
Negri bodies
Rabies
79
Neurofibrillary tangles
Alzheimer’s disease
80
N-MYC oncogene
Neuroblastoma
81
Non-caseous granulomas in the gut
Crohn’s disease
82
Non-caseous granulomas in the lung
Sarcoidosis
83
Nutmeg liver
Congestive Heart Failure
84
Onion-skin periosteal reaction on x-ray
Ewing’s sarcoma
85
Oral pigmentation and intestinal polyps
Peutz-Jegher syndrome
86
Osteophytes
Osteoarthritis
87
Owl-eye appearance
Cryptococcus neoformans
88
p16 oncogene
Malignant melanoma
89
Pannus formation
Rheumatoid Arthritis
90
Philadelphia chromosome
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
91
Post-coital bleeding
Carcinoma of the cervix
92
Post-menopausal bleeding
Endometrial cancer
93
Prostatic Specific Antigen
Prostatic carcinoma
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Red and gray hepatization in lung
Pneumonia
95
Red blood cell casts in urine
Glomerulonephritis
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Recurrent peptic ulcers
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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Rib notching on chest x-ray
Coarctation of the aorta
98
Reed-Sternberg cells
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
99
Rheumatoid factor
RA, SLE
100
Rokitansky-Ashoff sinuses
Cholecystitis
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Soap-bubble appearance on x-ray
Giant cell tumor
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Spaghetti and meatballs appearance
Malassezia furfur
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Splenomegaly and eyethema nodosum
Sarcoidosis
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Starry sky appearance in lymph node
Burkitt’s lymphoma
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Stunted small intestinal villi due to gluten sensitivity
Celiac disease
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Thymic and parathyroid aplasia
DiGeorge syndrome
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Thyroglobulin antibodies
Hashimoto’s disease
108
Vanilyl mandelic acid in the urine
Pheochromocytoma
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Virchow’s triad-vessel damage, stasis, hypercoagulability
Deep vein thrombosis
110
Vomiting blood after protracted vomiting and retching
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
111
Wallerian degeneration
Nerve damage
112
White blood cell casts in urine
Pyelonephritis
113
XO chromosomal disease
Turner’s disease
114
XXY chromosomal disease
Klinefelter’s syndrome
115
Zenker’s degeneration
Skeletal muscle damage
116
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
Arnold-Chiari malformation
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Coagulative necrosis
Myocardial infarction
