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Goljan HY Systemic Pathology

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show synthesized in peritubular capillaries  
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Reticulocyte count   show
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Extramedullary hematopoiesis   show
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Newborn physiologic anemia   show
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show Hb and Hct decreased; greater increase in plasma volume than RBC mass  
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Anemia   show
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show average volume of RBCs; useful for anemia classification  
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MCHC   show
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show ↓ in microcytic anemias; ↑ in spherocytosis  
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Thalassemias   show
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show RBC size variation; ↑ iron deficiency; normal in other microcytic anemias  
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Mature RBC   show
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show ↑ iron deficiency; ↓ anemia chronic disease, sideroblastic anemia  
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% Saturation   show
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Serum ferritin   show
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show iron deficiency MC, anemic chronic disease, thalassemia, sideroblastic anemia  
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show MCC Meckel’s diverticulum  
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Iron deficiency woman < 50   show
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Iron deficiency man < 50   show
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Iron deficiency men/woman > 50   show
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Stages iron deficiency   show
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Anemia chronic disease   show
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α-Thalassemia trait   show
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HbH disease   show
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show four α-globin gene deletions; four γ-globin chains  
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show AR; DNA splicing defect; ↑ HbA2 and F; ↓ HbA  
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show nonsense mutation with stop codon; hemolytic anemia; ↑↑ HbF, ↑ HbA2  
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show defect in mitochondrial heme synthesis producing ringed sideroblasts  
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show alcohol, pyridoxine deficiency (isoniazid Rx of TB), Pb poisoning  
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show inhibition ferrochelatase, d-aminolevulinic acid dehydrase, ribonuclease  
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show growth retardation; Pb in epiphyses (lead lines); abdominal colic; encephalopathy  
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S/S Pb poisoning adult   show
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show coarse basophilic stippling RBCs; ↓ MCV; ↑ blood Pb; ↑ d-aminolevulinic acid  
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show animal products; requires intrinsic factor for reabsorption in terminal ileum  
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Vitamin B12   show
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R factor   show
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Vitamin B12   show
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show vegan, pernicious anemia MC, fish tapeworm, pancreatitis, bacterial overgrowth, Crohn’s disease  
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Pernicious anemia   show
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Causes folate deficiency   show
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Drugs and folate deficiency   show
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show inhibited by phenytoin  
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show inhibited by alcohol and OC  
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Dihydrofolate reductase   show
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show inhibited by 5-fluorouracil  
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show MCC of increased serum homocysteine  
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Lab in B12/folate deficiency   show
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show ↑ gastrin (pernicious anemia), ↑ methylmalonic acid  
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show PA  
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show bacterial overgrowth  
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show chronic pancreatitis  
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show initially normal Hb and Hct; 0.9% saline uncovers RBC deficit  
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Aplastic anemia   show
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show pancytopenia; hypocellular bone marrow  
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show normocytic; decreased EPO  
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Extravascular hemolysis   show
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Intravascular hemolysis   show
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show AD; defect in spectrin; extravascular hemolysis; splenomegaly  
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Blood findings in spherocytosis   show
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PNH   show
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S/S PNH   show
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HbSS   show
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Causes of sickling   show
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HbF   show
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Pathophysiology HbSS   show
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HbSS children   show
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HbSS osteomyelitis   show
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HbSS complications   show
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HbAS   show
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Hb electrophoresis   show
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show sickle cells; target cells; Howell-Jolly bodies (nuclear remnants)  
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show XR; oxidant damage (peroxide) to Hb (e.g., primaquine; dapsone; fava beans)  
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Blood findings G6PD deficiency   show
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Pyruvate kinase deficiency   show
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show IgG; extravascular hemolysis; e.g., SLE, drugs  
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Cold type AIHA   show
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Penicillin   show
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Methyldopa   show
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Quinidine   show
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show positive direct Coombs’; spherocytes  
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show mechanical damage causing intravascular hemolysis  
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Causes of micro/macro hemolysis   show
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show schistocytes; iron deficiency from hemoglobinuria  
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show intravascular hemolysis correlates with fever; falciparum-ring forms and gametocytes  
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show exaggerated WBC response to infection; usually due to infection  
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show marrow infiltrative disease peripheralizes myeloblasts/nucleated RBCs  
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Causes of leukoerythroblastic reaction   show
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show type I hypersensitivity (e.g., penicillin reaction); invasive helminthic infection  
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show pinworms, adult worms in ascariasis  
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Atypical lymphocytes   show
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show due to EBV; EBV attaches to CD21 receptors on B cells  
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Clinical findings mono   show
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Lab findings mono   show
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show T cell deficiencies (HIV); combined B/T deficiency (adenine deaminase deficiency)  
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show viral infections, whooping cough  
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show lymphopenia, eosinopenia, neutrophilia  
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Chronic MPD   show
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Examples of MPD   show
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Relative polycythemia   show
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show ↓ RBC count and RBC mass  
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Appropriate polycythemia   show
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Causes of appropriate absolute polycythemia   show
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show normal plasma volume; ↑ RBC mass; ↓ SaO2; ↑ EPO  
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Inappropriate absolute polycythemia   show
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Causes of inappropriate polycythemia   show
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show ↑ plasma volume and RBC mass; normal SaO2; ↓ EPO  
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show normal plasma volume; ↑ RBC mass; normal SaO2; ↑ EPO  
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Myelofibrosis myeloid metaplasia   show
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show tear drop RBCs; dry bone marrow aspirate (marrow fibrosis)  
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Essential thrombocythemia   show
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show severe anemia in elderly; 30% develop leukemia; ringed sideroblasts  
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show aplastic anemia; acute leukemia  
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Leukemia by age   show
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show acute, blasts >30% in bone marrow; chronic, blasts <10% in bone marrow  
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show Auer rods in myeloblasts  
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show t(15;17); defect in retinoic acid; Rx retinoic acid (↑ maturation); DIC  
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show gum infiltration  
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show t(9;22) of ABL POC; Philadelphia chromosome 22; ↓ alkaline phosphatase score  
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show early pre-B (80%); CALLA (CD10) and TdT positive; CNS and testicle involvement  
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ALL   show
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CLL   show
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show HTLV-1; CD4 T cells; skin infiltration; lytic bone lesions with hypercalcemia  
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Hairy cell leukemia   show
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Nodal sites   show
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show metastasizes to para-aortic nodes  
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show metastasizes to left supraclavicular nodes (Virchow node)  
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Phenytoin   show
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Cat scratch disease   show
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Follicular B-cell lymphoma   show
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Burkitt lymphoma   show
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show risk factors H. pylori (stomach); Sjogren’s syndrome  
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show CD4 T cell neoplasm; skin lesions with Pautrier’s microabscesses  
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show leukemic phase of mycosis fungoides  
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show sign of chronic inflammation  
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show M component (spike); sign of plasma cell disorder  
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show serum and urine immunoelectrophoresis; bone marrow aspirate  
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Bence Jones protein   show
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show M spike; lytic bone lesions; pathologic fractures; hypercalcemia; renal failure  
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show MC monoclonal gammopathy; may progress to myeloma  
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Findings in MGUS   show
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Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia   show
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show neoplastic component, Reed Stemberg (RS) cell; CD15 CD30 positive  
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Lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin’s   show
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Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s   show
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Mixed cellularity Hodgkin’s   show
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Hodgkin’s prognosis   show
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show ↑ risk for second malignancies (leukemia; NHL)  
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Langerhan’s histiocytes   show
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show malignant histiocytosis <2 yrs old; diffuse eczematous rash; organ involvement  
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Hand-Christian-Christian disease   show
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show benign histiocytosis; lytic bone lesions with pathologic fractures  
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Mast cells   show
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Urticaria pigmentosum   show
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show twisted β-sheet; apple green birefringence with Congo red  
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show AL amyloid derived from light chains; plasma cell disorders  
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Secondary amyloidosis   show
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show amyloid precursor protein gene product chromosome 21; amyloid-β  
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show macrophages have fibrillary appearance; deficiency glucocerebrosidase  
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Niemann Pick’s disease   show
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Hypersplenism   show
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show Howell Jolly bodies; susceptible to Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis  
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Anticoagulants   show
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Heparin   show
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show neutralize V and VIII  
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Procoagulants   show
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show inactivate factors V and VIII; enhance fibrinolysis  
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show complexes with factor VIII to enhance VIII:C activity; platelet adhesion  
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Platelets   show
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show platelet receptor for von Willebrand factor  
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show platelet receptor for fibrinogen  
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Extrinsic system factor   show
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show XII, XI, IX, VIII  
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Final common pathway factors   show
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Factor XIII   show
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show prothrombin, VII, IX, X, protein C and S  
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show fibrinogen, prothrombin, V, VIII; fluid is called serum  
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show cleaves fibrinogen and insoluble fibrin into degradation products  
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show evaluates platelet function (adhesion, release reaction, aggregation)  
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Aspirin   show
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show ristocetin cofactor assay; vWF antigen assay; agar electrophoresis  
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show evaluates extrinsic pathway to fibrin clot  
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show evaluates intrinsic pathway to stable fibrin clot  
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Fibrinolysis tests   show
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S/S platelet dysfunction   show
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)   show
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Chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura   show
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show thrombocytopenia due to IgG antibody against heparin attached to PF4 on platelets  
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PF4   show
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show thrombocytopenia MC hematologic abnormality; similar to ITP  
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TTP   show
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show fever, thrombocytopenia, renal failure, hemolytic anemia with schistocytes, CNS deficits  
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Lab findings TTP   show
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HUS   show
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S/S factor deficiency   show
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Hemophilia A   show
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show AD; platelet adhesion defect + factor VIII deficiency  
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Lab findings in VWD   show
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show Rx of choice for mild von Willebrand’s disease and hemophilia A  
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show antibodies destroy coagulation factors  
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show prolonged PT and/or PTT corrected with mixing studies  
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show ↓ epoxide reductase activity (↓ function vitamin K); hemorrhagic diathesis; ↑ PT  
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Causes vitamin K deficiency   show
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show activation coagulation system from release of tissue thromboplastin and/or endothelial cell damage  
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show consumption coagulation factors by fibrin clots; patient also anticoagulated  
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Causes   show
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S/S   show
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show thrombocytopenia, ↑ PT and PTT, D-dimers (best test), anemia  
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Antiphospholipid antibodies   show
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Warfarin   show
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show full anticoagulation in 3 days when -carboxylated prothrombin disappears  
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Warfarin   show
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show intramuscular vitamin K (6-8 hrs), fresh frozen plasma (immediate)  
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show enhances ATIII; PTT best test but PT also prolonged  
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show estrogen ↑ coagulation factor synthesis and ATIII; predisposes to thrombosis  
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show MC hereditary thrombosis; resistant to degradation by protein C/S  
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ATIII deficiency   show
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show post-warfarin therapy in patient with heterozygote protein C deficiency  
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M cells   show
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show some patients have anti-AB-IgG antibodies; increased incidence duodenal ulcers  
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show increased incidence of gastric carcinoma  
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show do not have natural blood group antibodies at birth (e.g., anti-A-lgM)  
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Elderly   show
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show inherited in autosomal codominant fashion; Rh antigens include D, C, c, E, e  
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Atypical antibodies   show
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Duffy antigen   show
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show indirect Coomb’s test; detects atypical antibodies in serum  
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show MC infection transmitted by blood transfusion; MC antibody  
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Hepatitis C   show
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Major crossmatch   show
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show blood group O; no antigens on the surface of RBCs  
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Universal recipient   show
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Packed RBC transfusion   show
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Cryoprecipitate   show
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Fresh frozen plasma   show
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show type I IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction  
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show recipient anti-HLA antibodies react against donor leukocytes  
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show transfusion of ABO incompatible blood (e.g., A person receives B blood)  
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show antibody attaches to donor RBCs; macrophage phagocytosis and hemolysis  
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Positive direct Coomb’s test   show
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show jaundice, no increase in Hb, hemoglobinuria  
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show mother O and baby A or B; transplacental passage of maternal anti-AB-IgG  
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show positive direct Coomb’s test; spherocytes; MCC unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia first 24 hrs  
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show mother Rh (D antigen) negative and fetus Rh (O antigen) positive  
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Rh HDN   show
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Rh HDN   show
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Rh immune globulin   show
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show positive direct Coomb’s; severe anemia and hyperbilirubinemia  
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ABO HDN   show
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O Rh negative mother with A Rh positive baby   show
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Blue fluorescent light   show
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MV auscultation   show
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show left parasternal border  
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AV auscultation   show
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PV auscultation   show
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S1   show
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S2   show
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Inspiration   show
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show abnormal; due to blood entering volume overloaded ventricle in early diastole  
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show valve regurgitation; congestive heart failure  
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show abnormal; due to blood entering non-compliant ventricle with atrial contraction in late diastole  
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Causes S4   show
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Murmurs   show
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show increases right sided abnormal heart sounds and murmurs  
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Expiration   show
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Stenosis murmurs   show
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Regurgitation murmurs   show
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show AV and PV  
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Valves opening in diastole   show
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Valves closing in systole   show
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show AV and PV  
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LDL   show
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VLDL   show
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show AD; deficiency of LDL receptors; ↑ LDL  
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Type III hyperlipoproteinemia   show
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Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia   show
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Apo B deficiency   show
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show malabsorption; hemolytic anemia  
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Atherosclerosis   show
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show smoking, ↑ LDL, ↑ homocysteine, Chlamydia pneumoniae infection  
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Cells involved   show
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show pathognomonic lesion of atherosclerosis  
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show marker of an inflammatory atheromatous plaque  
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Inflammatory atheromatous plaque   show
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Increased plasma homocysteine   show
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show small vessel disease of DM and hypertension; excess protein in vessel wall  
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show non-enzymatic glycosylation  
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show glucose attaches to amino acids in BM; causes ↑ permeability to protein  
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Mechanisms hyaline arteriolosclerosis in hypertension   show
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture   show
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show vasculitis of vasa vasorum of aortic arch; aortic regurgitation  
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show due to hypertension and collagen tissue disorders (e.g., Marfan)  
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show elastic tissue degeneration creates spaces filled with mucopolysaccharides  
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Intimal tear in aorta   show
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show proximal (MC); distal or combination of both  
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S/S proximal aortic dissection   show
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Marfan’s   show
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show aortic dissection  
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show stasis of blood flow; deep veins below knee MC site  
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Pulmonary thromboembolism   show
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Superficial migratory thrombophlebitis   show
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Thoracic outlet syndrome   show
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Turner’s syndrome   show
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Spider telangiectasia   show
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Capillary hemangioma in newborn   show
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show HHV-8; vascular malignancy; MC cancer in AIDS  
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show Bartonella henselae; vascular infection in AIDS  
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Small vessel vasculitis   show
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Muscular artery vasculitis   show
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show absent pulse, stroke  
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show pulseless disease; young Asian woman  
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show temporal artery granulomatous vasculitis; ipsilateral blindness (ophthalmic artery)  
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show muscular artery vasculitis with vessel thrombosis infarction  
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Path findings   show
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show infarctions in kidneys, skin, GI tract, heart; HBsAg in 30%  
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show angiography identifies aneurysms and thrombosis  
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show coronary artery vasculitis/thrombosis/aneurysms in children  
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show chest pain; desquamating rash; swelling hands/feet; cervical lymphadenopathy  
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show IV γ-globulin  
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show smoker’s digital vasculitis; digital infarction  
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show digital vasculitis in PSS and CREST syndrome  
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show digital pain; white-blue-red color changes  
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show protein gels in cold temperature; Raynaud’s syndrome; HCV association  
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S/S   show
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show association with c-ANCA; sinusitis, lung infarction, crescentic GN  
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Microscopic polyangiitis   show
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura   show
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Serum sickness vasculitis   show
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever   show
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Rickettsia infection; vasculitis causes petechia on palms → trunk   show
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show sepsis causes petechia/ecchymoses; potential for Waterhouse Friderichsen syndrome  
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Essential HTN blacks   show
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show atherosclerosis renal artery in men; fibromuscular hyperplasia renal artery women  
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S/S   show
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Endocrine HTN   show
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Hypertension   show
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Afterload   show
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Preload   show
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Concentric LVH   show
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LVH with dilation/hypertrophy   show
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LHF   show
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Systolic dysfunction   show
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show LHF due to decreased ventricular compliance (hypertrophy)  
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show backward failure; ↑ venous hydrostatic pressure; neck vein distention, hepatomegaly, edema  
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ACE inhibitors   show
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Diuretics in CHF   show
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show restrict salt and water  
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show MC COD in United States; left anterior descending coronary artery thrombosis MCC  
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show coronary artery atherosclerosis; subendocardial ischemia; ST depression  
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Prinzmetal’s angina   show
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Sudden cardiac death   show
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Path findings   show
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LAD coronary artery   show
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show posterior portion left ventricle and papillary muscle, inferior 1/3rd IVS, right ventricle  
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show rupture of inflammatory plaque produces platelet thrombus  
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Ventricular fibrillation   show
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AMI   show
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show retrosternal pain radiating down arms, diaphoresis  
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AMI ruptures   show
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show MC type; LAD thrombosis; cardiac tamponade  
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Posteromedial papillary muscle rupture   show
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show LAD thrombosis; left to right shunt; RHF  
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show anterior AMI; danger embolization  
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Pericarditis   show
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S/S   show
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show late manifestation of AMI; precordial systolic bulge; CHF MC COD  
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show RCA thrombosis; hypotension, RHF, preserved left ventricular function  
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show CK-MB and troponins; CK-MB absent by 3 days; troponins last 7-10 days  
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show no longer used; LDH 1/2 flip indicates AMI  
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Reinfarction   show
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show inverted T waves; ST elevation; Q waves  
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show EF = stroke volume/left ventricular end-diastolic volume; 80/120 = 0.66  
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show use internal mammary artery and saphenous veins (“arterialize” after 10 yrs)  
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show localized dissection with thrombosis  
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show highest O2 saturation  
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show shunts blood from pulmonary artery to aorta; PGE keeps it open  
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Ductus arteriosus in newborn   show
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show cyanosis due to reversal of left to right shunt  
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VSD   show
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show patent foramen ovale; ↑ SaO2 right atrium (RA), RV, PA; MC adult congenital heart disease  
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Down syndrome   show
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PDA   show
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show degree of pulmonic stenosis determines if cyanosis is present  
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Tetralogy of Fallot   show
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Tetralogy of Fallot   show
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show cyanosis; aorta empties RV; PA empties left ventricle  
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show 2° polycythemia; infective endocarditis; metastatic abscesses  
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Pre-ductal coarctation   show
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show constriction distal to ligamentum arteriosum  
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S/S   show
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show type II hypersensitivity; group A streptococcus pharyngeal infection  
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Acute rheumatic fever   show
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show polyarthritis (MC), carditis, erythema marginatum, rheumatoid nodules, chorea  
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Mitral stenosis   show
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show left atrial dilation hypertrophy - atrial fibrillation, thrombus, pulmonary edema, RHF  
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MVP   show
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show mid-systolic click followed by a murmur; palpitations, chest pain, rupture of chordae  
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MVP click/murmur close to S1   show
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MVP click/murmur close to S2   show
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show pansystolic murmur; S3 and S4 common  
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show LHF, infective endocarditis, acute rheumatic fever  
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Aortic stenosis   show
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Aortic stenosis murmur increased preload   show
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Aortic stenosis murmur decreased preload   show
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Causes   show
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Aortic regurgitation   show
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Austin Flint murmur   show
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show sign for AV replacement  
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show essential HTN, infective endocarditis, acute rheumatic fever, dissection  
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show pansystolic murmur ↑ intensity with inspiration  
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show endocarditis IV drug abuse; RHF; carcinoid heart disease  
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Carcinoid heart disease   show
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Infective endocarditis (IE)   show
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show Staphylococcus epidermidis (coagulase negative)  
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IE ulcerative bowel disease   show
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show IC vasculitis-Roth spot, splinter hemorrhages; regurgitant murmurs; metas1atic abscesses  
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Lab findings   show
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Coxsackievirus   show
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show leishmania in Chagas disease  
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Pericardial effusion   show
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S/S   show
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show echocardiogram, pericardiocentesis, respectively  
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show drop in blood pressure >10 mmHg with inspiration  
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show TB MCC worldwide; pericardial knock  
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Congestive cardiomyopathy   show
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Causes   show
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show MCC of sudden death in young person (due to conduction defects)  
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Site of obstruction   show
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show worsens obstruction and increases murmur intensity  
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Effect increased preload on systolic murmur   show
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show decreased compliance  
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Causes   show
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Cardiac myxoma   show
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show childhood tumor; association with tuberous sclerosis  
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U wave   show
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show hyperkalemia; MCC renal failure  
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ST depression   show
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show transmural ischemia (e.g., AMI), pericarditis, ventricular aneurysm  
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show MC chronic arrhythmia; absent P waves; danger for embolization  
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show wide QRS complexes; MC arrhythmia in coronary care unit  
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show MCC of death in an AMI  
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Anterior AMI   show
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show Q waves in II, III, and aVF; right coronary artery thrombosis.  
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show short PR interval with normal P wave; delta wave on upstroke of R wave  
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show % O2 breathing (713) - PCO2/0.8  
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show primary lung disease; left to right shunts in heart  
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show total amount of air expelled after a maximal inspiration  
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show amount of air expelled in I second after maximal inspiration  
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Choanal atresia   show
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show allergic (MC; adults only), aspirin, cystic fibrosis  
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show requires sweat test to exclude cystic fibrosis  
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Triad asthma   show
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)   show
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show danger cor pulmonale; requires sleep test; Rx. O2 with continuous positive airway pressure  
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Sinusitis   show
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show association with EBV; metastasize to cervical nodes  
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Laryngeal carcinoma   show
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show MCC of fever 24-36 hours after surgery  
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S/S   show
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RDS   show
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show synthesize surfactant (lecithin, phosphatidylcholine); stored in lamellar bodies  
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show reduces surface tension in airways; ↑ synthesis cortisol, thyroxine; ↓ synthesis insulin  
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Causes RDS   show
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show maternal hyperglycemia → fetal hyperglycemia → fetal insulin which ↓ surfactant  
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Complications RDS   show
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show Streptococcus pneumoniae MCC  
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show bronchopneumonia, lobar pneumonia  
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S/S   show
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Atypical community acquired pneumonia   show
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S/S   show
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show Pseudomonas, aeruginosa MCC (respirators); others - S. aureus, E. coli  
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Rhinovirus   show
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Respiratory syncytial virus   show
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show MCC croup in child; trachea area of obstruction  
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Cytomegalovirus   show
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Influenza   show
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show Warthin-Finkeldey multinucleated giant cells  
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Chlamydia pneumoniae   show
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show pneumonia in newborns; staccato cough; wheezing  
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Coxiella burnetii   show
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia   show
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Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia   show
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Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia   show
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show toxin produces ADP ribosylation of elongation factor 2  
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Haemophilus influenzae   show
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Inspiratory stridor child   show
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show MCC of pneumonia and death in cystic fibrosis; green sputum  
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Klebsiella pneumoniae   show
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Legionella pneumophila   show
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis   show
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Candida albicans   show
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Cryptococcus immitis   show
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show septate hyphae with fruiting body; fungus ball, extrinsic asthma, vessel invader  
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show non-septate; vessel invader; frontal lobe abscess in diabetic ketoacidosis  
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Coccidioides immitis   show
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show erythema nodosum (painful nodules lower legs)  
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show Ohio/central Mississippi river valley; excreta bats (spelunker), chickens  
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show simulates TB; yeasts phagocytosed by macrophages  
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Blastomyces dermatitidis   show
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Pneumocystis carinii   show
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show upper portion lower lobe, lower portion upper lobe  
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show Ghon focus (subpleural caseation); Ghon complex (spread to hilar nodes)  
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show cavitating lesion in upper lobe; kidney MC extrapulmonary site  
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Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI)   show
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show AR; 3 nucleotide deletion chromosome 7; defective CFTR (degraded in Golgi apparatus)  
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show pneumonia, malabsorption, males sterile; + sweat test; P. aeruginosa pneumonia MC COD  
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Lung abscess   show
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Aspiration sitting   show
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show superior segment right lower lobe  
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show right middle lobe, posterior segment right upper lobe  
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Pulmonary thromboembolism   show
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Bronchial artery   show
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Saddle embolus   show
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S/S pulmonary infarction   show
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show ventilation/perfusion scan; respiratory alkalosis; hypoxemia  
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Pain on inspiration   show
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show hypoxemia and respiratory acidosis  
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Hypoxemia + respiratory acidosis   show
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Causes PH   show
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show PH + RVH  
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show dyspnea; accentuated P2 (PH); parasternal heave (RVH)  
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show ↓ compliance, ↑ elasticity; interstitial fibrosis/edema  
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Restrictive lung disease (RLD)   show
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show RLD; non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema due to alveolar injury  
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ARDS   show
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show septic shock (MC), aspiration gastric contents, severe trauma  
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show inhalation mineral dust causing interstitial fibrosis; particles <0.5 μm to reach alveoli  
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show pneumoconiosis + rheumatoid nodules in lungs  
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show “black lung” disease; progressive massive fibrosis; no increased incidence cancer or TB  
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show quartz; nodular opacities; foundry workers; ↑ incidence cancer and TB  
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Sources asbestos   show
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Ferruginous bodies   show
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Asbestosis   show
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Mesothelioma   show
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Sarcoidosis   show
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show dyspnea, hilar adenopathy (non-caseating granulomas), uveitis, nodular skin lesions  
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Lab findings   show
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Kveim test   show
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show RLD; lung reaction against thermophilic bacteria in moldy hay  
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show RLD; reaction against nitrogen dioxide in fermenting corn  
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Byssinosis   show
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show RLD; anti-BM antibodies; begins in lungs and ends in renal failure  
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show SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis  
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Drugs RLD   show
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show ↑ compliance, ↓ elasticity  
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show ↑ RV, TLC; ↓ TV, VC; ↓ FEV1sec and FVC; ↓ FEV1sec/FVC ratio  
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Obstructive lung disease   show
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show extrinsic (type I hypersensitivity) and intrinsic types  
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show expiratory wheezing (inflamed terminal bronchioles); LTC4,-D4,-E4 bronchoconstrictors  
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Charcot-Leyden crystals   show
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Lab findings   show
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Emphysema   show
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show respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct, alveoli  
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Radiograph emphysema   show
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Pathogenesis   show
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show destruction/distention respiratory bronchioles upper lobe in smokers; THINK  
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show destruction/distention entire respiratory unit lower lobes; AAT deficiency  
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Paraseptal emphysema   show
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show normal to decreased PCO2 (respiratory alkalosis)  
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show productive cough 3 months/2 consecutive years; blue bloater (cyanosis)  
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show terminal bronchioles (proximal to respiratory unit)  
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show respiratory acidosis/hypoxemia  
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Bronchiectasis   show
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show CF MCC, TB, immotile cilia syndrome  
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show absent dynein arm in cilia; sinusitis, infertility, bronchiectasis, situs inversus  
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show squamous cancer and small cell cancer; men > women  
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Peripheral lung cancers   show
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show cavitate; secrete PTH-related protein  
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show neuroendocrine tumor; secrete ACTH and ADH  
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Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma   show
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Scar carcinoma   show
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show low grade malignant; hemoptysis; rare cause carcinoid syndrome  
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show more common than primary cancer; breast cancer MCC  
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show squamous carcinoma posterior mediastinum; destruction superior cervical ganglion  
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show Horner’s syndrome - lid lag, miosis, anhydrosis; lower brachial plexus injury  
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Solitary coin lesion   show
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show primary lung cancer obstructs vessel; venous congestion  
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show thymoma; nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s; teratomas  
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show usually neurogenic tumors of ganglia  
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Myasthenia gravis   show
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Thymoma   show
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show transudates or exudates; CHF MCC  
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Spontaneous pneumothorax   show
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show pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, tracheal shift ipsilateral side, absent breath sounds  
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show flap-like pleural tear; increased pleural cavity pressure; compression atelectasis  
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show as above except tracheal shift to opposite side  
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show failure of fusion of facial processes  
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Herpes labialis   show
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Hairy leukoplakia   show
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show bilateral parotitis; unilateral orchitis; ↑ amylase  
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show pseudomembrane pharynx and trachea with cervical lymphadenopathy  
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Congenital syphilis   show
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Actinomycosis   show
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show draining sinuses with sulfur granules  
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Exudative tonsillitis   show
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Oral thrush   show
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Dental caries   show
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show mucosal pigmentation; hamartomatous polyps  
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show biopsy to rule out squamous dysplasia or cancer  
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show smoking and alcohol association; lower lip MC site  
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show verrucoid squamous cell carcinoma  
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show phenytoin, pregnancy, scurvy  
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show MC benign tumor of salivary glands; parotid MC site  
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma   show
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show lesion obstructing esophagus; e.g., cancer, web  
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome   show
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Dysphagia for solids and liquids   show
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show polyhydramnios; proximal esophagus ends blindly; distal esophagus derives from trachea  
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show vertebral abnormalities, anal atresia, TE fistula, renal disease/radius abnormality  
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show MC pulsion diverticulum of esophagus; halitosis (stinky breath, food gets stuck); near UES  
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GERD   show
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show MCC nocturnal cough and asthma  
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show Candida MC, CMV, HSV  
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show glandular metaplasia distal esophagus in GERD  
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show precursor for adenocarcinoma, stricture  
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show dilated left gastric vein; sign of portal hypertension due to cirrhosis  
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show tear of distal esophagus from retching in alcoholic or bulimic  
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Boerhaave’s syndrome   show
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show pneumomediastinum (air in subcutaneous tissue)  
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show contain VIP - relaxes LES  
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show failure of LES relaxation (no VIP); absent ganglion cells in the myenteric plexus  
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show aperistalsis/dilation of esophagus; regurgitation of undigested food at night  
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X-ray achalasia   show
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show Chagas’ disease; leishmania destroy ganglion cells  
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show MC primary cancer; due to Barrett’s esophagus  
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show smoking MCC; alcohol also causes  
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show sign of upper GI bleed; acid changes Hb to hematin; peptic ulcer disease MCC  
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show vomiting blood; peptic ulcers MCC  
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Congenital pyloric stenosis   show
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Acute hemorrhagic (erosive) gastritis   show
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Mucous barrier stomach   show
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show due to PA; achlorhydria with ↑ serum gastrin  
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Type B chronic gastritis   show
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H. pylori   show
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Gastric ulcer   show
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show never malignant; ↑ acid production; food relieves pain  
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Perforated peptic ulcer   show
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Menetrier’s disease   show
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome   show
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show PUD in usual locations; sometimes multiple ulcers  
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show ZE, achlorhydria, gastric distention, H2 or proton blockers; renal failure  
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show MC benign tumor of stomach  
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Intestinal type adenocarcinoma   show
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show linitis plastica; signet ring cells; Krukenberg tumors ovaries  
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show stomach MC site for extranodal lymphomas; H. pylori associated  
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show steatorrhea; chronic pancreatitis, bile salt deficiency, small bowel disease  
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Causes bile salt deficiency   show
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D-xylose screen   show
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show chronic pancreatitis cause of malabsorption  
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show autoimmune disease; antibodies against gliadin in gluten; flat villi  
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show association with dermatitis herpetiformis  
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Whipple’s disease   show
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S/S   show
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Invasive diarrhea   show
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show loss isotonic fluid; enterotoxins from E. coli and V. cholerae  
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Osmotic diarrhea   show
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show MCC diarrhea in children  
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show MCC diarrhea in adults  
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Cytomegalovirus   show
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show preformed toxin causes food poisoning; culture food  
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show preformed toxin in fried rice and tacos; gram positive rods in stool  
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Clostridium botulinum (adult)   show
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show colonization of bowel with release of neurotoxin; eating honey  
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show pseudomembranous colitis; post-antibiotics; toxin assay stool; Rx metronidazole  
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show produces dysentery (bloody diarrhea); associated with HUS  
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Salmonella enteritidis   show
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show sepsis; osteomyelitis in HbSS  
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show typhoid fever; human transmission; bradycardia, neutropenia, splenomegaly  
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Carrier state site   show
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M. tuberculosis   show
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Enterotoxigenic E. coli   show
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show secretory diarrhea; toxin stimulates adenylate cyclase to produce cAMP  
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show solution must contain glucose to reabsorb Na+ (co-transport)  
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Yersinia enterocolitica   show
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Entamoeba histolytica   show
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show MCC diarrhea in AIDS; acid-fast oocysts  
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Giardia lamblia   show
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show rectal prolapse in children  
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show anal pruritus; urethritis in girls; no eosinophilia  
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Ascaris lumbricoides   show
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show hookworm; iron deficiency anemia  
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show rhabditiform larvae in stool not eggs  
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Diphyllobothrium latum   show
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show colicky pain; constipation and obstipation  
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show air-fluid levels on x-ray  
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show adhesions from previous surgery  
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show vomiting bile-stained fluid at birth; double bubble sign; Down syndrome  
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Hirschsprung disease   show
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S/S   show
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Hirschsprung association   show
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show terminal ileum telescopes into cecum; obstruction plus bloody diarrhea  
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Meconium ileus   show
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show second MCC of small bowel obstruction; common in weight lifting  
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show obstruction of small bowel with gallstone + air in biliary tree  
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Volvulus   show
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Direct inguinal hernia   show
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show common in black children; may entrap bowel in adults  
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Sigmoid colon   show
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show diffuse abdominal pain with bloody diarrhea  
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show embolism (atrial fibrillation), thrombosis SMA or SMV  
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Ischemic colitis   show
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show pain in splenic flexure 30 minutes after eating  
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Angiodysplasia   show
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Hematochezia   show
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show persistence omphalomesenteric duct  
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S/S   show
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show mimics acute appendicitis; cannot differentiate without radionuclide scan  
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show diverticulitis MC complication; MCC hematochezia and fistula formation  
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Diverticulitis   show
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show mucosal/submucosal ulceration; starts in rectum; crypt abscess; ↑ risk adenocarcinoma  
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S/S   show
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UC associations   show
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Crohn’s disease   show
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S/S   show
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show appendix MC site; terminal ileum MC site for carcinoid syndrome  
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show liver metastasis; flushing/diarrhea due to serotonin; increased urine 5-HIAA  
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show precursor lesion colon cancer; size and number determine risk of malignancy  
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Villous adenoma   show
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show AD with 100% penetrance for developing colon cancer  
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Gardner’s syndrome   show
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show AD, polyposis plus brain tumors  
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show second MC cancer and cancer killer in adults  
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Left-sided colorectal cancer   show
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Right-sided colorectal cancer   show
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Acute appendicitis   show
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show thrombose  
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show bleed; prolapse out of rectum  
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Urobilinogen (UBG)   show
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show enterohepatic circulation to liver and kidney (color of urine)  
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show serum AST>ALT; ↑ serum GGT  
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Viral hepatitis   show
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show serum AP and GGT  
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Unconjugated bilirubin   show
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Conjugated bilirubin (CB)   show
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show Gilberts, spherocytosis, physiologic jaundice newborn, ABO/Rh HDN  
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Gilbert’s disease   show
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show unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia; begins on day three  
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% CB 20-50%   show
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show bile duct obstruction (intra or extrahepatic); carcinoma head of pancreas  
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show normal urine  
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show obstructive jaundice  
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show hepatitis  
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show extravascular hemolytic anemia  
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Markers of severity of liver disease   show
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show protective antibodies; day care centers, jails, homosexuals, traveling; not chronic  
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show protective antibodies; accidental needle stick, IVDA; hepatocellular carcinoma  
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Hepatitis C   show
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show no protective antibodies; requires HBsAg to replicate  
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show vaccination  
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Anti-HBs + anti-HBc-IgG   show
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show acute HBV/chronic HBV infective carrier if >6 months  
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show serologic gap; not infective  
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show chronic HBV healthy carrier  
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Fulminant hepatic failure   show
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show E. coli in adults; S. pneumoniae in children; complication of ascites  
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Granulomatous hepatitis   show
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Amebiasis   show
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show Echinococcus granulosis; sheep dog definitive host; man intermediate host  
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Schistosomiasis   show
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show Clonorchis sinensis; ingesting encysted larvae in fish; cholangiocarcinoma  
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show “nutmeg” liver; RHF MCC  
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Hepatic vein thrombosis   show
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show ascites, portal hypertension, no hepatomegaly  
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Alcohol related disorders   show
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show ↑ synthesis of glycerol 3P (substrate for TG synthesis)  
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show ↓ gluconeogenesis (↑ NADH causes pyruvate to convert to lactate)  
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show ↑ lactate, ↑ ßOHB (acetyl CoA converted to AcAc and then ßOHB)  
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show granulomatous destruction triad bile ducts; anti-mitochondrial antibody  
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis   show
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Extrahepatic biliary atresia   show
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show acetaminophen, isoniazid, halothane  
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Anabolic steroids   show
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Estrogen/oral contraceptives   show
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show liver fibrosis, fatty change  
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Liver angiosarcoma   show
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show AR; increased iron reabsorption; liver target organ  
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show cirrhosis; “bronze diabetes” - skin pigmentation + destruction of islet cells; malabsorption  
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show ↑ serum ferritin, iron, % saturation; ↓ TIBC  
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show AR disease; defect in copper excretion in bile and synthesis of ceruloplasmin  
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S/S   show
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show ↓ ceruloplasmin (causes ↓ total copper); ↑ serum/urine free copper  
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HELLP syndrome   show
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AAT deficiency in child   show
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show coma and microvesicular fatty change post viral infection; increased ammonia  
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Cirrhosis   show
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Causes cirrhosis   show
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Hepatic encephalopathy   show
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Portal hypertension   show
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show portal hypertension; hypoalbuminemia; secondary aldosteronism  
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show use aldosterone blocker (acidosis increases loss ammonium in stool)  
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Hyperestrinism in men   show
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Lab findings cirrhosis   show
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show estrogen related (steroids, oral contraceptives); intraperitoneal hemorrhage  
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show metastasis MC cancer; lung cancer MC primary site  
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show chronic HBV and HCV MCC; ↑ AFP; hepatic/portal vein invasion  
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show primary sclerosing cholangitis MCC, C.C sinensis  
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Pathogenesis of cholesterol stones   show
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Black pigment stones   show
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show stone impacted in cystic duct; right upper quadrant colicky pain with radiation to shoulder  
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Chronic cholecystitis   show
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show risk factors - cholelithiasis and porcelain gallbladder  
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show causes - alcohol and gallstones; ↑ amylase and lipase (more specific)  
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show epigastric pain with radiation into back  
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show localized ileus of duodenum due to acute pancreatitis  
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show abdominal mass; persistence of ↑ serum amylase >1 week  
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Chronic pancreatitis   show
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Pancreatic cancer   show
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S/S   show
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First sign tubule cell dysfunction   show
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Fixed specific gravity   show
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show normal urine  
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show obstructive jaundice  
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show hepatitis  
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Negative urine bilirubin + increased urobilinogen   show
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show urinary tract infection  
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Sterile pyuria   show
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Prerenal azotemia   show
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show ↑ BUN and creatinine due to intrinsic renal disease (acute tubular necrosis)  
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show ↑ BUN and creatinine due to obstruction to urine flow  
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show <15:1 (renal failure); >15:1 (prerenal or postrenal azotemia)  
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BUN 80 mg/dL:creatinine 8 mg/dL   show
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show ratio 40/1 - prerenal azotemia or postrenal azotemia  
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show measures GFR  
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Proteinuria   show
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RBC casts   show
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WBC casts   show
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show nephrotic syndrome  
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show normal unless associated with proteinuria  
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Renal tubular cell casts   show
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Waxy or broad casts   show
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show hexagonal crystals  
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show Turner’s syndrome; lower poles fused  
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Renal dysplasia   show
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Maternal oligohydramnios   show
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Adult polycystic kidney disease   show
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show synthesize basement membrane  
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show negative charge due to heparan sulfate  
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show oliguria; RBC casts; hypertension; mild to moderate proteinuria  
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show proteinuria >3.5 g/day; ascites and pitting edema; fatty casts; fusion of podocytes  
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Immunofluorescence   show
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IgA GN   show
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show nephritic; subepithelial deposits; skin/pharyngeal infections; anti-DNAase B  
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SLE type IV GN   show
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show crescents from parietal cell proliferation; worst GN; Goodpasture’s, Wegener’s  
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show nephritic; anti-BM antibodies (glomerular + pulmonary capillary); crescentic GN  
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S/S   show
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Minimal change disease (lipoid nephrosis)   show
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Lipoid nephrosis   show
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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis   show
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show MCC adult nephrotic syndrome; subepithelial deposits; epimembranous spikes  
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Causes membranous GN   show
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Type I MPGN   show
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show nephrotic; C3 nephritic factor; intramembranous ICs (dense deposit disease)  
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DM nodular glomerulosclerosis   show
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DM glomerulosclerosis   show
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ACE inhibitors   show
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show XD hereditary nephritis with sensorineural hearing loss  
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Ischemic ATN   show
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show disruption of BM in proximal tubule and thick ascending limb  
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show aminoglycosides, IVP dye, Pb/mercury poisoning  
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Nephrotoxic ATN   show
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Oliguria   show
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Acute pyelonephritis   show
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Chronic pyelonephritis   show
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Drug-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis   show
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show ARF, fever, rash, eosinophilia, eosinophiluria, WBC casts  
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Analgesic nephropathy   show
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show BJ protein produces foreign body reaction in tubules  
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Urate nephropathy   show
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show fixed specific gravity; BUN:creatinine <15:1; waxy and broad casts  
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Renal osteodystrophy CRF   show
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show osteoporosis from metabolic acidosis  
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Renal osteodystrophy CRF   show
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S/S CRF   show
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Benign nephrosclerosis   show
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Malignant hypertension   show
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Renal findings   show
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Renal infarction   show
🗑
show renal stone MCC; atrophy of cortex/medulla; postrenal azotemia  
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Renal stones   show
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S/S   show
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show due to urease producing organisms (Proteus); alkaline urine pH; ammonia smell  
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show hamartoma; associated with tuberous sclerosis  
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show smoking MCC; invasion renal vein/vena cava; lung, bone mets; yellow colored  
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show flank mass, hematuria; ectopic hormones (EPO, PTH related peptide), left-sided varicocele  
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Renal pelvis transitional cell carcinoma   show
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show hypertension, unilateral abdominal mass in child; aniridia/hemihypertrophy in AD types  
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Urine draining from umbilicus   show
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis   show
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Bladder extrophy   show
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show most commonly due to prostatic hyperplasia with urethral obstruction  
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Acute cystitis   show
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show smoking MCC, aniline dyes, cyclophosphamide; papillary  
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S/S   show
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Bladder adenocarcinoma   show
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show Schistosoma hematobium infection  
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show ventral opening on penis due to failure closure of urethral folds  
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Epispadias   show
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Peyronie’s disease   show
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show persistent/painful erection; HbSS  
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Squamous cell carcinoma penis   show
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Cryptorchidism   show
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show mumps usually unilateral (infertility uncommon)  
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Epididymitis   show
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show scrotal pain relieved by elevation of scrotum (Prehn’s sign)  
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Varicocele   show
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show may be due to invasion of left renal vein by renal cell carcinoma  
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Hydrocele   show
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Torsion of testicle   show
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Testicular cancer   show
🗑
show cryptorchid testis, Klinefelter’s, testicular feminization  
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Seminoma   show
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Spermatocytic variant   show
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show hemorrhage/necrosis; hematogenous spread before lymphatic; ↑AFP, hCG  
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Yolk sac tumor   show
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Choriocarcinoma   show
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show more often benign in children than adult  
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Teratocarcinoma   show
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show MC type in elderly; metastasis not primary cancer  
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show DHT derived stimulation embryo; periurethral area - hyperplasia; peripheral area - cancer  
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Prostatitis   show
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show DHT/estrogen-mediated; glandular/smooth muscle hyperplasia  
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S/S   show
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Prostate cancer   show
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PSA   show
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Kallmann’s syndrome   show
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Impotence   show
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Erection   show
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show sympathetic response  
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Leydig cell failure   show
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show ↑ FSH (↓inhibin); ↓ sperm count; normal LH and testosterone  
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Leydig and seminiferous tubule failure   show
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show determines genetic sex  
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show develops seminal vesicles, epididymis, vas deferens  
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show develops prostate and male external genitalia  
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Male pseudohermaphrodite   show
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Testicular feminization   show
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show XXY; 1 Barr body; female secondary sex characteristics  
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show recurrent painful vesicles; multinucleated squamous cells with intranuclear inclusions  
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show condyloma acuminata; koilocytosis (wrinkled nuclei surrounded by a halo)  
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show metaplastic squamous cells with vacuoles containing elementary bodies  
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S/S   show
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show urethritis, cervicitis, PID; ophthalmia neonatorum, gram negative diplococcus  
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show N gonorrhoeae  
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Ophthalmia neonatorum second week   show
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show C. trachomatis subtype  
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S/S   show
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Chancroid   show
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Granuloma inguinale   show
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Treponema pallidum   show
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Primary syphilis   show
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show rash on palms/soles; condyloma lata; generalized adenopathy  
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Tertiary syphilis   show
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RPR/VDRL   show
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RPR/VDRL   show
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show confirmatory test for syphilis; not distinguish active from treated disease  
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show remains positive after Rx  
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Trichomonas vaginalis   show
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Gardnerella vaginalis   show
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show white, curd-like discharge; DM, antibiotics, pregnancy; Rx fluconazole  
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show MC vulvar cancer; HPV association  
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show biopsy to R/O squamous dysplasia/cancer  
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Lichen sclerosis vulva   show
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show leukoplakia; no cancer risk  
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Paget’s disease   show
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show vulva location; similar to Paget cells but not mucin positive  
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Gartner’s duct cyst   show
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Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma   show
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Vaginal adenosis   show
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show usually extension of cervical cancer  
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Rokitansky-Kiister-Hauser   show
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show endocervical glands covered by metaplastic squamous epithelium  
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show trichomonas, HSV-2, C. trachomatis (follicular cervicitis)  
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Cervical Pap   show
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show 70% superficial, 30% intermediate  
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show 100% parabasal cells  
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Hyperestrinism   show
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show 100% intermediate cells  
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Endocervical cells   show
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Cervical polyp   show
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Cervical dysplasia   show
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show early onset sexual activity; multiple partners; smoking; OC  
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show cervical intraepithelial dysplasia; mild, moderate, severe (in-situ)  
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show ↓ incidence (Pap smear); 45-yr-old; COD renal failure from obstruction of ureters  
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show cervical discharge; bleeding after intercourse  
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Sequence to menarche   show
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Proliferative phase cycle   show
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show day 14-I6; LH surge; subnuclear vacuoles; ↑body temperature  
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show progesterone-dependent  
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Menses   show
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FSH   show
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show stimulates androgen synthesis in proliferative phase and progesterone synthesis in secretory phase  
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Day 21   show
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Pregnancy   show
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show LH analogue produced by syncytiotrophoblast  
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hCG   show
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Estrone   show
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Estradiol   show
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show estrogen of pregnancy  
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Menopause   show
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show secondary amenorrhea, hot flushes  
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show ↑ hair in normal areas  
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show hirsutism + male secondary sex characteristics (clitoromegaly)  
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Test for hirsutism/virilization   show
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show ↑ LH; ↓ FSH; ↑ estrogen and androgens  
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S/S   show
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Menorrhagia   show
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Dysmenorrhea   show
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show bleeding related to hormone rather than anatomic causes  
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Anovulatory DUB   show
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Ovulatory DUB   show
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show no menses by 16 years old  
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Secondary amenorrhea   show
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Amenorrhea-hypothalamic/pituitary dysfunction   show
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show ↑FSH/LH; e.g., Turner’s syndrome  
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Amenorrhea-end-organ disease   show
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show surgical removal of stratum basalis  
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show constitutional delay MCC  
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Primary amenorrhea-lack secondary sex characteristics   show
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Turner’s syndrome   show
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S/S   show
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Secondary amenorrhea   show
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show removal of stratum basalis causing scarring; secondary amenorrhea  
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Endometritis   show
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show menorrhagia; not a precursor for endometrial cancer  
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Adenomyosis   show
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show functioning glands and stroma outside uterus; reverse menses; ovary MC site  
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S/S   show
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show unopposed estrogen; simple/complex types; precursor endometrial cancer  
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Causes   show
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Endometrial cancer   show
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show bleeding in postmenopausal woman  
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Leiomyoma uterus   show
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Leiomyosarcoma   show
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Ectopic pregnancy   show
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show MC ovarian mass in young woman  
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Risk factors ovarian tumors   show
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Serous ovarian tumors   show
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Mucinous ovarian tumors   show
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show resembles endometrial cancer; association with endometriosis  
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Cystic teratoma   show
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Dysgerminoma   show
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Yolk sac tumor   show
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Meigs syndrome   show
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show low grade malignant; hyperestrinism, Call Exner bodies  
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Thecoma   show
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show hyperandrogenism  
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show XY phenotype of Turner’s  
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Krukenberg tumors   show
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show ↑ incidence congenital defects  
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show lining of villi; produces hCG and human placental lactogen  
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Human placental lactogen   show
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Abruptio placenta   show
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Placenta previa   show
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show direct implantation into myometrium without intervening decidua; hysterectomy  
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show monochorionic always identical twins; dichorionic may be identical or fraternal  
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Siamese twins   show
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Enlarged placenta   show
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show benign neoplasm of chorionic villi; dilated villi; no embryo; 46 XX (both male)  
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show preeclampsia in first trimester; ↑ incidence choriocarcinoma  
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Partial mole   show
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Choriocarcinoma   show
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show complete mole (MC), spontaneous abortion, normal pregnancy  
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S/S   show
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Chorioamnionitis   show
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show abnormal placentation causing placental ischemia; ↑ in vasoconstrictors (ATII)  
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show hypertension, proteinuria, pitting edema; begins in third trimester  
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Spontaneous abortion   show
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show fetal urine  
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show TE fistula, duodenal atresia, open neural tube defects  
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show infantile polycystic disease  
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↑ Serum AFP   show
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↓ Serum AFP   show
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show fetal adrenal, placental, maternal liver involved in its production  
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Down syndrome triad   show
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show MC breast mass <50-yrs-old; atypical hyperplasia cancer risk; lumpy, painful breasts  
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Sclerosing adenosis   show
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Fibroadenoma   show
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show benign tumor lactiferous duct/sinus; MCC bloody nipple discharge <50-yr-old  
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Invasive ductal cancer   show
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Breast cancer risk   show
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show painless mass upper outer quadrant in woman >50-yrs-old  
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Mammography   show
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Palpable breast mass   show
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Ductal carcinoma in situ   show
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Paget’s disease of breast   show
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Medullary carcinoma   show
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Inflammatory carcinoma   show
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Lobular cancer   show
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show low grade malignant tumor of stroma  
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show tumors responding to hormones; candidate for tamoxifen (anti-estrogen)  
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ERB-B2 oncogene positive breast cancer   show
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show estrogen stimulation of male breast  
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Gynecomastia   show
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Overactive endocrine syndrome   show
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show prolactinoma (bromocriptine), pituitary Cushings (high dose dexamethasone)  
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Underactive endocrine syndrome   show
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Hypopituitarism adults   show
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Hypopituitarism in children   show
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S/S ↓ FSH and LH   show
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show muscle growth, gluconeogenesis; release of insulin growth factor (IGF)  
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IGF   show
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show growth retardation; ↓ height and weight  
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show stimulation tests for GH and IGF  
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S/S ↓ GH/IGF in adults   show
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show secondary hypothyroidism; ↓ T4, ↓ TSH; muscle weakness, dry skin  
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show secondary hypocortisolism; ↓ cortisol, ↓ ACTH; fatigue; hypoglycemia  
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Metyrapone   show
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show blocks adrenal 11-hydroxylase → ↑ ACTH and 11-deoxycortisol (proximal to block)  
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Metyrapone test ↓ ACTH and 11-deoxycortisol   show
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Metyrapone test ↑ ACTH and 11-deoxycortisol   show
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Diabetes insipidus   show
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show ↓ UOsm and ↑ POsm with water deprivation; vasopressin causes ↑ UOsm > 50%  
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show pituitary stalk transection, hypothalamic lesion (site for ADH synthesis)  
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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI)   show
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show lithium, demeclocycline, nephrocalcinosis, severe hypokalemia  
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show GH secreting pituitary adenoma before epiphyses have fused  
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show GH secreting pituitary adenoma after epiphyses have fused  
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S/S acromegaly   show
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show inhibited by dopamine  
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show MC pituitary tumor; secondary amenorrhea and galactorrhea; prolactin inhibits GnRH  
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show surgery or bromocriptine (dopamine analog)  
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show primary hypothyroidism, drugs  
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Inappropriate ADH syndrome   show
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Causes   show
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show restrict water; demeclocycline in small cell carcinoma  
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Serum T4   show
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↑ Serum T4 and normal TSH   show
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↑ Serum T4 and ↓ TSH   show
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show ↓ TBG; due to anabolic steroids  
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↓ Serum T4 and ↑ TSH   show
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show secondary hypothyroidism  
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show negative feedback with T4 and T3; best screening test  
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I131 uptake   show
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show non-functioning nodule; no uptake I131  
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Hot nodule   show
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Thyroglossal duct cyst   show
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show cyst in anterolateral neck  
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show painful thyroid; early thyrotoxicosis; ↓ I131 uptake  
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis   show
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis   show
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S/S   show
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Lab   show
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Cretinism   show
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S/S   show
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Thyrotoxicosis   show
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Hyperthyroidism   show
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show autoantibody against TSH receptor (type II reaction); HLA Dr3  
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show exophthalmos, pretibial myxedema  
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show tachycardia/atrial fibrillation, systolic hypertension, diarrhea, brisk reflexes  
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show ↑ T4, ↓ TSH, ↑ glucose, ↑ calcium  
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I131 uptake   show
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Rx Graves disease   show
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Toxic nodular goiter   show
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Goiter   show
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S/S   show
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Solitary thyroid nodule woman   show
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show often malignant  
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Papillary carcinoma thyroid   show
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show invades blood vessels  
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Medullary carcinoma thyroid   show
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show 3 P's; pituitary tumor, parathyroid adenoma, pancreatic tumor (ZE or ß-islet cell tumor)  
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MEN IIa syndrome   show
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show 1 P; medullary carcinoma thyroid, pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas  
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Alkalotic pH   show
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show ↓ total calcium, normal ionized calcium and PTH  
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show ↓ ionized calcium level; threshold potential comes closer to resting potential  
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show thumb adducts into palm, twitching after tapping of facial nerve  
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show maintains ionized Ca2+; ↑ Ca2+ renal reabsorption; ↓ phosphate/bicarbonate reabsorption in kidneys  
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show ↑ Ca2+, hypophosphatemia, ↑ PTH  
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Cause   show
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show renal stone, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, hypertension, metastatic calcification  
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show ↓ Ca2+, ↑ PTH; hypovitaminosis D from renal failure MCC  
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Malignancy-induced hypercalcemia   show
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show osteolytic lesions, sarcoidosis, ↑ vitamin D, PTH-related peptide, myeloma  
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show hypercalcemia developing from secondary HPTH  
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Primary hypoparathyroidism   show
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Causes   show
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S/S   show
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show ↓ Ca2+ with normal to ↑ PTH; end-organ resistance to PTH  
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Other causes ↓ Ca2+   show
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↓ Ca2+ and ↓ PTH   show
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↓ Ca2+ and ↑ PTH   show
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show primary hyperparathyroidism  
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show malignancy induced hypercalcemia; other causes hypercalcemia  
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show meningococcemia with bilateral adrenal hemorrhage due to DIC  
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Addison’s disease   show
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S/S   show
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Lab   show
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Adrenogenital syndrome   show
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show ↑ 17 KS, ↓ 17 OH, lose salt, hypotension; female pseudohermaphrodite  
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show ↑ 17 KS, ↑ 17 OH, retain salt, hypertension; female pseudohermaphrodite  
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show ↓ 17 KS, ↓ 17 OH, retain salt, hypertension; male pseudohermaphrodite  
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show long-term corticosteroid therapy  
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Tests Cushings syndrome   show
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show cortisol analogue; ↓ ACTH and ↑ cortisol  
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show MCC Cushing’s; ACTH secreting pituitary tumor  
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Lab   show
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Adrenal Cushings   show
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show no suppression with low/high dose dexamethasone  
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show ACTH secreting small cell carcinoma of lung; high ACTH and cortisol levels  
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Lab   show
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show purple stria, truncal obesity, hypertension, DM  
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Primary aldosteronism   show
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show hypertension and muscle weakness (hypokalemia), no pitting edema  
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Lab   show
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show benign tumor in adrenal medulla in adults  
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Associations   show
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show labile hypertension, anxiety, sweating, headache  
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show ↑ 24 hr urine for VMA and metanephrines  
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Neuroblastoma   show
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show benign tumor; hypoglycemia, ↑ insulin and C-peptide  
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show hypoglycemia, ↑ insulin, ↓ C-peptide  
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show malignant α-islet cell tumor; hyperglycemia and rash  
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show malignant islet cell tumor secreting gastrin; peptic ulcers  
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show malignant δ islet cell tumor; DM, malabsorption, cholelithiasis, achlorhydria  
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show malignant islet cell tumor; diarrhea, hypokalemia, achlorhydria  
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show organ damage correlates with glycemic control  
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Type 1   show
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show older person; obese; relative insulin deficiency (↓ insulin receptors, postreceptor problems)  
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Type 2   show
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↑ Non-enzymatic glycosylation   show
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Non-enzymatic glycosylation   show
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Osmotic damage   show
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Osmotic damage   show
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Pathogenesis hyperglycemia   show
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show no insulin to stimulate capillary lipoprotein lipase; ↑ chylomicrons/VLDL  
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Pathogenesis ketoacidosis   show
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Most commons due to DM   show
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Glycosylated HbA1c   show
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Gestational DM   show
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Complications   show
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Hypoglycemia   show
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show no ß-oxidation of fatty acids; all cells compete for glucose  
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show yellow when parallel to slow ray of compensator  
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Calcium pyrophosphate crystals (pseudogout)   show
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show degeneration articular cartilage; subchondral cysts; eburnation; osteophytes at margins  
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show weight bearing (femoral head); DIP joint (Heberden’s nodes), PIP joints (Bouchard nodes)  
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show 2° to neurologic disease; DM, syringomyelia, tabes dorsalis  
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)   show
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show IgM antibody against Fc portion IgG; causes inflammation of synovial tissue  
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show inflamed hyperplastic synovial tissue destroys articular cartilage; joint fusion  
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Joints   show
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S/S   show
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show methotrexate often used as initial therapy, aspirin  
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show destruction lacrimal and minor salivary glands; RA; anti-SS-Ro/SS-La (SSa and SSb)  
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S/S   show
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show pneumoconiosis + rheumatoid nodules in lungs  
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show RA + splenomegaly with hypersplenism  
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Gouty arthritis   show
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Gout associations   show
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show MSU crystals produce foreign body giant cell reaction next to joint  
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show probenecid and sulfinpyrazone  
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Allopurinol   show
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Pseudogout   show
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Ankylosing spondylitis   show
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show sacroiliitis; bamboo spine causing kyphosis; aortitis; uveitis  
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Associations   show
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Reiter’s syndrome   show
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show hematogenous spread of Staphylococcus aureus to metaphysis  
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show Salmonella paratyphi  
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show puncture of foot when wearing rubber foot wear  
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Tuberculous osteomyelitis   show
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Disseminated gonococcemia   show
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Disseminated gonococcemia   show
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show bite Ixodes tick; Borrelia burgdorjeri; reservoirs white footed mouse, white tailed deer  
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Early S/S   show
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Late S/S   show
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Babesiosis   show
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show potential for Pasteurella multocida septic arthritis  
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show inflammation proximal tibial apophysis at patellar tendon insertion; knobby knee  
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Osteogenesis imperfecta   show
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show reflection choroidal veins  
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Achondroplasia   show
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show normal head/vertebral column, short extremities  
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show AD/AR; osteoclast defect; too much bone; pathologic fractures  
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show ↓ bone mass and density; pathologic fractures  
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis   show
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show vertebral compression fractures, Colles fracture  
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show fractured distal radius with dinner fork appearance  
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show estrogen (under investigation), calcium, vitamin D, stress exercises (walking, weight lifting)  
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show femoral head fracture, corticosteroids, sickle cell disease; MRI best test  
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show aseptic necrosis in wrist bone  
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Volkmann’s ischemic contracture   show
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show aseptic necrosis of ossification center (femoral head) in children  
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Paget’s disease   show
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show pathologic fractures; ↑ serum AP; ↑ risk for osteogenic sarcoma  
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Osteoid osteoma   show
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show adolescent male; RB suppressor gene association; distal femur; ↑ AP  
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show “sunburst” appearance, Codman’s triangle  
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Ewing’s sarcoma   show
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show “onion skinning”  
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show MC benign bone tumor; exophytic growth off metaphysis of distal femur  
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show MC malignant cartilaginous tumor; pelvic bones, proximal femur  
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show epiphysis distal femur/proximal tibia; giant cells + neoplastic mononuclear cells  
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Muscle weakness   show
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Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy   show
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Dystrophin   show
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Becker’s dystrophy   show
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show AD; trinucleotide repeat disorder; cannot release grip  
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Myasthenia gravis   show
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show diplopia at end of day first sign; dysphagia solids/liquids upper esophagus; thymoma  
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Dupuytren’s contracture   show
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show MC soft tissue tumor  
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show MC adult sarcoma  
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Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma   show
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Autoimmune disease   show
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show greatest sensitivity for detecting SLE  
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show type III reaction; confirm with anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm  
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show malar rash, photophobia, joint pain, fibrinous pericarditis, nephritic GN  
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show procainamide, hydralazine; anti-histone antibodies  
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Antiphospholipid antibodies   show
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PSS   show
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S/S   show
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show centromere antibody/calcinosis; Raynaud; esophageal dysmotility; sclerodactyly; telangiectasia  
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show ↑ serum CK; risk of malignancy  
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show anti-ribonucleoprotein antibody  
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Antibody against acetylcholine receptor   show
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show Goodpasture’s syndrome  
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Antibody against endomysium and gliadin   show
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show type I diabetes  
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Antibody against intrinsic factor and parietal cell   show
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show Hashimoto’s thyroiditis  
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Antibody against mitochondria   show
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show Wegener’s granulomatosis  
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show microscopic polyangiitis  
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show Graves disease  
🗑
show ↑ thickness of stratum corneum; absent granular layer  
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show “liver spot” in elderly; increased melanocytes  
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show trauma to fragile vessels on dorsum of hands; normal finding in elderly  
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show weeping rash with vesicles  
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show dry, thickened, pruritic skin  
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show dry skin, eczema (type I reaction); children - face, intertriginous areas  
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Allergic contact dermatitis   show
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show tetracycline; rash in sun exposed areas  
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Superficial dermatophytoses   show
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Tinea capitis   show
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Tinea capitis child with dog   show
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Tinea versicolor   show
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Seborrheic dermatitis   show
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show poxvirus; bowl-shaped with central depression filled with keratin  
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Rubeola   show
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Rubella   show
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show “slapped face”; RBC aplasia, aplastic anemia (HbSS), spontaneous abortions, arthritis  
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Roseola   show
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Toxic shock syndrome   show
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Scarlet fever   show
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Actinic (solar) keratosis   show
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show elevated salmon-colored plaques covered by silver-colored scales; nail pitting  
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show herald patch followed by rash in lines of cleavage  
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show chickenpox; rash at different stages; Reye syndrome association  
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Herpes zoster   show
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show remain latent in sensory ganglia  
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show group A streptococcus; honey crusted lesions on face  
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Pemphigus vulgaris   show
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show intraepidermal bullae; acantholytic cells; row of tombstones  
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show autoimmune disease; IgG antibodies against basement membrane  
🗑
show subepidermal bullae  
🗑
show type II hypersensitivity  
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show autoimmune disease; IgA ICs; subepidermal bullae with neutrophils  
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show association with celiac disease  
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show vesicles and bullae; bullseye appearance  
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Risk factors   show
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Stevens Johnson syndrome   show
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show androgen dependent (receptor on sebaceous glands)  
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show Propionibacterium acnes lipases produce fatty acids causing inflammation  
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Acne rosacea   show
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show type I and III reactions; type I due to mast cell release of histamine (drugs, fire ant bites)  
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Angioedema   show
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show ACE inhibitor (bradykinin); C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency (C2 and C4 decreased)  
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show traumatic implantation of Sporothrix fungus into subcutaneous tissue  
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show rose gardener, lobster fisherman (sphagnum moss)  
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S/S   show
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show intact cellular immunity (positive lepromin skin test); granulomas; no organisms  
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show autoamputation of digits; skin depigmentation and anesthesia  
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show defective cellular immunity (negative lepromin skin test); no granulomas  
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show leonine face, erythema nodosum during treatment  
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show Grenz zone (zone free organisms) foamy macrophages with organisms  
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Rx   show
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show painful nodule on shins; subcutaneous fat inflammation  
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show coccidioidomycosis, TB, leprosy  
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show benign neoplasm; mimics squamous cancer; spontaneously resolves  
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show basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma  
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Vitiligo   show
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Seborrheic keratosis   show
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Leser-Trelat sign   show
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show verrucoid pigmented lesion usually in axilla; associated with gastric cancer  
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show pregnancy mask due to increased melanocytes  
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Nevocellular nevus   show
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Histology   show
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show precursor for malignant melanoma  
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Malignant melanoma   show
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show A, asymmetry; B, irregular border; C, color change; D, increased diameter  
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Risk factors   show
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Radial growth phase   show
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show malignant cells penetrate into dermis; potential for metastasis  
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show face of elderly  
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Superficial spreading melanoma   show
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Nodular melanoma   show
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Acral lentiginous melanoma   show
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Prognosis   show
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Prevention   show
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show photosensitive bullous disease; deficiency uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase  
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S/S   show
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show neurotoxin; abdominal muscle cramps  
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Brown recluse (Loxosceles) envenomation   show
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show choroid plexus in ventricles; enters subarachnoid space; removed by arachnoid granulations  
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CSF   show
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show yellow colored CSF due to bilirubin pigment; indicates subarachnoid hemorrhage  
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Papilledema of optic nerve   show
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Uncal herniation   show
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S/S   show
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show compression of parasympathetic system  
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show intracranial hypertension  
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Hydrocephalus   show
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Non-communicating   show
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Communicating   show
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show progressive dementia, wide-based gait, urinary incontinence; THINK  
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show folate must be adequate before pregnancy; ↑ AFP  
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Spina bifida occulta   show
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Meningocele   show
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Meningomyelocele   show
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show elongation medulla/cerebellar tonsils through foramen magnum  
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show hydrocephalus, syringomyelia, meningomyelocele  
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show hypoplasia of cerebellar vermis; hydrocephalus  
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show enlarged cervical cord; fluid filled cyst in cervical spinal cord  
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show loss pain/temperature upper extremities (spinothalamic); motor loss in hands (anterior horn cells)  
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Tuberous sclerosis   show
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show angiomyolipomas kidneys; rhabdomyoma of heart  
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Neurofibromatosis   show
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show pheochromocytoma, brain tumors, acoustic neuromas  
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Meningitis   show
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show ↑ CSF protein, normal CSF glucose, ↑ lymphocytes  
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CSF findings bacterial meningitis   show
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show inflammation of brain; mental status abnormalities; coma  
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show MCC viral meningitis  
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show hemorrhagic necrosis in temporal lobes  
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show skunk and bat common vectors; Negri bodies in neurons; hydrophobia; flaccid paralysis  
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CMV   show
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show destruction of anterior horn cells; flaccid paralysis  
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis   show
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show slow virus disease due to JC virus; common in AIDS  
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show prions; spongiform encephalopathy  
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show contact with human brain or contaminated beef (bovine disease)  
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show Streptococcus agalactiae (group B) MCC; E. coli, 2nd MCC  
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Listeria monocytogenes   show
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Neisseria meningitidis   show
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Streptococcus pneumoniae   show
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show complication primary TB; base of brain meningitis with vasculitis  
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Neurosyphilis   show
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Meningovascular syphilis   show
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show syphilis with dementia and brain atrophy  
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show posterior root ganglia/posterior column; ataxia; absent deep tendon reflexes; Argyll-Robertson pupil  
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Argyll-Robertson pupil   show
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Cryptococcus neoformans   show
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show frontal lobe abscess in diabetic ketoacidosis  
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show MCC space occupying lesion in AIDS; avoid cat litter and raw meat in pregnancy  
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show calcification basal ganglia; blindness; mental retardation  
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show amoeba in fresh water; meningoencephalitis  
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Taenia solium   show
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Cysticercosis   show
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show contusions at site of injury  
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Contrecoup injuries   show
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Epidural hematoma   show
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show tear bridging veins; venous blood clot; fluctuating levels of consciousness  
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show neurons more susceptible to damage than neuroglial cells  
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Laminar necrosis   show
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show pale infarction (liquefactive necrosis) extending to periphery of cerebral cortex  
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Causes atherosclerotic stroke   show
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show contralateral weakness/sensory loss; expressive aphasia if left hemisphere stroke  
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Amaurosis fugax   show
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Cause   show
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show vertigo, ataxia, ipsilateral sensory loss face/contralateral hemiparesis/sensory  
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show hemorrhagic infarction extending to periphery cerebral cortex due to embolization  
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show complication hypertension  
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show rupture of aneurysm of lenticulostriate vessels  
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show basal ganglia MC site  
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show rupture of congenital berry aneurysm; severe occipital headache  
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Lacunar stroke   show
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Pure motor stroke   show
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Pure sensory stroke   show
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Multiple sclerosis   show
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show scanning speech, intention tremor, nystagmus, paresthesias, weakness  
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show multiple sclerosis; demyelination MLF  
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CSF with oligoclonal bands   show
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show rapid intravenous correction of hyponatremia in alcoholic  
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show MCC dementia Alzheimer’s disease  
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show ↑ amyloid-ß destroys neurons; occipital lobe spared  
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Alzheimer’s disease   show
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show develop Alzheimer’s disease at early age; 3 functioning chromosome 21s  
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show gene product has high affinity for amyloid-ß  
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Parkinson’s disease   show
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S/S   show
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Causes   show
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show AD; atrophy of the head of the caudate nucleus; trinucleotide repeat disorder (anticipation)  
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S/S   show
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show degeneration of lower/upper motor neurons; no sensory changes  
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Werdnig Hoffman disease   show
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Wilson’s disease   show
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Vitamin B12 deficiency   show
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Alcohol   show
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show thiamine deficiency; IV with glucose can prompt acute attack  
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show mammillary body hemorrhage (ring hemorrhages)  
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show confusion, ataxia, nystagmus, ophthalmoplegia  
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show limbic system; antegrade and retrograde memory deficits  
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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP)   show
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show drug induced (alcohol, barbiturates); abdominal pain (“bellyful of scars”); dementia  
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show urine in AIP colorless; turns port wine color with exposure to light (porphobilin)  
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Rx   show
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show 70% supratentorial; frontal lobe MC site  
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Childhood brain tumors   show
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Adult brain tumors (descending order)   show
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GBM   show
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show female dominant; arise from arachnoid granulations; psammoma bodies; seizures  
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Acoustic neuroma   show
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show astrocytoma cerebellum (MC), medulloblastoma  
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Astrocytoma   show
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Medulloblastoma   show
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show arises in 4th ventricle in children and cauda equina in adults  
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show frontal lobe tumor with dystrophic calcification  
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CNS lymphomas   show
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show MC brain malignancy; lung cancer MC site of origin; junction gray and white matter  
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show benign tumor Schwann cell; MC peripheral nerve tumor; alternating dark and light areas  
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AIDS dementia   show
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show MCC of blindness in AIDS; Rx. ganciclovir (foscarnet if unsuccessful)  
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Peripheral neuropathy   show
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Peripheral neuropathy   show
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Guillain-Barre syndrome   show
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show M. pneumoniae, influenza vaccine, Campylobacter jejuni  
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show ascending paralysis; CSF increased protein, lymphocytes; Rx. plasmapheresis  
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth   show
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Idiopathic Bell’s palsy   show
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show facial nerve MC cranial nerve involved; bilateral Bell’s palsy  
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Bacterial conjunctivitis   show
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Viral conjunctivitis   show
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show amaurosis fugax, central retinal artery or vein occlusion  
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Uveitis   show
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show multiple sclerosis MCC; methyl alcohol poisoning  
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show increased intraocular pressure; fluid cannot exit canal of Schlemm; causes optic atrophy  
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Optic atrophy   show
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show MCC permanent visual loss in elderly  
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Meniere’s disease   show
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Presbycusis   show
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show MCC conductive hearing loss in elderly; fusion of ear ossicles  
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show conduction hearing loss  
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Weber test lateralizes to left ear, bone>air conduction (Rinne test)   show
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Weber test lateralizes to left ear, air>bone conduction both ears   show
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show MCC conduction hearing loss in children; S. pneumoniae MCC  
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show Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
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