Term
| Hypochromatic, microcytic anemia |
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Definition
| iron deficiency anemia,lead poisoning, thalassemia |
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Term
| Increased a-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid/maternal serum |
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Definition
| Dating error, anencephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defect) |
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Term
| Increased uric acid levels |
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Definition
| Gout, Lesh-Nyhan syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome, thiazide diuretics |
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Term
| intranuclear, eosinophilic droplet-like bodies |
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Definition
| Cowdry type A bodies (HSV or CMV) |
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Term
| Iron-containing nodules in alveolar sputum |
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Definition
| Ferruginous bodies (asbestotis: increased chance of mesothelioma) |
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Term
| Large lysosomal vesicles in phagocytes, immunodeficiency |
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Definition
| Chediak-Higashi disease (congenital failure of phagolysosome formation) |
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Term
| "Lead pipe" appearance of colon on Xray |
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Definition
| Ulcerative colitis (loss of haustra) |
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Term
| Linear appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Wilson's diseae (hepatolenticular degeneration) |
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Term
| "Lumpy, bumpy" appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence |
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Definition
| Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (immune complex deposition of IgG and C3b) |
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Term
| Lytic ("hole-punched") bone lesions on Xray |
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Definition
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Term
| Mammary gland ("blue-domed") cyst |
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Definition
| Fibrocystic change of the breast (benign) |
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Term
| Monoclonal antibody spike |
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Definition
1. Multiple myeloma
2. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
3. Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
4. Primary amyloidosis |
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Term
| Monoclonal globulin protein in blood/urine |
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Definition
| Bence Jones proteins (multiple myeloma [kappa or lambda Ig Light chains in urine]), Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (IgM) |
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Term
| Mucin-filled cell with peripheral nucleus |
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Definition
| Signet ring (gastric carcinoma) |
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Term
| Narrowing of the bowel lumen on barium radiograph |
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Definition
| "String sign" Crohn's disease |
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Term
| Needle shaped, negatively birefringent crystals |
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Definition
| Gout (monosodium urate crystals) |
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Term
| Nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli |
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Definition
| Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules (diabetic nephropathy) |
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Term
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Definition
Sensitive: Staph epidermidis
Resistant: Staph saprophyticus |
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Term
| "Nutmeg" appearance of liver |
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Definition
| Chronic passive congestion of the liver due to right heart failure |
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Term
| "Onion-skin" periosteal reaction |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Sensitive: Strep pneumo
Resistant Strep viridans |
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Term
| Periosteum raised from bone creating a triangular area |
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Definition
| Codman's triangle on x-ray (osteosarcoma, pyogenic osteomyelitis) |
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Term
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Definition
| Minimal change disease (Child with nephrotic syndrome) |
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Term
| Polished "ivory-like" appearance of bone at cartilage erosion |
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Definition
| Eburnation (osteoarthritis resulting in bone sclerosis--> need joint replacement) |
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Term
| Protein aggregated in neurons from hyperphosphorylation of protein tau |
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Definition
| Neurofibrillary tangles (Alzheimer's disease and CJD) |
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Term
| Pseudopalisading tumor cells on brain biopsy (lined up like a picket fence) |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| Rectangular, crystal-like, cytoplasmic inclusions in Leydig cells |
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Definition
| Reinke crystals (Leydig cell tumor) |
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Term
| Renal epithelial casts in urine |
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Definition
| Acute toxic/viral nephrosis |
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