Pathology Practice Q (videos+book)

Necrosis of brain tissue results in

liquefaction degeneration

Enlargement of airspaces primarily caused by smoking can result in

emphysema

A 5 yo boy has CPK 300 times, pseudohypertrophy of the calf muscles and his prognosis is very poor, what is the diagnosis

Erb-Duchenne Muscular dystrophy

All of the following are characteristics of myasthenia gravis EXCEPT

primarily affects males

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome

causes anhydrosis (lack of sweating = sympathetics)

Wallerian degeneration of the axon occurs

distal to proximal

Where would you find the tophi of a gout patient

helix of the ear

A patient that presents with a “pannus” formation has

rheumatoid arthritis

What malignant tumor presents with a “sunburst” periosteal reaction

osteosarcoma

What is the MC primary malignancy of bone

multiple myeloma

What is the MC primary malignancy of bone in children

osteogenic sarcoma

What antibody activates the classic complimentary pathway, is the first response and largest immunoglobulin

IgM

The most clinically significant progression of Osteitis Deformans (Paget’s disease) is

osteosarcoma

The malignancy is found in a child’s kidney

Wilm’s tumor (nephroblastoma)

Krukenberg’s tumor

starts in GI tract and travels to ovaries

Longstanding Rheumatoid arthritis is termed

Felty’s syndrome

Prinzmetal angina is caused by

vasospasm of the coronary artery

The patient is very tall, has arachnodactyly, hyperextensibility, and aortic arch fragility. Which diagnosis would you choose

Marfan’s

Patients with a pheochromocytoma would

exhibit sympathetic rushes (neuroblastoma)

All of the following can cause pelvic inflammatory disease EXCEPT

anthracosis

One cell type changing to another is termed

metaplasia

Skip lesions are associated with what disease

regional enteritis (Crohn’s)

Multiple myeloma has which of the following periosteal responses

No response

Which leukocytes increases with a viral infection

lymphocytes

A increase in adrenocorticotropic hormone will cause a moon face, hirsutism, purple striae and a buffalo hump. What would be the best diagnosis

cushing’s (hyperadrenocorticoalism)

Hypo-adrenocorticotropic hormone can result in bronze skin and hypotension. This disorder is best known as

Addison’s

Stroke

FAST - Face drooping, Arm, Speech, Time

Monckeberg Atherosclerosis

calcified tunica media in medium sized arteries

MC location for an aortic aneurysm

abdominal

Abdominal aortic aneurism causes

anterior scalloping and ivory white vertebrae

Circle of Willis (anterior communicating) aneurysm is termed

Berry/saccular aneurysm

**Occurs in young males

Intermediate claudication

pain with activity but relieved with rest

Hypertension headaches occur in

occipital region

Types of Hypertension

Essential = >40 and idiopathic

Secondary = sodium retention and inc peripheral resistance

Benign = earliest phase

Malignant = papilledema, retinal hemorrhages, exudates

• BP - 200/150 mmHg

Patent dutus arteriosus

congenital failure of closure btw pulmonary artery and aorta

Tetralogy of Fallot (DRIP)

Dextrorotation of aorta (rotated to right)

Right ventricular hypertrophy

Intraventricular septal defect

Pulmonary artery stenosis

Rheumatic fever effects what two valves

mitral and aortic

Frank vs Occult

frank - blood in urine

occult - blood in stool

Pernicious anemia can be caused by what two vitamin deficiencies

B12 and B9

Prinzmetal angina occurs

at rest

Esophageal varices is be caused by

portal hypertension

Mallory Weiss

hemorrhage due to alcoholism

Hematomesis

throwing up blood

Cancer of the stomach typically occurs where

greater curvature

Steatorrhea

fatty stool

Emphysema

pink puffer

Lung cancer

clubbing nails

Goodpasture’s syndrome

rapid progressive glomerulonephritis and necrotizing hemorrhagic interstitial pneumonia of basement membrane

Hypospadias

urethra defect on VENTRAL surface

Joint mice in synovial fluid can be due to

osteoarthritis

What condition causes atrophy of the villi with resultant malabsorption

celiac sprue

Parasitic infections show an increase in what cell

eosinophils

Which condition is characterized by the presence of a 45X karyotype

Turner syndrome

Which vitamin is the most important in would healing

vitamin C

T-helper cells are seen in which hypersensitivity reaction

type IV

What is the pathognomonic of parkinson’s

lewy bodies

People with parkinson’s are deficient in

Dopamine

What is a condition associated with kidney stones

hyperparathyroidism

With this form of hepatitis you can be cured and not become a carrier

Hepatitis C

Which disease are characteristic Bence Jones proteins

multiple myeloma

Krukenburg’s tumor is of what organ

ovary

What is the MC benign brain tumor

meningioma

What causes demyelination of peripheral nerves

Guillain Barre syndrome

What causes demyelination of the CNS

multiple sclerosis

Which phase is NOT consistent with phases of Paget’s disease

predominance of osteoclastic activity in 2nd phase

Cervical cancer is most likely associated with

HPV

Involuntary movements are caused by a lesion of

basal ganglia

Which disease presents with fever, Koplik spots, and a red papular rash

rubeola (measles)

Brown lung disease is also called

byssinosis

Mask-like face, claw-like fingers, hypertension and fibrosis of the esophagus are characteristics of what disease

Scleroderma (CREST syndrome)

**CREST = Calcinosis, Raynaud’s, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia

Avascular necrosis of the lunate carbal bone is called

Kienbock’s disease

A fracture of the distal radius with anterior displacement of the distal fragment is known as

Smith fracture

Hyperuricemia and monosodium urate crystals are usually associated with which disease

gout

What is a major cause of dwarfism

achondroplasia

An ivory white vertebra with obvious bone enlargement and cortical thickening leads one towards the diagnosis of

Osteitis deformans (Paget’s)

Pyknosis is characterized by nuclear

condensation

Calcification of the ALL and sparing of the disc spaces are two most important findings in

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperstosis

A pathological accumulation of air in airspaces would best be described as

emphysema

Hyperglycemia, acidosis, polydipsia are symptoms of

hypoinsulinism

Iron deficiency anemia MC presents itself on a laboratory blood test as

microcytic hypochromic

An excessive amount of cortisol is characteristic of

Cushing’s disease

In an eye exam a pupil that accommodates but has no pupillary reflex is called

Argyll Roberston pupil

Course, rhythmic tremors of the hands and tongue, stooped posture, expressionless face and slowness of the voluntary movements are characteristic of

Parkinson’s disease

Which disorder is most likely to be responsible for iron deficiency anemia in males

peptic ulcer

Which is not characteristic of Horner’s syndrome

dyspnea

Caseous necrosis is a form of necrosis unique to

TB

What two lung tumors are MC caused by smoking

squamous cell carcinoma

adenocarcinoma

Mature cells of atypical size, shape and organization are characteristic of

dysplasia

A pneumoconiosis characterized by an accumulation of iron dust in the lung is referred to

Siderosis

All of the following are findings with ankylosing spondylitis EXCEPT

Knife clasp syndrome

Exacerbations of hemolytic anemia when RBCs are exposed to oxidative stressors may be caused by deficiency of

vitamin E

Infection of pathogenic anaerobes of the saccharolytic group of genus clostridium causes

gas gangrene

Which of these conditions is characterized by T cell deficiency due to lack of development of the thymus, abnormality of heart and vessels, mouth, ears, palate

DiGeorge