abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly - ANSWER Budd-Chiari syndrome
Familial hypercholesterolemia - ANSWER achilles tendon xanthoma
adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - ANSWER Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
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abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly - ANSWER Budd-Chiari syndrome
Familial hypercholesterolemia - ANSWER achilles tendon xanthoma
adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - ANSWER Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
biochemistry of Marfan's syndrome - ANSWER fibrillin defect
posthepatic venous thrombosis - ANSWER Budd-Chiari syndrome
Familial hypercholesterolemia biochemistry - ANSWER decrease in LDL receptor signaling
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome cause - ANSWER meningococcemia
arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints - ANSWER Marfan's syndrome
Athlete with polycythemia - ANSWER EPO injection
Pott's disease - ANSWER vertebral TB
Pott's disease clinical presentation - ANSWER back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss
Sarcoidosis main histological presentation - ANSWER noncaseating granuloma
bilateral hilar adenopathy + uveitis - ANSWER sarcoidosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta - ANSWER type I collagen defect
Blue sclera indicate what? - ANSWER osteogenesis imperfecta
Burton's line indicates what? - ANSWER lead poisoning
Burton's line - ANSWER bluish line on gingiva
Paget's disease of the bone biochemistry - ANSWER increase in osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity
bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis - ANSWER Paget's disease of the bone
bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing - ANSWER aortic regurgitation
butterfly facial rash, Raynaud's phenomenon in a young female - ANSWER SLE
Neurofibromatosis type I associated with what malignancies - ANSWER pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas
cafe-au-lait spots and Lisch nodules - ANSWER Neurofibromatosis type I
Lisch nodules - ANSWER iris hemartoma
McCune-Albright syndrome biochemistry - ANSWER mosaic continuous activation of stimulatory G protein
cafe-au-lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities - ANSWER McCune-Albright syndrome
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy - ANSWER X-linked recessive deletion of dystrophin gene
Calf pseudohypertrophy - ANSWER Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
clinical sign of Tay-Sach's, Niemann-Pick, or central retinal artery occlusion - ANSWER Cherry-red spot on macula
ganglioside accumulation - ANSWER Tay-Sach's
sphingomyelin accumulation - ANSWER Niemann-Pick disease
Stable angina - ANSWER with moderate exercise
Unstable angina - ANSWER with minimal exertion
Angina - ANSWER chest pain on exertion
autoimmune-mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis 2-6 weeks after acute episode - ANSWER Dressler syndrome
Chest pain, pericardial effusion, friction rub, persistent fever 2-6 wks following MI - ANSWER Dressler's syndrome
Gowers' sign associated with what disease? - ANSWER Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Gower's sign definition - ANSWER child uses arms to stand up from squat
"Slapped cheeks" - ANSWER erythema infectiosum/fifth disease
Erythema infectiosum/fifth disease - ANSWER parvovirus B19
child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body - ANSWER erythema infectiosum/fifth disease
autosomal-dominant CAG repeat expansion - ANSWER Huntington's disease
chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration - ANSWER Huntington's disease
muscle glycogen phosphorylase (myophosphoralase) deficiency - ANSWER McArdle's syndrome
chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria - ANSWER McArdle's disease
Cold intolerance may suggest what diagnosis? - ANSWER hypothyroidism
Lesion that causes internuclear ophthalmoplegia - ANSWER damage to MLF
Bilateral internuclear opthalmoplegia associated with what condition? - ANSWER multiple sclerosis
cause of Unilateral internuclear opthalmoplegia - ANSWER stroke
Internuclear opthalmoplegia deficits - ANSWER conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia
PDA treatment - ANSWER indomethacin
PDA maintenance - ANSWER misoprostol
Myxedema - ANSWER hypothyroidism
Pretibial myxedema - ANSWER Grave's disease
continuous 'machinery' heart murmur - ANSWER PDA
cutaneous/dermal edema due to CT deposition - ANSWER myxedema
Kaposi's sarcoma in what patients? - ANSWER AIDs patients
Kaposi's sarcoma associated with: - ANSWER HHV-8 infection
Kaposi's sarcoma clinical presentation - ANSWER dark purple skin/mouth nodules
Kussmaul breathing associated with what condition? - ANSWER diabetic ketoacidosis
Kussmaul breathing pattern - ANSWER deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation
Pellagra - ANSWER niacin (B3) deficiency
dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea - ANSWER pellagra (Vit B3 Deficency)
cause of wet beriberi - ANSWER thiamine (B1) deficiency
conditions associated with wet beriberi - ANSWER dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism, malnutrition
Pasteurella multocida clinical presentation - ANSWER cellulitis at inoculation site
Pasteurella multocida transmission - ANSWER dog or cat bite
autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands - ANSWER Sjogren's disease
Sjogren's syndrome clinical presentation - ANSWER dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Plummer-Vinson syndrome can progress to what? - ANSWER esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
esophageal webs leading to dysphagia, glossitis, iron deficiency anemia - ANSWER Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - ANSWER type III collagen defect
elastic skin, hypermobility of joints - ANSWER Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Virchow's node indicates what? - ANSWER abdominal metastasis
Virchow's node - ANSWER enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Sezary syndrome - ANSWER cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells - ANSWER Sezary syndrome and mycosis fungoides
Chvostek's sign indicates what? - ANSWER hypocalcemia
Chvostek's sign - ANSWER facial muscle spasm upon tapping
Cholelithiasis definition - ANSWER gallstones
Cholelithiasis clinical picture - ANSWER fat, female, forty, and fertile
cause of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction - ANSWER rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release
fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis - ANSWER Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
Morbillivirus - ANSWER Genus of measles (family Paromyxoviridae)
Fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash, bluish gray spots on buccal mucosa - ANSWER Measles
Caused by enveloped Rubeola virus - Family Paramyxoviridae
Bluish Gray spots = Koplik spots
B symptoms of lymphomas - ANSWER fever, night sweats, weight loss
Peyronie's disease - ANSWER CT disorder
Peyronie's disease clinical presentation - ANSWER fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
X-linked recessive HGPRT deficiency - ANSWER Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
gout, mental retardation, self-mutilating behavior in a boy - ANSWER Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Kayser-Fleischer rings - ANSWER Wilson's disease
green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea - ANSWER Kayser-Fleischer rings
AD inherited, benign polyposis causing bowel obstruction, increase in GI cancer risk, hyper pigmentation of mouth, lips, hands - ANSWER Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands - ANSWER Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
glucocerebrosidase deficiency - ANSWER Gaucher's disease
hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms, constrictive cardiomyopathy - ANSWER Gaucher's disease
cause of Alport syndrome - ANSWER mutation in alpha chain of collagen IV
hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts - ANSWER Alport syndrome
cause of Kluver-Bucy syndrome - ANSWER bilateral amygdala lesion
hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdocility - ANSWER Kluver-Bucy syndrome
symptoms of UMN damage - ANSWER hyperreflexia, hypertonia, Babinski sign present
LMN damage - ANSWER hyporeflexia, hypotonia, atrophy, fasciculations
"Blue bloater" chronic bronchitis histology - ANSWER hyperplasia of mucous cells
"Blue bloater" chronic bronchitis clinical presentation - ANSWER hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia
Nonpainful indurated, ulcerated genital lesion - ANSWER primary syphilis chancre
Primary syphilis causative organism - ANSWER treponema pallidum
Painful indurated, ulcerated genital lesion with exudate - ANSWER chancroid
Chancroid - ANSWER haemophilus ducreyi
Patau's syndrome cause - ANSWER trisomy 13
infant with cleft lip/palate, microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, cutis aplasia - ANSWER Patau's syndrome
genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency - ANSWER Niemann-Pick disease
infant with failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, and neurodegeneration - ANSWER Niemann-Pick disease
Cori's disease biochemistry - ANSWER debranching enzyme deficiency
infant with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, and hepatomegaly - ANSWER Cori's syndrome
Edwards' syndrome - ANSWER trisomy 18
infant with microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, and structural heart defect - ANSWER Edward's syndrome (trisomy 18)
Courvoisier's sign indicates: - ANSWER distal obstruction of biliary tree
jaundice + palpable distended non-tender gallbladder - ANSWER Courvoisier's sign
Erythema chronicum migrans - ANSWER large rash with bull's-eye appearance (Lyme Disease)
Erythema chronicum migrans - ANSWER Lyme disease
Lyme disease caused by? - ANSWER ixodes tick bite transmits borrelia
cause of epidural hematoma - ANSWER middle meningeal artery rupture
Lucid interval after TBI indicates what hemorrhage? - ANSWER epidural
Bruton's disease - ANSWER X-linked agammaglobinemia
Male child, recurrent infections after 6 months, no mature B-cells - ANSWER Bruton's Agammaglobulinemia (X-linked agammaglobulinemia)
- defect in a tyrosine kinase
defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of GpIIb/IIIa - ANSWER Glansmann's thrombocytopenia
mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time - ANSWER Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins, hypotension - ANSWER Beck's triad of cardiac tamponade
multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/supernumerary teeth - ANSWER Gardner's syndrome
lysosomal alpha-1,4-glucosidase deficiency - ANSWER Pompe's disease
myopathy, infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, exercise intolerance - ANSWER Pompe's disease
Erb-Duchenne palsy - ANSWER superior trunk (C5-6) brachial plexus injury
Waiter's tip - ANSWER Erb-Duchenne palsy
neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth - ANSWER Erb-Duchenne palsy
Sheehan's syndrome - ANSWER pituitary hemorrhagic infarction
no lactation postpartum, absent menstruation, cold intolerance - ANSWER Sheehan's syndrome
Multiple sclerosis clinical presentation - ANSWER nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech, bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia
cause of Cheyne-Stokes respirations - ANSWER CHF, increased ICP
oscillating slow/fast breathing - ANSWER Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Cold agglutinin disease associated with what sequelae? - ANSWER autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Cold agglutinin disease infectious cause - ANSWER mycoplasma pneumoniae, mono
Cold agglutinin disease clinical presentation - ANSWER painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia
mechanism of Raynaud's phenomenon - ANSWER vasospasm in extremities
Raynaud's phenomenon clinical presentation - ANSWER painful, pale, cold fingers/toes
Osler's nodes indicate: - ANSWER infective endocarditis, immune complex deposition
painful, raised red lesions on pad of fingers/toes - ANSWER Osler's nodules
Janeway lesions associated with what? - ANSWER infective endocarditis, septic emboli, microabscesses
painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles - ANSWER Janeway lesions
presenting symptom of cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing bile duct - ANSWER painless jaundice
IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys - ANSWER Henoch-Schonlein purpura
palpable purpura on buttocks/legs, joint pain, abdominal pain (child), hematuria - ANSWER Henoch-Schonlein purpura
MEN1 - ANSWER autosomal dominant
MEN1 tumors - ANSWER pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors
periorbital and/or peripheral edema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia - ANSWER Nephrotic syndrome
"Pink puffer": pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation, centriacinar - ANSWER emphysema (smoking)
pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation, panacinar emphysema, younger, nonsmoker - ANSWER alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Fanconi's syndrome effect on kidney - ANSWER proximal tubular reabsorption defect
polyuria, renal tubular acidosis type II, growth failure, electrolyte imbalances, hypophosphatemic rickets - ANSWER Fanconi's anemia
Anterior/posterior cruciate ligament injury - ANSWER positive anterior/posterior 'drawer sign'
pruritic, purple, polygonal planar papules and plaques (6 P's) - ANSWER lichen planus
Horner's syndrome cause - ANSWER sympathetic chain lesion
Horner's syndrome - ANSWER ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
Argyll Robertson pupil associated with what condition? - ANSWER neurosyphilis
Argyll Robertson pupil presentation - ANSWER pupil accommodates but doesn't react
acute autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy - ANSWER Guillain-Barre syndrome
rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends following GI/upper respiratory illness - ANSWER Guillain-Barre syndrome
Rash on palms and soles indicates what infections? - ANSWER Coxsackie A, secondary syphilis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Hyper-IgE syndrome (Job's syndrome) - ANSWER neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality
recurrent colds, unusual eczema, high serum IgE - ANSWER hyper-IgE syndrome (Jobs)
Red currant jelly sputum in alcoholic or diabetic patients - ANSWER Klebsiella pneumoniae
Red currant jelly stools in adults - ANSWER acute mesenteric ischemia
Red currant jelly stools in children - ANSWER intussusception
Paget's disease of the breast clinical meaning - ANSWER represents underlying neoplasm
red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola - ANSWER Paget's disease of the breast
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria clinical presentation - ANSWER red urine in the AM, fragile RBCs
mutation causing von Hippel-Lindau disease - ANSWER dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation
Bilateral renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastomas, angiomatosis, and pheochromocytomas are all associated with what disease? - ANSWER von Hippel-Lindau disease
nigrostriatal dopamine depletion - ANSWER Parkinson's disease
resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, postural instability - ANSWER Parkinson's disease
Roth's spots clinical association - ANSWER bacterial endocarditis
retinal hemorrhages with pale centers - ANSWER Roth's spots (seen in bacterial endocarditis)
congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia - ANSWER Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Severe jaundice in neonates - ANSWER Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Rovsing's sign indicates: - ANSWER acute appendicitis
severe RLQ pain with palpation of LLQ - ANSWER Rovsing's sign
McBurney's sign indicates what? - ANSWER appendicitis
McBurney's sign - ANSWER severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness
genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair, progresses to AML - ANSWER Fanconi's anemia
short stature, increase incidence of tumors/leukemia, aplastic anemia - ANSWER Fanconi's anemia
Simian crease - ANSWER Down syndrome
Simian crease - ANSWER single palmar crease
Kartagener's syndrome - ANSWER dynein arm defect affecting cilia
situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, infertility - ANSWER Kartagener's syndrome
primary adrenocortical insufficiency with increase in ACTH and alpha MSH production - ANSWER Addison's disease
skin hyperpigmentation, hypotension, fatigue - ANSWER Addison's disease
Becker's muscular dystrophy mutation - ANSWER X-linked missense mutation in dystrophin
Less severe muscular dystrophy - ANSWER Becker's
slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys - ANSWER Becker's muscular dystrophy
Koplik spots are associated with what disease? - ANSWER measles (rubeola virus)
small, irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa with blue-white centers - ANSWER Koplik's spot
Condylomata lata - ANSWER secondary syphilis
smooth, flat, moist, painless white lesions on genitals - ANSWER condylomata lata
Bacterial endocarditis clinical sign - ANSWER splinter hemorrhages in fingernails
Scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease, toxic shock syndrome all present with what symptom? - ANSWER strawberry tongue
Turner syndrome - ANSWER 45, XO
streak ovaries, congenital heart disease, horseshoe kidneys, cystic hygroma at birth, short stature, webbed neck, lymphadema - ANSWER Turner syndrome
Causes of gout/podagra - ANSWER hyperuricemia
sudden swollen/painful big toe joint, tophi - ANSWER gout/podagra
Scurvy biochemistry - ANSWER vitamin C deficiency leading to inability to hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis
swollen gums, mucosal bleeding, poor wound healing, spots on skin - ANSWER Scurvy - Vit C deficency
swollen, hard, painful joints - ANSWER osteoarthritis
Bouchard's nodes - ANSWER osteophytes on PIP
Heberden's nodes - ANSWER osteophytes on DIP
crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur - ANSWER aortic valve stenosis
autosomal dominant ret mutation - ANSWER MEN 2A/B
thyroid and parathyroid tumors + pheochromocytoma - ANSWER MEN2A
thyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuromatosis - ANSWER MEN 2B
Babinski sign indicates what? - ANSWER UMN lesion
toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape - ANSWER Babinski sign
Unilateral facial drooping involving forehead - ANSWER LMN CN VII palsy
Reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome) clinical presentation - ANSWER urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in a male
can't see, can't pee, can't climb a tree
Reactive arthritis haplotype - ANSWER HLA-B27
associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome - ANSWER hemangioma
vascular port-wine stain birthmark - ANSWER hemangioma
Mallory-Weiss syndrome associated with what type of patients? - ANSWER alcoholic and bulimic patients
vomiting blood following gastroesophageal lacerations - ANSWER Mallory-Weiss syndrome
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