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Endotoxins, G(+) or G(-)
Gram (-): N. meningitidis
Autosomal Recessive Diseases
Tay-Sachs
Gaucher’s
Niemann-Pick
Cori’s
McArdle’s
Galactosemia
PKU
Alcaptonuria
Ecthyma Gangrenosum, seen w/
Pseudomonas aeroginosa. Target shaped skin lesions w/ a black center and red ring surrounding the lesion
Mobitz I (Second degree AV block type 1)
Usually due to inferior MI. Rarely goes into 3rd degree block. Progressively prolonged PR intervals and then a dropped QRS.

Txt w/ Atropine or Isoproterenol.
Endospores G(+)
Gram (+): Bacillus & Clostridium – made up of dipicolinate & Keratin
X Linked Recessive Diseases
Hunter’s Syndrome (L-Iduronosulfate Sulfatase deficincy, increased Heparan/Dermatan Sulfate)
Fabry’s Disease (alpha Galactosidase A deficiency, increased Ceremide Trihexoside)
Classic Hemophilia A (Factor VIII deficiency, F8 Gene on X chromosome is bad, increased Ceremide Trihexoside)
Lisch-Nyhan Syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, increased Uric acid)
G6Phosphatase deficiency (G6PDH deficiency, increased Ceremide trihexoside)
Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (Dystrophin deficinecy, increased Ceremide Trihexoside)
Multi Brain Abscess
Nocardia
Epinephrine
Name its receptors
alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, beta-2
Single Brain Abscess
Actinomyces israelli
Hypersensitivity Reactions
“ACID”
Type I (Anaphylactic): IgE mediated. Exs: Hay Fever; Allergic asthma; Hives
Type II (Cytotoxic): Warm Ab autoimmune hemolytic anemia; hemolytic transfusion reactions; Erythroblastosis Fetalis; Grave’s Disease; Goodpastures
Type III (Immune Complex): Insoluble complement bound aggregates of Ag-Ab complexes. Exs: Serum sickness; Arthus Reaction; Polyarteritis Nodosa; SLE; Immune Complex Mediated Glomerular Disease
Type IV (Delayed = Cell mediated immunity): Delayed hypersensitivity. Involves memory cells. Exs: Tuberculin reaction; Contact dermatitis; Tumor cell killing; Virally infected cell killing
↑ risk for Strep pneum Infection
Asplenic; Sickle cell anemia; immunocompromising illness
Mobitz II (second degree AV block type 2)
BBB association. Often goes to 3rd degree AV block. Usually due to anterior MI.

P wave is not always followed by a QRS.
α Hemolysis/Optochin Sensitive
Strep. Pneumoniae
Transplant Rejections
Hyperacute Rejection = occurs w/in minutes of transplant. Ab mediated.
Acute Rejection = occurs w/in days to months of transplant. Lymphocytes & macrophages. Only rejection type that can be treated w/ therapy.
Chronic Rejection = occurs months to years of transplant. Ab mediates vascular damage.
α Hemolysis/Optochin Resistant
Strep. Viridans (Subacute Endocarditis)
Addison’s Disease
Primary adrenocortical deficiency
Staph. Saprophyticus
Novobiocin Resistant (UTIs)
Blood Metastasis
Sarcoma, exception – renal cell CA: early venous invasion
Staph. Epidermidis
Novobiocin sensitive (Endocarditis in IVDUs)
P wave
Atrial depol.
β Hemolysis/Bacitracin Sensitive
Strep. Pyogenes (pharyngitis; Scarlet fever; cellulitis; impetigo; Rheumatic fever))
Hyaluronic capsule; non-motile; M proteins; Endotoxin A
Lymph Metastasis
Carcinoma, exception – renal cell CA: early venous invasion
β Hemolysis/Bacitracin Resistant
Strep. Agalactiae (Diabetes predisposes to infection)
Norepinephrine
Name its receptors
alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1 (no beta-2 activity)
EFII Ribosylation
Diphtheria toxin & Pseudomonas exotoxon A
Aflatoxin
Seen w/ Aspergillus.Increased risk for Hepatocellular CA
Bacillus Anthracis: 3 toxins
(work via adenylate cyclase)
Protective Antigen (PA)
Lethal Factor = toxic to macrophages
Edema Factor = ↑ cAMP
a wave
LA contraction
Woolsorter’s Disease
Bacillus anthracis. DOC: Penicillin
Cleft Lip
Incomplete fusion of maxillary prominence w/ median nasal prominence
Grows in Rice
Bacillus Cereus
Addisonian Anemia
Pernicious anemia (antibodies to intrinsic factor or parietal cells --> Decrease IF --> Vit B12 --> megaloblastic anemia)
Clostridium Perfringens
Double Zone β Hemolysis (test)
Lecithinase: α toxin = lyses RBCs
80% of gas gangrene (myonecrosis) cases
Cleft Palate
Incomplete fusion of lateral palatine process w/ each other & median nasal prominence & medial palatine prominence
Clostridium Difficile
2 Toxins: Enterotoxin (Exotoxin A) & Cytotoxin (Exotoxin B)
Pseudomembranous colitis (can be precipitated by clindamycin/ampicillin)
T wave
Ventricular repol.
Spastic Paralysis toxin
Clostridium Tetani toxin
Craniopharyngioma
Pituitary tumor - usually calcified
Clostridium Botulinum
Bad canned foods have neurotoxin = flaccid paralysis (block Ach release)
GABA
Effect when bound to GABA-r
Causes an inhibitory cell hyperpolarization
Infant Botulinum
Floppy Baby Syndrome. Pre formed toxin in honey
Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Inolved in Vision relay
Thayer Martin Agar
Neisseria ID
Wavy fibers
Eosinophilic bands of necrotic myocytes. Early sign of MI.
DOC for N. gonorrhoeae
Ceftriazone
Medial Geniculate Body
Involved in Hearing relay
K1 E. Coli Capsular Ag
Related w/ neonateal meningitis
Albright’s Syndrome
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, café au lait spots, short stature, young girls
The A’s of Klebsiella
Alcoholics
Aspiration pneumonia
Abscesses in the lungs
Lung Development
Glandular: 5-17 fetal weeks
Canalicular 13-25 fetal weeks
Terminal Sac 24 weeks to birth
Alveolar period birth-8yoa
Rice H2O Diarrhea
Vibrio Cholera: metabolic acidosis
Janeway’s lesions
Seen in acute bacterial endocarditis. Non-tender, erythematous lesions of palms & soles.
Raw seafood intoxicaiton
Vibrio parahemolyticus
Heart’s 1st Beat
21-22 days
Helicobacter Txt
Bismuth salts; Metronidazole; Tetracycline (or amoxicillin)
Muscarinic-r
Mech of action, purpose
Uses DAG & IP3 as 2nd messengers

Parasympathetic control
↑ risk of P. aeroginosa infection
Burn patients & Cystic fibrosis
Foregut
Mouth to Common Bile Duct - supplied by Celiac Artery
Contact lens’ infection
Pseudomonas aeroginosa
Osler’s nodes
Seen in subacute bacterial endocarditis. Tender lesions of fingers & toes.
Cat Bites
Pasteurella multocida
Midgut
Duodenum, just below Common Bile Duct --> Splenic flexure of the Colon supplied by Superior Mesenteric artery
Undulant Fever
Brucella
Alport’s Syndrome
Hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness
Bordet Gengou Agar
Bordetella pertusis ID
Hindgut
Splenic Flexure --> Butt crack --> supplied by Inferior Mesenteric Artery
Lowenstein-Jensen medium
M. tuberculosis ID
Thiamine deficiency can lead to...
Wet Beri Beri = heart. Dilated (congested) cardiomyopathy due to chronic alcohol consumption

Dry Beri Beri = peripheral neuropathy.

Wernicke-Korsakoff = ataxia; confusion; confabulation; memory loss
Cat Scratch Disease
Bartonella henselae. Lesion can resemble Kaposi’s sarcoma.
Toxoplasmosis
Hypnagogic Hallucinaitons
Narcolepsy
Pink Eye
Adenovirus (type 8)
Bethanechol
Drug type, effect, therapeutic use
Cholinergic

Increases GI & Bladder motility

Treats atonic bladder post-op
True Hemaphrodite
Testes & Ovaries are present
Type I Error
alpha: “Convicting the innocent” – accepting experimental hypothesis/rejecting null hypothesis
Pseudo Hemaphrodite
External genitalia does not coincide w/ gonads
Fibrinous Pericarditis
Associated w/ MI: Dressler’s

Can also be caused by uremia

Most common type of pericarditis
Male Pseudo Hemaphrodite
Testicular Feminization
Subdural Hematoma
Ruptured cerebral bridging veins
HLA Genes Location
6p
Alzheimer’s
Progressive dementia
Parvovirus B19
Fifth Disease: Erythema Infectiosum (ssDNA). Linked w/ sicle cell anemia
Epidural Hematoma
Ruptured middle meningeal artery “intervals of lucidness”, 2ry to Temporal bone fracture
Interferon MOA
Inhibits viral replication (translation or transcription)
Serous Pericarditis
Associated w/ nonbacterial; viral (Coxsackie) infection; immunologic reaction
Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis
Seen w/ infections from Enterovirus & Coxsackie A
Power
1 - Beta
Parainfluenza Causes…
Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
Pilocarpine
Drug type, effect, therapeutic use
Cholinergic.

Pupillary constriciton= miosis. Ciliary constriction= accomodation.

Txt acute glaucoma
Swimming Pool Conjunctivitis
Adenovirus (types 3 & 4)
Type II Error
Beta: “Setting the guilty free” – fail to reject the null hypotesis when it was false
RSV
Bronchiolitis in infants
Friction Rub
Pericarditis association
Removed tonsils, find what virus
In 80%, Adenovirus. In the immunosuppressed, activation can occur
Sensitivity
TP/TP + FN
Bone Fever
Dengue: Group B Togavirus, from the Arbovirus, transmitted by mosquitos
Argyll-Robertson Pupil
Loss of light reflex constriction (contralateral or bilateral)
“Prostitute’s Eye” – accommodates but does not react
Pathognomonic for tertiary Syphilis
Lesion pretectal region of superior colliculus
HbsAg
Appears in blood soon after infection, before onset of acute illness
Disappears w/in 4-6 months after the start of clinical illness
Specificity
TN/TN + FP
HbeAg
Appears early acute phase, indicates higher risk of transmitting the disease
Disappears before HbsAg is gone
Hemorrhagic Pericarditis
Associated w/ TB or neoplasm
Anti-Hbc
1. Present in beginning of clinical illness
2. Seen in the “window phase”
Positive Predictive Value
TP/TP + FP
Filamentous Bacteria
Actinomycetes = Nocardia; Actinomyces; Streptomyces
Isoflurophate
Drug type, effect
Organophosphate.

Irreversible acetylcholinesterase (-)r
Listeria contaminates
Milk, cheese, vegetables (coleslaw) in recent infections
Negative Predictive Value
TN/TN + FN
Shiga like Toxin
E. Coli 0157/H7: Hemorrhagic colitis & Hemorrhagic uremic syndrome
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
aka infiltrative cardiomyopathy that stiffens the heart

Due to amyloidosis in the elderly

Also see schaumann & asteroid bodies in young (< 25 yo)
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Group A Streptococci
Odds Ratio
ad/bc
Relapsing Fever
Borrelia recurrentis
Arnold-Chiari Malformation
Cerebellar tonsil herniation through foramen magnum = see thoracolumbar meningomyelocele
Loffler’s Medium
Corneybacterium diphtheriae
d-Dimers
DIC
Chlamydiae Developmental Cycle
1. Elementary Body: infeccious particle that Enters the cell
2. Reticulate Body: made from elementary body. Replicates, differentiates and releases elementary bodies to infect other cells
3. W/ infection you will see Glycogen containing inclusions
4. Cell wall lacks muramic acid
PML’s infectious agent
JC Virus (Papovavirus = dsDNA, naked icosahedral capsid)

Causes inflammation of the white matter and occurs almost exclusively in people with severe immunodeficiency
Trench Fever
Rochalimaea quintana
Delusion
Disorder of thought content
“Spotted Fever” Members
1. Rickettssia rickettsii (RMSF) & R. akari (rickettsial pox) in the U.S.
2. R. sibirica (tick typhus in China) & R. australis (typhus in Australia)
Pralidoxime
Drug type, effect
“2PAM”

Reverses organophosphate binding to acetylcholinesterase
Thrush Txt
Nystatin txts candidiasis of the mouth
Loose Association
Skip from topic to topic
Rose Bush Thorns
Have Sporothrix schenckii
4 ways you can get edema
1. Increase hydrostatic pressure (more seeps out)
2. Decrease oncotic pressure (less reabsorbed)
3. Increase vessel permeability
4. Block lymphatic drainage
Contact lens solution infection
Acanthamoeba
5 Stages of Death
Denial – Anger – Bargaining – Depression – Acceptance
Filiariasis Causant
Wucheria bancrofti (infection aka elephantitis & wucheriasis
Barrett’s
Columnar metaplasia of lower esophagus (* risk of adenocarcinoma)- constant gastroesophageal reflux
Freshwater lake infection
Causes amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri
1st Branchial Arch
Meckel’s cartillage – gives rise to incus/malleus bones of ear
Reduviid bug bite
Transmits Trypanoma cruzi (Chagas’ disease): Romana’s Sign
Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
Commonly see liver cysts, mitral valve prolapse, & Berry aneurysms along w/ kidney cysts. Hematuria & HTN also present.

3 cysts in ea. Kidney w/ + family history confirms diagnosis

PDK1 = chromosome 16 (most common and most severe)
PDK2 = chromosome 4
Schistosoma Haematobium causes
Bladder calcificaiton & cancer
2nd Branchial Arch
Reichert’s cartillage – gives rise to stapes bone of ear
Schistosoma Mansoni causes
Presinusoidal HTN, splenomagaly, esophageal varices
Neostigmine
Type, therapeutic use
Reversible acetylcholinesterase (-)r

Txt Myasthenia Gravis
Snail, intermediate host of…
Schistosomiasis
Median nerve lesion
No pronation
Ixodes scapularis transmits
Babesia (clinically rembles malaria) & Borelia burgdorferi
Malignant HTN effect on kidneys
Petehial hemorrhages are seen on kidney surfaces = Flea-Bitten surface = young black men
Nantucket Protozoa
Babesia microt
Radial nerve lesion
Wrist drop – seen w/ humerus fracture
Infection by Reduviid Bug
Trypansoma cruzi: Chagas’ Disease
Bartter’s Syndrome
Hyperreninemia (Loop-diuretic like)
Infection by TseTse Fly
Trypansoma brucei gambiense & rhodiense: African Sleeping Sickness
Common peroneal lesion
Foot drop. No dorsiflexion or eversion of the foot
Infection by Sandfly
Leishmaniasis: Mucocutaneous Diseases by L. braziliensis & Visceral Disease by L. donovani & Dermal Leishman by L. tropica, mexicana, peruviana
Nephritic signs
Hematuria; RBC casts; HTN
Infection by Ixodes Tick
Babesia microti: Babesiosis & Borrelia burgdorferi: Lyme Disease
Diract inguinal hernia
Goes through superficial inguinal ring.
Medial to inferior epigastric artery
Seen in older men
Infection by Anopheles Mosquito
Malaria
Myasthenia Gravis
Mechanism of action, clinical presentation
Anitbodies to Ach-r

Increases muscular weakness due to Ach’s weak postsynaptic effect @ NMJ.

Inactivates-r
Trophozoites w/ “Face-Like” Appearance
Giardia lamblia
Indirect inguinal hernia
Goes through deep & superficial inguinal ring
Lateral to inferior epigastric artery
Seen in young boys – processus vaginalis did not close
Nonseptate Hyphae
Zygomycosis: Rhizopus & Mucor. Only mycosis w/o septate. Infect Ketoacidotic Diabetics.
Nephrotic signs
Proteinuria (> 3.5 g/day); Hypoalbuminemia; Edema
Histoplasmosis Geography
Ohio, Mississippi, Misouri River valleys
@ Diaphragm T8, T10, T12
T8 = Inferior vena cava
T10 = Esophagus/ Vagus
T12 = Aorta/ Thoracic duct/ Azygous vein
Coocidioidomycosis Geography
Southwestern deserts, California
Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy
Similar to Duchenne, but less severe (mutation, not a deficiency, in dystrophin protein)
Blastomycosis Geography
States east of Mississippi River
Hemiballism
Wild flailing of 1 arm. Lesion of the sub thalamic nucleus
Paracoccidioidomycosis Geography
Latin America
Podocyte Effacement seen w/
Minimal Change (Lipoid nephrosis) disease
Roseola Infection, aka
Exanthema Subitum: “Sixth Disease” (Human Herpes Virus-6 dsDNA, enveloped)
O Linked Oligosaccharide
In the Golgi
Herpangina
“Hand-Foot-and-Mouth” Disease: Coxsackie A (Picornavirus +ssRNA)
Tubocurium
Type, mech of action, effect
Nondepol. Competitive cholinergic N-r (-)r.

Prevents Ach binding but does not activate NMJ

Increases Histamine release = decr BP & incr bronchospasm
Orthomyxovirus
1. –ssRNA, enveloped virus.
2. Spike Glycoproteins (peplomeres): HA = Hemagluttinin & NA = Neuraminidase. These peplomeres are what give the virus antigenis variation
3. Influenza A & B
N Linked Oligosaccharide
In the RER
Paramyxovirus
1. –RNA, enveloped. Most common cause of respiratory infections in kids
2. Mumps
3. Croup(Parainfluenza virus)
4. Rubeola(Measles virus)
5. RSV
elevated ASO (antistreptolysin O) titer seen w/
Acute post-streptococcal GN (due to βHGASrtep)
Togavirus
1. +ssRNA, enveloped
2. 3 Day Measles: German Measles: Rubella/ Rubivirus
3. Encephalitis viruses: Alphaviruses: Eastern (more severe) and Western Equine Encephalitis
MLF Syndrome
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia: medial rectus palsy on lateral gaze; Nystagmus on abducting eye.
Seen w/ MS
Flaviviris
1. Dengue Fever – icterus & hemorrhage w/ blac vomit
2. Yellow fever
3. St. Louis Encephalitis – no hepatitis or hemorrhage
Bell’s Palsy
CNVII palsy (entire face; recall that UMN lesion only affects lower face)
Bunyavirus
1. –ssRNA, enveloped
2. California Encephalitis – severe bifrontal headaches
3. Hantavirus – hemorrhagic fever w/ acute resp. distress syndrome
ADA Deficiency
SCID
IgA Protease Activity
1. H. Influenzae (needs factors V & X for growth)
2. Strep. Pneumoniae
3. N. meningitidis
4. N. gonnorhoae
5. W/ this activity these bugs are able to colonize the oral mucosa.
Crescentic GN
Rapidly progressive GN – nephritic syndrome

Associated w/ multi system disease or post-strep/post infectious glomerular nephritis

Type 1: Goodpasture's
Type 2: Lupus
Type 3: Pauci immune (vasculitis)
Diphtheria: ABCDEFG
1. Adenopathy
2. β Prophage encodes the exotoxin
3. Corneybacteria is Club shaped
4. Diphtheria
5. Elongation Factor II
6. Granules (metachromatic)
Raphe Nucleus
Initiation of sleep via 5HT predominance
Only ssDNA
Parvovirus: “Part of a virus”
Trimethaphan
Mech of action
Nonselectively binds N-r of the PS- and SNS
Only dsRNA
Reovirus, “RepeatOvirus”
Alert; Awake; Active mind – also seen in REM, therefore we say “paradoxical sleep
Beta waves
Naked RNA
“Naked for CPR”: Calcivirus; Picornovirus; Reovirus
Hereditary Nephritis
Alport’s syndrome. X linked

Renal disease w/ deafness & ocualr abnormalities
2 circular DNAs
Papovavirus & Hepadnavirus
Irreversible Glycolysis Enzymes
Hexokinase
PhosphoFructo Kinase = Rate Limiting Step
Pyruvate Kinase
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
BK
Papovavirus. Seen in kidney transplant patients (causes renal disease)
Berger’s Disease
IgA nephropathy causing hematuria in kids, usually following infection
Hepadna, Retrovirus?
No, but has reverse transcriptase
Irreversible Gluconeogenesis Enzymes
PyruvateCarboxy Kinase
PEPCarboxyKinase
Fructose 1,6 BiPhosphatase
Glucose 6 Phosphatase
**muscle dose not take part in Gluconeogenesis, only takes place in the liver, kidney & GI epithelium
Picornovirus: “PERCH”
Poiliovirus; Echo; Rhino; Coxsackie; Hep A
Membranoproliferative GN
Can be secondary to complement deficiency; chronic infections; CLL

See tram tracking (with type 1)
Hemorrhagic Fevers
Filovirus & Bunyavirus (Hantavirus)
Pellagra
Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dementia
Niacin Deficiency (Vit B3 deficiency)
Hartnup’s Disease
Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome
INH use
Segmented viruses
All are RNA: Orthomyxo; Arena; Bunya; Reo
Pancurium
Compare to tubocurium
More potent than tubocurium w/o histamine release
Eclipse Phase
No internal virus. 1 total virus per cell
TLCFN
Needed as co-factor for Pyruvate DH complex & alpha Ketoglutarate DH complex
Latent Phase
No external virus. Extracellular virus found
Type I Membrano Proliferative GN deposits
C3 & IgG deposits

Tram tracking
Naked Capsid Virus
Nucleocapsid. DNA or RNA + Structural proteins
LCAT or PCAT
Esterification of cholesterol: lecithin cholesterol acetyltransferase
Lecithin = Phosphatidylcholine, therefore phosphotidylcholine acetyltransferase
Enveloped Virus
Membrane. Nucleocapsid + Glycoprotein
Bernard-Soulier Disease
Defect in platelet adhesion (abnormally large platelets & lack of platelet-surface glycoprotein)
Interferon
Non virus specific. Works by RNA endonuclease = digests viral DNA + inh viral prot synth
HMGCoA Reductase
Rate limiting step in cholesterol synthesis
Changes HMGCoA --> Mevalonate
(-) by Lovastatin
AIDS structural prots
Gag, pol, env
Type II Membrano Proliferative GN deposits
Only C3 deposits

Aka Dense deposit disease
AIDS regulatory prots
Tat, rev, nef
Ketogenic amino acids
Leucine & Lysine
AIDS gp41 env prot
Transmembrane
Succinylcholine
Type, mech of action, effect
Depol. Non competitive (-)r of muscle aciton

Opens Na Ch.= fasciculations. Closes Na Ch.= paralysis. Continuous infusion.
AIDS gp120 env prot
Surface
Glucogenic amino acids
Methionine, Threonine, Valine, Arginine, Histadine
AIDS p17 gag prot
Matrix
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis deposits
IgM & C3 deposits
AIDS p24 gag prot
Capsid
Keto & Gluco amino acids
Phenylalanine, Trytophan, Isoleucine
AIDS p7p9 gag prot
Nucleocapsid
Berry Aneurysm
Circle of Willis (subarachnoid bleed) Anterior Communicating artery
Often associated with ADPKD
DNA Viruses
A= Adeno
H= Herpes
H= Hepadna - circular
P= Pox - circular
P= Parvo - SS
P= Papova
Carnitine Shuttle
Feeds FA into the mitochondria for their consumption
(+) RNA Viruses
C= Calici
P= Picorno
R= Reo
F= Flavi
T= Toga
C= Corona
Cold agglutinins
Seen in atypical pneumonia

It is IgM Ab with specificity for I Ag on adult RBCs
(-) RNA Viruses
F= Filo
O= Orthomyxo
R= Rhabdo
P= Paramyxo
A= Arena
B= Bunya
Cori Cycle
Keeps muscles working anaerobically.
Transfers lactate to the liver to make glucose which is sent back into the muscles for energy use
Hepatitis Window Period
After HbsAg disappears & Before HbsAb appears
alpha-1 Eye
Effect of (+) alpha-1 on eye; name a drug to counter this effect
Mydriasis due to norepinephrine.

Prazosin (-)
Hepatitis A
Picorna
(-) Na+ Pump (ATPase)
Ouabain [(-) K+ pump]
Vanadate [(-) phosphorylation]
Digoxin [increased heart contractility]
Hepatitis B
Hepadna
Scrofula
TB in the lymph nodes
Hepatitis C
Flavi
TCA Cycle Products
“Citric Acid Is Krebs Starting Substrate For Mitochondrial Oxidation”
Citrate --> Aconitate --> Isocitrate --> alpha Ketoglutarate --> Succinyl --> Succinate --> Fumarate --> Malate --> OAA
Hepatitis D
Delta
Bowen’s Disease
Carcinoma in situ on shaft of penis (increased risk of visceral ca) [compare w/ Queyrat]
Hepatitis E
Calici
Cones
Color vision. Contain Iodopsin = Red-Blue-Green specific pigment. For acuity.
Downey Type II cells
EBV
Aspirin-Asthma Triad
Nasal polyps – Rhinitis – bronchoconstriction
Infection by Aedes Mosquito
Yellow Fever: Flavivirus: Black vomit, jaundice, high fever
Rods
Contain Rhodopsin pigment. High sensitivity. Concentrated in the fovea. Night vision.
“Hot T-Bone stEAk”: ILs
IL1 = ↑ Temp: HOT
IL2 = stimulate T cells
IL3 = stimulate Bone Marrow stem cells’ growth & differentiation (GM CSF)
IL4 = stimulate IgE (& IgG)
IL5 = stimulate IgA (& eosinophils)
Muscarinic-r & Eye

Effect of (+) M-r on eye
Name a drug to counter this effect
Miosis due to Ach.
Atropine (-).
ILs Secreted by CD4s
IL2, IL4, IL5, IFN gamma
Gastrula
Seen @ 3rd week: Ecto, Meso & Endo
ILs Secreted by Macrophages
IL1 & TNF α
Ferruginous bodies
Hemosiderin (pigment w/ Fe3-) covered macrophages that have been pahgocytised
C5a
Neutral chemotaxis.
When it is w/ C3a, participates in anaphylaxis
Epiblast
@ 2nd week: forms the primitive streak, from which Meso & Endo come from. Directly gives rise to Ecto.
C5 Convertase
When both Alternative and Classic pathways come together
Alternative: C3b, Bb, C3b + C3a → C5
Classic: 2b, 3b, C3a + C4b → C5
Brill-Zinsser Disease
Recurrences of rickettsia prowazaki up to 50 yrs later
Only Richettssia not Intracellular
Quintana
Sydenham’s Chorea
Post streptococcal infection. Necrotizing arteritis of the caudate, putamen, thalamus
Plasmodium Life Cycle
Sporozoites: from blood to liver
Primary tissue schizont
Trophozoites: in RBC
Erythrocytic schizont
Merozoite: ruptured RBC
Gametozyte
Zygote: inside the mosquito
Pancoast’s tumor causes
Ulnar nerve pain & Horner’s syndrome (ipsilateral miosis, ptosis, anhydrosis)
Acanthamoeba
Star shaped cysts
(+) Frei Test
Chlamydia trachomatis types L1, L2, L3 = Lymphogranuloma venereum
Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia
Nonseptate, filamentous, 90 degree branching, indian in, capsular halos
Sympathetic

Post ganglionic sympathetic fibers release what?
Post ganglionic sympathetic fibers releases norepinephrine
Cryptococcus Neoformans
Monomorphic
Sabouraud’s Agar
Culture for all Fungi ie…Culture Cryptococcus neofromans which is found in pigeon droppings
Candida
Yeast normally, pseudo & true hyphae in tissue infections
Fatty degeneration
Made up primarily of triglycerides

Most commonly due to alcoholism which commonly leads to hepatic cirrhosis

Associated w/ CCl4-
Aspergillus Fumigatum
45 degree branching point, asoc’d w/ cystic fibrosis & burns pt
FMR1 Gene Defect
Fragile X Syndrome: macro-orchidism; long face; large jaw; large everted ears; autism, mental retardation
Cocciodes
Hyphae in wild. Artroconidia. Arthocondida & Hyphae. Sherules w/ endospores
Briquet’s Syndrome
Somatization disorder
Psychological: multiple physical complaints without physical pathology
Histoplasma Cap
Hyphae in wild. Microcondida w/ tuberculate macrocondida. Fac intracellular. In the tissue it’s a yeast w/ a small neck.
Barr Body
Present in Kleinfelters: Male: XXY\
Not present in Turner’s: Female: XO
Blastomycosis
Hyphae in wild
Cloudy swelling
Failure of cellular Na pump

Seen in Fatty degeneration of the liver and in Hydropic (Vacuolar) degeneration of the liver
Sporothrix Schenkii
Hyphae in wild. Potas iodide in milk. Pneumonia in alcoholics.
Aortic Insufficiency Signs
Traube Sign = Pistol shot sound over the femoral vessels
Corrigan pulse = water hammer pulse over coratid artery = aortic regurgitation
PCP
Obligate parasite. Kills type I pneumo cells. Ground glass
Parasympathetic

Post-gang. parasympathetic fibers release what?
Post ganglionic parasympathetic fibers release Ach
Gram (-) Bugs w/ Exotoxins
E. Coli; V. Cholera; Bordetella Pertussis
Scleroderma :”CREST”
Calcinosis; Raynauds; Esophageal; Sclerodactyl; Telangiectasis
Dermatophytes
Trichophyton: SHN
Microsporium: SH
Epidermophyton: SN
Tinea tavus: permanent hair loss
Hydropic degeneration
Severe form of cloudy swelling

Seen with hypokalemia induced by vomitting/diarrhea
E. Histolitica
Transmission: Cysts
Diagnosis: Trophozoites or cysts in stool
Cretinism
Sporadic: bad T4 phosphorylation or developmental failure of thyroid formation
Endemic: no Iodine in diet: protruding belly & belly button
Giardia
Transmission: Cysts
Diagnosis: Trophozoites or cysts in stool
Broca’s Aphasia
Motor Aphasia (area 44 & 45) intact comprehension
Cryptosporidium
Transmission: Cysts
Diagnosis: acid fast oocysts
Hemochromatosis Triad
Micronodular pigment cirrhosis; Bronze Diabetes; Skin pigmentation = due to increased Fe3+ deposition
Balantium C.
Transmission: Cysts
Diagnosis: Trophozoites or cysts in stool
Liquefactive necrosis
Rapid enzymatic break down of lipids

Seen commonly in Brain & Spinal cord (CNS) injuries

Seen in suppurative infections = pus formation
Trichomonas V.
Transmission: Trophozoites
Diagnosis: Motile trophozoites
Agranulocytosis
Clozapine, Chloramphenical
Vivax
Fever: Benign 3 degrees
Fever spike: 48h
Enlarged host cell
M3-r & Eye

Effect of (+) M3-r on eye
Contracts sphincter = miosis.

Contracts ciliary = accomodation.
Ovale
Fever: Benign 3 degrees
Fever spike: 48h
oval/jagged
Aplastic Anemia
Chloramphenicol
NSAIDs
Benzene
Malariae
Fever: 4 degrees of Malarial
Fever spike: 72 irregular
Crescent
Coagulation necrosis
Result of sudden ischemia

Seen in organs w/ end arteries limited collateral circulation) = heart, lung, kidney, spleen
Falciparum
Fever: malignant 3 degrees
Atropine-like Side Effects
Tricyclics
Fastest growing tumor
Burkitt’s
Brown-Sequard
Hemisection of cord (contralateral loss of pain & temp / ipsilateral loss of fine touch, UMN / ipsi loss of consc. Proprio)
PE’s are found in
half of all autopsies
Cardiotoxicity
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
Courvoisier’s Law:
tumors that obstruct the common bile duct cause enlarged gallbladders, but obstructing gallstones do not (too much scarring), so if you can palpate the gallbladder you’re probably looking at cancer.
Caseation necrosis
Combination of both coagulation & liquefaction necrosis

Seen w/ M. tuberculosis & Histoplasma capsulatum infection
Only DNA virus to replicate in cytoplasm:
Pox
Cartilage Damage in Children
Fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin & Norfloxacin)
Only RNA virus to replicate in nucleus:
Influenza
M2-r & Heart

Effects of (+) M2-r on heart
Negative chronotropy: decr HR = vagal arrest

Negative inotropy: decr contractility
The only protein capsule
Bacillus anthracis
Cinchonism
Quinidine
Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
elicits lymphocytosis rather than granulocytosis
Fibrinoid necrosis
Seen in the walls of small arteries

Associated w/ malignant hypertension, polyarteritis nodosa, immune mediated vasculitis
Bronchioalveolar carcinomas
grow without destroying the normal architecture of the lung
Cough
ACE Inhibitors
Cryptococcus neoformans
often lacks a capsule and, when stained with GMS, looks just like Pneumycistis carinii, except that Cryptococcus lacks the prominent nucleoli.
Bruton’s Disease
X-linked agammaglobinemia (decreased B cells)
Weil Felix reaction:
(+)R. rickettssi & (+)Proteus vulgaris & P. mirabilis
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Lithium (Txt w/ Amiloride)
Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) tests:
1)VDRL
2)FTA-Abs: most widely used
3)TPI (immobilization test – most expensive but the Gold Standard)
Fat necrosis
Result of lipase actions liberated from pancreatic enzymes

Seen w/ Acute pancreatitis = saponification results
IL1
Source: Monocytes, macrophages
Function: Stimulates T cell proliferation & IL2 produciton
Disulfiram-like Effect
Metronidazole
Sulfonylureas (1st generation)
IL2
Source: Macrophages, T & NK cells
Function: Stim prolif of B, T & NK cell
M3-r & Lung

Effect of (+) M3-r on lung
Bronchospasm --> incr secretions
IL3
Source: T cells
Function: GF of tissue mast cells & hematopoietic stem cells
Extrapyramidal Side Effects
Antipsychotics (Thioridazine, Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine)
IL4
Source: T cells
Function: ↑ growth of B & T cells/ ↑ HLA II Ags
Hemoptysis
Blood in sputum
IL5
Source: T cells
Function: Maturation of B → plasma cell
Fanconi’s Syndrome
Tetracycline
IL6
Source: T cells, monocytes
Function: Maturation of B & T cell/ (-) fibroblasts
Budd-Chiari
Post-hepatic venous thrombosis = ab pain; hepatomegaly; ascites; portal HTN; liver failure
IFN α
Source: B cells, macrophages
Function: Antiviral activity
Fatal Hepatotoxicity (necrosis)
Valproic Acid
Halothane
Acetaminophen
IFN β
Source: Fibroblasts
Function: Antiviral activity
Pulmonary embolism
Most commonly thrombus from lower extremity vein
IFN gamma
Source: T & NK cells
Function: Antiviral activity, (+) macrophages, ↑ HLA II Ags
Gingival Hyperplasia
Phenytoin
TNF α
Source: Macrophages, T & NK cells
Function: T cell prolif, IL 2 prod, cytotoxicity
M3-r & GI

Effect of (+) M3-r on GIT
Increases motility (cramps & diarrhea)

Involuntary defecation
TNF β
Source: T cells
Function: T cell prolif, IL 2 prod, cytotoxicity
Gray Baby Syndrome
Chloramphenicol
VHL
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 3p
Von Hippel Lindau, Renal Cell CA
Phlebothrombosis
From a vein of lower extremities, of a pregnant uterus, in Congestive heart failure, bed ridden pt

As a complicaiton in a pt w/ Pancreatic CA due to hypercoaguable state
APC
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 5p
Familial adenomatous polyposis, Colon CA
Gynecomastia
Cimetidine
Azoles
Spironolactone
Digitalis
WT-1
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 11p
Wilm’s tumor
Buerger’s Disease
Acute inflammation of medium and small arteries of extremities * painful ischemia * gangrene
Seen almost exclusively in young and middle-aged men who smoke.
Rb
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 13q
Retinoblastoma, Osteosarcoma
Hemolytic Anemia in G6PD-deficiency
Sulfonamides
Isoniazid
Aspirin
Ibuprofen
Primaquine
BRCA-2
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 13q
Breast CA
Saddle embolus
Embolus lodged in bifurcation of pulmonary trunks

Increased RV strain = RV & RA dilate = Acute cor pulmonale
P53
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 17p
Most human Cas
Hepatitis
Isoniazid
NF-1
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 17q
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Tacrine
Drug type, therapeutic use
Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor

Txt Alzheimer’s
BRCA-1
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 17q
Breast CA, Ovarian CA
Hot Flashes, Flushing
Niacin
Tamoxifen
Ca++ Channel Blockers
DCC
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 18q
Colon & stomach CA
Paradoxical embolism
Right to Left shunt allows a venous embolism to enter arterial circulation

Patent ovale foramen or Atrial septal defect
DPC
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 18q
Pancreatic CA
Induce CP450
Barbiturates – Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
Rifampin
NF-2
Tumor suppressor gene
Chrom. 22q
Neurofibromatosis type 2 = bilateral acoustic neuroma
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Small noncleaved cell lymphoma EBV
8:14 translocation
Seen commonly in jaws, abdomen, retroperitoneal soft tissues
Starry sky appearance
Resistance in series
Add all
Inhibit CP450
Cimetidine
Ketoconazole
Resistance in Parallel
Invert the answer
Tuberculoid granuloma
Collection of macrophages w/o caseation

Seen w/ Sarcoidosis (non-caseating); Syphilis; Brucellosis and Leprotic infections
Filtration Fraction =
GFR/RPF
GFR: Glomerular Filtration Rate RPF: Renal Plasma Flow
Interstitial Nephritis
Methicillin
NSAIDs (except Aspirin)
Furosemide
Sulfonamides
Filtered Load =
GFR x [Conc]
Excretion Rate = [Urine] x VolUrine
Atropine
Drug of choice for what?
DOC w/ vagal arrest
Clearance =
([urine] x Vol(urine))/[plasma]
or
Excretion/[plasma]
Monday Disease
Nitroglycerin Industrial exposure --> tolerance during week--> loss of tolerance during weekend --> headache, -ach, dizziness upon re-exposure
Clearance of PAH =
[ERPF]

EPRF = Eff renal plasma flow
Cellulitis
Spreading infection due to streptococcus

Can also be a cause of post-strep GN (dont always just think of strep throat)
ERPF =
Eff renal plasma flow
Orange Body Fluids
Rifampin
Renal Blood Flow =
EPRF/(1-Hct)

EPRF = Eff renal plasma flow
Caisson Disease
Nitric gas emboli
Free Water Clearance =
VelUrine - ((urine (osm) x Vel (urine))/ P(osm)
Positive Coombs’ Test
Methyldopa
CO =
HR x SV
PSA
Prostate Specific Antigen = elevated in prostatic CA
CO =
O2(consumed)/(pulmonaryA-VO2 difference)
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Bleomycin
Amiodarone
Pulse Pressure =
Systolic – Diastolic
Glycoperrolate
Drug type, effect, therapeutic use
M-r inhibitor

Antispasmodic

Txt peptic ulcers.
MAP =
Diastolic + 1/3 Pulse Pressure
Red Man Syndrome
Vancomycin
CO
MAP/TRP
Elevated 5-HT seen with...
In cases of metastatic carcinoid, txt w/ Methysergide (5HT antagonist)
MAP =
TPR x CO
Severe HTN with Tyramine
MAOIs
F =
P1 - P2 / R
Chagas’ Disease
Chagas’ Disease
PAO2 =
(760 – 47) FO2 - (PACO2/R)
FO2 = [O2]
PACO2 = Alv. Press. Of CO2
R = Resp. Exchange Ratio (CO2 produced / O2 consumed) = 0.8 or 1
SLE-like Syndrome
Procainamide
Hydralazine
INH
Flow =
O2 consumed / AtoVO2difference
increased alphafeto-protein seen with...
Hepatocarcinoma
Neural tube defects
Vel gas diffusion:
(Area/thickness) x gas diffusion Constant x Difference of Partial Press
Tardive Dyskinesia
Antipsychotics (Thioridazine, Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine) Clozapine: only antipsychotic to not give you tardive dyskinesia
VentTot =
Vent Tidal x # of respirations
Pirenzepine
Drug type, effect, therapeutic use
M-r(-)
Antispasmodic
Txt peptic ulcers.
Vent Alv =
(Vent Tidal - Vent Dead) x # of respirations
Tinnitus
Aspirin
Quinidine
Compliance =
Vol/ pressure
CEA
Carcinoembryonic Antigen = elevated in Colon CA
P =
Tension / Radius
Lactose formers
“CEEK”
Citrobacter
Enterobacter
E.Coli (K1 capsule most important)
Klebsiella
Va/Q =
1.0
Chediak-Higashi Disease
(AR) Phagocyte Deficiency = defect in microtubule polymerization
Neutropenia, albinism, cranial & peripheral neuropathy & repeated infections w/ strep & staph
Diffusing capacity
CO uptake / PACO2
Non lactose formers
SHYPS”
Shigella
Yersinia enterolytica (AKA Pestis)
Proteus
Salmonella
Resp Doubles:
150mmHg & 40mmHg
Chromosome 13
Retinoblastoma
New PO2 =
170
May lack color
“These rascals may microscopically lack color”:
Treponema
Mycobacterium
Mycoplasma
Legionella
Chlamydia
New PCO2 =
20
Conn’s Syndrome
Primary Aldosteronism: HTN; retain Na+ & H2O; hypokalemia (causing alkalosis); decreased renin
increased cAMP
“CAPE”
Cholera
Anthracis (Poly D glutamate capsule)
Pertusis (via Gi)
E.coli (LT enterotoxin)
Chromosome 11p
Wilms tumor of the kidney
Have Capsules [ie… are Quellung Reaction (+)]
“Some killers have pretty nice capsules”
Strep. Pneumoniae
Klebsiella
HiB
Pseudamona Aeroginosa
Neisseria meningitis
Cryptococcus neoformans (only encapsulated fungal pathogen)
Doxacurium
Drug type?, cardiovascular side effect?, histamine release?
Most potent competitive non-depol NMJ (-)r
No cardiovascular side effects
No Histamine release.
Dimorphic Fungi
"Can Also Have Both Shapes”
Cocciodes
Aspergillus
Histolpasma
Blastomyces
Sprothrix schenkii
Vinyl Chloride
Associated w/ Angiosarcoma of the liver
Have Beta Prophage
OBED
O = Salmonella
B = Botulinum
E = Erythrogenic strep
D = Diptheria
Cori’s Disease
Type III Glycogenosis – Glycogen storage disease (debranching enz: amylo 1,6 glucosidase def. increased Glycogen)
Spore Forming Bacteria
Bacilus & Clostridium (have calcium di-picolinate)
Agent Orange
Contains dioxin

Implicated as a cause of Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma & soft tissue sarcomas
IgA Proteases
Neisseria, Haemophilus, S. pneumoniae
Beta bungarotoxin
Effect, site of action
Prevent the release of Ach from vesicles @ the pre synaptic nerve ending
Widal Test
Salmonella (Salmonella begins in the ileocecal region) agglutination indicates Abs to O, H, Vi Salmunella Ags
Parasites & CA
Schistosoma haematobium = Urinary bladder CA

S. mansoni = Colon CA

Aspergillus flavus = potent hepatocarcinogen
Wayson’s Stain
Yersinia
alpha bungarotoxin
Drug type, effect
Irreversible Ach-r inhibitor = decrease action potentials
Pneumonic Plaque Transmission
Person to person cf w/ Bubonic plaque that was via infected flea
Ochronosis
Alkaptonuria

Error in tyrosine metabolism due to Homogentisic acid (oxidizes tyrosine)

Involving intervertebral disks = Ankylosing Spondilitis = Poker spine

See dark urine; dark coloration of sclera, tendons, cartilage
Splenectomy
Predisposes to septicemia
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Prion infection --> cerebellar & cerebral degeneration
Invasins
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Lead poisoning
Acid fast inclusion bodies

increased urinary coproprophyrin

Anemia: microcytic/ hypochromic

Stippling of the basophils

Gingival line & lead line in bones: x-ray

Mental retardation
Fusiform
Vincent’s trench mouth
alpha-1 & Eye
Effect of (+) alpha-1 on eye
Contracts radial muscle = mydriasis (pupil dilation)
S. viridans
Dextran mediated adherence
Heroin OD, clinically
Massive pulmonary edema w/ frothy fluid from the nostrils
Obligate Anaerobes
Clostridium, Actinomyces, Bacteroides
Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
Congenital hyperbilirubinemia (unconjugated)
Glucuronyl transferase deficiency. Can progress to Kernicterus
Less severe form will respond to Phenobarbital therapy
Obligate Aerobes
Pseudomonas & Mycobacterium
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Small head, small eyes, funnel chest, ASD, mental deficiency, and hirsutism
Staph aureus
A Protein, Catalase +/ Coagulase +
Crohn’s
IBD; ileocecum, transmural, skip lesions, cobblestones, lymphocytic infiltrate, granulomas
(contrast to UC: limited to colon, mucosa & submucosa, crypt abscesses, pseudopolyps, increase colon cancer risk)
Clinically: ab pain & diarrhea; fever; malabsorption; fistulae b/t intestinal loops & abd structures
Spirochetes
Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira
Atypical mycobacterium
M. kanasasii & M. avium intracellulare
Non Motile Gram (+) Rods
Corenybacterium D & Nocardia
alpha-1 & Arterioles
Effect of (+) a-1 on arterioles, TPR, diastolic pressure, afterload
Constriction

Increases TPR = increases diastolic pressure = increases afterload
Acid Fast Organisms
Mycobacterium; Cryptosporidium; Nocardia (partially); Legionella micdadei; Isospora
Cold abscesses
Liquefied TB lesions similar to pyogenic abscesses but lacking acute inflammation
Pigment Producing Bacteria
Serratia – red (can cause pseudohemoptysis)
Pseudomonas A – piocyanin blue/green
Staph Aureus – yellow – Protein A
Mycobacteria – photo/scoto chromogenic – caritinoid – yellow/orange
Corneybacterium D – black/gray – pseudomembrane plaque in throat
Bacteroides (Porphyromonas) melaninogenicus – black (heme)
E. coli – irredescent green sheen
Cushing’s
Disease: Hypercorticism secondary to increased ACTH from pituitary (basophilic adenoma)
Syndrome: hypercorticism of all other causes (1* adrenal or ectopic)
moon face; buffalo hump; purple striae; hirsutism; HTN; hyperglycemia
Bacterial Morphology
Pneumococci – lancet shaped diplococci
Neisseria – kidney bean shaped diplococci
Camphylobacter – gulls’ wings/comas
Vibrio Cholera – coma shaped
Corneybacterium D – club shaped (nonmotile, G+Rod)
Yersinia – safety pin seen in Wayson’s stain
Actinomyces isrealli
Farmers infection

Lumpy jaw (from chewing grain) & PID (IUD), but most common is due to saprophyticus
Inclusion Bodies
Rabies – Negri bodies – intracytoplasmic
Pox virus – Guarnieri – intracytoplasmic & acidophilic
CMV – Owl’s eyes – intracytoplasmic & intranuclear
HSV – Cowdry bodies – intranuclear
alpha-1 & Venules
Effect of (+) a-1 on venules, venous return, preload
Constriction
Increases venous return = increases preload
Schistosoma Japonicum Monsoni
Intestinal – contact w/ bad water
Congenital Syphilis
Saddle nose, Saber shin, Hutchinson’s teeth, nerve deafness, interstitial keratitis
Schistosoma Haematolium
Vesicular – contact w/ bad water
Cushing’s Ulcer
Acute gastric ulcer associated with CNS trauma
Non Human Schistosom
Swimmer’s itch – contact w/ bad water
Warthin-Finkeledy cells
Reticuloendothelial giant cells on tonsils, lymph nodes, spleen

Seen with Rubeola (measles) due to paramyxovirus
Clonorchichis
Chinese liver fluke – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel
alpha-1 & Sex Function
Effect of (+) a-1 on sex function
Ejaculation
Fasciola Hepatica
Sheep – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel
Diphyllobothrium latum
Tapeworm infection causing megaloblastic anemia by consuming large amount of vit B12 in the host
Fasciola Biski
Giant intestinal flukes – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel
de Quervain’s Thyroiditis
Self-limiting focal destruction (subacute thyroiditis)
Paragonimus Westermani
Lung fluke – eating raw fish. Txt: Praziquantel
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
alpha Hemolytic Streptococci (S. viridans) = usually in pt w/ pre-existing heart problem
Oxidase (+)
Neiserria and most Gram (-)s
Increase Diastolic

Incr what autonomic receptor to inc diastolic?
Incr alpha-1 = incr TPR
Micro Aerophilic
Camphylobacter & Helicobacter
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
Staph aureus, β Hemolytic Streptococci, E. coli

Common among drug addicts & diabetics
Urease (+)
All Proteus – can cause Staghorn/Struvite calculi (NH4- Mg2- stones): alkaline urine
Ureaplasma
Campylobacter pylori (Helicobacter)
Cryptococcus
Nocardia
DiGeorge’s Syndrome
Failure of 3rd & 4th pharyngeal pouches formation: Thymus & Parathyroid
Thymic hypoplasia * T-cell deficiency
Hypoparathyroidism --> Tetany
Coagulase (+)
Staph A & Yersenia pestis
Mitral Insufficiency
Ruptured papillary muscle
Obligate Intracellular Bacteria
Treponema palidum & Pneumocystis Carinii (cannot be cultured on inert media but can be found extra cellularly in the body)
Decrease Diastolic

Incr what autonomic receptor? Name drug types that can achieve dec diastolic.
Incr beta-2
Direct acting vasodilators; (+)Cholinergics
Haemophilus Factors
Haemophilus Factors
Left Anterior Descending branch
Branch of the Left Coronary artery

Highest frequency of thrombotic occlusion

MI = anterior wall of the LV, especially in apical part of interventricular septum
All cocci are
Gram (+) except for Neisseria & Moraxella
Down’s Syndrome
Trisomy 21 or translocation – Simian Crease
“Eaton Fried Eggs”
Mycoplasma pneumoniae has fried egg colonies on Eaton agar (needs cholesterol)
Left Circumflex branch
Branch of the Left Coronary artery

Occlusion = MI of posterior/lateral wall of the LV
Mycoplasma
No cell wall. Membrane has cholesterol. Smallest living bacteria.
P1 protein inhs ciliary action
Fried egg colonies
Atypical pneumonia – young adults
Beta-1 & Heart
Effect of (+) b-1 on heart
(+)chronotropism = Inc HR.

(+)inotropism = Incr contractility; incr SV; incr CO; incr O2 consumption.

Incr conduction velocity
Sabrands
Fungal media
Dissecting Aneurysm
False aneurysm: it is splitting of the media of the aorta

Usually accompanied w/ long history of severe hypertension, also seen w/ familial hyperlipidemia, atherosclerotic disease, Marfan’s Collagen disease

Zones of medial necrosis +/- slitlike cysts = Medial Cystic Necrosis of Erdheim
Malassazia furfur
Spaghetti & meat ball
Dressler’s Syndrome
Post-MI Fibrinous Pericarditis autoimmune
Measles’ 3C’s
Cough – Coryza – Conjunctivitis. Can also have photophobia
May lead to subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Cor Pulmonale
Right ventricular strain, associated w/ right ventricular hypertrophy
Non Motile Bacilli & Clostridium
B. Anthracis & C. Perfringens
Phenylephrine
Drug type, therapeutic use
alpha-1 (+)
Nasal decongestant.
Bloody diarrhea agents
EIEC – EHEC – Shigella - Yersenia enterocolitica – Entaemeba histolytica – Salmonella – Campylobacter jejuni
Acute Cor Pulmonale
Sudden right ventricular strain due to a massive pulmonary embolism
YW-135CA
N. meningitidis vaccine capsualr polysaccharide strains
Dubin-Johnson Syndrome
Congenital hyperbilirubinemia (conjugated) = bilirubin transposrt is defective not conjugation
Striking brown-to-black discoloration of the liver
Indian Ink
Cryptococcus neoformans
Bronchopneumonia
Lobular (rather than lobar)

Due to Staph aureus; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Klebsiella; E. coli

Abscess formation is common
Naegleria causes
Colonization in the nasal passages after swimming
Beta-2(+) Asthma Drugs

Name them.
Metaproterenol; Albuterol; Terbutaline; Ritodrine; Salmeterol
Need Cysyeine for growth
“Ella likes cysteine”:
Francisella
Brucella
Legionella
Pasturella
Lobar pneumonia
Due to Strep. Pneumoniae infection (5% due to Klebsiella)

Red Hepatization: days 1-3 of the pneumonia

Gray Hepatization: days 3-8 of untreated pneumonia

Complicaitons: pleural effusion; atelectasia; fibrinous pleuritis; empyema; fibrinous pericarditis; otitis media
Autosomal Recessive Diseases
1. Infantile Poly Cystic Kidney Disease
2. Familial Hypercholestrolemia Disease
3. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telengectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu)
4. Hereditary Spherocytosis
5. Huntington’s Disease (chromosome 4p)
6. Marfan’s Syndrome
7. Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen’s)
8. Tuberous Sclerosis
9. Von Hippel Lindau Disease
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Deficiency of dystrophin protein --> MD X-linked recessive
Osteoporosis
465. Heparin
466. Corticosteroids
Bronchiectasis
Permanent dilatation of the bronchi – predisposed by chronic sinusitis and post nasal drip

Supparation associated

Lower lobe > than upper lobe involvement
Protozoa
89. Plasmodium; Toxoplasma ghondi; Babesin; Leishmania; Trypanosoma Cruzi
Ritodrine/Turbutaline
Effect, therapeutic use
Relaxes myometrium used in pre-mature labor pains
Obligate Non Intracellular Parasites
90. Treponema palidum & Pneumocystis Carinii (cannot be cultured on inert media but can be found extra cellularly in the body)
Panlobular Emphysema
alpha1 – antitrypsin deficiency, causing increase in elastase, leading to decrease in lung compliance

Starts in lower lobes but can involve the whole lung
Edwards’ Syndrome
Trisomy 18
Rocker-bottom feet, low ears, small lower jaw, heart disease
Bulla
Associated w/ Emphysema = “Bleb” = outpouching - If it ruptures causes Pneumothorax
Phentolamine
Effects, therapeutic use
Epi reversal. Blocks alpha -> vasodilation occurs.
Pt goes from HyperTN to HypoTN.

Txt pheochromocytoma = decrease BP
Farmer’s Lung
Due to Micropolyspora faeni (thermophilic actinomycetes)
Ehler’s-Danlos
Defective collagen
Bagassosis
Due to M. vulgaris (actinomycetes)

Inhalation of sugar cane dust
Terazosin
Therapeutic use?
Txt BPH
Silo-Filler’s Lung
Due to Nitrogen dioxide from nitrates in corn
Eisenmenger’s Complex
Late cyanotic shunt (R--> L) pulmonary HTN & RVH secondary to long-standing VSD, ASD, or PDA
G6PDH Deficiency
Sex-linked chronic hemolytic anemia w/o challenge or after eating fava beans

Heinz Bodies appear in RBCs
Yohimbine
Drug type, effect, therapeutic use
Incr sympathetic outflow = alpha-2 (-).

Txt impotence.
increased HbF seen in...
Sickle Cell Anemia
Erb-Duchenne Palsy
Trauma to superior trunk of brachial plexus Waiter’s Tip
Multiple Myeloma
Lytic lesions of flat bones (“salt & pepper lesions”) = vertebrae, ribs, skull; Hypercalcemia; Bence-Jones protein casts
Cardioselective NMJ

Name a drug, effect, mech of action
Pancuronium = Incr HR due to atropine-like anti muscarinic vagolytic effect & Gallamine-r inhibitor
Hodgkin’s Disease
Malignant neoplasm of the lymph nodes causing pruritis; fever = looks like an acute infection

Reed Sternberg cells
Ewing Sarcoma
Malignant undifferentiated round cell tumor of bone in boys <15yoa - t11;22
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Immune complex disease of Ag-Ab complexes on blood vessel wall

Half of the immune complexes have Hepatitis B Ag

Can see fever, abd. pain, weight loss, HTN, muscle aches
Ecothiophate
Drug type?
Irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor
Sprue
Celiac disease due to a gluten-induced enteropathy = small intestine villi are blunted

High titers of anti-gliadin Abs & ↑ IgA levels
Eyrthroplasia of Queyrat
Carcinoma in situ on glans penis
Regional Enteritis
Crohn’s Disease

Association w/ Arthritis; Uveitis; Erythema Nodosum
Pyridostigmine
Type of drug, effect, mech of action, therapeutic use
Cholinomimetic that incr M & N-r effects by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase & plasma cholinesterase

DOC for the oral treatment of myastenia gravis
Whipple’s Disease
Intestinal Lipodystrophy = malabsorption syndrome
Fanconi’s Syndrome
Impaired proximal tubular reabsorption secondary to lead poisoning or Tetracycline (glycosuria, hyperphosphaturia, aminoaciduria, systemic acidosis)
Kulchitsky cells
Neural cest cells from which carcinoids arise = of the Bronchi; GIT; Pancreas
Digoxin
Effect, mech of action
Decr AV nodal conduction

Inhibits Na/K/Atpase = inc. Ca conc. in heart cells = inc. contraction force
Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory disease of the colon w/ increased colon CA incidence

Crypt abscess in the crypts of Lieberkuhn

Pseudopolyps when ulcers are deep

Not transmural involvement
Felty’s Syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia, splenomegaly
Vaginal Adenosis
Women exposed to DES (Diethylstilbesterol) in utero before the 18th week of pregnancy

Some develop clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina & cervix
Diltiazem
Most common group to use
Drug type, therapeutic use
Black men

Calcium channel blocker

Txt AV nodal re-entrance = txt high BP and angina
Scirrhous Carcinoma
Infiltrating Duct Carcinoma w/ fibrosis – most common type of breast carcinoma
Gardner’s Syndrome
AD = adenomatous polyps of colon, osteomas & soft tissue tumors
Hofbauer Cells
Lipid laden macrophages seen in villi of Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Quinidine
Effect, adverse effects
Decr AV nodal conduction.

AE:
Cinchonism.
Anticholinergic = aggravate MG. Hypotension= alpha block
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Retrolental Fibroplasia = cause of bindness in premies due to high O2 concentrations
Gaucher’s Disease
Lysosomal Storage Disease glucocerebrosidase deficiency – glucocerebroside accumulation
Hepatosplenomegaly, femoral head & long bone erosion, anemia
IgA deficiency
Pt has recurrent infections & diarrhea w/ increased respiratory tract allergy & autoimmune diseases

If given blood w/ IgA = develop severe, fatal anaphylaxis reaction
Verapamil
Effect, therapeutic use, contraindication
Decrease AV nodal conduction
Decreases BP.

CI:
Negative inotrope= no CHF use
Primary Sjorgen’s
Dry eyes & dry mouth, arthritis. Increased risk for B cell lymphoma. HLA-DR3 frequent. Autoimmune disease.
Gilbert’s Syndrome
Benign congenital hyperbilirubinemia (unconjugated) = decreased d glucuronyl transferase activity
Secondary Sjorgen’s
Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, or systemic sclerosis association

RA association shows HLA-DR4
Propranolol
Effect, therapeutic use, adverse effect
Decr AV nodal conduction

Decr BP

AE:
Negative inotrope(= beta block)

Aggravates Asthma and Diabetes Melitus via beta-2 block.
LDH1 & LDH2
From myocardium. LDH1 higher than LDH2 = Myocardial Infarction
Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia
Defective glycoproteins on platelets = deficient platelet aggregation
LDH3
Found in lung tissue
Diazoxide
Drug type
Balanced vasodilator.
LDH4 & LDH5
Found in liver cells
Goodpasture’s
Autoimmune: ab’s to glomerular & alveolar basement membranes. Seen in men in their 20’s
Keratomalacia
Severe Vit A deficiency. See Bitot’s spots in the eyes = gray plaques = thickened, keratinized ET
Nitroprusside
Effect, therapeutic use, adverse effect & its counter
Balanced vasodilator -> unloads heart.

Txt Acute HTN crisis

AE & counter:
Increases cyanide = pre-txt w/ thiosulfate.
Metabisfite Test
Suspending RBCs in a low O2 content solution

Can detect Hemoglobin S, which sickles in low O2
Grave’s Disease
Autoimmune hyperthyroidism (TSI): IgG Ab reactive w/ TSH receptors. Low TSH & TRH – High T3 / T4
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
Can be due to Hemolyitc Uremic Syndrome & Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

See Helmet cells
Reserpine
Therapeutic use, mech of action, adverse effect, contraindication
Txt severe & resistant HTN.

Depletes catecholamine monoamine

AE: See stuffy nose.

CI: No to pts w/ peptic ulcers.
Wright’s stain
Stain for Burkitt’s lymphoma
Guillain-Barre
Polyneuritis following viral infection/ autoimmune (ascending muscle weakness & paralysis; usually self-limiting)
Mononucleosis
Due to EBV infection

If Mono is treated w/ Ampicillin, thinking that it is a strep pharyngitis, a rash will occur.
Dobutamine
Effect of high dose and site of action
At high doses beta-2(+) which offsets alpha1 which mimics beta-1 effect --> Increases CO w/o systemic vascular resistance
t(8;14)
Burkitt’s lymphoma = c-myc oncogene overexpression
Hamman-Rich Syndrome
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Can see honey comb lung.
t(9;22)
CML = c-abl/bcr gene formation = Philadelphia translocation
Dopamine
Therapeutic use, mechanism of action
At low doses, used to txt shock by dilating renal and mesenteric aa -> maintain urine output
Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis
Letter Sirwe syndrome; Hand Schuller Christian Disease; Eosinophilic Granuloma

Birbeck granules are present = tennis racket shape
Hand-Schuller-Christian
Chronic progressive histiocytosis
Myeloid Metaplasia
Alkaline phosphatase is increased/normal; compare to CML = low to absent

Anemia; splenomegaly; platelets > 1 million = extensive extra-medullary hematopoiesis
Esmolol
Drug type
Short acting beta antagonist
Multiple Myeloma
Weakness; wt. loss; recurrent infection; proteinuria; anemia; increased proliferation of plasma cells in BM = plasma cell dx

Serum M protein spike – most often of IgG or IgA

Hypercalcemia (increased bone destruction)
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Autoimmune hypothyroidism. May have transient hyperthyroidism. Low T3 /T4 & High TSH
t(14;18)
NH Lymphoma = bcl2 proto-oncogene overexpression seen w/ Small Cleaved Cell (Follicualr) Lymphoma
Captopril
Drug type, therapeutic use, adverse effect
Balanced vasodilator.

Txt outpatient CHF

AE: Dry cough(bradykinin induced)
Focal Segmental GN exs
IgA Focal GN = Berger’s disease; SLE; PAN; Schonlein-Henoch purpura (anaphylactoid purpura)
Hashitoxicosis
Initial hyperthyroidism in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis that precedes hypothyroidism
Nephrotic Syndrome exs
Focal (Segmental) GN; Membranous GN; Lipoid (Minimal Change) GN; Membranoproliferative GN; Hep B; Syphilis; Penicillamine
Digoxin
Therapeutic use, adverse effect
Txt CHF & Atrial Flutter via its inotropic effect

AE: Decrease K+ levels -> digitoxin toxicity
Schistosoma Haematobium
Infection is assocaited w/ Squamous cell CA of the Bladder (most common Bladder CA is transitional cell type)

Associated w/ portal HTN due to intrahepatic obstruction
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Hypersensivity vasculitis = allergic purpura. Lesions have the same age.
Hemmorhagic urticaria (with fever, arthralgias, GI & renal involvement)
Associated with upper respiratory infections
Penicillin Resistant PID
PID is usually due to N. Gonorrhoeae, but if unresponsive to penicillin think of Bacteroides species
Digitoxin toxicity
Presentation
Fatal ventricular arrhythmias w/ severe AV block
Duret Hemorrhages
Severe increase in ICP w/ downward diplacement of cerebellar tonsils into Foramen Magnum causing a compression on the brainstem w/ hemorrhaging into the pons & midbrain

Nearly always associated w/ death due to damage to the vital centers in these areas
Hirschprung’s Disease
Aganglionic megacolon
Hypertensive Hemorrhage
Predilection for lenticulostriate arteries = putamen & internal capsule hemorrhages
Quinidine
Drug type & class, efficacy
Class Ia anti arrhythmic

Moderate Na channel blocker
Cerebral Embolism from...
MI w/ Mural Thrombi; Atrial Fib Thrombi = Marantic thrombi; L-sided Bacterial Endocarditis; Paradoxical Embolism of septal defect
Horner’s Syndrome
Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis (lesion of cervical sympathetic nerves often secondary to a Pancoast tumor)
Neurosyphilis
Tabes Dorsalis = decreased joint position sensation, decreased pain sensation, ataxia, Argyl Robertson pupils

Syphilitic meningitis

Paretic neurosyphilis
Lidocaine
Class type and class, effect, therapeutic use
Class Ib anti-arrhythmic.

Normalizes conduction

Txt initial MI= control arrhythmias
5p-
Cri di Chat: mental retardation; small head; wide set eyes; low set ears; cat-like cry
Huntington’s (Chromosome 4)
AD: Progressive degeneration of caudate nucleus, putamen (striatum) & frontal cortex decreased GABA
Trisomy 13
Patau’s: small head & eyes; cleft lip & palate; many fingers
Flecanide
Drug type and class, effect
Class Ic anti arrhythmic

Marked conduction slowing
Acute Cold Agglutination
Antibodies to I blood group Ag. Mediated by IgM antibodies

Complication of EBV or Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections
Jacksonian Seizures
Epileptic events originating in the primary motor cortex (area 4)
Chronic Cold Agglutination
Associated w/ lymphoid neoplasms. See agglutination & hemolysis in tissue exposed to cold. IgM Abs
Amiodarone
Long t1/2 = need potent doses to obtain desired level for action.

See blue skin, ocular deposits, Pulmonary Fibrosis.
RBC Osmotic Fragility
Hereditary Spherocytosis
NE
Incr AV nodal conduction via beta-1.

Metoprolol(-) beta-1
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas (5 types)
1. Small Lymphocytic: low grade B cell lymphoma of the elderly. Related to CLL.

2. Small Cleaved cell (Follicualr): low grade B cell lymphoma of the elderly. T(14;18) bcl-2 oncogene

3. Large Cell

4. Lymphoblastic: high grade T cell lymphoma of kids progressing to T-ALL

5. Small Non Cleaved = Burkitt’s: high grade B cell lymphoma. EBV infection. Starry sky histo appearance. T(8;14) c-myc proto-oncogene. Related to B-ALL
Job’s Syndrome
Immune deficiency: neutrophils fail to respond to chemotactic stimuli
Defective neutrophilic chemotactic response = repeated infections
Commonly seen in light-skinned, red-haired girls
increased IgE levels
Singer’s Nodules
Benign laryngeal polyps associated w/ smoking & overuse of the voice
Kaposi Sarcoma
Malignant vascular tumor (HHV8 in homosexual men)
Paraseptal emphysema
Associated w/ blebs (large subpleural bullae) that can rupture and cause pneumothorax
ACh
Decrease AV nodal conduction via M receptor.

Atorpine(-) M-r
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Obstructed due to bronchogenic carcinoma. Causing swollen face & cyanosis.
Kartagener’s Syndrome
Immotile cilia secondary to defective dynein arms infection, situs inversus, sterility
Betel nuts
Associated to oral cancer.
Atenolol
Controls catecholamine induced arrhythmias
Fundal (Type A) Gastritis
Antibodies to parietal cells; pernicious anemia; autoimmune diseases
Kawasaki Disease
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome in kids (acute necrotizing vasculitis of lips, oral mucosa)
Antral (Type B) Gastritis
Associated w/ Helicobacter (Campylobacter) pylori infection. 90% of duodenal ulcer
Bretylium
Txt Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias

But causes passing catecholamine release that can aggravate arrhythmias briefly
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Autoimmune origin; middle aged women; anti-mitochondrial Abs

Jaundice; itching; hypercholesterolemia (can see cutaneous xanthomas)
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
47, XXY: Long arms, Sterile, Hypogonadism
Acute Pancreatitis
increased pancreatic enzymes = fat necrosis; sapponification = hypocalcemia; increased serum amylase

Severe epigastric ab pain; prostration; radiation to the back
Nimodipine
Txt Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage by preventing post hemorrhagic vasospasm
Abdominal pain radiating to the back is associated with...
Chronic pancreatitis
Kluver-Bucy
Bilateral lesions of amygdala (hypersexuality; oral behavior)
Complete Hydatidiform Mole
No embryo. Paternal derivation only. 46XX
Atropine
Decrease excess vagal tone as seen in sinus bradycardia
Partial Hydatidiform Mole
Embryo. 2 or more sprems fertilized 1 ovum: triploidy/tetraploidy occurs
Krukenberg Tumor
Adenocarcinoma with signet-ring cells (typically originating from the stomach) metastases to
the ovaries
Cold Nodules
Hypoplastic Goiter nodules that do not take up radio active iodine. [Opposite: hot & do take up iodine]
Nitrates
Decrease preload = venous pooling.

Decrease MVO2= reflex tachy.

Increase ventr work= dec O2 demand
Acidophils
Mammotrophs = Prolactin

Somatotrophs = GH
Laennec’s Cirrhosis
Alcoholic cirrhosis
Basophils
Thyrotrophs = TSH

Gonadotrophs = LH

Corticotrophs = ACTH & FSH
Propranolol
Blocks reflex tachy but causes excess brady = increase diastole time = incr EDV
Lacunar Strokes
Small/focal aa occlusions. Purely motor or sensory.

Sensory: lesion of thalamus

Motor: lesion of internal capsule
Lesch-Nyhan
Acute disseminated Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis
CSF of Bacterial Meningitis
decreased glucose; increased protein; increased neutrophils; increased opening pressure
Verapamil
Increase O2 supply via decrease in vasospasm

Txt Prinzmetal’s variant angina
CSF of Viral Meningitis
Normal Glucose; protein can be elevated or normal; increased Lymphocytes
Libman-Sacks
Endocarditis with small vegetations on valve leaflets
Associated with SLE
Marble Bone Disease
Osteoporosis: Albers-Schonberd Disease = inspite of increased bone density, many fractures = decreased osteoclasts
Aspirin
Prevents arterial platelet adhesion (not DV Thrombi).

Inactivates COX = decrease platelet production of TxA2, a potent vasoconstictor
C5a
Involved in Chemotaxis (for Neutrophils)
Lou Gehrig’s
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis degeneration of upper & lower motor neurons
C3b
Involved in Opsonization (& IgG)
Warfarin
(-)Vit. K dependent gamma carboxylation of clotting factors = anticoagulation state
Anaphylotoxins
C3a & C5a (mediate Histamine release from Basophils & Mast cells)
Heparin
Dependent on Antithrombin III activation
Vasoactive Mediators (ie what are the dilators and constrictors)
1. Vasoconstriction: TxA2; LTC4; LTD4; LTE4; PAF

2. Vasodilation: PGI2; PGD2; PGE2; PGF2α; Bradykinin; PAF

3. Increased Vascular Permeability: Hist.; 5HT; PGD2; PGE2; PGF2α; LTC4; LTD4; LTE4; Bradykinin; PAF
Mallory-Weis Syndrome
Bleeding from esophagogastric lacerations 2* to wretching (alcoholics)
Platelet Aggregation
ADP; Thrombin; TxA2; collagen; Epinephrine; PAF
Marfan’s
Connective tissue defect: defective Fibrillin gene Dissecting aortic aneurysm, subluxation of lenses
Platelet Antagonist
Prostacyclin (PGI2)
TPA
Binds to fibrin clots & activates plasminogen on the spot.

Short t1/2, given IV.

Does not discriminate b/t fibrin-based clots = bleeding & stroke complications arise
Intrinsic Pathway
Factor XII (Hagman): APTT
McArdle’s Disease
Type V Glycogenosis - Glycogen storage disease (muscle phosphorylase deficiency = increase Glycogen)
Extrinsic Pathway
Factor VII: PT
Streptokinase
From bacteria = allergies arise.

Can see excess bleeding in post-op pts.
Lines of Zahn
Aterial thrombi = pale red colored (dark red is venous thrombi)
Urokinase
Human source

Increase plasmin.

Can see excess bleeding in post-op pts.
Currant Jelly appearance
Post mortem clots
Meckel’s Diverticulum
Rule of 2’s: 2 inches long, 2 feet from the ileocecum, in 2% of the population
Embryonic duct origin; may have ectopic tissue: gastric/pancreatic remnant of vitteline duct/yolk stalk
Emigration: Chemotaxis
1. Margination
2. Pavementing
3. Adhesion
4. Chemotaxis
5. Phagocytosis
6. Intracellular microbial killing
Meig’s Syndrome
Triad: ovarian fibroma, ascites, hydrothorax – associated w/ fibroma of ovaries
Transudate
Specific gravity < 1.012 – low protein
Colestipol
Bile acid sequestrants.

Interrupt bile acid reabsorption= HIGH INCREASE in LDL uptake.

Cholestyramine same MOA.
Exudate
Specific gravity > 1.020 – high protein
Menetrier’s Disease
Giant hypertrophic gastritis (enlarged rugae; plasma protein loss)
Hurler’s
Lysosomal storage disease (alpha L Iduronidase – Heparan/Dermatan Sulfate accumulation)
Lovastatin
HMGCoA reductase (-) = Increase LDL-r synthesis.

Pravastatin/ Mevastatin same MOA.
Galactosemia
Deficiency of Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyl Transferase resulting in increased Galactose 1 Phosphate
Monckeberg’s Arteriosclerosis
Calcification of the media (usually radial & ulnar aa.)
Phenylketonuria
Deficiency: Phenylalanine Hydroxylase. Increased Phenyalanine & degradation products

Mousy body odor
Losartan
Decrease Aldosterone.

Increase Renin 2-3 times
Autosomal Dominant Diseases (name 9)
1. Adult Poly Cystic Kidney Disease
2. Familial Hypercholestrolemia Disease
3. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telengectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu)
4. Hereditary Spherocytosis
5. Huntington’s Disease (chromosome 4p)
6. Marfan’s Syndrome
7. Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen’s)
8. Tuberous Sclerosis
9. Von Hippel Lindau Disease
Munchausen Syndrome
Factitious disorder (consciously creates symptoms, but doesn’t know why)
Autosomal Recessive Diseases (name 11)
1. Tay-Sachs
2. Gaucher’s
3. Niemann-Pick
4. Hurler’s
5. Von Gierke’s
6. Pompe’s
7. Cori’s
8. McArdle’s
9. Galactosemia
10. PKU
11. Alcaptonuria
Diazoxide
Txt insulinomas.

Not balanced vasodilator = only dilates arterial smooth muscle
Nelson’s Syndrome
primary Adrenal Cushings --> surgical removal of adrenals --> loss of negative feedback to pituitary --> Pituitary Adenoma
Clonidine
Central alpha-2(+).
Decrease TPR via decrease sympathetic effect
Niemann-Pick
Lysosomal Storage Disease (sphingomyelinase deficiency – sphingomyelin accumulation)
“Foamy histiocytes”
Methyldopa
Central alpha-2(+)

(++) Coombs= Hemolytic anemia
Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Seen in the Mormon’s of Utah.
Phenytoin
ClassIb.

Reverses mild AV block due to digitoxin toxicity
Paget’s Disease
Abnormal bone architecture (thickened, numerous fractures --> pain)
Procainamide
Class Ia.

SLE like syndrome.
Pancoast Tumor
Bronchogenic tumor with superior sulcus involvement --> Horner’s Syndrome
Indopamide
Only Thiazide that will have no effect on cholesterol levels
Parkinson’s
Dopamine depletion in nigrostriatal tracts
Thiazides
Older black men w/ HTN due to increase Renin.
Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome (AD)
Melanin pigmentation of lips, mouth, hand, genitalia + hamartomatous polyps of small intestine
Beta antagonist
Young white men w/o asthma (cause bronchospasm)
Peyronie’s Disease
Subcutaneous fibrosis of dorsum of penis
ACEIs
(-) change AI --> AII.

(-) Bradykinin inactivation.

Captopril/ Enalapril

Cause renal failure = use w/ caution in the elderly
Pick’s Disease – 2 Different Diseases -
1. Progressive dementia similar to Alzheimer’s
2. Constrictive pericarditis – sequel to mediastinal tuberculosis
Calcium-frosting, unyielding layer – heart chambers may be unable to dilate to receive blood during diastole
Epinephrine
Incr contraction rate & force via beta-1.

Incr systolic but decr diastolic BP.

Decr peripheral resistance via beta-2 vasodilation
Plummer’s Syndrome
Hyperthyroidism, nodular goiter, absence of eye signs (Plummer’s = Grave’s - eye signs)
Norepinephrine
Increase heart rate and increase systolic and diastolic BP

Increase peripheral blood vessel resistance
Plummer-Vinson
Esophageal webs & iron-deficiency anemia, spoon-shaped nails, increased risk of SCCA of esophagus
Methyldopa
DOC for pregnancy induced HTN
Pompe’s Disease
Type II Glycogenosis – Glycogen storage disease --> cardiomegaly (alpha 1,4 Glucosidase deficiency: increased in Glycogen)
Quinidine pre-txt
Atrial arrhythmia pretxt w/ a drug that will decrease ventricular response: Dig.; beta (-); Ca Ch.(-)
Pott’s Disease
Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the vertebrae
ClassII
Beta (-) decreases risk for reinfarction & sudden death following MI
Potter’s Complex
Renal agenesis --> oligohydramnios --> hypoplastic lungs, defects in extremities
“Gray man”
Amiodarone: ClassIII antiarrhythmia
Raynaud’s
Disease: recurrent vasospasm in extremities = seen in young, healthy women
Phenomenon: secondary to underlying disease (SLE or scleroderma)
Beperidil
Ca Ch(-).

Limited clinical use due to Torsades de Pointes
Reiter’s Syndrome
Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis non-infectious (but often follows infections), HLA-B27, polyarticular
ACEIs
Vasodilate renal efferents > than afferent arterioles: Decreases GFR & Filtration pressure

Decrease diabetic renal failure progression
Reye’s Syndrome
Microvesicular fatty liver change & encephalopathy
Secondary to aspirin ingestion in children following viral illness, especially VZV
Adenosine
Its receptor is blocked by Methylxanthines (ie. Theophyline)

Favored for the Txt of Reentrant Supra Ventricular Tachycardia
Riedel’s Thyroiditis
Idiopathic fibrous replacement of thyroid
Enoxaparin
Low molecular weight heparin = Oral anticoagulant
Rotor Syndrome
Congenital hyperbilirubinemia (conjugated)
Similar to Dubin-Johnson, but no discoloration of the liver
Isoproterenol
Increases HR & decreases MAP
Sezary Syndrome
Leukemic form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides)
Variant angina
Use Ca channel inhibitor such as Nifedipine
Shaver’s Disease
Aluminum inhalation --> lung fibrosis
Contraindicated in CHF
Beta inhibitor = you don’t want to decrease the heart’s pumping strength
Sheehan’s Syndrome
Postpartum pituitary necrosis = hemorrhage & shock usually occurred during delivery
“TOM”
1. Short –acting BDZs:
2. Triazolam
3. Onazelam
4. Midazolam
Shy-Drager
Parkinsonism with autonomic dysfunction & orthostatic hypotension
Butyrophenone
Haloperidol & Droperidol
Simmond’s Disease
Pituitary cachexia – can occur from either pituitary tumors or Sheehan’s
Atypical D4
Clozapine – Thioridazine – Olanzepine – Risperidone = Do not cause EPS
Sipple’s Syndrome
MEN type IIa = pheochromocytoma, thyroid medullary CA, hyperparathyroidism
Flumazenil
BDZ antidote for OD
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Triad: dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis increased risk of B-cell lymphoma
Methylphenidate
Txt attention deficit disorder
Spitz Nevus
Juvenile melanoma (always benign)
Phenytoin
Causes aplastic anemia/ gingival hyperplasia/ cleft lip & palate
Stein-Leventhal
Polycystic ovary: see amenorrhea; infertility; obesity; hirsutism = huge increase in LH secretion
Thiopental
Short acting Barb
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Erythema multiforme, fever, malaise, mucosal ulceration (often secondary to infection = mycoplasma or sulfa drugs)
Carbamazepine
DOC trigeminal neuralgia.
Txt lennox gestaut seizures in kids
Still’s Disease
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (absence of rheumatoid factor)
Atypical D4-r
Thioridazine; Olamzapine; Clozapine
Takayasu’s arteritis
Aortic arch syndrome
Loss of carotid, radial or ulnar pulses = pulseless disease. Night sweats.
Common in young Asian females
Pimozide
Txt Tourette’s
Tay-Sachs (AR)
Gangliosidosis (hexosaminidase A deficiency --> GM2 ganglioside) Cherry Red Spots of the Macula
Risperidone
Good for negative symptoms
Tetralogy of Fallot
1.VSD, 2.overriding aorta, 3.pulmonary artery stenosis, 4.right ventricular hypertrophy
"PROVe"
Thioridazine
Most anti cholinergic neuroleptic
Tourette’s Syndrome
Involuntary actions, both motor and vocal Txt w/ Pimozide
Haloperidol
Neuroleptic malignant hyperthermia due to chronic D2 block. give Dantrolene and Bromocriptine
Turcot’s Syndrome
Colon adenomatous polyps plus CNS tumors
Imirpamine
Enurisis
Turner’s Syndrome
45, XO = most common cause of Primary Amenorrhea. No Barr body on buccal smear.
Clomirpramine
Txt OCD

See aggressive behavior w/ use
Vincent’s Infection
“Trench mouth” – acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis due to Fusobacterium
Trazadone
Priapism
Von Gierke’s Disease
Type I Glycogenosis – Glycogen storage disease (G6Ptase deficiency) – Glycogen accumulaiton
Bupropion
Helps to quit smoking
SSRIs
Primarily used for OCD
Von Hippel-Lindau
Hemangioma (or hemangioblastoma) = cerebellum, brain stem, & retina
Adenomas of the viscera, especially increased risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Chromosome 3p
Von Recklinghausen’s
Neurofibromatosis & café au lait spots & Lisch nodules (Chromosome 17)
Fluoxetine
Good for negative symptoms
Von Recklinghausen’s Disease of Bone
Osteitis fibrosa cystica (“brown tumor”) secondary to hyperparathyroidism = osteoclastic resorption w/
fibrous replacement
Phenelzine
Irreversible MAOI
Von Willebrand’s Disease (AD)
Defect in platelet adhesion secondary to deficiency in vWF. increased aPPT, increased Bleed time
Lithium
1. Txt manic phase of Bipolar Disorder
2. Causes goiter by (-) conversion of T4 to T3
3. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
4. Low salt diet will lead to Li toxicity
Waldenstrom’s macroglobinemia
Proliferation of IgM-producing lymphoid cells in men 50-70 yoa; PAS(+) Dutcher bodies
Alprazolam
DOC stage fright
Wallenberg’s Syndrome
Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA) thrombosis “Medullary Syndrome”
Ipsilateral: ataxia, facial pain & temp; Contralateral: body pain & temp
Propranolol
Social phobia
Waterhouse-Friderichsen
Adrenal insufficiency secondary to DIC
DIC secondary to meningiococcemia
kappa-r
Spinal analgesia. Euphoria. ++euphoria. ++sedation. Constipation.
Weber’s Syndrome
Paramedian Infarct of Midbrain
Ipsilateral: mydriasis; Contralateral: UMN paralysis (lower face & body)
mu-r
Supraspinal analgesia. Dysphoria. +respiratory depression. +sedation.
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
Necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of paranasal sinuses, lungs, kidneys, etc.
c-ANCA positive
Morphine & O2
Admin. is contraindicated to pts on morphine sedation= decreases CO2 sensitivity and O2 admin. can stop breathing.
Weil’s Disease
Icteric Leptospirosis non-icteric prgresses to renal failure & myocarditis
Dark field microscopy for dx
Morphine
Increases ICP = do not give to pt. with head trauma
Wermer’s Syndrome
MEN type I = thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal cortex, pancreatic islets, pituitary
Morphine OD
1. pinpoint pupils
2. decreases respiraiton
3. coma
Meperidine
Anesthetic used during labor
Wernicke’s Aphasia
Sensory Aphasia impaired comprehension
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Thiamine deficiency in alcoholics; bilateral mamillary bodies (mediodorsal nucleua) (confusion, ataxia, ophthalmoplegia)
Hydromorphone
mu-agonist used in renal failure
Whipple’s Disease
Malabsorption syndrome (with bacteria-laden macrophages) & polyarthritis
Due to Trophoryma whippeli (an actinomycetes)
Tramadol
Ambulatory txt for moderate to severe pain
Wilson’s Disease
Hepatolenticular degeneration (copper accumulation [Txt w/ Penicillamine ] & decrease in ceruloplasmin)
Mallory Bodies in the Liver & also w/ alcoholic hepatitis & Hyaline change
Chromosome 13
Naloxone
Txt opioid OD.
Reverses respiratory depression
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Immunodeficiency: combined B- &T-cell deficiency (thrombocytopenia & eczema)
decreased IgM w/ increased IgA
Pentazocine
Part kappa(+) & part mu(-)
Wolff-Chaikoff Effect
High iodine level (*)’s thyroid hormone synthesis
Butorphenol
Part kappa (+) & part mu (-)
Zenker’s Diverticulum
Esophageal; cricopharyngeal muscles above UES
Nalbuphene
Part kappa (+) & part mu (-)
Zollinger-Ellison
Gastrin-secreting tumor of pancreas (or intestine) --> increased acid --> recurrent ulcers
Decrease GABA
Decrease seizure focus= Barbs & BDZs
Roger’s Disease
Interventricular septal defect
Decrease Fast Na Ch.
Decrease electrical activity spread = Phenytoin & Carbamazepine
Barlow’s Syndrome
Floppy vale syndrome (Mitral valve prolapse) – women b/t 20-40 yoa
Methoxyflurane
Can be nephrotoxic.
Needs low MAC for anesthetic induction.
Bracht-Wachter Lesions
Bracht-Wachter Lesions
Enflurane
Can cause tonic/clonic muscle spasms
Lutembacher’s Syndrome
Combination of septum secundum atrial septal defect w/ mitral stenosis
Isoflurane
Can cause bronchospasm
Schmidt’s Syndrome
Autoimmnue thyroid Disease (Hashimoto’s ) & insulin-dependent diabetes
Halothane
Can cause ventricular extrasystoles & Malignant hyperthermia & Hepatitis
Albumino-Cytologic Dissociation
Guillain-Barre (markedly increased protein in CSF with only modest increase in cell count)
Nitric Oxide
No effect on HR.

Needs high MAC for anesthetic induction.
Antiplatelet Antibodies
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thiopental
Short acting Barb.
Arachnodactyly
Marfan’s
Kentamine
Dissociative anesthetic
Aschoff Bodies
Rheumatic fever
Droperidol
Can be used in combo w/ Fentanyl for neuroleptoanalgesic effect

Neuroleptic tranquilizer. Has mild alpha block
Auer Rods
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (AML type M3)
Fentanyl
Can be used on combo w/ Droperidol for neuroleptoanalgesic effect

Used transdermally for chronic pain
Midazolam
Pre anesthetic. Induces amnesia
Autosplenectomy
Sickle cell anemia: switch a glu --> val in beta chain
Low O2 increased sickling
Aplastic crisis w/ B19 (Parvovirus ssDNA) infection
Salmonella osteomyelitis
Vaso-occlusive painful crisises
Hydroxyurea as Txt (increased HbF) & Bone marrow transplant
Babinski
UMN lesion
Primidone
Biotransformed to Phenobarb.
Basophilic Stippling of RBCs
Lead poisoning
C & A delta Fibers
First fibers to be blocked w/ anesthesia
Bence Jones Protein
Multiple myeloma free light chains (either kappa or lambda)
Waldenstrom’s macroglobinemia
Esters
Procaine, Tetracaine, Benzocaine

Broken down and make PABA (allergen)
Birbeck Granules
Histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma)
Amides
Lidocaine, Mepivaciane, Bupivaciane, Etidocaine= “i” before “caine” always an amide

Metabolized in the liver
Blue Bloater
Chronic Bronchitis (at least 3 months for at least 2 years of ecessive mucus secretion & chronic recurrent productive cough)
Amphetamine
DA reuptake (-)’r.

MAOI

Parkinson’s txt
Boot-Shaped Heart
Tetralogy of Fallot
Bromocriptine
D2(+)

Used w/ L-Dopa for “on-off” phenomenon of Parkinson’s
Bouchard’s Nodes
Osteoarthritis (Proximal IP joint of the fingers)
Benztropine
Decreases DA reuptake. Can cause livido reticularis= skin mottling.
Boutonniere’s Deformity
Rheumatoid arthritis flex proximal & extend distal IP joints
Diphenhydramine
Txt early Parkinson’s stages
Brown Tumor
Hyperparathyroidism
Pergolide
More effective & longer acting than Bromocriptine
Brushfield Spots
Down’s
Ethosuximide
DOC for Absence seizures
Call-Exner Bodies
Granulosa cell tumor: associated w/ endometrial hyperplasia & carcinoma
Granuloma-Theca cell tumor
Tranylcypromine
MAOI = antidepressant
Cardiomegaly with Apical Atrophy
Chagas’ Disease
SSRI & MAOI
Fatal combo, especially seen with the use of Paroxetine or Fluoxetine (SSRIs) and Tranylcypromine (MAOI)
Chancre
Primary Syphilis
Labor opioids
Meperidine & Nalbuphine
Chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi
Desipramine causes
Sudden cardaic death in children
Charcot Triad
Multiple sclerosis = nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech
Primaquine
1. Malaria prophylaxis

2. Used for extraerythrocytic forms Plasmodium vivax or P. ovale
Charcot-Leyden Crystals
Bronchial asthma
Ciporfloxacin
Quinolone derivative
Cheyne-Stokes Breathing
Cerebral lesion
Sulfonamides
1. PABA structural analogs

2. Inhibit Folic acid synthesis
Chocolate Cysts
Endometriosis
Tertacyclines, anuria & the exception
1. Should not be used in anuric pt due to production of (-) Nitrogen balance & increases BUN levels.

2. Doxycycline is the exception
Chvostek’s Sign
Hypocalcemia facial spasm in tetany
Ceftriazone
1. 3rd generation cephalosporin
2. DOC for bacterial meningitis in kids (ie… HiB)
3. One dose txt of gonorrhea
Clue Cells
Gardnerella vaginitis
Hepatic coma DOC
\Neomycin (aminoglycoside) – it supresses the normal flora = decreases NH4 production = decreases free nitrogen levels in the bloodstream.
Codman’s Triangle
Osteosarcoma
Clavulanic acid
Irreversible (-)r of beta lactamases, but not of transpeptidase = use w/ a beta lactamase sensitive penicillin
Cold Agglutinins
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Infectious mononucleosis
Piperacillin
Txt Pseudomonas aeruginosa & Klebsiella

Broad spectrum antibiotic
Condyloma Lata
secondary Syphilis
Streptomycin (aminoglycoside)
Txt Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Isoniazid
1. Most commonly used drug for TB.
2. Usually combined w/ Rifampin and/or Ethambutol
3. Pre Txt w/ Pyridoxine (Vit B6) can prevent peripheral neuritis‘
Cotton Wool Spots
HTN
Aka, cytoid bodies seen w/ SLE (yellowish cotton wool fundal lesions)
Councilman Bodies
Dying hepatocytes – HepB
Pyrantel Pamoate
1. Txt of Hookworm disease
2. Depolarizing NMJ (-)r
Crescents In Bowman’s Capsule
Rapidly progressive (crescentic glomerulonephritis)
Buy “AT” 30, “CELL” at 50
1. A = Aminoglycosides
2. T = Tetracyclines
3. C = Chloramphenicol
4. E = Erythromycin (macrolide)
5. L = Clindamycin
6. L = Lincomycin
Currant-Jelly Sputum
Currant-Jelly Sputum
Cefoxitin
Txt intraabdominal infections (ie… w/ Bacteroides fragilis)

Traditional txt has been Clindamycin & Gentamycin
Curschmann’s Spirals
Bronchial asthma
Chloramphenicol
1. Broad spectrum antibiotic

2. Bone marrow depression (common) – Aplastic anemia (rare)

3. Gray baby syndrome (chloramphenicol cannot be conjugated)

4. DOC Typhoid Fever (symptomatic Salmonella infection)

5. DOC HiB meningitis in kids – especially resistant strain to ampicillin
Depigmentation Of Substantia Nigra
Parkinson’s
Nifurtimox
Txt trypanosomiasis
Donovan Bodies
Granuloma inguinale (STD)
Metronidazole
1. Txt Leishmaniasis & Amebiasis
2. Good for anaerobic bacteria = Bacteroides fragilis
3. DOC Trichomoniasis
4. DOC Giardia lamblia
Eburnation
Osteoarthritis (polished, ivory-like appearance of bone)
Txt P. carinii
TMP-SMX & Pentamidine
Ectopia Lentis
Marfan’s
Tetracycline
1. Txt of Brucellosis & Cholera
2. Txt Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
3. Txt spirochete infections = Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Erythema Chronicum Migrans
Lyme Disease
TMP-SMX
Inhibits dihydrofolate reductase activity
Benzathine Penicillin G
Long duration of action = given once every 3-4 weeks for Txt of Syphilis
Fatty Liver
Alcoholism
Praziquantel
Txt Schistosomiasis (trematode [fluke] infections)
Ferruginous Bodies
Asbestosis - & Iron laden
Melarsoprol
Txt Trypanosomiasis that has neurological symptoms
Ghon Focus / Complex
Tuberculosis (primary & secondary lesion, respectively)
Stibogluconate
Txt Leishmaniasis
Glitter Cells
Acute Pyelonephritis
Fluconazole
Txt fungal encephalitis
Gower’s Maneuver
Duchenne’s MD use of arms to stand
Amphotericin B
Polyene antifingal
Heberden’s Nodes
Osteoarthritis (Distal IP joint of the fingers)
Ketoconazole MOA
Inhibits fungal ergosterol synthesis = disrupts membrane
Heinz Bodies
G6PDH Deficiency
Griseofulvin MOA
Accumulates in keratinized layers of the skin = used in dermatomycoses infections
Heterophil Antibodies
Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)
Mefloquine
Anti malarial

Txt Chloroquine resistant strains = P. falciparum
Hirano Bodies
Alzheimer’s
Chloroquine
Txt for Malaria when inside RBC
Hypersegmented PMNs
Megaloblastic anemia
Nifurtimox
DOC Chagas disease due to Trypanosoma cruzi
Hypochromic Microcytic RBCs
Iron-deficiency anemia or beta Thalassemia
Erythromycin
Used in pts allergic to penicillins
Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction
Syphilis over-aggressive treatment of an asymptomatic pt. that causes symptoms secondary to rapid lysis
Nystatin
Topical txt of superficial mycotic infections = Candidiasis
Joint Mice
Osteoarthritis (fractured osteophytes)
Acyclovir
Guanine analog

Txt Herpes infections
Kaussmaul Breathing
Acidosis / Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Imipenem
Used w/ Cilastatin

Can cause seizures
Keratin Pearls
Squamous Cell CA of skin Actinic Keratosis is a precursor
Cefoperazone side effects
1. Bleeding due to vit K level alterations
2. Contraindicated in pts w/ bleeding disorders
Keyser-Fleischer Ring
Wilson’s
Vancomycin
1. Used for MRSS (methicillin resistant Staph. Aureus)
2. “Red neck”: due to histamine release causes facial flushing
Kimmelstiel-Wilson Nodules
Diabetic nephropathy: Nodular Glomerulosclerosis nodules of mesangial matrix
Meropenem
1. used w/ Cilastatin
2. Does not cause seizures (cf w/ Imipenem)
Koilocytes
HPV 6 & 11 (condyloma acuminatum - benign) and HPV 16 & 18 (malignant association)
Nafcillin
Only penicillin that does not need dose adjustment in renal impairment
Koplik Spots
Measles
Peripheral neuropathy
Seen w/ use of: Metronidazole – Isoniazid – Vincristine – ddI – AZT – Allopurinol
Lewy Bodies
Parkinson’s (eosinophilic inclusions in damaged substantia nigra cells)
Sulfonamides & newborns
Kernicterus can occur
Lines of Zahn
Arterial thrombus (formed when alive)
“O.N.E.” for gonorrhea
Fluoroquinolones used in a one dose deal for gonorrhea:

O = Ofloxacin
N = Norfloxacin
E = Enoxacin
Lisch Nodules
Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinhausen’s disease) = pigmented iris hamartomas
Ribavirin
Txt RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
Lumpy-Bumpy IF Glomeruli
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis – prototype of nephritic syndrome
Cyclosporine
Protects against rejections from organ transplants

Does not induce bone marrow depression
Mallory Bodies
Alcoholic hepatitis
Cyclophosphamide
Alkylating agent of both purine & pyrimidine bases of DNA

Txt CLL
McBurney’s Sign
Appendicitis (McBurney’s Point is 2/3 of the way from the umbilicus to anterior superior iliac spine)
Cisplatin’s toxicities
Nephro- & Ototoxicity
Michealis-Gutmann Bodies
Malakoplakia lesion on bladder due to macros & calcospherites (M-G Bodies): usually due to E. Coli
Methotrexate
Antimetabolite of folic acid: (-)dihydrofolate reductase
Monoclonal Antibody Spike
Multiple myeloma this is called the M protein (usually IgG or IgA)
MGUS
Leucovorin Rescue
Can block/reduce Methotrexate = increases folic acid via a reduced folate
Myxedema
Hypothyroidism
Bleomycin toxicities
Pneumonitis & pulmonary fibrosis
Negri Bodies
Rabies
Azathiorine
Used in organ transplantation = kidney allografts

Allopurinol can increas its activity by (-) its biotransformation to xanthine oxidase
Neuritic Plaques
Alzheimer’s
MOPP
1. Chemotherapy used in the txt of Hodgkin’s disease
2. M = Mechlorethamine – nitrogen mustard
3. O = Oncovin (Vincristine) – prevents microtubule assembly
4. P = Procarbazine
5. P = Prednisone – glucocorticoid, inducing apoptosis
Neurofibrillary Tangles
Alzheimer’s
Tamoxifen
(-) estrogen receptor

Txt of breast tumors, can see associated endometrial CA
Non-pitting Edema
Myxedema
Anthrax Toxin
Flutamide
Antiandrogenic

Used w/ Leuprolide (LH-RH analog)

Txt prostatic CA
Notching of Ribs
Coarctation of Aorta
Megestrol
(-) progesterone receptor

Txt endometrial CA
Nutmeg Liver
CHF = causing congested liver
Fluoxymesterone
Androgenic steroid

Txt mammary CA in postmenopausal women
Owls Eye Cells
CMV
Reed Sternburg Cells (Hodkins Lymphoma)
Aschoff cells seen w/ Rheumatic Fever
Methotrexate
1. Folic acid analog that (-) tetrahydrofolate synthesis by (-) dihydrofolate reductase
2. Txt of ALL
3. Txt of Psoriasis
Painless Jaundice
Pancreatic CA (head)
Brain tumor Txt
1. Lomustine
2. Carmustine – Causes pulmonary fibrosis
Pannus
Rheumatoid arthritis, also see morning stiffnes that decreases w/ joint use, HLA-DR4
Streptozocin
1. Attaches to beta cells
2. Txt of pancreatic insulinomas
Pautrier’s Microabscesses
Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma), Sezary
Cytarabine (AraC)
1. Pyrimidine analog
2. DOC for AML
Philadelphia Chromosome
CML (t 9, 22)
Dactinomycin
Used for Wilms tumor & rhabdomyosarcoma
Pick Bodies
Pick’s Disease
Etoposide
Used for oat cell CA
2 types of COPD
Pink Puffer – Type A: Emphysema
Blue Bloater – Type B: Bronchitis
Emphysema Centroacinar – smoking Panacinar - alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
Paclitaxel
Used for ovarian CA
Podagra
Gout (MP joint of hallux)
Amifostine
Can decrease nephrotoxicity due to chronic use of Cisplatin
Port-Wine Stain
Hemangioma (Sturge-Weber syndrome or nevus flammeus)
AD inheritance
Posterior Anterior Drawer Sign
Tearing of the ACL
Psammoma Bodies
Papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid
Serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary
Meningioma
Mesothelioma
Pseudohypertrophy
Seen w/ Duchenne muscular dystrophy @ the claf muscles, due to increased fat
Punched-Out Bone Lesions
Multiple myeloma
Rash on Palms & Soles
secondary Syphilis
RMSF
Coxsackie virus infection: Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Red Morning Urine
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. You would use Ham’s test to confirm.
Reed-Sternberg Cells
Hodgkin’s Disease
Reid Index Increased
Chronic bronchitis = increased ratio of bronchial gland to bronchial wall thickness
Reinke Crystals
Leydig cell tumor
Rouleaux Formation
Multiple myeloma RBC’s stacked as poker chips
S3 Heart Sound
L--> R Shunt (VSD, PDA, ASD)
Mitral Regurg
LV Failure
S4 Heart Sound
Pulmonary Stenosis
Pulmonary HTN
Schwartzman Reaction
Neisseria meningitidis impressive rash with bugs
Smith Antigen
SLE (also anti-dsDNA)
Malar Rash, Wire loop kidney lesions, Joint pain, False (+) syphilis test (VDRL)
90% 14-45 yo females
4. also seen w/ use of INH; Procainamide; Hydralazine = SLE-like syndrome
Soap Bubble on X-Ray
Giant cell tumor of bone
Spike & Dome Glomeruli
Membranous glomerulonephritis = Nephrotic syndrome
Spike = basement membrane material & Dome = immune complex deposits (IgG orC3)
String Sign on X-ray
Crohn’s bowel wall thickening
Target Cells
Thalassemia in alpha Thalassemia w/ no alpha gene: Hydrops Fetalis & Intrauterine death associations = HbBarts
Tendinous Xanthomas
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Thyroidization of Kidney
Chronic pyelonephritis
Tophi
Gout
Tram-Track Glomeruli
Membranoproliferative GN: Nephritic syndrome – basement membrane is duplicated into 2 layers
Trousseau’s Sign
Visceral ca, classically pancreatic (migratory thrombophlebitis)
Hypocalcemia (carpal spasm)
These are two entirely different disease processes and different signs, but they unfortunately have the same name.
Virchow’s Node
Supraclavicular node enlargement by metastatic carcinoma of the stomach
Warthin-Finkeldey Giant Cells
Measles
WBC Casts
Pyelonephritis
Whipple’s Triad
CNS disfunction – Hypoglycemic episodes – glu injection reverses CNS Sympt’s
Wire Loop Glomeruli
Lupus nephropathy, type IV (diffuse proliferative form)
An increase in AFP in amniotic fluid or mother’s serum
Spina Bifida
Anencephaly
An increase in Uric Acid
Gout
Lesch Nyhan
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Diuretics (Loop & Thiazides)
decreased FEV1/FVC
COPD
“Ground Glass” on chest x-ray (Hyaline)
Due to Pneumocystis carinii
Seen w/ Atelectasia
Honey Combing of the lung
Seen w/ Asbestosis (a restrictive lung disease)
End stage of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Crescents
Goodpastures syndrome (pneumonia w/ hemoptysis & rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis)
Linear Ig Deposits
Goodpastures syndrome
45 Degree Branch Points + Septate
Aspergillosis
PAS(+) Dutcher Bodies
Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia = increased IgM = Hyperviscosity
“Ground Glass” in Abdomen(Hyaline)
Seen in the hepatocytes of healthy carriers of HBsAg in liver biopsies
“Signet Ring” Cells
Cells that replace the ovaries, due to Krukenberg’s tumor that has metastasized from the stomach
Ground Glass Appearance (Hyaline)
Seen w/ Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy oligodendrocytes
Nuclei seen in Papillary CA of the thyroid (malignant)
Congo Red
Shows amyloid deposition in plaques & vascular walls
Meningiomas & Progesterone
Some meningiomas have Progesterone receptors = rapid growth in pregnancy can occur
Tuberous Sclerosis Triad
Seizures; Mental retardation; Leukoderma (congenital facial white spots or macules): angiofibromas
Cowdry A Inclusions
Seen w/ Herpes Simplex Encephalitis – in oligodendroglia
Devic’s Syndrome
“Neuromyelitis Optica”
A variant of multiple sclerosis: rapid demyelination of the optic nerve & spinal cord w/ paraplegia
c-erb B2
Breast Cancer association
Foster-Kennedy Syndrome
A tumor causing blindness & loss of smell w/ papilloedema
Hoffman’s Sign
Flicking of the middle finger’s nail
Red Nucleus Destruction
Intention tremors of the arm
Ventral Spinocerebellar tr.
Unconscious proprioception of lower extremities
Dorsal Spinocerebellar tr.
Unconscious prorpioception & fine motor movements
Cuneocerebellar tr.
Unconscious proprioception & fine motor movements of upper extremities
Dorsal Column
Conscious proprioception of the body
Lateral Spinothalamic tr.
Pain & Temperature sensation
Ventral Spinothalamic tr.
Light touch perception
SVA
Taste & Smell
GSE
Muscles of the eye & of the tongue
SSA
Vision; Hearing; Equilibrium
GVA
Sensation of tongue; soft palate. Carotid Body & Sinus innervation
GVE
Edinger Westphal = parasympathetic eye innervation
Gland innervation = secretions
Viscera
GSA
Pain & temperature of face
Sensation of external ear
SVE
Innervation of muscles of masticaiton, facial expressions, larynx & pharynx
LMN Lesion
Werndig Hoffman (progressive infantile muscular atrophy)
Poliomyelitis
Sensory Pathway Lesion
Subacute Combined Degeneration = Friedrich’s Ataxia = B12 deficiency
Tabes Dorsalis (Neurosyphilis)
Both UMN & LMN Lesion
ALS = Lou Gherig’s Disease
Both Sensory & Motor Lesion
Brown Sequard
Anterior Spinal artery Occlusion
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Controls circadian rhythm
Ventromedial Nucleus
Satiety center. Savage behavior & obesity when lesioned
Lateral Nucleus
Induces eating. Starvation when lesioned
Arcuate Nucleus
Releases PIF (dopa-ergic neurons)
Mamillary Body
Can have hemorrhages as seen in Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
Acanthocytes
RBSc w/ spiny projections. Seen in Abetalipoproteinemia.
Most Common primary Tumor arising from bone in adults
Osteosarcoma
Most Common Adrenal Medullary Tumor – Adults
Pheochromocytoma: 5 P’s: increased Pressure; Pain (Headache); Perspiration; Palpitations; Pallor/Diaphoresis
Most Common Adrenal Medullary Tumor – Children
Neuroblastoma
Most Common Agent of severe viral encephalitis
Herpes simplex
Most Aggressive lung tumor
Small cell or oat cell
Most Commonly Associated with gallstones
Adenocarinoma
Most Common Bacterial Meningitis – adults
Strep pneumoniae & in young adults = Neisseria meningitidis
Most Common Bacterial Meningitis – elderly
Neisseria meningitidis
Most Common Bacterial Meningitis – newborns
E. coli / Group BStrep.
Most Common Bacterial Meningitis – toddlers
Hib
Most common Benign epithelial tumor of oral mucosa
Papilloma
Most common Benign fallopian tube tumor
Adenomatoid
Most common Benign ovarian tumor
Mature(Native) Teratoma = benign dermatoid
Most common Benign tumor of soft tissue
Lipoma
Most common Benign tumor of the breast <25yoa
Fibroadenoma
Most common Benign tumor of the liver
Hemangioma
Most common Benign tumor of the vulva
Hidroadenoma
Most common Benign uterine tumor
Leiomyoma: estrogen sinsitive: changes size during pregnancy & menopause
Most common Bone Tumors
Metasteses from Breast & Prostate
Most common Brain Tumor – Child
Medulloblastoma (cerebellum)
Most Common Brain Tumor –Adult
Astrocytoma (including Glioblastoma Multiforme) then: mets, meningioma, Schwannoma
Most Common Breast Carcinoma
Invasive Duct Carcinoma
Most Common Breast Mass
Fibrocystic Change: premenopausic women (Carcinoma is the most common in post-menopausal women)
Most Common Bug in Acute Endocarditis
Staph aureus
Most Common Bug in debilitated, hospitalized pneumonia pt
Klebsiella
Most common Bug in Epiglottitis
Hib
Most common Bug in GI Tract
Bacteroides (2nd – E. coli)
Most common Bug in IV drug user bacteremia / pneumonia
Staph aureus
Most common Bug in PID
N. Gonnorrhoeae
Most common Bug in Subacute Endocarditis
Strep Viridans
Most Common CA of urinary collecting system
Transitional cell CA (assoc. w/ benzidine; beta naphthylamine; analine dyes; long term txt w/ cyclophosphamide)
Most Common Cardiac 1ry Tumor – Adults
Myxoma: “Ball Valve”
Most Common Cardiac 1ry Tumor – Child
Rhabdomyoma – associated w/ Tuberous sclerosis
Most Common Cardiac Tumor – Adults
Metasteses
Most Common Cardiomyopathy
Dilated (Congestive) Cardiomyopathy: Alcohol, BeriBeri, Cocaine use, Coxsackie B, Doxorubicin
Systolic Dysfunction
Most Common Cause of 2ry HTN
Renal Disease
Most Common Cause of Addison’s
Autoimmune (2nd – infection)
Most Common Cause of breast lumps
CA of the breast
Most Common Cause of chronic endometriosis
TB
Most Common Cause of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: NaCl lost & Hypotension (then, 11- NaCl retention & HTN)
Most Common Cause of Cushings
Exogenous Steroid Therapy (then, 1ry ACTH, Adrenal Adenoma, Ectopic ACTH)
Most Common Cause of Death in Alzheimer pts
Pneumonia
Most Common Cause of Death in Diabetics
MI
Most Common Cause of Death in premature
NRDS = hyaline membrane disease
Most Common Cause of Death in SLE pts.
Lupus Nephropathy Type IV (Diffuse Proliferative) = Renal Disease
Most Common Cause of Dementia
Alzheimer’s
2nd Most Common Cause of Dementia
Multi-Infarct Dementia
Most Common Cause of Dwarfism
Achondroplasia
Most Common Cause of Food poisoning
Staph aureus
Most Common Cause of Hematosalpynga
Ectopic pregnancy
Most Common Cause of Hypoparathyroidism
Throidectomy
Most Common Cause of Hypothyroidism
Corrective surgery I31 treatment
Most Common Cause of Kidney infections
E. coli
Most Common Cause of Liver disease in US
Alcohol consumption
Most Common Cause of Malignancy in children
Acute leukemia
Most Common Cause of Mental retardation
Down’s
2nd Most Common Cause of Mental retardation
Fragile X
Most Common Cause of NaCl loss and Hypotension
21 hydroxylase deficiency
Most Common Cause of PID
N. ghonorrhea
Most Common Cause of Portal cirrhosis
Alcohol
Most Common Cause of Preventable Blindness
Chlamydia (serotypes A,B,Ba,C)
Most Common Cause of Pulmonary HTN
COPD
Most Common Cause of Secondary Hypertension
Renal disease
Most Common Cause of SIADH
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
Most Common Cause of UT Obstruction in men
BPHyperplasia
Most Common Cause Pernicious Anemia
Chronic atrophic gastritis = no production of intrinsic factor
Most Common Chromosomal Disorder
Down’s
Most Common Common Tumor of the Appendix
Carcinoid tumor: flushing; diarrhea; bronchospasm; RHeart valvular lesions
Txt: Methysergide (5HT antagonist)
Most Common Congenital Cardiac Anomaly
VSD (membranous > muscular)
Most Common Congenital Early Cyanosis
Tetralogy of Fallot =right to left shunt
Most Common Coronary Artery Thrombosis
LAD artery: MI
Most Common Demyelinating Disease
Multiple Sclerosis: (Charcot Triad = nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech)
Periventricular plaques w/ decreased Oligodenrocytes
increased IgG in CSF, Optic Neuritis, MLF Syndorme = Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia, bladder incontinence
Most Common Dental Tumor
Odontoma
Most Common Dietary Deficiency
Iron
Most Common Disease of the Breast
Fibrocystic disease
Most Common Disseminated Opportunistic Infection in AIDS
CMV (Pneumocystis carinii is most common overall)
Most Common Esophageal Cancer Worldwide
SCCA
Most Common Fallopian Tube Malignancy
AdenoCA
Most Common Fatal Genetic Defect in Caucasians
Cystic Fibrosis (chromosome 7q)
Most Common Female Tumor
Leimyoma
Most Common Form of Amyloidosis
Immunologic (Bence Jones protein in multiple myeloma is also called the Amyloid Light Chain)
Most Common Form of Tularemia
Ulceroglandular
Most Common Germ Cell Tumor of Testes
Seminoma (analogous to dysgerminoma of ovaries)
Most Common Gynecological Malignancy
Endometrial Carcinoma
Most Common Gynecological Finding
Endometrial CA
Most Common Heart Murmur
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Most Common Heart Valve in Bacterial Endocarditis
Mitral
Most Common Heart Valve in Bacterial Endocarditis in IV drug users
Tricuspid
Most Common Heart Valve involved in Rheumatic Fever
Mitral then Aortic
Most Common Hereditary Bleeding Disorder
Von Willebrand’s Disease
Most Common Hormone secreted in Pituitary Adenoma
Prolactin
Most Common Inherited disease of the Kidney
Adult polycystic kidney disease: associated w/ polycystic liver, Berry aneurysms, Mitral prolapse
APD1 – chromosome 16
Most Common Intracranial tumor in adults
Glioblastoma mulitforme
Most Common Islet Tumor
Insulinoma = beta cell tumor
Most Common Liver 1ry Tumor
Hepatoma
Most Common Liver Disease
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Most Common Location of Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Head (99%)
Most Common Location of Adult Brain Tumors
Above Tentorium
Most Common Location of Childhood Brain Tumors
Below Tentorium
Most Common Lung Tumor, malignant or benign
Malignant
Most Common Lung Tumor, primary or secondary
Secondary
Most Common Malignancy in Women
Lung (2nd breast)
Most Common Malignancy of the Larynx
Glottic CA (squamous cell)
Most Common Malignancy of the Small Intestine
Adenocarcinoma
Most Common Malignancy Vulva
Squamous cell CA
Most Common Malignant Eye Tumor in Kids
Retinoblastoma
Most Common Malignant Tumor of the Liver
Hepatocellular CA
Most Common Motor Neuron Disease
ALS
Most Common Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne’s: Dystrophin deletion. Presents <5yoa weakness at pelvic girdles w/ upward progression
Most Common Nasal Tumor
Squamous cell CA
Most Common Neoplasm – Child
Leukemia
2nd Most Common Neoplasm – Child
Medulloblastoma of brain (cerebellum)
Most Common Neoplasm of the West
Adeno CA of the rectum and/or colon
Most Common Neoplastic Polyp
Tubular adenoma
Most Common Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults
Membranous Glomerulonephritis
Most Common Nephrotic Syndrome in Children
Minimal Change (Lipoid Nephrosis) Disease (responds well to steroid txt)
Most Common Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Follicular small clear cell
Most Common Number of Deaths per year in Women
Lung CA
Most Common Skin tumor
Basal cell CA
Most Common Opportunistic infection in AIDS
PCP
Most Common Ovarian Malignancy
Serous Cystadenocarcinoma
Most Common Ovarian Tumor
Hamartoma
Most Common Pancreatic Tumor
Adeno (usually in the head)
Most Common Patient with ALL / CLL / AML / CML
ALL – Child / CLL – Adult over 60 / AML - Adult over 60 / CML – Adult 35-50
Most Common Patient with Goodpasture’s
Young male
Most Common Patient with Reiter’s
Male
Most Common Pituitary Tumor
Prolactinoma (2nd – Somatotropic “Acidophilic” Adenoma)
Most Common Place for Primary Squamous Cell CA of esophagus
Mid 1/3
Most Common Place for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Lesser curvuture in antrum – associated w/ blood group O
Most Common Primary Benign Salivary Tumor
Pleomorphic Adenoma (Mixed) – 90% localized to the parotid
Most common Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Adenomas (followed by: hyperplasia, then carcinoma)
Most common Primary Malignancy of Bone
Osteosarcoma
Most common Primary Malignancy of Small Intestine
Lymphoma
Most common Pt. with Hodgkin’s
Young Male (except Nodular Sclerosis type – Female)
Most common Pt. with Minimal Change Disease
Young Child
Most Common Renal Malignancy
Renal cell CA
Most Common Renal Malignancy of Early Childhood
Wilm’s tumor (neohroblastoma) – chromosome 11p
Most Common Salivary Tumor
Pleomorphic adenoma
Most Common Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypocalcemia of Chronic Renal Failure
Most Common Sexually Transmitted Disease
Chlamydia (sero types D-K)
Most common Site of Diverticula
Sigmoid Colon
Most common Site of Embolic Occlusion
Middle cerebral aa: contralateral paralysis; aphasias; motor & sensory loss
Most common Site of Metastasis
Regional Lymph Nodes
2nd Most common Site of Metastasis
Liver
Most common Sites of Atherosclerosis
Abdominal aorta > coronary > popliteal > carotid
Most Common Skin CA of Fair Skinned People
Malignant melanoma
Most Common Skin Cancer
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Most Common Small Intestine Congenital Anomaly
Meckel’s diverticulum
Most Common Stomach Cancer
Adeno – associated w/ blood group A
Most Common Testicular Tumor
Seminoma = malignant painless testes growth
Most Common Thyroid Anomaly
Thryoglossal duct cyst
Most Common Thyroid CA
Papillary CA
Most Common Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Lower esophagus joins trachea / upper esophagus – blind pouch – polyhydramnios association
Most Common Tumor in men <20
Germ cell tumor
Most Common Tumor of Infancy
Benign vascular tumor = port wine stain = Hemangioma
Most Common Tumor of the Stomach >50 years of age
CA of stomach (adeno CA)
Most Common Type of Hodgkin’s
Mixed Cellularity (versus: lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion, nodular sclerosis)
Most Common Type of Non-Hodgkin’s
Follicular, small cleaved
Most Common Type of Portal Cirrhosis
Micronodular
Most Common Type of Soft Tissue Tumor of Childhood
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Most Vasculitis (of medium & small arteries)
Temporal Arteritis (branch of Carotid Artery)
Most Common Viral Encephalitis
HSV
Most Common Worm Infection in US
Pinworm (2nd – Ascaris)
Most Common Worst Prognosis in Thyroid CA
Follicular CA
Most Common Cause of Lobar Pneumonia
Strep. Pneumoniae
Most Common Cause of Death b/t 24-44 yoa
AIDS
Most Common Cause of Pneumonia in Cystic Fibrosis
Pseudomonas
Most Common Cause of Osteomyelitis in IV Drug Users
Pseudomonas
Most Common Cause of Infection in Burn Pts
Pseudomonas
Most Common Mental Problem in Males
Specific phobia
Most Common Intelligence Test
Stanford Binet (ages 6 & under)
WIPSI (ages 4-6)
WISK-R (for ages 6-17)
WAIS-R (for > 17 yoa)
Most Common Paraphilia
Pedophilia
Most Common Metabolite seen w/ Pheochromocytoma
VMA: vanillylmandelic acid (NE metabolite)
Most Common Severe Shigella
Dysenteriae
Most Common Bug in Otitis Media & Sinusitis in Kids
Strep. Pneumoniae
Most Common Cause of a Solitary Brain Abscess
A. Israelli
Most Common Cause of Bacterial Diarrhea in U.S.
Campylobacter jejuni
Most Common Shigella Type
S. Sonnei
Most Common Cause of Non-Ghonococcal Urethritis
Chlamydia trichomonas
Most Common Pneumonia
Strep. Pneumoniae
Most common Urethritis
N. ghonorrhea
Most common Cause of Glomerulonephritis
IgA Nephropathy = Berger’s Disease
Most common Cause of Viral Pneumonia
RSV – infants
Parainfluenza – kids
Influenza virus – adults
Adeno virus – military recruits
Most common Complication of COPD
Pulmonary infections
Most common Cause of Death w/ SLE
Renal failure
Most common Atrial Septal Defect
Ostium Secundum Type
Most common Warm Antibody
Most common form of immune hemolytic anemia
IgG auto antibodies to RBC
See spherocytosis; (+) Coombs’ test; complication to CLL
Most common Immunodeficiency
IgA Deficiency
Most common Congenital GIT Anomaly
Meckel’s Diverticulum: persistence of vitelline duct/yolk sac stalk
Most common Cause of Congenital Malformation
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome