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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the most common type of liver carcinoma?
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metastatic
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What are Heberden's nodes?
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Found in osteoarthritis
osteophytes at the DIP joints |
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What is osteogenesis imperfecta?
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disorder of collagen synthesis
fractures blue, thin sclera |
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What is the characteristic x-ray appearance of Paget's Ds of the bone?
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mosaic
bones enlarged and radiolucent |
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What is an enchondroma?
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a benign tumor of cartilage
may develop into chondrosarcoma cartilage w/in bone |
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What is an osteoid osteoma?
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a benign, painful bone tumor
tibia or femur (diaphysis) |
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Where do you find Codman's Triangle?
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in osteosarcoma, highly malignant bone tumor
triangluar area of new subperiostal that is created when a tumor, most typically an osteosarcoma raises the periosteum from the bone |
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What are the clinical features of Duchenne?
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presents in boys age 3-7
proximal muscle weakness- waddling gait pseudohypertrophy: fatty & fibrous infiltration of calve muscle increased serum CPK |
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What type of brain tumors are derived from the neural tube?
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astrocytoma
glioblastoma medulloblastoma oligodendroblastoma |
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What are the key features of Friedreich's ataxia?
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autosomal recessive
pes cavus (high foot arch) loss of proprioception tremors, Babinski relfex spinal cord atrophy (spinocerebellar, corticospinal, post columns) |
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What is Devic's Disease?
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a demyelinating disease like MS, but limited to spinal chord and optical nerve
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What is eunuchoid?
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pituitary hypofunction
hypogonadism, primary amenorrhea gonadotropin deficency is common |
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What are the symptoms of Conn Syndrome?
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INC mineralocorticoids
hypernatremia, hypervolemia, high blood pressure potassium loss, muscle weakness |
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What is Reidel's Ds?
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a form of hypothyroidism
causes fibrous replacement of thyroid |
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What is the MC and most aggressive typesof thyroid tumors?
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papillary is more common
follicular is more aggressive |
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What is pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism?
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same physical appreance as in pseudohypoparathyroidism
PTH normal Ca levels normal (receptor defect, short stature, short metacarpal bones) |
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What is MODY diabetes?
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rare
juvenille onset glucokinase deficiency (glucose sensor) |
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What is MEN syndrome?
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multiple endocrine neoplasia
MEN type 1 MEN type 2A MEN type 2B |
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What is the ABC of melanoma?
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A-asymmetric lesion
B-borders irregular C-color variations D-diameter increasing |
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What are the key features of a capillary hemangioma?
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"salmon patches" & stork bites- spontaneously regress
"strawberry hemangiomas"- initally grows, later regresses |
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What type of pathology are aromatic amines associated with?
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bladder cancer
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