Cell injury — Flashcards

Flashcard 171: Saponification of fat appears _____ (color) on H&E stain

Answer: dark blue

Flashcard 172: Are patients with metastatic calcifications usually normocalcemic? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 173: Pathologic generation of free radicals arises with ionizing radiation, which hydrolyzes H2O to _____

Answer: Hydroxyl radical (OH\u2022)

Extra: Ionizing radiation causes the radiolysis (often referred to as hydrolysis in some review texts) of water, generating the hydroxyl radical (OH\u2022), which is the most damaging free radical produced in this process.

Flashcard 174: Which mechanism of cell death is NOT followed by inflammation? _____

Answer: Apoptosis

Flashcard 175: Heinz bodies form due to precipitation of denatured _____ within RBCs

Answer: globin chains

Flashcard 176: Acute pancreatitis results in _____ necrosis of the pancreas

Answer: liquefactive

Flashcard 177: Which type of calcification (dystrophic or metastatic) occurs in abnormal, necrotic tissues? _____

Answer: Dystrophic

Flashcard 178: What RBC morphology is present in hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)?_____

Answer: Schistocytes (helmet cells)

Flashcard 179: Which part of the cell does lipofuscin accumulate? _____

Answer: Lysosomes

Flashcard 180: Liver biopsy of a patient with hemochromatosis reveals accumulation of _____ pigment (color) in hepatocytes

Answer: brown