General Pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: The Warthin-Starry stain is a type of _____ stain

Answer: silver

Flashcard 22: What type of hypersensitivity is Graves disease? _____

Answer: Type II (antibody-mediated)

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 23: Proliferation of the T cell compartment of lymph nodes causes _____ hyperplasia (e.g. viral infections)

Answer: paracortex

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 24: Hereditary Spherocytosis is an autosomal dominant hematological disorder that involves spheroid erythrocytes due to a _____ or _____ defect

Answer: spectrin

Flashcard 25: Myeloperoxidase deficiency (MPO) is a(n) _____ primary immunodeficiency

Answer: autosomal recessive

Flashcard 26: In Osgood Schlatter, healed microavulsions can be noted on physical exam by the presence of a pronounced/enlarged _____

Answer: tibial tubercle

Flashcard 27: What type of scar is confined to the borders of the original wound? _____

Answer: Hypertrophic scar

Flashcard 28: The splenomegaly seen with infectious mononucleosis is due to T-cell hyperplasia in the _____ of the spleen

Answer: periarterial lymphatic sheath (PALS)

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 29: Cystine kidney stones may form _____ calculi

Answer: staghorn

Flashcard 30: Flow Cytometry Example (CD8 on x-axis, CD3 on y-axis): Cells in the right lower quadrant are CD3_____ and CD8_____

Answer: -

Extra: All mature CD8+ T-cells must express CD3 as part of the T-cell receptor complex. Therefore, the population that is CD8+ but CD3- (right lower quadrant if CD8 is on the x-axis) is typically empty.