Systemic Pathology US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Systemic Pathology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 161: The number of neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's correlates with degree of _____
Answer: dementia
Extra: Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are **intracellular** aggregates of hyperphosphorylated **tau protein**. The density and distribution of tangles correlate strongly with the degree of dementia.
In contrast, **senile plaques** are **extracellular** deposits of **amyloid-β** (Aβ).
Flashcard 162: Is the metabisulfite screen positive in sickle cell disease or trait?
_____
Answer: Both :)
Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/normocytic-anemia?index=4]
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Flashcard 163: Reticulocyte count may be falsely _____ in anemia
Answer: elevated
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/normocytic-anemia?index=3]
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Flashcard 164: Small (oat) cell lung carcinoma may produce antibodies against _____, causing Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Answer: presynaptic Ca2+ channels
Extra:
Watch Lung Carcinoma [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-pulmonary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-pulmonary-lung-cancer-lung-carcinoma?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/pulmonology/videos/lung-cancer?index=4]
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Flashcard 165: In IgG-mediated hemolytic anemia, the membrane of the antibody-coated RBCs is consumed by splenic macrophages, resulting in _____ formation
Answer: spherocyte
Extra:
* Extravascular hemolysis
Watch G6PD Deficiency & Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-blood-coagulation/videos/medical-pathophysiology-blood-and-coagulation-normocytic-and-macrocytic-anemias-g6pd-deficiency-and-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia-aiha?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/normocytic-anemia?index=9]
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Flashcard 166: Sickle cell anemia is characterized by expansion of hematopoiesis into facial bones, leading to "_____ facies"
Answer: chipmunk
Extra:
* may also be seen with β-thalassemia major
Watch Sickle Cell Disease [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-blood-coagulation/videos/medical-pathophysiology-blood-and-coagulation-normocytic-and-macrocytic-anemias-sickle-cell-disease?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/normocytic-anemia?index=4]
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Flashcard 167: Turner syndrome is most commonly characterized by a _____ karyotype
Answer: 45,X
Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video: https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/reproduction/videos/fetal-development?index=8
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Flashcard 168: Hantavirus is a virus that causes _____-renal azotemia
Answer: pre
Extra:
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Flashcard 169: Gynecological and Breast cancers can produce anti-_____ antibodies which can cause Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration
Answer: Yo
Extra:
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Flashcard 170: _____ (anti-Jo-1) autoantibodies are associated with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Answer: Anti-synthetase
Extra:
Watch Polymyositis & Dermatomyositis [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-immunology/videos/medical-pathophysiology-immunology-autoimmune-and-amyloidosis-polymyositis-and-dermatomyositis?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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