Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 171: Most microcytic anemias are also _____-chromic

Answer: hypo

Extra: Atlas: Other:

Flashcard 172: On skin biopsy, systemic sclerosis often shows perivascular _____ infiltrate

Answer: CD4+ lymphocytic

Flashcard 173: The microthrombi of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cause _____ cell lysis

Answer: red blood

Flashcard 174: Hyaline arteriolosclerosis results in reduced vessel caliber with end-organ ischemia, which classically produces _____ scarring

Answer: glomerular

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Flashcard 175: In adults, vitamin D deficiency causes _____

Answer: osteomalacia

Flashcard 176: Nephrotic syndrome is associated with _____-lipidemia and _____-cholesterolemia

Answer: hyper

Extra: Nephrotic syndrome is defined by: 1. Massive proteinuria (>3.5 g/day) 2. Hypoalbuminemia (leading to pitting edema) 3. Hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia 4. Lipiduria (oval fat bodies/Maltese cross appearance)

Flashcard 177: Which region of the lymph node is not well developed in DiGeorge syndrome? _____

Answer: Paracortex

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Flashcard 178: _____ syndrome is a renal tubular defect characterized by a generalized reabsorptive defect in the PCT of the nephron

Answer: Fanconi

Flashcard 179: One sign of hyperlipidemia is _____, which are plaques or nodules composed of lipid-laden histiocytes in skin

Answer: xanthomas

Flashcard 180: Neurocysticercosis due to the helminth Taenia solium has a '_____' appearance to the brain on CT/MRI

Answer: swiss cheese