Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Chronic hypertension may cause nephrosclerosis/glomerulosclerosis leading to _____ disease, which worsens hypertension

Hepatitis _____ infections are more likely to cause membranous glomerulonephritis

Does sickle cell anemia result in extravascular or intravascular hemolysis? _____

In appendicitis, obstruction leads to _____ intraluminal pressure, which compresses vessels and lymphatics in the appendiceal wall resulting in ischemia and necrosis

_____ lymphadenopathy can be seen with chronic inflammation, metastatic carcinoma, or lymphoma

Hint: painful or painless

What is the state of the adrenal glands in Cushing syndrome due to primary adrenal adenoma, hyperplasia, or carcinoma? _____

Hint: hyperplasia, atrophy; one, both

Osteoarthritis is characterized by _____ of the subchondral bone, due to friction from the opposing bone surface

What pathology may form from milk trapping due to mammary duct obstruction? _____

Which blistering skin disorder presents with thin-walled bullae that rupture easily? _____

Rhabdomyolysis releases heme pigments into the bloodstream, which may cause _____

Hint: renal pathology