Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy is caused by an abnormal _____ of skin and bone at distal extremities

Obstruction distal to the ureters (e.g. VUR, posterior urethral valve, BPH) may cause _____

Hint: renal complication

The "spike" appearance in _____ is due to the basement membrane engulfing "domes" of subepithelial immune deposits

Hint: nephrotic syndrome

The primary cause of pseudogout (CPPD) is most commonly _____

Which endocrine tumor is characterized by granular cytoplasm and small nests of spindle-like chromaffin cells "Zellballen"? _____

Polycystic kidney disease may compress the renal parenchyma and cause irreversible damage leading to _____

Hint: renal pathology

What type of nephritic syndrome is a patient with SLE most likely to get? _____

The tissue-restricted self-antigens expressed in the thymus for negative selection are due to the action of _____

Osteopetrosis may occur due to mutations in _____, which leads to loss of the acidic environment necessary for bone resorption

Which intracranial hemorrhage more commonly causes a midline shift? _____