Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

What type of hydrocephalus may be seen with Alzheimer disease? _____

_____ glomerulonephritis is a nephritic syndrome that progresses to renal failure in days to weeks

In disseminated intravascular coagulation, consumption of platelets and factors results in _____

_____ osteoporosis is characterized by normal osteoclast activity with decreased osteoblast activity

What is the first change that occurs in the kidney in a diabetes mellitus patient? _____

Hereditary spherocytosis is primarily characterized by _____ hemolysis

Patients with Good Syndrome have deficient levels of what types of lymphocytes? _____

_____ with Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells is diagnostic of Measles (rubeola)

Which strain(s) of Plasmodium forms sticky knobs on RBCs that occlude blood vessels? _____

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a special form of disease that is related to exposure to _____ spongiform encephalopathy