Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune (IgG) destruction of _____ between keratinocytes

Thalassemia = _____ erythrocyte count (RBC) and ↔ RDW Iron deficiency anemia = _____ erythrocyte count (RBC) and ↑ RDW

Autoimmune destruction of presynaptic Ca2+ channels is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

_____ = ↑ megakaryocytes

Hint: ITP/TTP

What is the likely etiology of hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia in a patient that develops symptoms 4 weeks after a severe motor vehicle accident left the patient a quadriplegic? _____

PIG-A mutation leads to _____

Hint: condition

What brain injury typically occurs from traumatic acceleration/deceleration shearing forces? _____

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is due to inhibition or deficiency of the _____ enzyme

What inherited hematologic pathology is associated with an increased MCHC? _____

_____ syndrome is a pathology of the lower spinal cord that results in saddle anesthesia