Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

What is the most definitive test for diagnosis of polymyositis? _____

Persistent pain / swelling / chronic wound with sinus tract formation is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Disorder of bone remodeling caused by ↑ osteoclast bone resorption is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Spherocytes may indicate: _____ immune-mediated hemolysis (auto / drugs)

Hint: condition

Non-enzymatic glycosylation (NEG) makes the _____ more rigid, which further accelerates hyperfiltration and mesangial expansion

Methemoglobinemia is a blood pathology that presents with saturation gap and a(n) _____ PaO2

Subareolar mass and nipple retraction in smokers is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

In multiple myeloma, neoplastic plasma cells stimulate _____ factor, which activates the RANK receptor on osteoclasts, leading to bone destruction

What pathologic RBC is seen in liver disease and abetalipoproteinemia? _____

What is the location of bone thinning in renal osteodystrophy? _____