Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

_____ hydrocephalus is almost always caused by decreased CSF absorption by arachnoid granulations (no obstruction of CSF flow from the ventriculi to subarachnoid space)

In addition to sickle cells, what other pathological RBC is seen on blood smear in a sickle cell disease patient? _____

Uric acid kidney stones precipitate with _____ urine pH

Which immunodeficiency is characterized by giant granules in leukocytes and platelets? _____

RPGN with a granular immunofluorescence pattern is less commonly due to _____

Multiple myeloma may deposit in tissue, causing _____ amyloidosis

What is the mode of inheritance of hyper-IgM syndrome? _____

Acute tubular necrosis may be caused by _____-contrast dyes

Which Langerhans cell histiocytosis presents as scalp rash, lytic skull lesions, diabetes insipidus, and exophthalmos?_____

Acute interstitial nephritis is characterized histologically by _____ in the connective tissue between renal tubules