Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Iron deficiency anemia is associated with a(n) _____ red cell distribution width (RDW)

Viral meningitis is associated with _____ glucose in the CSF

Which two breast pathologies affect the stroma of the breast tissue?_____

Most microcytic anemias are also _____-chromic

Which blistering skin disorder is characterized histologically by a "tombstone" appearance? _____

When the "Shiga-like" toxin of Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli (EHEC) enters systemic circulation, what occurs?_____

Which cutaneous manifestation, Kaposi sarcoma or Bacillary angiomatosis, is associated with neutrophilic infiltrate?_____

Renal papillary necrosis may be caused by chronic _____ abuse

Intrinsic aging results in gradual _____ of the epidermis, allowing the stratum corneum to become desiccated

_____ is the deposition of calcium in the tubules of the kidney due to primary hyperparathyroidism