Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Chediak-Higashi syndrome is associated with defective _____ hemostasis

Non-enzymatic glycosylation of small vessels can cause hyaline _____ of the kidney, which may lead to chronic renal failure

Osteoarthritis is characterized by _____ formation, which are reactive bony outgrowths

Sarcoidosis is likely due to CD_____+ T-cell response to an unknown antigen

Proteus mirabilis is a gram negative bacteria that classically forms large, _____ (form from struvite stones) in the renal pelvis

What pathology is characterized by degeneration of the basal nucleus of Meynert? _____

In addition to ascending UTI (most common), acute pyelonephritis may be caused by _____ spread to the kidney

What spinal cord level is most commonly affected by poliovirus? _____

Periductal mastitis presents as a subareolar mass with _____ due to pull from myofibroblasts during healing

Osteomyelitis may be seen on X-ray as a _____ focus (sequestrum) surrounded by sclerosis (involucrum)