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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Beri beri results from a deficiency in | thiamine, vitamin B1 |
| Characterized by “pins and needles” in the extremities | beriberi |
| Radiographic appearance of beriberi | enlarged heart shadow, increased pulmonary vascular markings |
| Scurvy results from a deficiency in | vitamin C, ascorbic acid |
| Weakening of the capillary walls and bleeding gums, skin, joints is characteristic of | scurvy |
| Radiographic appearance of scurvy | osteoporetic bones with blurring of trabecular markings and severe cortical thinning |
| “white line” | widening and increased density of the zone of provisional calcification |
| Pelken spur | dense bone which becomes impacted on the shaft and juts out laterally |
| Wimberger’s sign | dense sharply demarcated rings of calcification around the epiphyses |
| Radiographic appearance of obesity | displaced abdominal structures, elevated diaphragm, widened mediastinum |
| The number one environmental pollutant worldwide | lead |
| Classic lead lines appear as | dense transverse bands extending across the metaphyses of long bones |
| Sarcoidosis most commonly occurs in | young adults, women more than men |
| Radiographic appearance of sarcoidosis | bilateral hilar lymph node enlargement wit ha diffuse interstitial pattern |
| A “lace-like” appearance of the hands and feet is characteristic of | sarcoidosis |
| Description of SLE | connective tissue disorder that primarily effects young adults |
| Radiographic appearance of SLE skeletally | subluxation of joints |
| Radiographic appearance of SLE on chest x-ray | bilateral PE and enlarged shadow |
| Represents 4% of all skin cancers | melanoma |
| May show a “bulls eye” or target lesion on BE | melanoma |
| Description of muscular dystrophy | chronic inherited condition where fat replaces muscle |
| Radiographic appearance of MS | fine striated appearance of the muscle bundles, fine density/shadow at the ends of muscle bundles |
| Also known as mongolism | Down syndrome |
| The most common trisomy disorder | down syndrome |
| Congenital heart disease occurs in about 40% of patients with: | down syndrome |
| Radiographic appearance of down syndrome | decrease in acetabular angles and a lateral flaring of the iliac wings |
| Kleinfelter’s syndrome | 2 X chromosomes, testicular dysgenesis |
| Turner’s syndrome | gonadal dysgenesis, one X chromosome |
| Marfan’s syndrome | inherited genetic disorder of connective tissue |
| Phenylketonuria | inborn error of metabolism, cannot convert phenylalanine to tyrosin |
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