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Classic Findings

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show Often precedes squamous cell carcinoma  
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show 1° adrenocortical deficiency  
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Albright’s syndrome   show
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Albuminocytologic dissociation   show
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show Hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness  
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show Goodpasture’s syndrome  
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Anticentromere antibodies   show
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Anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies (ANA antibodies)   show
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show Pemphigus vulgaris  
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Antigliadin antibodies   show
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show Drug-induced SLE  
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show Rheumatoid arthritis  
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Antimitochondrial antibodies   show
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show Vasculitis  
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Anti platelet antibodies. How to treat?   show
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show Marfan’s syndrome, Ehlers Danlos  
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show Neurosyphilis  
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show Cerebellar tonsillar herniation  
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Aschoff bodies   show
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Atrophy of the mammillary bodies   show
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Auer rods   show
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Autosplenectomy   show
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Babinski’s sign   show
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show Rheumatoid arthritis  
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show Ankylosing spondylitis  
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show Hyperreninemia  
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Basophilic stippling of RBCs   show
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Becker’s muscular dystrophy   show
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Bell’s palsy   show
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Bence Jones proteins   show
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show IgA nephropathy  
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show Defect in platelet adhesion  
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Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis   show
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Birbeck granules on EM   show
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show Subarachnoid hemorrhage  
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show Chronic bronchitis  
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Blue-domed cysts   show
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Blue sclera   show
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show Tetralogy of Fallot; RVH  
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show Osteoarthritis (PIP swelling 2° to osteophytes)  
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Boutonnière deformity   show
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Branching rods in oral infection   show
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show Hemorrhage causes brown color of osteolytic cysts: 1. Hyperparathyroidism 2. Osteitis fibrosa cystica (von Recklinghausen’s disease)  
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Brushfield’s spots   show
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Bruton’s disease   show
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show Posthepatic venous thrombosis  
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show Small/medium-artery vasculitis (thromboangiitis obliterans), vessels blocked with thrombi, particularly in the legs, leading to gangrene. Associated with smoking.  
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show 8:14 translocation; associated with EBV  
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show Lead poisoning  
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C-ANCA, P-ANCA   show
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show Neurofibromatosis– autosomal dominant disorder with developmental delay and neuro fibromas found on the skin.  
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Caisson disease   show
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Calf pseudohypertrophy   show
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Call-Exner bodies   show
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Cardiomegaly with apical atrophy   show
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show Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma)  
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show Trypanosome infection  
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show 1° syphilis (not painful)  
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show Haemophilus ducreyi (painful)  
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Charcot’s triad   show
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show Hexagonal bipyramidal structures in basophils and eosinophils - Bronchial asthma (eosinophil membranes) or parasitic pneumonia  
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show Phagocyte deficiency --> Recurrent infections(Staph aureus and gram neg organisms), albinism, peripheral neuropathy. Light skin with silver hair, often with solar sensitivity. Autosomal recessive.  
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show Tay-Sachs (autosomal recessive, developmental delay because of ganglioside accumulation in brain), Riemann-Pick disease (lysosomal storage disease, autosomal recessive, unsteady gait/dysarthria/dysphasia), central retinal artery occlusion  
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Cheyne-Stokes respirations   show
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“Chocolate cysts”   show
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Chronic atrophic gastritis   show
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Spasm upon tapping the face muscles   show
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Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina   show
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Clue cells   show
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Codman’s triangle on x-ray   show
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Cold agglutinins   show
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Cold intolerance   show
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show 2° syphilis  
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show Patent ductus arteriosus  
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show Debranching enzyme deficiency  
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show Fluffy white patches on the retina - indicative of diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy  
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Cough, conjunctivitis, coryza + fever   show
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Councilman bodies   show
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show Eosinophilic nuclear inclusions composed of nucleic acid and protein seen in cells infected with Herpesvirus  
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Crescents in Bowman’s capsule   show
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show Congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia  
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Curling’s ulcer   show
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show Klebsiella  
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Curschmann’s spirals   show
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Cushing’s ulcer   show
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show DIC  
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Depigmentation of neurons in substantia nigra   show
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show Pellagra (niacin, vitamin B3 deficiency)  
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show histiocytosis X (Hand-Schiller-Christian disease)  
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Dog or cat bite   show
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show Granuloma inguinal Caused by Klebsiella granulomatous, Ulcerative painless genital lesions.  
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Dressler’s syndrome   show
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show Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (black liver)  
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show Deleted dystrophin gene (X-linked recessive). Muscle degeneration. muscle replaces with fat and fibrosis. Progressive proximal muscle weakness w loss of muscle mass. Pseudo-hypertrophy of calves + deltoid muscles. Difficult to walk upstairs  
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Eburnation   show
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Edwards’ syndrome   show
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Eisenmenger’s complex   show
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Elastic skin   show
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Erb-Duchenne palsy   show
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Erythema chronicum migrans   show
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Fanconi’s syndrome   show
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“Fat, female, forty, and fertile”   show
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Fatty liver   show
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Ferruginous bodies   show
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Gardner’s syndrome   show
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show Glucocerebrosidase deficiency --> Causes glucocerebroside to accumulate in spleen, liver, kidneys, lungs, brain, bone marrow.  
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Ghon focus   show
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Gilbert’s syndrome   show
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Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia   show
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Goodpasture’s syndrome   show
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Gowers’ maneuver   show
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Guillain-Barré syndrome   show
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show β-thalassemia, sickle cell anemia (extramedullary hematopoiesis)  
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show Chronic progressive histiocytosis - Proliferation of epidermal dendritic cells, can affect almost any organ  
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HbF   show
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show Sickle cell anemia  
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show Choriocarcinoma, hydatidiform mole (occurs with and without embryo)  
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Heberden’s nodes   show
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Heinz bodies   show
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show Hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with hemorrhagic urticaria and URIs  
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Heterophil antibodies   show
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High-output cardiac failure (dilated cardiomyopathy)   show
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HLA-B27   show
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HLA-DR3 or -DR4   show
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show Neuroblastoma  
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Honeycomb lung on x-ray   show
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Horner’s syndrome   show
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Howell-Jolly bodies   show
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Huntington’s disease   show
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show Klüver-Bucy syndrome (amygdala)  
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Hyperpigmentation of skin   show
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Hypersegmented neutrophils   show
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show Conn’s syndrome - hyperdaldosteronism  
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show Iron deficiency anemia, lead poisoning  
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show Anencephaly, spina bifida (neural tube defects)  
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Increased uric acid levels   show
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Intussusception   show
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Janeway lesions   show
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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction   show
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show Neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality  
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Kaposi’s sarcoma   show
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Kartagener’s syndrome   show
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Kayser-Fleischer rings   show
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Keratin pearls   show
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Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules   show
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Klüver-Bucy syndrome   show
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show Squamous epithelial cell from cervix that has nuclear enlargement – 2 to 3 times normal size - nuclear membrane irregularity, and hyperchromasia. Denotes HPV Infection.  
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show Clustered, white lesions on buccal mucosa, pathognomonic for Measles  
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Krukenberg tumor   show
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show Diabetic ketoacidosis  
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show Marfan’s syndrome (fibrillin deficit)  
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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome   show
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Lewy bodies   show
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Libman-Sacks disease   show
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show Arterial thrombus  
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Lisch nodules   show
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show Wilson’s disease  
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Lucid interval   show
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“Lumpy-bumpy” appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence   show
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Lytic bone lesions on x-ray   show
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Mallory bodies   show
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Mallory-Weiss syndrome   show
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McArdle’s disease   show
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McBurney’s sign   show
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medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) syndrome (internuclear ophthalmoplegia - eyes don't move together when ABducting)   show
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Monoclonal antibody spike   show
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show Hypothyroidism  
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show Wegener’s and Goodpasture’s (hemoptysis and glomerular disease)  
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show Gout  
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show Rabies  
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Nephritis + cataracts + hearing loss   show
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show Alzheimer’s disease  
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show Sphingomyelinase deficiency - sphingomyelin accumulates in lysosomes in cells. The lysosomes normally transport material through and out of the cell. Leads to HSM and TCP.  
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No lactation postpartum   show
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Nutmeg liver   show
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show Malignant mesothelioma  
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“Orphan Annie” nuclei   show
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Osler’s nodes   show
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show CMV  
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show Pancreatic cancer (head)  
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Palpable purpura on legs and buttocks   show
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show Bronchogenic apical tumor associated with Horner’s syndrome  
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Pannus   show
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show Nigrostriatal dopamine depletion  
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show Pyogenic osteomyelitis  
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show Benign polyposis. Hamartomas of small intestine. STK11. Pigmented lesions on skin, lips, mouth.  
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Peyronie’s disease   show
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Philadelphia chromosome (bcr-abl )   show
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show Pick’s disease - Frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. Spherical bodies made of Tau proteins in neurons (Pick bodies)  
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Pick’s disease   show
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“Pink puffer”   show
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome   show
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Podagra   show
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show Minimal change disease  
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show Dry beriberi (thiamine, vitamin B1 deficiency)  
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show Guillain-Barré syndrome  
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Pompe’s disease   show
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Port-wine stain   show
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Positive anterior “drawer sign”   show
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show Vertebral tuberculosis  
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Pseudopalisade tumor cell arrangement   show
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show Ewing’s sarcoma - Small, round, malignant blue cell tumor found in the bone, most commonly in the pelvis, femur, humerus, ribs, clavicle. Translocation between chromosomes 11 and 22. Negative for CD45. Diagnosed on x-ray with lytic lesion and onion skin p  
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show Horner’s syndrome (Pancoast’s tumor)  
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show 2° syphilis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever  
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show Recurrent vasospasm in extremities  
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show Acute glomerulonephritis  
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show Cystic fibrosis  
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Red urine in the morning   show
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show Hodgkin’s lymphoma  
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Reid index (increased)   show
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Reinke crystals   show
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show Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis  
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show von Hippel–Lindau disease  
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show Acute toxic/viral nephrosis  
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Rhomboid crystals, positively birefringent   show
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show Coarctation of aorta  
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show Retinal hemorrhages with white or pale centers. Differential includes Endocarditis, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy. Usually due to immune complex deposition.  
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show Congenital conjugated hyperbilirubinemia  
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show Multiple myeloma  
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show Multiple myeloma  
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show Left-to-right shunt (VSD, PDA, ASD), mitral regurgitation, LV failure (CHF)  
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S4   show
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Schiller-Duval bodies   show
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show Extracellular deposits of amyloid in the gray matter of the brain. Alzheimer’s disease  
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Sézary syndrome   show
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Sheehan’s syndrome   show
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Shwartzman reaction- Tissue necrosis and thrombosis in response to endotoxin   show
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Signet-ring cells   show
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show Down syndrome  
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Sipple’s syndrome   show
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Sjögren’s syndrome   show
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show Crohn’s  
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Slapped cheeks   show
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Smith antigen   show
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“Smudge cell”   show
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show Giant cell tumor of bone  
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Spike and dome on EM   show
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show Benign juvenile melanoma  
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show Endocarditis  
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Starry-sky pattern   show
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“Strawberry tongue”   show
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show On ultrasound, you just see a streak of fibrous tissue in the expected location of the ovaries. This tissue may contain very few or no ovarian follicles. Turner’s syndrome  
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String sign on x-ray   show
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Subepithelial humps on EM   show
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show Rubella  
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Sulfur granules   show
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Swollen gums, bruising, poor wound healing, anemia   show
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Systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)   show
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t(8;14)   show
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t(9;22)   show
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t(14;18)   show
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show 3° syphilis  
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Tendon xanthomas (classically Achilles)   show
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Thumb sign on lateral x-ray. What organism?   show
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Thyroidization of kidney   show
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show Gout  
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show Separation of basement membrane due to Miss Angela growth. Membranoproliferazive glomerulonephritis - Low C3, very low C4, nephritis associated with hepatitis C > hepatitis B, subacute bacterial endocarditis, lupus, cryo- globulinemia.  
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Trousseau’s sign - With occlusion of the brachial artery, absence of blood flow will cause spasm of the hand muscles So that the wrist flexes and the finger joints extend, with all the fingers adducted to a point.   show
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show Left supraclavicular node enlargement from metastatic carcinoma of the stomach  
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Virchow’s triad   show
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von Recklinghausen’s disease   show
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show Osteitis fibrosa cystica (“brown tumor”). Caused by hyperparathyroidism, which leads to inc osteoclasts activity, inc bone resorption, dec bone mass, and bone calcification replaced by cyst-like brown tumors that have a moth-eaten appearance on X-ray. Ca  
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Wallenberg’s syndrome   show
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show Adrenal hemorrhage associated with meningococcemia  
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show Chronic end-stage renal disease  
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show Acute pyelonephritis  
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WBCs in urine   show
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Wermer’s syndrome   show
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Whipple’s disease   show
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show Hepatolenticular degeneration  
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“Wire loop” appearance on LM   show
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“Worst headache of my life”   show
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show Subarachnoid hemorrhage  
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show Sjögren’s syndrome  
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Zenker’s diverticulum   show
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome   show
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