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Tumor arising from bone in adults   Osteosarcoma  
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Adrenal Medullary Tumor – Adults   Pheochromocytoma: 5 P’s:  Pressure; Pain (Headache); Perspiration; Palpitations; Pallor/Diaphoresis  
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Adrenal Medullary Tumor – Children   Neuroblastoma  
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Agent of severe viral encephalitis   Herpes simplex  
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Aggressive lung tumor   Small cell or oat cell  
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Associated with gallstones   Adenocarinoma  
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Bacterial Meningitis – adults   Strep pneumoniae & in young adults = Neisseria meningitidis  
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Bacterial Meningitis – elderly   Neisseria meningitidis  
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Bacterial Meningitis – newborns   E. coli / Group BStrep.  
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Bacterial Meningitis – toddlers   Hib  
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Benign epithelial tumor of oral mucosa   Papilloma  
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Benign fallopian tube tumor   Adenomatoid  
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Benign ovarian tumor   Mature(Native) Teratoma = benign dermatoid  
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Benign tumor of soft tissue   Lipoma  
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Benign tumor of the breast <25yoa   Fibroadenoma  
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Benign tumor of the liver   Hemangioma  
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Benign tumor of the vulva   Hidroadenoma  
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Benign uterine tumor   Leiomyoma: estrogen sinsitive: changes size during pregnancy & menopause  
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Bone Tumors   Metasteses from Breast & Prostate  
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Brain Tumor – Child   Medulloblastoma (cerebellum)  
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Brain Tumor –Adult   Astrocytoma (including Glioblastoma Multiforme) then: mets, meningioma, Schwannoma  
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Breast Carcinoma   Invasive Duct Carcinoma  
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Breast Mass   Fibrocystic Change: premenopausic women (Carcinoma is the most common in post-menopausal women)  
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Bug in Acute Endocarditis   Staph aureus  
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Bug in debilitated, hospitalized pneumonia pt   Klebsiella  
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Bug in Epiglottitis   Hib  
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Bug in GI Tract   Bacteroides (2nd – E. coli)  
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Bug in IV drug user bacteremia / pneumonia   Staph aureus  
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Bug in PID   N. Gonnorrhoeae  
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Bug in Subacute Endocarditis   Strep Viridans  
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CA of urinary collecting system   Transitional cell CA (assoc. w/ benzidine; naphthylamine; analine dyes; long term txt w/ cyclophosphamide)  
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Cardiac 1ry Tumor – Adults   Myxoma: “Ball Valve”  
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Cardiac 1ry Tumor – Child   Rhabdomyoma – associated w/ Tuberous sclerosis  
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Cardiac Tumor – Adults   Metasteses  
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Cardiomyopathy   Dilated (Congestive) Cardiomyopathy: Alcohol, BeriBeri, Cocaine use, Coxsackie B, Doxorubicin; Systolic Dysfunction  
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Cause of 2ry HTN   Renal Disease  
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Cause of Addison’s   Autoimmune (2nd – infection)  
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Cause of breast lumps   CA of the breast  
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Cause of chronic endometriosis   TB  
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Cause of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia   21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: NaCl lost & Hypotension (then, 11- NaCl retention & HTN)  
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Cause of Cushings   Exogenous Steroid Therapy (then, 1ry ACTH, Adrenal Adenoma, Ectopic ACTH)  
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Cause of Death in Alzheimer pts   Pneumonia  
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Cause of Death in Diabetics   MI  
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Cause of Death in premature   NRDS = hyaline membrane disease  
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Cause of Death in SLE pts.   Lupus Nephropathy Type IV (Diffuse Proliferative) = Renal Disease  
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Cause of Dementia   Alzheimer’s  
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Cause of Dementia (2nd most common)   Multi-Infarct Dementia  
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Cause of Dwarfism   Achondroplasia  
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Cause of Food poisoning   Staph aureus  
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Cause of Hematosalpynga   Ectopic pregnancy  
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Cause of Hypoparathyroidism   Throidectomy  
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Cause of Hypothyroidism   Corrective surgery I31 treatment  
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Cause of Kidney infections   E. coli  
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Cause of Liver disease in US   Alcohol consumption  
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Cause of Malignancy in children   Acute leukemia  
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Cause of Mental retardation   Down’s  
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Cause of Mental retardation (2nd most common)   Fragile X  
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Cause of NaCl loss and Hypotension   21 hydroxylase deficiency  
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Cause of PID   N. ghonorrhea  
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Cause of Portal cirrhosis   Alcohol  
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Cause of Preventable Blindness   Chlamydia (serotypes A,B,Ba,C)  
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Cause of Pulmonary HTN   COPD  
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Cause of Secondary Hypertension   Renal disease  
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Cause of SIADH   Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung  
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Cause of UT Obstruction in men   BPHyperplasia  
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Cause Pernicious Anemia   Chronic atrophic gastritis = no production of intrinsic factor  
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Chromosomal Disorder   Down’s  
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Common Tumor of the Appendix   Carcinoid tumor: flushing; diarrhea; bronchospasm; RHeart valvular lesions; Txt: Methysergide (5HT antagonist)  
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Congenital Cardiac Anomaly   VSD (membranous > muscular)  
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Congenital Early Cyanosis   Tetralogy of Fallot =right to left shunt  
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Coronary Artery Thrombosis   LAD artery: MI  
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Demyelinating Disease   Multiple Sclerosis: (Charcot Triad = nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech); Periventricular plaques w/ (+) Oligodenrocytes; (+) IgG in CSF, Optic Neuritis, MLF Syndorme = Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia, bladder incontinence  
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Dental Tumor   Odontoma  
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Dietary Deficiency   Iron  
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Disease of the Breast   Fibrocystic disease  
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Disseminated Opportunistic Infection in AIDS   CMV (Pneumocystis carinii is most common overall)  
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Esophageal Cancer   SCCA  
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Fallopian Tube Malignancy   AdenoCA  
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Fatal Genetic Defect in Caucasians   Cystic Fibrosis (chromosome 7q)  
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Female Tumor   Leimyoma  
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Form of Amyloidosis   Immunologic (Bence Jones protein in multiple myeloma is also called the Amyloid Light Chain)  
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Form of Tularemia   Ulceroglandular  
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Germ Cell Tumor of Testes   Seminoma (analogous to dysgerminoma of ovaries)  
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Gynecological Malignancy   Endometrial Carcinoma  
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Gynecological Finding   Endometrial CA  
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Heart Murmur   Mitral Valve Prolapse  
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Heart Valve in Bacterial Endocarditis   Mitral  
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Heart Valve in Bacterial Endocarditis in IV drug users   Tricuspid  
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Heart Valve involved in Rheumatic Fever   Mitral then Aortic  
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Hereditary Bleeding Disorder   Von Willebrand’s Disease  
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Hormone secreted in Pituitary Adenoma   Prolactin  
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Inherited disease of the Kidney   Adult polycystic kidney disease: associated w/ polycystic liver, Berry aneurysms, Mitral prolapse; APD1 – chromosome 16  
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Intracranial tumor in adults   Glioblastoma mulitforme  
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Islet Tumor   Insulinoma =  cell tumor  
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Liver 1ry Tumor   Hepatoma  
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Liver Disease   Alcoholic Liver Disease  
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Location of Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas   Head (99%)  
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Location of Adult Brain Tumors   Above Tentorium  
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Location of Childhood Brain Tumors   Below Tentorium  
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Lung Tumor, malignant or benign   Malignant  
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Lung Tumor, primary or secondary   Secondary  
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Lysosomal Storage Disease   Gaucher’s  
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Malignancy in Women   Lung (2nd breast)  
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Malignancy of the Larynx   Glottic CA (squamous cell)  
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Malignancy of the Small Intestine   Adenocarcinoma  
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Malignancy Vulva   Squamous cell CA  
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Malignant Eye Tumor in Kids   Retinoblastoma  
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Malignant Tumor of the Liver   Hepatocellular CA  
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Motor Neuron Disease   ALS  
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Muscular Dystrophy   Duchenne’s: Dystrophin deletion. Presents <5yoa weakness at pelvic girdles w/ upward progression  
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Nasal Tumor   Squamous cell CA  
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Neoplasm – Child   Leukemia  
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Neoplasm – Child (2nd most common)   Medulloblastoma of brain (cerebellum)  
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Neoplasm of the West   Adeno CA of the rectum and/or colon  
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Neoplastic Polyp   Tubular adenoma  
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Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults   Membranous Glomerulonephritis  
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Nephrotic Syndrome in Children   Minimal Change (Lipoid Nephrosis) Disease (responds well to steroid txt)  
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Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma   Follicular small clear cell  
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Number of Deaths per year in Women   Lung CA  
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Skin tumor   Basal cell CA  
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Opportunistic infection in AIDS   PCP  
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Ovarian Malignancy   Serous Cystadenocarcinoma  
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Ovarian Tumor   Hamartoma  
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Pancreatic Tumor   Adeno (usually in the head)  
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Patient with ALL / CLL / AML / CML   ALL – Child / CLL – Adult over 60 / AML - Adult over 60 / CML – Adult 35-50  
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Patient with Goodpasture’s   Young male  
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Patient with Reiter’s   Male  
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Pituitary Tumor   Prolactinoma (2nd – Somatotropic “Acidophilic” Adenoma)  
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Place for Primary Squamous Cell CA of esophagus   Mid 1/3  
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Place for Peptic Ulcer Disease   Lesser curvuture in antrum – associated w/ blood group O  
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Primary Benign Salivary Tumor   Pleomorphic Adenoma (Mixed) – 90% localized to the parotid  
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism   Adenomas (followed by: hyperplasia, then carcinoma)  
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Primary Malignancy of Bone   Osteosarcoma  
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Primary Malignancy of Small Intestine   Lymphoma  
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Pt. with Hodgkin’s   Young Male (except Nodular Sclerosis type – Female)  
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Pt. with Minimal Change Disease   Young Child  
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Renal Malignancy   Renal cell CA  
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Renal Malignancy of Early Childhood   Wilm’s tumor (neohroblastoma) – chromosome 11p  
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Salivary Tumor   Pleomorphic adenoma  
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Secondary Hyperparathyroidism   Hypocalcemia of Chronic Renal Failure  
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Sexually Transmitted Disease   Chlamydia (sero types D-K)  
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Site of Diverticula   Sigmoid Colon  
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Site of Embolic Occlusion   Middle cerebral aa: contralateral paralysis; aphasias; motor & sensory loss  
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Site of Metastasis   Regional Lymph Nodes  
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Site of Metastasis (2nd most common)   Liver  
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Sites of Atherosclerosis   Abdominal aorta > coronary > popliteal > carotid  
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Skin CA of Fair Skinned People   Malignant melanoma  
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Skin Cancer   Basal Cell Carcinoma  
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Small Intestine Congenital Anomaly   Meckel’s diverticulum  
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Stomach Cancer   Adeno – associated w/ blood group A  
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Testicular Tumor   Seminoma = malignant painless testes growth  
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Thyroid Anomaly   Thryoglossal duct cyst  
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Thyroid CA   Papillary CA  
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula   Lower esophagus joins trachea / upper esophagus – blind pouch – polyhydramnios association  
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Tumor in men <20   Germ cell tumor  
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Tumor of Infancy   Benign vascular tumor = port wine stain = Hemangioma  
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Tumor of the Stomach > 50 years old   CA of stomach (adenoCA)  
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Type of Hodgkin’s   Mixed Cellularity (versus: lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion, nodular sclerosis)  
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Type of Non-Hodgkin’s   Follicular, small cleaved  
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Type of Portal Cirrhosis   Micronodular  
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Type of Soft Tissue Tumor of Childhood   Rhabdomyosarcoma  
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Vasculitis (of medium & small arteries)   Temporal Arteritis (branch of Carotid Artery)  
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Viral Encephalitis   HSV  
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Worm Infection in US   Pinworm (2nd – Ascaris)  
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Worst Prognosis in Thyroid Cas   Follicular CA  
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Cause of Lobar Pneumonia   Strep. Pneumoniae  
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Cause of Death b/t 24-44 yoa   AIDS  
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Cause of Pneumonia in Cystic Fibrosis   Pseudomonas  
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Cause of Osteomyelitis in IV Drug Users   Pseudomonas  
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Cause of Infection in Burn Pts   Pseudomonas  
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Mental Problem in Males   Specific phobia  
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Intelligence Test   Stanford Binet (ages 6 & under); WIPSI (ages 4-6); WISK-R (for ages 6-17); WAIS-R (for > 17 year old)  
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Paraphilia   Pedophilia  
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Metabolite seen w/ Pheochromocytoma   VMA: vanillylmandelic acid (NE metabolite)  
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Severe Shigella   Dysenteriae  
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Bug in Otitis Media & Sinusitis in Kids   Strep. Pneumoniae  
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Cause of a Solitary Brain Abscess   A. Israelli  
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Cause of Bacterial Diarrhea in U.S.   Campylobacter jejuni  
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Shigella Type   S. Sonnei  
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Cause of Non-Ghonococcal Urethritis   Chlamydia trichomonas  
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Pneumonia   Strep. Pneumoniae  
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Urethritis   N. ghonorrhea  
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Cause of Glomerulonephritis   IgA Nephropathy = Berger’s Disease  
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Cause of Viral Pneumonia   RSV – infants; Parainfluenza – kids; Influenza virus – adults; Adeno virus – military recruits  
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Complication of COPD   Pulmonary infections  
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Cause of Death w/ SLE   Renal failure  
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Atrial Septal Defect   Ostium Secundum Type  
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Warm Antibody   Most common form of immune hemolytic anemia; IgG auto antibodies to RBC; See spherocytosis; (+) Coombs’ test; complication to CLL  
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Immunodeficiency   IgA Deficiency  
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Congenital GIT Anomaly   Meckel’s Diverticulum: persistence of vitelline duct/yolk sac stalk  
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Cause of Congenital Malformation   Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  
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