Pathology

BUZZ WORDS

CARDIOVASCULAR
Coarctation of aorta Turners syndrome
Tricuspid valve endocarditis IV drug abuse
Libman Sachs endocarditis Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Marantic Endocarditis Systemic malignancy
Rheumatic fever Group A streptococcus
Aschoff bodies
Sydenhams chorea
Erythema marginatum
Elevated ASO
MacCallum plaque-L atrium
Thickening, fusion chordae tendinea
of valve
Fusion of valve cusps
Fish mouth-button hole deformity
Cor pulmonale Isolated right heart failure
Atherosclerosis Elevated CK-MB, LDH flipped
fraction (I>II)
Mural thrombus
Atrial myxoma Left atrium
Mitral prolapse Young exercising thin women
Marfans disease
Parachute deformity
Mid-systolic click
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Haphazard arrangement myocardial
Stenosis fibers

Syphilitic Aneurysm Aortic root

Tree barking
Dissecting Aneurysm Cystic medial necrosis
Curschmanns spirals
Pulmonary Emboli V/Q scan mismatch
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Squamous cell carcinoma of lung Hypercalcemia (PTH)
Central
Adenocarcinoma Peripheral
Scar carcinoma
Oat cell carcinoma Ectopic hormones - ACTH
Cushings syndrome
Chemotherapy only
ARDS Diffuse alveolar damage
Hyaline membranes
Emphysema Protease antiprotease hypothesis
Smoking
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency at
bases of lungs
Bronchitis Hypertrophy submucosal glands
Sarcpodpsos Non-caseating granulomas
Hypercalcemia
Elcated ACE levels in serum
Malignant mesothelioma Asbestos
Asbestos Ferruginous body
BREAST
Pagets disease of nipple Underlying breast carcinoma
Papilloma Bloody nipple discharge
Lobular carcinoma Bilateral
Fibrocystic disease Apocrine metaplasia
Blue-domed cysts
HEMATOLOGY
Hereditary spherocytosis Spectrin defect
Increased osmotic fragility
Spherocytes
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase Antimalarial agents
deficiency
Sulpha drugs
Intravascular hemolysis
Beta-thalassemia Fetal Hemoglobin-HgF
Target Cells
Alpha-thalassemia HbA2
HbBarts
HbH
Sickle cell disease
Megaloblastic anemia
Fe deficiency anemia
KIDNEY
Adult Polycystic
Infantile polycystic kidney
Post strep GN
RPGN
Goodpastures Linear IgG at GBM
Lipoid Nephrosis
Membranoproliferative GN
Diabetes mellitus
Benign nephrosclerosis
Malignant hypertension
Renal cell carcinoma
Papillary necrosis
Transitional cell carcinoma
Liver
Hepatitis B
Point mutation-substitution
valglutamine
HbS
Osteomyelitis-Salmonella
Pigment gallstones
Sickle cells
B12 folate deficiencies
Increased MCV, MCH
Hypersegmented neutrophil
Macovalocytes
Chronic GI-blood loss
Carcinoma of colon
Microcytic hypochromic anemia
Berry aneurysms
Polycystic liver disease
Hepatic fibrosis
Elevated ASO
Crescents
Fusion of foot processes
Normal glomerulus by light
microscopy
Tram-tracking
Dense deposit disease
Kimmelstiel-Wilson
Hyaline arteriolosclerosis
Onion-skinning
Flea bitten
Clear cells
Inversion renal vein
Polycythemia
Analgesic abuse
Diabetes
Sickle cell disease
Schistosoma Hematobium
Naphthylamine
Multifocal
Ground glass hepatocytes
 Hepatocellular carcinoma
Reyes syndrome Flu-like illness
Aspirin ingestion
Fatty liver
Primary biliary cirrhosis Antimitochondrial antibody positive
in serum
Chronic passive congestion Nutmeg liver
Liver adenoma Oral contraceptives
Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatitis B
Aflatoxins
Angiosarcoma Vinyl chloride
Thorotrast
Alcoholic cirrhosis Fatty change
Mallorys hyaline
Mallorys hyaline Cytokeratin filaments
Wilsons disease Kayser-Fleischer rings
Hemochromatosis Bronze diabetes
Steatorrhea
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency Panacinar emphysema lower lobes
Cirrhosis

SKIN
Psoriasis Auspitz sign
Spongiform pustule of Kogoj
Munros microabscess
Erythema multiforme Target lesion
Steven Johnson Syndrome
Pemphigus vulgaris Intraepidermal bullae
IgG around keratinocytes by
fluorescence
Bullous pemphigoid Linear IgG by immunofluorescence
at DE
Junction
Basal Cell carcinoma Pearly border
Palisading
Kaposis sarcoma AIDS
Purple plaques
Spindle cells, extravasated red cells,
Hemosiderin
Malignant melanoma Radial growth
 Vertical growth
Clarks levels
Acanthosis nigricans Internal malignancy

MUSCULOSKELETAL
Myasthenia Gravis Antibodies to acetylcholine receptor
of motor endplate
Thymoma
Thymic hyperplasias
Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid factor
Pannus
PIP joint
Osteosarcoma Codmans triangle
Knee of teen boy
Metaphysis
Retinoblastoma
Chromosome 13, deletion q14
Chondrosarcoma Pelvis
Ewings sarcoma Diaphysis
Metastases to skull
Extensive soft tissue penetration
Duchennes muscular dystrophy Dystrophin deficiency
X chromosome
Pseudohypertrophy of calves
Pagets disease of bone Bowing of tibia
Mosaic bone
High output cardiac failure
Osteosarcoma risk increased

INFLAMMATION
Acute inflammation Neutrophils
Chronic inflammation Macrophages, lymphocyte
Bacteria Neutrophils
Viruses and fungi Macrophages, lymphocytes
C5A Chemotaxis
C5-9 Membrane attach complex
Opsonins IgG, C3b
Chronic granulomatous disease of Failure of oxidative burst
childhood
Catalase (+) organisms
Chediak-Higashi Defect in chemotaxis and migration
Bradykinin Pain
Leukotriene B4 Chemotaxis
Leukotriene C4, D4, E4 Vasoconstriction
Interleukin 1 Fever, shock
TNF Fever, shock
Granulomata Collection of macrophages
surrounded by lymphocytes, giant
cells
Keloid Blacks
Exuberant granulation tissue Proud flesh
HPV Cervical carcinoma types 16, 18
EMV Burkitts Lymphoma
HBV Hepatocellular carcinoma
HTL1 T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

ENERGY
UV Basal, squamous cell carcinoma of
skin
Melanoma of skin
RT Leukemias, thyroid carcinoma

CHEMICALS
Viral chloride Angiosarcoma of live
Thorotrast Angiosarcoma of liver
Aflatoxin B Hepatocellular carcinoma
Product of grain metabolism by
Aspergillus flavus
Alkylating agents Leukemia
Lymphomas
Nitrosamines Gastric carcinoma
Asbestos Mesothelioma
Arsenic Squamous carcinoma of skin
Chromium, Nickel; Lung carcinomas
Smoking Lung carcinomas
DES Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma
Vaginal adenosis
Inactivation of cellular genes Retinoblastoma
Loss of suppression
Tumor suppressor gene P 53
MISCELLANEOUS
Lead poisoning Basophilic stippling of
Red blood cells
Kids CNS damage
Adults peripheral neuropathy
Methanol poisoning Oxidation to formic acid
CNS edema
Blindness
Carbon monoxide Cherry red skin color

AIDS
Recurrent infection
T helper/T suppresser ration < 1.0
Pneumocystis
CMV
Candida
Herpes
Mycobacteria- especially MAI
Cryptococcal meningitis
Kaposis sarcoma
PML
Cryptosporidium
Lymphomas