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Addison’s | Autoimmune (2nd – infection) |
AMI - children | Kawasaki disease |
Aneurysm | Abdominal aorta |
Aneurysm of Circle of Willis | Anterior communicating a.; bitemporal hemianopsia |
AV fistula | Penetrating knife wound. |
Blindness | Diabetic retinopathy |
Blindness - preventable | Chlamydia |
Breast Mass | Fibrocystic Change Carcinoma is the most common is post-menopausal women |
Bug in Acute Endocarditis | Staph aureus |
Bug in Bacterial Arthritis in young Adults | Neisseria gonorrhea |
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – elderly | Strep pneumoniae |
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – newborns | E. coli |
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – toddlers | Hib |
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – young adults | Neisseria meningitidis |
Bug in debilitated, hospitalized pneumonia pt | Klebsiella |
Bug in Epiglottitis | Hib |
Bug in food poisoning | Staph aureus |
Bug in GI Tract | Bacteroides 2. E. coli |
Bug in IV drug user bacteremia / pneumonia | Staph aureus |
Bug in opportunistic infection of AIDS | CMV ( Pneumocystis carinii is most common overall) |
Bug in PID | N. Gonnorrhoeae or Chlamydia |
Bug in Pneumonia - Community - typical | Strep pneumoniae 2. H. influenza 3. Klebsiella |
Bug in Pneumonia - Hospital acquired | Klebsiella 2. Pseudomonas 3. E. coli |
Bug in Pneumonia - Community - atypical | Mycoplasma 2. Legionella |
Bug in Sub acute Endocarditis | Strep Viridans |
Cancer - Leukemia - <14> | ALL |
Cancer - Leukemia - >60 yo | CLL |
Cancer - Leukemia - 15 -39 yo | AML |
Cancer - Leukemia - 40 -60 yo | CML |
Cancer in Gynecologic - malignancy | Endometrial Carcinoma |
Cancer in Infancy | Hemangioma |
Cancer in Kids | Leukemia 2. Medulloblastoma of brain, cerebellum |
Cancer in Men | Prostate CA |
Cancer in Women | Leiomyoma aka fibroids |
Cancer in Women - malignant | Breast CA |
Cancer of the Adrenal Medulla– adults | Pheochromocytoma |
Cancer of the Adrenal Medulla– kids | Neuroblastoma |
Cancer of the Appendix | Carcinoid - rare metastasis |
Cancer of the Bone | Metastases from Breast & Prostate |
Cancer of the Bone - primary - adults | Multiple Myeloma |
Cancer of the Brain– Child | Medulloblastoma (cerebellum) |
Cancer of the Brain–Adult | Astrocytoma (including Glioblastoma Multiforme) then: Mets, meningioma, Schwannoma |
Cancer of the Breast | Infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma |
Cancer of the Connective Tissue -benign | Lipoma |
Cancer of the Esophagus | Leiomyoma |
Cancer of the Esophagus | SCCA |
Cancer of the Esophagus - malignant | SCC (60%) > adenocarcinoma (40%) |
Cancer of the Heart - adults | Metastases |
Cancer of the Heart - Primary– adults | Myxoma “Ball Valve” |
Cancer of the Heart - Primary– kids | Rhabdomyoma |
Cancer of the Liver | Metastasis; lung > GI |
Cancer of the Liver - benign | Cavernous Hemangioma |
Cancer of the liver - Primary | Hepatocellular CA |
Cancer of the liver - Primary, benign | Cavernous Hemangioma |
Cancer of the Mouth | SCC or Mucoepidermoid CA |
Cancer of the Mouth - upper lip | Basal Cell CA |
Cancer of the Nasal cavities | SCC |
Cancer of the Ovary - benign | Serous cystadenoma |
Cancer of the Ovary - malignant | Serous cystadenocarcinoma |
Cancer of the Pancreas | Adenocarcinoma (usually in the head) |
Cancer of the Pituitary | Prolactinoma (2nd – Somatotrophic “Acidophilic” Adenoma) |
Cancer of the Placenta - benign | Cavernous hemangioma |
Cancer of the Salivary Glands | Pleiomorphic Adenoma |
Cancer of the Skin | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
Cancer of the Small Bowel | Carcinoid - frequent metastasis from ileum |
Cancer of the Spleen - benign | Cavernous hemangioma |
Cancer of the Stomach | Gastric Adenocarcinoma; intestinal type or diffuse type |
Cancer of the Testicles | Seminoma |
Cancer of the Thyroid | Papillary Carcinoma |
Cancer that invades the Female GU tract | Endometrial Adenocarcinoma |
Cancer; malignant lymphoma in kids | Burkitt's lymphoma |
Cancer; Site of metastasis | Regional Lymph Nodes |
Cancer; Site of metastasis (2nd most common) | Liver |
Cancer; Genetic Alteration | p53 |
Cardiomyopathy | Dilated (Congestive) Cardiomyopathy |
Carpal bone dislocation | Lunate |
Carpal bone fx | Scaphoid |
Chromosomal disorder | Down’s |
Cirrhosis | Alcohol |
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia | 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency then, 11- |
Congenital cardiac anomaly | VSD membranous > muscular |
Congenital early cyanosis | Tetralogy of Fallot |
Congenital GI anomaly | Meckel's diverticulum |
Coronary Artery thrombosis | LAD |
Cushings | Exogenous Steroid Therapy (then, primary ACTH, Adrenal Adenoma, Ectopic ACTH) |
Death in Alzheimer pts | Pneumonia |
Death in Diabetics | MI |
Death in HTN | AMI 2. Lenticulostriate stroke 3. renal failure (benign nephrosclerosis) |
Death in SLE pts. | Lupus Nephropathy Type IV (Diffuse Proliferative) |
Death in USA | Ischemic Heart Disease |
Dementia | Alzheimer’s 2. Multi-Infarct Dementia |
Demyelinating Disease | Multiple Sclerosis |
Diarrhea - children | Rotavirus |
Dietary Deficiency | Iron |
Disk herniation | L4-L5 |
End-stage Renal Disease | Diabetes |
Enzyme deficiency | 21 hydroxylase - 95% of CAH |
Fatal genetic defect in Caucasians | Cystic Fibrosis |
Form of Amyloidosis | Immunologic Bence Jones protein in multiple myeloma is also called the Amyloid Light Chain |
Form of Tularemia | Ulceroglandular |
GI obstruction | Adhesions 2. Indirect inguinal hernia |
Glomerulonephritis | IgA nephropathy aka Berger's |
Heart Murmur | Mitral Valve Prolapse |
Heart Valve in bacterial Endocarditis | Mitral |
Heart Valve in bacterial Endocarditis in IV drug users | Tricuspid |
Heart Valve involved in Rheumatic Fever | Mitral > Aortic |
Hereditary Bleeding Disorder | Von Willebrandt’s Disease |
Hernia | Indirect |
Hypercalcemia | hyperparathyroidism |
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary | Adenomas (followed by: hyperplasia, then carcinoma) |
Hyperparathyroidism - Secondary | Hypocalcemia of Chronic Renal Failure |
Hypertension | Essential (95%) 2. Renal disease |
Hypertension - children | Renal disease; cystic disease, Wilm's tumor |
Hypertension - young women | Oral contraceptives |
Hyperthyroidism | Graves' Disease |
Hypopituitarism - adults | Nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma |
Hypopituitarism - kids | Craniopharyngioma |
Hypothyroidism | Hashimoto's thyroiditis |
Intussusception | terminal ileum into coecum |
Liver Disease | Alcoholic Liver Disease |
Liver infection | Viral Hepatitis - HVA |
Location of Adult brain tumors | Above Tentorium |
Location of Childhood brain tumors | Below Tentorium |
Lysosomal Storage Disease | Gaucher’s |
Mental retardation | Down’s or Fragile X , Fetal alcohol syndrome |
Motor Neuron Disease | ALS |
Myocarditis | Coxsackie B virus |
Nephrotic Syndrome - adults | Membranous Glomerulonephritis |
Nephrotic Syndrome - kids | Minimal Change Disease |
Opportunistic infection in AIDS | PCP |
Peripheral Neuropathy | Diabetes |
Portal Hypertension | Cirrhosis |
Protozoal Diarrhea | Giardia |
Pulmonary HTN | COPD |
Renal Failure | Acute tubular necrosis |
Right Heart Failure | Left heart failure |
Secondary Hypertension | Renal disease |
Sexually transmitted disease | Chlamydia |
SIADH | Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung |
Single Gene Disorder | Thalassemia |
Site of Diverticula | Sigmoid Colon |
Sites of atherosclerosis | Abdominal aorta > coronary > popliteal > carotid |
Surgical Emergency | Acute Appendicitis |
Thyroid disease | Goiter |
Tracheoesophageal Fistula | Lower esophagus : trachea / Upper esophagus : blind pouch |
Type of Hodgkin’s | Mixed Cellularity versus: lymphocytic predominance, lymphocytic depletion, nodular sclerosis |
Type of Non-Hodgkin’s | Follicular, small cleaved |
Vasculitis (of medium & small arteries) | Temporal Arteritis |
Viral Encephalitis | HSV |
Worm infection in US | Pinworm 2. Ascaris |
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