The following are what is called Pathognomonic terms.
When ever you hear one of them, remeber the disease related to, and it's helpful in diagnosing or solving cases
AFP in amniotic fluid or mothers serum
Spina Bifida
Anencephaly
Albumino-Cytologic Dissociation
Guillain-Barre(markedly increased proteinin CSF with only modest
increase in cellcount)
Antiplatelet Antibodies
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Arachnodactyly
Marfans
Aschoff Bodies
rheumatic fever
AuerRods
acute promyelocytic leukemia(AML type M3)
Autosplenectomy
sickle cell anemia
Babinski
UMN lesion
Basophilic Stippling of RBCs
lead poisoning
Bence Jones Protein
multiple myeloma free light chains(eitherkappaorlambda)
Waldenstroms macroglobinemia
BirbeckGranules
histiocytosis X(eosinophilicgranuloma)
BlueBloater
Chronic Bronchitis
Boot-ShapedHeart
Tetralogy of Fallot
Bouchards Nodes
osteoarthritis(PIP)
Boutonnieres Deformity
rheumatoid arthritis
Brown Tumor
hyper parathyroidism
Brushfield Spots
Downsyndrome
Call-Exner Bodies
granulosa cell tumor
Cardiomegaly with Apical Atrophy
Chagas Disease
Chancre
primary Syphilis
Chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi
Charcot Triad
multiple sclerosis(nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech)
Charcot-Leyden Crystals
bronchial asthma
Cheyne-Stokes Breathing
cerebral lesion
Chocolate Cysts
endometriosis
Chvosteks Sign
Hypocalcemia facial spasm in tetany
Clue Cells
Gardnerella vaginitis
Codmans Triangle
osteosarcoma
Cold Agglutinins
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
infectious mononucleosis
Condyloma Lata
Secondary Syphilis
Cotton Wool Spots
Hypertension
Councilman Bodies
dying hepatocytes
Crescents In Bowmans Capsule
rapidly progressive(crescentic glomerulonephritis)
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Klebsiella
Curschmanns Spirals
bronchial asthma
Depigmentation Of Substantia Nigra
Parkinsons
Donovan Bodies
granuloma inguinale(STD)
Eburnation
osteoarthritis(polished, ivory-like appearance of bone)
Ectopia Lentis
Marfans
Erythema Chronicum Migrans
Lyme Disease
Fatty Liver
Alcoholism
Ferruginous Bodies
asbestosis
Ghon Focus / Complex
Tuberculosis(primary & secondary, respectively)
Gowers Maneuver
Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy (use of arms to stand)
Heberdens Nodes
Osteoarthritis(DIP)
Heinz Bodies
G6PD deficiency
Hemorrhagic Urticaria
Henoch-Schonlein
Heterophil Antibodies
infectious mononucleosis(EBV)
Hirano Bodies
Alzheimers
Hyper segmented PMNs
Megaloblastic anemia
Hypochromic Microcytic RBCs
iron-deficiency anemia
Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction
Syphilis over-aggressive treatment of an asymptomatic pt. that causes
symptoms secondary to rapid lysis
Joint Mice
osteoarthritis(fractured osteophytes)
Kaussmaul Breathing
acidosis
Keratin Pearls
SCCA
Keyser-Fleischer Ring
Wilson Disease
Kimmelstiel-Wilson Nodules
diabetic nephropathy
Koilocytes
HPV
Koplik Spots
measles
Lewy Bodies
Parkinsons(eosinophilic inclusions in damaged substantia nigra cells)
Lines of Zahn
arterial thrombus
Lisch Nodules
neurofibromatosis(vonRecklinhausens disease)
Lumpy-Bumpy IF Glomeruli
post streptococcal glomerulonephritis
McBurneys Sign
appendicitis(McBurneys Pointis 2/3 of the way from the umbilicus to
anterior superior iliac spine)
Michealis-Gutmann Bodies
Malakoplakia
Monoclonal Antibody Spike
multiple myeloma this is called the M protein(usually IgG or IgA)
MGUS
Myxedema
hypothyroidism
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Continued
Dr.Mahdi
July 23, 2007, 07:14:11 PM
