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Pathoma: Fundamentals of Pathology (2018) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Down Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Trisomy 21
- Meiotic Nondisjunction
- Signs and Symptoms
- Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Single palmar crease
- Flat Facies
- Duodenal Atresia
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Septum Primum Type ASD
- Endocardial Cushion Defects
- Prominent Epicanthal Folds
- Increased Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Alzheimer's Disease
3 mins
Meckel's Diverticulum
- Pathophysiology
- True Diverticulum
- Vitelline Duct
- Yolk Stalk
- Contain Ectopic Tissue
- Pancreatic And Gastric Mucosa
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hemorrhage
- Intussusceptions
- Volvulus
- Diagnosis
- 2 Feet From Ileocecal Valve
- 2 Inches Long
- 2% Population
- First 2 Years Of Life
- Pertechnetate T99
2 mins
Types of Intestinal Obstruction
- Mechanical
- Adhesions
- Hernia
- Volvulus
- Intussusception
- Tumor
- Non-Mechanical
- Mesenteric Artery Occlusion
- Spinal Injury
- Paralytic Ileus
2 mins
Intussusception
- Pathophysiology
- Telescoping of Bowel Segments
- Lead Point
- Assessment
- Episodic Abdominal Pain
- Diarrhea
- Sausage-Shaped Mass
- Red Currant Jelly Stools
- Diagnosis
- Ultrasound/CT
- Target Sign
- Considerations
- More Common in Children
- Rotavirus Vaccine Contraindicated
- Management
- Air or Hydrostatic Enema
- Surgical Reduction
3 mins
Lactose Intolerance
- Pathophysiology
- Lactase Deficiency
- Decreased Lactose Absorption
- Increased Osmotic Load
- Presentation
- Abdominal Pain
- Flatulence
- Diarrhea
- Diagnosis
- Positive Hydrogen Breath Test
- Decreased Stool pH
- Management
- Avoid Dairy
- Lactase Supplementation
2 mins
Celiac Disease Characteristics
- Epidemiology
- European Descent
- HLA-DQ2
- HLA-DQ8
- Pathophysiology
- Autoimmune-mediated Intolerance of Gliadin
- Symptoms
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Weight Loss
- Failure to Thrive
- Decreased Bone Density
- Steatorrhea
- Anemia
2 mins
Celiac Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diagnosis
- Blunting of Intestinal Villi
- Lymphocytes in Lamina Propria
- Anti-gliadin Antibodies (IgA)
- Anti-endomysial Antibodies (IgA)
- Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies (IgA)
- Treatment
- Gluten-Free Diet
- Corticosteroids
- Dapsone
- Complications
- Intestinal Lymphoma
2 mins
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency Causes
- Causes
- Vegans
- Pernicious Anemia
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Malabsorption
- Sprue
- Enteritis
- Crohn's Disease
- Diphyllobothrium latum
4 mins
Whipple's Disease
- Tropheryma Whipplei
- Gram-Positive
- Middle-aged, Caucasian men and Farmers
- Malabsorption
- Mesenteric Nodes
- Arthralgias
- Cardiac Symptoms
- Neurologic Symptoms
- PAS-positive Foamy Macrophages
1 min
Abetalipoproteinemia
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Deficiency of Apolipoproteins B-48 and B-100
- MTTP Gene Mutation
- Clinical Features
- Malabsorption
- Steatorrhea
- Failure to Thrive
- Ataxia
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Spinocerebellar Degeneration
- Diagnosis
- Lipid-Laden Enterocytes
- Acanthocytes
- Decreased Cholesterol and LDL
- Treatment
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
4 mins
Carcinoid Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Neuroendocrine Cells
- Serotonin
- Appendix
- Diagnosis
- Chromogranin A
- Neuron Specific Enolase
- Dense Core Bodies on EM
- Signs and Symptoms
- Symptoms When Metastasize to Liver
- Flushing
- Wheezing
- Right Heart Murmur
- Diarrhea
4 mins
Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor
- Characteristics
- Excellent Prognosis
- Signs and Symptoms
- Symptoms of Bronchial Obstruction
- Often Asymptomatic
- Carcinoid Syndrome
- Diarrhea
- Wheezing
- Flushing
- Diagnosis
- 5-HIAA in Urine
- Nests of Neuroendocrine Cells
- Chromogranin A Positive
- Treatment
- Surgical Resection
- Octreotide for Symptomatic Relief
2 mins
Necrotizing Enterocolitis Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnosis
- Complete Blood Count (CBC)
- Blood Cultures
- Pneumatosis Intestinalis
- Increased Bowel Wall Thickness
- Management
- NPO with NG Tube to Suction
- Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
- Surgery
2 mins
Necrotizing Enterocolitis Characteristics and Clinical Features
- Characteristics
- Bowel Wall Inflammation
- Prematurity
- Early Clinical Features
- Failure to Thrive
- Vomiting
- Rectal Bleeding
- Late Clinical Features
- GI Perforation
- Peritonitis
- Sepsis and Shock
2 mins
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