General Pathology — Flashcards

_____ refers to a state in which an immune cell cannot become activated by exposure to its antigen

What is the mode of inheritance of acute intermittent porphyria?_____

Compared to younger spherocytes, older spherocytes are _____ (size)

The _____ is a diagnostic test used to identify HSV or VZV through a smear of an opened skin vesicle.

What pathologic RBC is seen with bone marrow infiltration (e.g. myelofibrosis, thalassemias)?_____

What laboratory technique is used to diagnose chromosomal imbalances?_____

Impaired division and enlargement of RBC precursors leads to _____, macrocytic anemia

Is Sturge-Weber syndrome inherited or sporadic? _____

A _____ occurs when the long arms of 2 acrocentric chromosomes fuse at the centromere and the 2 short arms are lost

Patients with infective endocarditis can develop a nephritic syndrome due to deposition of _____