Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

In appendicitis, obstruction leads to _____ intraluminal pressure, which compresses vessels and lymphatics in the appendiceal wall resulting in ischemia and necrosis

Hepatitis _____ infections are more likely to cause membranous glomerulonephritis

_____ lymphadenopathy can be seen with chronic inflammation, metastatic carcinoma, or lymphoma

Hint: painful or painless

Osteoarthritis is characterized by _____ of the subchondral bone, due to friction from the opposing bone surface

What pathology may form from milk trapping due to mammary duct obstruction? _____

Which blistering skin disorder presents with thin-walled bullae that rupture easily? _____

The diffuse basement membrane thickening in diabetic microangiopathy is caused by overproduction of _____ by vascular fibroblasts

Rhabdomyolysis releases heme pigments into the bloodstream, which may cause _____

Hint: renal pathology

Rickets is due to decreased mineralization of _____ of epiphyseal growth plates

What type of nephrotic syndrome is a patient with SLE most likely to get? _____