Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Patients with cavernous hemangiomas in the brain are at risk of developing an _____

Fibrocystic change of the breast presents as cysts with a _____ appearance on gross exam

Do spherocytes persist following splenectomy in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis? _____

Which renal arteriole is initially affected by non-enzymatic glycation? _____

A '_____' glomerular disorder involves < 50% of glomeruli

Sideroblastic anemia is characterized by _____ serum iron

Which cause of pauci-immune glomerulonephritis is associated with c-ANCA (PR3-ANCA)? _____

von Willebrand disease is associated with an abnormal _____ assay

With a factor VIII coagulation factor inhibitor, mixing normal plasma with a patient's plasma _____ correct the PTT (does or doesn't)

Reye syndrome presents with _____-vesicular fatty change in the liver, hypoglycemia, vomiting, hepatomegaly, and eventually coma/death