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Path Q2E2
Follicular Lymphoma
- Derives from Germinal Center
- Occurs in adults
- T14;18
- BCL 2 overexpression
- BCL 2 inhibits apoptosis
- Indolent
- Generalized lymphadenopathy
- Bone marrow involvement
2 mins
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
- Epidemiology
- Most Common Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Usually in Older Adults
- 20% in Children
- Features
- May be Mature T Cell in Origin
- Derives from Germinal Center
- GI Tract and Brain
2 mins
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Older Males
- Activation of Cyclin D Gene
- T 11;14
- CD5
- Poor Prognosis
55 secs
Burkitt's Lymphoma
- Adolescents or young adults
- C-myc gene moves next to heavy chain Ig gene
- T 8;14
- Starry sky appearance
- Sheets of lymphocytes with interspersed macrophages
- Jaw lesion in endemic (African) form
- Pelvis or abdomen in non endemic form (American form)
- Associated with EBV
2 mins
Hodgkin Lymphoma Signs & Symptoms
- Signs and Symptoms
- Localized Single Group of Lymph Nodes
- Contiguous Spread
- Constitutional B Symptoms
- Low-Grade Fever
- Night Sweats
- Weight Loss
2 mins
Hodgkin Lymphoma Pathophysiology
- Pathophysiology
- Reed-Sternberg Cells
- Binucleate
- Owl's Eyes Appearance
- CD 15 and CD 30
- B Cell Origin
- Bimodal Age Distribution
2 mins
Adult T Cell Lymphoma
- Caused by HTLV 1
- Japan, West Africa, Caribbean
- Present with cutaneous lesions
- Aggressive
1 min
Helicobacter Pylori
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Curved
- Polar Flagellum
- Catalase-Positive
- Oxidase-Positive
- Disease
- Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
- Ammonia
- Neutral Environment
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma
- MALT lymphoma
- Diagnosis
- Serology IgG antibody
- Stool Antigen
- Urease Positive Breath Test
- Biopsy
- Treatment
- 2 ABX and PPI
2 mins
Barrett's Esophagus
- Histological findings
- Metaplasia in Lower Esophagus
- Columnar Epithelium
- Associated Pathologies
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Esophagitis
- Esophageal Ulcers
- Increased Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
1 min
Acute Gastritis
- Erosive
- Disruption of Mucosal Barrier
- Caused by Stress
- NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs)
- Alcohol
- Uremia
- Burns
- Curling's Ulcer
- Brain Injury
- Cushing Ulcer
- Increase H+ Production
1 min
Chronic Gastritis
- Type A
- Type A
- Fundus and Body
- Autoimmune
- Autoantibodies to Parietal Cells
- Pernicious Anemia
- Achlorhydria
- Type B
- Type B
- Most Common Type
- Helicobacter pylori
- Antrum
- Increased Risk of MALT Lymphoma
- Associations
- HIV/AIDS
- Crohn's Disease
3 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
Boerhaave Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Esophageal Rupture
- Increased Esophageal Pressure while Vomiting
- Lower 1/3 of Esophagus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Chest Pain
- Odynophagia
- Subcutaneous Emphysema
- Management
- Shock
- Surgical Emergency
2 mins
Ulcerative Colitis Characteristics
- Autoimmune
- Mucosal and Submucosal Only
- Rectal Involvement
- Stepwise Lesions
- Friable Pseudopolyp
- Crypt Abscess
- Loss of Haustra
- Lead Pipe Appearance
- Bloody Diarrhea
2 mins
Ulcerative Colitis Associations
- Associations
- Toxic Megacolon
- Colorectal Carcinoma
- Anterior Uveitis
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- P-ANCA
1 min
Crohn's Disease Characteristics
- Terminal Ileum and Colon
- Rectal Sparing
- Transmural Inflammation
- Granulomas
- Skip Lesions
- Cobblestone Mucosa
- Fissures
- Fistulas
- Perianal Disease
- Creeping Fat
- Lymphoid Aggregates
- String Sign on Barium Swallow
2 mins
Crohn's Symptoms and Associations
- Diarrhea
- Malabsorption
- Bile-Wasting
- Pigment Gallstones
- Oxalate Kidney Stones
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Erythema Nodosum
- Uveitis
- Migratory Polyarthritis
2 mins
Hirschsprung Disease
- Failure of Neural Crest Cell Migration
- Involves Rectum
- Lack of Auerbach and Meissner Plexus
- Chronic Constipation
- Failure to Pass Meconium
- Congenital Megacolon
- Increased Risk with Down Syndrome
- RET Mutations
2 mins
Mallory-Weiss
- Characteristics
- Bleeding From Tears in Mucosa
- Forceful Vomiting
- Alcoholism
- Eating Disorders (Bulimia)
- Painful Hematemesis
- Diagnosis
- Endoscopy
- Management
- Observation
2 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
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