Under the Microscope
The mitral valve pathology characterized by extensive myxoid degeneraiton and destruction of the normal 3-layer leaflet tissue architecture.
What is Barlow's disease?
The Latin phrase for venous outflow obstruction causing arterial flow impedance.
What is phlegmasia alba dolens?
The station number for segmental lymph nodes.
What is 13?
The cells that characterize carcinoid tumors.
What are Kulchitsky cells?
This is the Lecompte maneuver.
What is relocation of the PA anterior to the aorta?
Teratomas that contain these 2 tissue types are classified as malignant.
What are fetal and neuroendocrine?
DAILY DOUBLE
The type of rejection characterized by immunoglobulin complement deposition in the absence of cellular rejection.
The ratio used in the Haller index for pectus.
What is the Transverse diameter:AP diameter?
The endocrine disorder seen in small-cell lung cancer.
What is SIADH?
The structure from which the aortic and pulmonary trunks arise.
What is the distal portion of the bulbus cordis?
The primary tracheal malignancy that histologically resembles a salivary gland neoplasm.
What is adenoid cystic carcinoma?
The gas used to inflate an intra-aortic balloon pump.
What is helium?
The volume of gas in the lung at end-expiration of a tidal breath
What is functional residual capacity?
The protein deficiency in William's syndrome.
What is elastin?
What is an atrial septal defect?
The disease process depicted here results in primarily diastolic dysfunction until late in the course of disease.
What is cardiac amyloidosis?
The formula for Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index.
What is Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure - Pulmonary Artery Diastolic Pressure divided by CVP?
The ligament that is released by transection of the superior horns in a suprahyoid release.
What is the lateral thyroid ligament?
The mechanism of action of statin drugs.
What is HMG Co-A Reductase inhibition?
The shunt fraction with PA sat 70%, SVC sat 90%, and SaO2 100%.
What is 3:1?
The histologic criteria for biphasic mesothelioma.
What is at least 10% epithelioid and 10% sarcomatoid subtypes?
The degree of aortic insufficiency that should prompt valve closure, repair, or replacement at the time of LVAD implantation.
What is greater than mild AI?
The pulmonary vasodilator injected into the pulmonary artery during lung procurement.
What is Prostaglandin E1?
The paraneoplastic electrolyte abnormality seen in squamous cell carcinoma.
What is hypercalcemia?
According to Trusler's rule, the band size for a 5 kg patient with TGA and a VSD.
What is 29 mm?