What enzyme is elevated in sarcoidosis?
ACE
What histological finding confirms amyloidosis-nephropathy?
Apple-green birefringence on Congo Red stain
Which cardiac biomarker is used to diagnosis reinfarction?
Ck-MB. Levels decline after 48-72 hours whereas troponin will stay elevated for 7-10 days.
This quadrant is most commonly affected in breast cancers. Why?
Which gonadotropin hormone is largely increased in PCOS?
LH
Name the location on imaging where you would see pathologic lesions from coal workers, asbestosis, and silicosis pneumoconiosis
Asbestos: lower lobes
Coal workers/silicosis: upper lobes
What cause of glomerulonephritis is associated with GAS infection?
PSGN
ECG shows absent P waves and irregularly irregular R-R intervals. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Atrial fibrillation
What histologic feature—resembling embryonic glomeruli—is pathognomonic for yolk sac tumors?
Schiller-Duval bodies
What rare androgenic ovarian tumor causes virilization (e.g., deepening voice)?
Sertoli-Leydig tumor
What histological and imagining findings are consistent with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis?
What finding confirms minimal change disease?
Podocyte effacement on EM
Name the four defining characteristics of TOF. Bonus: name the type of murmur present.
Pulmonary stenosis, VSD, overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy. Bonus: harsh, systolic ejection murmur
Which aggressive testicular cancer is marked by extremely high β-hCG levels, gynecomastia, and early hematogenous spread to the lungs?
Choriocarcinoma
Which hormone rises sharply due to diminished ovarian feedback during menopause?
FSH
What metabolic complication arises from sarcoid granulomas?
Hypercalcemia
What biopsy finding confirms Goodpasture syndrome?
Linear IgG deposits along GBM on immunofluorescence
Name this lipid-lowering agent used in the treatment of CAD based off of adverse effects: myopathy, hepatotoxicity, headache.
Atorvastatin: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (decreased LDL, increases HDL, and slight decrease in TGs)
Name two cancers we've learned that present with a fried egg cell appearance.
Seminoma and dysgerminoma
What estrogen-producing tumor, associated with Call-Exner bodies, causes endometrial hyperplasia and postmenopausal bleeding?
Granulosa cell tumor
Name 3 gene mutations associated with IPF
MUC5b, TERT/TERC, SFTPA2/SFTPC (surfactant gene mutations)
Name 4 renal conditions that also affect the respiratory tract. What symptom would indicate respiratory involvement?
Goodpasture syndrome, microscopic polyangiitis, granulomatous polyangiitis, eosinophilic polyangiitis. Hemoptysis
Name 4 complications of MI and their timeline.
Ventricular arrhythmia: within 24-hours
Papillary muscle rupture: 2-7 days
Ventricular wall rupture: days-weeks
Dressler syndrome: weeks-months
Identify the following breast triple negative breast cancer, which presents histologically with lymphocytic infiltrate.
Medullary carcinoma
What two symptoms, associated with T2DM, result from insulin resistance in PCOS?
Obesity and acanthosis nigricans