| Albumino-Cytologic Dissociation |
Guillain-Barre (markedly increased protein in CSF with
only modest increase in cell count) |
| Antiplatelet Antibodies |
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| Arachnodactyly |
Marfan's |
| Aschoff Bodies |
rheumatic fever |
| Auer Rods |
acute myelocytic leukemia |
| Autosplenectomy |
sickle cell anemia |
| Babinski |
UMN lesion |
| Basophilic Stippling of RBCs |
lead poisoning |
| Bence Jones Protein |
multiple myeloma free light chains (either kappa or lambda)
Waldenstrom's macroglobinemia |
| Birbeck Granules |
histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma) |
| Blue Bloater |
Chronic Bronchitis |
| Boot-Shaped Heart |
Tetralogy of Fallot |
| Bouchard's Nodes |
osteoarthritis (PIP) |
| Boutonniere's Deformity |
rheumatoid arthritis |
| Brown Tumor |
hyperparathyroidism |
| Brushfield Spots |
Down's |
| Call-Exner Bodies |
granulosa cell tumor |
| Cardiomegaly with Apical Atrophy |
Chagas' Disease |
| Chancre |
1ฐ Syphilis |
| Chancroid |
Haemophilus ducreyi |
| Charcot Triad |
multiple sclerosis (nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning
speech) |
| Charcot-Leyden Crystals |
bronchial asthma |
| Cheyne-Stokes Breathing |
cerebral lesion |
| Chocolate Cysts |
endometriosis |
| Chvostek's Sign |
Hypocalcemia facial spasm in tetany |
| Clue Cells |
Gardnerella vaginitis |
| Codman's Triangle |
osteosarcoma |
| Cold Agglutinins |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
infectious mononucleosis |
| Condyloma Lata |
2ฐ Syphilis |
| Cotton Wool Spots |
HTN |
| Councilman Bodies |
dying hepatocytes |
| Crescents In Bowman's Capsule |
rapidly progressive (crescentic glomerulonephritis) |
| Currant-Jelly Sputum |
Klebsiella |
| Curschmann's Spirals |
bronchial asthma |
| Depigmentation Of Substantia Nigra |
Parkinson's |
| Donovan Bodies |
granuloma inguinale (STD) |
| Eburnation |
osteoarthritis (polished, ivory-like appearance of bone) |
| Ectopia Lentis |
Marfan's |
| Erythema Chronicum Migrans |
Lyme Disease |
| Fatty Liver |
Alcoholism and relatively normal with age and obesity |
| Ferruginous Bodies |
asbestosis |
| Ghon Focus / Complex |
Tuberculosis (1ฐ & 2ฐ, respectively) |
| Gower's Maneuver |
Duchenne's MD use of arms to stand |
| Heberden's Nodes |
Osteoarthritis (DIP) |
| Heinz Bodies |
G6PDH Deficiency |
| Hemorrhagic Urticaria |
Henoch-Schonlein |
| Heterophil Antibodies |
infectious mononucleosis (EBV) |
| Hirano Bodies |
Alzheimer's |
| Hypersegmented PMNs |
Megaloblastic anemia |
| Hypochromic Microcytic RBCs |
iron-deficiency anemia |
| Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction |
Syphilis over-aggressive treatment of an asymptomatic pt.
that causes symptoms 2ฐ to rapid lysis |
| Joint Mice |
osteoarthritis (fractured osteophytes) |
| Kaussmaul Breathing |
acidosis |
| Keratin Pearls |
SCCA |
| Keyser-Fleischer Ring |
Wilson's |
| Kimmelstiel-Wilson Nodules |
diabetic nephropathy |
| Koilocytes |
HPV |
| Koplik Spots |
measles |
| Lewy Bodies |
Parkinson's (eosinophilic inclusions in damaged substantia nigra
cells) |
| Lines of Zahn |
arterial thrombus |
| Lisch Nodules |
neurofibromatosis (von Recklinhausen's disease) |
| Lumpy-Bumpy IF Glomeruli |
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis |
| McBurney's Sign |
appendicitis (McBurney's Point is 2/3 of the way from the umbilicus to
anterior superior iliac spine) |
| Michealis-Gutmann Bodies |
Malakoplakia |
| Monoclonal Antibody Spike |
multiple myeloma this is called the M protein (usually IgG or IgA)
MGUS |
| Myxedema |
hypothyroidism |
| Negri Bodies |
rabies |
| Neuritic Plaques |
Alzheimer's |
| Neurofibrillary Tangles |
Alzheimer's |
| Non-pitting Edema |
Myxedema
Anthrax Toxin |
| Notching of Ribs |
Coarctation of Aorta |
| Nutmeg Liver |
CHF |
| Painless Jaundice |
pancreatic CA (head) |
| Pannus |
rheumatoid arthritis |
| Pautrier's Microabscesses |
mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) |
| Philadelphia Chromosome |
CML
ALL |
| Pick Bodies |
Pick's Disease |
| Pink Puffer |
Emphysema Centroacinar ญ smoking Panacinar -
a1-antitrypsin deficiency |
| Podagra |
gout (MP joint of hallux) |
| Port-Wine Stain |
Hemangioma |
| Posterior Anterior Drawer Sign |
tearing of the ACL |
| Psammoma Bodies |
Papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid
Serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary
Meningioma
Mesothelioma |
| Pseudohypertrophy |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| Punched-Out Bone Lesions |
multiple myeloma |
| Rash on Palms & Soles |
2ฐ Syphilis
RMSF |
| Red Morning Urine |
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| Reed-Sternberg Cells |
Hodgkin's Disease |
| Reid Index Increased |
chronic bronchitis |
| Reinke Crystals |
Leydig cell tumor |
| Rouleaux Formation |
multiple myeloma RBC's stacked as poker chips |
| S3 Heart Sound |
LฎR Shunt (VSD, PDA)
Mitral Regurg
LV Failure |
| S4 Heart Sound |
Pulmonary Stenosis
Pulmonary HTN |
| Schwartzman Reaction |
Neisseria meningitidis impressive rash with
bugs |
| Simian Crease |
Down's |
| Smith Antigen |
SLE (also anti-dsDNA) |
| Soap Bubble on X-Ray |
giant cell tumor of bone |
| Spike & Dome Glomeruli |
membranous glomerulonephritis |
| String Sign on X-ray |
Crohn's bowel wall thickening |
| Target Cells |
Thalassemia |
| Tendinous Xanthomas |
Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
| Thyroidization of Kidney |
chronic pyelonephritis |
| Tophi |
gout |
| Tram-Track Glomeruli |
membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis |
| Trousseau's Sign |
visceral ca, classically pancreatic (migratory thrombophlebitis)
hypocalcemia (carpal spasm)
These are two entirely different disease processes and
different signs, but they unfortunately have the same name. |
| Virchow's Node |
supraclavicular node enlargement by metastatic carcinoma of the
stomach |
| Warthin-Finkeldey Giant Cells |
Measles |
| WBC Casts |
pyelonephritis |
| Wire Loop Glomeruli |
lupus nephropathy, type IV |
| - AFP in amniotic fluid or mother's serum |
Spina Bifida
Anencephaly |
| - Uric Acid |
Gout
Lesch Nyhan
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Diuretics (Loop & Thiazides) |
| FEV1/FVC |
COPD |
