Birefringent - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PATHOLOGY HIGH YIELD NBME ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND REVIEWED ANSWERS 2023/2024 Anticentromere antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Scleroderma (CREST) Antidesmoglein (epithelial) antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Pemphigus vulgaris (blistering) Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Goodpasture's syndrome (glomerulonehpritis and hemoptysis) Antihistone antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER-Drug-induced SLE (hydralazine, isoniazid, phenytoin, procainamide) Anti-IgG antibodies - CORRE...

USMLE Step 3 verified answers latest 2023Pseudogout associations hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa There is none. Get abdominal angiography first, then biopsy of muscle,...

Pseudogout associations (Ans - hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals (Ans - negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals (Ans - positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B (Ans - polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C (Ans - cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa (Ans - There is none. Get abdominal angiography first, then biopsy of muscle, skin, or sural ner...

USMLE STEP 3 EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Pseudogout associations - correct answer hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals - correct answer negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals - correct answer positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B - correct answer polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C - correct answer cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa...

A 72 y/o man develops severe pain and swelling in both knees, shortly after undergoing an abd hernia repair Sgx. PEx shows warmth and swelling of both knees with large effusions. Arthrocentesis of the right knee reveals the presence of intracellular and extracellular weakly positive birefringent crystals in the synovial fluid. Gram stain is negative. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? A. Gout B. Septic arthritis C. Calcium oxalate deposition disease D. Reactive arthritis E...

Pseudogout associations - correct answer hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals - correct answer negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals - correct answer positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B - correct answer polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C - correct answer cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa - correct answer There is none. Get abdominal ...

USMLE STEP 3 EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Pseudogout associations - correct answer hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals - correct answer negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals - correct answer positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B - correct answer polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C - correct answer cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa...

Diseases for MSK Module Exam questions with complete solution Presentation: pain, red, & swelling in joint (often big toe), asymmetrical, deposits around joints, usually older male Labs: hyperuriciemia (although uric acid can be normal in acute attacks), negative birefringent crystals Gout (case) deposits around joints = tophus pain/swelling in big toe = podagra Gout a hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and...

formalin CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following pigments is birefringent? A. formalin B. bile C. lipofuscin D. melanin 8 - 10 micrometer CORRECT ANSWER-What micrometer thickness is preferred for the technique shown? skeletal CORRECT ANSWER-Muscle that histologically contains cytoplasmic cross-striations and has multiple nuclei located at the edge of the fibers is classified as: Von kossa CORRECT ANSWER-The technique shown below is most likely: Schmorl Stain CORRECT ANSWER-The tech...

A 72 y/o man develops severe pain and swelling in both knees, shortly after undergoing an abd hernia repair Sgx. PEx shows warmth and swelling of both knees with large effusions. Arthrocentesis of the right knee reveals the presence of intracellular and extracellular weakly positive birefringent crystals in the synovial fluid. Gram stain is negative. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? A. Gout B. Septic arthritis C. Calcium oxalate deposition disease D. Reactive arthritis E...