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Important Mnemonics in Pathology


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Type II Hypersensitivity Examples

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My blood group is Rh+ve (mnemonic)

My: Myasthenia Gravis

Blood: blood transfusion reaction

Group: Good pasture syndrome and Graves disease

Is: Immune hemolytic anemia (IHA)

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

Rh: Rh incompatibility, RHD

Positive: Pemphigus (bulous) and Pernicious Anemia

Vessels Affected in Atherosclerosis

Mnemonic: ACP Delhi traffic is cute

Abdominal Aorta

Coronary Artery

Popliteal Artery

Descending Thoracic Aorta

Internal Carotid Artery

Circle of Willis

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Unstable Angina

Atherosclerosis- Complications

(A/C/U/T/E)
Aneurysm:

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Calcification

Ulceration

Thrombosis

Embolism.

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease


It includes 3 diseases: Mnemonic- CAB
1. COPD

Emphysema

Chronic bronchitis

2. Asthma

3. Bronchiectasis

LOFGREN Syndrome

Clinical features

Mnemonic: L O F GR EN
L: lymphadenopathy

O: Ouch (Joint Pains)

F: Fever

GR: Granulomas

EN: Erythema Nodosum

Erythema Nodosum

Mnemonic: Nodosum, Nobel.

Noble: Good prognosis.

Lupus Pernio

Sarcoidosis is involved with skin.


Mnemonic: Pernio, Pernicious (mischievous).

Mischievous: Bad prognosis.

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Renal Papillary Necrosis

Mnemonic PAPER DOSA

Diabetes Mellitus

Obstructive pyelonephritis

Sickle Cell Anemia

Analgesic Overdose

Gleason

Calculate in the below Sequence

PSG: Preeti Sharma Group (mnemonic).

P: Pattern

S: Score

G: Grade

Li Fraumeni Syndrome
The syndrome includes:

Mnemonic: BBBB tumors


Breast cancer

Brain cancer

Bone cancer

Blood cancer

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Profile of AOCD Varying from IDA

Mnemonic: TIBC

T : Top in

I : IDA

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B: Bottom in

C: Chronic disease

Golf Ball Inclusions


Mnemonic: He is a Boy playing Golf at 3 AM
He: HbH

Boy: β 4 tetramers

Golf: golf ball inclusions

3 AM: 3 α gene deletion

Asteroid bodies are seen in

Sarcoidosis

Sporothrix/ Rose gardener's disease


How to differentiate?

Sarcoidosis: Intracellular Asteroid body (inside multinucleated giant


cell)

Sporothrix/Rose gardener's disease: Extracellular Asteroid body

Mnemonic: Rose Gardener should do work roaming outside, thus


extracellular.

Serpentine/ Chrysotile
Mnemonic

I am crying (Chrysotile)

After looking at a snake (Serpentine)

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Amphibole, Crocidolite, and Amosite

Mnemonic

I am on a site (Amosite)

Saw a Crocodile (Crocidolite)

Which is an Amphibian?

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PAP: Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Neonatal

Cause: ABCA3 mutation (ATP-binding cassette)

Mnemonic: Kids learn ABC, so ABCA3 problem.


Improper production of surfactant is seen

Dumbbell-shaped bodies

Lungs: Asbestos body

Urine Crystal: Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate

(Mnemonic: Mona is Dumb)


Microbiology: Pox virus, dumbell DNA core.

Radiology: Schwannoma of spinal cord.

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Treatments

Small Cell Carcinoma

Has Maximum Markers

Neuroendocrine tumors

Salt and pepper appearance of chromatin

Azzopardi Effect: blue blood vessel

Molding and smudging of tumor cells

The DNA particles come into blood vessels

Molding and smudging of tumor cells


DNA on blood vessel

Special stain for DNA: Feulgen Stain

DNA goes from one Generation to next generation—FUELGEN


(mnemonic)

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Horner' Syndrome

Tumors Near Apex

Compression of sympathetic chain

AMPLE / MAPLE
Anhidrosis

Miosis

Ptosis

Loss of ciliospinal reflex

Enophthalmos (Sunken eyes)

Perineural Invasion is Shown by:


Prostate cancer

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Pancreatic cancer

Mnemonic: PAP

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Risk factors of Squamous Cell Carcinoma


Alcohol

Smoking

Hot beverages

Celiac disease

Drugs/radiation
Medical Subjec Facult Blo Plan Contact Signup /
PG ts y bullosag
Epidermolysis s us Login

Fermented milk: Mursik (consumed in Kenya)


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HPV
Type II
Tylosis palmaris et plantaris: thickening of palm and soles
Hypersensitivity
Examples (Hyperkeratosis)

My blood group Plummer Vinson Syndrome

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is Rh+ve SOX2 mutation
(mnemonic)
(Mnemonic: ABCDEF-PPP)
Vessels Affected in
Atherosclerosis
Mnemonic: ACP
Crohn's Disease
Delhi traffic is
cute Mnemonic: [SISTER-MAC]
Unstable Angina S: Skip Lesion, skin nodules (Metastatic Crohn's disease)
Atherosclerosis-
I: Most common organ affected is Ileum
Complications

Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease

LOFGREN Syndrome
Clinical features

Erythema
Nodosum

Lupus Pernio

Renal Papillary
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Necrosis
S: Radiologically, the string sign (Barium study) is associated with
Mnemonic
Saccharomyces cerevicae in some cases. Immunologically, Anti-
Saccharomyces cerevisiae positive (ASCA+)

T: Full thickness Fistures

E: Entire wall Fistulas

R- Rectum is spared

M: Microscopy: shows Hallmark - Non-Caseating Granuloma

A: Aphthous ulcer (first lesion). It will further progress and form

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Serpiginous ulcers.

C: The inside of the intestine will show a Cobblestone appearance.

C: From the outside, it will show creeping fat.

C: Cytokine: TNF is elevated.

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