120 USMLE Crossword

Calcifications of the bladder wall are essentially pathognomonic. Chronic infection is associated with an increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder (as opposed to the usual urothelial/transitional cell).
Hot tub folliculitis
a major tissue growth factor activated by injury, cytokine release (infection, inflammation) and hypoxia that promotes angiogenesis and also increases vascular permeability (hence the edema). This increased permeability aids in the movement of proteins and white blood cells to the site of injury.
caused by positively-birefringent rhomboid calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition. Most commonly affected location is the knee.
negatively birefringent, big toe
a granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF), which are drugs used to increase white blood cell count in patients with leukopenia
used to prevent bone marrow suppression in patients taking methotrexate
used to stimulate red blood cell production
allows for the study of DNA alterations
a sedative-hypnotic and dissociative anesthetic that generally acts as a downer but can also cause incredible aggression coupled with pain insensitivity
is a commonly mentioned physical exam finding in PCP
space between the uterus and the rectum (i.e. the place where pelvic free fluid goes)
“migratory serpiginous perianal rash” (ick) is classic for
a parasitic roundworm acquired from larvae-contaminated soil. Strongyloides larvae can borrow (hence the rash) and can migrate to the GI tract and lay their eggs, which then hatch in the intestine and cause diarrhea. Treatment is
cells make testosterone
is a major cause of mortality for patients with scleroderma
TP / (TP + FN)
work by decreasing osteoclast activity (thereby reducing bone resorption)
DI is an important complication of some skull base fractures and can be treated with
skip lesions, fistulae, strictures
most common inherited bleeding diathesis
CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion disorder
Autism-like behaviors and relatively large head are common; large testicles only appear after puberty
Gram-positive rods in a diabetic foot wound (or a World War I soldier fighting in a trench)
A b2 agonist like the bronchodilator
bind to and remove the RhD antigens
It’s given to at-risk Rh- moms at 28 weeks and at delivery
decreases hepatic glucose production, decreases intestinal absorption of glucose, and improves insulin sensitivity by increasing peripheral glucose uptake and utilization
can change its pilus, which is responsible for adhesion to host cells and the main antigen to which the host mounts an immune response
is able to switch out different pilin genes, and for this reason, prior infection does not confer long-lasting immunity
leads to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
raise HDL and decrease LDL and TGs.
stimulate sebaceous glands and cause acne
Diffuse low-level ST elevation means
Diffuse low-level ST elevation means pericarditis. These patients often complain of pleuritic chest pain that is somewhat alleviated by sitting up and leaning forward and have distant heart sounds. Common test causes include viruses, uremia, and 2-3 weeks after myocardial infarction
Electrical alternans on boards means a big
Electrical alternans on boards means a big pericardial effusion (and usually cardiac tamponade physiology). The heart cannot fill properly, preload decreases, hypotension and tachycardia ensue, fluid backup leads to elevated JVP. Underlying etiology in this patient is