Addison’s Disease- primary adrenocortical deficiency
Addisonian Anemia-pernicious anemia (antibodies to intrinsic factor or parietal cells Vit B12 megaloblastic anemia)
Albright’s Syndrome- polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, café au lait spots, short stature, young girls
Alport’s Syndrome-hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness
Alzheimer’s- progressive dementia
Argyll-Robertson Pupil- loss of light reflex constriction (contralateral or bilateral)
“Prostitute’s Eye” – accommodates but does not react
Pathognomonic for 3°Syphilis
Arnold-Chiari Malformation-cerebellar tonsil herniation
Barrett’s-columnar metaplasia of lower esophagus ( risk of adenocarcinoma)
Bartter’s Syndrome-hyperreninemia
Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy-similar to Duchenne, but less severe (deficiency in dystrophin protein)
Bell’s Palsy-CNVII palsy involves entire face; UMN lesion only affects lower face)
Berger’s Disease-IgA nephropathy
Bernard-Soulier Disease-defect in platelet adhesion (abnormally large platelets & lack of platelet-surface glycoprotein)
Berry Aneurysm
circle of Willis (subarachnoid bleed)
often associated with ADPKD
Bowen’s Disease- carcinoma in situ on shaft of penis,premalignant( risk of visceral ca)
Briquet’s Syndrome-somatization disorder
psychological: multiple physical complaints without physical pathology
Broca’s Aphasia-Motor Aphasia,intact comprehension
Brown-Sequard-hemisection of cord (contralateral loss of pain & temp / ipsilateral loss of fine touch, UMN)
Bruton’s Disease- X-linked agammaglobinemia
Budd-Chiari- post-hepatic venous thrombosis
Buerger’s Disease-acute inflammation of small, medium arteries,painful ischemia,gangrene
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