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MEHLMANMEDICAL HY PATHOLOGY MEHLMANMEDICAL.COM MEHLMANMEDICAL.COM 2 YouTube @mehlmanmedical Instagram @mehlman_medical MEHLMANMEDICAL.COM MEHLMANMEDICAL.COM 3 HY Pathology, by Dr Michael D Mehlman The focus of this PDF is a HY review of general pathology principles for USMLE. When we talk about “Path,” every organ system has countless diseases and mechanisms that could be expounded upon. Recognize that my other subject PDFs (i.e., HY Cardio, Pulm, Renal, Gastro, etc.) are all “Path,” where I go into extensive detail about the things you need to know for USMLE. I reiterate / preface this way because if you’re currently looking for in depth Path in a specific subject area, use my other subject PDFs. Going through all of my PDFs will cover all of your “Path” for USMLE. This PDF is just general pathology principles once again. MEHLMANMEDICAL.COM MEHLMANMEDICAL.COM 4 HY General Pathology HY Path terms Anaplasia - Reversion to more immature cell type (i.e., a cell goes from, e.g., mature skin cell back to a stem cell). - Means high-grade in cancer and poorer prognosis. Aplasia - Tissue/organ doesn’t develop. - DiGeorge syndrome à aplasia of 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches à missing thymus...