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9434 Pathology

A 50-year-old obese man (BMI = 32 kg/m2 ) comes to the physician complaining of indigestion after meals, bloating, and heaburn. Vital signs are normal. A CT scan of the abdomen reveals a hiatal hernia of the esophagus. Endoscopic biopsy shows thickening of the basal layer of the squamous epithelium, upward extension of the papillae of the lamina propria, and an increased number of neutrophils and lymphocytes.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

AEsophageal varices
BMallory-Weiss syndrome
CReflux esophagitis
DSchatzki mucosal ring
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9438 Pathology

A 25-year-old woman presents with a 2-week history of febrile illness and chest pain. She has an erythematous, macular facial rash and tender joints, paicularly in her left wrist and elbow. A CBC shows mild anemia and thrombocytopenia. She is noted to have increased serum levels of ceruloplasmin, fibrinogen, a2-macroglobulin, serum amyloid A protein and C-reactive protein. Together, these markers belong to which of the following families of proteins?

AAcute phase proteins
BAnaphylatoxins
CInhibitors of platelet activation
DRegulators of coagulation
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