Please make flashcards of chapter cell injury from robbins pathology
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// COVER SLIDE
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addCoverSlide("Cell Injury, Cell Death\n& Adaptations", "Chapter 2 – Robbins & Kumar Pathologic Basis of Disease");
// =====================================================================
// SECTION 1: Cellular Adaptations
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"1. Hypertrophy – increase in CELL SIZE (e.g., cardiac muscle in hypertension)",
"2. Hyperplasia – increase in CELL NUMBER (e.g., endometrial hyperplasia with estrogen)",
"3. Atrophy – decrease in cell size/number (e.g., muscle disuse)",
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"★ KEY: All are reversible if the stimulus is removed"
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"Increase in CELL SIZE (not number), with increased functional capacity",
"Physiologic: uterus during pregnancy; skeletal muscle with exercise",
"Pathologic: left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension",
"Mechanism: growth factors (IGF-1, TGF-β), mechanical sensors → gene activation → increased protein synthesis",
"★ Pure hypertrophy occurs in non-dividing cells (cardiac, skeletal muscle)"
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"Increase in CELL NUMBER due to growth factor-driven proliferation",
"Physiologic: regenerative (liver after hepatectomy); hormonal (breast/uterus at puberty)",
"Pathologic: endometrial hyperplasia (excess estrogen) → risk of carcinoma",
"Viral: HPV causes epithelial hyperplasia (warts) → can precede cancer",
"★ Hyperplasia occurs only in cells capable of division (NOT cardiac/neurons)"
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"List 6 causes of pathologic atrophy.",
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"1. Decreased workload (disuse atrophy) – plaster cast immobilization",
"2. Loss of innervation (denervation atrophy)",
"3. Diminished blood supply (senile brain atrophy)",
"4. Inadequate nutrition (marasmus, cachexia)",
"5. Loss of endocrine stimulation (post-menopause endometrium/breast)",
"6. Pressure atrophy (benign tumor compressing adjacent tissue)",
"Mechanism: ↓ protein synthesis + ↑ ubiquitin-proteasome degradation + autophagy"
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"Reversible change in which one differentiated cell type is replaced by another",
"1. Barrett esophagus: squamous (esophagus) → columnar (gastric-type) due to GERD",
"2. Respiratory tract: columnar ciliated → squamous epithelium in smokers",
"3. Bladder: transitional → squamous (chronic stones/infection)",
"Mechanism: reprogramming of stem cells by growth factors & cytokines",
"★ Significance: protective but ↑ risk of malignant transformation (e.g., adenocarcinoma in Barrett)"
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// =====================================================================
// SECTION 2: Causes & Overview of Cell Injury
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"What are the major causes of cell injury? (List at least 7 categories)",
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"1. Hypoxia/Ischemia – most common; O₂ deprivation",
"2. Physical agents – trauma, burns, radiation, extreme temps",
"3. Chemical agents & drugs – CCl₄, acetaminophen overdose",
"4. Infectious agents – viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites",
"5. Immunologic reactions – autoimmunity, hypersensitivity",
"6. Genetic derangements – inborn errors, enzyme defects",
"7. Nutritional imbalances – protein deficiency, vitamin deficiency",
"★ Hypoxia ≠ Ischemia: Ischemia also ↓ metabolic substrates + accumulates wastes"
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"How does hypoxia differ from ischemia? Why is ischemia more damaging?",
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"Hypoxia: O₂ deficiency only → cells use anaerobic glycolysis for some ATP",
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"Reperfusion injury adds further damage via ROS generation upon restoration of blood flow"
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// SECTION 3: Reversible Cell Injury
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"1. CELLULAR SWELLING (hydropic change): Most common; first manifestation",
" • Caused by failure of ATP-dependent Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase pump",
" • Na⁺ accumulates → osmotic water influx → cell & ER enlarge",
"2. FATTY CHANGE (steatosis): Triglyceride-filled lipid vacuoles",
" • Seen in organs of lipid metabolism: liver, heart, kidney",
" • Caused by toxic injury disrupting lipid metabolism",
"★ Both are REVERSIBLE if stimulus is removed"
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"What ultrastructural changes are seen in reversible cell injury?",
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"• Plasma membrane: blebbing, blunting of microvilli",
"• Mitochondria: swelling, rarefaction (clearing) of matrix",
"• ER: dilatation, detachment of ribosomes (→ ↓ protein synthesis)",
"• Nucleus: clumping of nuclear chromatin",
"• Cytoplasm: myelin figures appear (phospholipid whirls)",
"★ Gross: organ pallor + mild swelling",
"★ No nuclear changes = still REVERSIBLE"
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// SECTION 4: Irreversible Injury & Necrosis
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"What are the two morphologic hallmarks that indicate IRREVERSIBLE cell injury?",
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"1. SEVERE MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION with vacuolization of mitochondria",
" → 'Flocculent densities' in mitochondrial matrix",
"2. PLASMA MEMBRANE DISRUPTION with lysosomal swelling and leakage",
" → Lysosomal enzymes digest cell contents (autolysis)",
"★ Nuclear changes (pyknosis, karyorrhexis, karyolysis) confirm irreversible injury",
"★ Irreversibility = point of no return, leads to necrosis or apoptosis"
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"What are the three nuclear changes seen in necrosis?",
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"1. PYKNOSIS – nuclear condensation; basophilic, shrunken nucleus",
"2. KARYORRHEXIS – fragmentation of the condensed nucleus",
"3. KARYOLYSIS – dissolution/fading of the nucleus (enzymatic DNase digestion)",
"★ Mnemonic: PCK → Pack (condense, crumble, clear)",
"These changes occur over 1–2 days after cell death"
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"Compare the 6 patterns of tissue necrosis with their key associations.",
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"1. COAGULATIVE – preserved architecture; all organs except brain; ischemia → infarct",
"2. LIQUEFACTIVE – digested, viscous liquid; brain infarct; bacterial/fungal abscess (pus)",
"3. CASEOUS – cheese-like, friable; TB granuloma; structureless, amorphous debris",
"4. FAT NECROSIS – chalky-white Ca²⁺ deposits; acute pancreatitis (saponification)",
"5. FIBRINOID – bright pink, amorphous; immune-mediated vasculitis",
"6. GANGRENOUS – clinical term; dry (coagulative) vs wet (+ liquefactive, bacterial)",
"★ Coagulative = all organs EXCEPT brain"
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"What is coagulative necrosis? Why is the brain an exception?",
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"Architecture of dead tissue is preserved for days → firm texture",
"Injury denatures structural proteins AND enzymes → ↓ proteolysis",
"Cells are eosinophilic with ghost outlines; nuclei disappear",
"Caused by ischemia in all organs except brain",
"★ Brain exception: high phospholipid content + few structural proteins → undergoes LIQUEFACTIVE necrosis",
"A localized area of coagulative necrosis = INFARCT"
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"What is caseous necrosis? What disease is it most associated with?",
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"Friable, cheese-like (Latin: caseus) white appearance",
"Microscopy: structureless granular debris of fragmented lysed cells",
"Surrounded by a GRANULOMA (epithelioid macrophages + lymphocytes)",
"★ Most associated with: TUBERCULOSIS",
"Also: histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis",
"Enclosed granuloma = the diagnostic hallmark"
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"What is fat necrosis and what enzyme is responsible?",
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"Focal destruction of fat tissue by release of activated PANCREATIC LIPASES",
"Occurs in: acute pancreatitis (Chapter 19)",
"Mechanism: pancreatic enzymes leak → liquefy fat cell membranes → release triglycerides",
"Lipases split triglycerides → fatty acids combine with Ca²⁺ → chalky-white deposits",
"This is SAPONIFICATION (soap formation)",
"Histology: shadowy necrotic fat cells + basophilic Ca²⁺ deposits + inflammation",
"★ Grossly chalky-white lesions in peritoneum = diagnostic clue for pancreatitis"
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// SECTION 5: Apoptosis
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"What is apoptosis and how does it differ from necrosis?",
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"Apoptosis: programmed cell death; orderly, energy-dependent elimination of cells",
"DIFFERENCES vs Necrosis:",
"• Cell size: shrunken (apoptosis) vs swollen (necrosis)",
"• Membrane: intact (apoptosis) vs disrupted (necrosis)",
"• Inflammation: ABSENT (apoptosis) vs PRESENT (necrosis)",
"• DNA: laddering (180 bp) in apoptosis vs random degradation in necrosis",
"• Process: controlled, ATP-dependent vs passive, accidental",
"★ Apoptosis = 'suicide'; Necrosis = 'murder'"
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"What are the morphologic features of apoptosis?",
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"1. Cell shrinkage – dense cytoplasm; tightly packed organelles",
"2. Chromatin condensation – dense crescent-shaped clumps under nuclear membrane",
"3. Nuclear fragmentation",
"4. Cytoplasmic blebs → formation of APOPTOTIC BODIES (membrane-bound fragments)",
"5. Phagocytosis of apoptotic bodies by adjacent cells or macrophages",
"★ No leakage → NO inflammation",
"Histologically: single shrunken eosinophilic cell with dark nucleus fragments"
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"What are the causes of apoptosis? (Physiologic vs Pathologic)",
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"PHYSIOLOGIC:",
"• Embryogenesis (organogenesis, removal of webbing)",
"• Involution of hormone-dependent tissues (post-lactation breast, endometrium)",
"• Deletion of self-reactive lymphocytes (immune tolerance)",
"• Normal cell turnover (intestinal epithelium, neutrophil death)",
"PATHOLOGIC:",
"• DNA damage (p53 activation → irreparable DNA → apoptosis)",
"• Viral infections (hepatocyte death → Councilman bodies in viral hepatitis)",
"• Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-mediated killing",
"• Atrophy after duct obstruction (pancreas, parotid)"
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"Describe the two main pathways of apoptosis.",
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"1. INTRINSIC (Mitochondrial) Pathway:",
" • Triggered by: DNA damage, oxidative stress, growth factor withdrawal",
" • ↑ Bax/Bak (pro-apoptotic) → cytochrome c released from mitochondria",
" • Cytochrome c + Apaf-1 → apoptosome → activates caspase-9 → effector caspases",
" • BCL-2 inhibits this pathway (anti-apoptotic)",
"2. EXTRINSIC (Death Receptor) Pathway:",
" • FasL binds Fas (CD95) or TNF binds TNFR1",
" • FADD adaptor → procaspase-8 → caspase-8 → effector caspases",
"★ BOTH pathways converge on EXECUTIONER CASPASES (3, 6, 7)"
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"What is the role of BCL-2 in apoptosis?",
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"BCL-2 is an ANTI-APOPTOTIC protein located on mitochondrial membrane",
"Function: sequesters pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax, Bak) → prevents cytochrome c release",
"★ BCL-2 overexpression → cells resist apoptosis → promotes cancer survival",
"Classic example: follicular B-cell lymphoma has t(14;18) → BCL-2 overexpression",
"BCL-2 family balance (pro vs anti-apoptotic) = 'rheostat' for cell survival",
"Other anti-apoptotic: BCL-XL, MCL-1",
"Pro-apoptotic: BAX, BAK, BIM, PUMA, NOXA"
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// =====================================================================
// SECTION 6: Mechanisms of Cell Injury
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"What are the 5 main intracellular mechanisms by which cell injury occurs?",
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"1. ATP DEPLETION – mitochondrial dysfunction; Na⁺/K⁺ pump failure → swelling",
"2. MITOCHONDRIAL DAMAGE – MPTP opens → ↓ membrane potential → necrosis/apoptosis",
"3. INTRACELLULAR Ca²⁺ ACCUMULATION – activates enzymes (PLA₂, proteases, endonucleases)",
"4. REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES (ROS) – oxidative stress → lipid peroxidation, DNA damage",
"5. PLASMA MEMBRANE DAMAGE – direct damage (toxins) or loss of phospholipids",
"★ These mechanisms are INTERCONNECTED and amplify each other"
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"What happens when ATP is depleted in a cell? (Downstream effects)",
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"1. ↓ Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase → Na⁺ influx + K⁺ efflux → cell swelling",
"2. ↑ Anaerobic glycolysis → lactic acid accumulation → ↓ pH → ↓ enzyme activity",
"3. ↓ Protein synthesis (ribosomes detach from ER)",
"4. Lipid deposition (lipoprotein assembly failure)",
"5. ↑ Cytosolic Ca²⁺ → enzyme activation",
"6. Mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) opens at ~5–10% normal ATP → NECROSIS",
"★ ATP depletion to 5–10% of normal = widespread cellular dysfunction"
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"What are Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)? How do they cause cell injury?",
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"ROS = partially reduced forms of oxygen: O₂•⁻ (superoxide), H₂O₂, •OH (hydroxyl radical)",
"Sources: normal metabolism, ischemia-reperfusion, radiation, toxic drugs, inflammation",
"Mechanisms of injury:",
" • Lipid peroxidation – membrane phospholipid destruction",
" • Protein oxidation – enzyme inactivation; structural protein damage",
" • DNA damage – single/double strand breaks",
"Antioxidant defenses: SOD (O₂•⁻ → H₂O₂), catalase (H₂O₂ → H₂O), glutathione peroxidase",
"★ Ischemia-reperfusion: reperfusion floods cell with O₂ → burst of ROS generation"
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"How does increased intracellular Ca²⁺ cause cell injury?",
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"Normally: cytosolic Ca²⁺ is very low (~0.1 µmol); pumped into ER and extracellular space",
"In injury: ischemia, toxins → membrane damage → Ca²⁺ influx from extracellular space + release from ER",
"Harmful effects of ↑ Ca²⁺:",
" • ATPases – accelerates ATP depletion",
" • Phospholipases – membrane damage",
" • Proteases – cytoskeletal and membrane degradation",
" • Endonucleases – DNA and chromatin fragmentation",
" • Mitochondrial damage → permeability transition → cytochrome c release",
"★ Ca²⁺ is a FINAL COMMON PATHWAY in many types of cell death"
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"What is ischemia-reperfusion injury and why is it important clinically?",
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"Reperfusion of ischemic tissue can paradoxically WORSEN injury",
"Mechanisms of reperfusion injury:",
" 1. ROS burst on O₂ reintroduction (from mitochondria, xanthine oxidase, neutrophils)",
" 2. Intracellular Ca²⁺ overload (restored membrane function, mitochondrial uptake)",
" 3. Neutrophil infiltration → more ROS and proteases",
" 4. Complement activation",
"Clinical importance:",
" • Myocardial infarction reperfusion (thrombolysis/PCI)",
" • Stroke reperfusion",
" • Organ transplantation",
"★ Explains why rapid reperfusion must be balanced with protective strategies"
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"Reperfusion Injury"
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// =====================================================================
// SECTION 7: Cellular Aging & Special Topics
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"What is autophagy? How does it relate to cell injury?",
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"Autophagy: 'self-eating' – cell digests its own organelles and proteins via lysosomes",
"Types: macroautophagy, microautophagy, chaperone-mediated autophagy",
"Protective role: removes damaged organelles (mitochondria = mitophagy)",
"Stimulated by: nutrient deprivation, growth factor loss, ER stress",
"Relevance to injury:",
" • Adaptation: helps cells survive stress by recycling components for energy",
" • Excessive autophagy → autophagic cell death (type 2 programmed death)",
"★ Autophagic vacuoles (membrane-bound organelle fragments) = morphologic marker"
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"Autophagy"
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"What is the 'point of no return' in cell injury?",
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"The threshold beyond which injury becomes IRREVERSIBLE",
"Key events that mark the point of no return:",
" 1. Severe mitochondrial dysfunction (vacuolization + flocculent densities)",
" 2. Profound membrane damage (plasma + lysosomal membranes)",
" 3. Lysosomal enzyme release → auto-digestion",
"★ Before this point: cell swelling, fatty change → REVERSIBLE",
"★ After this point: nuclear changes (pyknosis, karyorrhexis, karyolysis) → NECROSIS",
"Not always a sharp line – varies by cell type, type of injury, and ATP levels"
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"What are the morphologic features used to distinguish apoptosis from necrosis on H&E?",
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"APOPTOSIS:",
" • Single shrunken eosinophilic cell or small clusters",
" • Dense nuclear chromatin condensation",
" • Apoptotic bodies (membrane-bound cellular fragments)",
" • No surrounding inflammation",
"NECROSIS:",
" • Groups/zones of cells; cell swelling → ghost outlines",
" • Pyknosis → karyorrhexis → karyolysis",
" • Cytoplasmic eosinophilia (denatured proteins)",
" • INFLAMMATION present",
"★ Councilman bodies in viral hepatitis = apoptotic hepatocytes"
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"Histology Comparison"
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"What are the cellular changes of aging and senescence?",
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"Cellular aging = accumulation of sub-lethal injury over time",
"Key mechanisms:",
" 1. TELOMERE SHORTENING – replicative senescence; each division ↓ telomere → growth arrest (p53/p21)",
" 2. Oxidative damage – ROS from normal metabolism accumulates",
" 3. Defective protein homeostasis – misfolded proteins accumulate",
" 4. Epigenetic changes – altered gene expression patterns",
"Features of senescent cells:",
" • Enlarged, flat morphology",
" • ↑ β-galactosidase activity (senescence marker)",
" • SASP: Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype → pro-inflammatory",
"★ Telomerase reactivation = key mechanism in cancer immortalization"
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"Cellular Aging"
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"What is the role of p53 in cell injury?",
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"p53 = 'Guardian of the Genome'; tumor suppressor protein",
"Activated by: DNA damage, hypoxia, oncogene activation, ROS",
"Normal function:",
" • Halts cell cycle (G1/S checkpoint via p21) to allow DNA repair",
" • If DNA repair fails → activates pro-apoptotic genes (PUMA, NOXA) → apoptosis",
" • Activates antioxidant genes",
"★ Loss/mutation of p53 (most common mutation in cancer) → damaged cells survive and proliferate",
"★ p53 connects DNA damage → apoptosis (intrinsic pathway)"
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endSlide.addText("Cell Injury, Death\n& Adaptations", {
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endSlide.addText("Source: Robbins & Kumar – Pathologic Basis of Disease", {
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pres.writeFile({ fileName: "/home/daytona/workspace/cell-injury-flashcards/Cell_Injury_Flashcards_Robbins.pptx" })
.then(() => console.log("✅ PPTX created successfully!"))
.catch(err => console.error("❌ Error:", err));
cd /home/daytona/workspace/cell-injury-flashcards && node make_flashcards.js
ls -lh /home/daytona/workspace/cell-injury-flashcards/
Cell Injury Flashcards Robbins
Presentation · PPTX
| Section | Topics Covered |
|---|---|
| 1. Cellular Adaptations | Hypertrophy, Hyperplasia, Atrophy, Metaplasia (Q1-5) |
| 2. Causes of Cell Injury | 7 major categories, Hypoxia vs Ischemia (Q6-7) |
| 3. Reversible Cell Injury | Hallmark features, ultrastructural changes (Q8-9) |
| 4. Irreversible Injury & Necrosis | Nuclear changes, 6 necrosis patterns, coagulative vs liquefactive vs caseous vs fat vs fibrinoid (Q10-15) |
| 5. Apoptosis | vs Necrosis, morphology, causes, intrinsic/extrinsic pathways, BCL-2 (Q16-20) |
| 6. Mechanisms of Cell Injury | ATP depletion, ROS, Ca²⁺ accumulation, reperfusion injury (Q21-25) |
| 7. Special Topics | Autophagy, point of no return, histology comparison, cellular aging/telomeres, p53 (Q26-30) |