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0 - ArchivalUser - 11-07-2006

good job you two. this is what i had in mind.............

1. Crescents in Bowman's capsule
Rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis

2. Cretinism
Hypothyroidism/iodine deficit

3. Currant-jelly sputum
Klebsiella

4. Curschmann's spirals
Bronchial asthma (whorled mucous plugs)

5. Cushing's syndrome
Corticosteroid therapy (second most common cause is excess ACTH secretion by pituitary)