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What soft tissue tumor histologically resembles NS-Hodgkin lymphoma?

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282

Surgical Pathology

What is "jaagsiekte"?

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120

Surgical Pathology

What type of crystals have been identified in fine needle aspirations of pleomorphic adenoma?

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95

Cytopathology

What is the bony counterpart of soft tissue fibromatosis?

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79

Surgical Pathology

What is the difference between fibrous dysplasia and osteofibrous dysplasia?

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66

Surgical Pathology

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia can be associated with what syndromes?

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50

Surgical Pathology

What is Kasabach-Merrit syndrome?

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71

Surgical Pathology

What is the term for a granular cell tumor arising in the gingiva of newborns and how is it immunohistochemically different from its adult counterpart?

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58

Surgical Pathology

What is a differential diagnosis for CIN-2?

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87

Surgical Pathology

What is Carney's triad?

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171

Surgical Pathology

The Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor family (AKA Erb)has four members. Which member has no known ligand, and which member does not have a tyrosine kinase domain?

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77

Molecular Pathology

Which are the five chromosomes in which Robertsonian translocations can occur and why?

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100

Cytogenetics

What tumors/conditions are associated with HHV-8?

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83

Surgical Pathology

What is the most common endocrine anomaly in Langerhan cell Histiocytosis (LCH) and why? Bonus: This endocrine anomaly is part of a triad. Name it and give all three parts.

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88

Other

What is the cause of the characteristic "ground-glass" appearance of hepatocytes in HBV infection?

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96

Surgical Pathology

Of the following pauci-immune small vessel vasculitides: microscopic polyangiitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, and Churg-Strauss, which one has asthma and blood eosinophila?

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112

Other

What is a common ultrastructural finding seen renal endothelial cells in all classes of lupus nephritis, regardless of disease activity?

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74

Other

Which member of the of the metalloproteinase family, may be more reliable than CD34 in differentiating DFSP from a dermatofibroma?

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99

Dermatopathology

What are some secondary causes of membranoproliferative (mesangiocapillary) Glomerulonephritis(MPGN)?

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57

Other

What is a way to distinguish between granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica by stains and IHC?

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58

Dermatopathology

What disease of the head, neck, and trunk occurs in patients with paraproteinemia?

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71

Dermatopathology

What translocation occurs in mucoepidermoid carcinoma?

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62

Surgical Pathology

Describe an immunophenotypic way to differentiate Down’s syndrome patients with AML versus patient's with transient myeloproliferative disorder ?

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88

Hematopathology

What tumor has a similar chromosomal translocation and immunostaining characteristic as DFSP but occurs most commonly in infants and children?

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124

Surgical Pathology

Granular cell tumors are positive for which of the following stains - cytokeratin, CD68, S-100 and PAS? (HINT: more than one of these are positive)

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72

Surgical Pathology

What is another name for "Bednar tumor"?

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85

Surgical Pathology

Cowden syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition resulting in hamartomatous neoplasms of the skin, GI tract, bones, CNS, eyes and genitourinary tract. Can you name the gene that is mutated in the majority of Cowden syndrome cases?

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66

Surgical Pathology

Infection-associated lymphomas derived from marginal zone B cells include which microorganisms?

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138

Hematopathology

Name the chromosome on which Rh gene complex is located

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214

Blood Bank

What syndrome is associated with angiofibromas?

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193

Surgical Pathology

What lymphoma is associated with HCV infection and cryoglobulinemia?

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228

Hematopathology

What is the most common cause of mixed cryoglobulinemia?

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153

Chemistry

What coagulation factor is structurally homologous to ceruloplasmin?

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128

Chemistry

What benign childhood tumors are associated with iodothryonine deiodinase activity leading to refractory hypothyroidism?

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113

Chemistry

What is the most common trisomy encountered in spontaneous abortuses?

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174

Cytogenetics

What is the most common chromosome affected in lymphoma?

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127

Cytogenetics

What is the most common chromosomal abnormality seen in CLL that can be elucidated by karyotype?

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104

Cytogenetics

What is the most common chromsomal aberration in CLL?

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112

Cytogenetics

Of the chromosomal aberrations in CLL, rate them from best to worst prognosis.

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103

Cytogenetics

What are the chromosomes commonly affected in CLL?

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87

Cytogenetics

Which factors are phospholipid-bound?

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114

Hematopathology

1) Which factors are associated with bleeding? 2) Which factors are not associated with bleeding?

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108

Hematopathology

What are examples of acquired bleeding disorders not associated with prolonged PT and aPTT?

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109

Hematopathology

What drug is used therapeutically to raise VWF levels in disorders such as VWD and uremic platelet dysfunction?

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78

Hematopathology

What is the mechanism by which acquired B phenomenon occurs? What is the only blood group that can acquire it?

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146

Blood Bank

In accordance with NAME accreditation, what is the maximum yearly autopsy caseload for a medical examiner?

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116

Forensic Pathology

Patients with <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> infections may develop strong cold agglutinins with specificity to what blood group antigen?

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187

Blood Bank

What antibiotic should be used to test staphylococci for susceptibility to penicillinase-resistant penicillin-type drugs?

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113

Microbiology

What syndrome has been associated in patients with both colon and endometrial cancer?

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212

Surgical Pathology

Angiomyolipomas of the kidney are often associated with what clinical disorder/manifestation?

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128

Surgical Pathology

Immunophenotype for CMML?

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131

Hematopathology

CMML's most important factor in determining survival?

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105

Hematopathology

CMML progression to acute leukemia?

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90

Hematopathology

3 CMML genetics?

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85

Hematopathology

What defines CMML-1,CMML-2, and CMML with eosinophilia?

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76

Hematopathology

What is the diagnostic criteria for CMML?

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74

Hematopathology

What are the 4 WHO MDS/MPDs?

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75

Hematopathology

what is the current deferral criteria for preventing transmission of vCJD through blood transfusion?

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164

Blood Bank

What fungus is associated with the development of liver cancer?

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162

Microbiology

What are the cytogenic abnormalities associated with CLL (esp. those with prognostic significance)?

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66

Hematopathology

What is the immunophenotype for CLL?

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68

Hematopathology

What is the most rapidly proliferating tumor known to man ?

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108

Hematopathology

What does "villous lymphocytes" in a peripheral smear key you into ?

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84

Hematopathology

What does Down Syndrome and an adult male with a mediastinal germ cell tumor have in common ?

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95

Hematopathology

What cell line is affected in MDS associated with isolated del(5q) ?

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70

Hematopathology

What myeloid leukemia is associated with children with the clinical diagnosis of NF1 ?

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70

Hematopathology

you just recv'd a request for a k-betke. the results of the k-betke was 115 fetal cells/1000 adult and the infant had a 6.5 g/dL hemoglobin at birth? what would be you suspect?

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124

Blood Bank

What 3 diaeases are associated with McLeod's syndrome (absence of Kx)?

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172

Blood Bank

what is the minimum h/h to donate an autologous donation?

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113

Blood Bank

what is the maxiumum amount of blood allow to be collected per kilogram of donor weight?

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98

Blood Bank

if you were to aliquot a red blood cell creating an open system, what is the new outdate of the red blood cell?

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98

Blood Bank

what web site is a good reference in regards to current issues in transfusion medicine?

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120

Blood Bank

What hepatic disease is associated with diamond blackfan syndrome?

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106

Surgical Pathology

WHY are fluids like LR, D5W, NS (0.45%), antibiotics/other drugs and TPN incompatible with RBCs?

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107

Blood Bank

Which fluids are INCOMPATIBLE with RBCs?

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110

Blood Bank

What fluids are compatible with RBCs?

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95

Blood Bank

As a general rule of thumb, what's the expected effect on HCT and HGB from 1 unit of RBCs?

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90

Blood Bank

RBC contraindications?

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84

Blood Bank

Given that Hgb levels, cardiac output, O2 requirements, O2 extraction ratio, etc. need to be considered for RBC indications, name 3 situations that MAY require RBC transfusion.

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65

Blood Bank

What are the contents of ~250 ml (350 ml with additive solutions) of RBCs?

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73

Blood Bank

Although not stocked in most blood banks, what are the potential indications and contraindications for whole blood?

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73

Blood Bank

What are the contents of whole blood?

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71

Blood Bank

Who regulates blood products in the US?

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93

Blood Bank

What are the QC requirements for CRYO and granulocyte concentrate?

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66

Blood Bank