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What soft tissue tumor histologically resembles NS-Hodgkin lymphoma?
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282
Surgical Pathology
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What type of crystals have been identified in fine needle aspirations of pleomorphic adenoma?
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95
Cytopathology
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What is the bony counterpart of soft tissue fibromatosis?
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79
Surgical Pathology
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What is the difference between fibrous dysplasia and osteofibrous dysplasia?
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66
Surgical Pathology
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Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia can be associated with what syndromes?
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50
Surgical Pathology
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What is Kasabach-Merrit syndrome?
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71
Surgical Pathology
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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
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What is a differential diagnosis for CIN-2?
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87
Surgical Pathology
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What is Carney's triad?
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171
Surgical Pathology
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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
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Which are the five chromosomes in which Robertsonian translocations can occur and why?
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100
Cytogenetics
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What tumors/conditions are associated with HHV-8?
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83
Surgical Pathology
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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
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What is the cause of the characteristic "ground-glass" appearance of hepatocytes in HBV infection?
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96
Surgical Pathology
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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
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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
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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
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What are some secondary causes of membranoproliferative (mesangiocapillary) Glomerulonephritis(MPGN)?
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57
Other
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What is a way to distinguish between granuloma annulare and necrobiosis lipoidica by stains and IHC?
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58
Dermatopathology
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What disease of the head, neck, and trunk occurs in patients with paraproteinemia?
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71
Dermatopathology
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What translocation occurs in mucoepidermoid carcinoma?
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62
Surgical Pathology
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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
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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
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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
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What is another name for "Bednar tumor"?
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85
Surgical Pathology
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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
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Infection-associated lymphomas derived from marginal zone B cells include which microorganisms?
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138
Hematopathology
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Name the chromosome on which Rh gene complex is located
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214
Blood Bank
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What syndrome is associated with angiofibromas?
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193
Surgical Pathology
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What lymphoma is associated with HCV infection and cryoglobulinemia?
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228
Hematopathology
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What is the most common cause of mixed cryoglobulinemia?
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153
Chemistry
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What coagulation factor is structurally homologous to ceruloplasmin?
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128
Chemistry
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What benign childhood tumors are associated with iodothryonine deiodinase activity leading to refractory hypothyroidism?
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113
Chemistry
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What is the most common trisomy encountered in spontaneous abortuses?
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174
Cytogenetics
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What is the most common chromosome affected in lymphoma?
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127
Cytogenetics
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What is the most common chromosomal abnormality seen in CLL that can be elucidated by karyotype?
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104
Cytogenetics
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What is the most common chromsomal aberration in CLL?
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112
Cytogenetics
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Of the chromosomal aberrations in CLL, rate them from best to worst prognosis.
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103
Cytogenetics
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What are the chromosomes commonly affected in CLL?
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87
Cytogenetics
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Which factors are phospholipid-bound?
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114
Hematopathology
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1) Which factors are associated with bleeding?
2) Which factors are not associated with bleeding?
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108
Hematopathology
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What are examples of acquired bleeding disorders not associated with prolonged PT and aPTT?
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109
Hematopathology
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What drug is used therapeutically to raise VWF levels in disorders such as VWD and uremic platelet dysfunction?
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78
Hematopathology
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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
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In accordance with NAME accreditation, what is the maximum yearly autopsy caseload for a medical examiner?
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116
Forensic Pathology
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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
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What antibiotic should be used to test staphylococci for susceptibility to penicillinase-resistant penicillin-type drugs?
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113
Microbiology
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What syndrome has been associated in patients with both colon and endometrial cancer?
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212
Surgical Pathology
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Angiomyolipomas of the kidney are often associated with what clinical disorder/manifestation?
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128
Surgical Pathology
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Immunophenotype for CMML?
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131
Hematopathology
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CMML's most important factor in determining survival?
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105
Hematopathology
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CMML progression to acute leukemia?
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90
Hematopathology
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What defines CMML-1,CMML-2, and CMML with eosinophilia?
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76
Hematopathology
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What is the diagnostic criteria for CMML?
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74
Hematopathology
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What are the 4 WHO MDS/MPDs?
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75
Hematopathology
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what is the current deferral criteria for preventing transmission of vCJD through blood transfusion?
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164
Blood Bank
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What fungus is associated with the development of liver cancer?
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162
Microbiology
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What are the cytogenic abnormalities associated with CLL (esp. those with prognostic significance)?
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66
Hematopathology
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What is the immunophenotype for CLL?
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68
Hematopathology
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What is the most rapidly proliferating tumor known to man ?
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108
Hematopathology
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What does "villous lymphocytes" in a peripheral smear key you into ?
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84
Hematopathology
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What does Down Syndrome and an adult male with a mediastinal germ cell tumor have in common ?
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95
Hematopathology
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What cell line is affected in MDS associated with isolated del(5q) ?
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70
Hematopathology
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What myeloid leukemia is associated with children with the clinical diagnosis of NF1 ?
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70
Hematopathology
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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
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What 3 diaeases are associated with McLeod's syndrome (absence of Kx)?
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172
Blood Bank
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what is the minimum h/h to donate an autologous donation?
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113
Blood Bank
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what is the maxiumum amount of blood allow to be collected per kilogram of donor weight?
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98
Blood Bank
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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
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what web site is a good reference in regards to current issues in transfusion medicine?
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120
Blood Bank
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What hepatic disease is associated with diamond blackfan syndrome?
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106
Surgical Pathology
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WHY are fluids like LR, D5W, NS (0.45%), antibiotics/other drugs and TPN incompatible with RBCs?
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107
Blood Bank
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Which fluids are INCOMPATIBLE with RBCs?
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110
Blood Bank
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What fluids are compatible with RBCs?
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95
Blood Bank
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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
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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
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What are the contents of ~250 ml (350 ml with additive solutions) of RBCs?
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73
Blood Bank
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Although not stocked in most blood banks, what are the potential indications and contraindications for whole blood?
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73
Blood Bank
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What are the contents of whole blood?
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71
Blood Bank
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Who regulates blood products in the US?
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93
Blood Bank
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What are the QC requirements for CRYO and granulocyte concentrate?
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66
Blood Bank