Pathology Board Review 2018

Topics 

General Pathology

• Cell Injury, Inflammation, Repair 

• Hypersensitivity, Autoimmune Disease, Immune Deficiency 

• Immunohistochemistry

• Environmental Pathology 

Anatomic and Surgical Pathology

• Pathology of the Respiratory System

• Pathology of Gastrointestinal System and Pancreas 

• Pathology of the Male Urogenital System

• Pathology of the Endocrine System 

• Pathology of Soft Tissues 

• Pathology of Bone 

• Pathology of the Liver and Biliary System 

• Pathology of Breast and Female Genital System 

• Pathology of the Kidney

• Pathology of the Skin

• Pathology of the Central Nervous System 

• Differential Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Tumors 

• Cardiovascular Pathology 1 - Congenital Heart Diseases 

• Cardiovascular Pathology 2 - Atherosclerosis and its Complications 

• Cardiovascular Pathology 3 - Immune Mediated and Infectious Heart Diseasess - Cardiomyopathy 

• Developmental and Genetic Disorders 1 - Causes of Birth Defects, Errors of Morphogenesis and Chromosomal Disorders

• Developmental and Genetic Disorders 2 - Single Gene and Multifactorial Disorders 

Cytopathology

• Pap Smear (Cervical and Vaginal Cytology) — Benign/Reactive Changes and Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (SILs) 

• Pap Smear (Cervical and Vaginal Cytology) — Glandular Abnormalities, Quality Control and Quality Assurance 

• Non-gynecologic Cytology — Respiratory Tract, Urine and Bladder Washings, Effusions and Peritoneal Washings, and Cerebrospinal Fluid 

• Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology — Breast, Thyroid, Salivary Gland, Lymph Nodes, Liver, Pancreas, Kidney 

Hematology Including Coagulation Disorders

• Pathology of Red Blood Cells

• Pathology of White Blood Cells

• Pathology of Lymph Nodes

• Pathology of Platelets and Coagulation

Blood Transfusion

• Blood Donation and Blood Components

• Pre-Transfusion Testing 

• Transfusion Reactions

• Clinical Transfusion Medicine

Microbiology

• Bacterial Infections )

• Viral Infections 

• Fungal Infections 

• Parasitic Infections 

Molecular Biology

• Introduction to FISH, Conventional Cytogenetics and Arrays

• Molecular Pathology: Introduction, Concepts and Techniques

• Medical Genetics and Inherited Diseases

• Neoplastic Molecular Pathology

Clinical Chemistry

• Laboratory Operations: Methods, Statistics, Quality Management

• Lipids, Proteins and Enzymes

• Water, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Metabolism

• Endocrine Disorders and Hormones 

• Clinical Toxicology and Therapeutic Drugs 

Management, Quality Assurance and Organization of the Laboratory

• Management, Quality Assurance, Organization of the Laboratory 

• Lab Management Highlights