Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology 1. What anticoagulant medication is generally avoided during pregnancy? Warfarin (Coumadin)—warfarin is a teratogen and can cross the placenta to cause fetal bleeding and hemorrhagic death of…
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine 1. What condition presents with hypertension, hypernatremia, and hypokalemia? Hyperaldosteronism from adrenal tumors (Cushing disease) will cause sodium retention and potassium excretion. 2. According to the United States…
Pediatrics
Pediatrics 1. Phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia should be initiated in a newborn at 35 or more weeks of gestation when total serum bilirubin (TSB) is 29-48 hours (2 days) at >15…
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease 8.1 NONMOLAR HYDROPIC ABORTUS VS. PARTIAL HYDATIDIFORM MOLE Nonmolar Hydropic Abortus Partial Hydatidiform Mole Age Reproductive years (15-46 years) Reproductive years (13-45 years) Location Uterus; occasionally ectopic…
Fallopian Tube and Paratubal Region
Fallopian Tube and Paratubal Region 7.1 PAPILLARY TUBAL HYPERPLASIA VS. NORMAL TUBAL MUCOSA Papillary Tubal Hyperplasia Normal Tubal Mucosa Age 42 years (mean) Any age Location Fallopian tube lumen and…
Ovary
Ovary 5.1 ATYPICAL PROLIFERATIVE/BORDERLINE SEROUS TUMOR (APST/SBT) VS. NONINVASIVE LOW-GRADE SEROUS CARCINOMA (LGSC)/NONINVASIVE MICROPAPILLARY SEROUS CARCINOMA Atypical Proliferative/Borderline Serous Tumor Noninvasive Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma/Noninvasive Micropapillary Serous Carcinoma Age Mean 49…
Peritoneum/Omentum
Peritoneum/Omentum 6.1 NONINVASIVE IMPLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH SEROUS BORDERLINE TUMOR (Atypical Proliferative Serous Tumor [Typical Serous Borderline Tumor] or Noninvasive Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma [Micropapillary Serous Borderline Tumor]) VS. ENDOSALPINGIOSIS Noninvasive Implants…
Uterine Corpus (Pure Mesenchymal and Mixed Epithelial-Mesenchymal Lesions)
Uterine Corpus (Pure Mesenchymal and Mixed Epithelial-Mesenchymal Lesions) 4.1 ATYPICAL LEIOMYOMA VS. LEIOMYOSARCOMA Atypical Leiomyoma Leiomyosarcoma Age 43-45 years (mean) Usually, >50 years Location Uterus Uterus Symptoms Asymptomatic, menorrhagia, or…
Uterine Corpus (Epithelial Lesions)
Uterine Corpus (Epithelial Lesions) 3.1 MENSTRUAL ENDOMETRIUM VS. ANOVULATION-RELATED ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL BREAKDOWN/DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING Menstrual Endometrium Anovulation-Related Endometrial Stromal Breakdown/Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Age Reproductive-age women Reproductive-age women; when related to…
