CONGENITAL PATHOLOGY
(Submitted by Sara C.)
  1. Maternal complications of brith
  2. Failure to thrive: common causes
  3. Causes of kernicterus
NEOPLASIA
(#1-5 submitted by Alison G. #6-10 submitted by Angie)
  1. Bone and cartilage tumors
  2. Clinical features of lymphomas
  3. Risk factors for common carcinomas
  4. Chemical carcinogens and mechanisms of carcinogenesis
  5. Malignancies associated with pneumoconioses
  6. AIDS-associated neoplasms
  7. Pituitary tumors and other sellar lesions
  8. Tumors of the mouth, pharynx, and larynx
  9. Modes of spread of certain cancers
  10. Clinical features of leukemias

 

NERVOUS SYSTEM PATHOLOGY 
#1-3 (Submitted by Alice)
  1. Hydrocephalus: types, sequelae
  2. CNS manifestation of viral infections
  3. Spinal muscular atrophies
  4. Histopathologic changes of common degenative diseases

 

RHEUMATIC/AUTOIMMUNE PATHOLOGY
(Submitted by Marisa)
  1. Transplant rejection
  2. Differences between rheumatoid arthritis and graft-versus-host disease
  3. Psoriasis and sarcoidosis: skin/joint involvement
  4. Autoantibodies and disease associations

 

VASCULAR/HEMATOLOGY PATHOLOGY
(Submitted by Rahul and Kris)
  1. Common hematologic diseases
  2. Valvular heart disease including clinical presentation, associated murmurs, and cardiac catheterization results.
  3. Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms: similarities and differences
  4. Polycythemia: primary and secondary causes, clinical manifestations

 

GENERAL PATHOLOGY
2, 4-6, 8-10 by Teresa H
7 by Katy Serventi
  1. Common clinical features of AIDS
  2. Dermatologic manifestations of systemic disease
  3. Geriatric pathology: diseases common in the elderly, normal physiologic changes with age
  4. Renal failure: acute versus chronic, features of uremia
  5. Acid- base disturbances, including renal tubular acidosis
  6. Wound repair
  7. Dehydration including appropriate treatment
  8. Menstrual disorders
  9. Cell injury and death
  10. Malabsorption

General Pathology #1, 7

Nervous System #4
General Pathology #3

congenital.doc
neoplasia.doc
nerv_path.doc
rheumatic.doc
vasc_path.doc
gen_path.doc
gen_path7.doc