Listed below are questions based on articles that appeared in last month's issue of the Archives. Answers appear inverted at the bottom of the page.
1. The clinical pattern in itself is one of the most important differences between Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and acute interstitial pneumonia (Figure 1).
True or False?
(from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is Distinguishable From Acute Interstitial Pneumonia—Colby et al)
2. Opportunities for improvement in neonatal bilirubin testing practices include:
a. increased quality control practices
b. prevention of light-induced specimen degradation
c. avoid the use of overly long puncture devices
d. all of the above
e. a and b
(from Neonatal Bilirubin Testing Practices: Reports From 312 Laboratories Enrolled in the College of American Pathologists Excel Proficiency Testing Program—Dale and Hamrick)
3. In his study of cirrhosis René Théophile Laënnec divided cirrhosis into 4 types: masses, plaques, cysts, and degenerations.
True or False?
(from The Legacy of Laënnec—Jay)
4. Natural killer-cell lymphomas are heterogenous, and the types that have been classically identified are (Figure 2):
a. nasal NK-cell lymphoma
b. nasal-type NK-cell lymphoma
c. blastoid NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma
d. all of the above
e. a and c
(from Natural Killer-Cell Lymphoma Involving the Gynecologic Tract—Mhawech et al)
5. The deregulated expression of cyclin D1 protein is thought to be directly involved in the pathogenesis of Mantle cell lymphoma.
True or False?
(from Multiparameter Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Cell Cycle Proteins Cyclin D1, Ki-67, p21WAF1, p27KIP1, and p53 in Mantle Cell Lymphoma—Izban et al)
6. An accelerated protocol for the diagnosis of chest pain includes:
a. medical history
b. ECG
c. biomarkers CK-MB, total CK, myoglobin, troponin I
d. all of the above
e. a and c
(from Long-Term Experience With an Accelerated Protocol for Diagnosis of Chest Pain—Caragher et al)
Answers: 1, True. 2, d. 3, True. 4, d. 5, True. 6, d.