Arab Board Clinical Pathology Part 1 case studies
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The Arab Board Clinical Pathology Part 1 is the primary (entry-level) examination of the Arab Board of Health Specializations for physicians entering clinical pathology training. It is intended for candidates who have completed or are completing the foundational phase of residency and who need to demonstrate a broad, working knowledge of laboratory medicine before progressing to advanced or final board examinations. The Arab Board Clinical Pathology Part 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,821 words.
1The Diluted Truth: Discrepant Creatinine in a Trauma Patient
A 54-year-old man is admitted after a fall from height with multiple long-bone fractures. Admission labs: serum creatinine 41 µmol/L (0.46 mg/dL), urea 2.1 mmol/L, sodium 138, potassium 3.9, bicarbonate 21 mmol/L.
592 words, about 3 min2A Falling Platelet Count on the Ward: Clot or Consumptive Process?
A 62-year-old woman with a community-acquired pneumonia has been on low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin 40 mg daily) for VTE prophylaxis for 6 days. Her platelet count was 240 × 10⁹/L on admission and is now 78 × 10⁹/L.
579 words, about 3 min3The Negative HIV Test That Wasn't Negative
A 29-year-old man presents with a 3-week history of fever, sore throat, rash, and generalised lymphadenopathy after a high-risk exposure 4 weeks ago. The laboratory performs a 4th-generation HIV antigen/antibody combination immunoassay (CMIA) on serum.
558 words, about 3 min4A Troponin That Won't Fit the Story
A 71-year-old woman with known chronic kidney disease (eGFR 28 mL/min/1.73 m²) presents with atypical chest discomfort. High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is 48 ng/L on admission and 52 ng/L at 3 hours (99th-percentile URL 14 ng/L).
516 words, about 3 min5When the QC Chart Says Stop: A Shift in Sodium
A clinical chemistry laboratory runs sodium, potassium, and chloride on a single analyser. Over the past 7 days the daily two-level quality control (QC) results for sodium at the normal level have been: 139, 140, 139, 141, 140, 139, 140 mmol/L, with a mean of 139.7 and a standard deviation (SD) of 0.76.
576 words, about 3 min