Chemistry, toxicology & urinalysis topic template
Revised: 5 July 2023
Copyright: 2023, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Example of well written Chemistry, toxicology & urinalysis topic: Vitamin D
For ease of use, we put topic headings in the same order. Please put some text under each heading, but do not include obvious or repetitive information. If you think there is nothing to add, please write "not relevant to this topic", "repetitive with __ heading" or "unknown at this time". Do not delete any topic headings.
Author 1
Author name with degrees: ___________________________________________
Author rank (M.D. candidate / Resident / Fellow / Instructor / Assistant, Associate or Full Professor): ___________________________________________
Author leadership roles (maximum of 2) (ex: Director of Surgical Pathology, Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology, Director of Cytopathology): ___________________________________________
Author institution name: ___________________________________________
Author institution city, state, zip code and country: ___________________________________________
Author email address: ___________________________________________
Author 2
Author name with degrees: ___________________________________________
Author rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor): ___________________________________________
Author leadership roles (maximum of 2) (ex: Director of Surgical Pathology, Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology, Director of Cytopathology): ___________________________________________
Author institution name: ___________________________________________
Author institution city, state, zip code and country: ___________________________________________
Author email address: ___________________________________________
Chapter name: Chemistry, toxicology & urinalysis
Section and subsection (in the Table of Contents): ___________________________________________
Topic name:___________________________________________
Definition / general
A 1 - 2 sentence summary of the topic.
Essential features
This topic heading should be completed after the rest of the topic is finished, and should duplicate the 3 - 5 most important points mentioned elsewhere in the topic. In other words, it should list what every pathologist should know about the topic or what would be in a Board Review book.
Terminology
Other names used today or historically that pathologists may be more familiar with.
ICD coding
Include relevant ICD-10, ICD-11 and ICD-0 codes with associated diagnoses.
Diagrams
Those that don't automatically fit in another section. Provide caption and figure legend.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
For images linked to an outside website, please fill out the following for each image:
PMID: _________________
Figure #: _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Pathophysiology
Step by step details of how the substance typically works in the body beyond what is stated in Definition / general.
Clinical features
Anything clinical not included above or below. Includes clinical conditions associated with altered levels of the substance.
Test indications
Any symptoms or conditions that would suggest the need for testing.
Laboratory
Typical normal range, therapeutic range and critical values .
Common commercial platforms and methodologies
Example:
Comparison studies of platforms or methodologies
Example (please show title of published article so readers can easily see if they want to read it further):
Videos
Links to YouTube or other sites or create your own (preferably 5 minutes or less). Provide a caption for each video.
Additional references
General references for this topic not included above.
Board Review Question(s)
Prepare 2 board review style questions that highlight important content from this topic. If the topic describes a very rare entity, 1 question testing basic information is sufficient. If the topic describes a very common entity, 3 questions testing basic information are suggested. These are not actual questions from the Pathology boards but review questions written in a similar format. The questions should test basic, essential diagnostic concepts that all pathologists should know rather than minor details. The topic needs to contain all information relevant to correct and incorrect answers. The first question must contain an image of the entity followed by a multiple choice question, such as "Which of the following is true about XXX tumor/disease?" The image can be reused from the topic. Do not use the format "Which of the following is false?" Questions should have only one answer. Do not use responses "all of the above", "none of the above", "A and C", etc. This question will be part of our Board Review page so the reader will not know the topic with which it is associated. Therefore you must make the organ clear in the question and the diagnosis clear in the answer. The second question may have an image associated with it but an image is not required. Click here for examples.
Board Review Answer(s)
Answers to the Question(s) above, sorted alphabetically by the first letter in the answer. Include an explanation of why the correct answer is correct and the other options are incorrect. Please fill out the following:
[letter] . [correct answer] . [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] .
Revised: 5 July 2023
Copyright: 2023, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Example of well written Chemistry, toxicology & urinalysis topic: Vitamin D
For ease of use, we put topic headings in the same order. Please put some text under each heading, but do not include obvious or repetitive information. If you think there is nothing to add, please write "not relevant to this topic", "repetitive with __ heading" or "unknown at this time". Do not delete any topic headings.
Author 1
Author name with degrees: ___________________________________________
Author rank (M.D. candidate / Resident / Fellow / Instructor / Assistant, Associate or Full Professor): ___________________________________________
Author leadership roles (maximum of 2) (ex: Director of Surgical Pathology, Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology, Director of Cytopathology): ___________________________________________
Author institution name: ___________________________________________
Author institution city, state, zip code and country: ___________________________________________
Author email address: ___________________________________________
Author 2
Author name with degrees: ___________________________________________
Author rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor): ___________________________________________
Author leadership roles (maximum of 2) (ex: Director of Surgical Pathology, Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology, Director of Cytopathology): ___________________________________________
Author institution name: ___________________________________________
Author institution city, state, zip code and country: ___________________________________________
Author email address: ___________________________________________
Chapter name: Chemistry, toxicology & urinalysis
Section and subsection (in the Table of Contents): ___________________________________________
Topic name:___________________________________________
Definition / general
A 1 - 2 sentence summary of the topic.
- >
Essential features
This topic heading should be completed after the rest of the topic is finished, and should duplicate the 3 - 5 most important points mentioned elsewhere in the topic. In other words, it should list what every pathologist should know about the topic or what would be in a Board Review book.
- >
Terminology
Other names used today or historically that pathologists may be more familiar with.
- >
ICD coding
Include relevant ICD-10, ICD-11 and ICD-0 codes with associated diagnoses.
- >
Diagrams
Those that don't automatically fit in another section. Provide caption and figure legend.
For images to be posted on PathologyOutlines.com, please fill out the following for each image:
Name of image contributor: _________________
Image title (file name): _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Legend (detailed description): _________________
For images linked to an outside website, please fill out the following for each image:
PMID: _________________
Figure #: _________________
Caption (1 - 4 words): _________________
Pathophysiology
Step by step details of how the substance typically works in the body beyond what is stated in Definition / general.
- >
Clinical features
Anything clinical not included above or below. Includes clinical conditions associated with altered levels of the substance.
- >
Test indications
Any symptoms or conditions that would suggest the need for testing.
- >
Laboratory
Typical normal range, therapeutic range and critical values .
- >
Common commercial platforms and methodologies
Example:
| Company | Methodology |
| Sebia Hydrasys 2 Scan Focusing | Acid and alkali agarose gel electrophoresis |
| Sebia Capillarys 3 Tera and Minicap Flex-Piercing | Capillary electrophoresis |
| Helena SPIFE Nexus | Acid and alkali agarose gel electrophoresis |
| Helena V8 Nexus | Capillary electrophoresis |
Comparison studies of platforms or methodologies
Example (please show title of published article so readers can easily see if they want to read it further):
- Evaluation of two automated capillary electrophoresis systems for human serum protein analysis (Clin Biochem 2011;44:1473)
Videos
Links to YouTube or other sites or create your own (preferably 5 minutes or less). Provide a caption for each video.
Additional references
General references for this topic not included above.
- >
Board Review Question(s)
Prepare 2 board review style questions that highlight important content from this topic. If the topic describes a very rare entity, 1 question testing basic information is sufficient. If the topic describes a very common entity, 3 questions testing basic information are suggested. These are not actual questions from the Pathology boards but review questions written in a similar format. The questions should test basic, essential diagnostic concepts that all pathologists should know rather than minor details. The topic needs to contain all information relevant to correct and incorrect answers. The first question must contain an image of the entity followed by a multiple choice question, such as "Which of the following is true about XXX tumor/disease?" The image can be reused from the topic. Do not use the format "Which of the following is false?" Questions should have only one answer. Do not use responses "all of the above", "none of the above", "A and C", etc. This question will be part of our Board Review page so the reader will not know the topic with which it is associated. Therefore you must make the organ clear in the question and the diagnosis clear in the answer. The second question may have an image associated with it but an image is not required. Click here for examples.
Board Review Answer(s)
Answers to the Question(s) above, sorted alphabetically by the first letter in the answer. Include an explanation of why the correct answer is correct and the other options are incorrect. Please fill out the following:
[letter] . [correct answer] . [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] . Answer [letter] is incorrect because [explanation] .
