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Cutaneous Immunology
What are the two main branches of...,
What cells make up cellular innat...,
What are some important component...
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Skin development
What types of cells comprise the ...,
What are melanocytes derived from 2,
The first primordial hair follicl...
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Anatomy and Physiology of the skin
What are the 4 main types of cell...,
What do desmosomes attach to conn...,
What proteins make up the desmoso...
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Wound Healing
What are the 3 phases of wound he...,
When does the inflammatory phase ...,
What are the major steps of the i...
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Atopic Dermatitis
What is it called when you have s...,
Dx criteria for ad 2,
Subsets of ad 3
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Other Eczematous Disease
What two age groups are most comm...,
Pathogenesis of seborrheic dermat...,
Most common areas affected by seb...
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Allergic contact dermatitis
What are the most common causes o...,
What is the common cause of aller...,
What areas are spared in clothing...
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Irritant contact dermatitis
What symptom is often reported in...,
What exam findings differentiate ...,
What are the two categories of co...
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Dermatoses due to plants
What are the 4 major plant reacti...,
What is the pathophysiology of im...,
Other common causes of immunologi...
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Occupational Dermatoses
What causes the majoirty of occup...,
What are the most common causes o...,
Mc cause of occupational irritant...
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Psoriasis
Psoriasis epidemiology 1,
Rate of psoriatic arthritis 2,
Most common psoriatic susceptibil...
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Other papulosquamous dz
What cells are involved in small ...,
What is the estimated progression...,
What are the differences in t cel...
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Erythroderma
What bsa is needed for erythroder...,
Difference between primary and se...,
What is the most frequently repor...
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Lichen planus and lichenoid dermatosis
Difference between bullous lp vs ...,
What are the two types of lp that...,
What lesions can longstanding hyp...
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Perforating Disorders
What is the hallmark of perforati...,
What are the main components of t...,
What is the most common type of p...
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Atrophies of Connective Tissue
What is the clinical appearance o...,
What areas are most commonly affe...,
Histology of mid dermal elastolys...
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Dermal Hypertrophies
What is the difference between hy...,
Epidemiology of hypertrophic kelo...,
What are the 3 phases of normal w...
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Inherited Connective Tissue Disorders
What is the most common form of c...,
What genes are involved in the ad...,
What do the mutations in eln or f...
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Structure/function of eccrine, apocrine and sebaceous glands
What areas are sebaceous glands n...,
What is the primary composition o...,
What is different in acne patient...
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Acne
4 main players in acne pathogenes...,
Key difference between acneiform ...,
What deficiency can cause increas...
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Rosacea
2 main abnormalities in rosacea 1,
Morphology of rosascea 2,
Types of rosacea 3
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Diseases of Eccrine, apocrine and other skin glands
What is frey s syndrome 1,
When do eccrine glands become fun...,
What activates eccrine glands 3
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Folliculitis and other follicular disorders
Four major types of infectious fo...,
3 major types of bacterial follic...,
3 major fungal folliculitis organ...
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Histiocyotses
What do all histocytes come from 1,
What are the different histocytes 2,
What distinguished a langerhans c...
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Xanthomas
What is a xanthoma 1,
What is the histopathology of xan...,
Clinical presentation of eruptive...
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Non-infectious granulomas
What age groups are most affected...,
What is the hypothesized pathophy...,
What is localized granuloma annul...
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Foreign body reactions
What type of tattoos are most com...,
What is the chemical in red tatto...,
What are the delayed type reactio...
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Darier Disease and Hailey-Hailey Disease
What is the inheritance pattern o...,
What is the peak onset for darier...,
What is the mutation in darier s ...
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Neurocutaneous Syndromes
What are the 3 subtypes of neurof...,
What is the most common type of n...,
What is the gene involved and mod...
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Premature Aging Syndromes and Poikilodermas
What is the inheritance pattern a...,
Pathophysiology of hutchinson gil...,
What do the cutaneous findings of...
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Primary Immunodeficiencies
What is the most common inheritan...,
What signs should increase your c...,
What cutaneous infections can be ...
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Ichthyoses, Erythrokeratodermas, and Related Disorders
When do inherited ichthyoses usua...,
What is the unifying finding in i...,
What is the underlying pathology ...
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Palmoplantar Keratodermas
What are the two broad types of p...,
What are the diffuse palmoplantar...,
What are the focal palmoplantar k...
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Pigmentary Disorders
What is the inheritance pattern f...,
What is the underlying pathology ...,
What is the most common type of o...
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Lentiginoses Syndromes
What does leopard syndrome stand ...,
What are the mutations and mode o...,
What are the cutaneous findings o...
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Tumor Syndromes
What is the gene and inheritance ...,
What is the underlying pathophysi...,
What are the major criteria of ba...
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Developmental Abnormalities
What is the pathogenesis of aplas...,
What are the clinical manifestati...,
Where does aplasia cutis congenit...
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Inherited Vascular Disorders
What is the gene and mode of inhe...,
What is the clinical manifestatio...,
What are some associated findings...
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Disorders of the Hair/Nail/Ectodermal dysplasias
What is the gene and mode of inhe...,
What are the 3 primary characteri...,
What is the appearance of the ony...
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Metabolic and Nutritional
What is the gene and inheritance ...,
When can zinc deficiency be seen ...,
Which has more zinc breastmilk or...
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Biology of Hair and Nails
What embryologic layer is hair de...,
What embryologic layer are the de...,
What is the follicular dermal pap...
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Alopecias
Two major types of alopecia 1,
What do you look for to see if an...,
Difference between male and femal...
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Hypertrichosis and Hirusitism
How can you tell hypertrichosis f...,
How can hypertrichosis be classif...,
What is hypertrichosis 3
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Nail disorders
The difference in pitting between...,
What are beau s lines 2,
What causes beau s lines 3
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Oral Disease
What are fordyce granules 1,
Clinical appearance of fordyce gr...,
What is geographic tongue 3
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Anogenital (non-venerial) disease
What is the histology of zoon bal...,
What is the clinical apperence of...,
What is the treatment of zoon bal...
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Bacterial disease
What organism causes bacillary an...,
What percent of people with bacil...,
How are rickettsial organisms tra...
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Mycobacterial disease
What is the treatment for a type ...,
What is the treatment for a type ...,
What is the immunity status of so...
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Fungal disease
What are the 3 genera of dermatop...,
What are the two large subgroups ...,
What are conidia 3
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Cutaneous manifestations of HIV
What is the incidence of herpes z...,
What are some differences noted i...,
Treatment for molluscum contagios...
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Human Papillomaviruses
What hpv subtypes are most common...,
What are the high risk hpv subtyp...,
What type of virus is hpv 3
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Human Herpesviruses
How many human herpes viruses tha...,
What type of virus is the human h...,
Where do the human herpes viruses...
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Other viral diseases
What are the two major subtypes o...,
What molluscum virus is more comm...,
What type of virus is molluscum 3
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Sexually transmitted infections
What type of organism causes syph...,
What is the difference between th...,
What are the early congenital sig...
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Rickettsial diseases
Where do all rickettsial diseases...,
What are the major rickettsiae an...,
What is the pathogenesis of rocky...
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Protozoa and Worms
What type of organism are the lei...,
What two forms do the leishmania ...,
What is the vector of leishmania ...
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Infestations
What organism causes scabies 1,
What exam finding is pathognomoni...,
Can the scabies hominis live on o...
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Bites and Stings
What is a clinical distinguisher ...,
What causes immediate reactions t...,
What do the bites of the fire ant...
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Sunscreen and photoprotection
Which sunscreens are organic 1,
2 main classes of sunscreens 2,
How is the sun protection factor ...
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Retinoids
What are retinoids 1,
What are the 3 interconvertible f...,
What are some natural sources of ...
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Glucocorticoids
Where is exogenous corticosteroid...,
What is the spectrum of glucocort...,
What effect does food consumption...
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Antimicrobials
What is the mechanism of bacitrac...,
What is the spectrum of bacitracin 2,
Most common side effects of bacit...
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Systemic Immunomodulators
What is the mechanism of apremila...,
What are the indications for apre...,
What are the most common side eff...
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Other Topical Medications
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What are the uses of vitamin d an...,
Side effects of topical calcipotr...
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Other Systemic Medications
What are the primary histamine re...,
What is a disease for which hista...,
Though h1 receptor antagonists ar...
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Amyloidosis
What is amyloid 1,
What is the histology of amyloid ...,
What stains stain amyloid 3
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Nutritional Deficiencies
What is kwashiorkor and what are ...,
What causes marasmus 2,
Cutaneous findings of marasmus 3
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Mucinosis
What are the two major groups of ...,
What cell produces mucin 2,
What are the two major divisions ...
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Graft Versus Host Disease
In what setting does graft versus...,
What is the most important predic...,
Why is the rate of graft versus h...
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Depositional disorders and Calcification Disorders
What is the histopathology of gout 1,
What are the clinical cutaneous f...,
Risk factors for gout 3
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Porphyrias
In what range of light do porphyr...,
What is the difference in clinica...,
What is the most common porphyria 3
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Dermatologic manifestations in patients w/ systemic disease
What are the cutaneous findings i...,
What systemic manifestations are ...,
What are the cutaneous findings o...
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Pathophysiology of Pruritus
What nerve fibers in the skin res...,
What are the two myelinated types...,
What size are the a beta and a de...
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Pruritus and dysesthesia
What three classifications should...,
What are some red flags which may...,
What are some components of a his...
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Psychocutaneous disorders
Epidemiology of delusions of para...,
Key component of delusions of par...,
What is it called when the delusi...
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UV therapy
What are the wavelength ranges fo...,
How is the dose of uv determined ...,
Why are psoralen s used with uva ...
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Lasers
What are the 3 c s of lasers 1,
What is coherence in the setting ...,
What is collimation in the settin...
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Cryosurgery
What is the mechanism of action f...,
What is the boiling point of liqu...,
What is the boiling point of soli...
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Electrosurgery
What is electrocautery 1,
What is the difference between mo...,
What is the difference between mo...
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Vitiligo and other disorders of hypopigmentation
What is the average age of onset ...,
What is the pathogenesis of vitil...,
Clinical features of vitiligo 3
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Disorders of Hyperpigmentation
What groups are more likely to ge...,
Though the exact pathophysiology ...,
What factors may worsen melasma 3
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Lupus Erythematosus
What are the 3 major types of lup...,
Are the 3 types of cutaneous lupu...,
What level of ana do you need to ...
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Dermatomyositis
What other connective tissue dise...,
Epidemiology of dermatomyositis 2,
Most commonly associated tumors w...
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Autoantibodies encountered in patients with autoimmune connective tissue diseases
What does the ana test for 1,
What diseases are increased ana t...,
Pathogenic potential of ana antib...
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Scleroderma/morphea/lichen sclerosus
What is the biggest cause of mort...,
Do you see eosinophils in the tis...,
What is a key component of nephro...
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Other rheum diseases and auto inflammatory disease
What lab corresponds to disease a...,
What is a key clinical sign of re...,
Ddx for saddle nose deformity 3
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Pathogenesis of BCC SCC
What is the main regulator of g1 1,
What are the 4 phases of cell cyc...,
What is the resting phase 3
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BCC/SCC clinical
What neoplasms do keratinocytic c...,
Most common risk factors for kera...,
What type of uvr is associated wi...
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Benign epidermal tumors
When do sk s start 1,
Genetic mutations associated with...,
Where don t sk s form 3
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Adnexal Neoplasms
What are the differentiation type...,
What is the syndrome w sebaceous ...,
What is a hamartoma 3
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Melanocyte Basic Science
Where can melanoma and pigmented ...,
In what disease does leptomeninge...,
What produces the kit ligand 3
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Benign Melanocytic Neoplasms
What is the difference between ep...,
Pathogenesis of ephelides 2,
Histology of ephilids 3
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Melanoma
What percent of skin cancer death...,
What type of melanoma is most com...,
What are 3 main risk factors for ...
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Fibrous and Fibrohistiocytic
What are two dz s a w acrochordons 1,
What is the clinical presentation...,
What is the histology of angiofib...
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Cutaneous Neural Tumors
What are the two major groups of ...,
What 4 types of neural tissue are...,
What is a w multiple mucosal neur...
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Smooth muscle, cartilage, fat, connective tissue tumors
Where do piloleiomyomas arise from 1,
Staining for myocytes 2,
M c presentation of angioleimyomas 3
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Cysts
What cysts have a granular layer 1,
Differentiation between eic and m...,
Pathology of eic 3
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Vascular tumors
When do vascular malformations oc...,
What is the clinical progression ...,
What is the glut 1 staining in va...
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Mastocytosis
What drives the proliferation of ...,
What are the cutaneous forms of m...,
When does cutaneous mastocytosis ...
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Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas
What percent of cutaneous lymphom...,
Epidemiology of mycosis fungoides 2,
What is the general clinical prog...
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B-cell lymphoma
What test can help distinguish be...,
What is the definition of a prima...,
What is the most sensitive stain ...
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Other lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative diseases
What cancer is most commonly asso...,
What is the clinical appearance o...,
What subforms of aml are most ass...
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Cutaneous Metastases
What are the most common cutaneou...,
What is the most common clinical ...,
What are the most common cancers ...
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EM, SJS, TEN
Most common cause of em 1,
What seperates em minor and major 2,
What is the most common cause of ...
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Drug Reactions
What are the preformed mediators ...,
What are the synthesized mediator...,
If a pediatric patient gets dress...
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Figurate Erythema
Clinical presentation of erythema...,
Epidemiology of erythema annular ...,
What is the key difference betwee...
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Urticaria and angioedema
Key clinical components of urtica...,
What is the overlap b w angioedem...,
Clinical presentation of angioede...
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Dermatoses of Pregnancy
What is the autoantibody in pemph...,
What are the most common physiolo...,
When does pemphigoid gestationis ...
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Neutrophilic dermatoses
Epi of sweets syndrome 1,
What is the treatment effect that...,
What are the two major criteria f...
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Eosinophilic Dermatoses
What is the presentation of granu...,
What is the histopathology of gra...,
What is the treatment for granulo...
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Ulcers
What is the usual location for ve...,
Why is the medial malleolus the m...,
What physical exam findings shoul...
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Other vascular disorders
What are the two main types of te...,
What are the 6 main primary types...,
What are the main types of second...
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Vasculitis
What are the 4 vessel size classi...,
What are the primary clinical fea...,
What are the hallmark clinical fe...
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Biology of the basement membrane zone
What are the 4 layers of the base...,
What do hemidesmosomes do 2,
What are the 4 components of a he...
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Pemphigus
What are the 5 types of pemphigus 1,
What are the most common drugs a ...,
Which are stronger adherens junct...
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Pemphigoid Group
What is the most common autoimmun...,
What is the epidemiology of bullo...,
What is the pathogenesis of bullo...
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Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Ddx for papules on b l elbows 1,
What is the antigenic component o...,
What tissue transglutaminases are...
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LABD
What is the most common type of l...,
What is the most common drug a w ...,
What is the prognosis for labd in...
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Epidermolysis Bullosa
What are the 4 major types of epi...,
What is the genetic most of the e...,
What genes are abnormal in the eb...
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Vesiculopustular and erosive disorders in newborns and infants
Epidemiology of erythema toxicum ...,
Ddx for eosinophilic spongiosis 2,
Timing for erythema toxicum neona...
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Chemical and mechanical skin resurfacing
What fitzpatrick skin types can s...,
What things has microneedling bee...,
What peels can be used to safely ...
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Phlebology and treatment of leg veins
What treatment should be avoided ...,
Which sclerosing agent carries th...,
What sclerosing agent has the low...
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Body contouring: liposuction and non-invasive modalities
What nerve can be affected after ...,
What are some potential side effe...,
What part of cryolipolysis is oft...
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Hair restoration
How is male pattern baldness typi...,
How is female pattern hair loss g...,
What is donor dominance 3
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Injectable soft tissue augmentation
What two areas are particularly d...,
How long prior to filler injectio...,
Which fillers cause blue nodules ...
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Botulinum toxin
What muscle can be affected if bo...,
What is the treatment for eyelid ...,
What is the function of the light...
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Sutures
How are natural vs synthetic sutu...,
What are the advantages of a mono...,
What are some disadvantages of mo...
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Local anesthetics and perioperative pain control
What are the 3 main types of affe...,
What type of pain do c adelta and...,
What afferent sensory fibers resp...
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Antispetics
Should hair be shaved for surgery...,
What methods should be used for h...,
What hand hygiene agents reduce b...
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Excisions
What is the optimal apical angle ...,
What is the optimal length to wid...,
What is a crescent excision and w...
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Mohs Surgery
What type of tumor growth pattern...,
Why are mohs stages cut on a beve...,
What are high risk areas where mo...
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Flaps
What is the primary defect in rel...,
In terms of a flap what is the se...,
What is the primary tension vecto...
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Grafts
What are the two most common site...,
What are the 4 stages of graft up...,
What should be done if a graft is...
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Anatomy
What nerve in the parotid area is...,
What occurs w injury to the bucca...,
What happens with injury to the m...
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Nail surgery
What are the layers of tissue tak...,
What histologic difference is app...,
What tool is used as a nail eleva...
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Dressings
How do alginate dressings occur 1,
What is the purpose of a hydrocol...,
What allergen can trigger allergi...
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Surgical complications and optimizing outcomes
What should antibiotic prophylaxi...,
What are considered high risk car...,
What are considered high risk joi...
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Scar improvement
How long does it take for a scar ...,
After how long can an interventio...,
In general how can surgical excis...
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