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Intended Audience
This anatomic pathology activity is intended for pathologists.

Description
After-hours assessment of specimens outside of one’s subspecialty training and practice can be daunting. At the faculty’s institution, STAT skin biopsies are not infrequent; these cases require prompt review in order to answer clinical questions, often influencing treatment decisions. This requires competency in triaging, working up, and answering the urgent clinical questions over the weekend to guide immediate management. The activity reviews the most common urgent/emergent dermatologic entities, the workup for each, and the treatment ramifications of the different diagnoses. The histologic features, including overlapping (and nonspecific) features, are covered to clarify the limitations as a pathologist. Finally, a case-based presentation demonstrates how to apply this knowledge and reviews essential verbiage to include in the preliminary report.

This activity was originally presented at CAP24 as How to Survive Weekend STAT Dermatologic Biopsies: Triage, Workup, and Signout.

Objectives
After completing this activity, you should be able to:

1. Evaluate dermatologic urgencies/emergencies that need assessment after hours.
2. Identify common urgent/emergent dermatologic entities in the clinical differential and evaluate the pathologic workup.
3. Identify the treatment ramifications of the commonly encountered dermatologic entities biopsied after hours.
4. Recognize the histologic features of the most common dermatologic entities submitted for STAT assessment.
5. Create a preliminary report of STAT dermatologic biopsies, incorporating the clinical history, to provide the necessary information to the treating clinician.

Authors/Faculty
Deborah L. Cook, MD, FCAP
Anne Stowman, MD, FCAP

CME Information
Accreditation: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Category 1: The College of American Pathologists designates this internet enduring material educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Payment Information
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College of American Pathologists
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325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, IL 60093-2750

Refund Policy
Refunds will be handled on an exception basis. Please submit your request to the CAP in writing via email at [email protected] or fax at 847-832-8006.

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Availability
This activity and evaluation are available March 17, 2025 - March 16, 2028, at 11:59 PM (CT). Upon completion of the activity your credit will be awarded. Your certificate may be downloaded from your Transcript.

CC: DERMBIOP03W.2025

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