What happens after brain tissue dies?
We talk a lot about strokes in a clinical way in medical school. We discuss which areas of the brain are involved, and we correlate the areas damaged with the patient’s symptoms.
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Testicular tumors in 500 words or less
Testicular cancer is the number one cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 35.
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What’s the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic brain infarcts?
Q. I’m studying for boards and came across a point of confusion.
The 10 most-read posts of 2011
There are some Pathology Student posts that readers seem to turn to over and over.
Where do you see Auer rods?
Q. In which type of AML do you see the most Auer rods? A. Auer rods are elongated structures seen in malignant cells of the neutrophil lineage.
Identifying normal leukocytes
Q. I’m not sure if I can identify leukocytes correctly. Could you give me some tips? Thanks very much.
Here are a few syndromes that are easy to mix up: Crigler-Najjar, Gilbert, Dubin-Johnson, and Rotor syndromes.
How does Coumadin work?
Q. What’s the whole deal with Gla residues, vitamin K and the Coumadin drugs?
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